05-18-20 Monday

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Part 1:  Ray Richardson is back on the mike. He talks about civil disobedience. Topics in this segment are the beautiful spring weather and people out and enjoying it, the Governor’s inept ability to run this state and Sara Gideon and Dr. Shah. Ray also brings up Rick Savage and the charges against him and the measures that Mills has gone through to keep Sunday River Brewery restaurant closed. Ray asks where are the massive outbreaks in Western Maine of Covid-19 since he opened his business.


Part 2:  Ray thanks his audience for listening and doing what they can to keep America safe and moving forward. He takes a call from the Lakes Regions about all of the cars with out-of-state licence plates and the unenforceable quarantine order.

Part 3:  Ray talks about the people that are out and about enjoying themselves. He brings up the media coverage of Florida and what they are doing to reopen the state compared to New York and how the media is covering the situation.

Part 4:  Ray welcomes Jay Baker with LegalShield. Jay explains what this service is and what they do. Jay gives a personal account about his horse farm and his needs for an employee during the Covid quarantine. He speaks to the costs of an attorney and how LegalShield can save you time and money. He also talks about some of the other areas that LegalShield can help such as collections and reopening hassles. Ray talks about his long term membership and reasons for being a member of LegalShield. For more information on LegalShield contact Jay Baker. Click on the link on the website and follow to his page. Jay stresses that he is not a lawyer, but through LegalShield you can find the right lawyer for the problem at hand.

Part 5:  Ray give a plug for LegalShield and a preview of the upcoming segment.

Part 6:  Ray plays a song from the Sacarrappa Boys. He describes the band and welcomes Lou & Maureen Mathieu. Lou explains a little about the history of the band and some of the other members.

Part 7:  Ray continues to compares Florida’s and New York’s population, statistics, Covid numbers, population age, amounts of metropolitan cities. This leads him to the media picking winners and losers and their coverage and belief of victims regarding Judge Kavanaugh and Joe Biden. He compares the cases including the witnesses and their testimony.

Part 8:  Ray talks about the license plate that is now in the studio. Ray plays a clip that sent him about Dr. Shah explaining how the Covid numbers are reported. National Committee Director of New England Communications, Nina McLaughlin joins Ray to talk about Presidential Candidate and Former Vice President Joe Biden’s Virtual Town Hall hosted by two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S. champion, Michelle Kwan. They talk about the problems they had. Ray and Nina talk about what the Trump campaign has done with their campaign. Ray brings up Silent Sara Gideon and the double standard that she has when Tara Reade has come forward.

Part 9:  Really short segment and Ray gives the call numbers for the Rowe Auto Group Studio, 207-775-1310 or 877-393-8255 and Dirigo Partners Text Line, 207-409-6172.

Part 10:  Ray talks about the charges against Rick Savage and the Governor opening up the court to hear her case against Rick for opening his business. Ray takes call call from Mike. He says that he attended his first protest on Saturday because he was serving his country during the war. Ray takes another call about Dr. “Fear” and the mistrust of government and that the Governor doesn’t trust the people of Maine. Ray says that he doesn’t recognize this Janet Mills that he has known for 20 years. He takes a call from Andy about what will happen if people move to another vacation spot and will not come back.

Part 11:  Ray talks about the targeted case against Rick Salvage owner of the Sunday River Brewery. Ray asks where is the science and evidence of the mass outbreak of Covid-19. He takes another call about Maine being a nanny state and we need to stop this path.

05-15-20 Friday

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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.

05-14-20 Thursday

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Part 1:  Ray Richardson talks about the General Flynn and how all of the roads are leading right to the Oval Office in October of 2017 while it was still occupied by President Obama. Ray plays a clip from Fox News’ Carlson Tucker’s show interview of Rick Savage of Sunday River Brewery interview. Rick joins Ray by phone to explain what will be happening at his restaurant in the near future. Rick says that there will be another rally on Saturday. They talk about Governor Mills’ inability to run a business. Ray talks about the Open Letter To Governor Mills on Maine Tourism video. They talk about all of the pet programs that Mills would like to fund, but she isn’t going to have the money to keep her promises because she’s killed all of the businesses that fund her.


Part 2:  Ray plays the video of the Open Letter To Governor Mills on Maine Tourism and Bob Witkowski discuss it and the tourism in Maine.

Part 3:  Ray gives the medical staff and personnel of Mercy Hospital on State Street in Portland a shout out. Dr. Paige Diamond from Texas and Nurse Carol represented the Emergency Department that took care of his mom yesterday. He welcomes News Center Maine‘s Pat Callaghan. They give props to the creative way that the technical department has made it work for all of their broadcasts. They talk about candidate forums. Ray and Pat discuss the test results of the Covid numbers from the Maine CDC and how it is being reported. Ray interviews Pat about Governor Mills’ revised reopen Maine plan to allow restaurants to open on May 18th, but her stay in place order remains in place.

Part 4:  Ray talks with David Ciullo, host of the HR PowerHour on WLOB Radio at 10am on Saturdays. He also owns Career Management Associates. They talk about the difficulty of navigating the Governor’s plan to reopen and the wishy-washy rules. There hasn’t been any real plan that a business can comply with and even then, the rules keep changing. Dave talks about how creative and resilient business owners are to be able to comply with the state mandates. David says that there are companies hiring. There are jobs, he also addresses the unemployment payment from the state.

Part 5:  Ray gives a quick preview to Ken Cianchette owner of Eric’s Church in Windham. Ray got a text asking if he thought he was helping by questioning the Governor at every turn. Ray says that he is stating the truth. He goes off on the credentials of Mills and Dr. Shah, the only person that she has deemed relevant to run the state.

Part 6:  Ray talks about Rowe Auto Group and support businesses that have the same beliefs that you do. Ray welcomes Ken Cianchette. He owns Eric’s Church in Windham. Ray describes this establishment. They discuss Rachel. Ray asks Ken what happened after they followed the Governor’s orders.

Part 7: Ray talks about small businesses and Covid. He is frustrated with the way that the Governor has gone after the small businesses of Maine. He continues with the media that doesn’t ask the tough questions in the “daily briefings”. The government isn’t reporting the true and accurate numbers, but nobody is calling them out on it. Ray mentions that civil court that has been shuttered, since March like everywhere else, but she is opening them up so she can go after Ken of Eric’s Church. Ray welcomes Pete McVety of McVety’s Hearth and Home. He is looking for people to work. He has three openings and that the construction companies need people. Pete explains his procedures that they are following to keep their customers and themselves safe and healthy. For more information email him at Pete@stovesofmaine.com.

Part 8:  Ray talks about Covid and the state of Maine and also about how small businesses are being given rules to follow, but they are so inconsistent that they can’t be followed. He calls out the Maine Legislature and their neglect of their responsibilities to their constituents. He says that they need to come back to Augusta and face the problems of the state together.

05-13-20 Wednesday

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Part 1:  Ray Richardson takes us back to October 2017 and walks the path right to President Obama. He starts with the charges against Gen. Flynn and the extreme and corrupt measures the anti-Trumpsters have taken to get him out of office.


Part 2:  Ray plays Stevie Wonders’ “Isn’t She Lovely” and dedicates it to his daughter, LelaMarie Richardson Griffith. He gives a quick line up of today’s guests.

Part 3:  Ray talks about Governor Janet Mills’ plan to reopen the state for business. Congressional District 2 Candidate and State Rep. Dale Crafts joins Ray. They talk about General Flynn’s case and Ray says that if he is elected that he needs to help clean up the swamp in Washington. Ray talks about the four S’s that the Democrats use to control. They talk about the rally that was held up in Augusta to protest Governor Mills’ draconian plan. They talk about the amount of deaths and the outbreak of new cases and Ray uses Rick Savage and his restaurant opening. For more information on Dale and his campaign visit his website:  DaleCraftsforCongress.com.

Part 4:  Ray talks about the lawsuit that was filed on Friday. He explains that the number of businesses that have closed because of the draconian measures that the Governor of Maine has handed down. Ray goes over the timeline of Maine’s outbreak of Covid-19 and Dr. Shah and the Governor not thinking about anything but the health. Our state has been shuttered for 60 days, yet the people that are in charge of the budget says that we will be in the black and will be okay. Ray brings up the rally and Rick Savage of Sunday River Brewery and asks where are the massive outbreaks of Covid-19. Ray reminds people that the hospitality industry had to send a video (click to watch video) to get her to come to the table to negotiate reopening terms. He also brings up her gentle opening of restaurants and retail, but has kept the Stay at Home order in place. Not one reporter has asked that question. He also brings up dental offices that have to stay shut, but a hair salon can be open.

Part 5:  Ray reads a post from Eric’s Church in Windham’s Facebook page.

Part 6:  Ray gives a huge thank you to a caller during the break. Steve Abbott joins Ray. He is Sen. Susan Collins’ Campaign Manager. They talk about what Sen. Collins has been doing during this pandemic to help the small businesses and the people of Maine. They talk about Susan’s opponent, Sara Gideon, and what she has done to help the state of Maine in her current position that she has basically abandoned to campaign. They talk about Chuck Schumer, the negative ads and media that have been running just so he can continue to have power. They briefly chat about when Ray and the Senator were not seeing eye to eye. Ray explains what reminded him of why he supported her the first time she ran for office. Ray asks Steve what will this campaign look like compared to past campaigns. For more information on Senator Collins accomplishments visit: Collins.Senate.gov or to get involved in her campaign, SusanCollins.com.

Part 7:  Ray reminds people of the values that Wally Camp and Rowe Ford have and if you are looking for a new or used car, look no further than Rowe Auto Group. Ray talks about California’s election process. California and Wisconsin both had elections yesterday. Ray takes a call from Andy asking about how the restaurant industry and guidelines could possibly work with their costs going up and the intake going down. They also chat about State Senator Bill Diamond. Ray takes another call and it is Arthur Langley. They discuss the profit margin in the restaurant business and Ray expands on what Governor Mills’ plan is to kill businesses. Unfortunately the call is dropped. Ray continues with how Janet Mills wants to remake the State of Maine into a socialist state. Gordon Draper calls in about a conspiracy to keep the economy so bad that it will make President Trump look bad and not get re-elected.

Part 8:  Ray plays the video from the different industries of Maine pleading with the Governor to reopen safely. Arthur calls back to continue his thoughts.