Part 1:  Ray plays a long clip of President Trump’s speech from last night about the Coronavirus and the impact it will have on America. Ray is frustrated with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer response.  President Trump has gotten ahead of the spread and taken precautionary measures long before other countries, they criticized him for that, now they are criticizing him for not doing enough. Trump has appointed VP Pence to lead the government’s Coronavirus Response. Trump said that he’s willing to accept however much Congress deems appropriate to spend on combatting the coronavirus. The administration had asked for $2.5 billion, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer countered with a proposal of $8.5 billion.

Part 2:  Ray talks about the weather and how hard it is raining and to please be careful. He gives a traffic situation in Westbrook to watch out for. Gordan Draper calls in to chat.

Part 3:  Ray wants you to know about a bill that the Maine Legislature believes is so important that they put it into the Emergency Session. Ray explains what a Emergency Session means. They are proposing to take up valuable time on the wording of the breastfeeding bill. They plan on changing it to include everyone. Ray is really confused because to his knowledge only women can breastfeed.

Part 4:  Ray talks about a hearing order for new legislation in Boston about parking tickets and paying them based on income. Ray says that the government only sees its citizens as a number. He talks about volatile nature of the vaccination debate. Ray takes a call and the caller tells Ray about his visit to Florida and his first time going to a Cracker Barrel. They chat about vaccination. Ray reminds people when the refugees came to Maine over the summer and he asked the question about whether or not they were properly immunized…the left was all over him and called him a racist.

Part 5:  Ray plays a clip from Vice President Mike Pence as he announced his plans for battling the coronavirus that is spreading throughout the world. Ray commentates after playing it about the left saying that Pence sounded panicked. Ray asks if the clip he played sounded that way to y’all.

Part 6:  Ray is so frustrated about the priorities of the Collective in Augusta Maine. He reads a story about their new “idea” for handling Central Maine Power. He talks about the roads and bridges and the rest of the infrastructure and how it is an abomination the way money goes out faster than it comes in. Ray is on a roll today…..he calls out Seth Berry and his idea to create a state power company. Ray questions what is Seth’s expertise in this field. He goes back to Governor Mills’ leadership and how radical she is. Ray takes a call about the Bucksport Mill. The caller talks about towns that depend on business to succeed and government subsidized housing.

Part 7:  Ray talks about the Democratic Presidential Candidates and the predicting polls. Super Tuesday is just around the corner and Ray speculates how the numbers will fall. He throws in that Maine will have the Peoples’ Veto on Immunization on Tuesday’s ballot and how important it is to vote Yes on 1! He reminds us about the 1968 Democratic Convention and race and how divisive it was. He theorizes what would happen if Michelle Obama were to throw her name into the hat if it ended up as a brokered ticket. Ray says that he would love to see a President Obama and President Trump debate. What will happen if Bernie is denied the nomination again?

Part 8:  Ray brings up the Coronavirus and the threats. Vice President Pence and Pres. Trump spoke last night about their plans to combat this treat. They say that we need to be vigilant and take precautions but not panic. The flu has actually killed more people than the latest threat of the Coronavirus. Ray brings up Pelosi and Schumer’s reactions to their speeches.

Part 9:  Peter McFarland joins Ray to discuss golf. Ray plays a clip of Tiger Woods playing in the Masters. The boys talk about the 10th green at Augusta National Golf Course. Peter announces the dates for the Portland Golf Expo that will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay on March 7th & 8th. With all paid admission, receive 5 rounds of golf courtesy of Hidden Meadows, Riverside, The Meadows, Dunegrass and new this year, your choice of a round at any of Resurrection Golf’s four courses – Bath, Old Marsh, Penobscot Valley and Highland Green! There will also be raffles and there will be 10 minute golf lessons.

Part 10:  Ray re-states the highlights of the Portland Golf Expo. It will be held on Saturday March 7th, 9am-4pm – Sunday March 8th 9am-2pm at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.

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