Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100727:15:50:00
>> reporter: it wasn't the gulf oil spill that doomed bp ceo tony hayward, rather his awkward response to it. a nation furious at the environmental and economic ceo. instead, bp sent what appeared to be a pompous foreigner. first hayward claimed the amount of oil released was tiny, relative to the gulf itself. >> i think the environmental impact has been very, very modest. >> then he whined about damage he had suffered. >> there is no one who wants this thing over more than i do. i want my life back. >> not even bp's pr machine could salvage hayward's reputation. >> i am deeply sorry. we will ...