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One has to wonder what JonBenet Ramsey could have done to irritate Rod Dreher to deserve the negative references she has received lately from this self-titled conservative politics and religious blogger.

I know, it is certainly a contradiction for someone touting family values to sully the name of a little girl brutally raped and murdered some 12 years ago. But Dreher seems to have learned that using her name has attention getting benefits that could look similar to the antics of that pedophile who made a fool of himself back in 2006.

I notice that while Captain High Pants was never charged with some $27k in expenses to Colorado taxpayers for the hoax he cooked up about JonBenet, the balloon boy's family may be facing charges for their mischief; the focus of Rod Dreher's post maligning JonBenet's name. Aside from a Colorado incident involving a six year old child, maybe someone else out there can explain what JonBenet has to do with the balloon boy--

Heene boys: JonBenet meets 'Jackass'

by Rod Dreher

"Turns out that stage father Papa Heene has this thing about directing his sons to make bratty videos, presumably to show off their ersatz Dennis-the-Menace-like scampiness.[...read more]