The Wizard of Beck. David Brooks on the Influence and Power of Right Wing Talkers.

I think that if anyone--conservative or liberal--gives a talking head the power to make his or her political decisions or who relies only on media slanted in one direction or another to come to a conclusion about anything is simply giving away too much. It's one thing to listen to people in the media or entertainment industry and to think deeply about the topics they raise; however, it's another thing entirely to say that Beck/SNL is "right" about a topic and not look any deeper into the subject being raised.