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RedState Readers Stimulate the Economy

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  October 19th, 2009 at 06:46 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

Congratulations RedState readers.

We have supported a small business, made a statement, and attracted the attention of the Wall Street Journal.

Since last Wednesday morning, Ron’s Home & Hardware has received roughly 240 orders for five-pound bags of rock salt. While buyers were scattered around the country, each requested the same delivery address in Portland, Maine – one of six state offices for U.S. Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.

John M. Thieling, co-founder of the Indianapolis-based company, says an employee turned to the Web for an explanation and found a blog entry on RedState.com urging readers to order bags of rock salt from Amazon.com and mail them to the senator’s office. Ron’s Home & Hardware sells rock salt through Amazon.

Very well done!

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  • kowalski

    I realize that a lot of things get done with rock salt, but I’d like to do a lot more with paper. I can help stimulate the economy, believe me.

    Just a reminder. You know I do these all the time, but I’m just sayin’.

  • kowalski

    But frankly I can’t think of anything more gauche than rock salt, so forgive me.

    I actually support mailing bags of rocks, concrete and all sorts of nuts and bolts to idiotic congresspeople. We should also mail apple pies and American flags to ones we love.

    That still doesn’t change the fact that I have other things I can mail, very effectively….

  • http://www.erickerickson.org Erick Erickson

    Bags of dog poop don’t mail well.

  • JadedByPolitics

    these things…I was really curious about the silly putty but never saw any feedback…this just makes my whole week! Thanks Erick!

  • azaeroprof

    Not only does she vote for Obamacare in committee, then her spokesperson won’t even return a call to indicate message received! Lame RINO witch!

  • http://www.ssce.net/Web-Articles/Web-articles-indexed-authors.html#authors-l JLenardDetroit
  • http://www.ssce.net/Web-Articles/Web-articles-indexed-authors.html#authors-l JLenardDetroit

    …. starting next month they are going to redistribute Rock Salt from the Rock Salt HAVES to the Rock Salt have-nots in ME ;-) :P lol
    -lame, of course, which is why I couldn’t resist

  • mfarmer

    Poor thing is starved for attention — now everybody is paying attention.

  • ocleverone

    Like Jaded, I have wondered how well these things do. It’s awesome.

  • http://www.phxgonline.com phxg

    Michael Moore told me so in a movie that capitalism is a sham.

  • http://www.phxgonline.com phxg

    http://twitter.com/rons/status/4892329713

  • Deskpilot

    Since she can’t just throw it out! High concentration of salt in landfill will really disrupt the natural decay of thing, just ask any envirowhackist.
    Congratulations Ron’s Hardware!!! You know you’ve made it when the WSJ mentions you as a small business
    Ideas:
    1) Portland Ice Cream Festival in November – Keeps Dairy men employed producing more milk, retailers might sell some ice cream machines or Lands end ice cream balls (no joke)
    2) Give it away to gardeners who salt and plow, reduces thier winter operating costs.
    3) Give it to the local chapter of the NRA for distribution to its members who self load their shhttp://www.redstate.com/static/redstate/img/btn_post_comment.pngells. Rock salt is less lethal than lead: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/Drax/tr003.jpg
    4) Do what liberal do best, GIVE IT AWAY to senior citizens, saying it’s a healthcare savings – Melted ice isn’t slippery (just politicians) so you won’t hurt yourself, so the taxpayers won’t have to pay for that hip operation. Make sure there’s plenty of press for that one.

  • http://erickbrockway.wordpress.com/ Erick Brockway

    I can’t even remember who we mailed that to or why…