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National Organization for Marriage memos reveal same ‘ol racial wedge strategy

Surprise! The National Organization of Marriage uses race as a strategic wedge issue in the debate over marriage equality.

A confidential memo obtained by the Human Rights Campaign outlines the strategy to divide along racial lines stating (Via The Daily Beast):

“The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks—two key Democratic constituencies,” it said. “We aim to find, equip, energize and connect African-American spokespeople for marriage, to develop a media campaign around their objections to marriage as a civil right; and to provoke the gay marriage base into responding by denouncing these spokesmen and women as bigots.”

The racial divisions aren’t only between black and white.  Hispanics are actually the key to the plan with ...

Surprise! The National Organization of Marriage uses race as a strategic wedge issue in the debate over marriage equality.

A confidential memo obtained by the Human Rights Campaign outlines the strategy to divide along racial lines stating (