The Spokesman Who Asked Facebook Supporters to 'Throw Acid' on Lady Senators Has Resigned

Maybe Jay Townsend, campaign spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.), should have taken a quick, relaxing walk around the block before writing a Facebook comment that asked supporters to "hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won't abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector." Or squeezed a stress ball or two. Or, you know, stepped out for a quick lobotomy?

But he did not do any of those things, so now he has to make himself scarce. "Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign," reads an online statement from Hayworth's campaign. "Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development." Yes, and let's try not to throw "acid" into the conversation, shall we?

Here's Townsend's own apology, posted on his personal Facebook page on Sunday:




It's so weird how people misconstrued his diatribe! I mean, I often tell my coworkers I'm going to "throw acid" on them. It's a colloquialism!

Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman, Loses Job Over Controversial Facebook Comment [HuffPo]