Comments on: Frank Rich on the media’s pursuit of balloon boy http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/10/24/frank-rich-on-the-medias-pursuit-of-balloon-boy/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Brynn Jacobs http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/10/24/frank-rich-on-the-medias-pursuit-of-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-53959 Brynn Jacobs Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:03:09 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=9835#comment-53959 Dan- Count yourself lucky. A google search for "john and kate plus 8" shows 5.4 million results. "balloon boy" has 17.2 million. For what it's worth, I guess Mr. Heene is getting his publicity. Dan-

Count yourself lucky. A google search for “john and kate plus 8″ shows 5.4 million results. “balloon boy” has 17.2 million. For what it’s worth, I guess Mr. Heene is getting his publicity.

]]> By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/10/24/frank-rich-on-the-medias-pursuit-of-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-53957 Dan Klarmann Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:35:10 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=9835#comment-53957 I watch too much TV. I do limit myself to the broadcast channels, and try not to watch unless there is something that I want to watch. Mostly. I did happen to watch the live coverage of balloon boy, timed to hit the nightly news peak. But I have no idea who "John and Kate + 8" are. I watch too much TV. I do limit myself to the broadcast channels, and try not to watch unless there is something that I want to watch. Mostly.
I did happen to watch the live coverage of balloon boy, timed to hit the nightly news peak.
But I have no idea who “John and Kate + 8″ are.

]]> By: Brynn Jacobs http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/10/24/frank-rich-on-the-medias-pursuit-of-balloon-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-53952 Brynn Jacobs Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:17:20 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=9835#comment-53952 While traveling recently, my stepfather and I were trapped watching TV in an airport lounge. There was some "news" story about John & Kate (of John and Kate + 8 "fame"). He asked, "So why are these people famous?" I still am not fully sure of my answer, since I don't watch television, but I told him that they are famous for being on TV. As far as I know, there's no other reason. I think that it's a rather depressing commentary on the state of American culture. While traveling recently, my stepfather and I were trapped watching TV in an airport lounge. There was some “news” story about John & Kate (of John and Kate + 8 “fame”). He asked, “So why are these people famous?” I still am not fully sure of my answer, since I don’t watch television, but I told him that they are famous for being on TV. As far as I know, there’s no other reason. I think that it’s a rather depressing commentary on the state of American culture.

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