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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:44 PM
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Let's not laugh or jump to conclusions until the little boy is found....
He could very well have fallen out during flight.

I for one hope we've been punked.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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1. So they still don't actually know where this kid is?
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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2. I'm sure it's a hoax
The parents are weirdos according to MSNBC.
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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5. WELL---- I hope you're right.
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:48 PM
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16. Because we all love hoaxes?
Look, the gullible media was had again. And a great portion of the public was, in turn, had by the media.

This will be great fodder for John Stewart.
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Howardx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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"according to MSNBC."
huh
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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10. It would be unconscionable to do something like this as a stunt.
They had helicopters taking off, someone could have died trying to perform a rescue, and police resources were diverted.
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Bobbie Jo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:56 PM
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22. I can't imagine a parent staging this kind of hoax. nt
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girl gone mad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:30 PM
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34. I can't imagine a parent..
putting their kids up to a video like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBWJXXgaYBo&feature=player_embedded
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:00 PM
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25. No, they are more like geeks
science geeks, with a few strange believes.

Now MSNBC is making a good case to paint them that way.

You think the parents did this?

If so, WHY?

There are days...

:banghead:
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:05 PM
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27. And "weirdos" are more likely to create a hoax? n/t
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:20 PM
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29. Yes.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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Right
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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3. Agreed.
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:45 PM
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4. laughing isn't a possible
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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6. I hope we've been punked too. I've just got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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7. agree
:(
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anniebelle Donating Member (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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8. We've been punked. n/t
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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9. If he did fall out
I hope it was close to the ground at the beginning of this fiasco.

Man, that's got to be frightening for the parents.
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:46 PM
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11. I think ACORN is behind it
And Obama put 'em up to it.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:01 PM
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26. I think he got vx'd last week and see? THIS is what happened!!!1111
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:47 PM
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12. Same here.
I hope it was just a hoax.
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:47 PM
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13. Another DUer made a very valid point.....
the kid could be hiding. He launched the balloon and is afraid of getting in trouble.

We can only hope.
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:06 PM
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28. That's what I'm hoping. n/t
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:47 PM
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14. One person suggested that the kid might be hiding to avoid
getting disciplined by his dad.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:47 PM
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15. That's the best-case scenario.
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RockaFowler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:49 PM
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17. I just heard this family was on Wife Swap last year
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Madrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:58 PM
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23. They were.
I JUST saw the re-run a couple of days ago.

Let's just say ... the "afraid to be disciplined" angle seems highly unlikely based on what I saw.
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Control-Z Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:54 PM
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35. What does that have to do with anything?
Wife Swap compensates their participants quite well. It's the only reality involved in the show.
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:54 PM
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18. Damn... the worst thing is that we may never know....
what exactly happened, if he is not found

I agree with trumad. We really don't know anything for certain at this point. Photos look like a nice family to the extent that image can be meaninful...Truly disturbing...
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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:54 PM
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19. The thing is that this is a nutjob, attention-whore family
So...well, hopefully its a hoax, eh?
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JerseygirlCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:55 PM
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20. Me too. nt
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Parker CA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:55 PM
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21. Time to start retracing the flight path. Awful to think he could've fallen out. Scary and bizarre.
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Libertas1776 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 02:58 PM
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24. I hope to god
this whole damn thing is a hoax.
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SIMPLYB1980 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:24 PM
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30. Well said.
:thumbsup:
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Nye Bevan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:27 PM
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31. Agreed. If he is found hiding in his closet
then it's all fun and games and we can joke about it. But this could still have a very tragic ending. Keep praying.
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:27 PM
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32. Did anyone ever see the kid in the baloon?
It is possible that something else happened to the kid and this is just a cover of some sort..
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 03:28 PM
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33. Yeah, sure you do...
hope that is.
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