A-List Blog Observations

Daily Kos

100 by Al Rodgers
I chose this blog post because it has gotten 274 comments on it since it was posted at 10 a.m. today. Rodgers is clearly writing from a left perspective. The blog has a ton of photos, all very positive and links to sources and different pages to get more information about individuals. It was enjoyable to read because it was a bullet point list of all of the things Obama has accomplished in his first 100 days with a twist of humor towards the end when Rodgers takes creative liberties with the list such as "appoints Kim Kardashian Secretary of Booty."

Huffington Post

One Hundred Days by Madeleine Albright
There is a whole list of bloggers reporting on Obama's 100 days in office, but I chose Albright because of her street cred. She praises Obama's efforts in the position of president at a very tough time in our history. She does not use any links or pictures in her post, but it is short and to the point and really, with her background as former Secretary of State, she really doesn't need to outsource information. Her opinion is one others probably seek to quote. Her post has gotten 74 comments since 8:30 a.m. this morning.

Thoughts

Albrights post was definitely a professional, more serious piece that mirrors mainstream news media. Rodgers' blog was the opposite, whereas it contained facts for the most part, he was very concerned with being more entertaining with visuals and getting a laugh through his humor and fabrications at the end. Both are successful and useful in my opinion. I found that reading Albright's opinion, someone who is a political veteran and someone who is widely respected, gave me an authoritative view on the issue. Rodgers did the same thing by actually bullet pointing out Obama's accomplishments which is useful if you haven't kept up on everything. Being able to see things in a black and white way was very informing and with the bit of humor, it was actually fun to read.