About seven years ago, a staffer from Cory Booker’s office reached out about a potential interview with the Senator about his educational track record. Booker’s office thought the press coverage of his school reform efforts during his years as mayor was inaccurate, and they wanted Booker to set the record straight.
As a regular contributor to the Atlantic’s education section and a proud Jersey girl, I had already written one or two small pieces about Newark schools. They thought I was the right person to tell his story. I got the okay from my editor and took the train to his Newark office.
My Atlantic byline gave me instant access to the hotshots in education politics. However, I had never interviewed a standing Senator before, so I was nervous as hell. Surrounded by staff and supporters in his office, I lined up multiple recording devices on his sofa and pulled out my list of questions.
I didn’t have a chance to ask many of those questions. I turned on the record button, and he talked for an hour without stopping for a breath. It’s no wonder that he’s just broken Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record. Booker can talk.
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Watching Conor Lamb address the crowd here makes it just painful to think about Fetterman being my senator.
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Hey, are you watching The Pitt? Does it rep Pittsburgh well?
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Haven’t seen it. I don’t like medical dramas. I’ve heard the place names and such are accurate. But really, Mr. Belvedere was the quintessential Pittsburgh show.
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