Heck, I'm in support of them walking off not even specifically due to his stupid, intentionally provocative remark about Muslims on 9/11. A few minutes earlier, he had the gall to shout over them and bellow, "BE QUIET AND I'LL TEACH YOU" or something like that. The audience groaned. "Provocative," yes. "Blowhard," yes.
And downright RUDE. As a broadcast host and co-host...you just don't go on someone else's show and be rude to the hosts. I hoped one of those ladies would smack him at that point, before he even began talking about the mosque/Muslim issue. He's a jerk. But he's laughing all the way to the bank. Of course.
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had the practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." --Alice in Wonderland