In other words, not so much. Fact Check: Obama’s Overstatement
Obama released a TV spot saying McCain’s campaign got $2 million from “Big Oil” while McCain proposed “another $4 billion in tax breaks” for the industry.
The truth is that McCain’s campaign has received $1.33 million from individuals employed in the oil and gas industry, not $2 million. Obama himself has received nearly $400,000, according to the most authoritative figures available. We find the $2 million figure is based on a mistaken calculation.
Furthermore, McCain is not proposing new tax breaks specifically targeted to the oil industry. He’s proposing a general reduction in the corporate income tax rate, which Democrats figure would benefit the five largest oil and gas companies by $3.8 billion.
Someone explain to me why this is not considered an attack ad. Where it the McCain campaign discussing how much money Barry getsfrom left wing fringe groups (like the $347K from MoveOn), or, say $20 million from lawyers, or even the $627K he got from Goldman Sachs, a registered lobbying group, the media would be screaming about it being a dishonest, disingenuous, sleazy, slimy attack ad. But, as the old Bill Cosby joke, Barry is like a newborn: his poop don’t stink.
The video, which is available at Fact Check, starts out
Every time you fill your tank, the oil companies fill their pockets. Now Big Oil’s filling John McCain’s campaign with 2 million dollars in contributions.
Goodness! A company making a profit? In Real Life I would probably give a sarcastic “holy sh*t!” Here, on the Interwebz, I will just say “I’m flabbergasted!”
But, let’s consider: in the second quarter of 2008, Exxon, the Left’s 2nd favorite whipping company (which also provide the way for the Left to drive their SUVs to work), Wal Mart being the 1st, Exxon earned $11.68 billion in profits, and PAID $32.36 billion in taxes. That’s quite a bit of moola, eh? (hat tip Moonbattery)
 But, in a nutshell, that is the way Liberalism in the USA works. Rather then extolling the benefits of America and American companies, attack America and American companies. Maybe we on the Right should start a meme that Islamic terrorists shop at WalMart and have stock in Exxon. Then the Left might actually be concerned about the threat of Islamists.
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More: as Open Secrets points out, Barry didn’t bother mentioning the $394,465 that he has received from oil and gas interest.
