Rod 2.0:Beta #gay #news #lgbt #gaynews

WATCH: Anti-Gay Huckabee Decides Against 2012 Presidential Run

Former Arkansas governor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee announced on his FOX News show that he would not run for president in 2012. "All the factors say go, but my heart says no," said Huckabee on his Fox News Channel show.

Watch the announcement AFTER THE JUMP ...

Huckabee, who won the early 2008 Iowa Caucus and finished second the John McCain in the GOP primaries, removed himself from contention "despite polling that suggested he would be a strong player" among social conservatives, reported the Washington Post.

During the 2008 primary season, the ordained Southern Baptist minister compared homosexuality to "sadomasochism, pedophilia and necrophilia." The stridently anti-gay social conservative once proposed a quarantine for the HIV positive.

Huckabee becomes the latest high-profile Republican to skip the race and his decision "leaves America’s social conservatives without a clear candidate to throw their support behind," adds the Post. Watch the announcement AFTER THE JUMP ...

NRA Cancels King & Spalding Contract Over DOMA

Last week, there was news that gay-obsessed, far right wing Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli terminated the commonwealth's contract with law firm King & Spalding over its decision to withdraw from the House of Representatives' defense of the Defense of Marriage Act. The National Rifle Association has followed suit, reports Legal Times.

The NRA's letter to the Atlanta-based firm reads in part:

We are writing to notify you of our decision to terminate our legal services agreement with King & Spalding, effective immediately, due to the firm's decision to bow to political pressure and abandon a client in the midst of a legal representation. Specifically, our decision is motivated by your withdrawal as counsel for the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives in defense of Section III of the Defense of Marriage Act.

We believe King & Spalding's decision is indefensible and raises serious concerns about its ability to be a reliable and effective advocate for any client facing potentially controversial litigation.

To be clear, our decision is not motivated by any position on the statute itself. As you know, the National Rifle Association is a single-issue organization dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment. We are, however, often involved in controversial issues on which emotions can run high. This is as true in the legal arena as it is in the legislative.

Over the weekend, an estimated 75,000 people attended the National Rifle Association's 140th annual convention in Pittsburgh.