*** Uhhh, I think he's trying to point out that these are the same people who have publically been treating gay people like unequal citizens for some time. ***

So Maher's point was to "out" Mehlman because Mehlman, and his people, have been treating other gays as unequal citizens for some time? And you don't think his intention was to humiliate Mehlman by saying he was gay? You don't think this tactic would be in any way similar to telling Larry King that Mehlman was, oh let's see, a pedophile, or an alcoholic, or maybe a member of the KKK?

Since Maher made this personal by singling out Mehlman, show me an example of Mehlman personally treating gays as unequal citizens. Just one. Show me why Mehlman deserved what Maher delivered.