publicity junkies

Doesn't seem to matter what the story is; if it happened on Colorado and involved a six year old someone will inevitably mention the name JonBenet Ramsey. So the 'balloon boy' saga is still unfolding and the parents are facing several potential charges for their lies and deception.

Contrary to the flack Larimer County Sherriff Jim Alderden is taking from some corners, I do like how authorities and the major media networks appeared to cooperate by intentionally dishing out bogus information to get the job done--

Sheriff Jim Saves Chistmas, Guns and Solves Heene Balloon

Published in the Huffington Post

by Craig Silverman

We have another Colorado classic here. This is the greatest American media hoax since John Mark Karr deceived the Boulder DA and the media about what happened to another Colorado six year old.

Unlike the tragic JonBenét Ramsey murder case in nearby Boulder...This was a Heene hatched hoax, planned for maximum news coverage when it occurred and for utmost publicity for many months to come. If law enforcement raises the stakes and brings some iffy felony charges [...read more]

Craig Silverman, co-host of 630 KHOW’s Caplis & Silverman Show and lead partner in the law firm of Silverman & Olivas, P.C., has been an prominent participant in Colorado’s legal system for nearly 30 years. [full bio]

hot air

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]