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Ben & Jerry's founders tout 'genuine and authentic' Bernie Sanders
Ben & Jerry stopped at the Zeppelin Hall Beer Garden in Jersey City to support Bernie Sanders on Monday, May 2, 2016. Michael Dempsey | The Jersey Journal
JERSEY CITY — The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream visited Jersey City tonight to drum up support for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, calling their home senator "genuine and authentic."
In front of a crowd of hundreds at Zeppelin Hall, Ben Cohen said Sanders is the candidate with the proposals to combat the nation's "rigged" economic and justice systems. Sanders' supporters have been silenced by the establishment, Cohen said.
"They wish that we would just go away," he said. "Well, I've got news for them: we're staying and we will continue to fight for the soul of America."
"There has never been a presidential candidate like Bernie," he said.
Sanders didn't make an appearance today, but someone dressed in a "Sesame Street"-style likeness of the Vermont senator was on hand. After speeches by Cohen and Greenfield, Sanders campaign volunteers registered new voters for the June 7 Democratic primary and signed up registered voters to receive mail-in ballots.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/05/ben_jerry_tout_sanders_in_jersey_city.html
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Ben & Jerry's work on behalf of Sanders makes me wish I could buy their ice cream, but they sold out to a corp that added chemicals to it. So, my money votes Haagen Daz. Sorry, guys!
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