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Hello. >> caller: hello. michael, when obama was running for president, he received a record number of small donations from average-income americans like myself. the supreme court has now ruled that corporations can spend unlimited amounts toward campaign advertising. do you believe that the rich and powerful are trying to marginalize average voters by outspending them in campaign elections? >> yes. next question. >> larry: all right. all right. another question would be, and this is a twitter, if you were the new ceo of bp, you were taking over, what would you say to the american people? >> i...

Defending the cover-up and the lying that took place primarily during the bush years. and so for the obama administration to take this position is just -- you know, he should be saying, look, this is exactly who we want in our armed forces. we want men and women of conscience and people who will stand up and fight for the things they believe in. that's what this soldier, this young soldier, 22 years old, has done. he deserves our support, our gratitude. his legal defense fund now deserves our help. whatever we can do. i'm just disappointed the obama administration doesn't give him a profile in...

To doing the job we elected them to do. >> larry: concerning sherrod, what does that say about race in america? >> well, we still have -- we still have a big problem. that's what it says. we all know that. we know we've had a big problem for a long time. it's gotten better. things usually do get better, and hopefully this will continue to get better. our best hope really are the younger generations who've grown up in a much better environment where their friends, their relationships, their culture does not have racism as any building block of their foundation. and so -- so the future, for me, ...

And we, the people, thought we still had a say, but really don't. and that's -- >> larry: when we come back -- >> -- a pretty sad statement. i hate to make it. >> larry: when we come back, we'll get a tweet on this question of bp. [ female announcer ] when a hurricane strikes, people will lose belongings, their homes...hope... they'll need your help. this hurricane season is predicted to be severe. american red cross volunteers are ready to go to work. you can help. a click can feed and shelter a child for another day... a single text can provide a little comfort...

>> larry: let's check in with anderson cooper. he'll host "a.c. 360." what's our lead? >> bp's ceo tony hayward is out. he says bp has been a model of social responsibility in the gulf. we're "keeping them honest." "360 exclusive," how bp is doing risky offshore drilling in alaska but regulated as if it's safe onshore drilling. we're "keeping them honest" on that. how polygamist leader, warren jeffs -- remember. him -- got his sex crime conviction overturned. a former member of the sect, carolyn jessop, joins me on that story tonight. and a lot more ahead at the top of the hour. >> larry: ...