I'm going to chime in that I met Ron at CoinSummit this past week and had a really nice talk about what Mastercoin is doing. As an investor that was losing faith, It was a very productive discussion that has fully reassured me. Perhaps the MSC guys aren't the best at doing PR, but they really seem to know what they are doing otherwise.
This is precisely why I invested in MasterProtocol. Anyone who even attempts to 'do PR' in this cesspool of relentless assholes is a fool. Masterminds have shown incredible restraint by not answering the bullshit which constantly gets throw around in this place.