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# Stephen Colbert Dreams Up Ben & Jerry's Flavors For 2016 Candidates

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by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Jan 28, 2016 3:46 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Jan 28, 2016 3:46 PM UTC

Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s fame has launched a special [Bernie Sanders-themed ice cream](http://time.com/4192710/bernie-sanders-ice-cream-ben-cohen/), and on Wednesday’s episode of _The Late Show_, [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4011585/stephen-colbert-interview-transcripts/) took it upon himself to come up with flavors for some of the other presidential candidates.

First, though, Colbert explains that the Bernie Sanders flavor is called Bernie’s Yearning, “which I gotta say, to me, sounds like a softcore porno.” He then spends a very entertaining 25 seconds testing out his [Bernie Sanders impression](http://time.com/4077507/larry-david-snl-bernie-sanders/).

The problem, Colbert explains, is that “this delicious treat is a violation of the well-known ice cream equal time law. Legally, Ben has to give equal churn time to all the other candidates by making a flavor for each of them.”

He then proceeds to come up with his own flavors. Among them: Caramel Fiorina, Martin O’Mallomar, Mike Huckabee’s Life Begins at Confection and Hillary’s Whatever Flavor You Want This to Be.

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