Bill Penzey Exploits John McCain

How low will Bill Penzey go?

He exploits the death of John McCain to sell spices.

That's low.

Here's Penzey's email from yesterday:

To celebrate the way our times changed with last week’s outbreak of legal-based reality, through today we are giving away two 1/4-cup jars of our steadfast, rock solid, and very tasty French Thyme. A combined $5.90 value, the two 1/4-cup jars, one to keep, one to share are yours flat-out free if you can get to one of our stores today. Online at penzeys.com they are also free, but standard shipping and handling charges will apply. Starting Monday we will continue the two 1/4-cup offer through the following Monday, but the flat-out free will become free with $5 spending. If you’re on a budget, now’s the time to get your Thyme.

Today is also your last chance for both regularly $3.69 Ancho and regularly $4.29 Lemon Pepper for just $2! Chili season is right around the corner and Ancho is the heart of that and so many Texas, Mexican, and Southwest dishes. Lemon Pepper is a treat and may be our most at home blend wherever it goes. Fish, eggs, vegetables, salads, pretty much everything tastes better with a few shakes. Lemon Pepper is a cross-generational classic for good reason.

To get your two free Thymes, just bring in this email or the coupon above to one of our stores. Online at penzeys.com, just enter 34099C into the apply code box at checkout. No need to place the Thyme in your basket, the code will do that for you and for free. In our stores or online, there’s no codes or coupons needed for the $2 Ancho and Lemon Pepper, these offers are automatic for everyone.

In yesterday’s email I wrote: “In the last couple years we’ve all witnessed with heartbreak the destruction the Republican/Fox News/Russian propaganda has brought to the lives of too many people close to us. It’s been hard watching conservative friends manipulated by fear and anger to turn against their own decency.” One conservative that was in no way turned was John McCain. His principled stance against the corruption of the current President will be forever remembered in America’s history as one of the amazing acts of patriotism that has always made this country great.

John McCain was a hero not for the events that happened to him in his life, but for the way he responded to those events. We all like to imagine ourselves as being capable of turning the other cheek, but the reality is that those who are tortured become the torturers. Not John McCain. He fought the all too human urge for revenge and instead became a powerful voice for decency. And again after losing his 2000 bid for the presidency to a racist attack against his family, his refusal to stoke the flames of racism in 2008 in his campaign against Barack Obama showed so much of the man he was. Heroes in any party of politics are few and far between. We could sure use some conservative ones like John McCain right now.

There is a long way to go to set things right in this country. But as the events of last week show, the National Enquirer isn’t going to save this presidency now. The courts and the impeachment process will expose everything the modern Republican Party has become, and after that it will be hard for the party to continue on. At some point we all need to wake up to the fact that what Russia and Fox News have been attacking is not America’s liberalism. Look at any poll or any recent special election and you will see our liberal values are surging. What these forces have been so effective at virtually eliminating from our politics are our conservative values, the very values John McCain spent so much of his life upholding.

Though we are in for tough times, these times won’t last forever. In what comes next will be the opportunity for a new American conservatism for modern times to emerge. Imagine a conservatism that believes in conservation, and that leads in America’s historic fight for equality. A conservatism that knows capitalism only works when the playing field is even for all. And most importantly, a conservatism that demands the end to profiting off damaging the public good, while expecting the tax payers to pick up the cost of cleaning up. All this is possible, but only if we are willing to work towards it.

Now is not the time to get ahead of ourselves. As Cooks we know how to overcome all the little obstacles that stand in the way of bringing happiness to the table. Now is the time to focus those very same skills on helping to overcome all the little obstacles that hold back those around us from voting come November 6. Together we can make the very difference needed now.

Still, as Cooks we also have proven our ability to multitask. As we work towards November 6, let’s start imagining what the new modern American conservatism to come could be. Please remember John McCain in this, not just for the values he stood for, but in the incredible strength with which he stood for them. Going forward we will need many-many more women and men with as much of that strength as possible. As Cooks it’s up to us to build them.

Enjoy your Sunday,


Bill

bill@penzeys.com

This guy is a disgrace.

There is a long way to go to set things right in this country. But as the events of last week show, the National Enquirer isn’t going to save this presidency now. The courts and the impeachment process will expose everything the modern Republican Party has become, and after that it will be hard for the party to continue on. At some point we all need to wake up to the fact that what Russia and Fox News have been attacking is not America’s liberalism. Look at any poll or any recent special election and you will see our liberal values are surging. What these forces have been so effective at virtually eliminating from our politics are our conservative values, the very values John McCain spent so much of his life upholding.

Impeachment. Russia. FOX News. The modern Republican Party.

Good grief.

Penzey is trying to sell spices by spewing Leftist drivel.

He's actively limiting his customer base.

Not smart.