Can Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Deval Patrick overcome his Coca-Cola past?
” by Maureen Turner, August 10, 2006 Read Article “Patrick has emerged as a particular target for the campaign. ‘Patrick made millions in salary, bonuses and stock options at Coke while downsized and laid-off workers here and abroad struggled to survive,’ Rogers blasts. ‘He tolerated and defended Coke’s vicious, union-bashing conduct in Colombia and ignored the severe environmental damage Coke inflicts on the people of India by exploiting and polluting their water resources. All the while, he pocketed plenty of the ill-gotten profits that came from Coke’s aggressive marketing of unhealthy soft drinks to schoolchildren.’ ” The Boston Globe, “Killer Coke stages protest at Patrick event,” By Yuxing Zheng, August 10, 2006 Read Article ” ‘If we weren’t here, these issues won’t be discussed,’ said Ray Rogers, director of Killer Coke. ‘If the residents of this state want Big Oil and Coca-Cola in the State House, at least they know who they’re voting for.’ ” The Boston Globe, “Killer Coke’s ch
