“In what looked more like an post-game celebration following a Boston Celtics NBA championship, or a Red Sox World Series victory – major media reported the communal outpouring of national pride where resident could be seen with painted faces, brandishing American flags, and heard shouting ‘USA, USA’. How did Friday become such a huge ‘patriotic moment’ for the people of Boston? Was this some kind of victory for America? ‘The Situation Room’, in typical Hollywood fashion, informed the people of New England that they ‘owed a debt of gratitude to federal and local law enforcement officers and officials’.”
