Al Sharpton Slams Sarah Palin For Racism: YOU Cant Talk About Slavery Recently, the Rev. Al Sharpton criticized former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for comparing national debt to slavery on his show PoliticsNation on MSNBC. I mean, first of all, slavery in the American context was based on race, Sharpton told his audience. So you cant talk about slavery in American context, without talking about raceBut second of allthe debtby the way has been reduced every year for the last five years under this president. This is where Sharpton made a mistake that, unfortunately, is far too common. He confused the nation debt with the deficit. Therefore, Sharptons claim is incredibly false. The debt continues to rise significantly, and has been rising since 2007. In fact, since Obama took office, the total outstanding debt is up to $17.1 trillion from $10.6 trillion. Sharptons comments likely refer to the fact that the deficit has been reduced each year in reference to the difference between what a government collects in revenues and what they spend in any one year. What do you think? Is Sharpton a complete idiot? 