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Tuesday May 13, 2008

Reid Wilson: The FishbowlDC Interview

rw.jpgSay hello to RealClearPolitics.com's Reid Wilson.

What word do you routinely misspell? Prefered, benefited, anytime I can't figure out if there should be two consonants before the "ed." But I got Cazayoux down.

What's the name of your cell phone ring? Missed call.

What time did you get up this morning? 5:30 or 6. I was tired, I don't remember.

When did you last cry and why? After Pennsylvania primary, when a continuing Dem race ensured that my developing twitch, lack of sleep and returning heartburn were here to stay.

How many emails do you receive a day, roughly? 200. I made the mistake of asking Ken Spain to put me on all his email lists. He took me literally. Thanks, Ken.

What's your favorite letter? B. Always the easiest to use in bad illiteration.

What single person played the biggest role / had the biggest influence on your journalism career? Chuck Todd. Gave this stupid kid right out of college the opportunity to prove myself, then taught me all I know. So blame him.

When's the last time you volunteered? Where? Too long ago, when volunteer extraordinaire Nora McAlvanah brought us to Sam's Inn, a place for people who need it come to get help. We cooked dinner. A source of some of my best memories from my Hotline days.

Who is your favorite active journalist? I feel bad picking just one. There's no better analyst than Chuck Todd, and there's no better color man than the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza.

Read the rest when you click below...(and see previous FishbowlDC interviews: Julie Mason, David Shuster, Joe Curl, Alex Pareene, Peter Beinart, Jonah Goldberg, Megyn Kendall, Ana Marie Cox, Jim Brady, Howard Mortman, Amy Argetsinger, Jose Antonio Vargas, Chuck Todd, Tom Gottlieb, Kelly Ann Collins, David von Drehle, David Lat, Mark Leibovich, Zain Verjee, David Plotz, Paul Kane, Karen Travers, Mark Halperin, Hugo Gurdon, Greg Kelly,Ken Rudin, John Dickerson, Anne Schroeder, Spencer Ackerman, Bret Baier, Bob Sellers, Greta van Susteren, Danielle Jones, Jonathan Salant, John McCalla, Pam Hess, Ryan Grim, Marc Ambinder, Marty Kady, Jack Shafer, Annie Lou Bayly, Jerry Zremski, Charlie Cook, Dave Hughes, Howard Fineman, Katie Tarbox, Mark Segraves, Chris Cillizza, Tom Sietsema, Bill Triplett, Robin Givhan, David Brody, Norah O'Donnell, Carl Cannon, Jordan Lieberman, David Folkenflik, Molly Henneberg, Ernesto Londono, Brody Mullins, Aaron Blake, Martha Raddatz, Andrew Sullivan, Christina Bellantoni, Shane Harris, Nora McAlvanah, Adam Nagourney, Erin McPike, Mike Memoli, Ju-Don Marshall Roberts, Arthur Delaney, Chris Mincher, Rachel Sklar, Laura Sullivan, Jeff Kosseff, Matthew Cooper, Scott McCrary, Dan Reilly, Jennifer Griffin, Ari Shapiro, Jonathan Kaplan, Rick Klein, Mike Allen, Olivier Knox, Erik Wemple, Nathan Burchfiel, Andrea Mitchell, Mike DeBonis, Anne Kornblut, April Ryan, Amy Morris, Keith Koffler, Mark Silva, Ann Compton, Mark Knoller, Betsy Fischer, Katherine O'Hearn, Pamela Brown, Beverly Kirk, Wendell Goler, Glenn Kessler, Susan Page, Michael Crowley, Claudia Milne, Kelly Dinardo, Bruce Becker, Michael Rogers, Paul Schur, Diana West, Eric Nuzum, Bill Adair, Jonathan Ward, Jennifer Sergent, Jeffrey Goldberg, Ken Silverstein, Dana Milbank, Mark Murray, Katherine Lewis, Joe Mathieu, Chrystia Freeland, Sam Youngman, Christopher Dorobek, Greg Mitchell, Candy Crowley, Steve Chaggaris, James Pindell, Linda Kramer)

Also, drop us a line to let us know who else you'd like FishbowlDC to interview. They must work in the Washington area and you must include their email address.



What did you have for breakfast? Iced tea.

What one toiletry item could you not live without? Toothbrush.

If you could have one superpower, which one would it be? Doesn't everybody, especially journalists, secretly want the power of invisibility?

Red or white wine? Red.

PG-13 or R? R

Lincoln, Jefferson or Washington Memorial? Lincoln.

Leg or breast (chicken, of course) 10 cent wings at the Lounge.

Friday night or Saturday night? Friday night.

"Wedding Crashers" or "Old School" Wedding Crashers.

The Palm or Cafe Milano? Ask a certain NBC/NJ embed about hitting the Palm at Caesar's after the Nevada caucuses, then dropping $300 each at the blackjack tables.

Yankees or Red Sox? Mariners.

Jenna or Barbara? Barbara Senior. She seems like she'd be fun to hang out with.

McSteamy or McDreamy? McSimpsons.

Leno or Letterman? Leno.

Stewart or Colbert?< Colbert

Boxers or briefs? Boxers.



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