Andrew Sullivan discusses Sarah Palin's claim that President Obama has been slow to respond to the BP oil spill because he is "in bed with Big Oil" on The Daily Dish.
According to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Republicans receive far more campaign money from the oil and gas industry than do Democrats. So far in 2010, the oil and gas industries have contributed $12.8 million to all candidates, with 71% of that money going to Republicans. During the 2008 election cycle, 77% of the industry’s $35.6 million in contributions went to Republicans, and in the 2008 presidential contest, Republican candidate Sen. John McCain received more than twice as much money from the oil and gas industries as Obama: McCain collected $2.4 million; Obama, $898,000.
The same day Palin said that Rand Paul had been ambushed by "one of those TV characters" (MSNBC's Rachel Maddow). This fib was refuted by none other than Commentary, a right-wing journal.
--Ballard Burgher
Monday, May 24, 2010
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