WATCH: Rachel Maddow and Ralph Reed spar over gay marriage

Sparks fly on NBC's normally staid Meet the Press when Maddow and Michael Eric Dyson debate Reed and Jim DeMint

Rachel Maddow and Ralph Reed
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The Sunday political talk shows often have the air of a polite conversation between politicians and pundits who have had the same policy discussions many times before, perhaps over cocktails and hors d'oeuvre at a Georgetown dinner party. Based on this weekend's Meet the Press, it seems pretty clear MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed have never broken bread together.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.