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<\/a>Stephen Colbert, professed and public Catholic, caused a stir earlier this week with a vehement and profane rant <\/a>against President Trump on CBS\u2019 \u201cThe Late Show.\u201d<\/p>\nAs quoted in the Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n \u201cYou talk like a sign-language gorilla that got hit in the head,\u201d Colbert said of Trump in a monologue earlier this week. But that was just the windup. He then went on to say suggest, in the rawest, most explicit terms, that Trump was \u2014\u00a0we will be delicate here \u2014 a sexually submissive partner to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n The move ignited the hashtag #FireColbert, with some accusing the comedian of homophobia. Colbert remained unapologetic\u00a0and is not backing down.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I don\u2019t know what his pastor thought of the outburst, but it\u2019s hard to imagine he was pleased. It might even be a cause for confession, but Colbert is largely publicly unrepentant.<\/p>\n On Wednesday night, he said (as quoted in the Washington Post<\/a><\/em>):<\/p>\n \u201cWelcome to the \u2018Late Show.\u2019 I\u2019m your host, Stephen Colbert. Still? I am still the host? I\u2019m still the host!!\u201d he said triumphantly. \u201cNow, if you saw my monologue Monday, you know that I was a little upset at Donald Trump for insulting a friend of mine<\/a>. So at the end of that monologue I had a few choice insults for the president in return. I don\u2019t regret that. He, I believe, can take care of himself. I have jokes; he has the launch codes. So, it\u2019s a fair fight. So while I would do it again, I would change a few words that were cruder than they needed to be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n When\u00a0Colbert played the role of an angry, partisan host on his old show on Comedy Central, many wondered if the Colbert that came to CBS to replace David Letterman would be a continuation of that character or the real man.<\/p>\n At first, it seemed like we had a kindler, gentler Colbert, who had no issue discussing the Faith\u00a0on-air<\/a>. But this rant was something else. This was a man who took a private grievance to a public forum and foully tongue-lashed somebody he didn\u2019t like.<\/p>\n And it wasn\u2019t even funny. He quipped that Trump attracted more skinheads than free Rogaine \u2014 which doesn\u2019t make any sense, since skinheads are bald by choice. That sort of joke would get groans\u00a0on an open-mike night.<\/p>\n But, as the Washington Examiner<\/em> <\/a>pointed out:<\/p>\n Stephen Colbert is what happens when you let politics take over your life.<\/p>\n You become ugly, nasty and mean.<\/p>\n \u2026<\/p>\n Colbert broke character for CBS, revealing that he is actually angrier and pettier than his nearly 20-year-old Comedy Central alter ego. His jokes have become increasingly bitter and partisan, and his style of humor uncomfortably personal. Get him near politics and watch him froth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n CBS probably won\u2019t fire him. Before Colbert, David Letterman was equally smug and partisan, and his off-air antics exceeded his on-air bravado.<\/p>\n From the New York Times<\/a><\/em> in 2009:<\/p>\n David Letterman apologized on the air Monday to his wife, Regina, for his revelation last week of his sexual relationships with staff members, saying she had been \u201chorribly hurt\u201d and adding, \u201cI\u2019ve got my work cut out for me\u201d to mend the relationship. Mr. Letterman made the remarks at the start of the taping of his Monday night show on CBS. They were his first public comments since last Thursday when he revealed details of an apparent extortion attempt tied to sexual relationships with his staff members.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n At least, Letterman never held himself out as a devout Christian.<\/p>\n Even Crux<\/em> wondered recently if Colbert\u2019s Catholic fans are starting to drift, whether it\u2019s because of presidential politics, or an issue he apparently doesn\u2019t speak out on.<\/p>\n From Crux<\/a>:<\/p>\n Buzzfeed<\/em> considers Colbert pro-choice. He has consistently defended the nation\u2019s largest abortion provider, even repeating the embarrassing argument that abortion is only 3% of what Planned Parenthood does. There is no pro-life case for Planned Parenthood (an organization which depends on abortion revenue to stay in business), and a nonviolent approach to health care requires that we direct federal money for women\u2019s health to federally qualified community health centers.<\/p>\n His support of Planned Parenthood doesn\u2019t necessarily mean Colbert is broadly supportive of abortion rights, but when coupled with his general silence on the issue more generally, it isn\u2019t a good sign.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Whatever you think of the president, it\u2019s hard to imagine any network-TV talk-show host saying anything about the previous POTUS along the lines of what Colbert did and keeping his or her job for even 24 hours.<\/p>\n But these are the times we live in, when politics gives people justification for the worst behavior \u2014 after all, they can always point to the other guy and say, \u201cHe started it.\u201d<\/p>\n That never worked with my folks, and I suspect it doesn\u2019t work with our Father in Heaven, either.<\/p>\n UPDATE: After receiving complaints about Colbert\u2019s language, the FCC is investigating<\/a>.<\/p>\n Images: Courtesy\u00a0CBS\/screenshot<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss a thing: head over to my other home, as Social Media Manager at\u00a0Family Theater Productions<\/a>; and check out FTP\u2019s Faith & Family Media Blog<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week, Colbert went on a profane on-air rant against President Trump, and he doesn’t seem to be a bit sorry. 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