01-08-25 Wednesday
Segments 1-2: Ray Richardson opens up with the wild fires that are out of control in California, and then gets into Pres. Elect Trump’s speech about his plans once he is sworn it to office.
Segments 3-4: Ray continues with Trump’s speech topic of NATO and making all parties pay their fair share. He plays a clip of yesterday’s speech that Trump gave about NATO and the Panama Canal. He switches to the Maine budget and lack of fiscal responsibility, the taxes that have been imposed with no plan, other one-time money that has been squandered.
Segments 5-6: Ray starts with more of Trump’s speech from yesterday. Gunny Mike Hall joins and they discuss the final days in office of Pres. Biden and the landmines that he is leaving, including the Guantánamo terrorist detainees to be released, and more. Ray plays more of Trump’s speech.
Segments 7-8: Sophia Pride (Falmouth High School Senior) joins Ray and Dee Dee and they talk about her college applications and where she is thinking of applying. Steve Robinson (Editor-in-Chief of The Maine Wire) joins by phone and they talk about some of the news items that they are following including the closing of restaurants, the Press Herald, the illegal and China held marijuana grows, Maine’s DHHS system and lack of urgency in fixing the oversight of children, The Edgecomb homicide that is linked to a Chinese gang’s black market cannabis facility in Turner.
Segments 9-10: Peter Bolduc (Rock Mountain Ministries) joins Ray, Dee Dee, and Sophia in studio with books in hand for Ray to sign. The discussion starts with Steve Robinson and his resume. Peter shares his optimism with the direction of our country is heading. Biden’s last ditch efforts to leave his mark by banning gas heaters, releasing some of the Gitmo prisoners, and banning cigarettes which brings a discussion about marijuana.
Segments 11-12: Alf Anderson (AARP Maine‘s Associate State Director for Advocacy and Outreach) join Ray to discuss AARP Maine’s 2025 Legislative agenda including strengthening caregiver support resources in Maine, as well as fair and affordable utility rates. Peter shares the mission of Rock Mountain Ministries and that they are looking for jobs to keep the men busy and have purpose.
Segments 13-14: Steve Gruber (Nationally Syndicated host of The Steve Gruber Show) join Ray and they discuss the fires in California. The boys compare Michigan’s and Maine’s governments and how the states are being run.
Segment 15: Ray and Dee Dee welcome their cousin, Dr. Jim Garlow (Founder and CEO of Well Versed, a ministry to Members of Congress, Ambassadors at the United Nations in New York City, Author of 21 books) and they discuss some of the trends in the world, people buying more Bibles, events happening in Washington – Inauguration Praise and Prayer Convocation on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2pm – Click here to register – cost if free. The other event is National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance happening on Feb. 5, 2025 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC.
Segment 16: He takes calls.