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[JGibson]

I just joined this website after a couple of years lurking on here.  Here's my intro to all the forum users here.
Age: 27 (26 when joined)
Gender: Male
Race: White.
Religion: Christian, UCC. Formerly Southern Baptist.
Location (home): Granite City, Illinois
Birthplace: Granite City, Illinois
Occupation: unemployed.
Political Orientation: Democratic Party. Solidly left-wing progressive on fiscal and social issues.
Education: Some college.
Languages: English, Spanish, German, French

Favorite Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, JFK, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
Least Favorite Presidents: Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Andrew Jackson, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge
Favorite Politicians (current): Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Keith Ellison, Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Nancy Pelosi, Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, Ted Lieu, Sherrod Brown, Pramila Jayapal, Jeff Merkley, Dick Durbin, and Chris Murphy to name a few.
Least Favorite Politicians (current): Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Roy Blunt, Marco Rubio, Louie Gohmert, Steve King, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Mark Meadows, Dan Lipinski, David Clarke, Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen, Frauke Petry, Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Rodrigo Duterte to name a few.
Favorite Politicians (past): Jimmy Carter, JFK, FDR, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Abraham Lincoln, Pat Quinn, Harry Reid
Least Favorite Politicians (past): Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Tom DeLay, Dwight Kay, David Cameron, Stephen Harper, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Dennis Hastert, Roy Moore
Favorite Political Speeches: Michelle Obama's DNC 2016 speech, almost any Barack Obama or Bernie Sanders speech.
Most Admired Person (political): Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Joy Reid, Rachel Maddow, Shaun King, Lawrence O'Donnell, Keith Olbermann, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ted Lieu, Jeff Merkley, Chris Hayes, Samantha Bee, Nancy Pelosi, Cecile Richards
Most Admired Person (athletes): Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright, Tommy Pham, Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds, Scott Rolen, Colin Kaepernick, Antonio Brown, Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo, Thierry Henry, Robert Pirès, Dennis Bergkamp, Laurent Koscielny, Santi Cazorla, Mesut Özil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Nacho Monreal, Troy Polamalu, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Hines Ward, T.J. Watt, Ryan Shazier, Torry Holt, Issac Bruce, J.J. Watt,
Most Admired Person (non-political/non-athletes): Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Carrie Underwood, Hayley Williams, Adam Levine
Least Admired Person (political): Tomi Lahren, Milo Yiannopoulos, Rush Limbaugh, Phyllis Schlafly, Sean Hannity, David Clarke, Dana Loesch, Mike Cernovich, Erick Erickson, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Jack Posobiec, Alex Jones, Candace Owens, Ann Coulter, Bryan Fischer, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Stephen Bannon, Curt Schilling.
Least Admired Person (athletes): Vontaze Burfict, Diego Costa, José Mourinho, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane, Stan Kroenke, Jerry Jones, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Cesc Fàbregas, Adam "Pacman" Jones, Michael Vick
Least Admired Person (non-political/non-athletes): Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Lil' Wayne, T-Pain, Justin Bieber, Kanye West


Favorite Music: rock, alternative, indie, pop, and country.
Favorite Films: A Christmas Story, Toy Story trilogy
Favorite Sports Team(s): St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arsenal, Illini, Mizzou, Bayern, Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Angels. The former St. Louis Rams used to be my #1 favorite NFL team, but due to their owner's despicable trashing of St. Louis own the way back to LA, they are no longer my favorite.
Least Favorite Sports Team(s): New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Duke Blue Devils, KU Jayhawks, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Alabama Crimson Tide, and Arkansas Razorbacks.
Favorite TV Show(s): The Rachel Maddow Show, All In With Chris Hayes, The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, The Beat With Ari Melber, South Park, and AM Joy.
Favorite TV Channels: MSNBC, NBC, TBS, Comedy Central, NBCSN, FS1, FS2, ESPN, ESPN2, SEC Network, BTN, CBS, FOX (broadcast), NBC, NFL Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, CSPAN (House), CSPAN2 (Senate).

Other interests: Sports, blogging, politics, church