Television news programs were fixated Thursday afternoon on a floating weather balloon and the distraught Henne family's pleas that their six-year-old son, Falcon Heene, was someone attached to the floating balloon.
During their time in the spotlight (although it wasn't their first time), the balloon came down and Falcon was discovered hiding in a box in the attic.
Shortly after Falcon was found, Arianna Huffington went on MSNBC's The Ed Show. She was initially asked to discuss a recent post of hers on The Huffington Post about Joe Biden and Afghanistan. Instead, they asked if she would like to comment on the "Balloon Boy" saga, since it recently came to an end. Arianna and Ed Schultz get into a hilarious argument on whether or not the "Balloon Boy" saga should still be talked about. Ed's point is that the news story just came to an end, while Arianna makes the point that when the boy was found, the story ended and the discussion should end.
Here's the clip:
Later on that night, the Henne family were interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer. Falcon admitted to hearing his parents call his name while he hid in the attic. He was then asked why he didn't come out.
His response?
"You guys said that we did this for a show."
Blitzer attempted to do a follow-up question later in the interview, but was rebuked by Falcon's father, Richard Henne.
Here's the clip:
Earlier today, the Henne family went on NBC's Today show to try to clear the air following last night's appearance on CNN.
As Richard was explaining that Falcon didn't fully understand the question posed by Blitzer, Falcon vomited. It took NBC nearly 30 seconds to cut away from the child.
After yet again being asked if it was a hoax, Richard Henne said: "Absolutely not. And now I'm starting to get a little ticked off because I'm repetitively getting asked this. What have I got to gain out of this? I'm not selling anything, I'm not advertising anything."
"Absolutely not. And now I'm starting to get a little ticked off because I'm repetitively getting asked this," he demanded. "What have I got to gain out of this? I'm not selling anything, I'm not advertising anything."
Here's the clip:
~Papi Chulo~
