Mark Murray: The FishbowlDC Interview

Say hello to NBC News Deputy Political Director Mark Murray (photo credit). What word do you routinely misspell? Elleithee (as in Clinton spokesman Mo Elleithee). Thank goodness for my Outlook rolodex. What's the name of your cell phone ring? limelight What time did you get up this morning? 6:00am When did you last cry and why? The last time my beloved Texas Longhorn football team lost (November 23, 2007) How many emails do you receive a day, roughly? 400-500 What's your favorite letter? M 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, <strongMark 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) 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 single person played the biggest role / had the biggest influence on your journalism career? My father. Although he's an attorney, his passion for magazines sparked my interest in magazine journalism (where I got my start in this business). When's the last time you volunteered? Where? November at Glen Echo Park, the very place where I got married earlier this year. Who is your favorite active journalist? CNN's Sasha Johnson What did you have for breakfast? Eggs benedict What one toiletry item could you not live without? Contact lenses solution If you could have one superpower, which one would it be? Just give me Batman's utility belt... Red or white wine? Red PG-13 or R? R Lincoln, Jefferson or Washington Memorial? Lincoln Leg or breast (chicken, of course) Breast Friday night or Saturday night? Friday -- might as well get the weekend started right... "Wedding Crashers" or "Old School" Old School The Palm or Cafe Milano? Neither... I'm more of a Tabard Inn guy Yankees or Red Sox? Houston Astros, but if I had to pick the Yanks or the Sox, I'll go with the Yanks Jenna or Barbara? Jenna because she's a fellow Univ. of Texas grad McSteamy or McDreamy? Neither Leno or Letterman? Leno Stewart or Colbert? Colbert Boxers or briefs? Boxers

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