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12.31.2007

 

Iowa slurpy

If Democrat John Edwards pulls off a victory in the hard-fought Iowa presidential caucus on Thursday, he may owe Ben & Jerry's founder Ben Cohen a double-scoop debt of gratitude.


Cohen has been the driving force behind Caucus 4 Priorities, a group dedicated to fighting wasteful Pentagon spending and getting the government to redirect the money toward more useful ends, like education, health care and energy development.

Over the last year, 20 field workers hired by Caucus 4 Priorities have managed to get 10,000 Iowans to sign a pledge promising they would go to their caucus on Thursday and vote as a bloc for the presidential contender who the group thinks will do the most to address their concerns on Pentagon spending.

Cohen himself has visited the Hawkeye state six times to promote the Caucus 4 Priorities cause. To see the group's Website, click HERE.

So where does Edwards come in? Caucus 4 Priorities also asked all the candidates hundreds of questions designed to see which one of themo most agreed with the group's positions. Last month, the group announced that Edwards was that person.

The Edwards endorsement is looking more and more critical now that the North Carolinian has pulled even or even inched ahead of his two major rivals, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, in Iowa despite their their advantages in fundraising and media coverage. Hey, John Kerry only won the Iowa caucuses by 6,400 votes in 2004.

Cohen is presently out of the country on a holiday break, but he's planning to be in Iowa Thursday night when the votes come in. Gotta think there will be a heck of an ice cream party if Edwards prevails, plus pictures of Cohen's grinning mug if the Edwards express really does take off.

Yeaaaaah!

-- Sam Hemingway

PS: Cohen's also involved in New Hampshire with the Priorities New Hampshire group, which has been pushing the candidates there on education issues.

Comments:
Caucus 4 Priority is a favorite of all of the surrender monkeys that want to see our troops disarmed and possibly tried in International Court for war crimes. Their goal also includes replacing the American flag over the capitol with that of the United Nations. Not surprising that the two New York City boys, Ben and Jerry are behind this, as they have always donated money for any treasonous cause against the U.S. Sad that any Vermonter would be proud of this scum.
 
Bubba would probably call Chuck Hagel a "surrender monkey" as well, even though the closest Bubs has ever come to a war is his/her Playstation version.
 
While results may vary and must be measured over time, as a general rule, if Bubbles says it, bet against it.
 
bubba said...

"Sad that any Vermonter would be proud of this scum."

In addition to being ignorant, ill-informed, absurd and just plain wrong on every conceivable level, bubbles, we're talking about Vermonters here.

What the folk does that have to do with the likes of you?

Dismissed.
 
Really, people have to stop engaging "Bubba". First of all, what self-respecting Vermonter would call himself "Bubba"? This isn't Alabama - though "Bubba" would fit in there.
 
Anonymous said...

"Really, people have to stop engaging "Bubba". First of all, what self-respecting Vermonter would call himself "Bubba"? This isn't Alabama - though "Bubba" would fit in there."

I see no evidence that bubbles is self-respecting or a Vermonter.
 
m. pitts said...

"Bubba would probably call Chuck Hagel a "surrender monkey" as well, even though the closest Bubs has ever come to a war is his/her Playstation version."

While you're probably correct in your overall assessment of the situation, does bubbles really strike you as the sort who knows what day it is let alone who Chuck Hagel is?
 
People have to stop engaging Bubba and JW.
 
Anonymous said...

"People have to stop engaging Bubba and JW."

Especially when you have nothing to say, little fella.

Always a pleasure.
 
What kind of Vermonter would be named "Bubba"? Unlike Ben, Jerry, or Bernie, I guess?
 
Don't forget Jeezum Jim.
 
I call myself "Bubba" as a tribute to my personal idol Mr. William Jefferson "Bubba" Clinton.
 
bubba said...

"I call myself "Bubba" as a tribute to my personal idol Mr. William Jefferson "Bubba" Clinton."

Sure ya did, bubbles. You've never failed to make it abundantly clear just how much you admire the last competent, intelligent, legitimately-elected President of the United States of America.

Nice try.
 
bubba:

What do Ben, Jerry and Bernie have in common?? They are all Jews that came here to Vermont.

This is about the Jews, isn't it?

Come on, Bubba. Say what you want to say: The jews are ruining Vermont.
 
JWCoop10 said...
Ya really think that farcockteh meshuggah schmuck has enough lead in his pencil to come out in the open and spit out what he's kvetchin' about, already?

Since when have ya ever had to scratch a gop too hard to find an Anti-Semite?

7:36 PM, January 02, 2008
 
"Since when have ya ever had to scratch a gop too hard to find an Anti-Semite?"

That's an outrageous and a ridiculous thing to say.
 
Particularly from a Christian-bashing fool that spews his/her/its hatred of Christianity in a moronic letter to the Times-Argus.
 
Anonymous said...

"Since when have ya ever had to scratch a gop too hard to find an Anti-Semite?"

"That's an outrageous and a ridiculous thing to say."

It is, eh? How so?
 
bubba said...

"Particularly from a Christian-bashing fool that spews his/her/its hatred of Christianity in a moronic letter to the Times-Argus."

How so, bubbles?
 
Anonymous said...

Throughout history, people have justified their anti-semitism by arguing that their own religion is under attack by the Jews.

"Racism thrives by inciting fear and hatred in segments of the majority."

What makes you think these clowns are the majority?

On what evidence do you base this assumption?

Ruthie Dwyer and the take back Vermont trash proved twice within the past 10 years that they are most certainly not the majority in the State of Vermont.

What events have transpired in the interim that would lead you to believe that the tide has turned in the ignorant, ill-informed, Tunbridge Taliban, Counterfeit Christian direction?
 
jw falsely accused Bubba of anti-semitism and has yet to substantiate his accusation. It is shameful.
 
I did, eh?

Feel free to surprise me by substantiating your latest bogus claim, little fella?

Dazzle me, D-Baggs
 
Howbout this?

"JWCoop10 said...
Ya really think that farcockteh meshuggah schmuck has enough lead in his pencil to come out in the open and spit out what he's kvetchin' about, already?

Since when have ya ever had to scratch a gop too hard to find an Anti-Semite?"
 
Yeah, that's good stuff.

Where do I accuse bubbles of bein' an Anti-Semite in there my little farcockteh meshuggah schmuck?

That's what I thought.

I gotta tell ya, little fella, so far you're not dazzlin' me.

You're gonna have to do better than this shmutz and since you've yet to pull that off in 7 weeks, my money's elsewhere, little fella.

Always a pleasure.
 
Ya seem to be havin' a spot of trouble coughin' up some evidence there, little fella.
 
You were clearly affirming a previous comment accusing Bubba of anti-semitism.

You can deny all you want the reality of what you said -- as is your common practice -- but you did make the outrageous accusation.
 
Anonymous said...

"You were clearly affirming a previous comment accusing Bubba of anti-semitism."

I was, eh? Once again, feel free to prove it, little fella.

"You can deny all you want the reality of what you said -- as is your common practice -- but you did make the outrageous accusation."

Gee, that's big of ya, little fella.

I do deny it because, as is your custom, you've "anonymously" made yet another bogus accusation you can neither prove nor substantiate.

It's who you are. It's what you do.

Always a pleasure.
 
Ya seem to be havin' some trouble coming up with the goods to support your latest bogus accusation against me.

That leaves you at least 0-7 weeks, little fella.

Always a pleasure.
 
You're an insane idiot. Shut up.
 
jwcoop get yourself some medication or at the very least a good check up.
 
Anonymous said...

"jwcoop get yourself some medication or at the very least a good check up."

Get yourself somethin' to say, little nameless fella.

Always a pleasure.
 
Well............................



enough said
 
Well............................



enough said
 
Anonymous said...

"Well............................

enough said"

That's as much as ya ever say, little fella.
 
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