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I thought Michelle Obama did well. I like a lot of what she and Barrack Obama say. So why do I feel depressed?
But...it is easy to remain cynical. It's risky to hope. I hate being manipulated, like when I find myself weeping uncontrollably during a TV commercial. We are all bombarded with messages that try to sell us something. The fact that I cannot control my response is disturbing.
I remember the same euphoria after the 2004 Convention. I hear the same words. I have the same sick feeling. The "we are sorry" website, addressed to the rest of the world in 2004, is haunting me.
I'll vote for Obama anyway. But I understand the doubts. Maybe some Obama supporters can explain why they are so sure about him, other than the obvious that McCain would be a lot worse.
(FYI, I have not read the other PUMA article by R. Traister yet.)
