Phillip Frye, "Prominent" Democratic McCain Supporter, Mocked by Daily Show

Yesterday, HuffPo's own Sam Stein reported on a list of "prominent Democrats and Independents" that was circulated by the McCain campaign, finding that the list was chock-a-block with people who actually had significant ties to the GOP. But the most special member of that list was left unmentioned.

That special member? Phillip Frye. The guy that most people thought of as Phillip "The Main Character From That Show Futurama" Frye, but who actually was Phillip "I'm not qualified to run our great state or have any hopes of winning an election" Frye. Or simply, Phillip "Icky" Frye, a one-time candidate for the West Virginia governorship.

And, via Wonkette/Raging Red, we also learn that Frye figured prominently in a mocking correspondent's report from The Daily Show's Rob Corddry.

Calling Icky Frye a former West Virginia gubernatorial candidate is like calling Gary Coleman a former California gubernatorial candidate. He ran as a joke. He ran for attention. He ran because the incumbent governor, Bob Wise, had been sleeping with his wife. He ran as revenge.

As Frye told The Daily Show in August 2003, he had no hopes whatsoever of winning the election and ran simply "to be a sheer nuisance to Bob Wise."

We look forward to the serious and substantive contributions Frye will make to the McCain campaign, one of which should probably be "LEARN TO USE GOOGLE MAYBE."

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Comments

[binarystar]

Oh Snap! It's Laslow T. Holyfeld!

[peggio]

Exactly and he's entering another sweepstakes because he knows the odds.

[moreupnorth]

Well here we are with another piece of evidence that John McCain and his staff do not know how to do research. And as most people know research=k­nowledge=p­rogress=ch­ange.

[thebirdstheword]

i knew i shouldn't have given this guy $.30 at the off-ramp the other day!

[MelFamy]

Writing for the Daily Show has got to be the easiest job in the world, what with McCain and the rest of the die-hard fiasco-deniers providing so much free material.

[realityczech4u]

This Frye character looks like Larry Fine of theThree Stooges on LSD.

[Nitehawk]

Old Icky's main claim to fame is that Bob Wise slept with his wife. The general feeling is that Icky is trying to get his current wife closer to John( Serial Adulterer) McCain with the hopes of getting the big bucks this time.

[bayside]

Most WV are good people , but know nothing about computers and politics.. Very gullible..Some southern states have this mentality...

[wolfgangmo]

Details? What are you talking about, or are you just ranting?

[Realbluesky]

As a West Virginian, I can accept the second part of your comment, but not the first.
My experience has been that WV people are not good people. They are not friendly to outsiders, they are clanish and they are ignorant. They are so stupid they think Joe Manchin is a good governor. This is a state of fools.

[Phylmom]

I don't believe you are a West Virginian.

[Phylmom]

Uh, ever heard of a little information services company called SISCO? Founder and CEO a West Virginian?

[MemphisBuffalo]

Not some, all. I had to explain texting to a 50 year old last month. It was like showing fire to a caveman.

[tinarm]

Poor, poor West Virginia, no wonder they are where they are.

[Phylmom]

Excuse me, you might want to explain exactly how this reflects upon West Virginia? It's the ignorance of the McCain people this is about. Are they from West Virginia?

[stringer]

WTF is wrong with the people trying to run this state? Is this for real?

[Phylmom]

Hey, stupid, read the whole thing. The guy got, like, 3 votes. He ran because the governor was having an affair with this wife (who was a babe from some other country who married this idiot just so she could get a visa).

[laborgrunt]

Is this Lewis Davis guy a serious contender?

[4wehttam]

Poor WV, I feel sorry for their sorry state.....­.........o­f mind.

[Realbluesky]

Thanks. We need all the pity we can get. Nothing else seems to be working, including the current governor.

[Phylmom]

I feel sorry for your ignorance. West Virginia is the best place to live in the country -- beautiful scenery, low taxes, friendly people, low crime rate. Oh yes, its horrible, all right.

[MemphisBuffalo]

Such an educated population. Bet a house with a cement pond is very affordiable!

[aristonice]

Anyone else wanna chip in and get this guy a facial and a hot oil treatment for his locks? I'm feeling kind of charitable.

[Tropiholic]

this is one hunky fella!!!

[OlongapoEd]

HuffPo may not allow this comment, but this guy sure looks like a 1960s drug casualty.

[chicagoexpat]

Hey, I resemble that statement. I'm a 1960's drug casually. Or is it that I casually take 1960's drugs? I have trouble mis-remembering.

[conniedogs]

West Virginia! No wonder Sen O lost. He really shouldn't feel bad about that at all. I think a wall would be rather appropriate.

[Phylmom]

You are an ignorant bigot. Is the wall to keep us safe from you? I might be able to go for that. If you came here you'd see how great it is and we might be forced to put up with you.