Second news story today I have seen that blurs the line between what is real, and what is "reality". Seems the little kid that was "missing" after he supposedly was whisked away in his daddy's hot air balloon, that the whole world and internet followed on CNN, Twitter, ABCBSNBCFOX.......etc, as choppers were scrambled, and the stories of how he stowed away in first, the balloon, then in a revised story by his brother, in a box attached to the balloon, all the while the kid was hiding in the family's attic.
Now on the surface, this all looked like a newsworthy story didn't it?
.......But Wait! This same family was recently one of the two featured families in the low rent network farce "Wife Swap"........... Some people apparently just aren't content with a single "fifteen minutes of fame", so to speak. Does anyone else doubt that these camera hog hams will be front and center on GMA, and the other morning shows tomorrow?
Maybe that smell wasn't Oprah after all......could have just as easily been Wolf Blitzer, or Larry King...........
On the other hand, as I sit here unemployed and going through my savings and retirement, I suddenly realize, that I am only one goofy ass story away from being front page news, and all the networks beating my door down, and offering me cash for crap. Whaddya think......dirty laundry? a UFO story? maybe a story about how George W. and I shot pool and smoked weed and did tequila shooters way back when in Midland.
Political Correctness or Culture War?
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I just watched the story on GMA. The family has apparently convinced the police this is a legit deal and not a hoax. I, however, thought the father was rather 'on' as he talked to Diane Sawyer.
As if on cue, the kid threatens to puke when the questioning gets a little tougher.
There is something really suspicious about the dad. And Mom never talks...
Well, they finally woke up in Colorado! Seems like a bit larger conspiracy. Charges for everyone!
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