Mike Huckabee Disses Nancy Pelosi, Helen Thomas

Ex-Arkansas governor make gay marriage 'joke' about pol, journo
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 20, 2010 12:40 PM CDT
Mike Huckabee Disses Nancy Pelosi, Helen Thomas
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a news conference to discuss the small business jobs and credit act, June 16, 2010.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mike Huckabee has likened gay marriage to incest, but he's not ruling it out—though he may want to leave comedy to the professionals. In researching a forthcoming New Yorker profile, Ariel Levy joked with the former Arkansas governor about his "[fictitious] affair with Nancy Pelosi." reports the New York Post, His response: "The only thing worse than a torrid affair with sweet, sweet Nancy would be a torrid affair with Helen Thomas. If those were my only options, I'd probably be FOR same-sex marriage!"
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