As Twitchy reported earlier today, Lena Dunham, star of the “era-defining HBO comedy” Girls, gave fair warning that she was chosen to run Hillary Clinton’s Instagram account today. Dunham is also serving as Clinton’s campaign surrogate in Iowa City today, drawing a respectable crowd to hear some remarkably over-the-top whining about the victimization of strong, independent woman Hillary Clinton.
All of this just one day after bringing Clinton “millennial cred” in New Hampshire, according to Time.
Lena Dunham brings Hillary Clinton millennial cred in New Hampshire https://t.co/scjoHdw6Sx pic.twitter.com/chhJrCuBBd
— TIME.com (@TIME) January 9, 2016
Dunham’s appearance in Iowa Saturday touched on many of the same logic-bending, millennial-friendly themes.
Making the case for @HillaryClinton in Iowa City is @lenadunham. "She has been leading all along." pic.twitter.com/7xKBfdI8rC
— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) January 9, 2016
Pretty big crowd in downtown Iowa City for Hillary surrogate @lenadunham pic.twitter.com/IyeIx36BNv
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 9, 2016
Lena Dunham on her outspoken feminism: "It's why my Twitter feed is littered with unspeakable violence."
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 9, 2016
Violence is not tweeted, @daveweigel . Lena is simply claiming victimization by words, while offending by words.
— heymikey80 (@heymikey80) January 9, 2016
There’s plenty about Dunham that’s borderline unspeakable, but this is the first we’ve heard of a Twitter feed being unspeakably violent. What is it President Obama would say? “If Dunham can’t handle the trolls in her Twitter feed, then I don’t think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried about it when Hillary names her Press Secretary.”
@daveweigel There's nothing worse than a cutting subtweet. Nothing worse than that happens to anyone else, ever.
— not_productive (@not_productive) January 9, 2016
@daveweigel Exactly ZERO violence occurs in a damn twitter feed.
— Jay Dubb (@MidasRex1998) January 9, 2016
@daveweigel I don't think she knows what violence is.
— Cameron Sagester (@cameronsagester) January 9, 2016
But enough about Dunham. How about a word or two about Clinton, the reason Dunham was in Iowa City?
Dunham tears up a little after saying she's inspired by how Hillary overcomes sexism. "She has survived horrific gendered attacks."
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) January 9, 2016
@daveweigel no she hasn't. She's taken the same attacks as any other politician.
— Justine S (@JustineAnnSand) January 9, 2016
@daveweigel This young woman is not paying attention.
— deneicy (@DeNeiceKenehan) January 9, 2016
@daveweigel
She's dished out way more attacks on women than she has ever endured.— Mike Williams (@soonerman_mike) January 9, 2016
But those women were bimbos, and likely part of a vast right-wing conspiracy to smear her husband.
@daveweigel Yeah I remember the time Kathleen Wiley's husband sexually attacked Hillary in the White House. Oh wait…
— Mike Merc (@mikemerc57) January 9, 2016
Lena Dunham is a professional victim, a self-confessed sister molestor and Hillary supporter.
Fuck off. https://t.co/gUHQN81Tku
— [Current Year] Squid (@ethicalsquid) January 9, 2016
.@daveweigel pic.twitter.com/cM66DcFWkY
— kenny wassus (@kgw) January 9, 2016
