I thought lefties thought people were far more important than money, so no amount of financial recompense would make up for the damage through association.
Joe's very unfortunate to share a name with a former, far right wing politician who is now a radio talk show presenter. Joe did a "Don't vote for Me" promotion during his namesake's election campaign.
I know very little about Bill Maher. I didn't realise he was anything to do with politics. I thought he was one of those comedian/talk show host crossovers.