Maher is the perfect person to do just the opposite of what he does and says.  He is the model of what NOT to do.  Funny?  Yeah, he is very funny sometimes.  But he hides behind his being a "comedian" whenever he goes too far and gets in trouble, which is pretty often.  His racist comments recently about blacks is just one of many things he wished he never said.  Atheist, socialist, racist and hypocrite is the way to describe him in my opinion.  I'll bet he was pummeled as a kid by just about everyone, even the girls.  I can see him running all over the school playground with a bunch of people wanting to kick his butt for saying stupid things!!  On his show if the audience doesnt laugh at his sick jokes he gets mad.  LOL!  That says it all in my opinion.