Item: A Palin crowd is whipped into a frenzy; a racial epithet is shouted at a black cameraman, who is then told to "Sit down, boy." Seriously.
Item: Barney Frank accuses Republicans of racism for criticizing the bailout package. Had it not been for the Community Reinvestment Act and the cheap mortgages provided by Fannie and Freddie, a lot of poor, black people wouldn't have homes. But a lot of poor white people wouldn't have homes either. So it's classist, more than racist, if it', indeed, is motivated by prejudice at all. At the same time, it might speak to the recklessness of Democratic policies, well intentioned or not. Many of people can't afford their mortgages, and the entire country is paying a price. Hence the anger, which crosscuts with latent racial/culture biases.
Item: At another Palin rally, a prominent Florida sheriff plays the "Barack Hussein Obama" card and the crowd goes wild. (The campaign calls the remark inappropriate.)
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