Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, two of the most anti-Semitic figures on the American left (and along with Pat Buchanan, certainly amongst recent former presidential candidates) are campaigning against Joe Lieberman in Connecticut. Meanwhile, Lieberman is being portrayed on the Huffington Post (and it's astonishing I'm even typing this word in the 21st century) in blackface.

As I wrote last week:

And remember, the midterms--and their aftermath--are still well over three months away. Meaning that it's only going to get worse, when the rest of the country begins to start paying attention.

Incidentally, Mitt Romney was attacked last week for calling Boston's "Big Dig" project a "tar baby", despite the phrase's recent use by (scroll to bottom) The Boston Globe and Herald, Molly Ivins, and John Kerry. Will a similiar firestorm breakout over Lieberman in blackface?

Nahh, I'm not holding my breath, either.

Update: The Anchoress has some thoughts that are well worth reading:

Hillary loves to talk about - he’s being treated abominably…by people who will proclaim (with straight faces) that they are “tolerant” and “open-minded” and that they believe “people are entitled to their opinions.”

Well…that’s what liberalism was when I was being raised as a liberal, by liberals. Liberalism these days seems to be about doing what you’re told to do, saying what you’re told to say and falling in line.

I’m just astonished. And sickened.

She's not the only one.

Update: Betsy Newmark and The New Republic untangle a Mobius loop of Al Sharpton's creation. Meanwhile, Lieberman responds:

"It's extremely offensive," Lieberman said. "I have been the target of the 'blogs' on a lot of really offensive stuff, stuff I consider lies and smears, but this picture of me with Bill Clinton and me having my face blackened is offensive to people of all races and colors and just doesn't belong."

Well yeah. But sadly, the left has decided that Lieberman himself just doesn't belong. And to paraphrase a quote from Andrew Sullivan back in 2003, they don't know when to stop. There's no controlling mechanism when they go on the attack.