they're still great friends of mine. there were some people who were disgruntled about one thing or another. doesn't surprise me. the people who i was closest i still am close. the people who i was disappointed in their performance i think had a lot of opportunities. very disappointed. i do know mark halperin. i'm very disappointed they made no effort to contact me. >> larry: never tried to call you? >> no. it's not that hard to reach me. >> larry: no. >> and they made no effort. it would have been nice if they had. not because -- some of the things are not true. that i understand are in there. but some of the things -- >> larry: well, they make you almost like a devil. >> yeah. and, um, they're just, you know -- were there times on the road when it was tense with john? yes. did i ever say john doesn't -- you know, i read books, john doesn't, for example? john reads ten times the number of books i do. i mean, i would never have said that. if i ever called him a hick, it