The Introduce Yourself thread!

[Exocet]

Personally.. I'm a republican.. And very conservative

Nobody's perfect (humor of course).

[Nelson]

Hi everyone,

I've been reading in this forum for a while, and hope to contribute soon.
I'm interested in all issues of humanity, and believe these issues are rarely black and white, and think a clear vision should detect which shades are darker than others. I don't think along any party lines, but take a stand on my personal convictions and reasoning. I look forward to exchanging my views here. This seems like a diverse, civilized forum.

[O'Sullivan Bere]

Hello to all. I'm a US/Irish dual citizen who is practising law as a trial lawyer in Pennsylvania. I'm a 34 year old single male who loves world events, travel, law, languages, socialising in public, good humour, culture and intelligent chat. Hope for some good globally-involved conversations.

[Prince Charming]

I am an 18 year old college student in Williamsburg, VA. I am currently enrolled in Thomas Nelson Community College but I plan and hope to transfer to The College of William and Mary after two years of comm. college. I aspire to teach Government and US History to high schoolers.

I enjoy watching professional sports, and I root for the Washington Redskins (football), the Florida Marlins (baseball), Philadelphia Flyers (hockey) and Sterling Marlin (NASCAR).

I enjoy most types of music, mostly country music, but also classic rock, some modern rock, and if I'm feeling REALLY spunky, I'll turn on some hip hop.

I consider myself to be a non-partisan conservative, very open on issues, and loving to all types of people. After all, I work at the College of William and Mary Bookstore, with lots of Democrats, homosexuals, and green party members. It's very healthy for me to be exposed to all these groups of people, and has taught me a lot. I look at everyone the same.

My hobbies include sports, fishing, internetting, travel, and of course, news and politics.

Nice, I love Williamsburg, especially the Carter Plantation and the Governer's Mansion, and..... I plan on visiting again soon!

I am in the computer field, and have been for the past 2 years or so. I used to work on cars for almost ten years, so don't hesitate to ask me a question about your car or your computer. BTW, don't take my posts as seriously as the lefties here do. I am here mainly to be entertained. I enjoy learning new things and pissing off lefties. (easy to do) I am no Republican. I am a registered independent, although I definitely lean towards the right. I should and probably register Libertarian soon. You know where I'm from, but I plan on moving out West one day.

[Zarathoustra]

Hello!

I'm Zarathoustra, 25 years old, from Normandy (France). I 'm studying in Paris (it's the fifth and last year of my studies ).
So I'm a french citizen, but not only: I'm an italian citizen too, because of my father, italian. So french is my mother language and France my country, but I love Italy too and I'm fluent in italian: so maybe I'll speak with you in french or italian...because I often have problems when I want to speak english
So please, not laughing when I'll try to speak with you...
I consider myself as a "socialiste" = moderate left in France, so in the USA, I think I will be considered as a very democrat person.

See you later

Zara'

[WFCY]

Hello!

I'm Zarathoustra, 25 years old, from Normandy (France). I 'm studying in Paris (it's the fifth and last year of studies ).
So I'm a french citizen, but not only: I'm an italian citizen too, because of my father, italian. So french is my mother language and France my country, but I love Italy too and I'm fluent in italian: so maybe I'll speak with you in french or italian...because I often have problems when I want to speak english
So please, not laughing when I'll try to speak with you...
I consider myself as a "socialiste" = moderate left, so in the USA, I think I will be considered as a very democrat person.

See you later

Zara'

In the USA, the "moderate left" of France is considered "radical left"- basically a "commie"! So watch out!!

Welcome to the forum~!

[Zarathoustra]

In the USA, the "moderate left" of France is considered "radical left"- basically a "commie"! So watch out!!

Welcome to the forum~!

Please, don't shoot, I'm not a commie!
There is a radical left in France, the communists, but I don't share with their ideas.

Zara'

[WFCY]

There is a radical left in France, the communists, but I don't share with their ideas.

Well that don't matter. In the US, you're either a commie or a terrorist! (sometimes they are synonyms applied interchangeably....)

Just kidding. But you'll see what I mean after being here for a little bit longer.

[imported_Speakeasy]

Please, don't shoot, I'm not a commie!
There is a radical left in France, the communists, but I don't share with their ideas.

Zara'

Welcome, Zarathoustra! I'm pretty happy at the growing number of French users on this site. It makes me blush

[SonofaHun]

Hello all,

After lurking in the shadows for the past couple of days and determining that this forum isn’t polluted with the same low-brow, hate-filled mudslinging I’ve found on most other political discussion sites, I’ve decided to come out and play.

I’m a 37-year-old male, happily married with three kids. My vocation is journalism, but a career in the mass media has always been unappealing to me. So I serve as the editor of a technical trade magazine.

I’m also a first-generation American. My father came from Hungary to the US in 1957 at the age of 17, later joined the US army, and was stationed in Germany, where he met my mother (a German native). When his enlistment ended, they returned to Chicago, and I was born soon after.

Growing up with European parents who themselves are from different countries has given me a somewhat unusual perspectives on what it means to be an American and about US society (and politics) in general. But I’ll save those perspectives for future posts. I’d characterize myself as socially liberal, morally progressive, and fiscally conservative--in general, just a little left of center. I’m not affiliated with any political party or religious group and prefer to keep it that way.

I’m proud to call myself a Kentuckian after having lived in the Bluegrass State for the last 20+ years. I was stuck in suburbia for most of my life, but I’m happy to say that I now live in a rural area where people stay out of other people’s business and treat one another with respect. It’s the kind of place where folks always wave a friendly greeting when passing, whether they know you or not.

For the majority of my life, I’ve been apolitical. But all that changed thanks to the current administration and the latest war in Iraq. I like the intelligent comments (from both liberals and conservatives) that I’ve seen on this site, and I’m impressed by the mix of ages and nationalities represented here. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts with you and reading yours.

Thanks for setting up this site, Marc!

Tom

P.S. - My user name would have been more accurate as SonofaMagyar, but that just didn’t seem as snappy.