02-27-20 Thursday’s Thinking

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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.

02-26-20 Wild Wednesday

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Part 1:  Ray plays some of the highlights from last night’s train wreck, the Democratic Debate in South Carolina. Ray talks about some of the comments that were able to be distinguished. He got onto the way the Democrats in office as a collective don’t listen anyone that doesn’t agree with their opinion. He uses the grassroots effort of Maine’s Yes on One group as an example! He talks about the personal attacks from the government on the people and professionals that disagree with this new law. Ray brings up that the Governor is more concerned about laws that won’t make a difference on climate change, instead of fixing things that can be, like our roads and bridges. Ray really lambaste the “tolerant” left because of the personal attacks on the non-political people that have stood up to the government. There is not “big” money in this group. Just a common cause.


Part 2:  Ray, David Jones and JJ Jeffrey are in the studio. Ray brings up the newest thing Gov. Mills wants to change. Breastfeeding genders.

Part 3:  Ray and David welcome Dr. Kelly, Dr. Sara and Cara of the Yes on One! Ray and the panel talk about their TV appearance. Ray tells the audience about the opponents leader, Brownie Carson and his past affiliations. The panel discuss their purpose and Dr. Kelly describes a Chiropractor’s role, not as a PCP(one of the lies that have been told), but as a personal liberty. Ray is really frustrated with the way the other side has been personally attack and try to take away their livelihood. Ray explains the way hearings in the Maine Legislation works. He stresses that this is a slippery slope and how it works in California and will be coming to Maine…give it time. He also is enraged by what has happened to Dr. Warren Lain, who does so much for the community and is a outstanding person. Dr. Kelly talks about how the signs have been destroyed even though it is against the law.

Part 4:  Ray plays a statement from Maine Rep. Nate Wadsworth regarding Yes on One. Cara reads a quote from Dr. Laura Blaisdell, a Yarmouth pediatrician. Ray makes a sassy comment.

Part 5:  Ray explains how voting on this question works because it is confusing. Ray gives a story that he had received about almost loosing their child. He talks about the differences between America and Stalinist Russia by using a car as an example. They talk about some of the side effects and testing for allergies that could save lives, but aren’t being utilized. Ray brings up that the same people that mandate you vaccinate your children and took away your Freedom of choice are the same people that during an emergency session of the Maine Legislature are changing the wording of who can breastfeed in public. They are planning on changing women to persons.

Part 6:  Ray plays a clip from the movie Braveheart. Ray compares what is happening with the immunization issue to tyranny. David reminds people that Dr. Sid Sewall, a Waterville pediatrician, and Dr. Laura Blaisdell, a Yarmouth pediatrician, don’t want the government to tell them what they can do with their patients, but they don’t seem to have a problem with the government telling parents what to do with their children.

Part 7:  Ray responds to the question about why he doesn’t have the No on One crowd on his show. Ray reminds people that he and Joe Bruno, a pharmacist and owner of Community Pharmacy, debated this issue on Friday and all of the media and big money have gone to the No on One campaign. He is giving balance where they aren’t getting it elsewhere. David Jones puts on his Broker Hat as he talks about what it means to be a good real estate agent. Ray and David talk about the experience in all of the aspects of purchasing a property. There are a lot of moving parts:  mortgage company, buyers, sellers, title company, home inspection, and coordinating all of the puzzle pieces to navigate. The client is FO Bailey Real Estate‘s number one priority. David says that commercial property is a great investment. Ray brings up his son, Conner that hs his license at FO Bailey. Then, he quotes his Father-in-Law, Tom Grizzard, about his philosophy on property.

Part 8:  Ray gives the reigns to David as he lists off some of FO Bailey’s Listings. He has land, commercial, residential, subdivision, single family, multi-family, investment properties. FO Bailey Real Estate has something for everyone. For more information contact David so you can form a working relationship. David’s contact information is office: 207-781-1111, cell: 207-650-3455 or email: info@fobailey.com.

Part 9:  Ray welcomes Fahad Nazer, Official Spokesperson for The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. Fahad and Ray discuss how Saudi Arabia and America can work together and some of the programs that Saudi Arabia has put into place to become more current with the times. Fahad points out that Her Royal Highness Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed Ambassador to the United States and that she is the first woman Ambassador. Mr. Nazer stresses that people are people no matter where they are in the world.

02-25-20 Trump Tuesday

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Part 1:  Ray starts off talking about the Beatles and their music. Then he gives a shout out to Rowe Ford Auto Group and names off some of the great people that make Rowe Great. He starts with how he watches MSNBC quite a bit and he finds it comical. He ties this segment into a nice little bow bringing back how the Beatles song I am the Walrus is just a bunch of words with not meaning and the left media coverage is about the same.


Part 2:  Ray talks about the Superior Court Justices and Trump. Ray states that there isn’t a Constitutional mandate to take in a predetermined amount of immigrants. Then, gets into the left leaning justice system and the lack of impartiality that they have. He brings up President Trump’s suggestion that Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should recuse themselves from cases involving him or his administration after Sotomayor criticized some of her fellow justices for repeatedly ruling in favor of the president. Ray is against them recusing themselves.  He explains why he feels the way he does.

Part 3:  Ray and David Jones discuss The Beatles and each member. Ray’s favorite is Sir Paul McCartney. They talk about John Lennon and how he was actually a Republican and supported Nixon.

Part 4:  Ray and David welcome Suzanne Proulx, K-12 Director of Music and some of the Westbrook High School Chamber Singers. They would like to invite you to join them on Feb 29th from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at the Westbrook Middle School to the Opus One Swing-O-Rama and Auction. The money raised benefits the Westbrook High School Chamber Singers and their upcoming 4 day jam packed Spring vacation trip to Chicago. They need to raise $700 per person. They sing a couple of songs. For More Information you can find them on Facebook or call 207-318-6637.

Part 5:  Ray and David are joined by Derek, Gause. He is in the Army National Guard (10 years in and a lifer) and Dr. Jay Allen a retired Col. and he is running for Congress in Maine Congressional District 1. Ray asks him what made him decide to run for office. He is running unopposed and because he is tired of the do-nothing status quo, he stepped up.

Part 6:  Ray reintroduces everyone. David Jones, Derek Gause, a new member to the panel, and Dr. Jay Allen. Dr. Allen restates his resume and some of the places he was stationed. The boys talk about Moody’s Diner. Ray asks him what made him decide to run for office. He is running unopposed and because he is tired of the do-nothing status quo, he stepped up. He gives a couple of his issues on his platform…first and foremost is healthcare for all is not a good idea. They discuss the Question 1 debate. Dr. Allen, like everyone else in the studio, are not against vaccinations, but are against the new law that takes away all choice from parents. Dr. Allen talks about how difficult it is to get an exemption from vaccinations. They use HPV vaccine as an example. Jay sees this as a patient and parental rights question. Ray tells a story of his daughter and the fight with Doctors on how to treat her. Dr. Allen explains there are downsides to these vaccines and that there is a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database that is not being utilized to the full extent. So we don’t truly know what the truth of adverse reactions are.

Part 7:  Ray reintroduces the panel. David Jones, Derek Gause and Dr. Jay Allen. He gives a quick overview of his platform and tells people how they can help and get involved with his campaign. For more information on his platform or to support Dr. Allen to defeat Chellie Pingree, visit his Facebook page or his website, JayAllenForCongress.com.

Part 8:  Ray, Derek and David talk about guns and gun control. David describes how he raised his kids and the gun safety courses that his kids have taken so that they would be a responsible gun handler. Derek talks about how mass shootings aren’t cause by the guns. They are caused by the shooters. Ray stresses that background checks don’t work because they don’t enforce it and mandated reporters don’t report. They take a call from Arthur Langley about mental health and the system.

Part 9:  Ray, David and Derek talk about Covfefe Coffee and Gifts. David says that he wants to open one in Monument Square in Portland (the most liberal area of Portland). Derek describes his outfit and how he would be supportive. Ray talks about the left wanting to tell people what and how to live. The right just want to have the Freedom to live their best life, without the government telling them what they can and can’t do. David talks about the people that have never held a weapon. He talks about the Maine Conservation Camp and the gun safety course that both of his girls took. They talk about the people that are anti-gun are afraid of guns, because they don’t know about them. They get to Adam Sandler and the movie Happy Gilmore. Derek makes the great point that it isn’t the gun that kills, it is a person holding the gun that is responsible. Ray brings up background checks that doesn’t contain accurate information. Ray takes a call about the gun situation and mental illness. The caller describes the history of mental illness and how the medical facilities have been removed and so now there is a void and many end up in jail for a lack of anywhere else to put them. Ray quoted Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce.

Part 10:  Ray and the boys talk about the Groundhog predicting Spring. This leads to how you can read Sports Illustrated to an animal or baby and they don’t know, they just respond to the soothing sound of your voice. Ray asks Derek about going out in public as a young person especially in tight quarters and the coronavirus or flu? They talk about how it seems people feel like it is someone’s right to come out and work or socialize if you are sick. They get to how media has brought the coronavirus up to a racism issue. They end up with Gone with the Wind, slavery and racism. Derek stresses that his parents raised him to be a free thinker. Derek quotes Morgan Freeman. David brings up that Obama was the Divider-in-Chief. Before he was in office, there wasn’t a color barrier like there is now. Ray brings up his friend Reggie Washby and tells a Reggie story.

02-24-20 Monday

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Part 1:  Ray plays a clip from President Trump’s trip to India. Ray commentates that most of the media have not covered this trip. Ray talks about Bernie Sanders’ ability to draw a crowd and how the media pretends to be journalists.


Part 2:  Ray welcomes Meris Bickford of the Maine State Society of the Protection of Animals. She is here to remind people it’s time to celebrate the 1st birthday of Windy River. He was born on the farm. She invites everyone to join them at the Society’s River Road farm for party games and activities, a performance by the birthday boy with trainer Chris Lombard, goodies(including cake), and more. His mom was already in foal when they received her. She talks about their partnership with Horses with Hope. She encourages people to come up to the farm to visit and see what is happening and how they help these majestic animals heal, mentally and physically. They talk about their new indoor arena that allows them to exercise safely. They chat about the life span of horses and the aging process. She throws in that they have started their Buy-a-Bale of Hay Campaign. For more information: visit their website or find them on Facebook.

Part 4:  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 Marty Elkin and Mary Ann Haxton from A Wrinkle in Thyme. They describe their fiber craft kits. They describe their farm and some of their other products as well. Ray is fascinated. They talk briefly about Maple Sunday. Christina Charette of La Cebolla Roja Picked Red Onions. She tells us how she got into making them and started her business.

Part 5: Ray continues the discussions with the NE Made wholesale vendors that will be at the show in Portland in March. Roxi Suger is a fashion designer from Angelrox in Biddeford and Suger, her Portland store, that uses materials made from sustainable bamboo organic cotton + beechwood fibers. She has been in studio before. All of the vendors give out their information once again. The show will be March 14-16, 2020.

Part 6:  Jenna Ellis, Senior Advisor to President Trump joins Ray. They start off with the a discussion about Bernie Sanders and about the real contrasts between the past Democratic and the scary Communist/Socialist party of now. This will give a huge divide between Presidential candidates in November. They talk about healthcare and civil liberties. This brings up a discussion about the appointment of Judges and how critical it is and what does it mean for the future. Ray asks her about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and her comments.

Part 7:  Ray talks about the People’s Veto. This is about Government overreach. This is not about Vaccination. It isn’t about big Pharma. Most of the people that are fighting this believe in vaccination. This is about the Government knowing what is better for you than you do and telling you how to live your life.

Part 8:  Ray welcomes National Spokesperson for Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, Sabrina Singh. Ray asks her how Bloomberg fits into the new Socialistic Democratic party. She answers that he is a good mix between a Sanders supporter and a Trump supporter. She gives some examples of what she means. about some of the Bloomberg’s policies including his position on gun control.

Part 11:  Ray talks about why he had Bloomberg’s camp on the show. He says that he wants people to make their own mind up about which way to vote.