Newark, N.J., mayor and Senate candidate Cory Booker has allegedly exchanged Twitter DMs with a Portland, Oregon, stripper who works at a vegan strip club.
A New York Times reporter, smelling “Pulitzer” in the air, contacted the woman on Twitter:
@LynsieLee Can you follow me? I write for the New York Times.
— Michael Barbaro (@mikiebarb) September 25, 2013
The stripper in question received the following advice:
@mikiebarb @LynsieLee Tell him "No"
— ⚡️Erick Brockway⚡️ (@erickbrockway) September 25, 2013
Much snark was directed towards the Times reporter in question:
How the (vegan) sausage is made… RT @mikiebarb: @LynsieLee Can you follow me? I write for the New York Times.
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/382985147647557632
Hey, it’s not the Times reporter’s fault he was assigned to the “vegan strip club strippers who have had DM chats with well known politicians” beat:
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/382991011037052928
@jbarro I think the story is that Portland has a vegan strip club.
— Amy Kalmbach (@amybkalm) September 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/382978413457203201
Typical Portland conversation: "Honey, I went to the vegan strip club. It's healthier."
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 25, 2013
@bennyjohnson we keep the meat on the pole, not on the plate 😉
— Lynsie Lee (@LynsieLee) September 25, 2013
A career in writing political slogans awaits!
The woman used the opportunity for some Booker fundraising:
Don't forget to go donate to @CoryBooker's campaign for senate 😉 https://t.co/vzbcKiLJp3 pic.twitter.com/i25sFo1Gux
— Lynsie Lee (@LynsieLee) September 25, 2013
seriously if you followed me because of those articles then you have to go donate to @CoryBooker's campaign.
— Lynsie Lee (@LynsieLee) September 25, 2013
And now she’s getting phone calls:
uh a reporter just called and left a voicemail. wtf.
— Lynsie Lee (@LynsieLee) September 25, 2013
Hmm, who could that be?
One thing’s for sure: This Booker “friend” seems a lot more real than T-Bone.
So far, this has been Booker’s response:
All right @BuzzFeedBen last time I ever appear in a film with you! Sorry @erinscafe (big smile).
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) September 25, 2013
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