Ben & Jerry's founder makes flavor for Bernie Sanders

[tomm2thumbs]

Source: CBS News


"The entire top of this pint is covered with a thick disc of solid chocolate. Underneath is plain mint ice cream. The chocolate disc represents the huge majority of economic gains that have gone to the top 1% since the end of the recession. Beneath it, the rest of us."

There are also eating instructions:

"1. Take back of spoon and whack huge chocolate disc into lots of pieces. 2. Let the ice cream soften up a bit, mix the pieces around - and there you have it, Bernie's Yearning. 3. Dig in, and share it with your fellow Americans!"

The carton also features a picture of Sanders' face with the words "Vermont's Finest Senator" emblazoned across the top - a play on the usual, "Vermont's Finest" that appears on each pint of Ben & Jerry's. It's also labeled "Ben's Best," rather than the usual name.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ben-jerrys-founder-makes-flavor-for-bernie-sanders/

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I was going to say *BREAKING* since you have to break through the chocolate layer on top.... but that's going too far.


Below Sanders' picture, it says, "Open Joyfully. Political revolution inside."

The article also notes....

"Jerry and I have been constituents of Bernie Sanders for the last 30 years," Cohen wrote on the site. "We've seen him in action and we believe in him."

[romanic]

1. Sounds yummy.

[tomm2thumbs]

2. as a note

from Mediaite coverage on the release of this news....

....the packaging is devoid of the iconic Ben & Jerry’s logo. 25 of the 40 pints will be given away in a contest that ends on February 3.

This is hardly the founders’ first foray into social commentary. In recent years, they have released ice cream to commemorate the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage and one to raise awareness of climate change.

link to contest:
https://go.berniesanders.com/page/signup/pint-contest

[azurnoir]

3. Link to sign-up for the drawing on the 25 pints to be given away

Last edited Mon Jan 25, 2016, 08:55 PM - Edit history (3)

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/signup/pint-contest

[LiberalElite]

8. I just entered - it's 25 pints eom

[azurnoir]

9. thanks I edited my post

[LiberalElite]

10. .

[azurnoir]

12. Lol I read about it elsewhere earlier today and they had made 40 pints total

and I couldn't remember if it was 15 to given away or 25

[Renew Deal]

4. Walk back waffle vanilla

[Divernan]

6. For flip flop Hillary

Or maybe Evolving Vanilla - it changes colors and ingredients every 30 minutes.

[valerief]

5. I was looking for it in Market Basket last week, but it wasn't there. Spoke with another

ice cream shopper who turned out to be a Bernie fan, too! We're everywhere!!!

[Victor_c3]

13. I'm a little upset that they are only making 40 pints

I was hoping to go out to the store tomorrow to pick one up for myself

[valerief]

14. Crap. I missed that! Only 40? Probably only for sale in Vermont, too. nt

[vkkv]

7. EAT THE RICH!! I want some!

Unfortunately, U.S. politics mostly kills my appetite.

[peacebird]

11. Awesome!

[Little Tich]

15. Hopefully, it will become the Presidential flavor... n/t

[scottie55]

16. Ben and Jerry's

Send some to some stores.

Please.

[scottie55]

17. Signed Up I Want My Ice Cream

And I want it now!