Actually, it's not funny. Below are the largest oil and gas contributors during the 2008 election cycle to Obama. Organization Contributions Exxon Mobil $117,946 Chevron 77,875 BP 71,051 Shell 64,661 ConocoPhillips 17,600 Marathon Oil 15,437 Hess Corp. 6,950 Anadarko 5,800 Valero Energy 4,850 Occidental 4,400 Petroleum Sunoco, Inc. 4,209 American 3,970 Gas Association Devon Energy 1,700 Chesapeake 1,200 Energy Williams Co 500