Posted on 02/12/2006 8:42:04 AM PST by KeyLargo
Take that, Ben and Jerry
A conservative alternative for ice cream fans still going strong
By Alex Johnson
MSNBC
Quite likely, back in the spring of 2003, as the United States was going to war in Iraq and President Bush was very popular and three politically connected friends launched the Star Spangled Ice Cream Co. as the conservative alternative to Ben & Jerrys (with flavors like Cherry Falwell and Gun Nut), you probably thought to yourself, Well, theres a political stunt that wont survive if Bushs numbers go in the tank.
Good thing you didnt put money on that bet. You would have lost.
Its nearly three years later, and approval of Bush and his handling of the war hovers around 40 percent. But Star Spangled Ice Cream (The Sweet Taste of Freedom) is still going strong.
We dont see any slowdown in growth, said Richard Lessner, the companys vice president, who said there was no discernible correlation between the popularity of conservative policies and the popularity of conservative ice cream.
In fact, the company, based in Alexandria, Va., is expanding from its thriving Web-only distribution into retail stores. It just recently worked out a deal to put its ice cream in several hundred 7-Elevens in the mid-Atlantic region, and its gotten a warm reception in Navy base exchanges, where it expects to expand its presence.
Birth of a notion Its a story Lessner has recounted many times by now, but he is happy to repeat it: how he and two old friends were agreeing that Ben & Jerrys made terrific ice cream but how they couldnt stomach its liberal politics. So they pooled some capital and started their own.
Like Ben & Jerrys, they sell their punningly named product in bright, whimsical...
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Will they come out with a "Democrat Dung" flavor as a bi-partisan effort?
i want some
Yup...by the way I took the Ben and Jerry's tour years ago and was told that when they had a contest in England for a new
flavor (they were in England?) the names of flavors
submitted included MINTY PYTHON and CAMILLA PARKER BOWLS.
How about some kind of Screamin' Howie Dean flavor? Almonds,
pecans, walnuts, peanuts...like Howie, it's ALL NUTS
Yep, filled with fruits and nuts in a saccarine sweet
pink froth.
oops, VANILLA PARKER BOWLS, I now remember, was what it was
"Coulter Chocolate, Coconut and Caramel"
Except at Rasmussen where his approval is at 49%
I used to eat the ice cream from Ben and Jerry's until I learned about their left-wing politics. Every time I bypass them and choose another brand, I get a feeling of satisfaction. It's the same feeling I get when I use a ketchup other than Heinz, or drink wine not made in France. These are small things when done individually, but, on a macro level, they might actually have some impact.
Great concept and love the flavor names - I'd love to buy a quart of "gun nut".
However, I'm disappointed that there's a ton of artificial ingredients -- there's no need for all that junk! Just use cream, milk, sugar, and the mix-ins for goodness sakes. Here's the ingredients to "Gun Nut" -- YUK!!
INGREDIENTS: Ice Cream Base (Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Nonfat Milk, Guar Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum and Carrageenan); Coconut Emulsion (water, propylene glycol, sodium metabisulfite); Roasted Almonds; Chocolate Chips (sugar, coconut oil, cocoa process with alkali, cocoa, milkfat, soya lecithin (added as an emulsifier) and natural flavors).
I emailed my grocery store PUBLIX, and requested they sell Star Spangeled Ice Cream.
http://www.publix.com/contact/ContactUs.do
I just did a job in New Hampshire, and they told me BEN AND JERRY'S is no longer owned by Ben and Jerry...
someone else bought them out.
How about Arafat Apricot and Farrakhan Fudge flavors to show Conservative support diversity? :)
The thing is I've "heard" that they having nothing to do with the managing of the company anymore and that the company is just a bunch of people trying to make money, and not politically affiliated. Can anyone confirm? I'd hate to sanction Americans for being in a formerly liberal company.
Very good!
What katsup do you get? I have tried others, but honestly Heinz is the best. I never like Ben and Jerry's and as far as wine goes I drink Italian.
To broaden the diversity, how 'bout Farrakhan Fudge Pecker?
On a more serious note, there's no better than Blue Bell ice cream. It is privately held and no lib lovers there, either.
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