Republican lieutenant governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch apologized Thursday for saying on a Christian radio station earlier this year that extending domestic partner benefits to gay state employees was a slippery slope that could lead to approving marriage to tables and dogs. In the interview with WVCY Christian radio on Jan. 25, Kleefisch said the state can’t afford to “just be handing out money to anyone. This is a slippery slope. In addition to that, at what point are we going to OK marrying inanimate objects? Can I marry this table, or this, you know, clock? Can we marry dogs? This is ridiculous.” The comment resurfaced in the waning days of the campaign after it circulated among bloggers and gay rights organizations for months and spurred a protest at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha this week. Kleefisch issued a Thursday statement apologizing.

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