11-21-19 Thursday’s Thoughts
Part 1: Ray sets up the clip of US Ambassador to Ukraine Gordon Sondland’s yesterday testimony where he said that there was a quid pro quo for Ukraine to announce investigations. Ray comments on the clip. Ray fast forwards to Rep. Micheal Turner’s questioning of Sondland, where Sondland admits that he didn’t get any direct directive from anyone, but “assumed” there was. Ray comments again and then plays a clip of President Trump’s response regarding Ambassador Sondland’ testimony.
Part 2: Ray reiterates his thoughts from the previous segment. Bob Witkowski of Visit Portland joins us in studio even though he doesn’t get a chance to speak in this short segment.
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Part 3: Ray and Bob talk a little more about the difference between truth and implication in the media.
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Part 4: Ray welcomes Mayor David Rubin by phone. He is a former mayor of Shiloh, Israel – in the region of Samaria, which together with Judea, is known to much of the world as the West Bank. He talks his book “Trump and The Jews,” the President’s efforts for the Jewish community. They talk about the conflict between Israel and the Arabs. Ray asks him about US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement from earlier this week. Mayor Rubin gives a history of Israel and how Palestinians came to be known. Ray asks him about President Trump’s promises to Israel including moving the capital.
Part 5: Ray and Bob talk about quid pro quo. Bob gives an example/analogy he gave to a friend. Unfortunately, the clock made it a really short segment and he didn’t get to finish his thoughts.
Part 6: Ray plays the theme to Frozen, Let It Go. They talk about Idina Menzel and her stage presents and voice. This leads to a discussion about family traditions and what is truly important.
Part 7: Ray talk about some of the texts he has gotten. Bob agrees that the people that don’t like Trump aren’t interested in the truth, they have already made up their minds without listening to both sides or hearing actual truth. Ray plays a clip from Ambassador Sondland’s testimony. The bottom line to everything is the number 67.
Part 8: Ray and Bob take a call from Tony Bessey about presumption of innocence. He wants to make sure that people need to remember that if they can do this to the President of the United States, they can set precedence and it can happen to you. Ray brings up Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the lies that were told and the presumption of innocence is on the line. Bob brings up the Senate hearing derived from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s hunt for communists in US back in 1954 and McCarthyism. Ray says that the hard left have no heart and will tell any lie to get their way. The boys take another call.
Part 9: Bob asks about Impeachment and Clinton’s Impeachment. Ray explains his thoughts on Clinton’s and Johnson’s Impeachment. Ray explains Trump’s Impeachment Inquiry. He gets wound up because of the corruption in Washington.
Part 10: Ray welcomes News Center Maine’s Pat Callaghan. They chat about the Doobie Brothers for a minute. The boys get serious, Pat describes the work that Honor Flight Maine does. It is NewsCenterMaine ~ Honor Flight Maine Telethon Day!
Please call in a pledge and help us send Maine’s Veterans to their National Memorials! Call: 1-855-875-4328 Portland and Bangor studios! They talk about the soldiers especially the WWII, Korean and Vietnam conflicts/wars that have sacrificed to keep the American ideals alive.
Part 11: Pat Callaghan and Ray talk about Bill Green. His last show will be aired tomorrow. They talk about the longevity of the media in Maine and how unique it is and special to have. They quickly get into the Impeachment Hearing and Sondland’s testimony.