Republican candidate drops out of assembly race after a book surfaces with his shocking rants against Asians, gays, immigrants, breast-feeding moms and more 

  • Anthony Cappola was running in the New Jersey state Assembly race but dropped out on Friday
  • The Republican was forced to end his campaign after a book he published 12 years ago surfaced
  • The book, titled 'Outrageous!', includes several rants against gays, immigrants and welfare recipients, among other groups

By Associated Press

Published: 12:42 EST, 2 October 2015 | Updated: 17:27 EST, 2 October 2015

Anthony Cappola, a New Jersey Republican running for the state assembly, dropped out of the race on Friday after it was revealed he made several disparaging comments about gays, immigrants and even breast-feeding moms in a book published 12 years ago

Anthony Cappola, a New Jersey Republican running for the state assembly, dropped out of the race on Friday after it was revealed he made several disparaging comments about gays, immigrants and even breast-feeding moms in a book published 12 years ago

A Republican candidate for the state Assembly dropped out of the race after a book he wrote surfaced that includes rants against Asians, gays, immigrants, breast-feeding moms and others.

Anthony Cappola acknowledged he wrote the book 12 years ago and said in a statement he has dropped out of the northern New Jersey race.

'I'm sorry if I offended anyone and deeply regret what was written,' he said. 'I am not the same person I was twelve years ago, but I take responsibility for what I wrote and have chosen to bow out of the race.'

The Assembly is at the top of the ticket this November, and Republicans hope to challenge Democrats for the majority in the chamber. Democrats now control it 48-32.

Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick condemned the comments.

'It's obviously never helpful to lose a candidate based on his comments,' Bramnick said. 'My job is to move on and focus on the major issues affecting the state.'

Bramnick said he is speaking with election lawyers about getting another candidate on the ballot since the filing deadline has passed.

Each Assembly district has two seats in New Jersey, with Democrats and Republicans typically fielding a two-person ticket. Cappola's running mate, Mark DiPisa, said in a statement he felt betrayed and called the rants 'offensive garbage.'

THE WORST COMMENTS FROM ANTHONY CAPPOLA'S CAMPAIGN ENDING BOOK 'OUTRAGEOUS!'

Below, some of the unedited passages from Cappola's book 'Outrageous!'

On immigrants:

'HELLOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! You live in A M E R I C A!!!!!!!! Write and try your dam best to learn and USE ENGLISH!!!!! If your not going to advertise your business by putting your store signs in ENGLISH, than giving the American people, (including yourselves, because many of you are AMERICAN.) a slap in the face with that foreign writing bull!!!!'

On welfare recipients:

Cappola recommends sterilization for welfare recipients such as 'some 18 year old w****!! Who has 7 kids, is healthy, can work, but just can’t keep her legs shut.'

On the gay community: 

'That’s why people can’t stand f**s, it’s not because they’re homosexual, but because they have telegraph it just incase you didn’t know they were homos!!!!!! … And NO, I am not HOMOPHOBIC. The only person I fear is GOD, and that’s the truth!! And I don’t hate homos, I understand that they have a problem and can choose to get help if they want'

On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

Cappola calls for 'one big a** holds bar war' between the Jews and Palestinians.

'P.S. I really don’t care who wins over there, just someone please win. And keep the other guy down so much, that they cannot revolt, that’s peace!!!!'

On Asians driving: 

'Stay off the road ! Or at least get some extra, extra driving lessons!!'

On breast-feeding moms: 

Cappola asks them to 'put it back wear it came from!!!'  

'As soon as I heard what was written in this book, I picked up the phone and told him to drop out immediately,' DiPisa said. 'I made it clear to him that if he didn't drop out of the race, I would.'

Cappola takes aim at numerous groups in the 223-page book titled 'Outrageous!' often in paragraphs with grammatical errors.

In one section he stereotypes Asians as bad drivers.

'Stay off the road ! Or at least get some extra, extra driving lessons!!' Cappola wrote.

In another he says gay people should keep their 'sexual preference' behind doors 'like normal people do.'

'But like the rest of normal humanity keep your preference behind doors like normal people do!! You don't see heterosexuals with parades, national days, and months, special amusement park closings, and flags,' he wrote.

In another section he tells breast-feeding moms to 'put it back wear in came from!!!'

Politico New Jersey first reported the news.