With renewed public outrage, the attempt by disgraced former Democratic House Speaker Tom Finneran to win a presidential pardon for his felony perjury conviction has opened up a huge can of worms locally.
During a phone conversation with a local media person Friday afternoon, I asked why The Finne-felon doesn’t simply wait for Obama to take office to mount his campaign. Why would Bush, a Republican, feel compelled to help an entrenched Massachusetts Democrat?
The quite logical answer: given the nature of The Felon’s crime, lying about his racist gerrymandering scheme, a pardon could prove politically sensitive for the Obamist Regime. That’s why the race is on to get this done in the next ten days.
Meanwhile, fellow WRKO talker Howie Carr isn’t waiting for Bush’s response, if any: his latest Boston Herald column, published in Saturday’s editions, offers his strongest language yet. Calling Finneran a “maggot”, Howie’s truly unleashed here:
The Four Stooges said Felon Finneran has been “severely punished.” Really? He’s still making big money for his wretched radio show, which we call “Sweet Sixteen,” because that’s generally about where it finishes in the ratings. The Felon usually runs neck and neck with “The River,” and sometimes he even edges the Manchester N.H. soft-rock station. Sometimes. His show is so compelling it now goes off the air at 9 instead of 10, and they’re trying to prop him up with a co-host.
Finneran should be breakin’ rocks in the hot sun. He fought the law and the law won. Although I still remember the day he was “sentenced,” and how Judge Rick Stearns was almost apologizing for having to ask him the questions every convicted felon has to answer.
Are you on drugs this morning, wiseguy? You do know you can’t own a firearm anymore, maggot. But no, it was all “Mistah Speakah” this and “I know this is a silly question but . . .” I was there in the courtroom hoping to make a victim-impact statement. See, I was at the courthouse the day Felon Finneran told his string of incredible whoppers about his racist gerrymandering scheme in the city of Boston.
I was shocked, shocked, I tell you. I tried not to let it destroy my faith in the integrity of the Massachusetts Legislature. But I can’t get over it. Then last year, the Felon speculated to Gov. Patrick that I should be taken for a one-way ride in the trunk of the governor’s Coupe Deval.
Just out of curiosity, I looked up “maggot” and discovered that Howie’s actually being a bit too kind to the Felon. He might even owe the little guys an apology.
That’s because the worm-like insects actually have an important medical benefit for patients suffering from flesh wounds, particularly for those who no longer benefit from conventional antibiotics, as a result of resistance.
That’s maggots 1, The Felon 0.
What is his benefit to society? He’s spent his entire life taking what he can from us and giving back not a damn thing.
Nonetheless, I think this kind of Bostonian public battle is healthy. After the damage The Felon has done to Massachusetts taxpayers, ethnic minorities and governmental ethics, why shouldn’t it be payback time?
By contrast, in “nice” Seattle, local newspapers would be scolding us all for a lack of “civility” and imploring everyone involved to get back to traditional Scandinavian pursuits, such as making stinky lutefisk. There, political scores are settled through pathetic backstabbing, while in Boston, it’s a good old fashioned fistfight.
Of course, all of that “niceness” has both of their daily papers in even bigger trouble than ours. They have two boring broadsheets, while we are burdened with just one.
Finneran image: Boston Herald
That’s our Howie: bare knuckles journalist to the bitter end. You go, Paper Boy!
The original Celtic Frost was critical of Howie and even claimed to have insider information about Howie’s divorce which would cast him in a bad light.
Howie calls it as he sees it,,,,and in this case, he was being waaaaaay too kind and keep in mind folks, the felon is responsible for among other things the scumbag lawmakers getting a raise,,,this clown should be doing heavy duty jail time, instead, his butt is sitting on a beach somewhere in Hawaii………what a life………
Felon Finneran deserves every nasty word directed his pathetic way.
And Todd Feinburg, really, it’s time to consider a different job. Why would you ever agree to work with a convicted felon? Do you think Felon Finneran won’t screw you over (or did he already when he got the morning show job)?
Somewhere in suburban New York City I hope Scott Allen Miller is enjoying this story.
With apologies to Don Imus: “He called him a ‘maggot?’ Well, there you go.”
Can’t wait until Eagan and Braude take the bald bastard’s spot….zzzzz
Joe from Brighton wrote on January 10th, 2009 at 3:54 pm:
“Somewhere in suburban New York City I hope Scott Allen Miller is enjoying this story.
See this link: http://iamscotto.blogspot.com/
posting of 1/9/09.
Howie got beaten badly on this story by the Globe. While he wrote another boring column about legislative pay raises,the Globe ate his lunch on this story — that’s what drove the venom in the extra Saturday column he had to write. He was ticked that he and the Herald got beaten on the story and took it out on Finneran
There’s never a bad reason to take anything out on Felon Finneran.
Every time you pay a toll, your income taxes, sit in traffic on 93, remember, Felon Finneran either did nothing or just made it wor$e.
And he’s also a no-good, lying, SOB. (Memo to The Felon: I’m sick of hearing your spots on WRKO about your wrinkly hag of a wife.)
“Finneran” is the Gaelic translation of “Blagojevich”
Brian, Howie spelled it out as to why the Speaker is trying to get a pardon from Bush. The Speaker is friends with Celluci and Celluci is a friend of the Bush family and there is also the Any Card connectoin as well. Also, don’t forget, now is the time to get the pardon (when the President is leaving office).
Mega Therion – Eagan and Braude in the Felon’s spot would make one wish to have the Forum back. Did anyone hear Margery Eagan going on and on about the Vermont R-rated snowboard story? Talk about about a dull/non story. Yet, they devoted upwards of two hours to it (most likely the story was pushed by Margery as she goes for such crap). Then during the same segment, Margery – like a 12 year old Bevis and Butthead type – kept repeating the word “buttocks” over and over. Horrible radio….McPhee bad, Joe and Huggy bad.
I love Howie Carr, my bald-headed compatriot, even though he is a gay-baiter.
Naturally Scotto is against Finneran. Scotto (who had ratings even worse than Finneran, I think) is still stinging from his rejection by the J&J twins. Then Scotto groveled and got them to keep him on after they fired him since he pinky-swore not to badmouth ‘RKO during those weeks. J&J trusted him to do that because he was so “professional” (read: gutless). Staffer, can you compare Finneran v Scotto rating in the key demos for us?
Let’s put it this way Celtic, they both had/have a penchant for being rating losers.
At least Finneran had established corporate connections and then was able to bring some business to WRKO.
What about LeVeille? He attracted nursing home callers, building security guards and truckers. Very solid demo.
“At least Finneran had established corporate connections….” Boris, that’s the problem, isn’t it? If he worked half as hard for MA as he did for Finneran, he would be able to practice law today and continue to make megabucks on spoonfed clients.
I don’t listen to the felon, a minute or two here and there so please, tell me, what business did he bring to RKO?
Felon Finneran brought the likes of Warren Tolman to WRKO!
The Felon made it easier for the former state rep Rachel Kaprielian to make it on to the local airwaves (you’ll recall Rachel as the hack wife of the drunken driver caught on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton I don’t know how many times), and for that got to be Registrar of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
The Felon also propped up Governor Devoid Patrick, using him to threaten Howie Carr’s life on the air.
Felon Radio: two years in, and so much to talk about. What will the remainder of the contract bring us? Perhaps Bill Ayers could stop by Guest Street (note to mall security at the front desk) for an interview.
Oh, and let’s recall Rachel’s (now ex-?) husband used a loophole in the law to reduce his drunken driving arrests.
Registrar, would you care to comment on that on tomorrow’s Felon Finneran Forum?
Rachel Kaprilian is divorcing? I had not heard that. What is her hubby’s name? You know, the DUI king?
Rachel Kaprilian doesn’t know s#*t about transportation (apart from her ex husband’s issues). She doesn’t exactly work too hard at the Registry either (you heard it here first).
Warren Tolman is horrible horrible radio, couple him with that horrible Holly Robichaud, good God, all she does is whine, scream and interrupt, same as wendy, then comes mariellen, good god, can’t we find decent radio personalities,,,,RKO trying to prop up a horrible horrible host with even worse talent and oh yeah then there’s bob hedlund…..he can be just as whiney as the women on RKO!
Bob Hedlund is an example of why the Republican Party is so piss poor in Massachusetts.
Hedlund doesn’t even deserve to be considered a Schwarzenegger Republican.
He’s lower than Arnold.
Hedlund’s mammaries on a bull, as Howie would say.
Read it and weep: in the latest 25-54s acc to Jessica Heslam in the Herald, Howie is tied for #1 in afternoons. The Felon comes in 15th in his
time slot. (Syndie Imus comes in 10th over at TKK,
which just renewed Eagan and Braude–the duo
that the Empress and Hokey Wolfe have been
coveting)