Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman, Apologizes For Controversial Facebook Comment

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Jay Townsend, campaign spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.), has apologized for writing a Facebook comment advocating violence against female Democratic senators, calling his words "stupid" and "easily misconstrued."

The apology came one week after Townsend's vicious online rant, in which he wrote "Let’s hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won’t abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector."

His comments ignited a firestorm of controversy, which culminated on Sunday with a local newspaper editorial calling for him to be fired.