Boston emerged from the hideous din of the Marathon bombing as Americaâ??s Hero City. â??Boston Strongâ? has become a favored slogan, while sportswear proclaiming â??Boston Strong â?? Wrong City to Mess Withâ? sells briskly. Page one of the Chicago Tribune sports section featured the logos of all the Boston major-league teams on a black background, with the words: â??We Are Chicago Red Sox, Chicago Celtics, Chicago Bruins, Chicago Patriots, Chicago Revolution.â? In the Bronx, Yankees fans â?? Yankee fans! â?? sang â??Sweet Carolineâ?, the anthem of the Red Sox, during the third inning of their game against the Diamondbacks.
The FCC imposed heavy fines on NBC and Fox when Bono and Nicole Richie used the F-word on live television. But after David Ortiz told the fans at Fenway Park, and the millions more watching on television, â??This is our fucking city, and nobodyâ??s going to dictate our freedomâ? â?? the FCC Chairman tweeted â??David Ortiz spoke from the heart at todayâ??s Red Sox game. I stand with Big Papi and the people of Boston.â?
The City of Boston deserves the nationâ??s respect. Its people weathered the crisis with courage and resilience. Its law enforcement personnel performed their duties with brave professionalism. There was a wonderful unity. For those of us who grew up in Boston during the anti-war 60s and 70s, the spectacle of college students thronging the streets to wave American flags and cheer policemen and soldiers was strangely marvelous.
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