Part 1: Ray is joined this morning by Debi and Mark Reilly. Ray gives a monologue about Pres. Trump’s speech and for withdrawing the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. Mark joins in the discussion about West Virginia GOP Senate primary between State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Don Blankenship. Blankenship is a former Chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy Company, convicted criminal.
Part 2: Fox News Radio’s Jon Decker joins us with what is happening in Washington. They also talk about President Trump’s announcement yesterday about the Iran nuclear deal. Another topic was the Korean talks and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Part 3: Ray, Debi and Mark are joined by David Jones and Linda Murray. The discussion is on the Mormon Church and them pulling their support for the Boy Scouts after them changing their name to Scout and welcoming girls into their organization.
05-08-18 Political Roundtable
Part 1: David Jones and Ray are joined by Jack Cianchette. They talk about school and some of the candidates, especially Adam Cote and his awesome commercial.
Part 2: Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling joins us and they discuss the Yellow Tulip Project’s event that was held on Sunday. The discussion goes on with mental illness and how important it is to get the stigma off of that phase. Ray asks him about his “tax cut” that he has put forward and other budget items. The Mayor gives his plan for his tax schedule.
Part 3: The panel takes a call and the caller talks about some of the different issues he is having a problem with our government. They briefly talk about Ranked Choice Voting.
Part 4: Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) President Grover Norquist joins us by phone from Washington DC. They discuss the proposed carbon tax. Grover explains exactly what is a carbon tax. Democrats in Congress want to tax carbon. Hillary Clinton wanted a carbon tax. Conservatives don’t. Assistant House Leader Rep. Ellie Espling joins us and Ray asks Jack and Ellie to reflect on the Maine Republican Convention. Ray gives kudos to Republican Party Leader Demi Kouzounas for running a tight convention.
Part 5: Former State Trooper and Head of the State Trooper’s Association Mike Edes joins the panel and gives a quick overview of the the memorial service of Cpl. Cole.
Part 6: Republican Party Leader Demi Kouzounas joins the panel. Mike continues to describe the honoring Cpl. Cole and how it was a healing event. Mike estimates 4,000 law enforcement officers from all over the country attended. Thank you to JetBlue, for offering free airfare for officers attending the service. Ray and Mike talk about the process for an officer involved in a shooting. Mike describes his experience of having to shoot someone and how it affected his family. Ellie gives her thoughts on the conventions. Ray praises Demi again for her leadership on the way the convention was run. She credits her team for the smooth operation of the convention.
Part 7: The panel discuss Ranked Choice Voting. Democrats have said that they will all accept the results of the election but the panel disagrees that will happen.
Part 8: Ray asks Ellie her opinion on the leadership of the Maine House of Representatives. Ellie describes the atmosphere of the House and what her expectations were and are for the Special Session. They talk about the Speaker of the House Sara Gideon and how her leadership is failing the state. She states that they are at the end of the session and she want them to end well. She also states that it takes good people to run for office so that there are good choices at the ballot.
Part 9: The panel talk about the youth involvement in the Republican party and how it isn’t the “future” of the party, but it is the party “now”!
05-08-18 Good Morning!
Part 1: Ray gives a brief outline of the today’s show. He touches on the Memorial Service for Cpl. Eugene Cole. Net neutrality will also be discussed. Ethan Strimling will be calling in to talk about the tax cuts he is suggesting. Ray talks about our country’s infrastructure, cell phone coverage, roads, bridges, and our education system.
Part 2: Debi tells Ray about a book describing the constitution in more detail and how it is more important to leave our kids with liberty than wealth. Dee Dee brings up a phrase in the constitution about the responsibility of citizens to act if they see something wrong.
05-07-18 Mini Political Panel
Part 1 & 2: Fox News Radio’s Eben Brown joins Ray and Roy Lenardson by phone to discuss the National Rifle Association’s convention that happened over the weekend in Dallas, Texas. Then Demi Kouzounas, Republican Party Leader, joins us after the Maine Republican Convention that took place in Augusta on Friday and Saturday. The discussion continues on candidates and issues that took place during the convention.
Part 3 & 4: The Maine Republican Party has gone to the Federal courts to fight Ranked Choice Voting. Roy, Ray and Demi discuss the possibilities and reasons behind RCV. Fox News Radio’s Jon Decker joins them to talk about what’s happening with Pres. Trump. But before that he and Ray talk about Jon’s book again. Ray, Jon and Roy talk about the Stormy Daniels scandal. They also talk about Gina Haskell who was nominated by President Trump for CIA director and her position on torture.
Part 5: The discussion is on the media. Editorials have become viscous. A lot of the papers are leaning one way.
Part 6: The panel takes a call from Gordon about a couple of her speeches at the Convention. The conversation continues on how women need to be strong and self confident. It isn’t easy to be a woman in a man’s world, but we can all work together. Discussion turned to Mother’s Day and kids. Somehow it ended up on the Karaoke Party that Demi hosted on Friday night.
Part 7: Ray gets a rundown on the personalities of Roy and Demi and their political resume.