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View Poll Results: Balloon Boy A Hoax

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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    I believe that it was a hoax for publicity. Hundreds of thousand of dollars were spent chasing the balloon for 70 miles and searching for the boy. I think the father (and the mother if she is involved) should face criminal charges and be ordered to make restitution to the taxpayers if found guilty.
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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    I think I am the only person in the world that didnt see or hear anything about this balloon boy!!!!

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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    Quote Originally Posted by dsirkle View Post
    I believe that it was a hoax for publicity. Hundreds of thousand of dollars were spent chasing the balloon for 70 miles and searching for the boy. I think the father (and the mother if she is involved) should face criminal charges and be ordered to make restitution to the taxpayers if found guilty.

    I couldn't agree more, to me this was a poorly planned hoax
    it just shows how far people are willing to for publicity.
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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    I thought this whole story was pretty lame from the get-go. I mean...sure....the kid is cute and all, but his parents are total asses. I have no doubt in my mind that this was all a hoax.

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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    Oh man, that dad is crazier than I thought!

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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    this could be the best thing about this story!

    YouTube - Today MJMS TODAY SHOW BALOON BOY PUKES ON LIVE TV 101609

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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jamie-n-Heith View Post
    I think I am the only person in the world that didnt see or hear anything about this balloon boy!!!!
    No, your one of two people in the world that didn't see or hear anything about this balloon boy. I'm another one of the two. LOL
    Tiff'z Morphz

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    they named him falcon...begging for attention since the beggining....

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    Re: Balloon Boy A Hoax?

    The parents did it for the show and they know it! They upset alot of people and i hope they get what they deserve!
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    I dont know why he's called balloon boy the kid was never in the balloon.

    Poor kids probably gonna get beat for the rest of his life for selling the family secret out.
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