me is harvey weinstein, founder and co-chair of the weinstein company. he just hosted a star studded fund-raiser for the president. how was the president? how did he seem to you? >> i think like we see with wolf blitzer today, the president is pumped up. jobs is on his mind, the economy. and i think he's in great spirits. i think he's ready to engage. i think he's just done a great job. i think he's going to be one of our great presidents, for sure. >> you are a man who speaks his mind. if you were his teacher and doing a school report after three years, good marks and where could he be better? >> i think he has great marks. but i think we can all communicate just how some of the achievements are. the thing that bothers me the most is the opposition. because i'm fairly successful. i read today about warren buffett saying he is taxed at 17%. he makes $50 billion. i'm happy to make an investment in america. i don't look at as tax evil f i have to pay a little more, we'll get it back. just like the president saved the auto industry. >> so you agree with war

president's top celebrity supporters who raised big bucks in a star studded party last week, harvey weinsteinho loves a good argument. and the most important thing is to have someone like you, someone like me who disagree on a very important issue, constantly talking, constantly working it out. >> we certainly disagree. that and more at the top of the hour. anderson, back to you. >> thank you very much. coming up, the redridiculous, a sorority and a rap video. need we say more? the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream today! [ male announcer ] chevrolet is honored to celebrate the unveiling of the washington, d.c., martin luther king jr. memorial. take your seat at the table on august 28th. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg

harvey weinstein, and the editor of "vogue" and anna winter, and again, you have the openings and i'mot sure if they are getting traction, but nonetheless the republicans are saying, here he is again fund-raising, and he is going on the vacation to martha's vineyard, and are they immune, and is the administration, the president immune to the wipe swipes at this point? >> well, these are two to three-day stories at most. and john boehner fund raises and he is criticized, but this is is more of a distraction than anything else, and the ideal is not the optics, but he is going on vacation to the martha's vineyard and it would be nice to see him stay in the white house and get to the jobs front, and keep in mind, you need to recharge ta battehe batteries a time to regroup, and he is entitled to that. >>> and the washington post had an article concerning michele bachmann and the amount of aid if you will that she has sought on 16 different occasions, and she sought stimulus money, and we know that she has said loud and proud that the stimulus was a waste, and it didn't work. tell me more a

i said, you know, harvey weinstein.little -- >> we both were. anyhow. >> forget no kids allowed, no co-hosts should be allowed. >> we want to apologize. >> so there is a new trend that's getting out there. and it's called no kids allowed. like brat bans. it's happening in restaurants, some restaurants and not allowing kids in movie theaters. airplanes. the question is, i guess it would depend on if it were good business for the establishment. if the restaurants can make money by not allowing kids in, they probably would do it. >> it wouldn't make sense for a place like applebees or cracker barrel. you expect to see kids there. >> what do you think of the idea? >> can't generalize, because you know, some kids, i don't ever want to see again as long as i live. they're so badly behaved. other kids are so great, they're a delight to be around. >> you're right. it's about the kids. >> it's about the kids. and more importantly, it's about the parents who don't parent as a result nobody wants to be in that restaurant, because

have a reception for 50 people and i think that one is going to be co-hosted by movie mogul harvey weinsteinter. if you're interested, you can get in. $35,800 a head. >> and the issue becomes and in a lot of people are talking about it, is the president tone deaf? is in sync with what the american people are thinking and feeling? are there concerns not being paid attention to when there's so much doubt about what's going on? and now we see an emphasis on fundraising. should the president, in fact, be doing that or should he be focusing solely on this crisis at this point? >> let's talk about another crisis that's happening and compare it to the united states. so we know what the crisis is here with the economy, jobs, the debt ceiling, etc., and now let's look over in the u.k. where for the last four to five days, we've been showing you these terrible pictures of the rioting going on throughout the united kingdom and let's compare the leaders of those two countries. we have president obama and david cameron, the prime minister there. so are there differences in the way that they are leethd th