Wouldn't it be more productive to follow the money trail that decided the votes in 2002 to go to war with Iraq?

Who took money from defense contractors? Who in congress is getting rich off of this disaster?

The frustration and anger of the reporters asking the questions started to become obvious when we started hearing questions like,

How are you taking it seriously, by causing "widespread panic and destruction." (reporter question at news conference with Sean Stevens and Peter Berdovsky)

Now I'm not aware of any destruction caused by the placement of these light Brite advertisements, and if anyone was responsible for panic, it was the media, specifically CNN who apparently had the entire country on edge as they milked this story for all it was worth.

Perhaps CNN and the other bloodsuckers in the media should cough up the money to pay for this debacle, instead of Ted Turner.

Let's try looking a little bit closer at what happened, something that the major media providers will not do because it isn't in their best interests, they are eager to put this episode behind them since it has become a serious embarrassment for them.  Another added to the long list of embarrassments and abject failures we've seen since 9/11.

Unless I'm mistaken, because I missed most of the coverage on the day of the event, no one bothered to look into who reported these LED signs, the modern equivalent of neon signs, and why they described them as having the appearance of suspicious devices possibly bombs.

Who were these unnamed people, and what were their motivations?

For anyone unfamiliar with America and US society, we have a population filled with petty small minded manipulators.  An ocean of embittered passive aggressive conformists, stifled control freaks who constantly search for ways to get their way in every aspect of their sad excuses for lives.

All across the United States, hundreds of thousands if not millions of people saw the signs, if only for a moment in a passing glance.  Most of them didn't give them a second thought.  But then there are those who go through their lives constantly searching for ways to enlist others in their their causes by any means necessary.

Apparently one such person, or several persons, perhaps acting in collusion, saw the signs and were offended by the sight of Ignignot or Err flipping them the bird.  Every day on their way to work they were forced to endure this insult, they tried not to look, but I couldn't help themselves because once they knew that Moonite was there and couldn't help but look, compounding their disturbance daily.  They wanted those signs removed so that peace and tranquility could return to their pathetic excuses for lives, but how to achieve this goal, that was the question.

These are not the kind of go getters who would start climbing onto overpasses or on top of bridges to get their way, that would be far to proactive for their ilk.  No they had to find a way to enlist others in their cause, but how to do it, that was the question.  If they called the police and told him that they were offended, no doubt a report would be filed but the police have better things to do than try to appease the hyper anal.

So they formulated a plan, a plan that would insure the removal of these little Moonite demons that invaded their delicate peace of mind as they toiled away their lives on the job, and haunted their dreams as they slept.  Those signs weren't just offensive, they were dangerous, the work of terrorists, maybe even Al Qaeda.  They'd been placed there to drive Americans crazy little by little, and then explode when least expected. Yes that's what they were, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that this was a plot to destroy America.

Now all they had to do is convince the authorities.  And that was simple, all it took a phone call to the Boston police, with a few well-chosen words and some false concern for the safety of Bostonians.  Once the cops heard the words bomb and suspicious device, it was on baby.  Once those words had been logged by law enforcement recording devices, it became a liability matter, that any right minded, police sergeant, chief of police or mayor would be insane to ignore in this day and age.

Imagine the glee of these little manipulators as they watch the entire country placed on high terror alert, just for the sake of their personal peace of mind.  What a feeling of power they must've had as they watch CNN munching grapes and calling their relatives to boast and brag about how they saved the land from Al Qaeda.

Aside from their coworkers, friends and relatives, no one will know their names, but their place in history is assured.  No doubt they are quite pleased with themselves feeling that they have finally accomplish something worthwhile.

Of course in another time and place they would be the ones who found themselves in handcuffs instead of Sean and Peter, or the authorities would have looked into their allegations and dismissed them as they ravings of cranks.  But this is the age of George W. Bush and his all-encompassing war on terror, the age of hyper paranoia in America where no doubt millions now believe that those long-haired dreadlocks wearing tree hugging gold bricking slackers responsible for posting these advertisements should be drawn and quartered in the town square, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and executed with extreme prejudice for scaring us all so. Sean and Pete fit perfectly into their conception of what's wrong with America.

No doubt many conservative minded Americans believe that the individuals who reported this "threat" be commended, perhaps even sanctified as modern-day heroes and receive a special presidential medal to be pinned upon their chest on the South lawn by the president himself, and be honored on the floor of the Senate and House for their contribution in the war on terror.  Thankfully I do not count myself among them.

Why didn't they? Did they think they had the right to place these private devices wherever they wanted? They had to know that billboards and other advertising devices are regulated.

The first device reported was at the Sullivan Square commuter rail station, near the suburb of Somerville, Wednesday morning. Wednesday afternoon, four other devices were reported -- near the Longfellow and Boston University bridges over the Charles, at New England Medical Center and near the intersection of Stuart and Columbus avenues in the city itself, and four more turned up over the course of the day.

The discovery of the light boards led state, local and federal authorities to close the Boston University and Longfellow Bridges and block boat traffic from the Charles River to Boston Harbor. In addition, the Pentagon said U.S. Northern Command was monitoring the situation from its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but said none of its units were dispatched to assist.

CNN Link.

While all of this was going on, why didn't these two guys run, not walk, to the nearest policeman and say, "Hey!! It's a marketing stunt!!" That they did not is damning.

The scare forced bomb units to scramble across Boston all day.

The real damaged here, ignoring the cost, is simply this:

Those who have attacked us, and want to do so again, got a free look at how the police responded. For them that is a priceless piece of information.

We have now placed a question mark in the minds of the police. From this point forward the thought that it might be a hoax will be in their minds. I wonder how many will be killed when it isn't a hoax?

We walk a fine line, trying to keep a civil and free society functioning while trying to protect the rights of everyone. I find it ironic that those who don't want to fight abroad, but want to depend on the skill of our investigators and police to protect us, now make light of what, at the very best, can be describe as a stupid and very harmful actions.

as well, the nimrods of the MSM, nearly breathless with an almost orgasmic excitement, creamed their jeans reporting on this potential "terrorist" non-event. thus proving that they are as big a bunch of boobs as the boston police.