Silent films would bore the audiences raised on Speed, Terminator, Jurassic Park, and MTV silly. Then he became a wimpy he-man afraid to commit adultery, and a crackpot. Deep throat's talk helped fell an administration. Radio talk show host Howard Stern grew famous talking, dirty. Let's not forget Jay Leno who uses talk to cruelly tear apart people and tarnish their names on tv.
Politicians gain power in their party by talking.
Increase their power when other people talk well about them. Reputations are made by talk. Take Bruce Shear. Of course you don't. Bruce Shear was the toughest kid in high school.