NC GOP defends McCain
Barack Obama attacked John McCain for his tax policy in regard to ExxonMobil. However, it is Obama who has received $213,000 from people who work in the oil and gas industry or their spouses, including $30,850 from executives of ExxonMobil alone.
Obama takes money from oil company executives:
“But Obama’s campaign has accepted $213,000 in contributions from people who work in the oil and gas industry or their spouses, according to the Center For Responsive Politics. And according to FactCheck.org, Obama’s campaign has received money from executives of ExxonMobil ($30,850), Hess ($5,200), Shell ($9,900), ConocoPhillips ($4,300), Chevron ($9,500) and BP ($6,396.)”
(“Claims Dept: Obama on gas prices” The News & Observer: Under the Dome blog, April 15, 2008 http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/ claims_dept_obama_on_gas_prices)
