Fox News host Mike Huckabee sure knows how to keep it classy.

The former Arkansas Governor managed to make a crack about marriage equality and the physical appearance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Helen Thomas all in one ill-conceived attempt at humor in a forthcoming New Yorker profile. Ariel Levy writes:

At times, he seems unable to resist the force of his own funniness. I joked with him once that I would write about his (fictitious) affair with Nancy Pelosi. He e-mailed back, “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!”