Sharpton Slams Right-Wing ‘Obama Derangement’: So High, They’re Actually Embracing Putin

Al Sharpton is apparently running out of ways to be shocked by Obama-bashing. This time Sharpton was amazed at how much the right wing’s “Obama derangement” has skyrocketed in the national debate over Syria. And even though Obama’s getting hit on both sides, Sharpton found the conservative attack on Obama “way over the line,” relative to the normal level of outrage.

Sharpton called out Glenn Beck and Rand Paul for saying that Obama is going to help al-Qaeda in Syria (Beck went so far as to suggest it’s “treason”), though he did not point out they were only saying so because of the al-Qaeda affiliated rebel groups fighting the Assad regime. Krystal Ball used this to illustrate a contrast between what she described as their black-and-white “propaganda” to Obama’s more nuanced take.

Angela Rye scolded their lack of “patriotism,” while Jamal Simmons described this as “one of the most vile moments I have ever seen” from the GOP, especially their embrace of Vladimir Putin. He said that if anyone on MSNBC ever said a kind word about Putin, the conservative media would be all over them.

Sharpton called out Karl Rove for recommending Obama go to Congress on Syria, before criticizing Obama for doing so after the fact. He concluded that it’s never about policy with Republicans, it’s always simply “Obama derangement.”

Watch the video below, via MSNBC:

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