@dyslexia,
damn u libruls r all alike
@Merry Andrew,
Have it your way. Give them a fair trial first. Then hang them.
I say hang the trial and give them a fair.
@sozobe,
Quote:attempting to influence a public servant.
I'm gonna write my Senator!
Wait a minute....
having never watched him on wife swap, or not having heard of him before now, my opinion is totally subjective:
Am I the only one who sees the totally freaky body language of this guy?
His kids too, in a different way though.
The guy jerks around, then suddenly does this freeze frame with his body, while he has his thumb crooked out at a wierd angle, or strange facial expression.
I think the guys on the goof ball.
@ehBeth,
Unfortunately, that page could not be found.
Been all over the news on NPR.
@edgarblythe,
here is more at Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5AB4W820091112
they were formally charged this morning
@ehBeth,
Ok call me dense (I am) but I still am unclear
Quote:A criminal investigation was launched and court documents revealed the mother admitted the incident was a publicity stunt aimed at making the family marketable for a reality TV show.
what was the publicity stunt and what was the incident. was the balloon launch itself the publicity stunt/incident and was the possibility of the child being inside the balloon planned?
@dyslexia,
apparently the "missing kid in the balloon" was the stunt (with no kid in the balloon)
there's a statement from the family lawyer over on the fox news website
@ehBeth,
They've plea bargained this thing now, so I doubt anyone will ever know the accurate details of the scam at this point.
At some point, I wouldn't be surprised if the father claims that they "admitted" to whatever they had to, to keep the mother from being deported. Then he'll probably claim it's all a government conspiracy led by aliens.
If only HE would float away in a balloon....
@Eva,
you know Eva dearest, I have to disagree, the dad is like nearly a near total wacko for sure, all in all I think that's a good thing. I'd like to see more wackos in america of his ilk (not putting children at risk) but we can't and shouldn't all wear button down collared shirts.
I bet the kids grow up thinking outside the box.
The problem with this guy, you know, is not that he's a nonconformist, it's that he's a cockwipe willing to subject his family to whatever the **** he feels like in another mediocre American's quest for reality TV fame.
I once had a corporate friend of mine tell a board meeting (in my presence) that I needed to be sent to a seminar on "thinking INside the box."
Being a character is one thing. (And I'm all for it.) Exploiting your children, teaching them it's OK to lie to the media for your own aims, wasting public resources, and alarming millions of people just for the publicity are quite different things. This crosses so many lines I've lost count.
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
I bet the kids grow up thinking outside the box.
thinking that lying is good
thinking that publicity is important
thinking that their parents put fame ahead of their kids safety
yeah, all great "outside the box" thinking for kids to learn to appreciate
@ehBeth,
of course given the father, the kids might not grow up at all
storm chasing can be dangerous work
