Ben & Jerry's created the "Yes Pecan!" ice cream flavor for Obama.
For George W.'s flavor they asked for suggestions from the public.
Here are some of their favorite responses: - Grape Depression - The Housing Crunch - Abu Grape - Cluster Fudge - Nut'n Accomplished - Good Riddance You Lousy Mother******... Swirl - Iraqi Road - Chock 'n Awe - WireTapioca - Impeach Cobbler - Guantanmallow - imPeachmint - Heck of a Job, Brownie! - Neocon Politan - RockyRoad to Fascism - The Reese's-cession - Cookie D'oh! - Nougular Proliferation - Death by Chocolate... and Torture - Freedom Vanilla Ice Cream - Chocolate Chip On My Shoulder - Credit Crunch - Mission Pecanplished - Country Pumpkin - Chunky Monkey in Chief - WMDelicious - Chocolate Chimp - Bloody Sundae - Caramel Preemptive Stripe - I broke the law and am responsible for the deaths of thousands . . . with nuts
Seems like everyone wants a piece of our Prez-to-be, if you happened to miss this during the campaign cycle, please do check it out now, super cool site that lets you discuss, dress,watch and connect with other like-minded locals. Of the many posted on the site, this was one of my favorite videos-
I <3 Ben & Jerry's ice cream, not only for their TDF delicious frozen treats but also for the fact that they are so incredibly socially conscious! From their push to use ingredients from small farms to their raising awareness of Global Warming, this time B&J has outdone itself with their Yes PEcan! flavor...mmmmm!
My parents have discovered Netflicks and as a result they've gone to town with the liberal-leaning documentaries. The latest we enjoyed (while slurping down some of Mom's amazing Matzo ball soup) was Michael Moore's "Slacker Uprising". I missed this flick the first time round as I was studying abroad in France during the 2004 elections, so I'd been unaware of the call-to-action Moore had pursued. I'll admit that my generation has always been incredibly apathetic, so I thought Uprising's premise was a hoot! Moore toured college campuses across America prior to the 2004 election, promising clean undies and ramen noodles to students previously "too lazy" to vote! While several Republicans tried to claim this was a form of bribery (I mean who wouldn't want clean undies and some delicious Ramen) Moore persevered and motivated students to head to the polls to try to get Bush outta the WH. Unfortunately even promises of fresh tighty-whiteys wasn't enough...
What I also found very interesting was noting the differences in campaign styles from 2004 til today.
Not to continue to kick a dead horse, but because of a close personal connection to the makers of this video, I had to make sure it was posted. While I'd love to shout from the mountain tops my thanks, the producers chose to remain anonymous to the public. And after what I saw from anti-Obama folks in Appalachia, I don't blame them. People can get pretty aggressive, especially when confronted with a video that so aggressively denounced the GOP VP pick. Thankfully we can breath a sign of relief that Sarah Palin is once again no where near Washington.
So my favorite faux-hippie friend Morgen invited me to work with her at the District's "Green Festival". The Green Fest was a joint venture between Global Exchange and Co-Op America that featured green/sustainable vendors who ran the gamut from eco-conscious products and apparel to green services and publications. Morgen's the marketing director for one of the Green Fest's main sponsors, Plenty Magazine. Plenty is the leading sustainable lifestyle mag, that basically offers tips and ideas on simple ways to make your everyday life greener. (Yes, that was pretty much the pitch I gave to prospective Plenty subscribers too!) I worked along side Morgen and Kate (another friend who likes helping save the planet), chatting with tons of festival attendees from dread-locked college kids to yuppie mothers tightly snuggling their organically-attired children in hemp-woven kid-carriers. We had a pretty kickin', and was even better when we discovered that Plenty's publisher had mistakenly sent us copies of Southern Lady Magazineinstead of extra copies of our journal. Just try pawning that off on eco-conscious liberals! (I got laughed at!) Cliff bar was there giving away samples of their yummy peanut better bars, (those def got me through the day), and Kashi was handing out their cereal (a personal fav of mine). Naturally, solar-powered solutions were there in abundance, as well as all kinds of herbal skin care solutions, and organic vegetarian cuisine. (I am not convinced Kate was actually satisfied after her "tempeh Southern BBQ platter". All I was surprised and delighted at the high turn out of "greenies" in DC.
"I'm so happy that I can't stop crying!" We got the news via text that Ohio had gone blue en route to a watch party with fellow campaigners in Zanesville, OH! It wasn't too long after that Obama clinched it!
Thank you to all who texted, posted, emailed and called; November 4th was such an amazing evening! I don't think I realized the gravity of Obama's election until now. After 8 long years, once again, I am finally proud to be an American!
Words clearly cannot even describe how incredible the campaign experience has been, take a peek at my picts from the week in Appalachia to see just how amazing it all was...Team Hope & Change! YES WE CAN!
I’m a transplant to DC from Northern California, currently living in the U street corridor. Fervent Democrat with a penchant for politics, live music and Baked and Wired’s “Hippie Crack”. Try it. You’ll be hooked too!
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