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Another strike on Obama
April 25, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (8)
“I’m Barack Obama. I don’t take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won’t let them block change anymore,” said Obama in his latest campaign ads.
However, Obama’s words are proved to be a downright lie in recent days. It is another strike on Obama after his loss in Pennsylvania Primary. According to the campaign finance reports, Obama continued accepting donations from oil company executives and employees in March even after his ads was aired.
The report shows that Obama has received at least $263, 000 from oil company senior executives, family members and employees since he declared he would run for the Democratic nominee last year.
“Obama’s ad is factually correct. He does not take money from oil companies. A 1907 federal law bars all corporations from giving money to political candidates. However, oil company employees can make donations,” the Los Angeles Times analyzed. “(Actually,) at least $140,000 has come in chunks of between $1,000 and $2,300, the maximum permitted under federal law.”
In previous campaign of Pennsylvania primary, Obama sent messages to the public that he cares about the effect of high price of gasoline on people and called for a windfall profits tax on oil companies.
Obama is not the only beneficiary of oil companies’ support. Clinton has received $ 336,000 by this kind of mean while McCain has been awarded $445,000.
