All of America and much of the world watched, prayed and worried for two hours as this runaway flying saucer balloon, that supposedly held a young boy, was blown for many miles while being tracked by news helicopters and rescue workers before coming down in a wheat field. When it was discovered that the boy was not inside, we all spent three more hours hoping and praying that the young boy was hiding (afraid of getting in trouble) instead of his little broken body lying somewhere; waiting to be found.
We were all so relieved to find out little Falcon Heene had indeed been hiding. Then newscaster began questioning whether it was a hoax. I was upset by the speculations because it put a cloud of suspicion over this family that might not be deserved. Now that it looks like it really was a hoax... I am much more upset and angry... Angry that parents would treat a child like this... Angry that people would abuse rescue worker's time and resources... Angry at being fooled.
The only thing Americans hate worse than being lied to is being made fools of!!!
These folks have even more reason to be angry.
Balloon Landing Turns Crop to Crap
The infamously boy-less balloon caused even more trouble than we thought on Thursday -- because its landing also wreaked havoc on a valuable wheat crop desperately needed by a local family.
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Boy in balloon a hoax?
October 16, Birmingham Autism & Parenting Examiner-Jennifer Terry
The country hoped and prayed the little boy was hiding somewhere afraid of getting in trouble for untethering the family’s toy. Hours passed without word. In amazement the boy was found…..ALIVE and safe! He had indeed been hiding, cuddled in a cardboard box in the family’s garage attic.
The overjoyed family appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live……and then in an innocent child answer, the boy said to the father “you said it was for a show”. Now everyone wants to know: WAS IT A HOAX?
CNN Interview
This was not the first time the children were used.
RAP VIDEO BY THE HEENE BOYS
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Parents of boy in balloon saga meet with officers
October 17, 2009 20:43 EDT
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Authorities are still searching for answers to the lingering questions about whether a Colorado couple perpetrated a big hoax when their 6-year-old son hid in a garage while the world thought he was zooming through the sky in a helium balloon.
Doubts over the Heenes' story surfaced after a CNN interview in which Falcon told his parents "you said we did this for a show" after his father asked why he did not come down from the rafters during the search Thursday. Then Falcon got sick during two separate TV interviews when asked why he hid.
Early today, Richard Heene promised a "big announcement" but then did an about-face, telling reporters that they should leave questions in a cardboard box on the front doorstep.
A Boy, A Balloon And A Lot Of Hot Air
Balloon boy: Falcon Heene's father called TV station before police
Richard Heene called a TV news station that had a helicopter before contacting emergency services after his six-year-old son Falcon "drifted off" in a balloon.
RAP VIDEO BY THE HEENE BOYS
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