These puff pieces pretty much write themselves at this point. Although this effort from ABC's John Stossel is particularly puffy.

See, Beck's a funny guy, who holds Democrats and Republicans accountable. He's just like that guy from Network. He speaks up for the little guy. Yadda, yadda, yadda.

Yet here are some Beck-related phrases missing from the velvety-soft profile, "racist," "Hispanic chick lady," "Adolf Hitler," "Brown shirt stuff," "Goebbels."

BTW, if Beck's so insightful and entertaining why doesn't ABC ever have him on the air? ABC's Good Morning America hired him to be a regular commentator but virtually never had him on the show. What do ABC's GMA producers knows that John Stossel does not? (Well, besides all that....)