the world is going through so much tumult. >> reporter: and comedian sarah silverman who made a video on his behalf defended him on piers morgan tonight. >> can we remember what he inher hitted [ bleep ] for two seconds. >> reporter: and there is no doubt that hollywood liberals will leave the fold. >> nay see obama as the defense against a republican party that has gone even further to the right. >> reporter: what remains uncertain is whether the president can unleash the kind of enthusiasm in hollywood that greeted him in 2008. brooke anderson, cnn, hollywood. more tar balls washing ashore.