While ranting is very cathartic, ultimately, unless it gets translated into action, it is just snivelling on steroids.

Previous post - first comment - Danielle roundaboutly asks just the question - what do we do?

Even the most well heeled among us are Joe the Plumber. We don’t have the NRO byline (Or Human Events, or American Spectator…), we don’t live a jet-set lifestyle. Ever had it happen when you want to get politically involved, you’re put into a room, and given scut work? Stuffing envelopes? Not that such things are unimportant, but it is not involvement with the process. It’s not making yourself known. You don’t have some poltician groaning, “Not that damn Danielle again! I don’t want to talk to her, and I can’t NOT talk to her…”

Grassroots, my peeps. Grassroots.

First, it starts with you. One person at a time. If you want to stop supporting liberals and liberalism, the hardest part is going to be in educating yourself as to who the liberals are. Campaign signs are a big clue. Check the boss’s car in the parking lot. Obama ‘08? Down the road. Look up contributions - they have to be available under law.

And you have to make it hurt. Fanny may make the best pancakes this side of New Jersey, but you have to be willing to say, “No, I don’t come in anymore. I will be damned if I am spending my money in a place where it goes to Teleprompter Jesus.” Or “Times are getting hard. Since you helped create the mess by voting for that schmuck…” People have to know that their support of Obama has cost them. Some may revel in martyrdom - let them. And hope they feel as good when they hang the “Out of Business” sign on their door.

Use the rest of the nails in the box to hang yourself on your liberal cross, bitch.

If you run a business, I suggest firing the lefties. Seriously. You may have to lie about it, but since they are less than honest, they don’t deserve truth - and why give them, who lack integrity, a legal cause against you? Clinging to some abstract principle of honor for the honorless helped McLame lose. While you might not say, “You’re out of here, you socialist Obama-voting fuckweasel” lest you be sued, you can use the ol’ weaselspeak of, “Well, the economy - mmm. Things are getting tighter, and much as the new administration promised miracles, they just aren’t delivering, so I have to let someone - or someones - go…” It lets them know that their support of Obama cost them.

I’d be more blunt to lefty friends. I’ve already told a couple, “Hey - Bambi promised some Gestapo - so when do you turn me in for counter-revolutionary activities?” Harden yourself up. Socialist State-worshippers are not and cannot really be your friend. I’ve watched it happen to more than one person who had government goons turn up on their doorstep, and their “friends” give the excuse “I was just concerrrrrrrrrrrrrned……”

Whatever. Yor right wing friends will sit you down and tell you straight. Your left wing friends will call a fucking social worker. Which one do you want? And seriously - who can you count on? I mean really count on?

And no, I’m not talking about the rare thoughtful democrat, I’m talking your hard-left assbags. You can tell the difference easily as when the former disagrees with you you don’t hear “racistsexisthomophobe” or “Chimpymchallibushitler.” Just tel them, straight out, “You can’t talk about conservatives and conservatism that way without personally attacking me, and I am done with being treated like that by you.”

And keep in mind - and remind them when the excuses fly - that any apology which contains the word “but” is NOT an apology.

Liberals are easy. Just drop them.

Corporations … well, first of all if you complain to the corporate office, some secretary will read it, notify the boss, and he will instruct them to send out he standard boilerplate letter. You’ll be out of his mind before lunch. Waste of time.

Here’s what I did.

I went through Wal-mart the other day, and the checkout woman had an Obama button. So I went from the checkout - after I had paid - straight to customer service, and demanded a refund. Because I was offended by the politicizing and the attitude.

Note - they had my money. And now they had to give it back. This hurts them. So they wanted to know how to make it right. Okay. Very simple, an apology. So the Manager on Duty started to apologize.

No, not you. You didn’t offend me.

Well, on behalf of Wal-mart, we strive to (Boilerplate.).

No, ma’am. Wal-mart did not offend me. Your employee did. I want an apology from her, and I don’t want to have to enter a hostile political environment to shop, so I’d suggest the button come off.

Well….

Fine. My refund please? I need to get to Kroger.

Next thing I knew the CSS was oer talking to the cashier - who walked out! Quit.

So, since Wal-mart tried to rectify it, I took my merchandise home.

Mre important than the example is the illustration of “Carrot and Stick.” After threatening with the stick (A refund) any atempt to repair the issue has to be rewarded with the carrot, namely, backing off the demand. And I got a $20 gift card out of the bargain, ad you can believe that “No Poliics” wil be strictly enforced at that store.

A good thing. Your conservative employees will recognize politicking on the job as being crass and inappropriate. Liberals denied the chance to wear their heart on their sleeve - or lapel - will suffer, and be the whiners and troublemakers. Let them annoy management, mght be a few less of them working. A certain danger in creating martyrs, bt chances are they are just preaching to their own little choir anyway.

You have made yor voice heard. This will go up the line. Sometime in the next week I will be discussed at a much higher level, and not issued a boilerplate letter.

And despite my propensity for ranting here, all done in a level tone of voice, without one profanity. Just firmness. Your employee offended me, and I want my money back. Back either me - your customer - or your lackey. If the latter, I want my $268. For a part-timer, that’s a week’s wage. Back her, and they essentially double her pay for a week.

Choose. Now.

Make it cost a company. I don’t go to Lowes because the cater to the illegal immigrant population. I let them know this. Worse, when they advertise Christmas trees in Spanish, and holiday trees in English, I let them know. I sent my receipt in - a copy, for a local store - for over $1000 to the regional office letting them know I bought there and not at their store because of them catering to the Secular Grinches last year.

This demonstrates that your threat not to shop there is a reality, and they will count your letter as twenty. Imagine them getting receipts of $20,000, combined with a slump, from one city, each stating “I urge all my family, friends, and church members to go elsewhere” or “Further, I was instrumental in persuading my church’s holiday decorating committee to spend money at a store which doesn’t denigrate Christmas.” Mention that your previous attempts to address this have been met with corporate boilerplate, which has been weighed, measured, and found sadly wanting.

That makes bean counters pay attention. Once is accident. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

And follow through. Do urge people. Your father in law bitches about the “Damn wetbacks?” Ask him why he goes to a store that supports them. Your Aunt Millie hates the secularization of Christmas? Why, then, do you spend your money at this store, when this other store has the same stuff for mere pennies more? “Hey, Gonz, Give me a lift to…” Well, no, I won’t take you there - but I will take you here…

One day, one person at a time. Blog about it. Send me your success story. Hell, send me your better ideas.  Brainstorm. I will post them.  Maybe we will find someone in all of this who is a lot better at this HTML thing than I am who will set us up a clearinghouse for a grassroots campaign.

Next in the chute - dealing with RINOs.

Apologies if I have mis-types here lately. I am using a smaller keyboard, and my big-assed fingers are having … issues.