Oh, Boston.
I thought that Chap was being a bit callous, as he usually is, calling Boston’s Assistant DA a “#@$%ing idiot”, but after reading this great article on CNN, I’m inclined to agree, and furthermore expand that description to every single Massachusetts government official named in the article. Consider:
Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards “bomblike” devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged transportation infrastructure in the city.
Does this look “bomblike” to you? And to paraphrase Chap, what the hell kind of a stupid thought is that? Of course they could have caused damage … if they had been explosive! Also:
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis called the stunt “unconscionable,” while Boston Mayor Thomas Menino called it “outrageous” and the product of “corporate greed.” Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, a Boston-area congressman, added, “It would be hard to dream up a more appalling publicity stunt.”
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What the hell is wrong with you people?
And:
“It had a very sinister appearance,” [Massachusetts Attorney General] Coakley told reporters. “It had a battery behind it, and wires.”
Another gem from that half-wit, Grossman, quoted in the Hollywood Reporter:
“It’s clear the intent was to get attention by causing fear and unrest that there was a bomb in that location,” Assistant Attorney General John Grossman said at their arraignment.
No doubt.
Vince sent along this screed, which demonstrates the impressive lengths some (probably not all) Bostonians will go to embarrass themselves. Howie Carr attacks one of the two arrestees, Peter Berdovsky, by calling him “Borat”. He then “reports” on the protest taking place at the courthouse where the two made bail:
“Anyone under the age of 35,” said one of the protestors, who was somehow able to get a day off from work, “knew this was a joke the minute they saw it.”
Yeah, anyone under the age of 35 who still lives at home with Mom, wears a baseball cap backwards and is saving money for a new tattoo.
Incredible. Do you wonder why your kids hate you, Howie, or have you figured it out and decided that they’ll grow up someday?
Oh, Boston. The entire country thinks you’re making a huge ass of yourselves over this, and you just don’t get it. Let us know when you’ve gotten off your high horse and admitted that, yes, you made a mistake, and maybe you got a little excited over nothing, but you’re sorry and you’re going to pay for your own mistake. (What a concept!) I know, you’re embarrassed, and you’re trying to put the blame on somebody else. You never screw up, right? Right! Take some quiet time. A few deep breaths. Look in the mirror, and get over yourself.
February 1st, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I would like to extend your extension of my characterization. It should be noted for the record that the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the vast majority of the media reporting on this story are all, yes, fucking idiots.
This is just idiotic. To quote a friend in an email exchange today: “Well, if that is the definition of sinister, I’m going to have to report my alarm clock. Not only does it have a battery and wires, but it makes a horrible noise every morning that wakes me up. Did I mention it also has a lighted display? It must be a bomb then. “
February 2nd, 2007 at 12:32 am
I happened to watch the offenders’ news conference come in this morning. They were only answering questions about 1970’s hairstyles. BRILLIANT. I can’t wait for it to show up on YouTube so I can start showing it to people.