And you wrote it after seeing her in three events? So, it’s like your “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” moment?”
Oh god, I would never compare myself to Gay Talese. He’s a genius. I didn’t get an interview with her, if that’s what you mean. His campaign is great to work with. I have nothing but great things to say about his press person, Barbara [Morgan]. [Until Tuesday night, when Cramer posted “Anthony Weiner Spokeswoman Apologies For Calling Former Intern A Slutbag.”] She was not like, “No, you can’t get an interview,” but she was like, “This probably isn’t going to happen.”
Now that you’ve been covering him for a few months, what’s your relationship with Anthony Weiner like?”
I think he was skeptical about BuzzFeed at first. He reads everything that’s written about him; I’m pretty convinced of that. People say he micromanages, but I think he really, really pays attention to what’s being written about him. I’ve heard him say to other reporters: “Here’s what I didn’t like about [your piece].” He joked to me once: On the first day that Huma came out on the campaign trail, I went up to her, and I identified myself as a reporter from BuzzFeed, and Anthony said, “Oh Ruby’s the one that wrote that nice piece about the Rockaways and all that other bad stuff as well.” He also offered me a mimosa at a restaurant where he was also getting iced tea. He’s like, “What do you want: water, a mimosa?” And I was like, “I don’t think my boss would be very happy about that.” And he was like, “It’s BuzzFeed—you’re supposed to be buzzed.” It was totally a joke.
