Racism! Sexism! Religious bigotry!

And a Tea Party candidate is right in the middle of it!

This has all the ingredients of a scandal just made for the non-stop news cycle. Remember back in March when unsubstantiated allegations were made about racial slurs being shouted at members of the Congressional Black Caucus by Tea Party protesters? For weeks afterward pundits, columnists and talking heads couldn’t shut up about it — despite the complete lack of evidence that the incident even happened.

In this story, unlike the other, no one except those uttering the slurs is alleging anything — all the attacks are on the record. And a Tea Party candidate is very much involved. In fact, the candidate is the target of the attacks. Which goes a long way toward explaining why the punditocracy (in fact, most of the mainstream media) aren’t getting too worked up about it. Read more »