By Roger Croteau - San Antonio Express-News

Belinda Davis just wanted to get something off her chest. So she called the Rush Limbaugh radio show to vent and, much to her surprise, ended up with a new Chevy Tahoe.

“I was frustrated about movie stars who helped with Barack Obama's campaign and the millions of dollars they gave to him,” she said.

Davis, a Kerrville resident, didn't like all the attention and praise celebrities got for supporting Obama, while working stiffs like her and her husband were ignored.

A lady at the Kerr County Republican Headquarters suggested she call Limbaugh. Davis did, and after a few tries she was put on the air.

Limbaugh thought she sounded under the weather and suggested she try an over-the-counter cold product called Zicam, which advertises on his show.

“I would go out and get some and swab your nose,” Limbaugh said. “I'll tell you what else I am going to do. I'm going to send you a copy of Vince Flynn's latest novel. In addition to Vince Flynn's latest novel, I'm going to buy you a car.”

Davis didn't know what to think.

“I thought he was joking at first. I had no idea he was really serious about this,” she said.

But two days later, she was at a local GM dealer, where she picked out a $58,000 fully-loaded Tahoe.

“I'm just so thankful to Rush,” she said.

Limbaugh told CNSNews.com that he made the offer on a whim because “she sounded so tired, distraught and frightened about her and her husband's business future with an Obama victory.”

Davis and her husband David make jewelry in their home under the name D.D. and Angel's Gems and sell it at area outdoor markets. She said they do pretty well, but still struggle.

“We don't eat out,” she said. “We don't buy anything brand new. We didn't use air conditioning all summer and we hardly go into town because gas is so much. We started getting some food stamps and that has helped a lot. Rush didn't know any of this.”

And they needed a new vehicle badly. Their car's transmission recently broke, and they thought they would not be able to replace it until next year, when David starts drawing his Social Security.

Much like Joe the Plumber, who John McCain made famous during his presidential campaign, Davis said that although her household would likely get a bigger tax cut under Obama's plan than McCain's, she hopes that her jewelry business grows and doesn't want to be punished by higher taxes if that happens.

Her main reason for supporting McCain, however, was that she thinks he would have handled the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan better than Obama will.

“But I've got an open mind,” she said. “I'm ready to see what Obama is going to do.”