Via Daily Beast:
But later on, during the panel portion of the HBO show, Maher appeared to defend Kavanaugh by blaming Democrats for probing too deeply into his past.
"There are social justice warriors who are crazy enough in this country, I fight with them all the time, who… they lend enough credence to this to make people think, 'Oh, you know what? They're going to go after my high school record. That's fair game now.' And it becomes sort of a privacy thing," argued Maher.
Maher's opinion here, railing against "social justice warriors," is divorced from reality—and aligns him with the conservative right. The truth of the matter is, there are women who came forward with credible sexual-assault allegations against Kavanaugh, and those allegations needed to be properly vetted before you confirm someone to a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land.
It must be really hard for him to not keep putting his foot inside his mouth. Also doesn't help with the recent tweets by a prominent TV show producer."It does seem like things have morphed from, 'Listen to any woman who says she's been wronged,' which is the right thing to do, to 'automatically believe.' That's what's scary," added Maher.