First, lets discuss the mail. The first piece I got was from the National Right to Life PAC. On it, I find a picture of Sarah Palin holding her baby and right next to it: "Barack Obama voted 4 times to provide care and protection for babies!" On the reverse side it talks about how "John McCain and Sarah Palin protect the lives of innocent babies." The second piece came from the Republican Party of Florida. On the cover it features a Marine, and the words "Why did Barack Obama vote to cut funding that could save my life?" If you flip to the inside you'll see Florida's Governor Charlie Crist saying that John McCain and Sarah Palin are "the right choice for Florida." The third piece of mail comes from the RNC and it asks Obama to "Tell the Truth". It goes on to question his associations and his record on taxes. The final piece appears to come directly from the McCain/Palin campaign. It doesn't mention Obama at all.

Even before I had gone to check my mail this morning, I had already gotten a robocall from John McCain. It was the Ayers call. I listened, and then called the local John McCain "Victory" office. The woman there said that the campaign is not responsible for those calls. She also told me that Obama was doing robocalls as well calling John McCain "too old" to be President. (This is the first I've heard of this...not sure if its true or not.) I told her that the campaign run by McCain and Palin was disgusting to me. To that she replied, "Why do you hate America?" and hung up. Disgusting.

On top of all of this, I get a knock at my door not long ago. I had expected a friend to stop by so I didn't even check before opening the door. I was greeted by an elderly couple that I would estimate must be in their 70's. I saw her t-shirt and immediately said "I'm for Obama". The lady then asked me, "Do you know the real Barack Obama?" I took the bait and asked "What do you mean?" She proceeded to tell me that not only was he associated with terrorists, but he also was anti-military. I said "wow I didn't know that". She said, "Oh yes you should go to johnmccain.com and find out more." I told her that I was still voting for Obama and to that she told me, "John McCain and Sarah Palin are good Christians and that is what we need in the White House." I told her that I thought Obama was a good Christian too. She responded, "No he is Muslim." I said "No he isn't." She said, "Yes he is. He was raised by a Muslim family and his mother was anti-American." I said I didn't believe her and she told me that Obama was a "socialist" who wanted to take "money from hard working people and give to those on welfare." To that I said, "No, that isn't true." They left.

Apparently the Republicans are really going to get nasty. There is this nasty campaign that many of you might not see unless you are in a battleground state. The information being handed out is not only misleading, but much of it is down right false.

I also cancelled my subscription to the Tampa Tribune after their endorsement of John McCain. It wasn't the fact that they endorsed him that got me, but the way they did it. They called Obama's tax plan "a policy that penalizes success". They went on to say:

Obama is a lawyer, a professor, a best-selling author and a winning debater. He is smart and patriotic, but as a leader on the national stage, mostly untested. His short tenure in the Senate has been unremarkable, other than being consistently partisan.

They also call Obama a "celebrity" and talks about how his supporters are

He is generating unprecedented enthusiasm among the young and the poor

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I found the endosement very insulting. This part really got me:

Obama's vision of hope shines like a rainbow, appealing but just out of reach. McCain's call to freedom and responsibility is less exciting, but you know it works.

You can read the full endorsement here.

Anyway, I got rid of my subscription and I told them exactly why I did it too.

This is a rant, but I am sick and tired of the crap the Republicans are pulling. Unfortunately, I am afraid it could work. Low information voters might not know that the things they are saying are untrue and could in the end vote for McCain out of ignorance. I'm trying to be hopeful. I go out canvassing in a few hours and hopefully that will lift my spirits.