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Including someone who vowed to run him over and another threatened to burn down his house. one lady spit in his face. hes not a republican or democrat and hes a clown and for decades been a equal opportunity jokester. >> i didnt do this to do hating. i did it to be funny and a joke. this clown bit has been around for generations and i didnt think more of it than what we did 15, 10, 5 years ago we did it with bush and clinton and ronald reagan. >> a h, but this is the first time anyone got upset ...

The rodeo clown fired for mocking president obama says that he has mocked other presidents in the past without anybody saying anything. well, now he is banned for life from missouri state fair. he is speaking out in his first televised interview. athena jones has his story. >> i didnt do this to do any hating on anyone. i did it to be funny. i did it to be a joke. >> reporter: it was a joke that caused an uproar. >> president obama. >> hey, he just run around acting like one doesnt mean he is on...

Spit in my face and walked off. one threatened to burn the house down. i didnt do this to be hating. i did it to be funny. i did it to be a joke. this clown bit has been around for generations. i didnt think anything more about it than what we have done when we have done it with bush and clinton and ronald reagan. martha: hes now apologized. hes banned from the missouri state fair which i think he has done for many years. he does have other gigs lined up. as for the presidential act, he says he ...

More choice of where their kids go to school. well see why it is so popular in louisiana and the attorney general is seeing it never happens. >> and asking the state of the florida to cover the legal fees. why is that a real possibility despite the controversy despite his case. >> we are hearing a rodeo clown when he mocked president obama and why he found the controversy so surprising. >> i had someone threat eping me over. the clown bit has been around for generations and i didnt think anymore...

Another financial deadline. this time, mid october when the treasury says the u.s. will hit the debt ceiling and not borrow more money to pay bills. that is leading to more political back and forth with republicans saying they will not raise it again without more cuts. congress spent the money and should pay for it. the debt ceiling was last increased in january after the fiscal cliff stand off. well have more on this ongoing story in money time a few minutes from now. you might remember this,...

This clown bit has been around for generations and i didnt think anything more of it than what weve done 15 years ago, 10 years ago, 5 years ago, when weve done it with bush and clinton and ronald reagan. >> reporter: some conservative talk show hosts who came to his defense ingreed. >> this is infant ile, childish. >> reporter: the president hasnt commented but his spokesman did. >> as a native missourian its not one of the finer moments for our state. >> reporter: now that the dust has settled...

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