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!
I realize that a lot of things get done
kowalski Monday, October 19th at 6:49PM EDT (link)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’.
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I'm sorry if I'm gauche...
kowalski Monday, October 19th at 6:52PM EDT (link)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….
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Hahahaha
Erick Erickson Monday, October 19th at 6:54PM EDT (link)Bags of dog poop don’t mail well.
Who will stand on either hand and keep this bridge with me?
again, don't forget to keep sending ACORNs to the WH
JLenardDetroit Monday, October 19th at 7:39PM EDT (link)spin, of course, on the campaign to fight cancelling of ABC’s Jericho “Nuts” thing
ACORN/Census - ACORN Nuts will still find a way to infest/infect Census falsification
+ACORN threatens suit - ACORN issues empty Lawsuit threat, if they do sue they open themselves up to evidence discovery
+ACORN defund vote joke - How the Senate ACORN defunding vote was/is just a sad (meaningless) Joke
+CNN ACORN cvg - CNN finally figures out how to spin ACORN coverage
+Obama&ACORN - Dan Spencer’s: Obama & ACORN close-ties rundown
and as far as money…. how about less than $1/month messages?!?!:
Daily Dimes Dichotomy - creating an NRSC: Daily Dimes Dichotomy
+Monthly 2 cent checks - I’m sending MONTHLY 2 cent checks with MEMO:RESIGN
+RNC called - RNC called, I hung up!
+Party of NO - Republicans must be the Party of NO [to Bigger Govt.] not the Party of SLOW[er Liberal Incremental-ism]
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (Reco) (Quotes) (removeRINOs.com) (RSmas)
+ 0bama Lies & your Bank acct will Die! (4/15 Truthers)
+ Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
+ I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” - a Rush caller (other Quotes)
That is awesome!!! I always wondered how we did with...
JadedByPolitics Monday, October 19th at 6:55PM EDT (link)these things…I was really curious about the silly putty but never saw any feedback…this just makes my whole week! Thanks Erick!
Whoever has his enemy at his mercy &
does not destroy him is his own enemy
Sen. Snowe doubly lame!
azaeroprof Monday, October 19th at 7:11PM EDT (link)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!
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Snowe & Obama team up on next Redistribution scheme...
JLenardDetroit Monday, October 19th at 7:41PM EDT (link)…. starting next month they are going to redistribute Rock Salt from the Rock Salt HAVES to the Rock Salt have-nots in ME
lol
-lame, of course, which is why I couldn’t resist
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+ 0bama Lies & your Bank acct will Die! (4/15 Truthers)
+ Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
+ I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” - a Rush caller (other Quotes)
There's Snowe business like Snowe business
mfarmer Monday, October 19th at 8:02PM EDT (link)Poor thing is starved for attention — now everybody is paying attention.
Thanks for sharing this Erick.
ocleverone Monday, October 19th at 8:24PM EDT (link)Like Jaded, I have wondered how well these things do. It’s awesome.
To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it. — Margaret Thatcher
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no This is not true!!
phxg Monday, October 19th at 9:26PM EDT (link)Michael Moore told me so in a movie that capitalism is a sham.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. –Aristotle
Oh, and Ron's apparently well versed in the Social Media Model
phxg Monday, October 19th at 9:31PM EDT (link)http://twitter.com/rons/status/4892329713
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. –Aristotle
1/2ton of rock salt keeps people employed
Deskpilot Monday, October 19th at 10:34PM EDT (link)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.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can still read it in English, You’re Welcome
Deskpilot, AM(H)1 (AW), USN (Ret)
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Wait, what happened to my Silly Putty?
Erick Brockway Tuesday, October 20th at 1:03AM EDT (link)I can’t even remember who we mailed that to or why…
Note to lefties;
“Don’t be afraid to see what you see.”
Ronald Reagan
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