Friday IMterview: Blake Zeff

This Friday’s brief edition of this not-so-regular feature brings you Blake Zeff, a former Chuck Schumer press guy who is now the prolific spokesman for the New York State Democratic Party.

BENOBSERVER: So I theorized in the paper this week that you’re part of a plot to make John Spencer the GOP Senate nominee. Confess! ZEFF: yes, and john spencer theorized that we’re part of a plot to make KT McFarland the candidate ZEFF: so many plots, so little time ZEFF: what’s a man to do? BENOBSERVER: you got in a "million little pieces" reference the other day, amid the tide of press releases. BENOBSERVER: had you actually read the book? ZEFF: sadly no ZEFF: the original plan was to release a list of top ten things kt mcfarland did not write ZEFF: "a million little pieces" ZEFF: the SNL "lazy sunday" rap ZEFF: and of course, the "star wars" speech ZEFF: i think the seinfeld "puffy shirt" episode was in there, as well BENOBSERVER: did it get vetoed ZEFF: nah, i had to focus on a john sweeney corruption release and then bill weld flip-flopped again ZEFF: so i had to get on that BENOBSERVER: a hard life you have ZEFF: (i should specify that was rep. john sweeney, not the labor leader) BENOBSERVER: do you feel that having worked in Chuck Schumer’s press office, you’ve become his clone? ZEFF: physically? BENOBSERVER: mentally. there’s a theory that young chuck aides become chuck. You, Stu, Josh Isay, all the many others. All body-snatched. ZEFF: don’t forget rodney ZEFF: yeah there’s definitely a familial bond all schumer staffers share ZEFF: i still get mistaken for anthony weiner from time to time