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Segments 1-2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson starts with asking for prayers for Vern Dukes as he is heading into surgery for a hip replacement. He moves on to the evils of Socialism. Freedom was what America was founded on.
\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray plays a clip of Sen. Collins being asked about Troy Jackson’s political stance and calls him a Bernie Boy and a Socialist. Bob Witkowski joins from New Orleans and agrees with Ray about Sen. Collins, and more.
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\nSegments 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and Dee Dee talk about the new genders and gender terms, society norms, and more. Tom Bill (Common Sense For Maine PAC<\/a>) joins the discussion. Cheryl from Bath calls in to agree about the societal downward trend, they get into and food and drink in church and then shares that some dogs are starting to show up at churches.
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\nSegment 7-8:\u00a0<\/strong> Dominic Pugliares (Common Sense For Maine PAC<\/a>, Dunegrass CC<\/a>), David Stearns (Common Sense for Maine<\/a>), and David Ciullo (Career Management Services<\/a>) join and Dave talks a little bit about the conversation on pets in the workplace and shares some advice. He also shares information on wage spreads on job descriptions.
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\nSegment 9-10:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and the gang talk about work participation rates, unemployment, people on the government dole, Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Hanna Pingree’s policies, and more.
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\nSegments 11-12:\u00a0<\/strong> The conversation continues about the Welfare system, how it is designed, and how it doesn’t help the people ever get off because of the way it is designed. Ray continues with some of the rest of Maine’s issues and lack of money. What more evidence do the people of Maine need to make a change and get out to vote.
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\nSegments 13-14:\u00a0<\/strong> The conversation gets into disability, Cuban cigars, tequila, Kenny Cianchette’s run for State Senate, where the Democrats get all of their money, Planned Parenthood’s involvement in politics, Ray speaks truth with the Story of Mary and Joseph and the what if.
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\nSegments 15-16:\u00a0<\/strong> The conversation starts the mission of Common Sense For Maine<\/a>, when CSFM meet (every other Thursday 3pm-5pm at Dunegrass CC. Gubernatorial Candidate Bobby Charles and other candidates will be at today’s meeting.
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