07-05-19 Friday the Fifth

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Part 1:  Ray is all over the place. He recounts his 4th of July and how he celebrated Independence Day.


Part 2:  Ray plays Courtesy of the Red White and Blue by Toby Keith.

Part 3:  Ray and Dee Dee discuss the word jingoistic. Dee Dee asks what it means and Ray gives the definition. It is characterized by extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy. He plays a clip from some Anti-America Americans and their protest/rally. He “imagines a world” without America.

Part 4:  Ray starts the segment with President Trump’s Independence Day speech. He is pro-America and it is refreshing to hear good things about America because you won’t hear it from the media. Maine State Representative Jeff Timberlake joins us in studio. They talk about Ricker Farms and their community Independence Day celebrations. Jeff then points to the papers he brought in to share with Ray. They discuss a couple of things that happened and did not happen during the session.

Part 5:  Ray and Jeff continue a little about how to stop Gov. Mills’ leftist agenda. Jeff shows Ray his plan for November. They discuss how to get more of our side elected. They talk about how many they need and looking for more good candidates.

Part 6:  Ray and Jeff talk about Maine’s Budget. Ray asks Jeff to explain the process again. The talk about revenue and the rainy day fund. Ray points out that the people up in Augusta are going to spend every penny that we have saved in the last eight years. Ray points out that the numbers that were discussed during the debate that WLOB hosted that she disagreed with Ray’s budget number and yet that is the number she hit.

Part 7:  Ray and Jeff discuss the newest member of the Special Forces is being charged. Maj. Matthew Golsteyn’s wife was on Fox and Friends and this led to the discussion about how we fight wars now verses back before the Korean War.

Part 8:  Ray and Representative Jeff Timberlake welcome Shawn Moody. They talk about the how the legislature is “protecting” industries in Maine, but as Shawn points out, they aren’t educated in the field enough to understand the logistics of what their bills will affect small business. They talk about the margin of error in starting up a business. The boys take a call from a fisherman.

Part 9:  The boys tease Ray about his introduction. Ray talks about the BE BOLD! initiative. Shawn explains how people go broke in the good times, not the bad times. They continue to discuss how we are standing today but we won’t have the money that they are spending forever.

Part 10:  Ray is getting more and more riled up. He plays Lauren Daigle’s Rise Up and he want the audience to rise up. The boys talk about the conversation on the break and how red Ray’s face got. He wants to know if what is being done to make sure it is Constitutional. He asks if it has been challenged. Jeff says that the “This is the way we’ve always done it” mentality is killing progress.

Part 11:  Ray and the boys recap a lot about what they have been chatting about this morning. Ray brings up the roll calls and Jeff says that he tried to do it, but on that last night it got crazy and he couldn’t keep up with all of the bills coming at him. Ray at the last minute remembers that the Jobs Report came out and teased that he will talk about it on Monday.

07-04-19 Independence Day!!

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Part 1:  Ray talks about many different things in this segment as usual. Basically he talked about how today is a day to celebrate America. There is an article in the Portland Press Herald in the Op-Ed section regarding the interview with Portland City Manager Jon Jennings. The audio for this segment is not available.
Part 2:  He plays the National Anthem sung by the late Whitney Houston. This leads to a history lesson. He reads the history of the National Anthem. He goes into deep detail.


Part 3:  Ray plays Josh Groban’s God Bless America. Ray tells the story of his appearance and singing at the All-Star Baseball Game in 2008. He talks about how America has always been a prayerful country. He tells us about General George Washington. The story about the birth of our nation. He talks about how the United States is founded on the basis that we were the underdogs. We need to celebrate how great our country is an not listen to the media that tells us how bad our country is doing. He mentions Frederick Douglas and his accomplishments and wants to know why he isn’t being talked about. He also talks about Abraham Lincoln and all that he accomplished. Ray asks why aren’t we talking about him? He goes back to Betsy Ross and her history. He compares one of Westbrook’s own veteran, Dottie McGirk. She knows the same sacrifice that Betsy Ross had. Dottie also lost two husbands to war, while serving herself.

Part 4:  Ray plays Ray Charles’ America the Beautiful. This is basically it for this segment. Really short.

Part 5:  Ray starts off with Living in America by James Brown. He wants y’all to get up and celebrate! Ray talks about Freeport. He chats with Keith McBride. He is the Economic Director of Freeport Economic Development Corp. They talk about some of the great partnerships they have working together in Freeport. Visit Freeport, LL Bean’s, Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections, Freeport Chamber of Commerce, are just a few of the fantastic partnerships. Keith and Ray talk about the rebirth of food products happening in Freeport. They talk about Harraseeket Lunch & Lobster Company. They also talk about Maine Craft Distilling and their tasting room and the historic building.

Part 6:  Ray plays another James Brown song, America is Our Home. Ray expands on the meaning of this song and how even 13 years after his death, he is still teaching us about America.

Part 7:  Ray plays the monologue from the great comedian Red Skelton about the “Pledge Of Allegiance“. On January 14, 1969, Red Skelton touched the hearts of millions of Americans with his “Pledge Of Allegiance“, in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. Then he moves on to Colin Kaepernick and compares what he has done for our country verses Betsy Ross and her patriotism and sacrifice. He takes a call from Arthur Langley that reminds people that there is a lot of history right here in Maine. He also explains what it means to him to now be an American citizen.

Part 8:  Ray plays a clip of John Wayne and his version of “Why are you marching son?” Ray continues with the a little bit more of history. He teaches about the Stamp Act. He also talks about King George and how Americans have always wanted to live free and nobody stands in of way to doing just that. And, that includes the King of England.

Part 9:  Ray plays President John Kennedy’s Inauguration Speech from January 20, 1961. Ray quotes the movie National Treasure. He expands on these thoughts.  He then reads a excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. He reads who signed this living document and the men who “really” gave it their all. Fifty six signers of The Declaration of Independence. Ray expands by talking about the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.

Part 10:  Ray plays Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the USA. Ray talks about America. He reminds us that America is the land of opportunity and hope. How crazy is it that there are factions that just downgrade what we have here. It is said that you can tell how great a country is by how many people want to get in….well just look at our borders.

Part 11:  Ray plays one of President Ronald Reagan’s patriotic speeches. He then lists off some of the places doing fireworks tonight. Brian Concrain joins Ray and they chat about the metamorphosis happening around Greater Portland. Portland has had the Portland Pops. They would like to have a multi-day event to celebrate Maine’s 200th birthday next year. Summerfest ME is the kick off. Brian and his wife saw a void and made a difference. Brian shares some of the great ideas that they have for events to come summer 2020. Ray expands with several different places in the Greater Portland Region to experience. Ray reminds people that we are all united as Americans.

07-03-19 Wound Up Wednesday

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Part 1:  Ray is all over the place in this segment. First up is Nike and their spokesman Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and the controversy over their Betsy Ross Shoes. He moves on to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “truth” of what is happening on the Southern Border. He talks about the so called “concentration” camps conditions. He talks about Democratic Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson asserted that people who mock members of Congress online should face prosecution. “Those people who are online making fun of members of Congress are a disgrace, and there is no need for anyone to think that is unacceptable”. He and Debi go back to AOC and her need for attention.


Part 2:  Ray, Debi and Dee Dee take a call from Fox News Radio’s Simon Owen to discuss the new requirements in Europe on electric cars. All new models of electric cars sold in the European Union must now make artificial noise when travelling at low speeds. Frederica Wilson are here and stealthy, which is dangerous. Simon explains what this means to the rest of the world. They also talk about the different sounds that might be installed to let people know that there is a car nearby.

Part 3:  Ray says that it could get crazy. Ray talks about the New York Times Op-Ed section. They only have negative stuff about America and anything conservative and especially anything with or related to Pres. Trump. Ray wants to know if everything is so bad here, why does everybody want to come here.

Part 4:  Ray continues with the New York Times and their anti-American stories and Op-Ed. Americans need to start being proud of America. Ray talks about how many people are coming into our country because it is a great country. Americans are the only ones that don’t know what they have. He mentions several different truths about America. He reminds the audience of the “poverty programs” that are pandering America. He also points out some of the discrepancies in our culture. He actually asks what did a gay person do to be proud to be gay, but if Ray is proud to be white, he would be a labeled a white supremacist.

Part 5:  Ray and Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland talk about the Independence Day Celebrations happening in Washington DC. They will have tanks and all sorts of fun things in their parade. Fireworks will be ending the night. Rachel says that it should be on everyone’s bucket list.

Part 6:  Ray reads a quote by Andrea Gallagher. She is the wife of Decorated Navy SEAL team leader Eddie Gallagher who was acquitted of nearly all charges in the death of an ISIS prisoner. He gives a little wrap up of the charges and verdicts.

Part 7:  Ray plays the John Wayne patriotic clip of God Bless America. He then reads a little bit of history from the Civil War. It is about Gettysburg.

Part 8:  Ray talks with Portland Maine City Manager Jon Jennings. They chat about some of the current issues facing Portland. First up is “Brickgate” the Fire station and the stir-up over the monument brick. They also chat about the asylum seekers and some other things that are prominently happening. Their discussion ends with the Celebration of America in Portland aka the Portland Fireworks.

Part 9:  Ray welcomes AARP’s Jane Margesson and Austin Hodge. They chat about youthful aspect of the people that work for AARP. They talk about Amy Gallant, who is on maternity leave with Miss Audrey. Jane talks about the Greater Bangor FitLot Grand Opening!

Part 10:  Jane and Austin describes another event coming up in Bangor. The Age Disrupting Triple Crown Challenge at the Hilton Garden Inn on Monday July 8, 2019. They have a lot of events coming up over the summer and into the fall. Visit their website for a listing of some of the awesome opportunities to get moving or get involved. www.aarp.org.

07-02-19 Terrific Tuesday

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Part 1:  Ray is riled up this morning about Nike and Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick first “reached out to company officials saying that he and others felt the Betsy Ross flag is an offensive symbol because of its connection to an era of slavery,”.  We are celebrating the birth of our Nation, the flag on the back of the shoes is the flag to represent each state designed and produced by Betsy Ross. Ray can’t understand how Kaepernick has the hold on Nike and is somehow the moral compass of this company.


Part 2:  Ray and Gurnal Scott of Fox News Radio talk about the Independence Day fireworks in New York City and LL Bean and Linda Bean’s. Ray asks him about the Democratic Presidential Candidates. They look forward to the September Debates and what is going to have to happen to secure their spot on the stage. How did the debates that just happen last week have on the campaigns and who will be the ones to watch. Ray asked him about Kamala Harris’ claim of the busing as a child and some of the other non-fact based.

Part 3:  Ray welcomes David Jones of Making Maine Great Again/FO Bailey Real Estate and Auburn Mayor Jason J. Levesque talk about apathy. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez starts it off with her unreasonable claims of the conditions at the Southern Border and the do nothing Congress is not making progress on any of the important issues that are threatening our country. They talk about how non supportive anyone in Congress has been to anything that President Trump does.

Part 4:  The boys welcome Tim Frechette of Tim Pro Media. The boys talk about the media. They talk about what would happen if there was a Holocaust of some kind. They go back to media and old school journalists and how most of them are not true journalists, but are more editorial.

Part 5:  Ray reads a text about his comments about Colin Kaepernick. Ray wants to know why we can’t talk about race without being called a racist. Why isn’t Serena Williams or a WWII Tuskegee pilot like Lt. Col. Harry Stewart. They also mention some of the football players that have positive vibes.

Part 6:  Ray and the boys play a spot on Fox and Friends about Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey ordering the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw incentives for Nike building a manufacturing plant in the state. Tim brings up AOC’s stand against Amazon. This was quite a discussion. Ray asks Jason about Auburn’s Memorial Parade and what Auburn does to Celebrate Independence Day. They talk about a text that David sent Ray about something that was in a Socialist Newspaper in Portland Maine. Their website is MaineSocialists.org. This leads to a discussion about how the young people and what they can’t do. The boys talk about the differences between socialism and capitalism. The discussion comes around to schools and the grading scale.

Part 7:  So, Jason has an announcement that he is officially announcing that he will be running for his seat as Mayor again on July 9th at Gritty McDuffs from 4pm to 6pm. Come join him to celebrate the “Utopia of the Androscoggin”. State Rep. Amy Arata joins in the group.

Part 8:  The boys are joined by State Rep. Amy Arata and Maine GOP Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas. Ray asks Demi about the most successful Chairman’s Reception since conception. Ray tells a story the caps that were handed out at Pres. Trump’s campaign rally in Florida. Amy asks about the primary system and how that will effect campaigning. Ray is saying that now is the time to stand up. Amy said that she didn’t go on vacation with her family because she thought they would still be in session. This gives Ray the opportunity to remind people how selfish the Maine Speaker of the House Sarah Gideon is while she is announcing her candidacy.

Part 9:  Ray is trying to remember where they where in the discussion. They talk about this legislature was all about banning. This group was about we are going to tell you how you should live because you can’t do it for yourself. Ray brings up Obama’s promise that “you will by insurance”, but this group has said, “we will give everybody insurance”. Amy says that the Portland Mayor’s mouth has written a check that he can’t cash. The panel talks about how this should be a personal decision, not government making if for us with our taxpayer funds.

Part 10:  Ray poses the question on the working policies of immigrants. Ray talks about the government regulations that are hindering immigrants from working. Amy wants to know why Maine can ignore the marijuana federal laws, why do they worry so much about the immigrants working. David gives his thoughts and so does Ray and Demi. Demi points out that the legislature and that they make all of this laws and yet they don’t uphold the laws that they make.

Part 11:  Drug testing requirements being lifted in housing and other things that the legislature has done.