i don't understand why so many conservatives resort to racially charged language when they defend someone. i mean, the facts themselves don't seem to be at issue. two years ago, marcus epstein, an aid to tom tancredo and bay buchanan was walking drunk through georgetown encountered black woman. the epstein called her a "nigger" and then hit her in the head with a "karate chop." epstein was arrested and pled guilty. recently, the washington independent discovered the incident and published a short piece about it which was, by all accounts, completely factual. epstein had been accepted to university of virginia law school. however, he apparently did not disclose the criminal conviction on his application. after hearing about the incident, the law school appears to have rescinded its acceptance. (as law schools tend to do when you lie on the application)
somehow bay buchanan thinks that all of what happened to epstein is just like grabbing a human being because of the color of his skin, tying a rope around his neck and hanging him from a tree until he dies. it seems like a bit of a stretch to me, so much of a stretch, in fact, that i think the statement makes buchanan look like an unhinged lunatic. at the very least she either doesn't understand why murdering someone because of their skin color is so bad or she actually thinks that being publicly embarrassed and not going to the law school you wanted to attend is the same as being killed in cold blood. either way, you have to be pretty far gone to take the comparison very seriously.
but it's particularly ironic in this case because the "modern day lynching" line echoes what clarence thomas said during his confirmation battle. meanwhile, both bay buchanan and tom tancredo have been beating the racist drums in an attempt to defeat the current supreme court nominee.
