Of course the police swears the 6-year-old in a UFO-like helium balloon flying saucer was the real thing, not a publicity stunt. But millions of Americans are not buying it.
CNN's Anderson Cooper says as many as 95% of his viewers think Mr. Richard Heene schemed the whole thing.
When Wolf Blitzer, sitting in for Larry King, asked Mr. Heene to ask his son, "Why didn't you come out of the box when we were calling you?", the youngster shyly but firmly replied something to the line of "We did it for the show", or "It was for the show..."
What "show"? The show that Dad put on!
Maybe Mr. Heene can pass a lie detector test, but his stunning agitation with Blitzer for insinuating a publicity stunt was another tell-tale sign that something smells fishy here.
In an age of reality TV shows, one can't help but connect some dots...
There are some lessons for us all, if we'll ever learn them: (1) How easy it is to dupe the sympathetic masses - we so easily fall for anything, or maybe instead of being gullible we've become all too cynical; (2) one human life remains the most precious asset in the land, valuable enough to rally the resources of police, fire department, and volunteers to rescue or locate a missing boy; (3) law enforcement is still a friend to individuals and families; (4) how difficult it is to discern a publicity stunt (the show) from a real tragic incident anymore.
If Richard Heene pulled one on us all, then I say the guy has a future in Hollywood. Give the guy his own reality show. Better yet, how 'bout getting him an agent to begin work on a blockbuster?
I may change my mind about this nomination once the result is in from the polygraph. Until then I unreservedly nominate Mr. Richard Heene to be the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Realty Show Award.
In case the man flunks the lie test, then should he not repay the $30,000 or so of tax payers' money that was spent to "find" young Heene? Just an innocent question...
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