Matty O'Blackfive is a little pissed.

By which I don't mean he's drunk (although...)

No, it's about the Legacy Media's lack of balance:

The one thing that came up time and again in our discussions was about how the media (or "damn" media) doesn't cover all any of the good things that occur in Iraq. Steve's been there for over three months and he's on fire about the lack of fair media coverage.

Which leads to a question:

So what would it take to get the Main Stream Media to change it's spots?

There are some good suggestions in his comments, but this one by (currently blogless) Cheryl caught my eye:

What's the answer to MSM? You and all of the other blogs that are getting out the truth. They are being pressured -- Dan Rather was just the beginning, but look at what happened? A "well-respected anchor" was forced to retire -- regardless of how it's spun. It will take a bit more time, but it's happening.

You just keep on keepin on -- as we use to say in the 70's -- it will happen or they won't have any advertising revenue....., it's eye-balls, as they say - and if the eye-balls aren't watching MSM news, but reading it, well many blogs have already been approached for advertising space.....

That's right, Matty... YOU are the answer. You, your MilBlog friends, your sources in the military and the media... YOU are the best damn thing to happen since FOX news.

But you piss me off.

Because you won't let anybody support you except through advertising. And I hate your ads. I don't want to play Texas f***ing Hold'em. I don't want to buy any crap from Amazon.

I want to buy you a f***ing beer.

Matty, get a f***ing tipjar.

Amazon, PayPal, I don't care which.

I also don't care whether you actually spend the money on beer or give it to one of the dozens of worthy Military charities you support & talk about. Money's fungible, so it can come in as beer money and go out as money for body armor.

It's time you faced the facts, Matty... YOU are the New Media. YOU are the Chosen One. Deal with it.

Now will you PLEASE let me (and the rest of the world) buy you a f***ing beer to say thanks?

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