Networks Cover Bogus ‘Balloon Boy’ Story 100 Times More Than Made-Up Limbaugh Quotes
Julia A. Seymour, News Busters
When a UFO shaped helium balloon took off from Colorado, possibly harboring a 6-year-old boy, the broadcast and cable news organizations were transfixed. But when it turned out to be a possible “publicity stunt” the networks continued to give it enormous amounts of coverage.
That’s exactly the opposite of the way the networks covered made-up quotes attributed to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh that had portrayed him as racist.
ABC’s “Good Morning America,” CBS’s “The Early Show,” and NBC’s “Today” devoted 80 minutes and 55 seconds to the story of “balloon boy” Falcon Heene on Oct. 16, when it was clear the boy had not been in the balloon and even after the boy told CNN’s Larry King that he was hiding because “we did this for the show.”
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Rush strikes again!!!
Just a little guy scared of the consequenses of causing trouble
It's because Rush Limbaugh became yesterday's news when Balloon Boy broke.
This isn't over! El Rushbo is gonna get the last laugh by suing these leftist lunatics. He will get his public apology on air. That will be such an intense humiliation for MSNBC and CNN that they will wither away like a slug under salt. Stay tuned to this one@