Thursday, October 2, 2008

My Nader Blog

1. Provide a brief description of the blog and a text hyperlink to the blog.

http://www.nader.org/

The Nader Page is a compilation of a lot of current issues, and the economy is a major them that runs throughout. Each blog is titled and linked to the full version so you can read a quick intro to see if you’re interested.

2. How does this "professional" blog differ from blogs you have taken a look at up to this point?

This professional blog is similar to a casual blog but it has some differences. First of all the topics in this blog are all current events/political issues and everyone stays on topic, unlike a casual blog where people will put up random information just to be read or funny. Also the majority of the blogs don’t allow comments, which I thought was interesting, but I also thought that would cut down on short random blogs, such as, “yea I agree” or just making a quick reply, instead everyone makes their own blog which usually requires more time and substance.

3. Take a specific issue presented in the blog, describe how that issue is presented, and provide your own response.

An issue was presented about the current economy and the governments plan to put 7 billion dollars back into the system. The blog stated that it was a bad idea to rush into and it and just give the money to banks who aren’t managing their money well to begin with. They also state that the Wall Street “gamblers” should not be provided with “golden parachutes. I agree that even though this matter is urgent that we can’t just rush that much money into the system. I feel that we should slowly inject it, and maybe even test out each method of injection to see which one is the best.

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