William Bulger
Educator and former President of the Massachusetts SenateWikipedia
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Sep 16, 2026
Howie CarrHOST
So far in tw- in 2026, 60 Minutes is tracking toward its lowest-rated year of the 21st century, averaging 7.6 million viewers.
Howie CarrHOST
[losing horn] You know, when I wrote The Brothers Bulger 20 years ago, I got, I, I got the numbers when they did the thing on Billy Bulger at the Saint Patrick's Day breakfast.
Howie CarrHOST
This was in like, I don't know, 19... m- mid, mid-1990s, early, maybe even the early 1990s.
Howie CarrHOST
They had 22 million viewers.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
Listen to this.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
Somebody's texted in to say, "I lived with Senator William Bulger," that's the, uh, uh, Billy, the brother, uh, "back in the summer of 1988, and many a barbecue was joined by James Bulger.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
Uh, at 14, I was unaware who he was, but he was always a very pleasant guy.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
He would arrive with a sack load of lobsters."
John FardyHOST
Listen to this.
John FardyHOST
Somebody's texting in to say, I lived with Senator William Bulger, that's Billy the brother, back in the summer of 1988, and many a barbecue was joined by James Bulger at 14.
John FardyHOST
I was unaware who he was, but he was always a very pleasant guy.
John FardyHOST
He would arrive with a sack load of lobsters.
Howie CarrHOST
And the other one's...
Howie CarrHOST
Someone says Billy Bulger.
Howie CarrHOST
Billy Bulger was long gone by the time he got, uh, got in, 2013.
Howie CarrHOST
Billy Bulger hadn't even been president of UMass for 10 years after that.
Howie CarrHOST
I don't know who got him on, but it's a good question.
Howie CarrHOST
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speaker_5UNKNOWN
But nevertheless, I ran it faster than the Boston Marathon, though I can't remember the time.
Howie CarrHOST
Yeah, that's what Billy Bulger used to say about Kerry.
Howie CarrHOST
He's only Irish every sixth year.
Howie CarrHOST
Yeah, he only comes back to the state every sixth year, kinda like, uh, kinda like Mr. Frosty, Ed Markey.
Howie CarrHOST
You know, I mean, they...
Howie CarrHOST
This is more of a dictatorship than it was when Billy Bulger was the Senate president.
J.D.AUDIENCE
Well, do I have time for one quick question that maybe you can answer? Sure.
J.D.AUDIENCE
Do you know everything? Go ahead.
Noreen LGUEST
And as a matter of fact, some of you may know something about some of the family members that my father...
Noreen LGUEST
My father ran against Billy Bulger in his very first, this is a true story, Billy Bulger in his very first political run.
Noreen LGUEST
So there's my dad and Billy Bulger.
Noreen LGUEST
And the brother Whitey.
Noreen LGUEST
Yeah, okay.
Howie CarrHOST
Yeah, that was an old joke at the breakfast in South Boston.
Howie CarrHOST
Billy Bulger would always say, when I was first running for office, my slogan was, give a young man a chance.
Howie CarrHOST
Now my slogan is there is no substitute for experience.
Howie CarrHOST
But when you've just been Ed Markey in an empty suit for a half century, experience means diddly squat.