tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8119567661539324778..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "Balloon boy" gets more interest (and coverage) than the war in AfghanistanMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15215618044242674952009-10-29T08:55:07.891-05:002009-10-29T08:55:07.891-05:00- The reason why Balloon Boy got so much coverage ...- The reason why Balloon Boy got so much coverage is because it hit a lot of hot-button issues; a child was in danger of falling, and so everybody tuned in. As you say, the war in Afghanistan has been going on for eight years; it's not a fresh news story the way that Balloon Boy was. <br /><br />- The soldier in question isn't asking the villagers to be Clint Eastwood; in fact, the tactics that he's suggesting are the kind of tactics that would kill Clint Eastwood quite nicely. If you're alone, or with a buddy, and you're facing fifty guys with AK-47s, you're going to die. But they won't do that, for some reason. <br /><br />-Darren MacLennanCannibal Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609218327493563776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58464209085037076472009-10-28T17:28:26.457-05:002009-10-28T17:28:26.457-05:00Of course! You do realize that a majority of the p...Of course! You do realize that a majority of the people of this country are balloon brains, don't you?bigjohn756noreply@blogger.com