As I said above, this is too big a subject for even the best to be able to answer. The article therefore, by definition, was not aiming at arriving at a definitive answer - it couldn't have. The best it could hope for was to raise some questions in the minds of its readers; at worst it was pandering to the masses, just fodder. And when you do that, you don't undertake extensive research. No, you just pick up the phone and call a couple of publicity agents for ideas. And they in turn will suggest whoever is on their books, or at least someone they have heard about. No conspiracy and no pedestal placement, just the publicity agents doing their job.