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Arturo sends in a story from across the pond where a man was shot three times by a racist gunman. The attack was triggered by the man wearing a Barack Obama tee shirt.

Anna over at Jezebel posts an awesome video of Donna Brazile breaking down race (with a nod to gender).

Also on Jez, Megan goes for the jugular with her post Dear McCainiacs: Racism Should Not Be An Accepted American Attribute:

It was mentioned earlier today, but it probably bears repeating: there are some sad (and probably dangerous) racists who count themselves among John McCain’s and Sarah Palin’s supporters. From shouting out that Obama is a terrorist to hollering “Kill him!” at a rally when Obama’s name is mentioned to telling an African-American member of the press corps to “Sit down, boy,” there’s a lot of ugly shit around this year that makes purple Band-Aids and flip-flops look like thoughtful political discourse.

A middle school student in Massachusetts was attacked on a school bus while a group of students punched, kicked, and uttered racial slurs at him. No word on the races of those involved. (Sent in by Reena).

Arturo also sends in this item from ThinkProgress, which details how the winning costume at an Arkansas City, KS beauty pageant fundraiser was a blackface drag costume, going by the stage name of “Smellishis Poon.” Who was the winner? The mayor!

Jennifer Fang over on Reappropriate interviews Dr. Paul Ong about about the future of Asian American political involvement.

Johnny Depp is going to play Tonto in a remake of the Lone Ranger? For real? (Thanks, Elizabeth!)

Over on Racewire, it is reported that the conservatives have the cause of the mortgage crisis wrong. “According to various real estate sources, the Los Angeles Times reports, undocumented immigrants are much more responsible homeowners than legal citizens.”