Seriously? It has come to THIS?!!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html

Reason #1,234,543 that the general population as a whole is completely and utterly STUPID. Not "ignorant" but stupid. I'm 100% convinced of this.
"On Sunday, Alderden called the incident a 'hoax', adding that investigators believe the evidence indicates that 'it was a publicity stunt' by the family in hopes of 'better marketing themselves for a reality television show at some point in the future'." =

Reason #3,454 "Reality Television" caters to white trash. These a-holes were already on the LCD (Lowest Common Denominator) show, "Wife Swap."
"The Heenes have previously appeared on the ABC program "Wife Swap." Richard Heene chases storms and brings the family along."

Okay, I'm TRULY shocked by this announcement. REALLY? You don't say?
"Heene has been described as a meteorologist, but his education ended at the high school level, Alderden said."

Last but not least these people named their kid "Falcon." Okay, without going into a 100 page dissertation as to what is wrong with this selection, that says one thing to me right there about your "family." The dad is, at the very least, a douche bag and the mom is a complete dumb b%#ch. Read the book Freakonomics about baby names and what it says about your "original" name. I'm guessing "original" doesn't come up but a whole maelstrom of other things do. I'm so tired of parents in general coming up with these silly-@ss names thinking they're all clever and original when in fact it just confirms you're WT. Guess what? Your syrupy "cute" name or those selections that are actually "animals" make the rest of us want to puke, ENDLESSLY! Jesus-f'n-christ, I hate these people. Ask yourself if your kid brought "Falcon" home to play for the first time and you heard his name you immediately wouldn't be making a "judgment call" about his parents? Yeah, that's what I thought.

This story is just another reason to bring back public hangings. Send these a-holes a bill from the city for all the time they wasted tracking this G-D balloon and all the other administrative costs. Of course, their hillbilly-@sses would never be able to pay . . but still COME THE F$#K ON PEOPLE!!!