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Report: Exxon Execs Gave More to Obama
44 — ... "McCain leads the money race with nearly every other top giver in the oil and gas industry, though -- Koch Industries, Valero, Marathon Oil, Occidental Petroleum, ConocoPhillips," the report says. "McCain also has a big edge with Hess Corp. -- $91,000 to Obama's $8,000 -- which has gotten some attention. And, overall, McCain's campaign has gotten three times more money from the industry than Obama's has -- $1.3 million compared to about $394,000." You can read the full report here . Posted at 3:27 PM ET on ...

Exxon [Hearts] Obama
Political Punch — ... said Exxon-Mobil "is the company that, last quarter, made $1,500 every second. That’s more than $300,000 in the time it takes you to fill up a tank with gas that’s costing you more than $4-a-gallon. And Senator McCain not only wants them to keep every dime of that money, he wants to give them more. So make no mistake – the oil companies have placed their bet on Senator McCain." But based on data downloaded electronically from the Federal Election Commission on July 29, 2008, reports CRP : "Through June, Exxon employees have given Obama $42,100 to McCain's $35,166. Chevron ...

Matt Lewis: Hypocrisy Watch: Exxon [Hearts] Obama
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... has a good post up on the campaign cash Obama has received from Exxon employees. Again, the hypocrisy issue is what is important here. Obama has been accusing McCain of being "in the pocket of big oil..." Update : More info on the personal contributions Obama has received from the oil industry. Opensecrets.org reports the Center for Responsible Politics was, "surprised to notice that it's actually Obama who has received more from the pockets of employees at several of Big Oil's biggest and most recognizable companies . Tallying contributions by employees in the industry and ...

Remainders: The other Mike Allen
Ben Smith's Blog — The McCain campaign is reviewing Harry Seargent's bundled donations. John McCain likes premium cable. His campaign memo on the economy leaks out. The oil industry leans to McCain, but some big names have showered more love on Obama. Newsweek predictably deplores negativity and snarks about press's obsession with race, presumably excluding its own 4200 word cover story on the topic. Rickie Lieberman is still at it. A Romney donor says he was pressured to give. The Obama ...

Surprise: Obama’s taken more money from major oil company employees than McCain
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... You’re thinking, “We already knew this , didn’t we?” Not exactly. What we knew is that Obama’s prone to running weaselly, holier-than-thou ads about his opponents being in the tank for big oil even though he himself is rolling in dough from oil company employees. He tried it on Hillary in the primary and got a care package ...

Republicans Hit Obama Over Oil Contributions
TPM Election Central — ... It appears the McCain campaign has gotten a bit of a break in the energy wars, with OpenSecrets.org issuing a new report that says Obama has received more from execs and employees at the very biggest oil companies than McCain has... ...

Oops!... Exxon and Mobil Employees Donate More to Obama Than McCain
Gateway Pundit — So guess who's really getting more from Big Oil? ..."Pockets" Obama! Surprised? Despite his new "Pocket" TV ad, Barack Obama has received more money from Exxon and Mobil employees than Senator John McCain. Open Secrets reported: Much has been made of Barack Obama's TV ad this week that accuses John McCain of being "in the pocket" of the oil industry, and yesterday the Democratic Party launched a website ...

Thursday Night Links
Stop The ACLU — Thursday Night Links Posted on August 7, 2008 Conservative Grapevine has links galore….check em out! Hot Air: 7 Year old schools Michelle Obama The Voice In My Head: Obama’s New Logo Open Secrets: Obama Takes More Money from Major Oil Companies that McCain! GM Roper: Future Conservative Republican President of the United States. Confederate Yankee: Media caught editing out assassination threat against Bush Gribbit: Energy Independence - Where’s the ‘Hope’ and ‘Change’ Man and His Party? » Filed Under ...

Whoopsie, Obama forgot to do his fact-checking again!
Stop The ACLU — Have you seen Obama’s newest ad yet? If you haven’t, take a quick look: Obviously, it makes it look like McCain is rolling in money from oil companies. Except, well, corporations can’t make donations to federal candidates. And then there’s that small fact that Obama’s received more donations from employees of oil and gas companies than McCain has: Much has been made of Barack Obama’s TV ad this week that accuses John McCain of being “in the pocket” of the oil industry, and yesterday the Democratic Party launched a website pairing McCain and Exxon Mobil as running-mates. While ...

McCain Blogger Lies, Insinuates Obama Has Recieved More Money From Big Oil Than McCain
Think Progress — ... However, Goldfarb selectively edited out the next three sentences from that same report, which emphasize that oil companies overall have given three times more money to McCain than Obama: ...

Obama's Oahu
Swampland — ... Chevron (Kuhio Highway, Princeville, Kaua’I, Hawaii): This gas station sells a gallon of regular unleaded at $4.78 a gallon. Also available: air for your tires, tire gauges to substitute for a comprehensive energy plan, including domestic exploration. Recent reports show Chevron contributing more to Senator Obama than Senator McCain. Punahou School (1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii): Obama attended Punahou School, a coeducational college preparatory day school, from 1971 to 1979. The school campus covers 76 acres at the edge of the Manoa Valley. ...

What To Do?
The Great Plains Observer — ... What is a pro-oil candidate supposed to do when his pro-oil secret has been exposed? If you are in the John McCain camp, you get your official blogger to selectively edit a report from the Center for Responsive Politics to turn that claim around to make it look like it is actually your opponent that is in ...

Remainders: The shoe drops
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Schumer thinks the celebrity ad drew blood, and lets the $500 shoe drop. Geraghty gets out in front of the Fred Smith meme. Gregory Scoblete argues that  the idea of "energy independence" is a bipartisan pander. The oil industry leans toward McCain, but some big names favor Obama. McCain partially defends his war vote by pointing to the price of oil. He gets back in the habit of blaming Congress. A Romney donor alleges that he was illegally pressured to give. ...

McCain’s Latest Lie: Obama is the ‘Big Oil’ Candidate
Crooks and Liars — ... from a Queens, NY, couple with ties to the energy industry, the McCain campaign is selectively citing a Center for Responsive Politics report to make the ludicrous argument that Obama is in the pocket of the oil industry. New McCain communications flack Nicole Wallace — formerly of Bush Co. — took to “Morning Joe” this morning to push this deceptive storyline, only to get busted on it despite Joe Scarborough’s most valiant effort to cover for her. ...

Hussein In The Pocket Of The Dreaded “Big Oil”
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... giver in the oil and gas industry, though — Koch Industries, Valero, Marathon Oil, Occidental Petroleum, ConocoPhillips,” the report says. “McCain also has a big edge with Hess Corp. — $91,000 to Obama’s $8,000 — which has gotten some attention. And, overall, McCain’s campaign has gotten three times more money from the industry than Obama’s has — $1.3 million compared to about $394,000.” You can read the full report here.

Obama Releases Exxon Ad & Hopes That Nobody Notices It's a Lie
Gateway Pundit — ... more gas than drilling for oil--- Comes another dishonest "John McCain is the The Exxon Candidate" ad. ...Never mind that Barack Obama took more donations from Exxon employees this year than John McCain: Actually it was "Pockets" Obama who received more donations from Exxon employees than John McCain. But, who cares? It's not like the media is going to point it out! Open Secrets reported: Much has been made of Barack Obama's TV ...

Starting Off The Week With A Full Complement of Hypocrites
Deceiver.com — ... But it turns out that ExxonMobil executives and employees are actually giving more money to Obama than to his Republican rival. (”I’m sure he’ll give it all back,” writes Deceiver commenter-in-chief Pastafarian.) ...

Starting Off The Week With A Full Complement of Hypocrites
Deceiver.com — ... But it turns out that ExxonMobil executives and employees are actually giving more money to Obama than to his Republican rival. (”I’m sure he’ll give it all back,” writes Deceiver commenter-in-chief Pastafarian.) ...

Tuesday Chum Report: The Squishy Oil Barrel
Swampland — ... Companies First." The whole gift package, which can be seen here, was "paid for by the Democratic National Committee and authorized by Obama for America." The Obama team is trying to highlight the fact that McCain supports a large corporate tax cut and more oil drilling, which would benefit companies like Exxon. Nevermind other inconvenient facts: Obama senior economic adviser Jason Furman says the Obama campaign is also considering a corporate tax cut. Exxon employees have given more money to Obama than McCain. McCain opposed the 2005 Energy Bill, which gave a ...

McCain Traveling To Oil Rig (Partially) Owned By... Exxon
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Of course, the attack is muddled a bit by the fact that Barack Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, has received more money from Exxon employees: $42,100 to McCain's $35,166 (though McCain has received far more from the oil and gas industry as a whole). Nevertheless, expect this oil rig blunder to make an appearance in a DNC or Obama campaign attack ad in the future. ...

McCain stumps from Gulf oil drilling platform… Obama cries “stunt!” Following “big oil” and “big banking” contributions
Flopping Aces — ... Naturally the DNC will perpetuate the myth via attack ads suggesting McCain unduly benefits from the oil industry donations. However His Messiahship floats on turbulent waters, and will find his sails ripped to shreds if he continues that tack. Because the ugly truth is, those “big oil” producers have given the larger share of cash to the annointed one. ...