McCain Blogger Lies, Insinuates Obama Has Recieved More Money From Big Oil Than McCain

McCain Blogger Lies, Insinuates Obama Has Recieved More Money From Big Oil Than McCain

In a post titled “Exxon Obama,” official McCain blogger Michael Goldfarb insists Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) “made a mistake” when he said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is the favored candidate of the oil companies. Goldfarb cites a report by the Center for Responsive Politics to claim that Exxon, Chevron, and BP employees have given more to Obama than McCain. Goldfarb triumphantly declares, “Big Oil’s candidate is…Barack Obama.”

However, Goldfarb selectively edits out three sentences from that same report, which emphasize that oil companies overall have given three times more money to McCain than Obama:


The report shows that, since McCain’s reversal in favor of offshore oil drilling, oil industry contributions to his campaign have skyrocketed — creating the perception that he is outsourcing his energy policies to the oil companies:



The report concludes, “Comparing Obama’s and McCain’s financial ties to the oil industry, there’s no question that McCain has benefited more from the industry’s contributions.” That said, since his false claim was contained in a blog post, Goldfarb probably “knew the charge was bogus.”