Channing Kennedy

Marcus Epstein, Aide to Race-Baiting Pundits, is a Violent Racist

Marcus Epstein is facing sentencing for a hate crime he committed two years ago. Epstein, who is half-Jewish, half-Korean, is an employee of both Tom Tancredo’s anti-immigrant Team America PAC and of Pat and Bay Buchanan’s anti-immigrant group The American Cause. A spokesman for Team America PAC confirmed that Epstein is still at work until he leaves for law school in the fall.

From the U.S. Attorney’s factual proffer:

On July 7, 2007, at approximately 7:15 p.m. at Jefferson and M Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C., defendant was walking down the street making offensive remarks when he encountered the complainant, Ms. [REDACTED], who is African-American. The defendant uttered, “Nigger,” as he delivered a karate chop to Ms. [REDACTED]’s head.

At Talking Points Memo, Brian Beutler has a breakdown of Epstein’s racism-as-journalism writings. A sample:

“Diversity can be good in moderation — if what is being brought in is desirable. Most Americans don’t mind a little ethnic food, some Asian math whizzes, or a few Mariachi dancers — as long as these trends do not overwhelm the dominant culture.”

Posted at 12:24 PM, Jun 01, 2009 in Permalink | View Comments