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art 1: David Jones joins Ray and Debi this morning. Ray opens up this morning with immigration. He started with the shooting in New Jersey at an Arts Festival between two suspected gang members. The deceased suspect was released from prison and on parole since February on homicide-related charges. This leads to immigration policy.
Part 2: Ray takes a call from a frequent caller. He had called his Representative and was frustrated that she cut his call short because she was in Europe on vacation. Ray defended her saying that he has a right to vacation and it was probably scheduled a while ago before they knew they would be going back to Augusta.
Part 3: Jack Cianchette joins Ray and David to discuss the current election. They talk about the Democratic prospects and how RCV will effect the outcome. The boys take a call from a voter in Standish and he expresses his frustration on the line and the voting machine.
06-15-18 Lauren LePage
Part 1: Joe Bruno and Ray welcome Lauren LePage into the studio. She is Gov. Paul LePage’s daughter and now is Campaign Manager for Shawn Moody’s gubernatorial campaign. They talk about Tuesday night and Shawn’s results. Ray asks her about the balancing act of wanting to protect “Daddy’s” legacy while promoting Shawn and his ideas. They talk about how hard they worked. Ray asks Lauren how she decided on Shawn for Gov.
Part 2: Ray teases Joe about his clothes and how bright they are. Joe talks about his relationship with Brent Littlefield.
Part 3: Joe plugs for donations. “We have a hard road ahead.” We need to get Shawn’s message out to everyone. We need to get Republicans back into Augusta. They talk about Shawn’s role in other Maine election races. We need to fight Medicaid Expansion!!! Ray asks Lauren what is her opinion economic growth. They also talk about trade school vs four year college degree. They take a call from Arthur Langley who congratulates Shawn and was appreciative that Shawn acknowledged Gov. LePage’s hard work in laying the foundation that he can build on. Rep. Rich Cebra calls in with the results from Naples. To learn more about Shawn or donate to his campaign, visit www.shawnmoody.com.
06-15-18 Tax Cuts
Part 1: Joe Bruno, Dr. Mike Ciampi and Ray discuss the tax issues in Maine. They compare some of the differences between New Hampshire and Maine.
Part 2: They talk about Maine Legislature going back to Augusta. Also a topic is the Democratic Ranked Choice Voting prospects. The number of people that voted and how they voted. Not all of the precincts have been reported yet! They talk about Clean Election and how it needs to be reformed.
Part 3: Ray, Joe & Dr. Mike laugh about Ranked Choice Voting. Ray laughs at a Trump Tweet. He doesn’t find Pres. Trump presidential.
06-15-18 Camara Clifton
Ray is joined by Camara Clifton, a political strategist with Clifton Network Partners. They discuss the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, the release of his highly anticipated assessment of the law enforcement agency’s conduct during the 2016 election. The report reviewed the FBI and DOJ’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email case and AG Jeff Sessions warned that the findings could lead to more firings. Sessions told The Hill on Wednesday that the option of “termination” was on the table for those accused of serious wrongdoing. It is unclear whether Sessions knows which individuals will be cited in the forthcoming report, but several top FBI and DOJ officials are likely to come under criticism in the findings by the IG. For over a year the IG has been reviewing those agencies’ actions related to its investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.