(Also posted on Rice Daddies)
This is more of a Rice Boy post rather than a Rice Daddy post–since the dad is White–but I thought it raised some interesting parenting questions. So you’ve all heard about the boy who everyone thought was in the runaway balloon–authorities were scrambling in fear that a six year old boy was in a helium balloon that he had supposedly set aflight, and when the balloon landed, he wasn’t there. It turned out that the little boy was hiding in the attic.
So in the clip above, on Wolf Blitzer’s show, the father asks the son why he was didn’t come out of the attic when they called him. Six year old Falcon responded, “You guys said that we did this for the show.” Obviously, this called into question whether or not the whole thing was a publicity stunt. The fact that the family was previously on the show Wife Swap–twice–does suggest a bit of, um, camera love.
Though I do feel a bit suspicious that the kid didn’t come out of the attic when called, I won’t be casting accusations–it really isn’t for me to judge. In either case though, how embarrassing! I watch what I say all the time in front of my kids, but if this was indeed a publicity stunt, what crazy way to have the lid blown off the story!
I’ve found that having kids has made me a lot more straight forward. My son repeats things all the time, and the last thing I need is for him to blow the lid off any of my stories. You almost have to be straight and open and a lot more certain about where you stand on issues.
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I can’t believe how everybody thought this real. Even Stevie Wonder could see through this hoax.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmlBPAY90MM
You may judge, Byron.
Fuck, I am.
The whole family should be sentenced to community service to pay for the thousands of dollars wasted by the rescue crews.
Hi Mama Nabi,
I just saw this:
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2009/10/vote_was_the_balloon_boy_stunt_a_hoax.php
I think I probably would’ve had a better character reference if I were a fan of Wife Swap. How many full family interviews have these two people arranged for their family? Okay, I’m judging too.
So in the clip above, on Wolf Blitzer’s show, the father asks the son why he was didn’t come out of the attic when they called him. Six year old Falcon responded, “You guys said that we did this for the show.” Obviously, this called into question whether or not the whole thing was a publicity stunt. The fact that the family was previously on the show Wife Swap–twice–does suggest a bit of, um, camera love.
Though I do feel a bit suspicious that the kid didn’t come out of the attic when called, I won’t be casting accusations–it really isn’t for me to judge. In either case though, how embarrassing! I watch what I say all the time in front of my kids, but if this was indeed a publicity stunt, what crazy way to have the lid blown off the story!
I was also skeptical of the motives of this family and the entire story.
Whatever the truth, it’s funny that this family was able to get the entire American national media to jump on this story like a dog in heat humping a fire hydrant.
From CNN’s Situation Room, it’s Wolf Blizter with live breaking updates on the Boy in the Balloon story!!!
We should hire that family to do promotions for Thymos.
Here they are on the Today Show.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33342655#33341104
Kid is sick and dad drags the family on TV.
Dad reminds me of that type of guy who ends up being a rice chaser because most people find him socially inept. I hate to day this, but I find Asian women who fall for that type of guy (socially inept) the prime example of the type of Asian woman who needs to be validated by a white dude. Just my thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr_zA5E7n7A&feature=related
How many people think the Heene’s hit their kids? Did you see Richard throw that milk at this “new” wife?
I wonder how physical Richard is when the cameras are off?
Holy Jeeezez,
That is one trashy looking TV show. That guy definitely smells like Rice Chaser. And the Asian woman sounds like a dying cat at 5:05 of that video. She makes Yoko Ono sound like Barbra Streisand.
“While Alderden confirmed that Heene called a local news station before dialing 911, the sheriff defended his decision, saying that he knew a news helicopter would be needed immediately.”
http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/411244_tvgif16.html
So he called the media before the cops. Well, I guess if your kid is in a helium balloon, the least you could do is make sure that the media agrees to make him look good…
The kid is probably sick because his father emotionally abuses him.
I still can’t get over the fact the dad continued the interview while the kid was sick!!!
Check out the section starting at 6:13 from that Wife Swap video.
There is a White woman undergoing a “past life regression” in which she claims to be a Chinese woman dressed in a kimono. LOL. She also tries to speak some Chinese.
Freaks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr_zA5E7n7A&feature=related
Larry,
….is..uh wha whasat? …. GAWD, lololol ROFLMFAO!!!!!! that video’s HUHLARIARSE!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
HAHAHA , HEHEHEHE, THE…THEY, LOL HAHAHAHAHA! *wipes tears from eyes*
gwei motherfuckers haha….
Finally, there will be criminal charges. Thank goodness.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-17-balloon-boy_N.htm
I feel bad for the kids. Actually, I’d feel bad for them even without this balloon hoax. I wasn’t going to judge, but now I hope they throw the book at these two media hounds.
I hope people recognize the fact that Heene is a pseudoscientist and a hack. Another sad point to this whole saga is people will continue to view science in a negative light, crazy garage inventors and their wacky ideas.
This Heene saga is degenerating almost as quickly as it gained publicity.
The Sheriff is looking into charging them with felonies and even possible federal counts as well as whether they should keep their kids.
And a former business associate of Heene said that he planned to fake a UFO sighting using weather balloons.
Balloon boy’s father ‘planned weather balloon UFO stunt’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6364397/Balloon-boys-father-planned-weather-balloon-UFO-stunt.html
Finally, some enterprising person has created the Balloon Boy video game.
http://www.balloonboygame.com/
Haha…the wonders of those CNN analysts and experts:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/10/17/nr.body.language.cnn?iref=mpvideosview
By the way, does anyone else think it’s strange that the dad is asking his own son questions like that on TV? Does anyone else think it’s strange the way the mom jumps in and says, “Did you?” (The analyst mentions that it’s strange they were doing all these family interviews to begin with…)
Here’s a question: when does it become child abuse? I’d rather have a permanent scar on my bottom then to have “balloon boy” come up whenever someone googles my name…
Just saw this on Minority Militant:
“It’s a cultural thing, and he leveraged that knowledge,” Stevens said. “He believed that Asian women can be subservient, and that’s what he wanted. But it takes two to tango, and she was with him for more than a decade. Every day that was the dynamic in play.”
Dude, AG, you’re totally right. Dude is an open Rice Chasah:
“While Richard devotes every moment to his research, he expects Mayumi to cook, clean and run the house without any help,” the promo continued.
In that episode, which aired October 2008, Richard screamed at Karin, the wife who swapped places with Mayumi: “You’re a man’s nightmare. I’m so glad my wife was born in Japan.”
Thanks, TMM, for the link.
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