Fact Check! Herman Cain’s Ice Cream Meltdown
“Häagen-Dazs Black Walnut tastes good all the time.”
I’ll have to admit, when I heard his comeback when he was asked if he’s the flavor of the month, I thought it was pretty cute. Albeit a tad narcissistic, it was a playful retort that wasn’t defensive. Then, I read this article.
When contacted by ABC News, Hazel, at the Häagen-Dazs customer service line, said, “We don’t sell black walnut. The sales nationally did not meet our expectations, unfortunately. It did not behoove us to continue with the product.”
Um, oops. Fell short of expectations and was discontinued? Yikes. Shoulda gone with something classic, sells, and is not going anywhere anytime soon. Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Chocolate Chip! Oh well. Cease and desist with the black walnut response, pizza man.
Of course, the best ice cream in the universe is Baskin-Robbins Daquiri Ice. It was also Bing Crosby’s favorite of the 31 Flavors. If the Häagen-Dazs Black Walnut proves prophetic, he can use Daquiri Ice the next time if he runs for POTUS. It was discontinued, but came back by popular demand.
Spinny Liberal 
October 14th, 2011 at 12:09 AM
When Cain makes statements like that he comes off as too foolish to be president. I don’t know. I can’t explain it, but he never seems even slightly presidential to me. He seems like he’s in over his head, especially now that he’s all the rage….
October 14th, 2011 at 1:46 PM
I think that maybe it’s the diplomacy/tact thing. I could see why he’d make a good CEO though – he’s vibrant and all about solutions (even if it’s the strange 9-9-9 thing).
October 14th, 2011 at 12:39 AM
Is it just me or his Cain’s “simple” plan getting harder and harder to explain?
October 14th, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Not just you. I don’t know. I’m not an economist or anything. That stuff usually goes straight over my head.
But, I can definitely see the argument that a national sales tax would be so hard on a lot of people – especially those who live in states with a sales tax. If his plan was implemented where I am, the total sales tax would be 18.75%. One year ago, it would have been 19.75%
October 14th, 2011 at 3:49 AM
Oh my … good find. He probably had the ice cream when it was out, and really liked it … but wasn’t a frequent buyer, thus didn’t realize it was off the market. Nonetheless, he could have had a different example.
When I first heard the comment, I too smiled – good one! On the other hand, I did wonder if his choice of words was due to his race. But then I reminded myself to blow that off.
Best ice cream is Cincinnati-based Graeters, which can now be found at selected stores elsewhere. Here ya go … http://graeters.com/ … BTW, the chip flavors are awesome.
October 14th, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Dang that ice cream looks good. The Chocolate Coconut Almond Chip? OMG. And that French pot method sounds neat.
This San Francisco ice cream sandwich is the best in the universe. It’s a scoop of ice cream in between 2 oatmeal cookies and dipped in dark chocolate.
It’s It Ice Cream Treat
October 14th, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Go back to the Graeter’s site to see if you can get it in your area. It is so good. At their stores here, they put the choco chip ice cream between two chocolate chip cookies that they also make. YUM!
BTW … they also make candies, so they make the chips used in the ice cream. Well, not always chips … sometimes solid chunks! My wife loves the raspberry chip.
October 14th, 2011 at 3:52 AM
PS: I gotta wonder if Häagen-Dazs will bring the flavor back … at least as a trial balloon on a limited basis. After all, it could be a temporary cash cow.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:01 PM
That’s a great idea for a Limited Edition flavor! Limited Edition doesn’t sound good for Cain but could definitely be great for Häagen-Dazs!
October 14th, 2011 at 2:58 PM
Absolutely … cash in when you can.
October 14th, 2011 at 3:59 AM
It’s so reflective of where these people are at, totally unaware of the reality of our world.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Like so removed it’s kinda scary.
October 14th, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Ha ha ha – I can hear Cain’s response now. “It is Black Walnut’s own fault it got discontinued. It needed to pull itself up by the ice cream scoop and get out there and find some customers. Don’t blame the rich because people stopped eating that ice cream!”
October 14th, 2011 at 7:00 AM
Love it.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:02 PM
😆 @ “Pull itself up by the ice cream scoop” Hahaha you crack me up girl.
October 14th, 2011 at 6:36 AM
The proof is in the pudding, guys like Cain, actually most politicians, or want to be politicians, haven’t a clue as to what the hell is going on in the real world.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:04 PM
They talk to people during town halls or campaign season and hear all the problems. I don’t think they really get it because they aren’t currently living it.
October 14th, 2011 at 6:58 AM
Truthfully, I can’t see the recent surge in the polls for Cain. His dog and pony show will fade as quick as it rose. Are the Republicans just gonna settle for replacing one black man with another in the WHITE house? I think not. But he does come up with some crazy-ass stuff that is often amusing.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:05 PM
Man, they are so into him! Like he’s the Obama antidote or something.
I don’t think that infatuation won’t last either.
October 14th, 2011 at 7:02 AM
Oops. An argument for fact-checking your metaphors. I’m assuming he was saving that one up.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:10 PM
Seriously. I hope it wasn’t his rapid response director’s retort because that doesn’t look good for their job security.
October 14th, 2011 at 2:52 PM
It is really funny that a woman who rose to prominence because she was the “flavor of the month” that her party so desperately needed to counter Obama is calling someone else the flavor of the month!!!!!
I guess she would know, though, wouldn’t she? 😦
Cain is an arrogant tool, but I do give him credit for putting his money where his mouth is and actually running instead of just grifting the hell out of his supporters.
Herman Cain 1, Sarah Palin 0.
October 14th, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Seriously! I shouldn’t be, but I was surprised she said that. She pissed on a fellow Tea Partier.
And grifting the hell out of her supporters is exactly why she’s not running for POTUS. And why she quit the governorship.
October 18th, 2011 at 4:57 AM
Hilarious!
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:44 PM
😉