News Scoop: Ben of Ben & Jerry's endorses Obama!

[TheBear]

From the Boston Globe:

• John Edwards hasn't endorsed anyone yet in the tight Democratic race.
  
  But one of his best-known supporters -- Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame -- has opted for Barack Obama, the Illinois senator's campaign announced today.
  
  "I support Barack Obama because he is the kind of leader America needs right now. By taking on special interests and uniting our country around a common purpose, he will change politics in Washington," Cohen said in a statement issued by the Obama camp. “When Barack Obama is President, we will finally have a government that works for all Americans.”
  
  Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004, ended his second bid for president on Jan. 30. Despite entreaties from both Obama and Hillary Clinton, however, he has not thrown his support to either.

I was hoping there'd be more puns in his statement, but alas...

[johnfás]

That's something for Jimmy Carter to tell the kids in his sundae school...

[Compound Fracture]

The maker of america's favourite chocolate icecream backs america's first choclatey president

(sorry, couldn't resist)

[FutureTaoiseach]

Apparently Ben+Jerry's plan a new flavour called "cherries for change" based on the Obama bid for the White House. I kid you not!

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The founders of Ben & Jerry's endorsed Barack Obama on Monday, and lent his Vermont campaign two "ObamaMobiles" that will tour the state and give away scoops of "Cherries for Change" ice cream.

"If there was ever a need for real change, and if there ever was a candidate to inspire us and make that happen, it's now," said Ben Cohen.

Added Jerry Greenfield: "Barack is showing that when you lead with your values and follow what you have inside that good things will happen."

Echoing Obama, Greenfield said he and Cohen succeeded when they opened their ice cream shop 30 years ago in Burlington by doing things differently, instead of copying the "tired ways" of doing business.

"What we saw is that when you want real change it's not a marketing slogan. You have to do things differently. And that is not going to be done by someone who's been involved in the system for years and years," Greenfield said. "It needs to come from inside and Barack Obama has it."


Now this is kinda tough for me because I absolutely love Ben & Jerry's ice cream, but nice guy that I am, I won't hold the founders endorsement of Barack against their product. Besides, considering all the loons living in Vermont, I wouldn't be surprised if almost all of its residents were supporting the most liberal

[odie1kanobe]

BIG DEAL.

Ben and Jerry's is owned by Unilever not the founders.

[sandar]

yeah but its the founders who have the celebrity

[odie1kanobe]

yeah but its the founders who have the celebrity

Yes but selling out to Capitalists kinda dilutes some of the message on the values you espoued.

[sandar]

erm Obama is a capitalist, so is edwards..those are the values which the guy is endorsing. And in fact most of the American people are capitalists too.

[Barbarian]

Apparently Ben+Jerry's plan a new flavour called "cherries for change" based on the Obama bid for the White House. I kid you not!

I wonder if this will be as successful as their last foray in Ice Cream with a political flavour

[gem]

yeah but its the founders who have the celebrity

Yes but selling out to Capitalists kinda dilutes some of the message on the values you espoued.

Not when it was capitalists like Ben and Jerry! :mrgreen:

Sorry! Couldn't resist that one either!

Gem