Duped By the Heenes

To the Heene family: Nice fucking try!

Thursday morning- while I was out working- the country was riveted in the drama where a littlw boy, named Falcon, all of a rambunctious six, apparently went inside an experimental balloon his father Richard (all of a precocious 44- though KCNC CBS 4 in Denver says that he's 48) made. Richard lost control of the balloon, with Falcon inside, and it flew fifty miles from their Fort Collins home. The balloon landed in a field and officials opened up the balloon- and found no Falcon. Of course, it was later revealed that the little guy wasn't in the balloon, but instead, was apparently hiding in the garage attic.

Now comes news that the little runt wasn't in the attic, either. In fact, Larimer County sheriff Jim Alderden now says that the family was pulling a stunt just to land another reality show, and this stunt was two weeks in planning. Only, this little stunt now earns the parents a possible $500,000 fine, and six years in prison. And to think that I was willing to give the parents the benefit of the doubt. After all, the world's all nervous over a little boy in peril- the balloon had electronics that would have electrocuted the boy. Of course, we're all relieved that Falcon is okay, but to use him as a ruse to cover up the fact that the parents are nothing more than media whores just to be on another reality TV series, that's plain fucked. Apparently, ABC's "Wife Swap" and being an amateur storm chaser just wasn't enough for them. Now, Richard- and possibly Mayumi- Heene could play a different kind of swap. All because they wanted to overstay their fifteen minutes. Hell, they could have just began acting careers and did fine. Or do what Joseph Jackson did with his kids back in Gary, Indiana- turn those three boys into singers or actors.

How's playing the world for a fool working out for you now, Rich?

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