From CNN we hear: Obama, meanwhile, said Monday a crackdown is needed on oil companies. "[We] need a president who can stand up to Big Oil and big energy companies and say enough is enough," Obama said Monday.
And a new ad says: I don’t take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won’t let them block change anymore.
FactCheck points out: It's true that Obama doesn't take money directly from oil companies, but then, no presidential, House or Senate candidate does. They can't: Corporations have been prohibited from contributing directly to federal candidates since the Tillman Act became law in 1907.Obama has, however, accepted more than $213,000 in contributions from individuals who work for, or whose spouses work for, companies in the oil and gas industry, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's not as much as Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has received more than $306,000 in donations from people tied to the industry, but it's still a substantial amount. (read the rest here)
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