Via Ed Morrissey, ABC News calls shenanigans on Obama’s claims regarding oil company support. At the very least, his claims are misleading.

When my family back in Pennsylvania turns on the TV these days, they may see this Barack Obama TV ad where he’s standing in a gas station saying the following:

“Since the gas lines of the ’70s, Democrats and Republicans have talked about energy independence, but nothing’s changed — except now Exxon’s making $40 billion a year, and we’re paying $3.50 for gas.

I’m Barack Obama. I don’t take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won’t let them block change anymore. They’ll pay a penalty on windfall profits. We’ll invest in alternative energy, create jobs and free ourselves from foreign oil. I approve this message because it’s time that Washington worked for you. Not them.”

Factcheck.org today takes a look at Obama’s claim to not take money from oil companies and concludes that the statement “misleading” since according to the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics Obama has taken more than $213,000 from individuals (and their spouses) who work for companies in the oil and gas industry — not to mention that two of Obama’s top fundraisers are top executives at oil companies”.

As Ed points out, no one takes money from oil companies. That would be illegal. If you ever donate to a candidate, you’ll be asked to certify something along the following lines:

This contribution is not made from the general treasury funds of a corporation, labor organization or national bank.

However, one can take money from oil company executives. And Obama’s done just that. Instead of admitting to such, as that would completely undermine his “change” angle, Obama continues to mislead the American people.