Submitted by Gene Patterson on October 15, 2009 - 9:37pm
Were you as surprised as I was that all the major networks led their newscasts tonight with the story of the "balloon boy?"
No doubt it generated lots of interest and for good reason. In the early moments of the story, everyone was concerned about the fate of a 6 year old boy who might be trapped inside that high flying balloon.
But really - once the boy was discovered safe and sound at home - was this a major national story? Or for that matter, was it even a story?
