McCain’s Latest Lie: Obama is the ‘Big Oil’ Candidate
What’s a Republican candidate to do when he’s rightfully accused of being beholden to the interests and agenda of Big Oil? Why, wrongfully accuse your opponent of being beholden to the interests of Big Oil. Just a day after getting publicly busted for taking highly dubious campaign contributions from a Queens, NY, couple with ties to the energy industry, the McCain campaign is selectively citing a Center for Responsive Politics report to make the ludicrous argument that Obama is in the pocket of the oil industry. New McCain communications flack Nicole Wallace — formerly of Bush Co. — took to “Morning Joe” to push this deceptive storyline, only to get busted on it despite Joe Scarborough’s most valiant effort to cover for her.
What’s a Republican candidate to do when he’s rightfully accused of being beholden to the interests and agenda of Big Oil? Why, wrongfully accuse your opponent of being beholden to the interests of Big Oil. Just a day after getting publicly busted for taking highly dubious campaign contributions from a Queens, NY, couple with ties to the energy industry, the McCain campaign is selectively citing a Center for Responsive Politics report to make the ludicrous argument that Obama is in the pocket of the oil industry. New McCain communications flack Nicole Wallace — formerly of Bush Co. — took to “Morning Joe” to push this deceptive storyline, only to get busted on it despite Joe Scarborough’s most valiant effort to cover for her.
Wallace: “The money story of the week was the day after Barack Obama launched his ad - John McCain, George Bush, blah blah blah, Big Oil - turns out Barack Obama has actually received more money from Exxon-Mobil and from oil than John McCain has…”
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