First Communications Blog Post

Sean Hannity/Michael Moore Interview


For my first blog entry I wanted to write about a not necessarily new interview, but a very interesting one. This interview took place on October 6, 2009 between Sean Hannity and Michael Moore on Fox News. Right from the get go in this video you can see that Sean Hannity is the more dominant figure in the room. He is sitting upright is using his hand motions very well, and is a very strong and persuasive talker. However when the camera pans over to Michael Moore you see just the opposite. He is very slouched has his hands folded on the table and does not seem very comfortable in the area he s in. As the two men begin to converse Hannity asks strong seemingly easy questions and Michael Moore has trouble answering them. You can hear the uneasiness in his voice as he trys to answer the questions being thrown at him. He offers mediocre answers and constantly declines facts when there is a large amount of proof to support it. For example when Hannity asks "If you were in Cuba do you think Fidel Castro would allow you to make millions bashing his system?". Moore responds by saying "I don't know". Another example when Hannity talks about the war in Iraq Moore mumbles and utters things under his breath. This shows his disapproval of the subject, and how he is uninterested in discussing  it. While Hannity dominates most of the interview, there are rare occasions where Moores responses silenced the smooth talking Hannity. However I would say that Sean Hannity is the dominant person in the room on this one. This interview was a great example of interactive communication, and shows how body language and tone can make or break you in an argument.