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HeeBGBz

(7,361 posts)
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:00 PM Sep 2012

Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman: 'Let's Hurl Some Acid At Those Female Democratic Senators' (graphic)

Last edited Wed Sep 12, 2012, 11:15 AM - Edit history (2)

"My question today... 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."

Why do all these rethugs have such vivid violent imaginings? Haley Barbour wants a hot poker to Obama's butt. This guy wants to throw acid. Sick fucks. What nobody just wants to punch someone in the nose any more? They want to torture and maim.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/31/jay-townsend-nan-hayworth-acid-war-on-women_n_1560693.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=1923695,b=facebook

Edit to say: This happened in May. Sorry for the confusion. I hadn't heard about it until now. Happy to find out the asshole lost his job.
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Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman: 'Let's Hurl Some Acid At Those Female Democratic Senators' (graphic) (Original Post) HeeBGBz Sep 2012 OP
Holy crap. Just... holy crap. Initech Sep 2012 #1
Sharia Law, American Style. chollybocker Sep 2012 #2
How much more of this behavior are we, as a society, going to tolerate?! nt nc4bo Sep 2012 #3
How much longer before some teabagger says "Great idea!" MotorCityMan Sep 2012 #34
What The Everlovin Fuck!!! Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #4
He's taking a page out of the Taliban way of dealing with women. Disgusting. What the heck is Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #5
I'm sure there are some that are inspired and emboldened by his words... Thav Sep 2012 #10
Fundamentalism is fundamentalism... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #33
Jay Townsend exhorts violence against women jsr Sep 2012 #6
Now there's a real tough guy, he-man rsweets Sep 2012 #7
Did she ever fire him? This story is from May SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #8
Found an update, apparently he was fired or resigned SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #9
Appears an isolated incident as the Party in general continues to walk the fine line of hate talk nc4bo Sep 2012 #16
Yes they sure do! SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #18
Only after Hayworth (R) campaign called the uproar over the comments a 'manufactured controversy.' Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #29
Yes I saw that nt SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #30
Oh ... I see ... More GOP outreach to get more of the female vote back .... tandot Sep 2012 #11
The fact this happened is worthy of reminding people, but onenote Sep 2012 #12
Christianity Has Penis Envy Of Islam mindwalker_i Sep 2012 #13
This shit-stain needs to resign. IMMEDIATELY!!! Odin2005 Sep 2012 #14
He did resign or was fired back in very early June SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #15
This is why its better to let people know when you're posting old news. onenote Sep 2012 #24
I didn't see the date. Sorry. HeeBGBz Sep 2012 #39
What a creepazoid! Mopar151 Sep 2012 #17
Report him to the FBI. I did! Zoeisright Sep 2012 #19
The FBI really doesn't need you sending them 3 month old "tips" onenote Sep 2012 #25
Acid? Against Women? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #20
Jay Townsend's Threat is an Assault: It generates fear of bodily injury Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #21
They are a disgusting breed. Just ask Seamus. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #22
I have no words, this is beyond despicable. n/t D23MIURG23 Sep 2012 #23
Nan Hayworth (R) is a woman employing that GOP thing that pretends to be a man To Speak For Her. nt. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #26
kick until this is in the headlines! DonRedwood Sep 2012 #27
Years of watching Fox's shows like 24 will do that to ya. Along with their other sickos like freshwest Sep 2012 #28
Damn right, they are sick fucks! B Calm Sep 2012 #31
REMEMBER WHEN I said the Republicans are like the Taliban? Zalatix Sep 2012 #32
I believe this happened in May. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #35
Here is what I found SunsetDreams Sep 2012 #36
Wow! That was fast! Indpndnt Sep 2012 #37
When they do torture and maim they won't be held responsible just1voice Sep 2012 #38
You want any more of these pieces of crap running our government and your body and paycheck??? judesedit Sep 2012 #40

MotorCityMan

(1,203 posts)
34. How much longer before some teabagger says "Great idea!"
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 01:33 AM
Sep 2012

and follows thru on it?

This crap is no different from all the anti-gay rhetoric that the thug's and "religious" leaders have been spouting for years. And as we have found out from Matthew Sheppard and others, those words can contribute to some horrific crimes.

They have gotten completely out of control with their hatred of women. I will never understand it.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
5. He's taking a page out of the Taliban way of dealing with women. Disgusting. What the heck is
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:09 PM
Sep 2012

happening in this country. All the interior seething hatred for women, in some men, is coming to the forefront. They feel free to actually say what they've been thinking. That's what's scary.

Thav

(946 posts)
10. I'm sure there are some that are inspired and emboldened by his words...
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:21 PM
Sep 2012

Our troops are fighting to keep the Taliban from regaining power in Afghanistan, however they seem to be gaining more power in the US. Statements like these can only embolden the Taliban to keep fighting.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
16. Appears an isolated incident as the Party in general continues to walk the fine line of hate talk
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:41 PM
Sep 2012

and hate action.

Glad he was canned but the party tolerates far too much from its members.

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
18. Yes they sure do!
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:42 PM
Sep 2012

Their party has some extreme fringes of hate. It's scary that we could have a national party going to these extremes both in rhetoric and action. By action I mean all the displays of hanging Obama in effigy etc. I saw a picture of a trailer that was circling the DNC that had not only Obama but several other officials hanging on the truck by rope.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
29. Only after Hayworth (R) campaign called the uproar over the comments a 'manufactured controversy.'
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:35 AM
Sep 2012
Townsend issued the apology two days after Hayworth's campaign put out a statement calling the uproar over the comments a 'manufactured controversy.' Still, the campaign specifically distanced itself from his remark, explaining it was "not made on behalf of the Congresswoman or her campaign and was clearly not meant to be taken literally."

onenote

(42,374 posts)
12. The fact this happened is worthy of reminding people, but
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:34 PM
Sep 2012

its misleading not to make it clear that this took place several months ago and that he was forced out of his job because of it. To the extent people missed the story when it happened, its good for them to know about it, but they should know the whole story.

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)
13. Christianity Has Penis Envy Of Islam
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:38 PM
Sep 2012

Islam does to its women what Christianity just wishes it could do. It's now fair that I'd like to cuts these guys' dicks off and grill them up with an assload of hot sauce, and feed them back to these idiots. Then send them back to ~1200AD where they should be.

I know, it's a broad brush. I'll leave it up to people to figure out who I mean.

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
17. What a creepazoid!
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:41 PM
Sep 2012

Nan Hayworth should be defeated for ever having associated with this lowlife. IF the RNC had a conscience or a clue, they'd pull his ticket and get him out of town......

onenote

(42,374 posts)
25. The FBI really doesn't need you sending them 3 month old "tips"
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:13 AM
Sep 2012

that were fully reported in the national news.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
21. Jay Townsend's Threat is an Assault: It generates fear of bodily injury
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:52 PM
Sep 2012

Last edited Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:30 AM - Edit history (1)

See disturbing image at the edit history link.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
28. Years of watching Fox's shows like 24 will do that to ya. Along with their other sickos like
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:31 AM
Sep 2012

Rush Limbaugh calling the abuse at Abu Graib frat house pranks. Just some good ol' boys having fun.

Romney's friend Pat Robertson now calling for women being beaten, to keep them in line. This is not new for the right.

After James Byrd was gruesomely murdered by being drug behind a pickup truck in Texas, the Rethugs have gleefully promoted lynching or dragging Obama behind a truck.

Glenn Beck was orgasmic on Fox about how he'd like to blow the president's head off. Ted Nugent and hundreds of others fantasize about murder on the air daily.

Rush Limbaugh is still on the air after calling Sandra Fluke a slut who should be forced to provide him free online porn of her sex life and says women are overeducated.

Then 'holier than thou pro-lifers' pass bills to force doctors to not tell women if they have conditions that will kill them. Their lives don't matter.

Oh, yes, no surprises here.


 

B Calm

(28,762 posts)
31. Damn right, they are sick fucks!
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:47 AM
Sep 2012

REPUBLICANS will have sex with animals and they jack off all the time with no lubrication while looking at MAD magazines! Sick SOBs!

 

Zalatix

(8,994 posts)
32. REMEMBER WHEN I said the Republicans are like the Taliban?
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:52 AM
Sep 2012

A bunch of DUers argued up and down with me that they weren't.

Do you see it now? I told you so.

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
35. I believe this happened in May.
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 01:46 AM
Sep 2012

But I would be very interested in hearing an update. Did Townsend keep his job? Was there an official statement made from his boss?

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
37. Wow! That was fast!
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 01:52 AM
Sep 2012

Thanks!

I see that he made it even worse before resigning by saying his remarks were "easily misconstrued." Oh, yeah. Advocating acid thrown in the face of women is misconstrued every day.

 

just1voice

(1,362 posts)
38. When they do torture and maim they won't be held responsible
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:56 AM
Sep 2012

Hell, they can set up entire torture camps and they'll remain open for years.

judesedit

(4,437 posts)
40. You want any more of these pieces of crap running our government and your body and paycheck???
Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:40 PM
Sep 2012

Wake the hell up, girls. This is only the beginning of the devastation the good ole boy network will cause you. Send your burkas to the dry cleaners. Your going to need them if Rmoney gets in. We cannot let them steal this election, ladies. Get busy. Get out the vote.

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