Turley can be good, absolutely, but as one comment said of that magnificent clip point... Turley is a flute for whoever pays him.
I admired Turley a Lot, until I understood he had no capacity to know a great American president when he saw one, and he still doesnt.
Some people are so academic that they carry their over rated Open Mindedness to such lengths that there brains fall out. Some apparently have no conscience because of it, despite their silver tongued eloquence.
Probably trying to keep his job and his friends.