Posted on 08/20/2005 2:49:51 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy
Ben and Jerry's founder pays for PR firm for mother of fallen son by Mark Hand PR Week Worldwire 19 Aug 2005
Bush: vigil outside President's ranch CRAWFORD, TX - The PR firm working for Cindy Sheehan as she protests outside President Bush's ranch in Texas campaigning over the death of her son killed in Iraq has been paid for by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
The 24-hour media attention being lavished upon Sheehan owes as much to the professionals supporting her as it does to the emotional impact of her story.
Fenton Communications is assisting Sheehan, the mother of a US soldier killed in Iraq, to earn media coverage for her vigil. TrueMajority, a nonprofit advocacy group created by Cohen is paying Washington, DC-based Fenton from the $70,000 that the group has raised so far to support Sheehan's protest efforts.
"Fenton is helping her with straight-out media relations, such as interviews and juggling different requests," said Jason Salzman, president of Cause Communications, which handles media relations for TrueMajority. "She's tapped into feelings against the war that have yet to [be] widely disseminated in the media."
Soon after Sheehan began her vigil, she quickly realized she needed help handling the barrage of media requests, said Parker Blackman, deputy GM and MD at Fenton Communications. "We're just trying to help her create a little order out of the chaos and streamline the process for getting reporters to be able to ask her questions," he said.
TrueMajority has asked its members for donations twice to support Sheehan's protest. The first appeal in early August brought in $50,000, while the second appeal, which went out August 8, has generated $20,000 so far, Salzman said.
Sheehan, a resident of Vacaville, CA, plans to continue the protest until Bush agrees to meet with her to talk about her opposition to the war in Iraq or until his vacation ends on August 31. She founded Gold Star Families for Peace and first began her campaign against the war more than a year ago after her son was killed April 4, 2004 while serving in Baghdad.
Sheehan's action caught the media's attention because she traveled to Crawford "to confront the President on his front door," Blackman said. "And you have a White House press corps who is there. The president doesn't spend all day with them. And there's this very compelling story unfolding right there."
Fenton also worked with Sheehan to publicize candlelight vigils held on Wednesday in 1,672 US cities in sympathy with her action. When Fenton organized a press briefing on Tuesday to discuss the coming vigils, about 100 journalists participated in the teleconference, an unheard of number for a typical Fenton-managed press briefing.
They don't say which cities specifically, but ever heard of a place called Jitney Jungle? They sell Kemps Ice Cream in MS.
I just die for Butter Pecan, as long as it is made by an actual dairy. Manufactured frozen guar-gum is not my cuppa.
They started the company in the late 70's in Waterbury, VT. They were leftist scum then and time has only made them worse.
I had Ben and Jerry's once. It was okay but this is bizarre.
They all sound good to me! There are some flavors that I never knew they had. LOL!! Heck, I would die for a bowl of cherry fudge chunk ice cream!
YES! Jitney Jungle is out of Jackson but also does business here under the name of Sack 'n Save. I'll go look tomorrow.
I "hate" going to bed with ice cream on my mind...lol.
They operate under the name Winn-Dixie too don't they?
I hate going to bed with ice cream on my chest....
LOL
Likely so, but we have a Sack 'n Save here, but not a Winn Dixie. (Bankruptcy). I have also heard that the Sack 'n Save is closing, but I'll go see about the ice cream tomorrow.
Good nite all, at least for a while.
The map is a bit misleading. It claims there are no stores in Montana that sell Kemps, but both local "mom'n'pop" stores in town sell Kemps. One is a Supr-Valu (IGA), and the other is a Western Family brand store. Western Family has some brand foods that come in packaging that resemble national brands, like their Western Family Chocolate syrup comes in a squeeze bottle that looks like the Hershey's syrup bottle. The only difference is the Western Family brand is MUCH cheaper even on "off sale" days.
Good night for now, onyx. :)
Blue Bell Ice Cream!!!!
It is THE best!
I've spent most of my life savoring it.
I had some earlier this month and, if anything, it's better than ever!
Too bad I can't find it in the stores in OR.
I could purchase it online, and have it shipped here.
But, I would have to buy 4.5 gallons, for $89.
It's worth the price, for sure.
But, where would I store 4.5 gallons?
Bummer...
BTTT!!!!!
So much for Ben and Jerry's ice-cream.
You know? I don't think I ever have deliberately eaten B&J's (that's ironic) Ice Cream, but when I realized 'they' were as liberal as they were, I make it a standard point to not support them in any way.
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