Frank, it's Gomer Pyle, not Pile.

[You got me. I've never actually seen the show. -Ed.]

Anyway, Huckabee kind of reminds me of Reagan, how all these Democrats said, "Yeah, nominate Reagan, we can beat him easily!" And they lost 45 states in 1980 and 49 in 1984.

Reagan was a success because he spoke from the heart and was sincere in his beliefs. Huck reminds me of that more than any of the other guys currently running (except maybe Fred Thompson.)

Considering he is using religion to try and get himself elected, he reminds me of the person who does charity work and then turns around and pronounces he does charity work to the whole world. HEY LOOK AT ME, I'M HUMBLE!

I like Huckabee, (I'm from Arkansas by the way) I don't think he's trying to use religion to get elected, he's just a religious guy. His biggest issues will be his stance on Illegal's and taxes.

1st choice: Fred
2nd choice: Mike

I like the Gomer Pyle reference, but I wonder if you're talking about Jim Nabors from the Andy Griffith Show / Gomer Pyle USMC, or Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket. For me, it's the latter. Slow, dim-witted, and unfit for the job. Personally, I'd like to grab Huckabee by the throat and scream in his face, "What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?"

But maybe that's just me.

Huckster reminds me of a used car salesman. Just look at the picture of his family and ask yourself, would I buy a car from any of them? Heck no! All the men look related to Boss Hogg.

One of his sons hung a stray dog while a counselor at summer camp. There was a public cry for investigation on the charge of animal cruelty, but the Huckster arranged for the police to back down. See http://www.newsweek.com/id/78241

I really am getting fed up with Arkansas and men from "Hope".

That Hukster smeelz like a baaad man!

Huck reminds me of the chef in the soup commercials; the one that gazes out of the lighthouse window, towards the beckoning sea, and has a momentous revelation about how much more delicious his soup would be if he used tasty SEA SALT!

What's this thread about? Pyle?

No! I DON'T think Gomer Pyle would make a good president, and I'm not voting for him!

And Mike Huckabee reminds me of my weasely hibachi dealer.

He reminds me most of disgraced former president Charles Logan.

You remember the kid in school who never quite got anything right, no matter how hard he tried? Somehow "the words were right, but not the music"? Huck reminds me of that kid. Since I was that kid, that's probably not good.

He reminds me most of disgraced former president Charles Logan.
#10 - Posted by: suedenim on December 20, 2007 01:38 PM

You know, I had actually forgotten but that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw him a few months ago. He would probably preside like Logan did, too (i.e. having no ideas of his own, always commanding his staff "What do we do now?" "Fix this!" "How did this happen?", and running scared from his own failures).

Is Fred electable? Thats the only issue that scares me. He hits me on the issues (immediately after hitting hippies) but to be practical about his electability makes me hope for a rudy-fred ticket. They balance each other out. Plus we can increase the streak of shootings by a VP to two (I will not include Al Gore's performance at "environmentally aware carbon offset skeetball"... I don't care if he does quote his scores by stating that he shot a ##"

I'm thinking Pee Wee Herman without the annoying voice.

Couldn't you seem him riding that bike?

Just wait till the next interview:

so-called journalist: Peewee Huckabee, how do you respond to alegation that you released dangerous felons who went on to kill again?

PWH: I know you are, but what am I?

SCJ: That doesn't make any sense.

PWH: So?

SCJ: Ooookay, how about accusations that you have no clue about foreign policy of the US?

PWH: I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you. Haha!

Huckabee reminds me of all the freakin' idiots out there who say "we're really not bigoted against Mormons, we just think that none of them should ever hold public office, be presidents of companies or stars in entertainment, or hold any position more prominent than fast food drive-thru clerk. In fact really they all should go shoot themselves right now to expedite their journey straight to hell." Because that's whose prejudices he plays on.

I'm not a Romney supporter (I of course support The Fred!), but I'd vote for Romney and his shiny hair before I'd vote for Huckabee.

I have to admit, I enjoyed the first spelling.
I kept reading it as "Gomer Piles".

But now that you mention it, yes, he does look like Pyle.

Well gawwwlee! Ah'll be danged if you ain't right, Mr. Fleming! That there Gomer Pyle reference is as fine a frog fur.

Seriously, even if we'd never heard the man speak or seen his image, do you really think that the term "President Huckabee" is going to sound menacing to anyone? I don't mean to bash anyone's surname, but "Huckabee" sounds more like a character out of 'The Lord of the Rings'.

http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00186/Marty_Feldman_ameri_186080m.jpg

A product of a romantic union between Gomer Pyle and Kevin Spacey?

Oh, yeah-- you nailed it, Frank. The Gomer reference is right on the money. I was telling everyone I know that he looks just like Jim Nabors (Gomer's alter-ego).

His policies, though, remind me of Katrina... as in, the hurricane. Because, if he gets the nomination, it will be an unprecedented disaster for this country. Even Obama would beat Governor Pyle in the general election.

Fred, Fred, and only Fred. If we all keep saying that enough, it will happen. Geez, if the Paulistinians can get that crazy dude noticed so much, why can't we get THE Fred at least as much publicity.

(Oh, right... because Ron Paul is 25 percent insane, and the media loves a good crazy-guy... never mind.)

I dunno, there's something about Huck that just remindes me of Forrest Gump.

Rick, it's the "stupid is as stupid does" part.

I endorse all Huckabees, especially Dave. He's my kind of dawg!

I think he reminds me of John Edwards. The Gomer Pyle shtick, the Evangelical piety on his sleeve, the glib answers are all what a good trial lawyer would do to get the big judgment against the greedy corporation.

If he wasn't a Baptist preacher, he'd have been a trial lawyer. I don't trust him any more than I trusted another former governor of Arkansas.

He's not an economic conservative, he's not a libertarian. He's a "what do I need to say to get elected" populist. He'd be as bad as Jimmy Carter because he's sure he's right on everything since he's more moral than you. God save us from the saved! Give me a "poor Catholic" over a "good Christian" every time; at least the former shows some sign of humility.

I'll tell you who Huckster reminds me of:

Nixon.

Igor - You may be right, but I think it's also something to do with the way he got all earnest about how "A Hillary Clinton Presidency is no joke" at one of the previous debates.

"Yeah, we know Huck, and life is like a box of chocolates, la, la, la."

I'll take Fred any day of the week. He's a crime-fighting master criminal. Or something.

Rick, I know. They both possess this quality that mildly mentally retarded people have of being very earnest and forthright about obvious things. They also both lack intellectual curiosity about things that don't relate to their immediate situation.

Fred...Huck...Fred...Huck...hm...I think maybe if he changes the first letter of his nickname to the same one that Fred has and ads "Stupid" in front of it I'll vote for him just for telling the truth.

Nope. Sorry. I have to stick with the Huckster as the next "peanut" Jimmeh Carter.

Well, except for the fact that Carter was bright enough to be acceptable to Admiral Rickover, and Huckabee says "Intelligence estimate? what intelligence estimate? You mean the Persians are up to something??"

Rick: don't diss The Gump; ole Forrest had it goin' on where it counted. :)

I would rather have him than the Huckmiester. In fact -dare I say it?- "Run, Forrest, run!"

Where's a damn giant rabbit when you need one?

* The Huckster has a great sense of humor.
* Huckabee COULD be an excellent US President iff he can put ego aside and surround himself with the best advisors - and LISTEN to them!
* Folks from Arkansas, when Huck was Gov of your state, did he think he could solve everything from agricultural problems to nuclear engineering or did he actually get advice from people who knew what they were talking about and then FOLLOW THE ADVICE?
Reagan was great because he was a charismatic leader AND an administrator. Hillary would be a terrible president because she would have "accidents" befall anyone who disagreed with her or who got in her way.

Mr Hoooklsberrie looks just Mr. Ranger Sir from Yogi Bear.
Folks that know me know I don't exaggerate.

Guys, guys, guys (and gals, too.)

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This hostility against Huckabee is unwarrented. As a nominee, he will still give us most of what we want.

I like Fred, but he's run a very poor campaign. He got in too late, he did a poor job of raising money, picking staff and rallying the troops, and now his best hope of staying alive is coming in third in Iowa? His priority was keeping those royalty checks coming in from Dick Wolf, and it's cost him.

Giuliani is unacceptable to me because he's a liberal whose jerked around his family. If the GOP nominates him after trying to impeach Clinton for behavior that wasn't nearly as bad, we will be (deservedly) called hypocrites.

McCain is unacceptable because honestly, he's done some things that I just won't forgive him for. Sorry, I'm not a bigot because I want to secure the border. Say what you will about Huck's policies as Gov, at least he understands the concerns.

Yeah, Romney says now that he's with us, but in the 1990's, he said he'd be better on left issues than Ted Kennedy and ridiculed Reagan. NOW he's supposed to be the right guy? And I'm sorry, it is not being a bigot to question how many of the goofy things Mormons believe in Romney is going to carry into the White House. If it is okay to ask Huck if he really discounts evolution, then it is okay to ask Romney if he really believe God lives on the Planet Kolob.

Huckabee = Huck Finn, the guys on Deliverance, ditto Forrest Gump and Gomer

"President Huckabee"...we might as well bend over and grab our ankles

If you want to really understand the Huckabee problem, go to the Wall Street Journal on line site and read a couple of the editorials on there today (21/21). One of them talks about Huckabee having been investigated more than a dozen times for ethics violations in Arkansas. Hard for me to imagine how bad someone's ethics would have to be to get investigated in that state, what with Whitewater, cattle futures and all. (Sorry razorbackers but you did give us Bealzebubba). It also mentions that HE IS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN TO BE ENDORSED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BRANCH OF THE TEACHER'S UNION, THE NEA. Why? He opposes school choice through vouchers. Another editorial expresses dismay at Huckabee's substantial campaign emphasis on his Christianity. I am as right-wing, Christian, gun-nut, anti-abortion, etc as they come. I know lots of good Christians who I would not put in the Whitehouse. What else does he bring to the table? In public life it too often seems that people emphasize their religion as a cover up. Huckabee is bad on taxes, foreign policy and a host of other issues.

#33 To say that you like Fred but will vote for Huck because Fred has run a poor campaign is like saying that you like Ronald Reagan but will vote for Hillary because she is a better campaigner. Makes no sense at all.

Bosley. From Charleys Angels.

Well, I'm not surprised the WSG is panicking about Huck. They are the mouthpeice of the faction of the GOP that is selling off the American Dream and outsourcing it to China and India so a few fat cats can get rich. The last thing they want is for the rank and file to take back our party.

As far as ethic charges in Arkansas, what you forget is that all of those charges were brought by DEMOCRATS. Of course, they've learned to achieve in court what they can't acheive at the ballot box.

Sorry, for me there's a big reason not to vote for Huck. He's a preacher. I wouldn't vote for ANY preacher for POTUS. Religious, maybe. Preacher, no way.