[ghost2003]

Just thought I would add my 2 cents (this post is just IMHO, if you dont feel the same way, im open to opinions):
First of all, a gentoo install is very easy...if you read the documentation (which is excellent, btw), its just very long.
Redo, there is no good linux option for people who dont like command lines. They should stick to mac or windows.
As for distros, I like *BSD's much more than linux but here are my thought for anyone new to linux. Avoid "user friendly" (that means ubuntu, mandriva, etc.). Why? Because you wont learn a thing. Sure, its easy at first but as soon as something goes wrong or you dont have a litte configuration app to do what you want you'll be lost and end up waiting for someone on a forum to help you. And you will never be able to use a real linux OS. They are nothing but trouble.
So, my recommendation for newbies is to take the time to learn, again if you cant do that then linux isint for you. You should not have X installed when you start (thats how I started and even now I only use X for web browsing with wmii-3 as my wm). You will be amazed how much you can learn in 1 hour playing arround with command lines. When you get good with them you will never want to see another GUI again.
Geento
Slackware
Debian
Are the top 3 on my list. They are easy to use, you just need to read a bit of documentation (dont worry, reading wont kill you). Gentoo also uses the "portage" which is kinda like the ports system used in the *BSD's (except not as good) so that makes it very easy to install software.