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Segment 1:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson talks about the world and shares his thoughts on the Middle East and takes us back to WWII and the US resistance to get into the fray until after Pearl Harbor.
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\nSegment 2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray shares today’s show line up of guests and then shares again why Sarah Parshall Perry is not available today and urges prayers for Sarah’s son, Jessie.
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\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray chats a little bit about music and then Bob Witkowski joins him from New Orleans and they continue the discussion with music and the power it has over us.
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\nSegments 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray talks about America’s National Debt and that our government is a train wreck. He urges people to really investigate the government spending programs and how they just keep growing, but continue to elect the same people over and over that have created the problem. Dominic Pugliares (Common Sense For Maine PAC<\/a>, Dunegrass CC<\/a>) and Tom Bill (Common Sense For Maine PAC<\/a>) join the discussion about debt especially what we owe China.
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\nSegments 7-8:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and the boys welcome David Ciullo (Career Management Services<\/a>) and he is happy to report that there aren’t any major new things coming from Augusta. They get into the common sense policy to make business successful and how the government isn’t helpful to businesses trying to succeed.
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\nSegment 9:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray explains and congratulates Dave Stearns as he is on to celebrate his daughter’s wedding this weekend. Robert Wessels (Former Gubernatorial Candidate) shares that his mission is to get Republicans elected to flip the Maine Legislature. He says that he will be out this weekend in Kenny Cianchette<\/a>‘s district knocking on doors. He shares how important it is to knock and inform. He shares some of the other campaigns he is helping including: Leo Kenney<\/a>, Steve McGee<\/a>, Peter Wood<\/a>, Ray Thombs<\/a>, Randy Gauvin<\/a>, Dexter “Buzz” Bridges<\/a> and then back with Kenny. Ray shares today’s Daily Thought from Elias Thomas.
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\nSegment 10:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray shares his gratefulness to the audience. Ray explains how the phone calls work and when he takes them.
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\nSegments 11-12:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and TBill chat for a few minutes and then take a call from Farmer Scott. The boys take a call about minimum wage and the government. The next caller talks about the movie Young Washington, and more.
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\nSegments 13-14:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and TBill take more calls and then have a discussion about following the science. They take calls.
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\nSegment 15:\u00a0<\/strong> They take more calls. Ray talks about Steven Michaud (head of Maine Hospital Association<\/a>). Ray and Tom talk about Medicare after Joe Bruno text Ray with more accurate information.
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