Part 1: Ray is off to a robust start. He starts with the economy. Maine, bond packages, rural vs metropolitan Maine. Ray continues how the budget has changed since Governor Paul LePage.
Part 2: Ray continues with the economy. This time he is talking about the countries and how President Trump is making great strides, but not getting any credit for any of it. You can’t rely on anything that you read in the newspapers.
Part 3: Today’s History Lesson: Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726 – January 22, 1798) was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York, presently part of Bronx County. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress from New York He was born in New York. He inherited great wealth, most of which was lost during the war. He graduated at Yale College in 1746, and returned to the farm of his father, in Lower West Chester, near Harlem. When his father passed on he became engaged in politics. He served in the Provincial legislature shortly before the troubles with Gr. Britain began and before it was dissolved by the royal governor. Morris joined with the patriots when conflict began, siding , in many cases, against his wealthy neighbors. He convinced local politicians to send representatives to the re-formed Legislature in April of 1775. That congress appointed delegates to the second Continental Congress, and Morris was one. He served on committees for the defense of New York, one for provisioning colonial forces, and another for Indian affairs. These tasks carried him throughout New England in the first few years of the war. He also served as a brigadier-general in the New York militia and so was often torn between his duties in congress and those to the defense of his own colony. In 1777, he was succeeded in congress by his brother, Gouverneur Morris. He returned to his local duties, later served as a judge in Worcester, and served intermittently as a member of the upper house of the new legislature until 1790. All of the Morris property and nearly all of his wealth had been destroyed in the revolution. Lewis spend several years working to rebuild his farm. He also served on the first Board of Regents for the University of New York. He died in January 1798 at the age of 72.
Part 4: Ray and David Jones discuss the biased nature of the media. Ray reads an actual story out of the Portland Press Herald about their concern of a story that WGME ran about the new campaign hat that ran. The boys both laugh that the PPH even considers itself non-biased. They discuss how it would be nice if they had some real journalistic integrity and not and editorial that is disguised as a news story.
Part 5: Ray and David continue with the media and how biased they are. Ray reads a text from Shannon and one he doesn’t identify that says that Ray is doing nothing but preaching hate and division. They take a call from Bill of Casco. Bill is always entertaining.
Part 6: Ray reads a poem that someone sent to him about allowing prayer into the schools. Ray and David take a call from State Sen. Jeff Timberlake. Ray asks him about the apple crop. Ray asks him about the Governor’s budget and some of the bonds that she would like to be voted on and will be calling them back to Augusta to take care of some business that they didn’t get done.
Part 7: Ray and David welcome Maine’s GOP Chair Demi Kouzounas and his first intern Liz Torrey to join the party. Ray teases Liz about her coffee and she gives it right back.
Part 8: Ray and the gang discuss who is the problem. Liz thinks that women are the problem and Demi says (tongue in cheek) it is white men. Ray reads a story from CNN about who they claim are now terrorist. White Men. Ray asks the panel if it was white men who crashed the planes into the Twin Towers. The leads to a winding road discussion.
Part 9: Ray and Liz have a discussion about the story that he talked about earlier. Ray asks Liz about how sourcing a story works. She points out that the person that they have listed as the WGME General Manager in the story had actually retired back when she worked there.
Part 10: Ray and the gang welcome Liz Harrington back by phone. Liz is a Spokesperson for the National Republican Party. They continue the discussion about how the media has been blaming President Trump as racist and hater and that his rhetoric is full of division. Liz points out that the real truth is that the media is stirring the pot and not being honest in their reporting of the economy. Ray plays the ad made from Trump speeches.
Part 11: Ray talks to Liz Torrey about her engagement. David says that he has a great place for a wedding, Ducktrap Lodge in Lincolnville ME. Ray poses a question to Demi and David.