Did Finnerman call Howie a faggot? No? Then what's the big deal? Murder is jokingly threatened all the time.
Finnerman, Finneran, whatever.
Great point!
Right. And at least he didn't call Howie a "fat lesbian" -- them are firin' words!
Except Finneran is a convicted felon who is prohibited from committing another crime during his parole.
I don't know if you are aware how many dead bodies that we know about are attributable to Whitey Bulger, whose brother Billy, ran the state legislature. And the state. And if I recall correctly, Finneran has ties to Billy. And Deval Patrick made sure to meet with Billy before the election.
Howie knows the local political crime scene better than anyone. He's in a good position to make a case.
If you knew the history of Massachusetts and knew Howie's roll in exposing it and keeping it in the limelight you would be saying that.
Here's just a tiny hint of what I'm taking about...the brother of the former Majority Leader of the Massachusetts is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List and is believed to have killed scores of people.
If you want details,read Howie's book "The Brothers Bulger".It will send chills down your spine.
Oh,and BTW,Finneran was the Speaker of the Massachusetts House while Bulger was Senate Majority Leader. They were,you might say,"thick as thieves".