Just because they play make believe well does not make them smart. The lot of them down there have proven this time and time again.
IIRC, Gervais is not necessarily a flag-bearer of all things conservative. No one would confuse him for right-wing anything. What motivated him to hit so hard on this? While his words were the usual left-wing crass, his content was spot on conservative.
As Benjamin Franklin observed, "The man who loves himself shall have no rivals for his affection."