Kid trapped in homemade flying ballon?!

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited October 2009
    I think Ashton Kutcher was in on this.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,721
    edited October 2009
    I'm glad I didn't hear about this yesterday. There was probably some real news happening yesterday that didn't get covered.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited October 2009
    billbillw wrote: »
    I'm glad I didn't hear about this yesterday. There was probably some real news happening yesterday that didn't get covered.

    Yeah, like a week long 24/7 coverage of MJ's death? :rolleyes: The news is ALL crap nowadays. "News" would be stuff that matters. Today's networks only show things to get as many dumbass eyeballs glued to the screen, no matter how ridiculous the "story" is.
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  • everpress
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    edited October 2009
    PhantomOG wrote: »
    Yeah, like a week long 24/7 coverage of MJ's death? :rolleyes: The news is ALL crap nowadays. "News" would be stuff that matters. Today's networks only show things to get as many dumbass eyeballs glued to the screen, no matter how ridiculous the "story" is.

    That's why I stopped watching the news and started reading it online.
    It's still sensationalized, but I don't have some generic ken/barbie idiot screaming at me telling me how important it is that I pay attention to this breaking story that has the nation's attention and then covering the same 10 seconds of video over and over.

    I come to CP for my news... I get to hear about idiots on balloons (or not), and recalls and ****.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    I love how mad people get at the news - get mad at the people who watch and demand this crap, not the news stations for giving it to them. Networks are a business, and they have a responsibility to their shareholders and owners to do whatever they can legally do to make as much money as possible, and if that means 24/7 MJ coverage or staring at an empty weather balloon that MIGHT have some kid in it for 5 hours... that's what we get.

    You want something different? Demand coverage of the stories you want, and don't watch when stories like this are on. As long as thsi stuff draws in viewers it ain't going away, no matter how much people **** and whine about it.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,721
    edited October 2009
    I don't get mad at the news. I just don't watch it. I do get mad at my in-laws who are glued to this kinda crap whenever we visit them. Or, when they visit us, they are constantly trying to tune into FoxNews.

    I pretty much get my national news from NPR and only watch local news for weather/traffic.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    I love how mad people get at the news - get mad at the people who watch and demand this crap, not the news stations for giving it to them. Networks are a business, and they have a responsibility to their shareholders and owners to do whatever they can legally do to make as much money as possible, and if that means 24/7 MJ coverage or staring at an empty weather balloon that MIGHT have some kid in it for 5 hours... that's what we get.

    You want something different? Demand coverage of the stories you want, and don't watch when stories like this are on. As long as thsi stuff draws in viewers it ain't going away, no matter how much people **** and whine about it.

    I agree to an extent, but the anchors/commentators all seem to be as dumb as those who'll halt their lives and glue themselves to a TV over something like this. There is no skepticism and the coverage is always more dramatic than it ever ends up being in the end.

    They won't show pictures and video of REAL news tragedy, like 9/11, but they'll air **** like this.

    Nobody wants a 6 year old boy to be hurt, but in the grand scheme of things this whole thing just doesn't matter to anyone but the authorities and his loved ones. How many kids died in a hospital bed of cancer over this three hour hoax? What, nobody wants to hear about that? It's not entertaining enough?

    Half of the reason people watched this was because of they thought not only could the boy be in this contraption, but that he may have fallen to his death, too. Kind of sick.

    Nobody is talking about the kid being OK now, they're talking about how whacky that family is. If we ignored this kind of stuff as a nation less people would pull these kinds of stunts.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    didn't ANYONE see that episode with this family in it on "wife swap" or whatever? this dad is the biggest douchebag idiot ever to make it on prime-time. i'd trust micheal jackson to babysit my kids over this idiot. dude acts like he's all cracked out too.

    publicity stunt. bottom line. actor. attention getter/lover. i feel sorry for his kids. they are forced into this ****.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Nobody wants a 6 year old boy to be hurt, but in the grand scheme of things this whole thing just doesn't matter to anyone but the authorities and his loved ones. How many kids died in a hospital bed of cancer over this three hour hoax? What, nobody wants to hear about that? It's not entertaining enough?

    Half of the reason people watched this was because of they thought not only could the boy be in this contraption, but that he may have fallen to his death, too. Kind of sick.

    Nobody is talking about the kid being OK now, they're talking about how whacky that family is. If we ignored this kind of stuff as a nation less people would pull these kinds of stunts.

    This. Totally agree.

    Also, with regards to the kid "not mattering", it reminds me of the Monkeysphere : http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2009
    you guys just don't get it... news shows stuff like this because it's compelling stuff.. tell me you weren't talking about it with your co workers and certainly in here about it yesterday as it was unfolding. and even today you are still talking about it. if it's NOT news then why are YOU still talking about it???

    THis had to potential to be like that 1987 incident in Texas where baby Jessica fell down a well and got trapped.. the ENTIRE world stopped and the news brought that event into our homes. it captivated the world. it would not have been the same yesterday to read it online or in the newspapers a day later..

    True news has changed to become more sensationalized in the past 5 years or so... but trust me.. news managers are only responding to what you the viewers are interested in. it's called ratings.. and people just like you fill out diaries that log what show you watch and when and how often. most people still get their main news source from TV. followed by the internet then newspapers (which are dying more everyday).

    if you don't like the news then you don't have to. but when all your friends are talking about what happen with the balloon boy the next day and all you got to see is text or still pics when everyone else saw moving video.. don't effin complain. ;)
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,209
    edited October 2009
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33342538#33342538

    Video of liftoff. I think this was all a publicity stunt.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited October 2009
    Anyone with at least two brain cells should have realized that that flaccid, partially inflated balloon couldn't possibly generate enough lift to take the weight of that child airborne.....ever! If any doubt remained, just observing the motion of the balloon in flight revealed that there was no significant ballast (weight) aboard. That A'Hole should pay for the "rescue" attempts, and the "rescuers" should be reprimanded for being so gullible in the first place!SHEESH:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2009
    I haven't seen anything this compelling since Timmy fell in the well and lassie had to go get his parents. :D
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,202
    edited October 2009
    I was only able to see what I could on the net as I am to busy here at the shop. When I got home I watched the news just to see what had happened (i very very seldom watch the news as i hate it). Everybody was talking about it at work cause of the news on the radio.

    I hope the goes broke with this B/S stunt.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,721
    edited October 2009
    danger boy wrote: »
    you guys just don't get it... news shows stuff like this because it's compelling stuff.. tell me you weren't talking about it with your co workers and certainly in here about it yesterday as it was unfolding. and even today you are still talking about it. if it's NOT news then why are YOU still talking about it???

    THis had to potential to be like that 1987 incident in Texas where baby Jessica fell down a well and got trapped.. the ENTIRE world stopped and the news brought that event into our homes. it captivated the world. it would not have been the same yesterday to read it online or in the newspapers a day later..

    Didn't talk to anyone yesterday regarding this 'balloon boy' and definitely didn't 'stop' to take notice of Jessica in 1987. There is much more compelling stuff that happens each and every day around the world, but most of it doesn't get media attention.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited October 2009
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    This. Totally agree.

    Also, with regards to the kid "not mattering", it reminds me of the Monkeysphere : http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html

    I've been referring to that article for a while now whenever crap like this comes up.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2009
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    I've been referring to that article for a while now whenever crap like this comes up.

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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited October 2009
    Demiurge wrote: »
    I agree to an extent, but the anchors/commentators all seem to be as dumb as those who'll halt their lives and glue themselves to a TV over something like this. There is no skepticism and the coverage is always more dramatic than it ever ends up being in the end.

    They won't show pictures and video of REAL news tragedy, like 9/11, but they'll air **** like this.

    Nobody wants a 6 year old boy to be hurt, but in the grand scheme of things this whole thing just doesn't matter to anyone but the authorities and his loved ones. How many kids died in a hospital bed of cancer over this three hour hoax? What, nobody wants to hear about that? It's not entertaining enough?

    Half of the reason people watched this was because of they thought not only could the boy be in this contraption, but that he may have fallen to his death, too. Kind of sick.

    Nobody is talking about the kid being OK now, they're talking about how whacky that family is. If we ignored this kind of stuff as a nation less people would pull these kinds of stunts.

    We disagree on many topics but you nailed it on your first post on this thread.
    I agree with your comments completely.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited October 2009
    It's stuff like this that reminds me of why I haven't watched the news in over 15 years and how many sheepel we have on this planet.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    lock daddy up for insighting a public "riot" or disturbing the peace or fraud or some ****.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited October 2009
    I heard a lot of damage was done to the wheat farm where it landed because of all the people driving and running around on it. There is supposed to be an investigation of the father as to whether or not it was a publicity stunt. This is all from a local radio station so who knows. They had some guy on who said he used to storm chase with the father. He said they had a dispute about bringing the kids with them to the more dangerous storms and so they no longer worked together. Can you imagine bringing 5 and 6 year old kids on a dangerous activity like that, if its true?
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited October 2009
    Well , I say the father outta be tied to the damn ballon & fill er up & let it sail... maybe a few power wires or ppl taking a few shots with a rifle at him while in flight would settle his arse down ..:D:D

    But I agree with gdb -- wasn't enough helium in that balloon to lift even a 6 yr old
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited October 2009
    billbillw wrote: »
    I don't get mad at the news. I just don't watch it. I do get mad at my in-laws who are glued to this kinda crap whenever we visit them. Or, when they visit us, they are constantly trying to tune into FoxNews.

    I pretty much get my national news from NPR and only watch local news for weather/traffic.

    Good man!

    I have almost exactly the same problem with my own family. My dad recently told me, and I quote, "Son, if you want to know what is REALLY going on in the world, you need to turn on Fox News".

    Wow.

    NPR is my best/favorite news source. Of course, I work for public broadcasting so I'm a little biased. :)
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    edited October 2009
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited October 2009
    It's called "the dumbing down of america". Been going on for a long time,only now it seems to have reached epic proportions. This story has received way too much attention when the most important stuff that will effect everyone's life goes by the wayside.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited October 2009
    i will never learn to imbed youtube for some damn reason. anyway, search "ballon boy" on youtube and see all the crap it drudges up about this whacko-**** family.

    http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=balloon+boy&search_type=&aq=f

    and i was watching the today show before work this morn and i even missed the kid throwing up during the interview. pops prolly drugged his kid up to keep him calm through the interview, only in the end to make him puke.

    seriously, if you had seen him on the wife swap show you'd wanna punch the guy square in the face. i know i did. and i guess this fam was on the show TWICE, as the american public must not have gotten enough of a fix the first episode.

    for some reason the more i think about this publicity stunt, the more i get angry. anything for a cheap thrill i suppose. at the expense of many "truely" caring individuals and families who sent out prayers and what not for this guy and his family. now excuse me while i go puke like balloon boy did during the interview this morn.

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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited October 2009
    That's freakin' hilarious Krazy...
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2009
    Looks like charges are pending.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,202
    edited October 2009
    The guy is getting everything he wanted from this. What a shame with so many missing children in America this is the kinda crap that gets attention.

    The News media is as much a joke as this guy..
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited October 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    The guy is getting everything he wanted from this. What a shame with so many missing children in America this is the kinda crap that gets attention.

    The News media is as much a joke as this guy..

    Agreed, they are going to press charges though, I should toilet-paper his house. with used toilet paper, lol
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