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?
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/364909285689393152
https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/364937140561383425
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
https://twitter.com/CharmianNeary/status/364915347553398784
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
— Doug Gordon (@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
— militarized cops gotta go (@brianvan) August 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/364916226050367489
That you do. Please, continue.
https://twitter.com/leahchernikoff/status/364922201868210177
@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
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/364930855065501696
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/364931414107492352
https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/364912004768604161
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