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Stand by, though, Mr. Savidge, for what is likely to be a gusher of criticism from the Obama-friendly end of the blogosphere. Note: this isn’t the first time Obama has played fast and loose with the facts on taking oil money.  From a Howard Kurtz blog item during the Dem primaries [emphasis added]: In a new ad airing in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama uses a gas-station backdrop to declare: "Exxon’s making $40 billion a year and we’re paying $3.50 for gas.

Stand by, though, Mr. Savidge, for what is likely to be a gusher of criticism from the Obama-friendly end of the blogosphere. Note: this isn't the first time Obama has played fast and loose with the facts on taking oil money.  From a Howard Kurtz blog item during the Dem primaries [emphasis added]: In a new ad airing in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama uses a gas-station backdrop to declare: "Exxon's making $40 billion a year and we're paying $3.50 for gas.

without being accused of playing the race card. He has a voting record in Illinois that he runs away from. He has done little since joining the Senate beyond take credit for the work of other Senators and brag about legislation that never passed. He has hammered Hillary Clinton for her Iraq War vote in 2002 while dodging questions about his own inconsistent statements. He has accused her of refusing to give straight answers to tough questions while dodging tough votes on

The Clinton campaign called him on it, noting that he has in fact received thousands of dollars from oil companies. But Obama is sticking to the lie, lamely claiming this represents independent contributions from individual workers, not oil company lobbyists. But according to NBC and Obama’s own website a couple of Obama’s big money bundlers are oil executives. Robert Cavnar, CEO of a Texas oil company named Mission Resources Corp., raised $50,000-$100,000 for the campaign.

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