Thought you all might enjoy some excerpts from Kathy Griffin’s appearance on "Larry King Live" this week. She talked lots about her recent airplane mishap (smoke in the cabin, emergency landing) and about some booooring topics like a panty-free Britney Spears. So, I’ll skip all that and just share the questions relating to the gays:

King: What is this with you and gays?

GRIFFIN: I, you know, I just was that girl in high school that went to the prom with a gay guy. You know, that girl? And, in fact, my prom date is now a choreographer for Disney World.

KING: Why do certain girls...like gay guys?

GRIFFIN: You know, I just sort of always identified with gay people. They're the best audiences in the world. And I kind of, you know, I sort of identify with a little bit of a struggle, feeling like an outsider looking in. And I don't know, audience wise, gay audiences are great because they'll just go there with you. You know, you can't shock them and they are just game.

But I did have a gay panic recently. I went to the Streisand shows … and I didn't go with my gays. And I don't think a Streisand concert is as good with straight people. I think it is a little bit better if you go with gay people?

KING: Why?

GRIFFIN: It enhances the experience. And so when she started to sing "Oh My Man, I Love Him So," I welled up. And I looked around and there was a heterosexual couple to my right, a heterosexual couple to my left. And I just panicked and I turned to a gay man behind me, because I have very good gay-dar. And I just grabbed his hand and we held hands. And it was like a one night stand where I never knew his name, he never knew mine and we just looked at each other and welled up and kind of gave like the gay, like the gay nod, like that's our Streisand.
KING: Well, wait a minute. Are you saying gays appreciate her more than heteros?

GRIFFIN: I think it's a horse race, but I know she does very well with gay audiences. We get her, Larry.

KING: What did you make of the former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey on this show?

GRIFFIN: Larry, that was intense. First of all, he vanished. So he does the press conference, I'm a proud gay American. And you know what I'll never forget, is the wife. Remember the wife standing next to him in the Chanel suit, Xanaxed out of her gourd? God love her. She's seen everything. Give that woman a vacation. Give her a break. So McGreevey what is it, he went to like India or something for a while?

KING: There he is.

GRIFFIN: Yes, with the boyfriend. And, Larry, I can't believe you asked him if it was a life partner or a love partner. It's life partner, Larry, you have to speak gay. It's a language. And then when he was talking about how difficult it was to tell his father. Very emotional, that was a very compelling hour.

KING: And then we had a guy who said he had a relationship with he came on last week and said he didn't do it. That he was lying.

GRIFFIN: I don't know about that. He was molested? He's 40.

KING: Molested.

GRIFFIN: I don't know. McGreevey's hot. I would, you know, I have no problem getting him off the bubble. You know what I'm saying.

KING: Do you think we're ready for a gay president?

GRIFFIN: I'd love it. By that, I assume you mean Oprah. I tease, Larry, I know we're scared of her. Oprah, first lesbian president, Gayle, lesbian vice president. Just a thought, I'm not outing anybody.