http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/07/fact-check-did-obama-get-second-most-money-from-freddie-and-fannie/
The total listed for Obama is $126,349 — a tiny fraction of the approximately $390 million his campaign has raised, according to the center. The list shows McCain has received a total of $21,550 from Fannie and Freddie employees. The list includes donations of at least $200 from those who receive paychecks from Fannie and Freddie. It also includes donations from political action committees — pooled contributions from employees.
The report spans from 1989-2008 — just a portion of the time since Fannie Mae went private in 1968 and Freddie Mac was created in 1970.
The New York Times has published a separate list looking at contributions from "directors, officers, and lobbyists for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac" for the 2008 campaign cycle. That list — using figures from the Federal Election Commission — shows McCain receiving $169,000, while Obama received only $16,000.
VERDICT: Misleading. No donations actually came from the companies. One method of measuring employee contributions does put Obama second overall, but another, for the current election cycle, shows McCain receiving significantly more.
Oh shit...facts!
McCain isn't going negative because of some honorable goal to vet Obama and get out from under the oppressive boot of the liberal media, and you're naive for suggesting it. He's going negative because it's the only avenue left in a failing campaign. If using the issues won't work, pull a Rove and get nasty. It's the same crap Bush used against McCain in the 2000 primaries. Hey, if it worked for him, why not?
And I think it's hilarious that you're criticizing Obama for his ties when McCain has spent the last 26 years putting his ass in political debt to lobbyists and corporate entities. Get ready for them to collect if he gets into office.
The guy with two years of Senate experience owes fewer people. I can deal with his skeletons, which amount to a few bags of bones compared to McCain's national cemetery.
Let's also ignore McCain's well-known violent temper. I honor his service, but he's carrying long-lasting emotional damage from his time in that camp. Can't wait for this guy to get his finger on the button!