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07-06-18 Governor LePage

Part 1: Ray, Joe and Debi are joined by Governor Paul LePage by phone. They talk about some of the Bills that he has vetoed. They talk about Medicaid Expansion. They talk about the budget and how the legislature has squandered what would have been saved. They talk about the election and the Gubernatorial Candidates. They talk about the Conversion Bill. Be careful what you wish for.
Part 2: Ray asks the Gov. about Marty Grohman and they touch on Ranked Choice Voting. Ray asks the Gov. about property foreclosure on the elderly. The Gov. points out how the Democrats seem to be attacking the elderly. Gov. LePage stresses how important it is to elect Shawn Moody as Governor to keep the upward trend of the state.
There is only one audio, second part is after commercials.

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07-06-18 The Swamp

Part 1: Ray, Debi and Joe Bruno talk about the hot, hot, weather spell that Maine has been having. Then they talk about the EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned after months of ethics controversies, citing “the unrelenting attacks” on himself and his family, which “have taken a sizable toll on all of us.” They take a call about the EPA resignation. They speculate on who will take over.
Part 2: They head to the Supreme Court Nominations. Trump’s top picks are: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge. They talk about term limits for offices. It started with Supreme Court’s age and ended up with how Susan Collins vote.
Part 3: Ray and Joe discuss the Governor’s Vetoes that he has signed. Ray asks Joe if he was still in the Legislature, what would some of the conversations would he be having with colleagues and the Governor. Joe talk about tax conformity.
Part 4: Ray, Joe and Debi talk about people attacking other people because they disagree with something they are wearing. Ray also brings back the lady from the Congo that climbed up on the Statue of Lady. Therese Patricia Okoumou, 44, who climbed 200 feet onto the base of the statue. There was a big discussion about her.
Part 5: Ray continues his thoughts on the Congo and the woman that scaled the Statue of Liberty.

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07-05-18 The Swamp & RCV

Part 1: Ray gets an email and reads it about his yelling…so Ray does his best NPR voice. Ray talks about Susan Collins.
Part 2: Ray is still frustrated with the Senator and her thoughts on the Justice nominations.
Part 3: Ray is joined by News Center Maine‘s Pat Callaghan joins us as we laugh about the heat and different foods that make the world goes ’round. Then the talk about Janet Mills and ranked choice voting. Ray reiterates his disdain for RCV and how they discard votes to get to the percentage needed.
Part 4: They talk about how RCV could affect the outcome of the 2nd Congressional race with Chellie Pingree, Mark Holbrook and Marty Grohman.

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07-05-18 America

Part 1: Ray and Debi talk jobs in America. Ray reads a story from CNBC about how there are more jobs available than there are people that want to work. They hit on Pres. Obama and Pres. Bush’s economic records. They also take a call from Larry who asks whether or not a Supreme Justice could be impeached.
Part 2: Ray explains in detail the history of Justice Samuel Chase back in 1805. Ray asks Larry to call back.
Part 3: Ray and Debi sing with the Beatles. Ray goes off the rails, Colin Kaepernick was given the NEA’s President’s Award to recognize his work “to fight racial oppression through education and social justice activism” through the Know Your Rights Camp, a campaign that is fully funded by the footballer. Ray also goes after Facebook for banning a song for political reasons. Click here to hear the Wes Cook Band’s “I Stand For the Flag.” Larry calls back and is so upset about the clip that Ray played on Tuesday about what Ruth Ginsberg said about the Constitution. Ray continues the discussion about impeachment. Ray talks about the Socialist ideas that the lefties would love to enact.
Part 4: Debi plays the song that was banned from Facebook ‘I Stand For The Flag” . Ray reads an email from a listener about St. Paul and Mayor Melvin Carter cancelling the fireworks because they were too expensive, but held a “Somali Week Festival” and had celebrated his Inauguration with a week-long extravaganza.

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