"Who Are You?" The Uselectionatlas.org Survey!

[Joe Republic]

11. What's your favourite song? My Cruel Joke by Soulwax

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

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?

[MODU]

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. 

[Nym90]

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.

[Jake]

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.

[MODU]

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.

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.

[Frodo]

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. 

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

[afleitch]

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

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

[Hatman 🍁]

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

[HardRCafé]

I take it you've heard it?

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

[Joe Republic]

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. <_<

[Nym90]

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.

[Boris]

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

[Nym90]

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.

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.

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

[Speed of Sound]

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

[MODU]

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

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

[AkSaber]

10. What's your favourite movie? - Die Hard

You sir, are a massive Freedom Fighter.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

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

[True Democrat]

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

[Nym90]

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

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

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

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

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

[MODU]

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

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

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

*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.

[Dr. Cynic]

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)

[YRABNNRM]

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

[ian]

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.