It’s the same M.O. with all of these people - Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, etc. They can make any filthy, vile, hateful, vindictive comments that they wish, and when someone calls them on it, they respond with: “oh, but I’m a comedian...it was just said as a joke, as part of my comic routine.....you’re making a big thing out of nothing.”
IMHO, these two share very little commonality. Mahar is the lowest of the low. We hate the guy and that's from seeing his 'good' side.
Once upon a time, our girlfriends were roommates. Trust me, the guy is truly a steaming heap of crap.