Re your, "My gripe is that the 'RATS don't have to pay for ads... "
Don't let's be so sure about that! Besides which, everyone agrees the MSM is slanted- waaaay biased- to the Left and we are all justifiably upset about it.
The question remains: Wherefore? Wherefore are the egregious Leftist ones, S*** Heads, and not merely Talking Heads? Money talks.
Cherche La Buck.
It would also be interesting to find out if/how much Crat money is going to prop up the NYT. Or maybe I'm confusing the Crats with the NEA ... Oh, wait. It's hard to tell the difference. ;>(