Scott Stringer seemed to have an easy path to the job of New York City comptroller until a certain Eliot Spitzer decided to jump into the race and steal the limelight. How does one fight back against that sort of name recognition, regardless of how it came about? Bring out the secret weapon: “Girls” creator and star Lena Dunham.
And @lenadunham is in the building with @Stringer2013 pic.twitter.com/Yl7ym5uu1K
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) August 7, 2013
.@lenadunham, laughing pic.twitter.com/bnWd5eVonN
— Azi (@Azi) August 7, 2013
A true New Yorker lenadunham #stringer2013 @scottmstringer @ Maritime Hotel http://t.co/j2FAFWIZBY
— Yumi Matsuo (@yumimatsuo) August 7, 2013
Comptroller races don’t usually draw this sort of celebrity star power — what’s on Dunham’s mind? She’s apparently out to save gritty New York from the scourge of gentrification.
gentrification "will seriously fuck our shit up."–@lenadunham at @stringer2013 fundraiser
— Azi (@Azi) August 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/CarsonGriffith/status/364910084586868738
Europeans, man.
Thank goodness someone had the courage to say what everyone’s been thinking. But Lena Dunham?
Where the fuck does she live? RT @Azi: gentrification "will seriously fuck our shit up."–@lenadunham at @stringer2013 fundraiser
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) August 7, 2013
Is there a level of gentrification that happens AFTER Lena Dunham moves into your neighborhood? Because that's fucking terrifying.
— chris hooks (@cd_hooks) August 7, 2013
Says Lena Dunham? “@Azi: gentrification "will seriously fuck our shit up."–@lenadunham at @stringer2013 fundraiser”
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) August 7, 2013
Her show is the blueprint, no? RT: @Azi: gentrification "will seriously fuck our shit up."–@lenadunham at @stringer2013 fundraiser
— Jody Avirgan (@jodyavirgan) August 7, 2013
@jodyavirgan @Azi Or.. did she say it ironically?
— Julian Vinocur (@JulianVin) August 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/ChelsAMorris/status/364930593525465088
@joshgreenman @Azi @lenadunham @Stringer2013 isn't she the "gentrifier"?
— Brad Wesley (@RealBradWesley) August 7, 2013
@joshgreenman @Azi @lenadunham @Stringer2013 Spoken from a hotel where 300 a night gets you a room in steerage the size of a habitrail.
— Charmian Neary (@CharmianNeary) August 7, 2013
If Lena Dunham can not defeat gentrification, hoping she can at least stop artisanal ice movement.
— jasoncherkis (@jasoncherkis) August 7, 2013
20-somethings worth millions part of the problem. MT @Azi gentrification "will seriously fuck our shit up."–@lenadunham at @stringer2013
— Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) August 7, 2013
Apparently @lenadunham has to live in a mud pit in order to have any political credibility denouncing wealth culture @joshgreenman @Azi
— brianvan (@brianvan) August 7, 2013
@brianvan No. But I get to challenge her condemnation of gentrification as silly and hypocritical.
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) August 7, 2013
That you do. Please, continue.
.@lenadunham on why you should elect @scottmstringer : "we don't want the next patti smith to have to move to Tampa"
— Leah Chernikoff (@leahchernikoff) August 7, 2013
@lenadunham Gentrification will fuck OUR shit up? Who's in this "our", yuppie?
— Tyler (@electriceden92) August 7, 2013
@lenadunham Oh, and Patti Smith was already sounding the alarm THREE FUCKING YEARS AGO: http://t.co/xEkbwiInJh
— Tyler (@electriceden92) August 7, 2013
@lenadunham So yeah, too little, too late, too jaw-droppingly delusional.
— Tyler (@electriceden92) August 7, 2013
Lena Dunham declares she hates gentrification at Scott Stringer fundraiser. I am even more solid in my Spitzer support now.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 7, 2013
In order to join the fight against gentrification, I'll be moving in with Lena Dunham at 73rd and Lex.
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 7, 2013
I go to Lena Dunham for all my comptrolling advice.
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) August 7, 2013
