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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1041)	4/14/2008 4:56:39 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 6579

straight from dead horse mouth: washingtonpost.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1041)	4/16/2008 9:36:55 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 6579

"What Senator Obama does not tell you is that..he has taken roughly $213,000 from the employees of oil companies. The senator has not been upfront, open, and honest with the people of Pennsylvania with respect to this ad. He does not tell us that two of his bundlers are top executives of oil companies." --Clinton campaign conference call, April 9, 2008. The Obama and Clinton campaigns have got into a rather petty dispute over a television ad that the Illinois senator is running in Pennsylvania. The Clinton camp says that Obama has not been "upfront" about the amount of financial support that he receives from oil company employees and executives. The Clintonites have a valid point. On the other hand, they are conveniently overlooking the even larger financial contributions to their candidate from representatives of the oil and gas sector. The Facts Last month, the Obama campaign unveiled a TV ad in Pennsylvania entitled "Nothing's Changed" that included the line "I'm Barack Obama, I don't take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won't let them block change any more." The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Political Fact Check pronounced the first part of the claim "a little too slick." It pointed out that political candidates are legally prohibited from taking money from corporations under campaign finance laws. The independent group added that Obama had taken $213,000 from oil company employees and that two of his "bundlers"--the term used for people who raise large sums of money for a candidate--are oil company executives. Predictably enough, the Clintonites seized on this finding. This week, they put up a radio ad in Pennsylvania entitled "Real Life" that dismissed the Obama ad as empty TV rhetoric. They also organized a conference call with reporters to demand that Obama take down his "misleading" ad. The Clinton conference call featured Pennsylvania State Democratic Chairman T.J. Rooney accusing Obama of failing to tell voters about the contributions from oil company employees. Rooney omitted to say that Clinton has taken $309,363 from oil company employees, nearly $100,000 more than Obama, according to the website opensecrets.org. Rooney also criticized Obama for failing to "tell us" that two of his bundlers are oil company executives. He omitted to say that a prominent Clinton bundler, Kase Lawal, is chairman of the private energy company Camac International while a second, John Catsimatidis, has extensive oil interests. Both Lawal and Catsimatidis are designated "Hillraisers," meaning that they have raised more than $100,000 for the Clinton campaign. The Pinocchio Test The Clinton campaign is on solid ground in making fun of Obama's meaningless claim that he does not take any money from oil companies. But it seems hypocritical to criticize the Land-of-Lincolner for failing to talk about financial contributions from oil company employees and executives while avoiding any mention of similar contributions to Hillary Clinton. This seems to be a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Two Pinocchios for each candidate.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1041)	4/17/2008 12:33:26 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6579

Former Friends Weigh Into Debate, and the Former Amity Drains Out By ALESSANDRA STANLEY Published: April 17, 2008 Barack Obama was under attack on Wednesday night for his former friends: his fire-breathing former pastor and a neighbor who was once a member of the bomb-throwing radical ’60s and ’70s group the Weather Underground. After he dropped out of the race, Mr. Richardson endorsed Mr. Obama. News reports said Mrs. Clinton had privately told him that Mr. Obama could not win in November. The Clinton camp denied any such statement, and the ill will between Mr. Richardson and the Clintons spilled into public view — and apparently simmers on.