♪ but we're still here ♪ >> they were going to speak truth to power. and they were not compromising. >> do you have something important? >> something very important to say on american television. >> you know, a lot of times we don't have opportunity of saying anything important. because it's american television. every time you say something important -- [ applause ] >> well whether you can say it or not, keep trying to say it. >> that's what's important. >> there's no way in the world, if anything's meaningful and truthful, that you're not going to offend someone. you've got to be able to say what it is. say how it is. and take the consequence. >> cbs announced today that the smothers brothers comedy hour will not return to the cbs television network next season. network president robert wood said it became evident that the brothers, quote, were unwilling to accept the taste established