too.a: thcharlie: the day charlie: there is also this, a couple poems about your friend larry freemanila: larry, the love of my life. charlie: can i read the poem? sheila: yes. charlie: this is per stanza. a documentary on larry freeman to be made. i had to know him to choose film segments of his life he was sick and in hospital i forced myself to make bedside visits this led to adoration of this gay icon who survived a liver years oft, hiv, and 80 passionate living. that is your homage. sheila: i love larry. charlie: you know what he did, what he had that i loved about him? he had no fear. sheila: none. charlie: of embarrassment. sheila: none. none. charlie: he was prepared to say, this is what i believe in and i will do anything i can. sheila: he was prepared to say, you're not doing enough. that is a great thing to be able to say. he is a hero. he is my hero, and he is very romantic. charlie: that is good to have a hero. sheila: he is a gay icon. i have a mentor who i revenge. i have a gay icon. i have a husband, a child, a job, and i am on your show. what more could anyone want? c

and here is stanford university larry diamonof the hoover , institution and the freeman spogli institutefor international studies at stanford university. he served as senior adviser to the coalition provisional authority in baghdad at the invitation of national security adviser condoleezza rice. back in 2004, he blasted the bush administration's handling of the invasion and called for defense secretary rumsfeld to be fired and the entire pentagon leadership to be changed. he is also author of the book "squandered victory: the american occupation and the bungled effort to bring democracy to iraq." we welcome you both to democracy now! , yoursor larry diamond response to this explosive "washington post" expose? >> good morning, amy. it is nice to be with you. i would say i am shocked. even knowing president trump is new to national security matters, this is shocking. it is frightening. it is intolerable. i think if we had a democratic congress, in itself, it would be grounds for an impeachment investigation. amy: why? >> well, because even though it is literally true, in this case, that th