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The Balloon Boy family made a bonkers music video endorsing Trump

“This is a movement / A frickin’ movement”

Ashley Dean

Aug. 06, 2016, 11:22 a.m.

Aug. 06, 2016, 11:22 a.m.

A moment from the Heene Boyz's "The Youth in America for Trump." (YouTube)

Hey, remember Balloon Boy? Would you rather not? That’s too bad, because his family did something weird and we’re going to talk about it.

The Heene Boyz, as the family band is known, made a music video in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Yeah, this is less weird than the time in 2009 when the Heene family (then living in Colorado) told everyone their young song Falcon was careening about the skies in a weather balloon, but only slightly less so.

And, this time, the whole thing is pretty definitely not a hoax.

It’s hard to say which lyrics in this nu-metal jam are the real standouts, but here are a select few:

Made in America / Proud to be an American / Welcome to America / Good to be an American

Trump! Trump Trump! / Trump! Trump Trump!

This is a movement / A frickin’ movement

Indeed.

The Union Denver on Chestnut Place. Dec. 12, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver one-bedroom rent jumped a massive almost 27% over the past year

Will this fast growth slow down soon?

Snow blankets North Capitol Hill. Nov, 24, 2020.

Do Denver landlords have to keep their buildings at a comfortable temperature?

Not always...but sometimes...

Denver City Council member Paul Kashmann attends a committee meeting in the body's main chambers at the City and County Building. March 16, 2022.

City Council takes on Denver’s mental health and gun violence crises in twin proclamations

"Three in ten Coloradoans are in need of mental health or substance use disorder care," stated one proclamation. "In Colorado, 78 percent of firearm deaths are suicides, and nearly half of all suicide deaths in Colorado involve the use of a firearm," noted the other.

Fallen trees after a really windy Denver day. (Ashley Dean/Denverite)

Denver’s Spring snowstorm comes and goes but leaves a load of tree branches behind

Here's what to do with those fallen tree limbs.

Blair-Caldwell on voting day, Nov. 3, 2020. (Donna Bryson/Denverite)

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Five Points will close for renovations

The branch will close on May 28th and is expected to reopen in early 2023.

From Rainbows and Revolutions at History Colorado: Lee Robinson and Kate McLachlan perform at a backyard Dyketopia comedy show, 2021. Credit: Photo by Nick Holmby. Courtesy Lee Robinson.

Rainbows and Revolutions brings the state’s LGBTQ+ past to History Colorado

The exhibit highlights moments of rebellion from the 1950s to the present.

The old Niles and Moser Cigar Company building at 900 Bannock St. in the Golden Triangle. May 20, 2022.

Should Golden Triangle’s Niles and Moser Cigar Company warehouse be demolished or saved?

The public has until June 9 to decide whether the former cigar warehouse should go up in smoke (metaphorically, of course).

Max Hutchinson and Kevin Bastow enter their new place in Capitol Hill. May 17, 2022.

Denver placed 597 people experiencing homelessness into housing in the past 100 days

This is the second round of Mayor Michael Hancock's housing surge, funded by emergency COVID-19 money.

Leslie and Richard Foust, who drove up from Albuquerque to watch the Avalanche game, pose for a portrait outside of the Pepsi Center, May 2, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Things to do in Denver this weekend, May 20-22

The Denver Silent Film Festival returns!

Planter boxes at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, July 26, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Things to do this summer in Denver now that the city is open

From a bus tour of the apocalypse to PrideFest and Juneteenth celebrations!

Jacqueline Lawrence pulls the stop cords as RTD's number 15 bus heads east. June 16, 2021.

Denver’s streets are deadlier than ever. The city’s new plans for better buses may make them safer.

“We're failing those who've died."

I-25 at rush hour, March 15, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Luke Combs, the Rockies, Mammoth and snow will bring a traffic jam to Denver Saturday night

All of the things are happening. Stay safe and plan ahead.

The Los Limousines building at 2215 California St. May 19, 2022.

Developers propose a 25-story building across from the Mercury Cafe, at the El Paso-Los Angeles Limousine Express site

The plans include retail, office space and 646 residential units.

La Popular at 2033 Lawrence St. May 19, 2022.

Developer sets sights on La Popular, Denver’s legendary tamale manufacturer

The new project would include 37 stories of apartments, retail and more.

Planter boxes at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, July 26, 2018. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Film on the Rocks is bringing the film series back to the amphitheater after two years of drive-ins

Film lovers can watch movies like Thor: Ragnarok, The Sandlot, Summer of Soul and more at Red Rocks!

A play area inside Shaniq Wells' before- and after-school childcare classroom at Trevista at Horace Mann in Sunnyside. April 8, 2022.

Childcare is freakin’ expensive. Where’s the money going?

Salaries are the biggest expense — and early childhood educators are paid way less than public school teachers.

Viktor Dokulevski, right, and Lilia Asenova of Denver shop for an electric bicycle at Campus Cycles in south Denver on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Didn’t get one of Denver’s e-bike rebates? Fear not, you’ll likely have another chance soon.

Dolores Alfaro stands in her backyard garden, which has been supercharged with nonprofit GrowHaus' help. May 11, 2022.

Dolores Alfaro’s backyard in Elyria-Swansea is a farmers’ market delight!

GrowHaus continues to provide food access to Globeville, Elyria-Swansea residents like Alfaro.

A man talks into a phone at the state Capitol building, Jan. 6, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver’s new area code 983 will roll out in June

The change was approved by Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission last year to help absorb a growing number of phone lines in the region.

The crowd holds hands during a vigil for George Floyd at Civic Center Park. June 9, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Group of 12 George Floyd protesters file civil rights lawsuit against Denver Police Department

If the case goes to trial, changes could be coming to DPD.