Classic. Thanks for the post and the research. I think I've read in the media more this year than any other about Democrats who will vote for McCain (Hillary people) and Republicans who will vote for Obama.  I always wonder just how strong these people were for their 'previous' party or beliefs to begin with.

Attention NYT: In the past four elections, I voted Democrat twice and third party twice. If any of you wish to quote me on why I'm voting Republican on every level this election, send me an email with your number and I'll call you.

Please understand that if I were a black, I would feel so much better if a black person became president, especially in light of the history of my race in America. And I have no racism towards people who are not my color and even took by black friend to Paris, France, on a vacation recently, and have many, close, black friends, including those I grew up with.

In fact, if a person, say like Colin Powell or Condi Rice were running for president, even as a Democrat, I would certainly vote for them over McCain.

My concern about Obama, however, is what is troubling my heart. I can read very well-documented evidence that Mr Obama is not a “nice guy.” So if I vote for McCain, it is because I consider him simply the better of the two for America, even if McCain is not "perfect."

The concerns which are truly troubling my heart have to do with Obama's well-documented history:
•    Obama was schooled at an early age in a terrorism style lifestyle.
•    Obama worked diligently, side-by-side, with the domestic (white) terrorist and socialist, Bill Ayers, for more than 4 years (saying that was a casual acquaintance is a lie) and even launched his career from Mr Ayers living room. And even if that work was not terrorist in nature, the fact that Obama would legitamize a domestic terrorist is plainly unacceptable in this day of terorism and 9-11, especially since Mr Ayers is unrepentant and bragged on 9-11 that the Weather Underground did not do enough destruction.
•    Obama gave a "pep talk" to a crowd of his cousin's terrorist followers in Kenya in 2006, who by that time, had committed genocide on over 500,000 people, including burning people alive inside of churches, and raping and murdering women and children and displacing hundreds of thousands from their lands and their homes.
•    Obama was a member of the New Party in the USA, a group well-documented as being communists, which was a direct affront to democracy by using a theory called “fusion”, which was ruled unconstitutional, which "stole" votes from wherever the wanted to, just to win.
•    Obama has worked closely with ACORN, which has been proven to have committed voter fraud thousands of times, which especially troubles my heart, because that is a direct attack on democracy, and thus a form of election “terrorism,” and a direct attack on the country I love, and so Mr Obama is attacking democracy. (He is misusing democracy to destroy it, even as I speak.)
•    Obama has worked closely with members of Congress who are significantly to blame for the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other economic failures, meaning we can look forward to even more economic failures with Obama as president.
•    If Obma's tax plans are implemented, he will indeed destroy a huge number of businesses in this country, and not just because John McCain says so, but so do the vast majority of business owners in the country also say so, per a recent survey. And I believe this is deliberate on Obama’s part, in order to attempt to move us closer to communism, by one day saying, if elected, “See, capitalism is a failure -- time for socialism!” Then one day, “See socialism is a failure -- time for communism.” But pure socialism and communism have been proven to be incapable of raising anyone’s standard of living, and ultimately enslave people, regardless of color, and yes all become equal, equally poor, that is. In fact the poorest people in America, on average, are better off than the average person in the average communist country.
•    He is also a bully, arrogant and an elitist. It shows in the way he carries himself. And he dismisses any critique of him as just vicious attacks (that is, so listeners will not believe anyone is telling the truth about him), which is also called re-direction.
•    While McCain told a few campaign fibs himself, I have counted dozens of Obama lies, that make Obama seem to be a habitual liar, so how can he be trusted? How can he be counted on? He can't!!! On the campaign trail he argues he is for immediate troop withdrawal, but secretly asked the Iraqi government to delay any withdrawal until have he was in office so that he might get the credit. (scum)
•   The MSM, which is supposed to be a bastion of protecting freedoms, is falling for Obama, hook, line and sinker. And "sinker" is the really scary part.
•    Finally, because people vote far more with their emotions and not with their brains, I am very worried. (e.g., On “The View” the liberal hostesses, when interviewing Obama, said he was kind of sexy and sort of cute. That is hardly a good reason to vote for someone.) And poor McCain, still has his war injuries, which makes people fell uncomfortable when they look at him hobbling around a bit. Basically, its elementary school mentality, you know, calling someone “fat” for being overweight, or for that matter, “niger” for being black, or also going "ugh" when they saw Sarah Palin's son.
So with all of the above in mind, I think the best case scenario will be that Obama, if elected, will just cause a great deal of problems for America, and with the worse case scenario, he will help to usher in communism, and the destruction of our precious freedoms.
And I am trully worried about the worst-case scenario because Obama's methods follow the pattern of other communists as they rose to power, namely you dupe all the so-called disaffected people, gain their sympathy, and if elected, start to work for changes that are not for the good of the country, but for the good of the cause of communism. Yes, change is coming, if he is in power, but not for the good, for certain. With his history, "for the good of the country" and "Obama" in the same sentence are an oxymoron.

So my soft prayer is “God bless McCain, Palin and Biden” but “God damn Obama.”  

Martin, Jan J
Colorado Springs,CO 80904
Martin Business Group
7/31/08
$500
Obama, Barack (D)

From Opensecrets.org

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/donor_lookup.php?name=Martin,%20Jan

I got the impression from this interview that this turnabout was fairly recent, but Martin made her donation a long time ago.

Wait till Jan Martin, small business owner receives her first tax bill from Barack Hussein Obama.  Get ready for your sticker shock Jan!!!!!!!!!

You might want to reconsider that vote.

I have NEVER come across a "lifelong Republican" who would have anything to do with the ACLU, other than express great disdain for the overwhelming liberal "organization".  And, I have never met a "lifelong Republican".  It's impossible to be one, you only have the ability to be a "lifelong Democrat", as ACORN has shown us in this cycle by illegally registering babies/children to vote. I have been a Republican since I was 18 and first registered to vote, but I have NEVER been a "lifelong Republican".

These "life long Republicans" must have been just empty shells politically, otherwise they'd have us believe that they just up and decided to ditch their strong core political philosophies and do a 180 turn towards far left liberalism for some reason or another. Riiiight. 

I really do think that there's a very small pool of people out there just waiting to be cast by the media, every four years, as "disaffected lifelong Republicans who plan on voting Democratic this election" - apparently, it's their job...

McNotObama '08

saying he'll probably vote for Obama?  I can understand his being turned off by McCain and utterly disappointed that he was nominated over someone like Romney, Thompson or even Guiliani, but Obama?  WFB, Jr., has to be turning over in his grave.  Jim Webster

"Please understand that if I were a black, I would feel so much better
if a black person became president, especially in light of the history
of my race in America."

Hmmmm, how shall I put this, without being too insulting?

How about Bull. Last I checked, I've been black for all of my 59 years and it isn't about feeling good at the election of any black person, but feeling good about the election of a certain black person.  Just like whites, if I don't agree with the policies of the person running, I don't vote for them, no matter what their ethnicity.   Would you assume I (or any sane human) would be jumping for joy over the election of a Marion Barry?  Quick, explain to me the difference between voting FOR Obama because he is black, and voting AGAINST Obama because he is black. Flip sides of the same coin.

On the subject of "lifelong Republicans", I registered as Democrat many moons ago when I was 21. I never bothered to change it for two reasons.  Laziness is number one. Secondly, I lived in NYC. Voting in the Dmocratic primary allowed me to vote for the saner Democrat and probable mayor. I can't ever recall having voted Democrat in any election other then the Primary. And now I'm listed as Independent.

In any case, shouldn't all Progressives be wary of using "code words"? You know - like "lifelong Republican"? I think the "subtext" involved is deceitful container of excrement.

Jan Martin, like all Democrats who are on boards will get "special" priviledges, where their taxes will be offset by the money they steal from the people.  

Just like the politburo.