02-28-20 Joe Friday
Part 1: Ray and Joe Bruno are in the house starting off with baseball. The boys discuss the panic over the Coronavirus. The stock market is a good example of it’s working. Joe tells us how to kill germs. He is extremely frustrated with the politicization of any and everything that comes down the path. They discuss the common sense ways not to spread germs.
Part 2: Ray and Joe get into the immunization debate. Both are very adamant in their beliefs.
Part 3: Short segment with JJ Jeffrey, Ray and Joe Bruno talking about sports play by play announcers over the years.
Part 4: Ray and Joe welcome Shawn Moody. They talk about the weather, Spring and storms. Ray asks if anybody cares that the South Carolina primary is coming up. They discuss different scenarios. They talk about Bernie Sanders and his draw to the polls of the youth voters. They discuss the age of the young voters.
Part 5: State Senator Bill Diamond join the boys. He has been following the trial of the child abuser and murder of Larissa. Bill gives us an update with the judgement. Joe asks about her mental illness. Ray asks about this could be prevented. They all get in on the discussion. They talk about her husband and spousal abuse. The case/social worker that had worked the case. Ray asks about the case worker’s future. Bill says that it was/is a broken system. Joe says that they are afraid of being sued and that there needs to be a team to make the assessment.
Part 6: Ray, Bill Diamond, Joe Bruno and Mike Timmons welcome spokeswoman for President Trump, Gunnery Sargent Jessie Jane Duff. Ray asks her about the upcoming primaries. She compares Republicans to Democrats and their policies. Scocialism is widespread in the Democrat party and not one of the Dem Candidates will be able to stand next to President Trump on the debates stage. Sen. Diamond talks about the Bicentennial Parade that will be happening on May 16th. Joe explains a bill that is in front of the legislature that will help pharmacies. Joe uses insulin as an example of how cost gets dispersed and a bill that Sarah Gideon has put in. They stress that this is probably because of all of the hard work that Sen. Collins has put in on this issue. The boys talk about roads and bridges and the gas tax. Bill says that there is Federal money available thanks to Sen. Collins.
Part 7: Ray welcomes some of the vendors that will be at the New England Made Products and Gifts Show. It is a wholesale only show. Highlighted vendors this morning are James, Janice, Sharon, Kelts in studio and by phone Amy and Dodie. James McLaughlin represents 33 By Hand. He is the designer of beautiful leather accessories. Everything is done by hand, in Maine. Janice Sears, the new owner of Chart Metalworks, tells the audience how she came to purchase her new company. They have beautiful keepsakes and she hopes to expand her market by including wedding and graduation gifts. Next up is Sharon Herrick and her jewelry designs at Illuminated Me by Sharon Herrick, LLC. She and Ray discuss their mutual friends. She explains how she got into business and her history. She and Ray discuss her new line of spice jewelry. Kelts Gordon of Kennebunkport Sauce Company tells us about his many sauces and delicious Blueberry Bloody Mary Mix. Ray has sample several of the products and gives his seal of approval. On the line is Amy Perotti and Dodi Perkins of MOCO-My Organic Coco. They describe how they got into the business world. Dodie response with I am a hot chocolate drinker and was tired of all of the chemicals and sugar products. The ladies and Ray talk about Vermont. If you have a business and are looking for unique items for your store/shop come and visit them at the New England Made Show, March 14-16, 2020 in Portland, ME.