Part 2:

I want to watch this, but I just can't. When people talk past each other it just infuriates me. (I got six minutes in.)

well i learned that i hate michael moore, more than i hate sean hannity.

other than that, i made it 7 minutes in and i wish i didn't.

For two people with extremely different points of view I think they handled things rather well. Personally my extreme dislike of Sean far out-ways my annoyance with Mr. Moore.

I don't think this was a very good interview -- most of the time they sounded like kids fighting in the sandbox.

I think part two was better than part one. Also, I agree, Michael Moore is far more palatable. He's willing to continue discussing points. Hannity diverts whenever he doesn't like where it's going.

When people blame this financial crisis on the borrower it makes me sick. Is it someone's fault they got hit by a car, couldn't do their job, and hence couldn't pay back a mortgage? Does any amount of "reading the contract" help with that?

Now, is it someone's fault if you ask them to watch their wallet, and they put the whole damn thing on the blackjack table? I don't care if you can count cards. Put the wallet in your pocket and bet your own money.

Why haven't they fixed the capital requirements yet?

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." -JMK

Watched the whole thing, surprised tht it was a (relatively) civil and mildly entertaining discussion between two opposed idealogues. Not a fan of either one of 'em, but some of Moore's films have at least been entertaining.

Great interview. Quite calm and informative. Moore makes Hannity sound like a parrot spouting illogical dogma.

I don't think Hannity understands Moore's point about homeowners versus the corporations that caused the mortgage crisis. Sad, really, but not unexpected.

Also, I agree with billpayer that the interview was mild compared to other ranting and ravings I've heard on Fox News. I thought it was well done, even if it wasn't perfect.

So, I have to agree with Hannity on the contractual thing. Coming from a photographers perspective, writing and reading contracts as a small business. If you don't read the contract or don't fully comprehend it, you're screwed.

The deregulations wasn't awesome either though; I certainly don't think that it should have been done to that high degree but honestly, if you're signing a contract on a deal that seems to good to be true, it probably is.

I'm not saying that Hannity was more or less right than Moore. It find that they're both wrong and they're just arguing to see who is more wrong.

I find that it boils down to education. If more people were educated about what they were getting into (both lenders and trusties), this wouldn't have happened, the cracks in the system would have been more apparent sooner. I'd say that this would have been true especially on the part of the trustees. If more individuals were better educated on the pitfalls that were presented, the bad deals would have been made less often.

Kings and Pawns. Emperors and Fools.

I just can't stand how Sean Hannity avoids answering questions like a really slimy politician. They either make the question about something completely different, give a diffuse answer or they just start ranting about whatever they want instead of ANSWERING THE FUCKING QUESTION! RAAWHR