WLOB Radio…The Lobster Network

Part 1:  Ray plays Home Free and Kenny Roger’s singing Children, Go Where I Send thee. Bob Witkowski of Visit Portland and author of 100 Things To Do In Portland Maine Before You Die. They discuss Kenny Rogers and his Christmas concerts of the late 80s, early 90s. Bob loves the energy that Ray has going on….(Christmas Spirit).

Part 2:  Ray and Bob discuss the briefly the Impeachment vote yesterday.

Part 3:  Ray announces that Mark Meadows (R-NC) will not run again. Then, Ray asks Bob about the bar in Portland with the President Roosevelt motif and drinks named in his honor. He tells Ray that it is the Sagamore Hill on Park Street.

Part 4:  Ray and Bob welcome US Senator Susan Collins by phone. She announced that she was running again. She says that she felt that she had to announce earlier than she planned in order to combat the dark money campaign against her. She and Ray talk about her family roots in Maine vs her competitor, Sara Gideon. Bob gives his thoughts about how she shows her heartfelt appreciation to her constituents. They talk about the Impeachment process. She emphasizes that she will be asking questions and she takes this very serious. She will be going into the process with an open mind and understands that gravity of this decision. Bob asks her a question. Ray asks her about the Widow’s Tax. Ray and Bob thank her for the dedicated and hard work that she is doing for the State of Maine.

Part 5:  The boys welcome Gunnery Sargent Jessie Jane Duff. She is a spokeswoman for President Trump. The talk about the fact that America is a Republic. She is a spitfire. She explains that the media is not a fair and balanced and gives examples. Ray talks about why they hate Trump so much. Jessie tells us about the people that have benefited by the relationship we have with Ukraine. She gives several people that she recommends people research and follow because they are promoting truth and freedom. She stresses that the Democrats are promoting Socialism.

Part 6:  Ray welcomes Lisa Bird of Special Olympics of Maine in studio and Linda Ball, CMP’s new Vice President of Customer Service (Central Maine Power) by phone. Ray asks her if she knows what IOL means. CMP is rolling out a new campaign to show their lighter side. Linda says that “We are committed to providing you with timely, courteous customer service.” She tells us some of the steps that they are taking to make them more accessible to their customers’ concerns and needs.

Part 7:  Ray and Lisa discuss the Lobster Dip. This is the largest and Original polar dip. It will be held at The Brunswick in Old Orchard Beach on January 1 at noon. She explains what the event does for the Special Olympics of Maine to support their statewide, year-round program of sports training and athletic competitions for the more than 4,300 athletes with intellectual disabilities we serve across the state! If you can’t participate, feel free to send a donation in support.

Part 8:  Ray welcome Pat Callaghan of News Center Maine. They talk about Christmas and the lights and traditions. Ray asks him what he would like to talk about and he chose Rep. Jared Golden and his votes on Impeachment. Pat describes the straddling of the fence his vote had and the repercussions it could have. They also talk about Sen Susan Collins and her Impeachment vote and her election campaign. Ray tells Pat about an interview that he did with the Bangor Daily  News.

Part 9:  Ray and Pat talk about some of the people in Maine’s past that cited the bi-partisan atmosphere as a part of their decision not to run.

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