Both McCain, Obama getting oil money

what is interesting is that BO keeps up with the image of being so pure, in truth he is just a politician who wants the top job and will say and do anything to do so.

Secondly, at least McCain has a plan based on his past associations and experience.
What does BO want? Raise taxes, or go for a windfall tax? Get serious, that will only increase the cost of gas as seen so many times in the past. Granted, the RNC can and should do more, what BO wants is just laughable just like his trip to Europe, all fluff.

Anyone else notice the suddent change in the media regarding it's reporting on BO? they have scaled way back, guess they read the memo.

Nancy Pelosi's biggest campaign contributor is Chevron. The Democrats are on the take from big oil BIGTIME. I am disgusted with both parties and especially how middle-of-the-road Obama has become. Yeah, I guess it is "change we can believe in" because it's not much change... Who can you vote for if you support gun control? Who can you vote for if you are opposed to nuclear energy? Who can you vote for if you want campaign finance reform? Who can you vote for if you want to make education and health care higher priorties than killing people in a futile war? Who can you vote for if you know the free market causes more problems than it solves and we need some regulation (*cough* mortgage crisis)? The Democrats and Republicans are both going to keep the insanity going. I wish Nader had a chance, but he doesn't... All of the changes he made in his career are being dismantled. I wouldn't be surprised if cars will no longer have seat belts and air bags. I remember back when the Democrats were actually leftists. Now we have two corporate parties, who put forth rhetoric that seems to clash, but their agendas are the same -- represent corporate interests, and prevent the common interest from being represented.

obama voted to yes for the 2005 cheney bill mccain didn't ,hillary didn't so who is in bed with the oil companys??????

If you take $1 in donations from a company or a person, it's like taking a vote from them. Now their opinion matters. Obama has taken nearly $400,000! Pull that log out of your eye! You're going to start knocking over your supporters with that pretty soon... Oh, wait... You're already dropping in the polls, you must have smacked a few on the back of the head already.

You are not allowed to use Obama's name any more. You can only talk about McCain's positives.

These two YO YO'S should be tossed out,and big oil run the country. Thats what it is coming to.

It would be enlightening to know the size of those individual contributions. Remember that these are contributions made by employees of these oil company, and are funded by their own money, not the company's, according to contribution rules.

Maverick? Maverick? Maverick? Maverick? Maverick? Maverick? Maverick? Maverick?

The memo, authored by Bush White House veteran Taylor Griffin, says McCain should be cast as a bold economic leader who takes on special interests, "fight[s] speculation driving up prices of oil and food," and battles "the lawsuit culture."

"People must understand that John McCain is not only thinking of their future, but their children's futures as well," the memo says.

The memo outlines how McCain should get his message across through events like "family budget roundtables, grocery store visits," and "roundtable events heavily tilted towards women to discuss the pressures the economy is placing on family finances and how McCain's plan would help."

It recommends the McCain camp portray Obama as a tax-raising "job killing machine" who is "aligned with trial lawyers" and "unions (card check, trade, education reform)."

Independent thinker? Independent thinker? Independent thinker? Independent thinker?

Do we really know if Obama's donations are from oil company "executives" as opposed to other employees? Many of our Texan friends are employed in the oil business and yes, many are Obama donors. Exxon is a huge company - could 70 employees each have given $100/month for six months?

I remember receiving a Hillary campaign mailing complaining about Obama's donations from oil company personnel and had the same thought. We can't all work for Democratic-owned and operated businesses.

Let's have some reality balance here -- McCain has received more than three times as much from oil corp. executives and employees than Obama. I wonder why?

The title for this article falsely implies that Obama is as guilty as McCain of getting in bed with the oil companies when actually nothing could be further from the truth. McCain receives millions from the oil companies. Obama has received modest donations from workers
at those companies --not the same thing at all.

The BIG difference being: McCain outwardly panders to the industry and lets oil contributions craft his policies. See also: new revelations regarding McCain aides being current or recent lobbyists for Hess.

If Exxon, Chevron, and BP have contributed more to Obama so far, I suspect it's because they give him a better shot at being president and/or have discovered that he's not as easy to buy off as McCain is.

Foon Rhee, please liberate (and publish) my earlier comment which was made around 2pm. :)

Obama may have received less money from oil companies than McCain. The thing is, the president is not a dictator. So even if, on the odd chance, Obama isn't pulled into the oil companies sphere of influence, all of the rest of the Democrats will be. They are the ones who will have to pass the legislation that Americans will get the $1000 tax rebate funded by the oil companies. FAT CHANCE. With people like Pelosi taking so much from big oil (as are the rest of the Democrats), they will not bite the hand that feeds them. Presidents can be a bit braver -- they only have 2 terms. People in Congress rely on these campaign contributions so they have enough money to lie to us all. Anyone remember the mid-term elections back in 2006? EVERY Democrat said they would end the war. It's been over two years since then, and we are still at war. People say this is because of Bush and the fact that the executive is the commander and chief of the military. No. The War Powers Act only gives him 60 days and then he needs congressional approval. The Democrats lied to us (with all of their campaign money) and did what the oil companies wanted when they got in office. They blame it on Bush, but they voted to fund the war every chance they got, with weak excuses like "the Iraqis need us" and "we can't leave the troops hanging". The Iraqis want us out. The troops don't want to be on their 5th or 6th tour of duty. I personally know some Iraqi war veterans, and they want this war over.

I am a leftist, but the Democrats are worse than the Republicans. The Republicans are at least honest that they want to help corporations more than citizens. They want to take your tax money and re-distribute it as charity, uh, I mean incentives for coporations. The Democrats lie to you and say they will stop your job from being shipped overseas, and end global warming, and all of these lies. Then they get in office, and start wars, cut welfare, and dole out money to Walmart or whoever the large corporation is in their state (like Pelosi's pals at Chevron in San Ramon, CA). Anyone remember how conservative Clinton was? Does anyone realize that Al Gore is also very conservative and hawkish? The Iraq war began in the Clinton/Gore administration. Don't be fooled by an inconvenient truth. The fact that Gore is flying first class and driving around in a 12-cylinder gas guzzling stretch limo is pretty obvious hipocracy -- he's far away from Ed Begley Jr. or any of these Hollywood gazillionaires who drive around in Priuses. Yet people are so high on the opiate of sanctimony, they actually think Al Gore is an environmentalist and that free market solutions will work. Yeah, they worked great with mortgages, S & L's, Enron and the corporate scandals of 2001, the abuse of labor, the abuse of minorities, food purity issues of the turn of the century (there's dead people in the hot dogs!!!) etc. They talk free market, and then dole out charity to their corporate buddies, and start-ups, small business, and independent entrepreneurs cannot compete. These guys are not free marketeers or even capitalists. They are elitists trying to keep their aristocracy running, and you, the tax payer, are funding it! Gore makes me want to vomit.

The fact that the Democrats are such big liars is a turn off. If I do vote, it will be for Nader/Gonzales. They have a snowball's chance in hell, but at least I didn't vote for Tweedledum or Tweedle-liar. People, stopped being fooled by the Democrats. They will continue to shill for interest groups, because this gives them the money they need to lie to you and make you feel like they will represent your interest. Don't believe for one second that Obama and McCain are all that different. The rhetoric is different, and pundits tend to make it look so polemical. In the end, the results will be the same -- CEOs will continue to make even more money than the average worker. The middle class will be obliterated, and that is OK with both Democrats and Republicans, because they are ALL upper class elites. They represent the interests of their class, and not the interests of the voters -- most of us are middle class or below.

This is so stupid why is it even news

"Through June, Exxon employees have given Obama $42,100 to McCain's $35,166."

If each person gave the maximum allowed donation that would be 19 donors for Obama and 16 for McCain.... out of 107,100 employees! Even if each only gave $10 that still less than 4% of the total work force for Obama and and McCain.

What's next, a report about which candidate wants America to be fatter because 5% of Burger King and McDonald's employees gave cash to a campaign?

remember this Mccain voted against the Bush energy bill which supported big oil and obama voted for it - whos more addicted to big oil now- on that basis obama

More of Obama's lies and half truths. The mental gymnastics necessary to keep up with his filp flops and double talk is very taxing. It's no wonder everyone is fatigued.

I'm sorry, I saw you palm that card.

The report says EMPLOYEES give more to Obama, you cleverly changed it to EXECUTIVES.

There is NO EVIDENCE Exxon executives give more money to Obama, and the fact that its employees do give more has NOTHING to do with their employer. If phone company employees gave more to Obama, would you say he's in Verizon's pocket? Since only an idiot or a whore for the industry would imply that, I'm sure you aren't.

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How can Obama not be in favor of more domestic oil production? How can he not favor oil as an industry. You can not tell me that the oil industry is not Unionized. I thought Obama and the Democrats supported Unions?

If we do not drill domestically, aren't we outsourcing our energy needs to foriegn countries. I thought Democrats said outsourcing American jobs was bad?

Think about that.

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, you might enjoy reading
this...'Walking Eagle' Senator BARACK OBAMA was invited to address a
major gathering of the American Indian Nation two weeks ago in
upstate New York.
HE spoke for almost an hour on HIS future plans for increasing every
Native American's present standard of living, should HE one day
become the President. HE referred to his career as a Senator, how he
had signed 'YES' for every Indian issue that came to his desk for
approval. Although the Senator was vague on the details of his plan,
he seemed most enthusiastic about his future ideas for helping his
'red sisters and brothers'..
At the conclusion of his speech, the Tribes presented the Senator
with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name - Walking Eagle.
The proud Senator then departed in his motorcade, waving to the
crowds.
A news reporter later inquired to the group of chiefs of how they
came to select the new name given to the Senator. They explained
that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of shit it
can no longer fly.

The Boston Globe owes us all a large apology for this piece of yellow journalism. To get a negative Obama spin here takes such extreme contortions and yellow journalism hikinks, it is nothing short of shameful. To headline and lead off an article that essentially reports that McCain has WELL OVER A 3 TO 1 lead in oil money by claiming that the small donors at a tiny number of companies are favoring Obama... it is nothing short of journalistic chicanery. Even with small donors, one rewads later on in the piece, McCain is way ahead.

As far as the comments: It is considered improper to remind America that it is extremely racist, and that its still prevalent, ferocious racism is running this presidential campaign. So many of our citizens who say Obama is too inexperienced, too eloquent, too liberal, too young, are really saying he is way too black.