Posted on 05/17/2016 8:47:13 AM PDT by RightGeek
DURHAM, N.C. — Ice cream innovators Ben & Jerry were in North Carolina Tuesday to launch a drive to increase voter registration and participation.
Ben & Jerry's co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield visited North Carolina Central University in Durham to launch a national campaign that includes a new ice cream flavor, Empower Mint.
The liberal entrepreneurs are working with the North Carolina NAACP and others in an effort to promote the importance of Congress reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act and working to remove the influence of big money in politics.
"We're here today with Rev. Barber and many others to stand up for the right to participate in our democracy, a right that so many people fought and died for," Cohen said in a statement, referring to state NAACP President William Barber. "Since our country's inception, many brave Americans have battled to expand voting rights and voter access for African-Americans, for women and young people, but the recent passage of restrictive policies in North Carolina takes our country backwards."
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Barber is eating good these days.
Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield visited North Carolina Central University in Durham to launch a national campaign that includes a new ice cream flavor, Packed Fudge, with nuts.
This is another “Target” situation.
Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever, one of the largest food corporations in the world.
Like Target selling cheap plastic stuff from China, B&J’s sell “ice cream,” a common commodity, into a crowded market. So their marketing angle is, like Target, to grasp the hipster/progressive mode, and use it for cheap, cynical, money-making purposes.
Until now, they have not paid for the high risk of this marketing ploy. Target has learned - when you play with dynamite, it can explode in your face.
That guy needs just a wafer-thin mint to push him to the point of explosion.
"Empower Mint ice cream..."
Hmmm, they could have Obamaawful, Pelosipuss, Hillaclap, Wassermud.
Ben and Jerry’s is such a joke.
Empower Mint- I wonder if it will have chocolate chips.
working to remove the influence of big money in politics.
Riiiiight, like Ben and Jerry’s.
Oh wait, that’s liberal big money, never mind. /s
Who eats commie ice cream? Bernie and Hillary supporters, that’s who!
As my grandmother would’ve said - Barber looks “prosperous”.
When will Ben & Jerry release “Tranni Ass Mouth” flavor?
So is the NEW FLAVOR FREE to ALL who eat it????
If I really like a product, I’ll ignore boycotts usually. I turned against these two chuckleheads years ago because THEY ruined their product with propaganda packaging/naming.
I wouldn’t be shocked if the owners are screaming libs, but Talenti Gelato is the reigning champ in mass marketed fancy pints. The overall taste of their line is “clean”, not overly sticky and gummy. Careful, a pint can disappear before your eyes.
Gelato typically has less fat, so many of their flavors are around 200 calories a 1/4 cup serving. The clear plastic jars are also useful as storage containers later.
“Would you like a scoop of our new flavor, Tranny?”
“No, I can’t tell you what it is, you have to take whatever is in the container.”
“No refusals or refunds .”
I wish they’d introduce Im-Peach-Mint before Obama escapes office.
The Rev Barber, aka The buffet slayer.
Ben and Jerry’s put to much crap in their ice cream and not enough ice cream!!!
These outside groups are not - and never have been - welcomed in North Carolina.
Get out y’all!
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