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Ben & Jerry's declares a taste for Wall Street protest ("deepest admiration" for those taking part)
BBC News ^ | 10/12/11 | BBC

Posted on 10/12/2011 10:20:05 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's has come out in support of the "Occupy Wall Street" campaign.

The company's blog says its board of directors has the "deepest admiration" for those taking part.

It adds: "We support this call to action and are honoured to join you in this call to take back our nation and democracy."

Demonstrators have camped out in New York's financial district, in lower Manhatten, since 17 September.

The protest is promoted by the Adbusters magazine. The activist publication says the action was inspired by the Egyptian Tahrir Square uprising and the Spanish anti-austerity rallies.

The magazine describes the event as a "people powered movement for democracy".

Many of those taking part have demanded an end to bank bailouts and better government. Solidarity rallies have taken part in other parts of the United States.

However, as a "leaderless" movement, it has not declared a list of specific demands to be carried out before the protests are called off.

That has not stopped others seeking to associate themselves with the event.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced its support for the movement via email. The musician Kanye West and the actor Tim Robbins are also among several celebrities to attend the New York rally.

But Ben & Jerry's may be the first big company to throw its weight behind the campaign.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: protest; taste; thirdway; wallstreet
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1 posted on 10/12/2011 10:20:09 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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I wonder what Soro$’s favorite flavor is?


2 posted on 10/12/2011 10:20:47 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

aren’t ben and jerry millionaires?


3 posted on 10/12/2011 10:21:58 AM PDT by sappy
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To: NormsRevenge

I had heard before that they are raving Leftists and haven’t bought their ice cream since!
I just know it would leave a bad taste in my mouth if I gave them more revenue to back the leftists who are trying to ruin our country.


4 posted on 10/12/2011 10:22:08 AM PDT by IceAge
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To: NormsRevenge

Oily Red Velvet Surprise


5 posted on 10/12/2011 10:22:22 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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a “people powered movement for democracy”.

a “leaderless” movement

Hmmm,, so who is signing the checks or is it all ca$h being paid out?


6 posted on 10/12/2011 10:22:35 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

“I wonder what Soro$’s favorite flavor is?”

Red.


7 posted on 10/12/2011 10:24:16 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: IceAge

Agreed, I lost the taste for it this last few weeks.


8 posted on 10/12/2011 10:26:12 AM PDT by colonialhk (Put them in green jails doing green jobs)
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To: NormsRevenge
I wonder what Soro$’s favorite flavor is?

Defecating against a police car, no doubt.

Maybe Ben & Jerry's will use that photo in an upcoming advertising campaign for their ice cream products.

9 posted on 10/12/2011 10:26:32 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Zeppo

“Maybe Ben & Jerry’s will use that photo in an upcoming advertising campaign for their ice cream products.”

Ben & Jerry’s newest flavor - Copper Chocolate!


10 posted on 10/12/2011 10:27:47 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I've tried to think like a liberal, but I can't get my head far enough up my behind...)
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To: NormsRevenge

So good old rich commies Ben and Jerry are gonna market a new flavor that’s full of sh*t and loaded with nuts?


11 posted on 10/12/2011 10:28:42 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: NormsRevenge

Never liked their ice cream much, it has a waxy consistency to it. But they do practice capitalism, do they not? Therefore, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!


12 posted on 10/12/2011 10:28:52 AM PDT by NRA1995 (Obama's presidency is shovel-ready; let's bury it in 2012!)
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To: Zeppo

Chunky Punky?


13 posted on 10/12/2011 10:29:07 AM PDT by tanuki (O-voters: wanted Uberman, got Underdog....)
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To: NormsRevenge

Never liked their ice cream much, it has a waxy consistency to it. But they do practice capitalism, do they not? Therefore, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!


14 posted on 10/12/2011 10:29:32 AM PDT by NRA1995 (Obama's presidency is shovel-ready; let's bury it in 2012!)
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To: NormsRevenge

All these people in the 1% are supporting a movement that seeks to guillotine the 1%?

Obviously something else is going on. I think that at a critical time, the rage will be fanned up and directed at a favorite target of the progressives. Wonder who? Fox? It fer shur won’t be Goldman Saks.


15 posted on 10/12/2011 10:29:47 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: IceAge

“I had heard before that they are raving Leftists and haven’t bought their ice cream since!”

They are. Per standard leftist SOP, they lie about what they offer too:
http://cspinet.org/new/201008121.html
There really isn’t anything wrong with those ingredients, but there is with lying about what the ingredients are.


16 posted on 10/12/2011 10:30:21 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: NormsRevenge
In celebration, get ready for their new “Occupy the Freezer” brand ice cream. It contains nuts, dum-dums, and airheads and is flavored with a healthy splash of wine...
17 posted on 10/12/2011 10:30:58 AM PDT by apillar
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To: NormsRevenge

“I wonder what Soro$’s favorite flavor is?”

Could it be Schwetty Balls? That’s B&J’s newest flavor, no kidding.


18 posted on 10/12/2011 10:31:00 AM PDT by frposty (I'm a simpleton)
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To: sappy

The joke of this is that B & J is owned by

UNILEVER

an international corporate conglomerate scorned by leftists for a whole bunch of causes


19 posted on 10/12/2011 10:31:44 AM PDT by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: NormsRevenge

And as a tribute they’ve released their new flavors
Robespierre Raspberry.

Mao Moose Tracks.

and their favorite Chocolate Guilliotine.


20 posted on 10/12/2011 10:32:30 AM PDT by barstoolblues (Neither teabagger nor tyrant)
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