Ready For Radio Sal?

If only it were a joke, we could laugh about corrupt Massachusetts House Speaker Sal DiMasi (D as in Democrat- Cheese & Cannoli Town) and his near-certain upcoming talk radio gig.

But as the North End kingpin prepares to resign over his shady dealings, the joke’s on us. With yet another crooked Beacon Hill Democrat on the way out, voters still have an unhealthy love affair with his party and we’re all worse off as a result.

DiMasi’s modus operandi was simple: while lining one’s own pockets and rewarding pals, keep just enough of a left-wing base happy via goofy moonbat legislation in order to ensure continued political power. Seemingly copied by other corruptocrats elsewhere, that scheme worked well for a number of years.

And thanks to our weak, ineffectual Obama clone in the governor’s office, Sal has served as the Bay State’s de facto leader since 2007.

Eventually, however, the temptation to push one’s luck overcomes common sense and that’s where DiMasi finds himself today. After a period of rapid spending growth in the face of economic doldrums, he leaves behind a Commonwealth in a sad state of affairs.

Beyond the damage his crooked antics and warped political policies have caused here in Massachusetts, the sad reality is that he probably will be courted by one or more of our local talk radio stations and perhaps a newspaper or cable channel as well.

Thanks to The Felon on WRKO, The Other Felon in Providence and the accused child rapist (ex-WRKO) now hosting pretend talk shows behind bars at Rikers Island, the medium’s reputation locally has been tarnished. Other than to sabotage their own operations, I have no idea why local radio suits want any of these creeps.

Instead of moral convictions, these guys have felony convictions, or will soon enough. And yet, on the air, they don’t add entertainment value or generate ratings. It’s just amazingly crappy radio.

But WRKO’s resident non-felon (he got in the door before criminal activity became a job requirement) Howie Carr has already beaten me to this. From Monday’s Boston Herald:

Welcome to talk radio, Sal DiMasi.

I know, you haven’t officially resigned as speaker yet, but after Felons Flaherty and Finneran, we all know the drill. Where else can a shady House speaker driven from office in scandal hope to work?

Our radio station policy is, “If you’re indicted you’re invited.” Or, at the very least, a new host is required to have a fugitive warrant out on him, preferably for some really dastardly crime.

For you Sal, we make an exception. Your transactions have been so, well, innovative. Not our employees’ usual run-of-the-mill felonies – perjury, motor vehicle homicide while drunk, etc.

No, Sal, you have an, ahem, accountant. This accountant, an unregistered lobbyist, gives you a third mortgage on your condo – even Honest John Rogers never thought of that one! Then the accountant paid off the legal bills of your liquor-store-owning in-laws.

Wow! Nobody will ever pick up on that one, Sal.

But now the cops have the State House surrounded yet again. So come out with your hands up, Sal, and welcome to the exciting world of Boston talk radio, where it doesn’t matter how rotten your ratings are, you’ll still get paid big bucks. At least if you’re a disgraced, corrupt pol.

First we’ll need some publicity photos. Head-on and profile – it’ll be good practice for later, if you know what I mean. Then you’ll be needing a producer. Almost all of ours have been laid off. May I suggest a dear friend and client of yours: Vinny “the Animal” Ferrara. Is he in or out right now? I can never keep it straight.

So, will there be a bidding war? Will he generate the same one share achieved by the other crooks? When does he start? We’ll await word from DiMasi’s agent.

DiMasi image: Lisa Hornak, Boston Herald