On MSNBC’s PoliticsNation show, host Al Sharpton criticized Sarah Palin for rhetorically comparing being in debt to another country to “slavery,” as he and his panel suggested that it sounds “racist.” But last year, Sharpton was far more tolerant of Vice President Joe Biden telling black audience members that Mitt Romney would put them “back in chains” as he complained about Romney wanting to “unchain Wall Street.” Sharpton and syndicated columnist Cynthia Tucker also incorrectly claimed that the national debt has been reduced when it is merely the amount of borrowing per year that has started decreasing.

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