Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s Politics Nation, asked surging Republican hopeful Rick Santorum to contrast his skills with President Obama’s, but Sharpton couldn’t hide his contempt for Santorum, as he introduced his question with a vague accusation that the former Senator had said “despicable and ugly” things about Obama.
“I can argue with you about some of your ugly statements on the president and all of that, but that would probably help you in the primary if you and I got in an argument this morning,” Sharpton said to Santorum during an appearance on another MSNBC show, Morning Joe. “You’ve said some despicable and ugly things, but we’ll [talk about] that on “Politics Nation” one night; don’t let me help you win the [Iowa] caucus,” he added.
