Racism and Anti-Semitism: It's a Southern Democratic Primary!

Racism and Anti-Semitism: It's a Southern Democratic Primary!
Tell me, if this were happening in a Republican primary, wouldn't this be front page news all over the country? Black ministers are distributing flyers that say "Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen and the Jews Hate Jesus." And the flyers emphasize that a "black Christian" has to replace Cohen.

RedState reports:

In 2006, Steve Cohen won Harold Ford’s seat in Memphis in a bitter contested race. Cohen beat Nikki Tinker barely. During the race, Cohen hacked off black ministers for supporting gay rights legislation and opposing school prayer. But what angered people in the district more was that a black congressman could potentially be replaced by not just a white man, but a Jew too. The anti-Semitism has resurfaced this year. Black ministers (started by one who is not even in district) have passed out fliers that say “Steve Cohen and the JEWS HATE Jesus.” Nikki Tinker has refused to denounce the fliers.
Last year, some black ministers caused a stir against Cohen because he supported federal hate crimes legislation that included gay rights. Robert Poindexter, one of the angered ministers, gave away the game saying, “He’s not black and he can’t represent me, that’s just the bottom line.”

And Andrew Sullivan is telling a similar story.

Look, I can agree that there might be good reasons for Tennesseeans to send someone who isn't so liberal to Washington. But injecting anti-Semitism and racism into the contest is so utterly wrong--and so utterly Democratic.