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WATCH: Fred Karger Debates NOM's Maggie Gallagher
Gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger debated the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher on MSNBC.
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Gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger debated the National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher on MSNBC, where Gallagher defended NOM's tactics of turning gays and African-Americans against each other.
 
The issue came to the media's attention recently after leaked internal documents from NOM demonstrated the group's divisive tactics. Speaking with MSNBC host Thomas Roberts on Friday, Gallagher tried to defend NOM's actions, while Karger took her to task. See how they both did below:

        
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