Georgia lawmaker caught on camera spewing n-word and baring butt will resign
The butt-baring Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer who just two days ago refused to resign, has agreed to finally step down after spewing the n-word and literally showing his behind on Sacha Baron Cohen‘s new series Who is America?
Spokesman Kaleb McMichen to the AJC that Spencer will resign at the end of July.
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Sorry, Not Sorry
Spencer, who lost the Republican primary election earlier this year, apologized for the on-air behavior and comments, but fought to keep his position, reports NY Daily News..
“I apologize to my family, friends, and the people of my district for this ridiculously ugly episode. Finally, there are calls for me to resign. I recently lost my primary election, so I will not eligible to hold office next term. Therefore, I will finish the remaining five months at my post and vacate my seat,” reads his statement in part.
Though Spencer “apologized,” he still blames Cohen.
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“Sacha Baron Cohen and his associates took advantage of my paralyzing fear that my family would be attacked. In posing as an Israeli Agent, he pretended to offer self-defense exercises. As uncomfortable as I was to participate, I agreed to, understanding that these ‘techniques’ were meant to help me and others fend off what I believed was an inevitable attack,” he wrote.
Spencer also says he was so distracted by his fears that racist slurs spilled from his mouth at Cohen’s behest. “I deeply regret the language I used at his request as well as my participation in the “class’ in general. If I had not been so distracted by my fears, I never would have agreed to participate in the first place,” Spencer proclaims in his statement.
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston called for Spencer’s immediate resignation in light of the footage, calling Spencer’s behavior disgraceful.
