I am scared. Beyond scared. Even terrified. Scared for my future children. Scared for the way of life I have enjoyed being taken from me. I am scared that the American way of life is being stolen from us. Repeat stolen. Stolen by lying politicians, the liberal media, and a confused public signing up for something they are not going to be happy with. Barack Obama in partnership with the MSM, Democratic leaders, and a wave of populism is putting this nation on the path to socialism. Yes capitalism is at stake in this election along with everything else. What else would you call taking money away from a group and giving it to someone else for them giving nothing. Fairness? No, it is stealing. It is "spreading the wealth around". It is namely socialism. Riding a wave of support for getting the rich people in our country Obama is sending us down the path that we may never get out of. The tragedy is that it is working. People are signing up by the millions. Our country is the greatest economic powerhouse in the world. It has been for decades. How did this happen? Capitalism. Trying to make money forces businesses to be innovative and efficient in order to increase returns. While socialist countries have continually failed, see Soviet Union, ours has continued to thrive. You may say, "now wait, Obama surely is not a Socialist. He is just being fair." I would say that having a national health care "insurance" plan, taking from one group to give to someone else, and increasing government spending from anywhere to 1 to four trillion dollars, kind of resembles socialism. Imagine if Pelosi and Reid have a blank check to do whatever they want and all Obama has to due is sign the bills. Imagine the spending. The sad part is that no one sees Obama for who he is. Somehow, the most liberal candidate ever to run for president has been portrayed as a moderate. It is sad. You can blame the media and whoever else. Don't get me wrong they don't help. However, people are taking this all in willingly. God be with us.

Media wants me

My age group is wanted by every marketing firm in the country. We supposedly have alot of income to play with and we always know whats "cool". (If they wanted to know cool they should just look at me) In my opinion, news sites are trying to attractive younger readers because they know we are not reading newspapers. In fact, the newspaper is dying quicker than a goldfish you win at the county fair. They are trying to attract us by adding lots of interactivity. Video, blogs, polls, games and pictures are just a few ways. The young generation does not like to look at boring words all day long. We like flashing lights and moving images. We all suffer from a little bit of ADD. News sites know this so they are constantly trying to find new ways to entertain our wondering minds.

If technology was not a limitation I would have media web pages that were 3-D. You would fire up the computer and the reader would be completely submersed in the world of the website. I think that would attract plenty of readers. PS This is the last blog post for JEM 222. Its been real and I hope they have entertained you Staci and Peggy. If not entertain at least make you crack a smile.

I am always wired

I like books. I actually enjoy sitting and reading a great book in my spare time. Key word being spare which leads me to never actually getting to read, but nonetheless I enjoy it. I know exactly why books are not very popular among young people. I see their downfall. Its the lack of interactivity. When you read a book it is up to you to make the images in your mind. All you can do is sit and read the words. The Internet used to be the same way. That was known as Web 1.0 or "suckiness". The interactivity was non-existent. And now look where we are. Youtube is a cultural phenomenon. Everyone can be famous. All you have to do is record yourself dancing. Think about blogs. Blogs actually influence presidential elections. Some fat guy sitting at home on his Mac can actually cause people to vote a certain way. Now that is connection. Cell phones are complete computers that send text messages. They even have some phones with full Internet browsers. You can always check your email on the way to Kroger. The web is always looking for ways to be more interactive. Site designers work not stop to bring more people in. Life will never be the same now that the whole world is getting connected. Trust me, you get addicted and have withdrawals like Lindsay Lohan in rehab.

There is a place called Sardis, Tennessee that only has dial-up Internet! How do I know you ask? That is where I call home and visit on school holidays. I can barely check my email without losing my mind. You absolutely feel lost with the world after being there only a few days. That shows the importance of Web 2.0.