05-03-19 TGIF

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Part 1:  Ray starts off with a brief preview of today’s show. Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland joins him to discuss the mess in Washington. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., mocked US Attorney General Barr’s absence by eating a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken and using a ceramic chicken he dubbed “Chicken Barr” as a chair holder. Rachel and Ray also talked about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accusing Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress about Robert Mueller’s report/letter.


Part 2:  Ray continues with his thoughts about yesterday’s hearing. Should the Attorney General be questioned by the Judiciary Committee members’ staff members. This is a total lack of respect and Barr said no. Ray explains how our government works and is set up.

Part 3:  JJ Jeffery joins us to give a plug on an event happening in South Portland at Wainwright Sports Complex. They are holding a New Moon Sky Party on Sat. May 4th (weather permitting) from 9pm -10pm. He also tells us about the Kids Are Alright Children’s Concert. MO Nichols will be a Rines Auditorium at Portland’s Maine Library on May 4 from 10:30am-11:30am.

Part 4:  Ray explains how the economy works. He talks about jobs, interest rates, recession, house payment….Ray gives details. He talks about how businesses in America is fighting our government that is being run by people that have never signed the front of a check and don’t know what it’s like to worry about whether that check will have money behind it.

Part 5:  Ray plays a clip from an Alabama State Sen John Rogers, (D-Birningham). Rogers is quoted as saying “Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later. You bring them in the world unwanted, unloved, you send them to the electric chair. So, you kill them now or you kill them later,”. This was his rebuttal to the Republican-controlled House in Alabama overwhelming approving a bill that would make it a felony to perform an abortion at any stage of a pregnancy — with a sole exemption for women whose health is at risk. The measure passed with a 74-3 vote. The bill will now advance to the state Senate. Ray speaks to the “right” to have an abortion and why isn’t the Governor all up in arms about the people not being able to afford a gun and giving them out for free because it is a “Constitutional Right”.

Part 6:  Ray talks to a caller about the abortion issue and some of the other crazy ideas. Ray talks about we need to stand tall and work hard to make sure that we vote this radical, “hippy-dippy” crowd in Augusta out of office. Ray calls on all Republicans to BE BOLD!

Part 7:  Ray takes a call from Gordon Draper, Maine Patriot PAC, to want to know if Ray is going to be okay. Ray is really frustrated with the direction the Governor is steering our precious Maine and he doesn’t understand why there aren’t more like-minded people aren’t speaking out against the left wing wackies.

Part 8:  Ray thanks his audience. He truly wants everyone to understand how appreciative he is with the support he has gotten over the years. Ray continues to who is responsible to raise our children. It should be the child’s parents, not the government. Ray doesn’t understand how people are sitting on the sidelines. There has to be a to move people, but he isn’t sure what that will be if what is happening isn’t enough. Ray takes a call from Bill of Casco, who tells Ray why he listens. Bill and Ray discuss the Governor and her spending spree and the one-sided media.

Part 9:  Ray chats with Fox News Radio’s Jon Decker about the letter the Mueller wrote to AG Barr. Ray asks what AG Barr is supposedly hiding and what is the basis of Speaker Pelosi’s statement that AG Barr “lied” to Congress. Ray asks about “private citizen” Bob Mueller and Jon tells him that his is still employed by the Department of Justice as of now.

Part 10:  Ray reads to the announcement of the April Jobs Report. Ray goes on to talk about the budget that Governor Mills is likely to have passed. He says that this doesn’t include the Federal monies coming into the state or the other monies that she can’t touch because it is already allocated.

Part 11:  Ray revisits the economy and good direction that we are heading as a country, but he knows that it won’t last in Maine. Ray takes a quick call about the Constitution. He invites his audience to go to church with him.

05-02-19 Mueller Report

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Part 1:  Ray starts off with the rain…then starts in on Washington. Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on yesterday. Ray, Debi and Dee Dee discuss Kamala Harris’ questioning of Barr. They end up with if you are holding an elected seat, you are fair game and should all be treated the same way.


Part 2:  Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland and Bob Witkowski of Visit Portland join Ray and Debi. Rachel fills us in on what happened yesterday and what could happen with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ray wished that they had asked some really good question that hadn’t been answered before. They talk about Robert Mueller.

Part 3:  Bob Witkowski is from Visit Portland and author of 100 Things to do in Portland Maine Before You Die. Bob has a lot today. He wants people to be watching for Repeal for … He also talks about the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Scarborough Downs. Bob also mentions the First Friday Art Walk. On the first Friday evening of every month, the city’s artists, galleries, and arts venues open up their doors for Portland’s thriving First Friday Art Walk. Not to forget that today is Downtown Workers Appreciation Day. Portland Downtown and Portland Buy Local are pleased to present Downtown Worker Appreciation Day! Swing by on your way to work for free coffee & refreshments, fun giveaways, a coupon booklet filled with deals & discounts, and more! Tents and tables will be set up in three locations (Monument Square, Tommy’s Park (by The Grill Room) and Portland Museum of Art from 7:30-9:30am. Not an early bird? No worries! The Portland Downtown office will be welcoming guests from 2-4pm Thursday afternoon. Come on by to pick up your goodies! We’re at 549 Congress Street next to Nosh.

Part 4:  Ray plays some of the testimony from Sen. Ted Cruz and AG Barr yesterday. If you would like to watch, Click Here.  Ray continues on with the Dems don’t know what do to with Pres. Trump. They haven’t been able to stump the President because he has done nothing wrong.

Part 5: Infrastructure was the topic in this segment. Bob and Ray start off with music and then get to roads and potholes.

Part 6:  Ray and Bob play Freebird by Lynard Skynard. Ray feels like they were jipped. The boys welcome David Ciullo of Career Management Services and Dale Carnegie Maine, he also hosts The H.R. PowerHour on WLOB Radio. They talk about some of the things happening up in Augusta and how it will affect employers and employees. Dave gives us some examples. Bob tries to give Gov. Mills a chance hoping that she will continue to promote some of the great job opportunities offered here in Maine.

Part 7:  Ray reads a story off of the WMTW website. Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree is calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign based on her belief that Barr “worked to cover up” Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings. Ray also talks about Sen. Angus King not calling on Barr to resign, but said the attorney general has misled the American people. Ray goes back to the media and them not doing their job. King sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, which continues to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election even though Mueller and Barr said that Trump’s campaign was not guilty.

Part 8:  Ray and Bob welcome Fox News Radio’s Jon Decker to discuss the Mueller Report and Attorney Gen. Barr’s conclusions and testimony. They discuss the legality of the accusations.  The audio is not available.
Donate to NEWS CENTER Maine's Feed Maine ProjectPart 9:  Ray and Bob welcome News Center Maine’s Pat Callaghan. Pat tells about the Good Shepard Food Bank  and the telethon that they are doing today. Pat will be manning the phones around noon today. Please feel free to donate at FeedMaine.com to help our Maine neighbors in need. 

Part 10:  Ray reiterates his thoughts about having a secular government. Ray continues with Bob Witkowski and Pat Callaghan and chat about the Governor’s budget and the spending spree and how they have allocated every penny. How big will the spending spree go?

 

05-01-19 Wednesday with Joe

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Part 1:  Ray and Debi welcome Joe Bruno on a Wednesday. Joe, Ray and Debi talk about the potholes in Southern Maine. Joe proudly states that Raymond has great roads because they take care of them. He also says that they have a marijuana store. They welcome Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland by phone to discuss Attorney General William Barr testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the Mueller report.


Part 2:  Fox News Radio’s Simon Owen joins by phone to update on embattled Venezuela. Russian backed Leader Nicolas Maduro was preparing to leave the country but Putin told him not to leave. Tensions escalated after the country’s U.S.-backed opposition leader and National Assembly President Juan Guaidó supporters take to Venezuela’s streets in new bid to oust Maduro.

Part 3:  They studio talk about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 weeks in a British prison for jumping bail.

Part 4:  Ray, Joe and Debi discuss a story about a woman that has been harassed because she had the nerve to play a round of golf with President Trump. They discuss the differences between Gov. John Baldacci and Gov. Janet Mills, personality and policy wise. They poke fun about Beto O’Rourke’s idea that we won’t be here in ten years.

Part 5:  Ray reads a story about Gov. Mills bills. This leads to a discussion about all of the things that will be banned so the huge dome covering Maine to keep out the pollution coming across the country out won’t be able to be built.

Part 6:  Ray reads a story about that the New York attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into the National Rifle Association. Then he reads a story about Instagram from Fox News. “Donald Trump Jr. accused the “social media gods” at Instagram of bias and censorship Tuesday after a photo of him smiling alongside a wounded U.S. Army veteran was reportedly deleted from the platform.” Ray, Debi and Joe discuss the “media”. They end up talking about Narcan and the training of dispensing/using medicines.

Part 7:  Ray and Joe talk about the infrastructure bill in Augusta. Ray and Joe continue talking about some of the different bills. They take a call about the infrastructure bill.

Part 8:  Ray reads another story out of the Washington Post about the Mueller Report and the summary vs context. Ray explains the difference between what is the summary and context. They take a call about Mueller not reviewing the summary prepared by AG Barr after being invited to do so. They talk about the never Trumpers are doing anything that they can because they are afraid because they are loosing. The economy is doing so well.

Part 9:  Ray reads another story about Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) calling for AG Barr to resign over a story he read in the Washington Post. Fox News Radio’s Jon Decker calls in to weigh in on the Mueller report and AG Barr testimony. Staffers asking the question and AG Barr’s frustration.

Part 10:  Ray reads a story about San Jose City College officials have disinvited U.S. Customs and Border Protection from a campus job fair in response to protests against the agency’s presence. Ray announces the Dinner that WLOB is sponsoring for the graduating High School Seniors in Maine going into the military on May 17th. Ray takes a call who is really frustrated with the direction or state is going. They go to extremes with this thought process.

Part 11:  Debi takes a question from the caller about Joe’s attire. They take another call with a little thought for the day about Moses. Joe teases Ray about wearing a white wet t-shirt and having his nips. They all say in unison, “Ban the Nips!”

04-30-19 Political Roundtable

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Part 1:  Ray and Debi start off this morning with definition of the word “Dictator”. Ray expresses his concern that the majority of people either don’t know the correct definition or just don’t care and want to re-define it. They end up talking about the liberal, destructive idea of letting people vote the minute they get off the boat.


Part 2:  Ray asks Debi about the weather…will it ever stop raining? After that discussion Debi asks Ray about immigration.

Part 3:  Ray gives a sermon about Maine politics.

Part 4:  Ray talks about the Maine Legislature and their ability to make decisions for your business or personal life if they can’t even maintain the roads and bridges in Maine. Ray cites a story about the potholes and all of the bridges that are about to fall down.

Part 5:  Ray welcomes Maine National Committeewoman Ellie Espling. The chat about Maine’s budget.

Part 6:  Ray and Ellie continue to talk about the budget and budget process. The talk about the history of where we were before Former Governor Paul LePage took office. Ray also calls out Maine Sen. Carson and his hit piece on Former Maine DHS Mary Mayhew.

Part 7:  Maine GOP Chair Demi Kouzounas joins Ellie and Ray. They have a brief chat in this short segment.

Part 8:  Ray asks the ladies about President Trump and his polling numbers. Demi gives her thoughts about the culture of politics and that polling isn’t going to be accurate because the other side is so aggressive. They talk about Susan Collins and the money has been raised against the Senator. They talk about the media and lack of fact checking in stories. The panel takes a call. They discuss how US Rep. Jared Golden won…he won by what was left, (Ranked Choice Voting). Ray and the girls talk about how the election process actually work. They take another call about how the left are destructive and Ray doesn’t understand how society think that it is okay to attack someone else’s property.

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Part 9:  Ray, Demi and Ellie discuss the Superior Court. This started because of Ray explaining why he is back in-step with Sen. Collins. Ellie explains how we as a party need to aim our frustrations and votes at the Democrats, not at our own. Ray explains why he votes the way he does. The stress how important it is to have the numbers in office. They also mention that Republican Kevin C. Hughes, better known as “KC” is running for office in a special election against Democrat and former state Rep. Stephen W. Moriarty, for the term that expires in December 2020. Ellie urges that they need to get the vote out.


Part 10:  They take a call who would like to bring attention to the drunk driving issue. He would like no drinking in public. Ray says that won’t happen, but Ray wants to know why they aren’t being charged with murder and child endangerment.