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Talk like a sign language gorilla who got hit in the head. >> sean: we cant show you the worst of it, it was that bad. some are calling for colbert to be fired over this. let me be clear i wrote on twitter earlier today, i do not support the fire colbert movement, demanding that people get fired for making political comments that some disagree with is exactly what the left is always doing to conservatives, thats why we are taped in my case four hours a day,se three hours on radio, one hour on tv...

For a lot of immediate congressmans, of course for "saturday night live" too, you know, i think you can probably stake that too far. i think if you look at what he said about the president and you try to imagine dave letterman saying that or jay leno saying that at some point. >> how about johnny carson? >> or johnny carson. were in a totally different era. i think given that hes fighter for a smaller audience than maybe those guys were fighting for, he feels like he can be a little bit edgier. ...

I love his iconoclastic nature. >> enough about me. >> sean: herman, every minute of every day, every talk show host in america, were all taped. every minute of every conservative on the fox newsho channel is taped to grab one word, sentence, phrase, they can start a boycott its a roundabout way to silence opposition voices, ive never supported the boycott spirit me and limbaugh defended bill maher when he was on abc, they fired him. what are your thoughts on this? >> all of the people that you ...

Thinks because of the presidents own history of often making crude remarks, make its fair game or theres some more understanding with this president and the way he expresses himself. but im not stephen colbert so -- >> youre right. the president has had some rough stuff, that bus tape is one we all heard. >> weve moved beyond kind of this pollyanna attitude towards politicians and things theyre supposed to say and the words theyre not supposed to use. i think this is a continuation of all that. ...

From colbert, but it wasnt an apology. >> still? am i still the host? im still the host. at the end of that monologue, i had a few choice insults for the president in return. i dont regret that. so while i would do it again, i would change a few words that were cruder than they needed to be. >> today more calls for cbs to take action, a fire colbert website was launched all because of this. >> you attract more skin heads than free rogain you have more people marching against you than cancer. you...

He doesnt stand by anything except the dressing room door of the miss usa pageant the presidential briefing, got the briefing right here. you attract more skinheads than free rogaine. more people marching against using cancer. the only thing your mouth is good for is being vladimir putins ulcer. >> the member of the cbs family, the network is not responded, the hashtag, fire colbert. for more on the backlash. foxs headline 24/7, everyone is talking about it. >> that come into generating reaction...

Wgot 1.5 million for border security. they have got to learn this. to get the word out is actually as important as doing things. >> you are absolutely right. you do need to explain and sell your program it is a democracy. the communications part isnt just p.r. its more than that its building consensus and support for what youre doing. so, yeah. i think thats absolutely right. all of this is so complex, budget negotiations that sometimes its really hard, you know, for the average person following...