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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I realize that a lot of things get done
kowalski (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 6:49PM EST (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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 6:52PM EST (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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 6:54PM EST (link)Bags of dog poop don’t mail well.
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again, don't forget to keep sending ACORNs to the WH
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 7:39PM EST (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]
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
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(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 6:55PM EST (link)these things…I was really curious about the silly putty but never saw any feedback…this just makes my whole week! Thanks Erick!
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Sen. Snowe doubly lame!
azaeroprof (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 7:11PM EST (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!
Snowe & Obama team up on next Redistribution scheme...
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 7:41PM EST (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
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 8:02PM EST (link)Poor thing is starved for attention — now everybody is paying attention.
Thanks for sharing this Erick.
Danielle Davis (ocleverone) (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 8:24PM EST (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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 9:26PM EST (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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 9:31PM EST (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 (Diary) Monday, October 19th at 10:34PM EST (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
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Wait, what happened to my Silly Putty?
Erick Brockway (Diary) Tuesday, October 20th at 1:03AM EST (link)I can’t even remember who we mailed that to or why…
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