Part 1: Ray and Debi discuss their day off and what did they did over the 4th.
Part 2: Ray talks a little about the vetoes from Gov. LePage and the ones that have really upset the Gov., mainly minimum wage and the medicaid expansion.
Part 3: Ray talks about the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Then he goes into tariffs.
07-02-18 Political Roundtable
Part 1: Assistant House Minority Leader Ellie Espling, Rep. Rich Cebra, David Jones and Jack Cianchette join Ray. Rich scolds Ray about him taking the Lord’s name in vain.
Part 2: Maine bills LD 924, LD 925 were important legislation that was passed. Ellie Explains what the bills were. Ray, Rich and Ellie talk about the services and who should be on the list. The discussion about medicaid expansion. Rich and Ray discuss Susan Collins on abortion. Ray is wound up again about the settled law comments Susan Collins made on Sunday.
Part 3: Rep. Nate Wadsworth (representing District 70 – Brownfield, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell (part) and Porter) and Gordon Draper join the madness. Ray asks Nate his thoughts about the special session in Augusta.
Part 4: Gordon gives a shout out to his fans…Rich bring up three Maine Reps (Deane Rykerson, Lydia Blume, and Patty Hymanson represent York and Kittery) that sent a letter to request Kittery Trading Post in Kittery to stop selling assault weapons. The Reps say if they don’t, boycotts and pickets are planned. A caller calls in and is frustrated with Rich’s 10 states away comment. Rich responds. Ellie makes the point that violence is a real concern and gives her experience when she was a student. Ray takes a call who states that there is way too many drugs like Ritalin that aren’t good for our kids.
Part 5: Ray asks the Reps. about what will happen when they go back to Augusta. What bills with sustaining over Gov. LePage’s vetoes. Party Leader Demi Kouzounas joins the group. Ray asks Nate about how minimum wage can be sustained in his neck of the woods. This leads to a great discussion on minimum wage.
Part 6: Ray thanks Nate for coming in today. The discussion turns to Augusta and how timely the House has been running. Not to mention the Leadership of the House. Talks turn to Shawn Moody and the Republican movement. The economic growth that is happening…they get to immigration. The difference between legal and illegal and how language provokes emotion. Ray plays a clip from Chuck Schumer back in .
07-03-18 Battle Lines
Part 1: Ray is left to his own devices this early Tuesday morning. He is fed up with so many different things….Supreme Court nomination questions…Americans not being proud to be an American….the media and their indoctrination of their opinion, not just the facts….and then there is Sen. Susan Collins.
Part 2: David Jones joins Ray in studio. Ray plays the clip of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg Telling Egyptians “Don’t Look to The Old US Constitution When You Write Yours“.
07-02-18 Outrage
Part 1: Ray heads back to immigration and media coverage. Where was the outrage when the kids in cages photo was actually taken.
Part 2: Why are you not wound up? Ray talks more about Susan Collins and her statements regarding her vote for a Supreme Court Justice. He supported what she had to say last week on how she would make her decision, but then she seemed to flip by Sunday to the only thing that mattered was abortion. Ray talks about what would be a good litmus test.
Part 3: Ray continues the Sen. Susan Collins thoughts. The Constitution and Supreme Court’s relationship has not been taught to our children so that they know what the true meaning of the Articles and the Bill of Rights stand for. Ray explains what the true meaning of the 2nd Amendment.