Okay, let's take a break from all the serious political stories to have a little fun. You ever wonder what would happen if you held on to enough party balloons to lift you up off the ground. It turns you don't want to know. It's a bad idea, as the story below makes clear (some needless cursing so Not Necessarily Safe for Work):
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Man Drifts Out to Sea Holding On To Party Balloons
Posted Apr 25th 2008 2:02AM by Cenk Uygur
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1. Hey there Big Guy,
It takes all kinds. About 10 years ago, I heard of a story about a man in Southern California who tied a bunch of ballons filled with helium to a lawn chair to lift him high enough to watch (I think) a fireworks display.
The idea was after the show he would shoot out a few ballons with a BB gun and slowly come back down. I guess the line he tied between the chair and his car broke and he began to float away. He went so high he became afraid to shoot out some of the ballons.
An airliner in a landing pattern saw him and reported it. He finally made it back down, but I've forgotten how or where he finally ended up.
I would think this guy tends to be more of a Hillary supporter and Obama. Obama people would have rented the ballroom of a high rise hotel and watched the display on PPV.
Willet at 9:34AM on Apr 25th 2008
2. Serious Political Stories?
How about a story on the number of passes Obama gets for his racist, bigoted and hypocritical remarks and shady associations!!!!!!!
1) Political fixer and Slumlord Tony Rezko
2) Racist, Anti-Semite, Race Baiter Rev. J-Wright
3) Super Delegate/Supreme Racist James Meeks D-IL
4) Domestic terrorist Bill Ayres
5) Terrorist fund raiser Hatem El-Hady
6) Rashid Khalidi cohort of Iranian President Ahmedinejad
7) Malik Zulu Shabazz, the Anti-Semitic and racist leader of the New Black Panther Party
Or how about the toughest story of all: Name a Barack Obama Senatorial Accomplishment!!!!!!!
Paul Sparcello at 10:19AM on Apr 25th 2008
3. Hey Chuck...where can I send your party balloons? Who is this blogger? How did he get and how does he keep this gig?
Who is Chuck Enger at 11:48AM on Apr 25th 2008
4. lol pretty funny, thanks for sharing.
Angie H at 12:08PM on Oct 18th 2008
5. It's George Bush's fault.
OpenYourBlindEye08 at 1:29PM on Apr 25th 2008
6. Nothing quite like a party with lots of balloons, is there? At least until you lift-off and find yourself in the landing approach of LA-X or some other major airport. I'm thinking that this kind of thing is generally not a good idea. Kids, don't try this at home. Really.
Dave at 2:20AM on Apr 28th 2008