How to NOT take money from them and yet recieve $213,000.
Posted in Politics 2008
Apr. 3, 2008 at 03:07
by BrendaBee
I was challenged to offer some reason for my not supporting Barack Obama since he is so much of a saint according to some. So here is one little snippet:
Obama '08 Ad: Nothing's Changed
Obama '08 Ad: Nothing's Changed
Obama: Since the gas lines of the ’70s, Democrats and Republicans have talked about energy independence, but nothing’s changed — except now Exxon’s making $40 billion a year, and we’re paying $3.50 for gas.
I’m Barack Obama. I don’t take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won’t let them block change anymore. They’ll pay a penalty on windfall profits. We’ll invest in alternative energy, create jobs and free ourselves from foreign oil.
I approve this message because it’s time that Washington worked for you. Not them.
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It's true that Obama doesn't take money directly from oil companies, but then, no presidential, House or Senate candidate does. They can't: Corporations have been prohibited from contributing directly to federal candidates since the Tillman Act became law in 1907.Obama has, however, accepted more than $213,000 in contributions from individuals who work for, or whose spouses work for, companies in the oil and gas industry, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's not as much as Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has received more than $306,000 in donations from people tied to the industry, but it's still a substantial amount.
Now far be it from me to accuse anyone so beloved as Obama of lying, but can anyone tell me how he happened to do the first (red highlight) and the second (red highlight) at the same time? A person must have to have a special something to pull something like this off.
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