Oil Execs Gave McCain Huge Donations Right After Offshore Drilling Reversal

Talking Points Memo:

Ten senior Hess Corporation executives and/or members of the Hess family each gave $28,500 to the joint RNC-McCain fundraising committee, just days after McCain reversed himself to favor offshore drilling, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

Nine of these contributions, seven from Hess executives and two from members of the Hess family, came on the same day, June 24th, the records show. The total collected in the wake of McCain's reversal for the fund, called McCain Victory 2008, from Hess execs and family is $285,000.

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Comments

[Grunty1]

I was under the assumption that Mc"Cain accepted public financing.
In which case, any fund raising would be illegal. Breaking his own laws again?

[macbabe]

business as usual, get use to it, if he's elected, its what America wants.

[marymansour]

McCain is one big phony these days. Too bad, I used to think he was a nice guy.

[peacefulworldcitizen]

Public financing only applied in the GE. And the RNC has no such restrictions so it can raise as much money as it wants.

[cowboyjerkface]

The oil execs didnt pay it to the RNC...it gave to mccain....­big difference­....but instead of commenting on the fact that the day after he switched, he got the donations.­....Why dont you comment on that!

[williamg]

No. Public financing doesn't kick in until after he becomes the party's nomination, which would be at the convention.

[MegInPA]

This is major and I'm SO GLAD that Obama's recent ad picks up on it so well. We have another Big-Oil candidate in our midst!

[thegreatgiginthesky]

so how is JM any different from a p r o s t i t u t e?

[suzyhein]

people are willing to pay to not have to fark him?

[thegreatgiginthesky]

I guess that explains Cindy

[CtJean]

He doesn't use vaseline he uses poligrip

[Gina322]

The lack of hotpants?

[williamg]

It is wrong to call him a prostitute. He just likes to marry heiresses worth over $100 million, so he can live a lavish lifestyle.

He is more like a call girl who never wants to leave.

[dadw5boys]

WHO DIDN'T FIGURE THAT ONE OUT LONG AGO?

[gotalife]

When the dems cave, they will get the checks too.

Business as usual like FISA.

[suzyhein]

i saw this exact same comment on another thread. does it apply to every blogpost?

[CtJean]

It's all he says. Those are the only words that gopers gave him that he can remember.

[rasthedestroyer]

Dude!! why are you still here???? go get a life you little snark...