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After Suggesting People "Throw Acid" On Female Democrats, NY Republican's Adviser Steps Down
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 4, 2012
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A New York Congressional member has accepted the resignation of her campaign adviser who wrote on Facebook, "Let’s hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators" who don't agree with their views.
Jay Townsend, campaign spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth, made the comment on May 26, responded on Facebook to a commenter named Tom, "When is Tommy boy going to weigh in on all the Lilly Ledbetter hypocrites who claim to be fighting the War on Women? Let’s hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won’t abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector." (The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law in 2009.)
Hayworth's campaign tried to reject the controversy, but finally, this past weekend, Townsend wrote on Facebook, “On May 26, I posted a stupid, thoughtless, and insensitive comment on a Facebook page... The mistake was mine and mine only, and the post in no way was intended to represent the views of anyone for whom I have worked or represented."
Hayworth said, "Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now, let’s return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development." The NY Times reports that there are four Democrats who want to challenge her: "Sean Patrick Maloney, an aide to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer; Mayor Tom Wilson of Tuxedo Park; Rich Becker, a town councilman in Cortlandt; and Mayor Matt Alexander of Wappingers Falls."
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