it hands over a bunch of money. >> what's remarkable is the e-mails show, and i did a the lot of reporting on the financial crisis. it's like people knew. that's what's so remarkable. people know it's a scam. people know it's going to blow up. people are not stupid. on the inside of it, everyone is operating with a wink and a nudge. >> what's amazing is the last sieve in this thing, which they released a week before they downgraded the entire sub prime market. they put out this bucket of sub prime and they give it a aaa rating and they know the whole thing is going to go bust, yet they are cheerleading for it as they are sending it out into the market. >> i want to read this quote. 2008 was to the american economy what 9/11 was to national security. yet while 9/11 prompted the u.s. government to tear up half the constitution in public safety, after 2008 authorities went in other direction. if you can imagine a post 9/11 scenario with no metal detectors at airports, you get a rough