There is a decidedly down-home feel to the current crop of Republican presidential candidates. They all seem to be vying for the title of “everyman” and the affection of the redneck culture, but do we really need another hillbilly president?

Rudy Giuliani (seen here in stunning evening wear) unwittingly kicked off this trend way back in 1968 when he married his second cousin. He divorced her 14 years later, claiming that the two, who had known each other since childhood, were not aware that they were cousins.

Last April Mitt Romney was eager to win support of gun owners and small animal haters alike, so he claimed to be a life-long hunter…of “varmints.” It was later revealed that he had, in fact, only been hunting twice in his life.

But the icing on the big Hostess cupcake was a comment made by Mike Huckabee while he was campaigning for the South Carolina primary: “When I was in college, we used to take a popcorn popper, because that was the only thing they would let us use in the dorm, and we would fry squirrels in a popcorn popper in the dorm room.”

What does it say about the political climate in America when candidates have to lie about owning so few guns and confess to frying varmints in air poppers in order to win the favor of the Republican party?

Maybe if we all tease Mitt Romney enough about his lack of hunting experience, he’ll actually eat a varmint during a debate. That’ll show that jerk Huckabee.