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I wrote last week that the Balloon boy spectacle was as much the fault of our declining, “reality show” based culture as it was the fault of current “worst dad in the world” contestant Richard Heene. Now, Frank Rich adds this : There’s also some poignancy in his determination to grab what he and many others see as among the last accessible scraps of the American dream. As a freelance construction worker and handyman, he couldn’t find much employment in an economy where construction is froz

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In Defense of the ‘Balloon Boy’ DadNew York TimesSome aspired to the “American Idol” of the day — “Major Bowes Amateur Hour,” a hugely popular weekly talent contest on network radio. …Guy Adams: Careful with those reality TV hopefuls Independentall 2,637 news articles »

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Op-Ed Columnist In Defense of the ‘Balloon Boy’ DadNew York TimesSome aspired to the “American Idol” of the day — “Major Bowes Amateur Hour,” a hugely popular weekly talent contest on network radio. …Guy Adams: Careful with those reality TV hopefuls Independentall 2,481 news articles »

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Balloon Boy’s Mother Admits To Hoax – Court Records is a post from: American Idol Falcon Heene’s mother Mayumi Heene has admited to investigators that the Balloon Boy incident was a hoax. Richard and Mayumi Heene had devised the hoax about two weeks before and had instructed their three children to lie to authorities and the media. Awful. Read more at Reuters

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This isn’t just about the Balloon Boy and that his odd first name of “Falcon” is remeniscent of those odd first names Sarah Palin gave to her kids. But it is about those 15 minutes of fame Palin is seeking to extend through whacked out Facebook entries and ghost written books, and how her attmpts at fame aren’t all that different than Heene’s. It’s also about the American fascination with the specter of tragedy, as is constantly reported by Nancy Grace . The Heene’s reportedly staged that b

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