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[19 Feb 2008 | Comments | ]

Ben & Jerry’s founders have endorsed Obama and they’re giving away free ice cream.
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 …

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[19 Feb 2008 | Comments | ]

If I had seen Kevin Merida’s article in the Onion instead of the Washington Post, I would have thought it was a spot on parody of the panic on display by some black politicos right now.
Which brings us back to the dilemma facing some of Clinton’s high-profile black supporters — those with titles and constituencies of their own. They are feeling some kind of crazy pressure. Last Friday, about 25 of them held an hour-long conference call to discuss what one described as an effort to “pester, intimidate, question our …