Posted on 04/21/2013 4:17:37 PM PDT by tobyhill
Amid a week of terror in Boston, one common theme of support emerged online and off, locally, across America and around the world: "Boston Strong."
"We are one. We are strong. We are Boston. We are Boston strong," the Red Sox public address announcer said to an eruption of cheers Saturday, as the city came together at the first home game following the tragic events. The crowd honored the fallen and celebrated the heroic, and some, such as slugger David Ortiz, spoke their minds.
That followed a new tradition in the city that started on Wednesday at the Boston Bruins hockey game, with the crowd in each stadium singing the "Star Spangled Banner" loudly and in unison.
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If that had happened in Texas then there wouldn't be cowering in the homes, it would have been grab your guns and go get the SOBs.
Boston. You’re Obama weak.
Ouch!
Damn! I wish I had said that.
And yet they keep electing one Amerikkka-hating commie or terrorist-coddling secret Muslim after another to public office.
Barry’s FCC said F***ing Boston Strong is okay too.
“Boston Strong” and West, TX Ignored.”
That whole display at Fenway only means something if we see this through and do what needs to be done. Protect America and to hell with political correctness. Most can’t even call it an act of terrorism, just a tragedy. If we don’t, then that display at Fenway was just platitudes.
Bostonians have nothing to brag about. OBAMMY caught the poor little, misunderstood terrorist boy!/s
The London marathon pics made me cry.
Amen brother.
Yeah Boston is strong. A Ding a Ling as Governor, Barney Frank Voters, Traitor John Kerry they elected, and the fake indian.
Yeah they are strong.
Boston... Government Strong.
There is nothing in the world that Texas can do better. Like they say, “How do you learn someone is from Texas?” “They’ll tell you.”
What particularly merits all this hearty backslapping? The farcical, cringe-worthy way last week played out, hardly anything came out wrapped in glory, from the government to the media to Boston itself.
First responders, maybe. But overall, the events made America look smaller and weaker than ever.
I still remeber the response of Austin Texans to Charles Whitman in the University Tower in 1966. They got their private firearms and kept him effectively pinned down untill he was killed. If you see documentaries of the time you can see the supressive rounds striking near Whitman’s suspected positions. He did no further killing or other significant damage once he was engaged by those civillians, many of whom were WWII combat veterans. The police of the time commended their actions.
Today those folks would probably get arrested by that same department for Police interference or Obstructing Justice.
Boston’s hero of the hour is a boatowner who had a nicotine fit.
Monty Python might say ‘’they bravely hid in their homes.’’
Oh brother. It is all over the news. Both stories are. Perry is begging the federal government for freebie welfare money for his state he claims can be seceded from the United States. This proves that Texas could never survive without the federal government welfare. I was so disappointed in Perry beginning for free money. Shameful!
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