05-15-20 Friday
Part 1: Ray Richardson and Joe Bruno discuss the state of the State of Maine…state budget, Sara Gideon, unemployment, MaineCare. Joe says that in order to get out of this mess, we are going to have to cut programs, but the ones in office will raise your taxes instead. Ray talks about the Maine Beacon and Maine’s People Alliance and their connection. Ray and Joe continue to discuss with real feelings of how Governor Mills and the Mills’ Administration is running our state. Ray says that the number of businesses that have closed are now up to 71 businesses and he stresses that’s only the ones that have contacted him.
Part 2: Ray and Joe are joined by Dr. John Herzog. Ray gives a preview of an upcoming guest and topic. They talk about Rock Row and Chick-Fil-A.
Part 3: Ray, Joe and the Doc talk about the cost of a Tesla (which is what Dr. Shah drives). Ray gives some introductions and Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque joins the boys. Joe asks him what is like to run a business and work for the government. He replied like “oil and water”. The boys talk about numbers and the letter that Jason sent to the Governor to get her to disperse the money that the Governor has gotten from the Feds. The boys call out the Legislature leadership to come back and take a seat at the decision table. Jason says that he doesn’t have a problem with a decision, it is the lack of decision that is a lack of leadership.
Part 4: Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and the boys talk about economics. They also talk about the correlation between economics and medical health issues in the lower economic population. They continue with Mills’ and Shah’s belief that only the physical health matters. They chat about the dead businesses and Jason stresses that all of the healths are intertwined. People can’t get physical health if they don’t have monetary health. That comes from working.
Part 5: Ray and the boys talk to Steve Smith is a Trial Lawyer with Lipman & Katz and is representing the group that has filed the Class Action Suit against the Governor to reopen businesses. They talk about some of the different businesses that have stood up and said enough. They talk about the collateral damage that is happening because all. You can find out more information about Standing Up For Maine by visiting their website.
Part 6: Ray, Dr. John and Joe discuss reopening the state and live music and some of the other things that allow for the pursuit of happiness.
Part 7: Ray has the giggles in the beginning of this segment because Joe teased him about the way he said refrigerator. Jenna Ellis, Senior Advisor to President Trump joins the boys and Ray asks her about where she is from and her parents and she replies that she gives her parents and grandmother all the credit for who she is and that she was homeschooled and communication was important. She talks about the softer side of President Trump and describes him meeting her parents. She wishes that the media would show more of that compassionate side of him. She talks about her faith and her mission. Ray explains the lawsuit to her and how it came about. She says that it is time for the citizens to stand up to the governors and be bold to reopen businesses.
Part 8: Ray reads a text and gives a preview of an upcoming discussion topic.
Part 9: Ray and the boys talk about the unemployment numbers. Joe says that if it wasn’t for the PPP he would have lost a lot of his employees because he would have had to lay them off. He says they are family and depend on him to provide for their families. Ray brings up Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and compares Florida to New York and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan. They take a call from Arthur Langley and they discuss what people can do to help. Now is the time to take a stand against the tyranny of the government. Ray says that everyone keeps asking what is he going to do, he says that he and a bunch of rag-tagged people have filed this class action suit, but they need help. He thanks Arthur for calling with his point so he could make his. Visit StandingUpForMaine.com to keep up with what’s going or to help with the movement.
Part 10: Ray and the boys talk about the people that have testified in front of Congress and Lied!! They talk about Ambassador Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch and her testimony during the impeachment trial for President Trump. The discussion leads to others like Schiff and Silent Sara Gideon. Dr. John is still taking new patients and for more information about Dr. John Herzog’s services or if you would like to set up an appointment, visit his website, Orthopedic Specialties or call, 1-207-781-9077, their office today.