Why We Don’t Read Newsweek
Michelle Malkin reminds us why we can perversely thank Newsweek for an excellent MilBlog.
From Blackfive.
The Legacy Media just do not get it.At the funeral, Mat's family displayed his last letters and emails that he sent. All were strong, positive messages. . . . Here's an example of the kinds of things that Mat told his family (from the Green Bay Gazette):
The one part that I left out of this post is that Major Schram's convoy was followed by a car with a Newsweek reporter in it. Once the action began, the reporter and his driver turned and got the hell out of there. If it wasn't for Mat's charge up into the ambushers, they never would have made it out of there alive. Newsweek never ran a story about my good friend, Mat. It took a few weeks for me to decide what to do. I had been reading Stephen Den Beste, Bill Whittle, Frank J.'s IMAO, and Misha for awhile at that point. I started Blackfive and decided to write about Mat and other Americans like him - people that Newsweek would never tell you about. It's Mat Schram's blog as much as it is mine. So, today, on the anniversary of the sacrifice of my friend, please take a moment to pray for the families who have lost their loved ones in our fight against terror. Mat would have liked that.Phil Schram of Hartland said his brother had visited Wisconsin over Christmas. The family knew then war was likely. Mathew Schram had been involved in the first Persian Gulf War and, later, in Somalia. “He was anxious to get over there and get to work. He loved the military. He loved the structure. He loved serving under George W. (Bush),” Phil Schram said.