Hillary Clinton Says She's Unaware Of Receiving $150,000 In Oil & Gas Contributions

"Have I? OK, well, I'll check on that"

At a campaign stop in Iowa on Wednesday, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton claimed to be unaware that she'd ever received campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry -- even though she has received over $150,000 from oil and gas representatives during the 2016 cycle alone.

When asked by a member of the audience if she would follow Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, her rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, in rejecting fossil fuel donations, Clinton initially demurred.

"Well, I don't know that I ever have [accepted donations from the fossil fuel industry]," the former secretary of state said. "I'm not exactly one of their favorites."

"Have I?" she went on. "OK, well, I'll check on that. They certainly haven't made that much of an impression on me if I don't even know it."

Clinton has in fact received $159,944 during the 2016 cycle from members of the oil and gas industry, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's more than every Republican candidate except Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
HuffPost reported in July that Clinton's biggest campaign bundlers are fossil fuel lobbyists, including lobbyists for Chevron.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-fossil-fuel-donations_56733683e4b0b958f655fc87

That Hill! Just sooo straightforward and honest.