If we can't viral-market cartoons, the terrorists win

In addition to the numerous spurious examples in which the electorate was protected from terrorists cited in the President’s State of the Union address, we can add yet another:

The city of Boston has been rescued from an onslaught of Mooninites, devilishly clever and sardonic rascals disguised as ’80s video-game icons who routinely terrorize the heroes, such as they are, of Adult Swim’s “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.�

CNN’s report, describing the characters as “outer-space delinquents who … greet passersby with a raised middle finger,� noted that the objects – which kind of looked more like those old “Lite Brite� toys than bombs – had been up for two to three weeks in 10 cities. Nonetheless, a statement issued by Boston’s mayor declared, "The coordinated response by all departments proves the system we have in place works."

An earlier story detailed the panic that gripped the city:

“The Coast Guard has closed the Charles River to all water traffic from the Museum of Science to the locks where the river flows into Boston Harbor because of the reports of bombs on several bridges, according to Chief Petty Officer Scott Carr.

“This afternoon, investigators found a device on the BU Bridge today "similar to the Sullivan Square" package that forced the closure this morning of northbound Interstate 93, said Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for state fire marshal Stephen Coan, whose office oversees the State police Bomb Squad.�

Can’t wait to see how the President will spin this one in next year’s SOTU.

And yet, billboards for the upcoming Eddie Murphy vehicle “Norbit� are allowed to frighten and appall motorists unfettered.