www.devalpatrick.com is up! (candidate for governor)

[paineinthearse]

http://www.devalpatrick.com

I am supporting Deval, hope you will read about him and give your support as well.

[Glenda]

1. I just read on boston.com that he was running

I will have to check out his website - thanks! We need to get Romney out of there

[Rockholm]

2. Woo Hoo! He's got my vote.

[TaleWgnDg]

3. With all due respect to you, paineinthearse . . .

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With all due respect to you, paineinthearse . . . Yup. I know Attorney Patrick. However, to run for governor? When his political "dues" haven't been paid? Political leap-frog in Massachusetts is, typically, suicide.

I doubt very strongly that Patrick has a chance of winning. So far the lead horse, un-announced, is Attorney General Tom Reilly. He's paid his political "dues."

[paineinthearse]

4. Here we go

Would you care to state for the audience Mr. Reilly's positions on capital punishment and abortion rights?

[TaleWgnDg]

5. No problem . . .

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No problem . . .

1.) Tom Reilly on abortion: he's pro-choice http://naral.org/yourstate/whodecides/states/massachusetts/index.cfm?RenderForPrint=1

2.) Tom Reilly on stem cell research: pro-SCNT therapeutic stem cell cloning (which is the Travaglini stem cell research bill) http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/other_stories/multipage/documents/04475131.asp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.) Tom Reilly on death with dignity (Terri Schiavo-like issue): Reilly is pro is my guess. Why do I say that? Because Reilly is pro-choice and pro-stem cell research which, in law, is almost the same legal argument as "death w/ dignity." So, in law, if one is pro-Roe v. Wade, then it should legally follow that one is also pro-"death w/ dignity." Oh, BTW, "death w/ dignity" is legal jargon for "I do not want to be sustained on artificial life support equipment if I am in a vegetative or similar state; therefore, pull the plug, please. I want to die with dignity, not 'live' like some damn vegetable."

4.) Tom Reilly on the death penalty: Reilly is pro-death penalty http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/02/15/having_it_both_ways/ . . . however, I don't believe there's a chance in hell for the death penalty to be re-instated in Massachusetts.

5.) Tom Reilly on gay marriage: no Massachusetts constitutional amendment (yes, he has stated he personally believes that a marriage is b/t a man and woman, is for civil unions, but will not attempt to change the Goodridge decision, meaning he is AGAINST amending the MA constitution in any way re same-sex marriage and/or civil unions = keep the law as it presently is, period.)

All that being said, does not mean that I support any candidate at this time. Instead, I stated earlier that the political powers in Massachusetts reward politicians who have "paid their dues" and Reilly has but Patrick is a newbie and has not "paid his dues." Please read again my former post on this matter.

[woosh]

6. Isn't this the guy who worked for Coke?

I still would like to know if he had any role in defending their south american operations.

I just don't buy him as the "progressive outsider" candidate when he's got Coke and Texaco on his resume.

I'll reserve judgement.

[woosh]

7. Labor Leaders Critical of Patrick, ex-Coca-Cola Board Member

http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2005/1006.html

I didn't need to di too deep to find this either:


As he explores a potential race for governor in Massachusetts, Deval Patrick is drawing criticism from labor leaders who say he ignored allegations about labor and human rights problems at the Coca-Cola Co. while he was the corporation's vice president and chief legal counsel.

Patrick's nearly four-year tenure at the top echelons of the multinational corporation is considered by strategists to be one of the strongest selling points of his resume. But labor leaders who have crusaded against Coca-Cola and its international operations say he must shoulder responsibility for his role in fending off serious complaints, including its alleged failure to protect workers and labor organizers at a bottling company in Colombia from paramilitary groups.

Coca-Cola denies the allegations and says the courts, in the United States and Colombia, have exonerated the company. But labor leaders and human rights activists are singling out Patrick as he weighs running for governor.

''Deval Patrick got paid a lot of money to help cover up Coca-Cola's misdeeds and crimes and help keep his mouth shut," said Ray Rogers, a longtime labor organizer and human rights activist. Rogers is director of the New York-based Campaign to Stop Killer Coke/Corporate Campaign Inc., a group that claims its mission is to undermine Coca-Cola's image, to cut off their marketsl, and pressure the company's top policy makers, institutional investors, and creditors.

[woosh]

8. Deval L. Patrick paid $2.1 million to be a consultant after resignation

why?


In exchange, Patrick agreed to release all claims against the Atlanta-based beverage company (NYSE: KO) and agreed to non-compete and non-solicitation clauses through Jan. 31, 2007, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Patrick joined Coca-Cola in 2001, following the company's settlement of a racial discrimination suit field by black employees. The company's highest ranking black executive, he dropped a bombshell on Easter Sunday 2004, when he abruptly resigned with little explanation. He later agreed to delay his resignation until the end of 2004.

Coca-Cola paid Patrick $1.1 million on April 1 and will pay him $500,000 on July 1 and $500,000 on Oct. 1. However, he will not be an employee of the company for purposes of federal, state or local tax, withholding or other laws, or for any other purpose, the filing notes.


http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/04/04/daily29.html

[paineinthearse]

11. This question arose during a Q&A

He left Coke over their Columbian labor practices. Suggest you check his appearance schedule and ask this question in person.

[woosh]

12. Interesting

Thanks for the update.

[TaleWgnDg]

17. woosh, please see post #16 in this DU thread . . . n/t

[paineinthearse]

13. Next public event - Cambridge, April 26

Cambridge City Democratic Committee meeting
When:
Tue, 04/26/2005 - 6:30pm
Where:
349 Broadway, Cambridge
Cambridge Ridge & Latin cafeteria, 349 Broadway

[TaleWgnDg]

16. With all due respect, paineinthearse,

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With all due respect, paineinthearse,

Deval Patrick canNOT "fess up" about Coca-Cola if there is anything (ANY thing AT ALL) that would impact negatively the Coca-Cola Company. Why is this so? Because Deval Patrick gave up that right when he mutually agreed with Coca-Cola through a signed agreement with consideration paid (and will be paid monies) from Coca-Cola from April 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005 as an independent contractor ("consulting" but not legally representing) Coca-Cola.

The mutally signed agreement and release is VERY broadly worded in favor of Coca-Cola. Deval Patrick's lips are sealed, legally and voluntarily, due to this agreement.

Here's the online (EDGAR®) U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) required SEC Form 8-K filings dated April 1, 2005 (and other April 2005 dates) regarding Deval Patrick's secret (non-disclosure) agreement, non-compete agreement, agreements not to sue, release, independent contractor (consulting) agreement with Coca-Cola, non-disparagement agreement, and multi-million dollar "special compensation" paid, and to be paid, plus "out-of-pocket expenses" incurred, to Deval Patrick by Coca-Cola for services from April 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005:

http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingOrig1?SessionID=U6edIDYNNDgBP_f&ID=3594309

"EDGAR® is a federally registered trademark of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). EDGAR Online is not affiliated with or approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR Online is a product of EDGAR Online, Inc."
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In light of other DU responses to my postings regarding Deval Patrick, including yours, paineinthearse, which assume, unfortunately and erroneously, a negative stance by me regarding Deval Patrick, I am stating again:

(1.) I am responding to other DUers posting about Patrick. Here, a direct question by a DUer in this thread. Particularly where Patrick cannot fully and completely respond due to a prior voluntary legal self-restraint;
(2.) I am merely reporting information from RELIABLE sources regarding issues that impact Deval Patrick merely because he is new to Massachusetts politics, has not issued his own stance on Massachusetts political and/or legal issues, and is relying so far upon his background.

I remain an uncommitted Massachusetts voter.

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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our
wishes . . . or the dictates of our passion, they
cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams
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[TaleWgnDg]

9. More bad news about Deval Patrick . . .

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"(Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate Deval) Patrick tied to company under fire
"Subsidiary's lending practices questioned
"by Frank Phillips, (Boston) Globe Staff | April 20, 2005

"Deval Patrick, who is vowing to fight for the underdog as he begins his run for the Democratic nomination for governor, last fall joined the board of directors of a large national mortgage company that has been criticized by state regulators and advocates for the poor for what they say are unfair lending practices aimed at low-income people and members of minority groups.

"The company, Ameriquest Capital Corp. of Orange County, Calif., acknowledged last month that authorities in 25 states were questioning the company about lending practices by its subsidiary, Ameriquest Mortgage. Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly's office said Massachusetts is one of those 25 states.

"The company also said it had settled a $50 million class action suit that charged it defrauded thousands of borrowers in four states.

"Ameriquest is a privately held holding company whose co-owner donated $5 million to a conservative political group that last fall produced ads that ridiculed Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry for switching positions. One ad showed him sailing back and forth on a windsurfer." (bold-faced type emphasis added by TaleWgnDg)

. . . more . . . http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/04/20/patrick_tied_to_company_under/

[paineinthearse]

10. Is it really necessary to post unrelated "bad news" to this thread

...in addition to starting a stand-alone?

Bad form!

[TaleWgnDg]

14. Are you stating that good news and only good news about

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Are you stating that good news and only good news about a candidate that you say you are backing, should appear on a thread started by you? I surely hope not, paineinthearse. I believe that all information should be vetted, not hidden. And vetted where all can see and read it. A well-informed voter is a good voter. Don't let your personal preferences interfere with your good judgment.

BTW, it's early as yet, there may be other candidates added to the field down the road.



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[paineinthearse]

15. I am saying the theme of this post is announcement of a new website

If you have a new, totally unrelated news piece, post it seperately.