Posted on 04/19/2016 7:20:58 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
The cofounders of the popular Ben and Jerry’s ice cream company were arrested Monday afternoon as part of a sit-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol protesting big money in politics.
Jerry Greenfield, 66, and Ben Cohen, 65, were arrested with about 300 others for “unlawful demonstration activities,” according to a statement from U.S. Capitol Police Monday. All demonstrators were processed and released the same day.
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Any particular reason or just because they hate Obama?
My wife bought some B&J ice cream for the grand daughters. I almost cussed her out.....I explained who and what these creeps were and she agrees that we should never support them.
A couple more commie lib hypocrites. How much of their “big money” goes into politics?
Protesting big money in politics yet don’t tell me: They hate Trump who wants to get rid of big money in politics.
Who hates Obama? The duo arrested?
From the article...
Several other activists, including NAACP President Cornell Brooks and Sierra Club president Aaron Mair were also among those arrested at Monday’s protest.
Demonstrators have been arrested continuously on the Capitol steps since last week, when protestors for the Democracy Spring movement staged similar sit-ins for campaign finance reform. Capitol police said they had made about 1,240 arrests since those protests began.
The Ben and Jerry’s duo has addressed social justice issues before. The company started a climate change campaign called “Save our Swirled” last year to collect signatures for a petition supporting clean energy and government action. Last June, the company celebrated a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage with a temporarily renamed ice cream flavor, “I Dough, I Dough.”
i guess B&J’s big money in politics is ok with them tho...
Didn’t they get arrested a couple of days early? Tomorrow is the 20th, which is likely a big day for them.
“...Any particular reason or just because they hate Obama?...”
They are BOTH dyed in the wool liberals......
When I see stories about protesting 60 some year olds getting arrested, I’m wondering if we are seeing a delayed midlife crisis of two individuals wanting to relive their long passed youthful days of protesting the Vietnam Nam War?
They must hate Obama.
Obama was the first candidate to ever raise more than $1 billion.
Story on their contributions
http://www.progressivestoday.com/ben-and-jerrys-ice-cream-wants-big-money-out-of-politics-but-gives-tons-of-cash-to-democrats/
Scottie Mayfield ran for the Republican nomination in my Congressional district (TN 3) on a very conservative platform, so we have always bought Mayfield brand ice cream.
It is all part of their “white privilege.”
Think twice about taking the big money out of politics.
Do you want all those scumbag Washington, DC shyster lawyers in Congress and the White House going back to being ambulance chasers and community organizers in our home towns?
/s
So they support Trump?
I love Mayfield Products! A little more expensive but I think good quality. They introduced the yellow milk containers with the idea of being longer lasting.......
Great Ice Cream, as well as Blue Bell.... :0)
I hardly think so.
Understood but saw this on Daily Caller:
The founders of Ben & Jerry’s visited students in Washington, D.C. Monday to scoop out free ice cream in support of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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