Stephen Colbert has truly arrived

Stephen Colbert has truly arrived. It's pretty safe to say that you've arrived once you've had a Ben & Jerry's flavor named after you, and Colbert as, cleverly dubbed Americone Dream.

Not only is it cool that my favorite ice cream company has named a flavor after one of my favorite TV personalities, but the actual ice cream sounds yummy, too. More on that in a minute.

Coolest of all, Colbert is donating all the money from proceeds he makes on his new flavor to causes such as food and medical assistance for disadvantaged children, helping veterans and their families, and environmental causes. 'Way cool.

Ben & Jerry's has a long history of caring about its environmental impact, too - the company is a very strong voice behind efforts to combat global warming - yet another reason to give this flavor a try.

Here is part of what the company's Website says about its newest flavor:

Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream is a decadent melting pot of vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl. It’s the sweet taste of liberty in your mouth.

Recognizing that we, as a country, are at a time in our nation’s history where we need to reach across the aisle to people of all political ideologies — the left-leaning liberals at the company’s headquarters in Vermont felt it was fine to combine forces with the media man-of-steel. The company adds there are many similarities between Colbert and themselves. “He’s about political activism, so are we. He stands up for what he believes in, so do we. He supports Bill O’Reilly, and we… think he has a right to his opinion,” says ice cream Co-founder, Jerry Greenfield.

Colbert believes Americone Dream can make a difference. “I’m not afraid to say it. Dessert has a well-known liberal agenda. What I hope to do with this ice cream is bring some balance back to the freezer case.”

Stephen Colbert is donating his proceeds from the sale of AMERICONE DREAM to charity through The Stephen Colbert Americone Dream Fund. The Fund will support charities of concern to Stephen such as food and medical assistance for disadvantaged children, helping veterans and their families, and environmental causes. Said Colbert, “I will save the world.”

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Ben, Jerry and Colbert - three truly politically correct cats who are making the world a better, albeit fatter, place. I'll eat to that.