Chuck Turner As Modern-Day James Michael Curley?

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December 02, 2010

James M. Curley is honored with two statues near Faneuil Hall. (wallyg/Flickr)

Celebrating the Massachusetts Tercentenary. Left to right: Gen. Pershing, unknown, Calvin Coolidge, Gov. Frank G. Allen, James M. Curley, John D. Rockefeller, Abbott L. Lowell — Presdent Of Harvard (Boston Public Library/Flickr)

On Tuesday, as he was being voted off the Boston City Council, Chuck Turner compared himself to the famous — or infamous — Boston politician James Michael Curley, and to Curley's history of continuing to hold public office after being convicted and jailed.

We'll hear from the author of the definitive biography of the so-called "Rascal King" about how the comparison holds up, and where it falls apart.

Guest:

Jack Beatty, author, The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley

This segment aired on December 2, 2010.