11-11-19 Veterans’ Day

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Part 1:  Ray plays Whitney Houston’s National Anthem. Ray tells us about his conversation with his friend Ira Lockhart and his service. Ray delves into the history of Veteran’s Day and when it started and why.


Part 2:  Ray opens up with Ronald Reagan’s Veteran’s Day 1985 speech at Arlington National Cemetery. He gives a preview of Maine Military Historian CPT. Jonathan Bratten will make a repeat appearance to discuss the history of Armistice Day. Ray then retells a story of Joshua Chamberlain’s Medal of Honor.

Part 3:  Today’s History Lesson:  Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971) was an American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. He was the most decorated U.S. soldier of World War II, Audie Murphy returned home a hero and became an actor, starring in his own story, ‘To Hell and Back.’ Audie Murphy eventually became the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war, he had killed 240 German soldiers, had been wounded three times and had earned 33 awards and medals. After the war, he appeared in more than 40 films. He suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder throughout his life.

Part 4:  Ray plays America the Beautiful sung by Ray Charles. Ray talks a little more about the brave men and women. Ray plays a clip Sam Elliott pays tribute to SGT Ray Lambert on the 30th National Memorial Day Concert and tells SGT Lambert’s story on D-Day. Aired May 26, 2019 on PBS.

Part 5:  Maine Army National Guard, Maine Military Historian CPT. Jonathan Bratten joins Ray. CPT Bratten agrees with Ray about how we need to get the Veteran’s stories told so that history can be passed down.

Part 6:  Commander Claude Berube join CPT Bratten and Ray to talk about some more of the history of Maine and how a lot of the men that came back continued to serve by going into politics. Commander Berube is an instructor in the political science and the history departments at the United States Naval Academy. He has worked on Capitol Hill for two U.S. senators, in private industry, and the Department of the Navy. There have been some great Mainers and they discuss Governor Gardner. Bratten tells us about the service of nine Passamaquoddy that joined even though they were not required to serve. He goes on to describe the battle that happened101 years ago yesterday and why.

Part 7:  Ray reintroduces CPT. Jonathan Bratten and then briefly gives a rundown on the upcoming guests.

Part 8:  The boys in studio welcome Laurie Sidelinger of Honor Flight Maine.  It is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s Veterans for all their service and sacrifices. We transport our heroes to Washington, D.C. to tour, experience and reflect at their memorials. Top priority is given to our most frail veterans – terminally ill veterans of all conflicts and World War II survivors. Korean and Vietnam Veterans are also transported on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis.We need your help locating Maine’s WWII Veterans! Our on-line application process is easy and secure! Call:  207-370-7210. Ray’s high school buddy Ira Lockhart. Ira talks about his service and how to properly thank at Vietnam Vet by saying “Welcome Home”. Ira talks about . CPT. Bratten talks about service memorials from around the state. He talks about the one of the largest one in Maine. The trees that line Back Bay Cove are all a memorial dedicated to a serviceman of WWI. He says that there are heroes all around us, we just need to look for them. There stories need to be told. Ray continues with Ira and asks him his advice to anyone that is thinking about joining the military.

Part 9:  Ray plays a clip about why they hand out poppy flowers on Veterans’ Day. He reads a text from Veteran Mark Reilly. Arthur Langley calls in to express his gratitude to several people that he has met along the way. He also goes into detail about his family’s history.

Part 10:  Ray plays the Lee Greenwood tribute song “God Bless the USA” and stresses that you don’t know the story of a person until you ask. He then reads a story from Bob of K’bunk and what he found on day while delivering Meals on Wheels.

11-08-19 Freezing Friday

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Part 1:  Ray starts off thanking the listeners. JJ Jeffrey comes in and says to be careful and watch out for black ice. Ray touches on a lot of different topics. He talks about Sen. Mitch McConnell and Ray’s friend Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio. He formed an exploratory committee and IHeart radio asked him to step down until he decides. Ray also brings up the Governor’s race and when it is time to concede and move on. He switches to the whistle blower, Adam Schiff and the true history of the Ukrainian phone call. Ray delves into the impeachment investigation and what will be coming down the path. Ray ask if we have heard from Steny Hoyer.


Part 2:  Ray continues with the history of the impeachment and the path that our country has been on since World War II.

Part 3:  Ray reads a post that he posted on Facebook: Irony, Its a funny thing …In 2016, ABC News had a story about Jeffery Epstein that would have blown the lid off the 2016 election. An ABC News reporter had plane logs, photographs, witnesses and so much more on the activities of the now dead pedophile and his association with Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew ABC News spiked that story. They said what they had did not meet their standards and no one knew who Epstein was anyway. Fast forward to 2018, a woman named Christine Ford came forward with a salacious story about Judge Brett Kavanaugh who had recently been nominated to a seat on the United States Supreme Court.The story was 30 years old. Both people were in high school. She could not remember important details including where the party was – how she got there – how she got home. No one from the time period knew anything about her accusations except one person – a young man came forward and said he was likely the person she was talking about in her accusations – ABC News did not even investigate his story. No one even remembered the party she claimed she was attending. She also said another young man was with Kavanaugh (not the same young man from above) and she claimed she ran into him at a store he worked at a few weeks later – it turns out the store was not even open until three years after the alleged assault took place, so she could not have run into him as she had previously stated. There was NO ONE who knew ANYTHING about her accusations. NO ONE who could back up a single thing she said, including that there was even a party, much less an assault. YET …. ABC News ran wild with this story – covered it every night – a story that had nothing to back up the claims, whatsoever. This, my friends, is the media bias that I talk about every day. They do not care about truth. They care about their agenda. Our Founders gave the media great privileges in the rights enshrined in the First Amendment – to this day, we largely shield the media from responsibility for their work so they are not hindered in their supposed pursuit of truth. If our Founders were alive today, they would be greatly dismayed by what is considered journalism in America. What much of the American Media does today does not meet the standards our Founders intended. Our Founders also battled with the media of their day, yet they still believed a free press was critical to the long term existence of our nation. A free press exists to inform the people. It was never intended to be a tool of indoctrination.

Part 4:  Ray welcomes John Henninges of JMH Financial in studio and Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck by phone. Jonathan is promoting an event designed to help Veterans or anyone else that needs help. They will be holding Rally Maine on Tuesday 11/12/19 in the State of Maine Room at Portland City Hall from 5:00pm – 6:30pm. This event has a lot of different groups involved and will have hands on representatives from different organizations including NAMI, Vets Count and RallyME. John Henninges and Ray talk about Medicare. Open Enrollment is happening now and will be over shortly. It costs you nothing to have your coverage checked to make sure all of your medications will be covered. They change it every year and John gives a great example of how this works. Doctors are picked up and dropped every year as well. John doesn’t charge for his service, the insurance company pays him. Feel free to contact Ray (He will forward your questions to John) on the text line or John 207-541-9773 with any questions.

Part 5:  Ray reads some questions for John about the changes in Medicare and the Open Enrollment period. They take a call from Larry, who has a specific question.

Part 6:  Ray welcome Scott Segelbaum, Manager and Ron Campbell. Famed animator/director Ron Campbell (The Beatles Yellow Submarine & Beatles Saturday Morning Cartoon series, Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, Jetsons, Rugrats, Flintstones, Winnie the Pooh, Yogi Bear, George of the Jungle, Ed, Edd n’ Eddy & lots more!) tells his story about how he got into the business. Scott explains what he does and how he got involved. Scott describes how to get one of his pieces. It’s an incredible experience…meeting an animation legend, watching him paint, creating an original work of art on your Certificate of Authenticity and posing with photos with Ron while holding your artwork. Prism Analog, 34 Preble St, Portland, ME 04101, USA (map). For more information visit their website.

Part 7:  Ray continue to talk about this event……that is happening all weekend only.

Part 8:  Lynda Adams representing Rock Row and Chris Simpson representing Bangor Savings are here to promote Downtown Westbrook‘s Scavenger Hunt to raise money and awareness for My Place Teen Center and to have fun…. Lynda’s husband Scott surprises her with flowers for their anniversary. Tickets for this event are on sale starting Monday and are $10pp, teams of 2-5 people. Hurry and get your tickets, there is a maximum number or participants. Visit their website, westbrookscavengerhunt.eventbrite.com on Monday!

Part 9:  Ray talks about Eastpoint…

Part 10:  Ray welcomes back Deb Shangraw of Emerald Management and Peter Levesque, President of Dirigo Kids to talk about Toys for Tots.  Since our annual event joined forces with our local Toys for Tots organization in 1994, our fundraiser has helped support over 100,000 children with over 300,000 toys to our local Maine communities. Will tells Ray how he got involved with the Toy for Tots and his personal experiences. They talk about the TFT Dinner on December 6th at the Italian Heritage Dinner. For more information on the dinner, visit the Dirgo Kids website. There will be silent auction. Come join the fun. Deb also talks about the paper trains that they want to plaster all over Maine’s Main Streets. Peter tells his story and then Deb tells hers. Also in studio Commander Gary York of American Legion Post 62 of 17 Dunn Street and Commander Steve Girard of American Legion Post 197 of 300 Conant Street. They talk about the Veterans’ Day Commemoration and all that the American Legion has and does for Veterans. Phil Spiller joins the panel and he talks about service. He proudly tells about in importance of standing up for American values. The Veteran’s Day Commemoration Service will be held at Riverbank Park on Maine Street in Westbrook on 11/11 at 11am.

11-07-19 Thursday

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Part 1:  The show start off with the Trump rally down in Louisiana. Ray talks about the difference that President Trump’s presence in Kentucky made. The percentage of points before the visit and after. Ray gives his thoughts on how to graciously loose if after he contests the race unlike the race down in Georgia. Ray then reads and editorialize a story from the Washington Post. A federal judge voided the Trump administration’s “conscience rule” that would have allowed health-care providers to refuse to participate in abortions, sterilizations or other types of care they disagree with on religious or moral grounds.


Part 2:  Ray plays some more of the Trump rally. Then he plays a clip from ABC News anchor Amy Robach that was caught on a hot mic claiming higher-ups at her network killed a story that would have exposed the now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein three years ago, but the Disney-owned news organization says it wasn’t up to their standards. Ray asks what was happening when this happened….Hillary Clinton was running for President. Yet, what was the evidence that they had on Judge Kavanaugh….

Part 3:  Bob Witkowski and Ray talk about the Governor Conference coming to Maine next summer. This will be a great opportunity to showcase Maine.

Part 4:  Ray takes a call from Carroll Conley of the Maine Christian Civic League of Maine. Carroll announces the upcoming Annual Fall Events that they will be holding in three different locations. They have will have an inaugural M.D. Harmon Award and will be honoring Ray for his work spreading the good news. They will also be honoring heroic legislators and citizens with our Minuteman and Beacon Awards, Kathleen Dillingham and Heather Sirocki.  For more details for tickets to their events https://cclmaine.org/issues/2019/07/29/2019-annual-events/.

Part 5:  Ray introduces Lynn Tillotson of Visit Portland. More from Visit Portland in the next segment. Bob and Ray talk about the upcoming storm and the potential for snow and how that will be great for the snow makers up at the ski resorts.

Part 6:  Ray reads a text and gives a shout out to his granddaughter, Carter. He reintroduces his guests Lynn and Bob of Visit Portland. Ray gives a brief background of Bob’s role on The Ray Richardson Show. Ray asks Lynn about what is Visit Portland’s role and mission. They talk about how great Maine is and has so many amenities, including the arts, sports and many other recreational opportunities. They talk about the Governor’s Conference that will be happening next year and how much exposure Maine will be receiving. It will also be during Maine’s Bicentennial year. They talk about the Lobster eating contests that Ray has put on over the years. Ray asks what Visit Portland’s role going to be in the Bicentennial. Ray calls out Maine Senator Bill Diamond as the Chair of this committee.

Part 7:  Ray and his guests from Visit Portland discuss Portland’s New Mayor, Kate Snyder. Bob had predicted that she was going to win. They they talk about the Eggs and Issues event that highlighted the candidates in Portland. Lynn explains Visit Portland’s relationship with the city. [No Audio Available]
Part 8: Ray welcomes Linda Ball, Vice President of Customer Service of Central Maine Power. The talk about the rough couple of months with power outages. CMP has been trying to keep things running smooth. Linda says that there is are many different alerts that you can customize and they will alert you to when the power is on or off. She also says to check out the usage alerts based on your smart meter. They also stress how important it is to use a generator the proper way and outside, not in an enclosed space…and no line is safe to touch…EVAH!

Part 9:  Ray plays a little bit more from last night’s Trump rally. Ray continues with the ideas that Trump was talking about in the clip about the eroding of our rights if we don’t start standing up to their ideas and use your vote to squash their socialistic ideas.

Part 10:  Ray chats with News Center Maine’s Pat Callaghan. They talk about the election more specifically the Portland Mayoral Race and the change coming down the path. They switch to the Governors Conference coming next summer and the need for a convention center. Pat brings up that there is also a new candidate, Ross LaJeunesse, for the Senate Race against Sen. Susan Collins and Maine Speaker Sarah Gideon. They chat about LaJeunesse past employment and chances by getting into the race so late.

Part 11:  Ray and Pat talk about the musical group Earth, Wind and Fire.

 

11-06-19 Wednesday

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Part 1:  Ray and Mark Reilly discuss some of the elections from around the state and Country. Ray get into the weeds with the Kentucky Governor’s race. Mark makes the point that the Democrat in the Kentucky race wasn’t a far left Dem.


Part 2:  Ray and Mark talk about the election for 2020. This has been the longest election cycle to date. Ray poses the question about the Ukrainian investigation and the Bidens. Ray talks about the “quid pro quo” that has been charged against Trump.

Part 3:  Today’s History Lesson:  Marquis de Lafayette (September 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834) The future hero of the American Revolution was born Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette in an expansive chateau in Chavaniac, France, on September 6, 1757. “It’s not my fault,” he joked in his autobiography. “I was baptized like a Spaniard, with the name of every conceivable saint who might offer me more protection in battle.”

Part 4:  Ray and David talk about some of the important races around the state. The start with Ray’s hometown of Westbrook. They talk about how Westbrook has grown and it’s downtown. They moved down to Biddeford’s Mayoral race. The boys talk about Kentucky, Northern Virginia, and some of the other races. They also briefly chat about how people are up in arms that the Trump boys are making money on their Trump name and yet are protecting the Bidens and others.

Part 5:  Ray reads a text from Listener #30 with more information on LaFayette and what he was buried with, American Soil! Ray reads a story about Hunter Biden after Ray reminds people how Joe Biden claimed that he strong-armed Ukraine.

Part 6:  Ray and David talk real estate. David Jones puts on his FO Bailey Real Estate hat for the next couple of segments. He says that if you are thinking about selling and trying to decide on Spring or now, go ahead and get your pictures and market analysis done to make an informed decision. Ray says that in six months the market landscape could make a huge swing based on elections and the money market. Ray gives his personal experience. Ray brings up the newly lowered interest rates. Ray gives specific numbers for how the interest works. Ray brings up the point that if you don’t think that you can find out. Kate Dibiase of Northstar Mortgage can help you find out so you know where you stand. If you want advice on developing a strategy to get into your home.

Part 7:  Ray and David discuss the Cap Rate. They explain what it is and how it works. David has a property he is highlighting in Portland. 50 Florence Drive will be on the market shortly. To find out about how your property will do in today’s market, Contact David Jones now, his office: 207-781-1111, cell: 207-650-3455 or email: info@fobailey.com.

Part 8:  Ray reads an email from Bob from K’bunk about all of the focus Kentucky Governor race and Bevin. Ray explains that Bevin told us this summer that he was very unpopular with the teachers. This also happened in Portland and Ray brings up Westbrook and put all of the votes into context. David gets Ray wound up because the Republicans didn’t show up to the dance. Ray goes into the Democrat machine and they always show up. He lays it all out and feels better afterwards.

Part 9:  Ray and David talk about the move toward Socialism. He defines the word Socialism and how dangerous it is. The boys chastised the many that didn’t vote.

Part 10:  Ray welcome Jane Margesson, AARP Maine and Maine Military Historian CPT. Jonathan Bratten remind people that he was here last year and they briefly chat about the Smithsonian Channel’s documentary Americans Underground: Secret City of WWI. Today, they talk about Veteran’s Day and Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France. Ray reminds people of the Westbrook . CPT Bratten tells us several stories about Veterans from the WWI or WWII soldiers. He would really like to hear yours, please contact him to share: phone: 207-430-6026 or email: jonathan.d.bratten.mil@mail.mil. He can be found on Facebook or The Maine Army National Guard website as well.

Part 11:  They talk about the treasure we have in our military veterans and how important it is to make sure they honored and remembered.  Call Jane at 1-866-554-5380 or email me@aarp.org for information.