10-05-18 Joe Bruno
Part 1: Ray is out today and Joe Bruno and Debi are holding up the fort. Joe starts out discussing Cloture and the Supreme Court vote. Joe mentions the people that have be arrested while protesting. Debi says she gets it if they are protesting because they don’t want a conservative holding that seat. Joe rebuts that it is dangerous the path that America is taking that nobody can get over the hurtle of an accusation because it is a he said/she said. They talk about the vote and whether it will pass and which Senators will vote yes.
Part 2: They talk about the protests against the vote. Joe talks about the “pop-up” course named “Engaged Citizenship” that would give credit to students that attend the bus protest to Sen. Collins office in Washington. Susan Feiner Ph.D., Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Economics, USM Office Location, 94 Bedford Street, Portland Campus, Phone (207) 780-4966 and her email is sffein@usm.maine.edu. University’s President Glenn Cummings, confirmed that the pop-up credit offering was “hastily arranged, without the knowledge of the Provost or myself.”
“As soon as the Provost and I were apprised of the course, we immediately pulled the one-credit offering. We also made sure that no USM monies were used for the trip,”.
Part 3: Joe wants to know if you or any one you know has ever taken one of Susan Feiner’s classes.
Part 4: Joe and Debi talk about the Gubernatorial Debate that WLOB held on Wednesday. The economy questions that were raised at the debate are discussed.
Part 5: Joe and Debi talk about baseball in this short segment.
Part 6: Joe is talking about the Gubernatorial race and how quiet this race. He is predicting that it is a Shawn Moody win. He also talks about bonds. The Democrat way is just to bond everything and pay the minimum payment. Joe and Debi both agree the mid-term elections are going to have a huge effect on our economy. They take a call from Wayne Parry and they talk about George Soros and his funding of a lot of the protestors attacking our Senators. Also discussed is the word credibility and how credible testimony is especially when there is a he said/she said.
Part 7: Joe and Debi talk about their plans for the day. Joe is headed to the golf course and talks about one of his many golf trips. He poses a question about Sen. Susan Collins vote and urges people to call in to discuss. He thinks that if she votes no, she will get boosted in her next election. They also talk about how we need to have a legislature that is run people that have a basic understanding of economics.