A South Carolina GOP state activist has apologized for calling a gorilla an "ancestor" of first lady Michelle Obama. Affiliate WIS reports.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/06/13/hoover.michelle.gorilla.wisCOLUMBIA, S.C. - A former chairman of the South Carolina Election Commission has apologized after his posting on Facebook suggested a gorilla that escaped form a Columbia zoo was an ancestor of first lady Michelle Obama.
Minutes after the gorilla’s escape was reported Friday, Rusty DePass posted: "I’m sure it’s just one of Michelle’s ancestors — probably harmless."
The comment has since been deleted, but DePass confirmed to WIS-TV that he made it, apologizing and saying it was a joke about statements Obama has made about evolution.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/2009_06_14_South_Carolina_pol:_Sorry_for_comparing_Michelle_Obama_to_gorilla/