ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
A New Hampshire state representative has resigned over disparaging comments he posted on Facebook about Sarah Palin. Democrat Timothy Horrigan posted on his Facebook page that the former Alaska governor would be more dangerous dead. The comments came after Monday's deadly plane crash near Dillingham, where five people died -- including former Sen. Ted Stevens.
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, thought the comments were inappropriate.
“I think the comments are absolutely inappropriate -- they have no place in the public discourse and I find them to be very, very offensive,” Lynch said.
Horrigan has called his remarks "thoughtless" and has announced he will discontinue his re-election campaign. He also posted an apology on Facebook.
