Talk Elections

Just a little survey so we can all get to know each other. You don't have to answer all the questions, just have some fun. :)

1. What's your name?
2. Where do you live?
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
6. How did you get interested in politics?
7. How did you discover this forum?
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?
11. What's your favourite song?
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

1. Dave
2. Melville, NY
3. Democrat
4. FDR
5. Myself
6. Don't remember
7. google
8. The forum
9. Football, Golf
10. Jerry Maguire
11. I don't think I can limit it to one song, but the Beatles are my favorite band.
12. No.

My name is Michael Ray Maki/I live ver near Marquette, MI/My Political Affiliation is Democrat-Conservative DEM/My Favorite President of MY lifetime is President William Jefferson Clinton/International Leader of ALL time is John Paul II/I have been interested in politics since the age of 4-President Nixon's Resignation speech opened my eyes and heart and mind to politics/I discovered this forum through my best friend/We can post what we want to, as long as it's given some thought/My other interests apart from politcs? I am a Christian, I LOVE being with my Best Friend, Eric, and hangin' with him/ I enjoy mystery movies, shows, I like to go shoppijng, eating out, going to casinos once in awhile/My favorite movie(s)? Casablanca and Titanic are twoof them/My Favorite song is "What Now My Love", as sung by Elvis Presley, it's also reminiscent of my personal life, in more ways than one/Sijngle and looking...

My survey, which may clear up any murky areas of my life.
1. Michael
2. Cambridge, MA. But I do spend a few months a year in Europe.
3. A socialist, currently aligned with the Democratic party.
4. I've always admired Woodrow Wilson.
5. Huge fan of Francois Mitterand, Willy Brandt, Clement Attlee, Olof Palme, and Pierre Trudeau.
6. I've been interested since I was about 11. I've just been enthralled with the ship of state ever since.
7. Can't remember.
8. The discussions are often supremely interesting.
9. I of course have my literary interests and my sociology work. But I have an interest in animal husbrandy (oddly enough) and of course, finding my match. For someone who hasn't found one yet, I certainly do my share of comparison shopping.
10. I love Ingmar Bergman, especially Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander. But the list could go on. I enjoy anything Bunuel, like Belle du Jour, and I also have my favorite American movie, Rosemary's Baby.
11. I have my favorites from the grand opera, like O Mio Babbino Caro, Un Bel Di, Vissi d'Arte, and Viens Malika. Then there's always Send in the Clowns.
12. That's about it.

1. Dan
2. Champaign, Illinois
3. Democratic-Republican (well...Democrat)
4. A tie. Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. William J. Clinton
6. Been interested in politics since 1996. Became heavily interested in 2000. Big fan of U.S. History, and became very fascinated with how politics have gone over the years.
7. After the 2000 election I searched the web for detailed results of not only the 2000 election but all past U.S. Presidential elections. I was very disappointed not to find any sites, and then was OVERJOYED when I found this website. Although, I have visited this website at least once or twice a month since 2000, I didn't really pay attention to the forum :( Therefore, I didn't become a member until there was the NEW forum just this year.
8. The statistics, and now that I'm a frequent visitor and poster at the forums...then I'd have to say the FORUMS :)
9. History, movies, video games (yes I'm a dork), reading (occasionally) and traveling (been to over 15 countries, 5 continents, and 45 States.)
10. Dan's Top 5 movies: It's a Wonderful Life, Citzen Kane, The Godfather, Gone With the Wind, and Casablanca. I also like the Star Wars films, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy and much, much more. I have a list of all my favorite movies. If anyone cares to see (and I doubt it) let me know ;) lol
11. George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Richard Wagner's Overture to the Tannhäuser
12. Who are you, John Ashcroft?

1. Gustaf (Gus might be the appropriate English shortform).
2. Sweden, I doubt more precise information is meaningful...
3. In Sweden, moderate (which means conservative, which means European liberal), in the UK tory or New Labour, in the US Democrat (most of the time!)
4. Hard, Jefferson.
5.  Winston Churchill
6. I just did...
7. I surfed the net looking for info on the EC.
8. The insights you get and those who succeed at being non-partisan.
9. History, reading, learning things.
10. Way too many to write down.
11. A lot, but mostly from the 60s.
12. I have never actually been to the US...

1. Michael Zeigermann
2. London, England
3. Centre-left (US: Democrat, UK: Labour or Lib Dem).
4. Franklin D Roosevelt
5. Willy Brandt
6. Political events in Europe during the late 1980s: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of communism. Also, the release of Nelson Mandela.
7. Google.
8. The generally good-natured, well-mannered and interesting discussions we have. It's very rare that a politics forum is as civilised as this.
9. Football (soccer), films, music, good food, travel, East-Asian culture (especially Japan).
10. Blade Runner, 2001, Seven Samurai, Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
11. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes. I also like most 60s music.
12. I lived in Chicago for roughly half a year (great city!). I've also lived in Germany and Holland. Oh yeah, and I'm an avid Arsenal supporter. GO GOONERS!


Dang, they're onto me. ;)

Sunderland is a soccer "football" team right.  Why is that sad?  Are they that bad?

I got a Manchester United hat when I was in Enlgand.  Go MU!

1. Don Johnson
2. Memphis, TN
3. Republican
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Winston Churchill, Konrad Adenauer, John Diefenbaker
6. started listening to Rush Limbaugh at age 9
7. Discovered the uselectionatlas site, stumbled on to the wrong link
8. It gives me something to do other than having a life.
9. Geography, Transportation, Broadcasting
10. Hackers
11. varies from week to week

We got relagated last season and almost set up a record for most defeats in a row...
We're doing better now, but then we are stuck in the 1st Divison now...

Does sunderland have a website?

I am supposing that you mean why I would vote for the dem nominee, and the answer would then be two main reasons which contradict each other (the reason for the consistency quote).

1. I am genuinely worried about parts of the christian right and the neo-conservatives. I am not confident they have the common sense to see when to back off and when to keep away from the big button. To me some of these people come off as fanatics and they are running the risk of alienating the entire world.

2. I don't trust GWB. I know this will get his supporters here come down on me, so please don't kill me. He doesn't strike me as genuine, there is just too much money and connections everywhere. He is saying very much the same things as Tony Blair, but Blair conveys an image of actually believing in it. I am aware that this could be really unfair and a lot of things point at it being an unfair judgement, but then again it all comes down to gut feeling.

3. And, yeah, also he let down free trade which was the main reason for my favoring him in the last election.    

A)  Christian Right and Neo-conservatives are two VERY different things so its not like they are working together for eeevil or anything.  Most full-Christian righters are angry with the Bush administration for its tacit support of gay rights and many populists don't like the Iraq war.  Most neocons think that the christian right just gets in the way too much :)

B) The vast majority of the Republican party is comprised of moderates, moderate-conservatives, and 'normal' conservatives and libertarians.  We aren't as whacko as the European media would have you believe.  Ok some of us are, but most of us arent :)


So you'd trust Howard Dean?  I guess that is more of a personal decision as to whether you trust someone or not.  But I will tell you that from my perspective the #1 reason to vote for President Bush is because I DO trust him.  I trust that he does what he does because of his faith and conviction.  Both parties have leaders who have business connections and many of these are suspect (don't get me started on Linda Daschle!) so you shouldn't single out Bush.



So you'd prefer a candidate like Howard Dean who is 100% opposed to free trade???

Dude, you aren't a socialist, get a blue icon :)

You're right I'm not a socialist! If I can handle the embarassement I might well change my mind...:)

Well, there is another thing though! I believe it's important with changes in power. The GOP is becoming a little too dominant and that isn't healthy.  

Well, this didn't come out right. I accidentally put parts of my response within the qoute barriers:). I think you will recognize your own post so I won't bother. I'm sorry though.

1. What's your name?  Doug
2. Where do you live? NJ
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Currently Rep
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Washington:  his keen awarness of precident established the role of the President that all others followed until FDR greatly expanded the executive branch
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics?  Organized Anti-war Discussions (Vietnam) in HS 1970, ran a voter registration drive for 18-21 yr olds in 1972 after the 26th amendment passed, was a local McGovern delegate to the CT convention in 1972
7. How did you discover this forum?  Yahoo search for info on past elections
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?  When Peggy Sue got married
11. What's your favourite song?  The long and winding road
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
As a Democratic activist, turned independentt, turned Republican, I see the logic in the saying (for which I lack the exact quote):
If you're not a Democrat in youth, you have no heart, if you're not a Republican later, you have no brain.
I retain a desire to run for Congress some day

TOO DOMINANT??? AIEEE!!!  We endure 140 years of Democrats controlling EVERYTHING and now that we are catching up and control the majority of legislatures, governorships, congress, and the Presidency (all of which the Dems had before 1994) you are saying that we are too dominant!  *has a heartattack*  ARRRGH! Let us catch our breaths for a moment then we will talk about dominance! EEEEE!

Here in Tennessee, we and our dominant selves are desperately trying to oust a corrupt Democrat regime in our state house and senate that has been in place since.... well... since forever.  I don't even think we had GOP control of the legislature during reconstruction! Democrats fought our attempts to open up and reform the legislature along with having recorded votes in committee meetings.  We'll get 'em eventually, but it may take a few more years.

COOL. So, your dream is to run for Congress. Mine is more than a dream, I already believe I have received what I have asked for in prayer, that's the Presidency of the United States of America, AS a Conservative Democrat.

Well, OK, so maybe they have been dominant, but right now things are looking pretty good right? The democrats have been doing badly in presidential elections ever since Eisenhower got in and now they are losing control of congress, there's not much left.

But I don't want to give you a heartattack so I'll backoff and not press the issue...

Zork, with your liberal background, it would be interesting to hear how you came to be a Republican.  I grew up in the post-Vietnam era, and have always had conservative instincts, so I have not actually changed my politics much as I've gotten older.  It would be interesting to hear from somebody who has.

1. What's your name?  Dave

2. Where do you live?  Connecticut

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Republican -- I vote almost entirely for the Republican nominees except on the local level.

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?  I have a few -- Lincoln, F. D. Roosevelt, Truman, Reagan.

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Winston Churchill / Margaret Thatcher

6. How did you get interested in politics?  I recognized at a young age that the quality of our political leadership could greatly affect the quality of my life.  I had relatives who were involved in local politics, but that didn't play a big favor since local politics is the area where my interest is lower.  It just gets too personal, and you never know who if somebody is personally involved in an issue or with a candidate, so I stay away from local politics.

7. How did you discover this forum?  A search for presidential election results.

8. What do you like most about it?  The ability to discuss issues with people who are polite and civil, and respect the opinions of others.  That is unusual for a political forum.

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?  Cars, sports, finance, architecture

10. What's your favourite movie?  I have a few -- Caddyshack is up there, so is Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  Even as an adult, I still like crude adolescent male humor best.

11. What's your favourite song?  I have a few of those.  Stairway to Heaven is up there, a real classic.  Sultans of Swing, by Dire Straits, is a favorite of mine.

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?  Not that I can think of.

www.safc.com (http://www.safc.com)

Isn't it "Show me a man who isn't a liberal at 20 and Iw ill show you a man without a heart, show me a man who isn't a conservative at 40 and I will show you a man without a brain?

I have a few more years to salvage my brain, and I don't see it happening.

1. Randy
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Dem
4. FDR (Lincoln is a close 2nd)
5. Gandhi
6. Got interested in politics because my grandfather was an alderman in Pittsburgh.  Interest grew in the 90's as I became disillusioned with the dirty pool of the political system.
7. Randomly from yahoo while looking for some election data.
8. For the most part people on here maintain a pleasant tone while debating issues.
9. Too numerous to list.  Here are 3 of them: skiing, chess, and opera.
10. Casablanca
11. 32 Flavors by Ani DiFranco (this changes daily)
12. Nope, thanks for asking.

We have two things in common Fresh: Casablanca and Chess!

Okay, thanks Realpolitik, or Al.  :)

Oh, yeah, sorry.

1. Reuben
2. Houston, TX
3. Republican
4. George Washington
5. Winston Churchill
6. From my dad. He grew up in SC and was th first Republican in his family ever. He still has a "help uncle Strom elect Nixon" bumpersticker in the attic.
As for a specific event, probably the Oslo War (begen Rosh Hashana, in September, 2000, ongoing.)
7. From a friend about a year ago. I looked at some maps, thought "neat!" and left. I just recently stumbled on this site again and found the forum.
8. I really like the primary maps, and hope more come out soon.
9. Any PC games with the Europa Universalis engine, other favorite games are FF7 and Ocarina of Time. Also Red Alert 2. Reading politics and Fantasy (I've just rediscovered Tolkien for obvious reasons, first read the hobbit at 7 and LOTR at 10, Silmarillion at 12. Hated Silmarillion. Chris Tolkien can't write.)
10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail, tied with Spaceballs
11. Battle Cry of Freedom (George F. Root), tied with Swanee River (Stephen Collins Foster)
12. I'm a llama!
Also, I notice most people here are much older than me- I'm 17 and a senior in high school.

I'm not much older than you, M. I'm only 20, a college student. Remember, it's always good to be young and politically active. Having said that, there should be MORE young people at this forum, because most of the members of this forum are old fogeys who voted in every election since 1860. Many of them make Strom Thurmond look like a toddler. (Just kidding, of course) ;)

but, that's so cool that you're young. I am a conservative democrat myself. So, welcome to the forum. I got interested in politics at the age of 4. Been gung ho ever since.

1. What's your name? Eric
2. Where do you live? Marquette, MI
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Democrat
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Franklin Roosevelt
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Jean Chretien
6. How did you get interested in politics? From my father, I remember watching the debates with him in 1984 at age 5 and I was hooked.
7. How did you discover this forum? I was an avid reader of Dave's site when the original forum was first created. I originally found the site through Google.
8. What do you like most about it? Intellectual interactions with intelligent people.
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Sports, especially soccer, ice hockey, and american football, reading, the outdoors, 80s music (especially New Wave), the Dave Matthews Band, Seinfeld, computer adventure games, interactive fiction, spending time with and talking to my best friends and girlfriend.
10. What's your favourite movie? Hmm, hard one. I love the Matrix and Lord of the Rings series among current stuff. Also like a lot of old classics.
11. What's your favourite song? Again, impossible to pick one. Just about anything by the Dave Matthews Band or the Police could be near the top, although I love the classic bands too like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc.

I'm sixteen, so I beat all of you!

We have scary similarities. I also love Europa Universalis, fantasy, Monty Python and Mel Brooks. Heard Battle Cry of Freedom in connection with playing Battleground-games. I wouldn't call it my favourite, but I definitely liked it. I played Red Alert I but never got around to buying number II.

Still, nice to have someone around with a similar profile!

I'm under 20 but that's all I'm saying!

Age[years]: Under 20
Age[cynicism]: 125

I'm only 22, so this is a very statistically young board.

Typically I feel young at 26 ... but here I feel like an old man.  I'm about ready to start asking what people do for a living (I'm an independent IT consultant and I own a small business on the side).

That is cool! Just got Vicky last night, haven't quite figured out the basics yet. Do you use the paradox forum? If so, what is your username?

I'm 37.  I feel ancient.  :)
I think jmfcst is around my age (he has said he is married and works, etc.) but I doubt we will ever know his age.

Yes, we are a tightly knit community.  Many of us know eachother well from the old forum.  

No I don't, but probably will now! I love the historically contradicting things you can do, so I am constantly trying to get somewhere with the aztecs or China. Feel free to mail me about the forum.

FF7 is easily my favourite game of all-time! :) Probably the first game which really blew me away. Ah, memories...


I'm 24, which is probably the average age around here... I'm surprised Realpolitik and M are under 20.

Sorry, would have done this sooner if not for my long absence.



1. Chris
2. Reynoldsville, PA  (I go to school in Erie, PA so I spend most of the year up there, but I'm originally from Reynoldsville and I don't plan to move back after school, I might stay in Erie, but I'm thinking of moving south to Virginia or North Carolina)
3. Republican
4. Reagan
5. Churchill
6. I just sorta did.  My family is Republican on one side and Democrat on the other.  The Democrat side turned me off.
7. Hmmm.  Discovered the atlas first, about a year ago.  Discovered the forum a month and a half ago.
8. Don't have many friends who are political (even though I'm a Poli Sci major, so go figure).  So I like to discuss subjects and get others oppinions.
9. History, Reading, Writing (mainly political thrillers and counter-factual stories, nothing published) Baseball and Football.
10. Lord of the Rings (all three)
      Saving Private Ryan
      Gettysburg
      Patton
11. Don't know, really.
12. Nothing really.  You can ask if you want to know.

P.S.  This reminds me of a dating website LOL

I'm very surprised Realpolitik is under 20.  He acts like a middle-aged man who has seen the world...

somewhere I put my education historya nd background--attorney here.

HUH?

some were talking about their backgrounds and so I said I put my educationa nd background somewhere in my postings, but simply here that I was an attorney.

Where do you get so much time to post if you are an attorney?

I know...  worrying isn't it... see I come from a very cynical family...

great multi-tasker--wrote 2 briefs today while posting.

Ahhh, okay...still hard to believe.

Realpoltik--I guess that is the only expanation, but if I had to guess your age, I would say 45.

I love counter-factual histories! (political thrillers too, but that's not as unusual and hence less interesting.) Btw, it seems Churchill and LOTR comes up rather often here. What does that say about us? :)

We are nerds who like Churchill and Tolkien.  Oh, well.  Gotta go.  Happy New Year everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They both are British...Happy New Year to you to soulty!!

Tolkein was actually born in South Africa(of British parents), but he lived in the U.K all of his life.
A famous Brummie ;)

Wasn't Churchill half-American?


For a combination of both, I recommend Fatherland by Robert Harris. An excellent counterfactual thriller, in case you haven't read it already.

Oh! I've read it and loved it! (I epsecially liked the cover, with an EU-flag and a Swastika flag. Unfair but fun.) Have you read Archangel by Harris? I thought that was great as well.  

Unfortunately, I haven't read Archangel. What's it about?

An American or British (I can't remember which right now) historian is visiting Russia in the 90s, and hears about Stalin's notebook. He starts searching for it, but is rivaled by die-hard stalinists. Something very unexpected then develops, reavealing dark secrets...

I can't really tell you much about it, though, since it would ruin the reading. :) Still, I found it highly enjoyable. It was one of those books which I was stupid enough to lend a friend and never got back. :(

Sounds interesting, I think I'll check it out. Thanks. :)


I hate it when that happens.

You're welcome, hope you will find it and enjoy it. When it comes to borrowing books I am being slightly hypocritical. It has happened that I have borrowed books and not returned them. It is more due to a wandering mind and being a bad organizer than anything else.

Well, I'll admit I'm the same. I have one book which I borrowed from somebody circa 1996. And there are still some CDs lying around which I borrowed from an ex-girlfriend (not that I have any intention of returning them ;)).

HAHA...
I know how you feel....

What's your name? Dean
Where do you live? Hawaii
What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Rep
Who's your favourite President of all-time? T.R.
Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? The Iron Lady
How did you get interested in politics? Goldwater campaign
How did you discover this forum? Google
What do you like most about it? Quality of discussion
What are your other interests, apart from politics? History (British Empire)
What's your favourite movie? Dr. Strangelove
What's your favourite song? Amen chorus from Handel’s “Messiah”
Anything else you'd like to mention? Don’t change the Atlas colors!

Dr. Strangelove is great! Funny with a republican named Dean coming from Hawaii. :) The first guy from Hawaii on the forum that I have seen so far!

Hello and welcome to the forum, Dean. :) I agree, Dr. Strangelove is a great film.

I'm a YaBB God! Glory! :) :) :)

Damn all you YaBB Gods!!!

Dr. Strangelove: Or How I stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb is indeed a GREAT film. It's listed in the top 20 of my favorite films list.

See!  Goldwater got this conservative interested in positics, and Howard Dean will get liberals interested in politics even if he loses.

Thank you for the welcome. Hawaii has some of the most wonderful people on Earth, but is an unusual place politically. The people here have had a long history of being treated like children. First, the Hawaiian monarchy was strong and paternalistic. Then, the Boston missionaries came in and pretty much treated the Hawaiians like lost sheep that needed correction. Then the sugar barons set up plantation systems and company towns that ruled the workers from cradle to grave.

Naturally, most people here are enamored of the Nanny State, having been babied for much of their history. In the last election, there was one candidate whose ad flat out said, "Vote for so-and-so, she will take care of us"!

The unions are very powerful; one reason is that the unions were one of the strongest supporters of Statehood. The large land and business owners were quite content to run their businesses without Federal workplace safety and other rules, and the workers saw that with Statehood they would have stronger Federal protections at the workplace.

Also, Asian businessmen were excluded from the Republican Party (Hawaii started out as a Republican stronghold!) because of the racism of the 50’s. The Democrats took advantage of the situation and welcomed the Asians, thus creating a political power base when these Asian businessmen became economically powerful.

Hawaii will almost always vote Democrat in the national elections. Our Republican Governor is a liberal Republican, and as many of you political junkies know, state and national politics can frequently be very different.

Why don't you join us? :)

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! :) :)

LOL...:)

You will get jvravnsbo after you for that suggestion... :)

pyramids eh?

He really doesn't have a leg to stand on since he has more posts than any of us.

Dan: pyramids work well! :)

I think he got that... :)

Still, he may come over here crying.  You never know about JR.

1. What's your name? Carey

2. Where do you live? Adelaide, Australia

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? I am centre-left, so in the US  that'd make me a Democrat most likely.

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Historical: Thomas Jefferson, 20th Century: Harry Truman.

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? My own country: Gough Whitlam, International: Nelson Mandela

6. How did you get interested in politics? I dunno, just one of those things, I just started getting into, and I am particularly fond of the US electoral system.

7. How did you discover this forum? Got referred to this site from another forum.

8. What do you like most about it? The site: in depth detail of the US election history
The forum: the fact that's it's a non-partisan political forum, where people aren't accusing eachother of being "neocon fascists" or "socialist radicals" or whatever.

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Reading, Writing, Art, Soccer and generally just experiencing and learning new things.

10. What's your favourite movie? Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

11. What's your favourite song? 'My Immortal' by Evanescence

12. Anything else you'd like to mention? Favourite Novel: 'Le Petit Prince' by Antoine de St-Exupéry
ummm errr...can't think of anything else.

Welcome to the forum! It was so many years ago that I last read Le Petit Prince, that I don't remember much except for the snake that swallowed an elephant! :)

I should reread it sometime (though come to think of it I probably had it read out loud for me, I was so young at that time).

thanks for the welcome

Yeah, I read it in high school French. The novel and its intended message just moved me so much it has been a permanent favourite.

Oh, no problem. I felt the recently aquired YaBB God status allowed me to welcome people... :)

1. What's your name?

Mike McGrew

2. Where do you live?

Metropolitan Kansas City

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?

Kansas Democrat

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?

George Washington

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?

Pierre Trudeau

6. How did you get interested in politics?

Never been uninterested, really.

7. How did you discover this forum?

Referred from another forum.

8. What do you like most about it?

Maps, maps, and more maps.

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?

American Football, friends & family, fencing, and education.

10. What's your favourite movie?

"Casablanca"

11. What's your favourite song?

Currently making a personal Top 100 list.  I'll go with, "Digging in the Dirt" by Peter Gabriel.

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

It's cold outside.

I love your signature, Cairo.  Hey, the "championship" game is today!  Ha!

Nice with a moderate Republican, they don't seem to be that common, and also nice with a Republican taking a real interest in the Fantasy Election!

Btw, have anyone so far stated another international leader than Winston Churchill? Is that just b/c most of you don't know anyone else? ;)

I'm a big Churchill fan, but aren't there others out there?

YoungRepub is on Long Island too!  Cool!

Where exactly on Long Island are you Young Repub?

Im in Suffolk County. How about yourself?

"I know where you live..." ;) :)

Suffolk also.  Melville to be exact.

1. What's your name?
Mike
2. Where do you live?
Toronto, Ontario
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Technically Liberal (but I'm an adopted Dem)
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
FDR
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
Trudeau (PM of Canada)
6. How did you get interested in politics?
HOurs and hours of debating with my father
7. How did you discover this forum?
Yahoo! Search (I think)
8. What do you like most about it?
What don't I like about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
There's things other then politics?  Damn, why didn't someone tell me!
10. What's your favourite movie?
Jurassic Park
11. What's your favourite song?
Hanging by a Moment -- Lifehouse
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
I am a Canadian with an unusual fixation with Rhode Island (I really don't know why).  So, I've decided that Rhode Island is my adopted state and the Dems are my adopted party b/c they resemble Canadian socialism to a certain degree ;)

lol

CairoEast, would you like to join the the Fantasy Elections?  We could use you.  Just go to the Fantasy Election Board and look aroudn.  :)

name:Catherine
live: whitewater wi
party: dem
fave prez:FDR
fave international:Churchill
fave movie: casablanca
fave song: any beatles

1. Jeffrey M. Wallnofer (Jeff)
2. Plant City, Florida
3. Constitutional Republican
4. James Madison
5. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
6. I don't know it just came natural.
7. Surfing the internet for Election Results.
8. The good posters on this forum.
9. Civil War Reenacting, Computer Gaming, Hunting, Fishing
10. War Games w/Matthew Broderick
11. American Pie
12. Nope!

1. Brendon
2. San Francisco
3. Republican.
4. Teddy Roosevelt or Thomas Jefferson
5. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Ghent
6. The 2000 election really sparked me.
7. I was looking for county-by-county maps/results of the 2000 election, and USelection atlas was the place. I visited the site for about two or three years until discovering the forums about a month ago.
8. The maps of course! Oh and the forum.
9. Piano, History (specifically 16th century European History, East European History, American History, and historical mapping), Guitar, Vocals (okay Music overall), bodybuilding, linguistics... oh I don't know.
10. Hmm.. Savior with Dennis Quaid was good... Gattaca was also good, and To Catch a Theif is a classic. The Torn Curtain was also very good... I'm not sure.  
11. Oh it's always changing because I like Rock music. Currently my favorite song is Until You're Reformed by Chevelle. What would I play on my funeral? Probably Norah Jones singing The Tennessee Waltz or And So it Goes by Billy Joel. Old Man River is also a fantastic song. For a more pianist song, I really like Rondo Cappriciosso by Felix Mendelsohnn.
12. I hate you.

Name: James
Place: London, UK
Party: US - Democrat, UK - Labour
President: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
International Leader: hmm, Augustus maybe, Caesar, JFK, maybe Gorbachev
How interested in politics: History teacer at school is a politics teacher, she got me interested
How find this forum: Searching for election results got the main page saw link to a forum.
What I like about forum: lots of interesting discussions
Interests: Drama, Debating, Dance, History etc.
Favourite Movie: The Talented Mr Ripley, American Beauty or Good WIll Hunting
Favourite Song: either Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers, or Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Anything Else: Nothing.

Woah a republican from HAWAII?? This is astonishing.

We believe you, we believe you... :)

Harry,

I don't think cairo has been on for months, you know. ;)

I see some good movies have been mentioned now...Casablanca and War Games are both great. And Good Will Hunting as well. I'm not gonna comment on Indiana Jones and the last Crusade though, lol. ;)

And Charles V? Excuse me? :o

;)

He was an excellent leader.

He failed to adress the religious problems and the conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire. Even though he brought the Hapsburg dyansty to its height of power, he created an empire that was completely unsustainable.

Constantine was good too, any Christian really should like Constantine.

Ah, the Hapsburgs, my family.

Lol, never liked the Hapsburgs, comes from being Swedish... ;)

BTW I am outraged there is no Best Book category lol, I shall choose to say mine anyway:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

I'll update mine:

1. I'm usually called Al
2. Northern England
3. U.S: Dem, U.K: Co-op/Labour, Favourable to some Liberals.
4. FDR/Truman
5. Tommy Douglas (Saskatchewan)
6. God knows...
7. I like maps... a lot...
8. Arguing with people who can't hit me or threaten me with legal action
9. Reading, History, Maps, Drawing, Arguing, Legal stuff
10. Lord of the Rings, To Kill a Mocking Bird
11. Appalachian Spring, anything by Gershwin or Vaughan Williams, most Black Spirituals
12. I'm a fanatical Sunderland supporter... things are looking up :)

hey reaganfan lol we both like Gorbachev heh, I thought of another song I should have put in: not so much a song really:

Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens, now that is a masterpiece.

Texasgurl24, we'd really like you to participate in the fantasy elections!

We could use another vote.

and you should jion the fantasy progressive party
we are social democrats

1.Peter
2.Eastern Mass
3.Independent
4.TR
5.Buddha
6.I have nothing better to do
7.I was writing an essay for school
11.stuff by The Beatles
12.No

Ah, Beatles. :)

1. Chris
2. NW 'burbs of Minneapolis, MN
3. N/A
4. FDR... or Lincoln...
5. Ghandi!
6. No clue.
7. I love the site.
8. Fantasy Elections!  I can actually vote!
9. Computer games... badminton?
10. I don't think I have one.
11. Angry White Boy Polka (sweet revenge on those EVIL RAP SONGS!)

1. What's your name?
Austin
2. Where do you live?
South Jersey
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Democrat
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
Bill Clinton
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
Bill Clinton
6. How did you get interested in politics?
2000 Election
7. How did you discover this forum?
Google
8. What do you like most about it?
People stay on topic, take a serious interest, and are decent and don't insult you for your opinion, mature.  
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
Hockey, baseball, video games, hangin at the beach whenever I can
10. What's your favourite movie?
Ghostbusters
11. What's your favourite song?
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
nuttin much

1. Ilmari Korhonen (Korhonen is second common surname in Finland and about 18600th in USA!)
2. Tampere, Finland
3. Right wing conservative in Finland, moderate democrat in USA
4. FDR
5. J. K. Paasikivi, President of Finland 1946-1956. He saved us from communism.
6. It began when I was about 10
7. I was searching for results of US elections.
9. History, reading, travelling, cooking, LOTR
my wife, friends.
10. Magnolia, LOTR
11. Favourite band: Iron Maiden. Up the Irons!

All my friends are Maiden fans. :)

And Paasikivi is a good pick.

Ilikeeverin,

I like badminton as well. :)

1. angus mccloud (usual pseudonym used for pizza orders)
2. Alameda County California (for real)
3. Republican (for real)
4. George Washington (for real)
5. Pol Pot (just kidding)
6. Many politicians in family, all Democrats (for real)
7. Peter Orvetti (in summer 2000)
8. Alacrity, wit, and tolerance (for real)
9. onanism (actually scuba, bicycling, and beachcombing)
10. The Wizard of Oz (for real)
11. "Just the way you look tonight" (changes daily)
12. I am no longer seeing a psychiatrist.

I should see a psychiatrist... ;)

And one of the 'for real' almost had me... ;)

EXCELLENT!

Iron Maiden. The band who started their gigs with Winston Churchill's speech.

That's not true. If it wern't for him the council of Trent would have never happened. Why do you think he invaded Rome? Sure, some high school textbooks say it was because of Clement's support for Francis, but it also had to do with the fact that Clement kept refusing to get the council going. Charles was an extremely influencial leader who tried very hard to unite the Protestants and Catholics.

Gustaf,
I'm scared to ask which one.  

also, I saw Iron maiden several times in concert back in high school.  They rock.  what a great show.  I didn't even know those old farts were still around, though.

My english teacher in the eleventh grade let us play an Iron Maiden album and then we discussed it with respect to what we had been studying.

Oh, and there should be (for real) after the last one too.

Not that I'm 'cured.'    ;)

I have been Iron Maiden fan since I was 10. The band is pretty popular nowadays, because singer Bruce Dickinson has come back to the crew. They played two great gigs in Helsinki last year.

I never heard of Iron Maiden.  The Beatles and bob Dylan are the best.

Never heard of Iron Maiden?

*I gasp and die*

LOL...I don't know many modern musicians..

Me neither...

:o

And you're 13?  That's strange.

I bet y'all have never heard of Journey or Alabama for examples.

Nope.

Queen? Chicago? Ted Nugent?

Queen-yes.  No on the other two.

You never heard...  "Cat scratch fever..." ?

Never.

Dude, how old are you?

I've heard of all of those groups.

Man, you're like 37? Do you not own a radio?

1. Kevin
2. Silver Spring and Crofton, MD
3. Moderate Democrat
4. Eisenhower, FDR
5. Trotsky!
6. Very slowly, over a period of time
7. A link from someone
8. The super-awesome election results and the forums ;)
9. Golf, Music (all kinds), playing the drums for a pretty kickin jazz band, Christianity.
10. Best movie is Gangs of New York, starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
11. Favorite song is "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," by The Smiths.
12. Faith, logic and reason will lead you to Jesus, who will give you a better life.

1. What's your name? Kevin Lamoreau
2. Where do you live? Manchester, Maine, USA
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Dem
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? my idealistic side says Woodrow Wilson, my dark side says Bill Clinton and my in-between side says FDR.
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? seriously, Jesus Christ.  non-seriously, Homer Simpson (he was Sanitation Commissioner of Springfield for a little over a month).
6. How did you get interested in politics? in most election years from 1988 (when I was in second grade) on I became a little more interested and my interest lasted for a little longer and started a little earlier until by 2000 I was deeply interested cycle-round.  I began actively studying past election results and Maine election law in 2000, although recently I find I spend more time imagining different scenarios than actively researching.  But I minored in Political Science in college and feel that those courses have given me knowledge to compliment my self-tought political knowledge.  I'm really interested in redistricting and was blessed to live in a state where redistricting happened two years later than most states, so that I could follow redistricting in the rest of the nation first and then follow Maine's redistricting.
7. How did you discover this forum?  I discovered the Atlas from a link from Politics1 sometime in 2001, and first checked out the old forum in late August or early September of that year.
8. What do you like most about it?  At first, the maps were by far the favorite part of this site, and my interest in the forum was largely in the what-if scenarios and weird questions like electoral vote combinations by elector by state from 1789-1800, but now I'm largely interested in the international elections discussion on the forum, although I've noticed that I'm mostly interested in the "European" elections (including and especially Canada; perhaps there's some ethnocentrism going on).
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? maps (surprise, surprise), making up songs (I don't play an instrument and can't write music, but that doesn't stop me from singing, and sometimes friends will play along).  I used to be very interested in military history (not the battles, but the expansion and contraction or elimination of various nations, which one can also map out a lot).
10. What's your favourite movie? a tie between two very different movies, Rocky (no, not the horror picture show or the one with Bowinkle) and Dave (the Democratic party needs a candidate like that, and no John Kerry isn't it, although he may pull it off).
10.5 (halfway between 10 and 11, favorite music and action segment in a movie or whatever you call it).  the Rocky theme in Rocky and Rocky II, particularly the latter.
11. What's your favourite song? Celebrate Good Times ("Woo Who").
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? What more can I say?

Heard 'em all.  Journey is mullet-rock.  Alabama is country.  TNT is the motor city madman.  And a madman he is.  (Blow the hell out of those raghead bastards!)  Chicago is a little limp for my tastes.  Queen Rules!  

And you know I've heard of Lynyrd Skynyrd.  :)

1. Hugh
2. Melbourne, Australia (:D)
3. Australian Democrats, maybe Labor
4. FDR
5. Living-Carter. Dead-whilst I should say someone like Churchill, I'm going to go with John Curtin, Aussie PM during the war
6. Discussing the 1996 Prime Ministerial election in the back garden with my parents. My mum said she was going to vote for Howard, my dad Keating, and I asked why. I also liked the maps of the seats on election night.
7. Linked off another forum.
8. The maps, the community, and the abiklity to discuss politics with smart individuals. It was a shame I felt I needed to pretend to be an american-now is the time to "come clean"
9. Aussie rules football, Reading, games-computer, board, sporting-etc.
10. Europe-The Flooders (Netherlands) US-dont laugh-Andre. Australia-crackerjack
11.Anything groovable. ATM, i like-dont laugh-Cindi Lauper-the Love shack.
12. I'm actually a 16 year old from melbounre, australia. I'm very interested in politics, including US politics, and my subjects at school are Psych, English, English language, french, politics and International Studies. I'm sorry for decieving you all, but I thought if I pretended to be an american I'd be taken more seriously. That was probab;y the truth, but wither way, now I'm going to tell the truth. Surprise :)

Huckleberry Finn--

The city manager of the city in which I live has the last name Korhonen!

Of course, this area (Upper Peninsula of Michigan) has one of the highest concentrations of Finns in the country. We even have a Finnish language television show on Sunday mornings on the local television station in Marquette, MI.

I thought you might be an Aussie.
What part of Melbourne are you from?
---
Why Iowa though? ???

The whole PV thingie?

Port Melbourne, inner south. Y?

Iowa-because nobody suspects the Iowans. Plus I quite like it-its sort of like Gippsland, my favourite place.

Yep ;)


I've got a load of relatives in Australia (and as a result I'm interested in it). They live in Tasmania and NSW (one uncle *did* live around Melbourne for a while though)


Gippsland... home of those giant worms?
Apparently it *does* look a bit like Iowa...

muahahahahaha, I knew he was Aussie first!!! lol

among other things, but yes, home of the giant worms.

they are both heavily rural. I love Gippsland because every January I go down to my uncles property there, go canoeing, 4WDing, umm...well thats about all the activity. But its heaps of fun to relax in the country.

I chose Davenport Iowa because there is a town in Tasmania called Davenport. I was thinking about Melbourne, FL but it was too obvious ;)

BTW, Tasmania is nice-but everyone there has two heads.

Well... some probably do... but... um... er... Tasmania was the only state that swung *against* Howard last election! :)

Michael
Clemson, SC (Go Tigers!)
Independent
Fav president is George Washington
I discovered this forum when I was looking for maps of past presidential elections.
I like this forum because the people here are interested in polite discussion.
Interests are football, history
Fav movie= Star Wars

Ah, my favourite Ted Nugent song. Like Angus said, brings to mind mullets and Alabama at sundown. Well, something like that. I'm paraphrasing. Anyway, I've heard of all the stuff you mentioned - never had much time for Queen, to be honest, but then I'm more into punk rock as far as 70s music is concerned... and how anyone could have lived through the 80s and never hear of Iron Maiden is simply beyond me...... (pelts tomatoes at Boss Tweed.)

1. What's your name? Robert

2. Where do you live? New York City

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Dem

4. Who's your favourite President that served during the time you were on this earth? Clinton

6. How did you get interested in politics? My mother who would always remind me to vote and she would always make sure she votes

7. How did you discover this forum? searching i think on yahoo

8. What do you like most about it? the discussion

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? philosophy

10. What's your favourite movie? matrix

shape, it said favourite president of all-time, not just during your lifetime.

where in the city Shape?

Favorite Book : "Killer Angels" -by Shaara

I took the liberty to change the question because I felt it made no sense to answer a question based on a President I know little about but the stuff I read from the history books.

Da Bronx

But I really grew up in Manhattan.

where about?
I have a family in the upper-west side

Near Fordham Road, just about 5 minute walk from Washington Heights - which is north from the upper west side.

hey English, same name, same party same country LOL. ;)

Heh, it was a joke. :)

:) That Franz Ferdinand record is great BTW!!

Iron Maiden are probably responsible for the best song title ever....
Bring your daughter to the slaughter :)

'Like lambs to the slaughter...they're drinking the water'

:)

I know, I am gonna get their album on friday probably.

Please...

They are very intellectual group in fact. The most lyrics are about history etc. Of course there is some stupidity too.

That's superb! What kind of show it is?

I am totally confused! Are Hugh and Hugento same person?! Is this joke? I don't understand!

I prefer to think of it as 'untainted'.  Seriously.

Hugh:  You said you were from Davenport!  LOL

Isn't John from Davenport?

I see where you're coming from :)

1. What's your name?
Scott
2. Where do you live?
Winchester, VA, school at Harrisonburg, VA (James Madison)
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Republican
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
Reagan, too young to remember anything else
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics?
Parents
7. How did you discover this forum?
Google
8. What do you like most about it?
Polls, the discussion
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
Sports, sports, sports
10. What's your favourite movie?
Old School

 
 
 
 
 

No, but PBrunsel is.

Wow...so the personal background you gave on other threads was all fake...

partly. Mainly my location and age were fake, almost everything else was pretty real. I had to do alot of research, that I will admit.

Well Well Well....I don't pretend that I have enjoyed you trick.

I always wondered how you had posted at 3-6 am. I thought that you had had night shift or something in Iowa's night.  

And you "voted" for John Edwards in the primary!

You should add "I'm from Australia" note to you profile. It would be fair. There is still lot of people who think that you are from Iowa.

But it's nice that we have also the active Australian member. Internationalism does only good for the forum.

I'd hope everybody else had their real profile. No more tricks!

Go Hokies!

We played you guys in football this past year...nearly injured Kevin Jones on a late hit...

Yes, that was very bad thing for that guy to do. I hope they kicked that punk off the team. I could have sworn my Virginia Tech Hokies were going to go to the National Title Game. I can't believe it though, ever November goes down the crapper. The Miami game was AWESOME though. Especially when I got razzed about how bad we were going to get "beat" the day before.

1. What's your name?
David

2. Where do you live?
Northeast Wisconsin

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Independent

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
T. Roosevelt

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
Golda Meir

6. How did you get interested in politics?
My parents were strong Democrats, and we made it a point to watch the nightly news every night, even when I was very young.  I was brought up knowning what was happening in the world.

7. How did you discover this forum?
Googling for election maps.

8. What do you like most about it?
The friendly atmosphere, and fun, challenging discussions.

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
Astronomy, computers, history, philosophy, theology, horses, the Great Outdoors.

10. What's your favourite movie?
No one favorite; I like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back, Tron, Blues Brothers, Time Bandits, Star Trek 2, 4, and 6, Office Space, Matrix, LOTR trilogy...

11. What's your favourite song?
Pop: "Yesterday," by the Beatles.  Puccini's "Nessum Dorma" (I consider Opera to be "Pop")
Classical: "Dies Irae" from Mozart's Requiem, or maybe the first movement of Dvorak's New World Symphony.

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
I am a cat person.

*bump*

1. What's your name? Joe
2. Where do you live? Miamisburg OH
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Independent
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Coolidge or Eisenhower
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Gandhi.
6. How did you get interested in politics? A gradual process starting with the 2000 Florida debacle.
7. How did you discover this forum? Google I think
8. What do you like most about it? Forum
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Music, playing bass
10. What's your favourite movie? Back To The Future
11. What's your favourite song? My Cruel Joke by Soulwax
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? My cat's breath smells like cat food.

1. Max Power
2. Irwin, Pennsylvania
3. Democrat
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Winston Churchill
6. Been interested my whole life.
7. By Accident
8. It's clean.
9. Movies, books, and collecting coins.
10. The Shawshank Redemption
11. None
12. None

1. Lucas Longley.
2. Victoria, BC, Canada.
3. Democrat (on this board; Liberal in real life).
4. Harry Truman.
5. Pierre Trudeau.
6. Sept. 11 and the events which came after it.
7. I was looking for a prediction maps and this came up.
8. The fact that everyone, no matter who they are, can discuss matters here.
9. Computer programming, physics, mathematics, 3-D raytracing, drawing.
10. Changes very frequently.  Currently it's Shrek 2.
11. Don't really have one.
12. I'm a geek. :)

1. What's your name? None of your damn business
2. Where do you live? Oregon
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Independent
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Grover Cleveland, Harry Truman or Dwight Eisenhower
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Winston Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics? I don't remember (seriously)
7. How did you discover this forum? Google search for election results
8. What do you like most about it? Good discussion (mostly)
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Movies, among other things
10. What's your favourite movie? I have lots of favorites
11. What's your favourite song? See above
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? No

1. Justin
2. Sioux City, Iowa, but I am currently enrolled at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
3. Democrat
4. John F. Kennedy
5. Winston Churchill
6. I have always been interested in American History, but I really became interested in politics after I took a government class my Senior year in High School.
7. I was searching for election results
8. Everyone is able to voice their concerns on issues that are affecting our country and world.
9. Golf, Music, Movies, 
10. I have many favorites.
11. I also have many favorite songs.
12. Not really

1.  Paul
2. Great State of Iowa
3. Republican
4. Herbert Clark Hoover
5. Robert E. Lee (he counts, doesn't he?)
6. My interest in American History gave me an interest in politics.
7. Was looking for "1932 Election Results"
8. There are 3 other people who like Herbert Hoover on one internet site! :)
9.  American history, Choral Music, the American Civil War
10. It's a Wonderful Life
11. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
12. One thing toi mention: We could use a man like Herbert Hoover again!

Although veveryone already knew these things I felt it was important to post them again to waste time and bandwith. ;)

Wow I'd almost forgotten I pretended to be from Davenport. I spent ages looking up things like the local weather, the high school, city parks, etc.

I probably know more about Davenport, when I think about it, then Chicago or Des Moines or anything.

1. Brock
2. Anchorage, Alaska
3. Republican
4. Lincoln, Reagan
5. Winston Churchill
6. I like numbers
7. Can't remember
8. Election results, political discussion
9. Star Trek :), guns
10. Star Trek First Contact/ Die Hard 1 and 3
11. Summer in the City by the Lovin' Spoonful
12. I like music from the 60s, I'm a Trekkie.

Also at the beginning of the thread is Boss Tweed acting like he's 37 :)

1. What's your name?
Alex
2. Where do you live?
Suburban Maryland
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Democrat
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
Harry Truman
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
I want to say someone other than Churchill, can't find one :(
6. How did you get interested in politics?
Like to debate, I suppose
7. How did you discover this forum?
Google election map search
8. What do you like most about it?
Intelligent political discussion from all sides, great size
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
Sports
10. What's your favorite movie?
I dunno
11. What's your favourite song?
Mr. Jones, Counting Crows
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
Go Terps!

 1. What's your name?
Eric
2. Where do you live?
Moscow, Idaho
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Democrat
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
FDR
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
Emperor Trajan
6. How did you get interested in politics?
2000 election
7. How did you discover this forum?
Searching for election results, found the forum by accident like a month later
8. What do you like most about it?
Interesting and intelligent conversation, for the most part
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
There's a world outside politics?
10. What's your favorite movie?
Empire Strikes Back
11. What's your favourite song?
Vindicated, Dashboard Confessional
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
Uhm, vote for me.

1. What's your name? Guess
2. Where do you live? Oxford, UK
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Independent, lean Democrat
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Depends on what you mean by favourite; Entertainment value - Jackson; Best President - TR
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Entertainment - Boris Yeltsin; Best leader - Henry II
6. How did you get interested in politics? 1995 challenge to John Major
7. How did you discover this forum? Google
8. What do you like most about it? Good discussion (mostly)
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Movies, going out, sci-fi
10. What's your favourite movie? Prob Back to the Future
11. What's your favourite song? not sure really
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? My favourite drink is Vodka

I can definitely see that.

You rock.

Holy Hell:  that's awesome.  How'd you find out about it?

What's your name? Adam Martin

Where do you live? Austin, TX

What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Libertarian

Who's your favourite President of all-time? Harry Truman

Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Winston Churchill

How did you get interested in politics? Not sure, just kind of happened

How did you discover this forum? Web surfing for election results

What do you like most about it? The people, even the sucky ones :)

What are your other interests, apart from politics?  I play guitar and loved soccer (Go England!)

What's your favourite movie? One Hour Photo or Star Wars

What's your favourite song? REM - End of the World as We Know It

Anything else you'd like to mention? Proud to be a drunken British Nationalist, English statesmen, and certified love machine ;)

1. What's your name? Corbin (Corby, Corbs, etc.)
2. Where do you live? Houston, TX
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Republican
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Andrew Jackson
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? dunno
6. How did you get interested in politics? I started being really interested around Reagan's funeral, so I guess that had something to do with it.
7. How did you discover this forum? Probably Google.
8. What do you like most about it? Variety of topics, whether personal or political.
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Having fun, travelling, and medicine.
10. What's your favourite movie? The Godfather, Parts I and II
11. What's your favourite song? "Only in Dreams," Weezer
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? Yes

I was wasting some time sitting in the studio while my friend was hosting a college radio show.  He was playing a whole load of really obscure stuff, including a few songs by Soulwax, who I'd never heard of.  This song came on and blew me away.  After another few listens I decided it was my new favorite song.  That was five years ago, and it still is.

I take it you've heard it?

I went back, and I don't think I've done this one yet, so here ya go:


1. What's your name? - You're not going to find out.
2. Where do you live? - Manassas, VA
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? - Independent
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? - Jefferson/Reagan
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? - Hmmm . . . I'll have to get back to you on that one.
6. How did you get interested in politics? - Vietnam/slightly there after
7. How did you discover this forum? - Looking up historical election info.  Read the forum for some time before signing up and participating.
8. What do you like most about it? - The eclectic participants
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? - SciFi, engineering, trains, computers, etc
10. What's your favourite movie? - Goonies.  I always get a kick out of that one.
11. What's your favourite song? - Lord knows... Probably the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, but anything really from REM, Gordon Lightfoot, ABBA, Bare Naked Ladies, Enya, etc...
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? - When I think of something, I'll let you know.  :)

MODU, that's awesome that you mentioned the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. That event happened only about a hundred miles or so from here and the song is very popular in these parts as a result.

Most people don't realize how severe storms can get on Lake Superior; it really is a miniature ocean in a lot of ways.

1. What's your name?
Jake
2. Where do you live?
Northeastern PA
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Republican if pressed
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
Truman and Reagan
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
John Paul II
6. How did you get interested in politics?
Following the news
7. How did you discover this forum?
I was searching for election results while babysitting. Winter of 2003. Found the forum the next summer.
8. What do you like most about it?
The large number of good posters here.
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
Fantasy sports, actual sports, kayaking, history, movies
10. What's your favourite movie?
Ben Hur
11. What's your favourite song?
Changes weekly.

Yup.  Most people (even those who know of the commercial sailing industry) don't realize that there are special licenses required top-side for those who actually navigate through those waters due to their conditions.  Definitely a unique body of water.  Fortunately, I've never lost anyone up there, which is wierd since that body of water has the higher level of risk for commercial shippers than the Atlantic and Pacific.  Gordon wrote one hell of a tribute for them.

1. What's your name?

John

2. Where do you live?

Arlington, VA

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?

Democrat, despite claims to the contrary by some here.  :P

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?

Franklin D. Roosevelt, though Harry Truman is a very close second

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?

Winston Churchill

6. How did you get interested in politics?

Watching the 1992 election returns

7. How did you discover this forum?

Discovered the link to this website while on another forum, and then while exploring the website I stumbled upon this forum

8. What do you like most about it?

The fact that the vast majority who post here are close to my own age, and that there is a vast diversity of ideological and political viewpoints

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?

History, Archaeology, International Relations, sailing, snowboarding, community service

10. What's your favourite movie?

The Lord of the Rings trilogy

11. What's your favourite song?

Hard to say which one I like best, though I am a great fan of '60s and '70s rock

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

I'll let you know

1. What's your name?

Andrew

2. Where do you live?

Blantyre, Scotland

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?

Democrat. Conservative in the UK

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?

Either Clinton or Nixon- it varies :)

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?

Pim Fortuyn...not he was given the chance to really lead :(

6. How did you get interested in politics?

The 1996 US election

7. How did you discover this forum?

Looking for maps of elections, then joined the forum in late 2003

8. What do you like most about it?

It stays sane and usually on message:)

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?

History, Geneology, Anthropology, Movies, music and shopping :P

10. What's your favourite movie?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

11. What's your favourite song?

Robert De Niro's Waiting by Bananarama. Please don't laugh I can't help it. :(

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

I ate a big red candle

1. What's your name? - Earl Andrew Washburn
2. Where do you live? -  Ottawa, Ontario
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? - NDP
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? - Carter
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? - Pierre Trudeau, if that counts as international
6. How did you get interested in politics? - Through my love of geography. Atlas kind of combines my two loves :)
7. How did you discover this forum? - Googling for this kind of stuff many moons ago, and when I came back in 2004 I found forums!
8. What do you like most about it? - Now, I like the fantasy bits
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? - Geography, Wikipedia, Curling, Hockey
10. What's your favourite movie? - Forrest Gump
11. What's your favourite song? - Kids (Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams)
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? - I am interning for an MP at Parliament

I imported it in 1999 because it was left off U.S. and U.K. pressings.

Awesome.  Yeah, that sucked when I was trying to track it down myself.  I found it on a collection of rare B-sides and things that I found pretty much by chance.  Then I found that they re-released Much Against Everyone's Advice with it added on. <_<

1. What's your name? - Eric Nyman
2. Where do you live? -  Marquette, MI
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? - Dem
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? - Franklin Roosevelt
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? - Winston Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics? - I've always been for as long as I can remember; seriously. I remember watching the 1984 eleciton returns at age 5 and being extremely interested in it at that time.
7. How did you discover this forum? - Search engine, though that was in 1999 so I'm not sure which one
8. What do you like most about it? - Great discussion, overall partisan balance
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? - Sports, adventure games, interactive fiction, the outdoors, my cottage.
10. What's your favourite movie? - The Godfather trilogy
11. What's your favourite song? - So many to choose from. I can't pick one.

1. What's your name? - Classified
2. Where do you live? -  Chicagoland, Illinois
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? - Dem, but thinking about changing to Independent
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? - Bill Clinton
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? - Margaret Thatcher
6. How did you get interested in politics? - Iraq War, basically
7. How did you discover this forum? - don't remember
8. What do you like most about it? - My past political forums that I've posted on are horribly slanted towards the left. It's good to see some balance on this forum. On top of it, they're some actual intelligent Republicans here!
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? - MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, PC-Gaming, Reading, Eating, Sleeping
10. What's your favourite movie? - Die Hard
11. What's your favourite song? - Anything by Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, and Iron Maiden

You've sailed on Superior? Awesome. Have you ever been to Marquette?

1. What's your name?

Zach

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?

Socialist Party of America

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

6. How did you get interested in politics?

Influence from my Grandfather, want for change

7. How did you discover this forum?

Googled political maps, found Dave's. Found the forum. The rest is history. :)

8. What do you like most about it?

The people

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?

Humanism, music, philosophy, extropianism, video games

10. What's your favourite movie?

The Foundation  (will be released c. 2007-2008) Assuming the movies as good as the book

11. What's your favourite song?

It's time to dance by Panic! at the disco, Caring is creepy by The shins

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

NEVER!!!11!!1

I've been to Superior, but never sailed on it.  I have a few friends who do, though primarily on tug/barge combo's.  Most of my sailing was restricted to the open oceans.  :)  I don't recall if I've been to Marquette.  I'll have to go back and research that one.  I have pictures of my friends archeological dig at Mackinaw Island though.  Does that count?  hahaha

You sir, are a massive Freedom Fighter. :)

1. What's your name?
Dave
2. Where do you live?
Central New York
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
Democrat if pressed
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
Nixon and Teddy Roosevelt
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
Idi amin. Anyone who spends the entire state budget on their coronation kicks ass
6. How did you get interested in politics?
Side effect from my interest in history
7. How did you discover this forum?
Was linked to by a poster on another forum back in 2004, eventually registered in 2005, mostly ignored my account then started posting here alot when I was banned for a week on another forum
8. What do you like most about it?
The large number of good posters and people for me to PUNISH.
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
Videogames, computer games, History, movies, partying, science fiction, roleplaying, cyberpunk
10. What's your favourite movie?
Blazing Saddles
11. What's your favourite song?
Changes frquently but tends to be techno music

1. What's your name? Daniel
2. Where do you live? A suburb of Pgh, PA
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Not sure really, but Dem right now
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Very hard choice, but probably Washington or Eisenhower
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? I really like Ataturk
6. How did you get interested in politics? 2004 election
7. How did you discover this forum? Searching for 2004 election map predictions
8. What do you like most about it? The balance of Dem vs Rep
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Hanging out with friends, a few sports (baseball, college basketball), public speaking
10. What's your favourite movie? Shawshank Redemption and Citizen Kane
11. What's your favourite song? Tears in Heaven, unplugged by Eric Clapton
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? Not really

No, it doesn't count because you didn't spell Mackinac correctly. :)

1. Nathan
2. Lincoln Park, MI (south of Detroit)
3. Republican
4. Ronald Reagan
5. Winston Churchill
6. I stayed up till 4:00 A.M. watching the 2000 election and have been addicted ever since.
7. I had a Pres. prediction in 2004 and discovered the forum after I learned about the 2006 Predictions
8. The discussions are very interesting & people put up w/ me even when I'm a "brick wall".
9. Weather
10. Shadow Conspiracy
11. Hotel California
12. I like fudge & I am addicted to Nut Bar butter toffe peanuts

*dies laughin*

1. What's your name? Jeffrey
2. Where do you live? Plant City, FL
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Conservative Independent
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Thomas Jefferson
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Maria Theresa of Austria, distant relative
6. How did you get interested in politics? 1996 Election
7. How did you discover this forum? Searching for 1860 election results
8. What do you like most about it? Fair debate with not much screaming/hollering.
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Sports, civil war reenacting, coin collecting.
10. What's your favourite movie? The Subject was Roses
11. What's your favourite song? The Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? Y'all suck.

1. What's your name? Lawrence

2. Where do you live? Monongahela, PA (Moving to Pittsburgh in September to attend College)

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Democrat

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Franklin D. Roosevelt

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? Winston Churchill

6. How did you get interested in politics? 1996 Presidential Election

7. How did you discover this forum? Random Search

8. What do you like most about it? The sense of camaradie

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Acting, Reading, Writing, Filmmaking, Friends, Having Fun

10. What's your favourite movie? Blazing Saddles

11. What's your favourite song? "Tom Sawyer" by Rush

12. Anything else you'd like to mention? StatesRights is an idiot! (Just kidding)

What's your name? Andrew Berger
Where do you live? Long Island, New York
What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Republican
Who's your favorite President of all-time? George Washington
Who's your favorite international leader of all-time? "         "
How did you get interested in politics? 9/11
How did you discover this forum? I think Yahoo or Google
What do you like most about it? Well informed, constructive debates
What are your other interests, apart from politics?  Film, Literature, Writing
What's your favorite movie? The Empire Strikes Back
What's your favorite song? N/A
Anything else you'd like to mention? No

1. What's your name?  Ian
2. Where do you live?  Little Rock, Arkansas
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Democrat
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?  Clinton
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Dunno
6. How did you get interested in politics?  2002 Arkansas state elections
7. How did you discover this forum?  I've been here so long, I don't remember
8. What do you like most about it?  Community!
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?  Music and my faith.
10. What's your favourite movie?  Rocky Horror Picture Show
11. What's your favourite song?  No clue.
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?  Not really.

1. What's your name?
Justin

2. Where do you live?
Northeast Atlanta suburbs

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
libertarian-leaning independant

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
Grover Cleveland

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
dunno, too many to choose from.

6. How did you get interested in politics?
starting paying attention in the run up to the 2004 election and just kept interest

7. How did you discover this forum?
from another forum, where someone linked to the Electoral College Calculator

8. What do you like most about it?
It's fairly balanced and most posters are pretty cool

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
being an average teenager, i suppose

10. What's your favourite movie?
Pulp Fiction

11. What's your favourite song?
American Pie by Don McLean

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
If needed, I can make a good bit of money street performing as a contortionist.

1. What's your name? Lauren
2. Where do you live? Bernardsville, New Jersey
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)? Republican
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Reagan or Nixon
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time? What?
6. How did you get interested in politics? 2004 election
7. How did you discover this forum? Fezzy found it and told me to register
8. What do you like most about it? The fun and interesting people
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics? Drawing, painting, hanging out, watching other people play video games, reading manga
10. What's your favourite movie? I like a lot of movies, can't really pinpoint one favorite
11. What's your favourite song? At the moment, Fezzy has gotten me to like "I Dare You" by Shinedown
12. Anything else you'd like to mention? I am almost exactly as you see me on the forum, except I am alot weirder in person (:P)and, at times, less friendly (when I'm irritated, I can usually hide it online a lot better).  I am also alot harder to understand, as Fezzy knows well, because I say weird things that make sense in my head but make no sense in words

Rin-chan

w00t!!! Another Freedom Fighter around here!! :)

Wow!! I didn't realize how many forum goers had such good taste in movies!! :) ;D

1. Josh
2. Bay City, Michigan
3. Democrat
4. FDR
5. Ghandi
6. 2000 election
7. Looking for presidential election results.
8. Everyone knows everyone
9. Cross Country Running, Track, Basketball, Soccer, Hanging Out
10. Pirates of the Carribean
11. undecided
12. no.

Im interested if anyone from michigan has ever heard of Bay City. Just wondering how recongnized my city is with people across the state.

I love that movie!

Rin-chan

Sure. Just go to Saginaw and you can't miss it!