James Michael Curley
Mattie is back in the mayors seat and presents the crew with Boston's own James Michael Curley. From his humble beginnings working his way through the city's nascent Tammany-esque political machine all the way through FOUR nonconsecutive terms as mayor over the course of 30+ years. Hold onto your shillelagh-proof hat: we've found a guy.
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Extremely late to the party and maybe this wasn't in the wikipedia article at the time but there was a real miss here in the popular culture section: > Curley was the inspiration for the protagonist Frank Skeffington in the 1956 novel The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor and the John Ford film of the same name. Curley initially considered legal action but changed his mind upon meeting O'Connor. He told O'Connor he enjoyed the book, the passage he enjoyed most being "the part where I die." He did successfully sue the film's producers.
Also I feel like this is what it's going to be like in 40 years to talk about Trump. "And then he ran for a 3rd term as vice president, murdered his running mate immediately after they were sworn in to cheers from the crowds then ran yet a 5th time from the hospital. This time, after winning handily on his promise to 'shit on everyone you hate,' he tried to shoot his running mate but was unable to aim straight and was forced to finish out his vice presidential term after 3 non consecutive terms of being president. The day of his passing was made a national holiday we now know as Riddims where the city of New York has its annual 'Immigrant Chase' where immigrant children chase government officials and when caught must produce a present for them. It was shortened from the original "We're Finally Rid of Him" Day where people were encouraged to fulfill his final campaign promise on his grave. His grave is now a national memorial below the Trump Arch and surrounded by 50 gold statues of himself each doing the traditional "Trump Salute" (a raised middle finger) toward each of the state flags. A 51st statue was planned for Canada but political pressure from Canadian Parliament shut down the addition. The yearly Trump Salute is attended by his Great Grandson Donald Jr Jr Jr where each attendee is encouraged to do the Trump Salute to each flag, the order of which follows the order he invaded each state with CBP. Detractors say we should not celebrate this man but others say it keeps the dumbasses busy.
We are Charlie Quirk
#AlwaysBeRunning
I'm so Disco Elysium pilled my brain instantly when to a very different P-Jacket.
Season 13?!
I looked up a Corsa, and that just looks like a sensible car? A bit ostentatious if anything?
James Michael Curley may be the only mayor in history to have inspired a ska song (The Rascal King by Mighty Mighty Bosstones), at least until I finish penning my brassy, upbeat elegy for Rob Ford.
I think 2 part episodes are fine tbh, but maybe I'm biased being a patron
Stancil’s whole theory of politics really is just chart-based Mugwump Tammany lmao. That kind of coherence is why it’s so effective
Star Faithful is the 1910s Boston version of Wow Platinum
Oh hell yes the most Boston man to ever Boston
Hey I hope you guys have heard about the mayor who got hunted down (and killed) by his own police force recently. Excerpt from an article about it: “The pursuit was not related to any laws being broken. The pursuit was taking place in an effort to protect the well-being of Mr. Garner,” the coroner said, adding that more information will be released in the coming days. //end of excerpt// Coincidentally this happened days after the entire police force resigned over 'harassment from a town council member'. probably completely unrelated!! /s
also, really fun episode, love peering into the kaleidoscope of weird guys in every city
pinkpill the motherfucker
As someone who's never heard of a shillelagh, I had a great time hearing that word and searching for "chelele" and "shalayly" to have any idea what the fuck the joke was lmao
Can't wait for the live show which will end up being a Riley forcefemming
the joke of a "second rico act where they reinstall the mafia but it's run by the federal government" honestly just sounds like the next decade of US politics lol
It could be fun to make an episode about Olaf Scholz, he was, before becoming German chancellor, the mayor of Hamburg, but because Hamburg is city state that means that he thereby was also the head of one of the 16 german states. He did some police and financial stuff that can be talked about quite a lot
My wife refuses to admit you as Real Mayoralologists until you discuss the Chicago Daleys... She has book recs if you need them, lol.
"Much like a cookie, I predict the next episode will be on mayor Tom Menino, and the results will be delicious for No Gods No Mayors fans."
how many mayors do we think have ska songs about them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NxMlG3M40k
The AOH are *the* Irish org in the US. They had been responsible for the NY st Patrick’s day parade organization until the controversy behind them banning the Irish Lesbians and Gays from marching in 1991- (and prevented them from doing so until 2014). This saga will be a big part of the **David Dinkins** episode, who marched with ILGO in 91 and boycotted the parade in 92
Yeah Boston baybeeee we got the best mayors the best awful transport wooooo
nickleson nodding for ever more esoteric mayors
Final thoughts on an amazing ep: 1. What a beautiful way to learn who Hynes Convention Center was named after 2. When hearing Curly’s funeral set a size record it reminded me Teddy Kennedy’s Funeral Mass was in Boston so that’s saying something 3. I have to ask my Boston Irish cousins if anyone’s seen the #5 plate bc I personally have not!
Oh and speaking of Hynes being “sashed” I really hope there’s an ep coming on good ol’ “I was about to quit politics” Dianne Feinstein
mayor mcpie day episode
I keep envisioning this character dressed as a bottle of Duff beer and saying, “Curly only looks out for one guy: Curly”
truly the mayor-est to ever mayor it
Infamous Irish trans woman street gang made up exclusively of Liliths: Lilith the Hat, Small Lilith, Lilith the Cat-Ears...
Lillith Itou, and this tag-along named Esther or Ellen or something
it must be killing riley to sit through all this mafia talk without saying ‘duhhh… gah bah gool’