Last week I wrote a tongue-in-cheek entry about not missing Ben too much as long as Junior (aka Wes Clark Jr.) was filling in. Little did I know that at that very moment Ben was negotiated a golden parachute contract, as he prepared to jump from the airship known as The Yound Turks. (God Bless)

So now it is time for those of us, who know that there is no other news program that provides the facts & analysis in an entertaining  and listenable format as does TYT, to take action.  Although there is no way TYT can compensate Cenk and future hosts in a competitive way, a little more cash might certainly help. Obviously Cenk is not starving to death, but there is no way that some bright tv executive will not figure out that he stands head and shoulders above the bozos that masquerade as news jockeys. When that happens, they will dangle a wad of cash in front of him that will dwarf what he is now earning.

Unlike Cenk, Junior is married with children. While Cenk can survive on beer and chips, Junior has to live like a grownup and shoulder real responsibilities.

So what can we the TYT community do to keep Cenk and offer Junior a salary that he can reasonably hope to support a family with? We need to think of TYT as shareware. Most of us (myself included) have sampled the product and enjoyed the free ride. For those of us who value it, the free ride is over. I intend to join this week. (Please don't whine about how little you earn, my main job pays me $10 per hour) If you are a freeloader like myself, it is time to pony up.

Not only that, we must spread the word like Paul Revere. Be a patriot and tell your friends and neighbors that "the Turks are here, the Turks are here" Everyone that I have convinced to listen has immediately appreciated this unique show.

We know that Fox Noise is not going to pack it in. It is up to us to keep the Turks as an antidote. We have our marching orders, so let's get to work! 

 [update] I have now put up -I paid my first month's $10,what a bargain !

• Cheaper and more informative than a month of the Washington Post (and I live in metro DC)
• Cheaper and wakes me up better than a daily cup or coffee (without the intestinal after effects)
• Cheaper and more entertaining than cable (with apologies to John Stewart and my man crush, Steven Colbert)

Now that I have put up I do not have to shut up.

I wil email my friends with a late night TV type of proposal. Listen for one month for free, no obligations. Then decide if TYT is not the best, most entertaining news source available. If the answer is yes, than it is time for you to fork over $10 a month.

Last but not least, I want to offically begin a Draft Junior movement. I want some of my $10 each month to go towards Wes Clark Jr.'s salary as cohost of TYT. I will right another post to push for a Draft Junior movement. I you agree than let your voice be heard.