Georgia lawmaker rips Pepsi in floor speech in response to its Super Bowl marketing
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The cola wars spilled into the Georgia state legislature this week when an Atlanta-area lawmaker used a floor speech to defend Coke against Pepsi, which has blanketed the city with billboards and other marketing in advance of the Super Bowl. PepsiCo is an official National Football League sponsor, but Coca-Cola Co. is headquartered in Atlanta, where the game will be played.
“I have to tell you that as I have driven around the city this week, I have seen some disturbing signs,” Rep. Wes Cantrell, a Republican who represents the Atlanta suburb of Woodstock, said during a morning order speech, referencing Pepsi’s advertising onslaught.
Then, after putting some Coke bottles on his podium, he goes on to make reference to Pepsi’s Super Bowl ad, which takes on the habit of waiters asking patrons if Pepsi is OK when Coke is not available. In the ad, by Goodby Silverstein & Parnters, Steve Carell goes on a rant saying “Pepsi is more than OK.”
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