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Topic: Politics Forum Introductions Thread!

Yeah, I took the idea from the threads of Flint and Noir.



Pretty simple concept.  Make a post introducing yourself for new and returning people on the forums.  Post about your own history, some background info, a background of your beliefs, favorite ice cream flavor, etc.

Some notes:
1: Please only comment about yourself.  I will ask a moderator to edit your post if it's used as a rebuttal to someone else.
2: If you want to update something, please just edit the original post, so we don't end up having 50 pages of introductions for no reason.


With that, let's see how this works!

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2 Reply by Justinian I (edited by Justinian I 12-Sep-2008 22:03:41)

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I am:

1. An empiricist
2. An atheist
3. A pragmatist
4. A political realist

As such I tend to be all over the left-right spectrum.

Edit: Has quit IC until Pirate Day is removed.

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I am:

American
A proud Reagan type conservative.
A Reagan Era Infantry/Scout Combat Veteran (2nd ACR, first Gulf)

A firm believer in the Free Market system.

A Constitutionalist

BA in Economics and History.

Business Owner, Father of 2, Happily Married 16 years, and a Roman Catholic.

Come .......joust w/the master.
I'm always Right.   You are just intellectually Left.....behind.
Individual patriot, and a REAGAN Conservative.

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I am an American hailing from the beautiful state of Minnesota!

I am a young conservative who envies those who saw the Reagan years.

I am working on my BA in accounting through ROTC

I am a first century Christian.

In matters of style, swim with the current;
In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
                                          Thomas Jefferson

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didn't knw the last bits about you there BW tongue
but anyways:

I have mostly liberal views
I'm extremely against the war in Iraq big_smile
Proud Obama supporter *shocker*
Born/raised in America
currently reside in Canada, hope to move back to America in the near future, and i wish it's under an obama presidency tongue
Currently enrolled in a Business school getting my masters in business administration in Marketing
No kids, not married, just a girlfriend, i dread the thought of marriage atleast right now big_smile

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Liberal atheist.

Waiting for the 1 world order.

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I'm a Canadian, definately Liberal, but probably more centreist. (Yes, that is how you spell Centre. Has American fallen so low that domestic produced dictionaries are no longer adequate?)

I believe that a free market style system is the only, current viable market model that we have, but ONLY if it has limitations and is under constant, and careful, watch of government.

Atheist.

Also proud of Canada's ties to the English monarchy. It reminds us of who we are and were we came from.

"In a world of global deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell

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23
BA and Masters in Finance
Working as an equity analyst at a hedge fund in Dallas
2 million dollar personal side project in my own money management fund - hope to do only that soon smile
Southern Baptist
Conservative
Tired of seeing bull crap economic lies in political candidates :-p

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winME, i'm curious why you got BA and masters in finance, is it different in america?
cuz up here we like to think of BA as a backup plan sorta thing tongue
and usually get BA in something other than what we get Masters in :S

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It's very typical that some of the people above me stress the point that they're American. This is just a remark, nothing more..

Anyhow, I suppose you can call me a Marxist, democratic socialist, pro-Belgian rather than pro-flemish and atheist. I'm starting my master in History this year.
I have great problems with blind trust in God and people who express elaborate political views without having a clue what they're talking about..

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...

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Congrats, WFS!  That was the 12000th post in Politics!


Just saying!

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Hurrah!

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...

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13 Reply by Schniepel (edited by Schniepel 08-Sep-2008 06:53:23)

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I am 27 years old german.
Live in germany.. on german standarts i would be a social democrat ((center left) for Us standarts probablly a communist].
I studied geography for 3 years, then quit it and started IT apprenticeship. Now i work in the administration of a private university in cologne.

No children...

big supporter of the german welfare state.
Ow and since this word appears to be popular in germany atm i also would say i am a Schr

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20 Years Old
Filipino-America, lived here for 18.
I've been all over the US, living in 4 different states and attending 7 different primary education schools.
I'm studying to have a BA in Game & Simulation Programming at DeVry

Following views:

* I'm not religious (I've been baptized a Catholic...but that's as far as I'll go with religion), but I do believe in God.
* I'm an optimistic realist
* I'm a believer that the individual is intelligent, caring, and calm, but the people are stupid, ignorant, and reckless.
* I believe that the government needs to provide three necessities for its people: Security, Economy, and Opportunity to progress.  All others are a luxury.
* I do not believe political correctness solves anything.
* I work in a hospital.
* I'm always at odds with my peers; probably because I'm a cynic.

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Oh yeah, my German ancestors came from the German nobility in Prussia (now in Poland), and some Slavic farmers in Mecklenburg, wherever the hell that is.

I just thought I would mention that.

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Mecklenburg is the area around Berlin if u want to know

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17 Reply by windowsME (edited by windowsME 08-Sep-2008 08:12:37)

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Glad:
Nah, just a bachelors of business administration in finance, followed up with a masters of science (nope, not MBA wink) in finance.
6 Hours could have had a double major in economics, or 6 in marketing and could have doubled there as well.

Stock market is what I love - so I don't have much of a backup plan that isn't in the financial field, although financial planner is my "life" back up plan for when the hedge fund start up crashes and burns... more than once wink

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WinME
Go back and do those 300 Level ECO courses.
Micro focus to go with the finance I believe ??

I did the Finance classes at 300.....great on Derivative analysis..... wink
Those Upper ECO courses are a great help w/forcasting....helps cut through some of the CEO Bullshit on their outlook.

DAMN !!!  I was in Study to be a CPA.....  Then I got married and had a kid.  Needed to move along financially much quicker than the CPA route would have taken.  Do it dude.....as you know, there are way to many people out there controlling peoples financial life that have NO CLUE what they are doing.

Great field.

Come .......joust w/the master.
I'm always Right.   You are just intellectually Left.....behind.
Individual patriot, and a REAGAN Conservative.

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Californian
working on a BS in Bioengineering
don't know what I am politically, but I'm voting McCain, against universal health care, and against retarded kids who egg.

Brother Simon, Keeper of Ages, Defender of Faith.
~ ☭ Fokker

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Well, I'm the new guy.

I live in IL, and NOT an Obama fan.  (I'm pretty sure that if I didnt live in the only Republican District I would be publicly flogged) LOL
I'm a conservative that LOVES Sarah Pailn.  (and this would get me 40 more lashes)

This spring I am going to SAGU, where I will study be become a pastor and missions studies.


But enough with the boring stuff
I LOVE Transformer and the Thundercats theme is my ringtone.  Im far from serious and sometimes just tooo layed back.

But thats me

oh and My favorite Ice Cream is Cake Batter from Cold Stone

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Wooot Cake Batter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In matters of style, swim with the current;
In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
                                          Thomas Jefferson

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...plain vanilla ice

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American
34, paralegal with ABA certificate, BA in history focus on medieval Europe
Catholic
FORMER republican because they are left-wing poser wannabes
enjoys this song http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=RssIN3ustUw
forum nazi

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Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.

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24 Reply by Little Paul (edited by TheYell 08-Sep-2008 17:37:31)

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"This video is not available in your country. "

[hahahaha!! ok try this http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqUORIFV4I]

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25 Reply by windowsME (edited by windowsME 08-Sep-2008 17:37:10)

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lol, BW - I was taking upper level ECOs - dont you worry about that wink  Took two filthy courses in grad school as electives (almost filthy enough to be a mistake) - one got up into calculus 4... which I do not do, lol

And, working on the CFA - no CPA for me smile
Maybe a CFP if I eventually decide to go that round, wouldn't mind it a bit, just want to take my shots first smile

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