Now she says Obama did it so it is OK. Incredible.
It is the kiss of death to be a democrat and be seen as someone that even comes close to touching fossil fuels with a ten foot pole. You might as well stick your hand on an electric fence.
Clinton, under fire for oil and gas donations, once hit Obama for same reason
"Syracuse, New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton, currently defending herself from environmental critics for accepting money from employees at oil and gas companies, hit then-Sen. Barack Obama for doing the same thing in 2008.
Clinton lost her temper at an event on Thursday when activists from Greenpeace and 350 Action, two environmental organization, asked her to "reject fossil fuel money" and not accept donations from the gas and oil industry. "I'm so sick of the Sanders' campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it," Clinton said...
...Both Clinton and Obama accepted money from executives and employees of oil companies during the 2008 campaign, according to Center for Responsive Politics. Obama accepted $222,309 and Clinton accepted $309,363, according to the watchdog.
Clinton's 2016 campaign has taken more than $300,000 from people who work for those companies, according to Greenpeace. Clinton's campaign noted on Thursday that Sanders has taken upwards of $50,000 from the same individuals.
Brian Fallon, Clinton's press secretary, responded to the 2008 ad by noting that Sanders, too, has taken money from employees at oil and gas companies.
"Then, as now, both Democratic candidates in the race accepted donations from employees of oil and gas companies," Fallon said. "We have not accused Senator Sanders of being beholden to the oil and gas industry on that basis, nor should he say that of Hillary Clinton."...
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/01/politics/hillary-clinton-oil-gas-donations-obama/index.html
It is the kiss of death to be a democrat and be seen as someone that even comes close to touching fossil fuels with a ten foot pole. You might as well stick your hand on an electric fence.
Clinton, under fire for oil and gas donations, once hit Obama for same reason
"Syracuse, New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton, currently defending herself from environmental critics for accepting money from employees at oil and gas companies, hit then-Sen. Barack Obama for doing the same thing in 2008.
Clinton lost her temper at an event on Thursday when activists from Greenpeace and 350 Action, two environmental organization, asked her to "reject fossil fuel money" and not accept donations from the gas and oil industry. "I'm so sick of the Sanders' campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it," Clinton said...
...Both Clinton and Obama accepted money from executives and employees of oil companies during the 2008 campaign, according to Center for Responsive Politics. Obama accepted $222,309 and Clinton accepted $309,363, according to the watchdog.
Clinton's 2016 campaign has taken more than $300,000 from people who work for those companies, according to Greenpeace. Clinton's campaign noted on Thursday that Sanders has taken upwards of $50,000 from the same individuals.
Brian Fallon, Clinton's press secretary, responded to the 2008 ad by noting that Sanders, too, has taken money from employees at oil and gas companies.
"Then, as now, both Democratic candidates in the race accepted donations from employees of oil and gas companies," Fallon said. "We have not accused Senator Sanders of being beholden to the oil and gas industry on that basis, nor should he say that of Hillary Clinton."...
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/01/politics/hillary-clinton-oil-gas-donations-obama/index.html
