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Sweet balloon boy
If you’ve had enough of the balloon boy story, raise your hand. If you think that one more second of media attention plays right into the hands of balloon boy’s dad, raise your hand. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can go back under your rock.
Seems like this disgusting story has done exactly what this disgusting dad wanted … to attract more media attention to his family and make them more famous than when they appeared on wife swap or posted videos on you tube. And how did he accomplish this? By feigning the disappearance of his innocent six-year-old son. Nice. Should I tell you how I really feel?
How I really feel is that balloon boy dad has been rewarded for exploiting his children in such a manner that makes Jon and Kate look like parents of the year. How I really feel is that I can’t believe there is a Jon and Kate to talk about, or a show about swapping wives or catching real husbands cheating. Or shows about rich snobs who become richer and more famous merely by doing rich snob things and yelling at each other on TV.
Oh, I don’t mind shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars that reflect good old competition, practice and accomplishment or Extreme Makeover Home Edition, which portrays the generous spirit of humanity.
But in general, I think this new era of reality TV and media hype has created an atmosphere that has helped us lose our collective mind, including that of mainstream news outlets. Why was I not surprised when Lester Holt’s lead story on the NBC Evening News last night was about balloon boy dad?
Hey folks, let’s consider pulling the plug on this balloon boy story right now. Not mention one more single word about it until it fades away. Except maybe you can cover the perp walk. What to replace it? How about a wall to wall coverage of a family at the park, pushing their kids on a swing and singing songs?
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