Just the facts: Obama, McCain, and the FMs

"While Fannie and Freddie were working to keep Congress away from their house of cards, Senator Obama was taking their money. He got more, in fact, than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairman of the committee that oversees them."

—Sen. John McCain, at a campaign stop Friday, September 19, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

I'm sure that somewhere someone is keeping track of how many lies McCain/Palin are putting out. I was raised to always try to tell the truth, and was told that if someone will lie to you about one thing they will lie to you about anything.

So, what are the facts here?

According to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Obama has received $126,349 in campaign contributions from EMPLOYEES of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. McCain has received a total of $21,550 from Fannie and Freddie employees.

Using figures from the Federal Election Commission, if we look at the contribution from the DIRECTOR, OFFICER, and LOBBYISTS for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we find that McCain received $169,000, while Obama received only $16,000.

Using my trusty calculator, that makes $126,365 for Obama, and $190,550 for McCain. So, McCain actually received $64,185 more in contribution for the two agencies that Obama did.

Like I said, if he'll lie about one thing, what else is he going to lie to us about?

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