Part 1: Ray is all over the place this morning. Starts with the Maine election and the Ranked Choice Voting results and recount. The Maine Secretary of State, Matt Dunlap will join us later this morning. He ends up with the southern border and how everything can be blamed on Pres. Trump.
Part 2: Ray plays a parody of Queen’s – Bohemian Rhapsody Parody called Opinion Rhapsody.
11-27-18 Political Panel
Part 1: Ray and David talk about the ranked choice voting and Bruce Poliquin. They take a call that continues with how RCV is done. There was a lot of confusion. Ray hopes that the court can get to the unconstitutional decision. There should be one person/one vote.
Part 2: Ray gets frustrated trying to find out the total amount of votes in the 2nd district. He reads Politico (New York Times) and ballotpedia to find out some of the results of the election.
Part 3: Ray is continuing his Ranked Choice Voting thoughts. David helps him find results. GOP Chair Demi Kouzounas joins the discussion. Ray wants to require voter ID. People were busy to go out and vote every two years. They take a call about the Trump Factor.
Part 4: They welcome Gordon Draper who brought in coffee from the new DD in Westbrook. Ray asks Demi if she is planning on running for the GOP chair again.
Part 5: Ray and the gang talk about Medicaid Expansion and Affordable Care Act. Ray wants to know where was everyone informing people that Maine already had previous condition coverage. Demi stresses that we lost the Independent vote. They take a call and they talk about the Maine People’s Alliance and their work ethics to get the vote out.
Part 6: Gordon wants to know if it has snowed up where he lives. Larry calls in to thank Demi for all of her hard work to get people out to vote.
11-27-18 Family
Happy Birthday Lizzi w/her new car from Rowe Ford
Part 1: Ray touches on the snow and weather. He heads to the border and the hypocrisy of the media. Pres. Obama did the same things to protect our border. You don’t hear about the rocks and other things thrown at our border agents and National Guard protecting our citizens and border.
Part 2: Ray talks about Rep. Bruce Poliquin paying for his own recount. Congressman Elect Jared Golden is “worried” about the constituents work and the transition to his office.
Part 3: Ray is joined by David Jones. They talk about the U.S. House and Senate and voting. What a discussion this was, even Dee Dee got into it.
Part 4: Ray wishes Lizzi, his daughter, a Happy 20th Birthday! They take a call from someone in the 2nd district about voting.
Part 5: Ray and David talk about family.
Part 6: Ray and David talk about the Winter Wonderland outside.
11-26-18 AARP/Open Enrollment
Part 1: Jane Margesson, AARP Maine Communications Director came in today with Jim Baker of Southern Maine Agency on Aging(SMAA) to inform our listeners that any changes to Medicare Drug Plans or Medicare Advantage Plans need to be made during Medicare’s Open Enrollment period. Open Enrollment runs through 12/7 and is the only time you can make changes to your Medicare plan. All of the Maine Association on Aging Agencies(MAA) have trained volunteers and staff who can help with all Medicare Open Enrollment questions.
Part 2: In this segment they talk about the lower income rule that people might not know about. They talk about how important it is to look and ask questions about your Medicare coverage every year because there are a lot of changes that happen year to year. Here are some links that might be able to help. Medicare ads should link here: https://states.aarp.org/