Conservative Republican, die-hard Oakland Raiders fan and known smart assed commentator from Boise, Idaho. Now that I've been on here for a while, here's a bit of a description of yours truly, GOP_Raider. I'm a 28 year old college dropout living here in Boise. I would go back but I am to the point where I got so tired of the leftist thought that I simply quit and joined the real world. So let's go through the rest of this profile and prepare to be amazed.

So who are your teams, GOP_Raider?

Well first there's...

The Oakland Raiders

The San Francisco Giants

The San Jose Sharks

And last but not least...

YOUR University of Utah Runnin' Utes!!!

IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!

One can only assume that you clicked on the Official GOP_Raider Profile Page because you were a recipient of one of my witty retorts or you posted to one of the articles I posted and you thought it was irrelevent, vapid, inane, or you pointificated at the wrong place at the wrong time. Good for you. You care. You care too much. So since everyone else has decided to post their intricate political ideology on their profile page, I want to do so too. Because I'm young, self-centered, and entitled. So there. I'll keep posting my thoughts on topics as I see fit. Flame me if you must, but that just makes you a flamer. Thank you.

The Youth Vote

Allow me to let you in on a bit of a secret: kids of my generation (the legendary Generation Y), are stupid. Really stupid. Wondering if there's a there there stupid. And the ones that are politically active are stupid enough to get caught up in the dangerous idealism that is the Democrat party. Here's a suggestion (not an "order" Beckwith): if you see a young voter that speaks in vacuous rhetoric like "hope" and "change"...buy him a drink or better yet give him a girl's phone number. Better yet, do so the night before election day. Trust me on this.

Previous Taglines of Wisdom From GOP_Raider

"With a QB named Kerry, is it any wonder the Raiders went 5-11 this year?" -ca. 2004.

"DU: Standing athwart history yelling "$@##@ you mother $#@$@#"."

"Soylent Green: Now With More Girls."

"Retirement is wasted on old people."

...more pithy pearls of wisdom to be retired soon or whenever I get bored with this profile page.

WHAT I BE READIN' (no thanks to Publick Skoolz)

The Civil War: A Narrative Vol. 1, by the late Shelby Foote. Based on my limited knowledge of the War, this is detailed, fascinating and mind-opening work. As someone who enjoys history and enjoys reading, every page is well worth it.

GOP_Raider also recommends...

Centennial Crisis: The Disputed Election of 1876 by William H. Rehnquist

Former Chief Justice Rehnquist writes in this book about the presidential election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden. Rehnquist emphasizes the phenomenon of extrajudicial tasks for Supreme Court justices--which is all well and good, but unless Nov. 4, 2008 ends up being more surreal, 1876 was quite possibly the oddest presidential election in American history. Despite the stream of consciousness of Rehnquist's writing style, it's a compelling work if you're a devotee of history and specifically political history.

I am the keeper of The OFFICIAL Oakland Raiders Ping List!!

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I am also the keeper of the all new FR Idaho Ping List!

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I'm also pleased to bring back--at least until MikefromOhio gets back--the College Football Ping List!

ABG(anybody but Gore); aft_lizard; Archie Bunker on steroids; Auntbee; Bad~Rodeo; Bat_Chemist; daybreakcoming; bamahead; Barney59; bourbon; BTHOtu ;charming_harmonica; cleveland gop ;commish;conservativehusker; Cyclopean Squid; dakine; demsux ; Dog Gone; elc; FreeAtlanta; goarmy; gondramB; GOP_Raider ;half-cajun; hispanarepublicana; Hurricane Andrew; indcons; IrishMike; JeffAtlanta; jsh3180; ken5050; KeyesPlease; LisaMalia ;L,TOWM; LibertarianInExile; mainepatsfan; MadLibDisease; Man50D; Michael.SF.; MoJo2001; neodad;Non-Sequitur; OKSooner; Palmetto; petitfour; PRND21; rockthecasbah; sassbox; Sam’s Army; scott says; sean327; Perdogg; phoenix0468; the South Texan; They’reGone2000; Tuba Guy; USCfan; Warhammer; WestTexasWend; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; wolfcreek; Wyatt’s Torch; Yaelle; yukong; ziggy_dlo; letsgonova19087; morans14; Roccus; tricky_k_1972; NorCalRepub; Georgia; southernerwithanattitude; catholicfreeper; Nasher; bwteim; laissez- faire; groanup; IOWAfan; Lakeshark; rogue yam; fightin bronco; subterfuge; sayfer bullets; Turbopilot; Ohioan from Florida; MplsSteve; BamaDi; tabsternager; The Blitherer; DeaconBenjamin2; Zuben Elgenubi; gobucks; Abbeville Conservative; FryingPan101; hadnuf; BurbankKarl; Potts Mtn. Pappy; Pining_4_TX; Steelerfan; Hydroshock; Pharmboy; DAVEY CROCKETT; NaughtiusMaximus; rhema; UCFRoadWarrior; Despot of the Delta; 007girl; Tolkien; tutstar; KingSnorky; Ipecac; SmithL; PAR35; Biggirl; 359Henrie; darkangel82; OKIEDOC; rabscuttle385; Positive; cajunangel; N3WBI3; Uncle Ivan; DesScorp; tupac; Paleo Conservative; sweet_diane; Terpin; EDINVA; eyedigress; Kid Shelleen; AUsome Joy; Bishop_Malachi; wyowolf; StoneWall Brigade; Kakaze; Thom Pain; kevkrom; MaineConservative; katykelly; LakeLady; WKB; stainlessbanner; rightsmart; yazdankurd; Mikey_1962; RabidBartender; Golgatha; Flightdeck; Recovering Ex-hippie; TejasRose; TXBlair; Cudjo; Born In America; utford; Big_Monkey; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; Mr Fuji; SteamShovel; AUJenn; highnoon; don-o; Sparko. FReepmail me to be on or off this list.

Beer Ping!

rzeznikj at stout; GOP_Raider; Rodney King; Tainan; Chasaway; SquirrelKing; dynachrome; MoochPooch; The SISU kid; doubled; toast; Fierce Allegiance; Jo Nuvark; alarm rider; knews_hound; CSM; Manic_Episode; hunter112; Diana in Wisconsin; posterchild; concentric circles; BJClinton; bradthebuilder; Hydroshock; Sindarian; absolootezer0; dashing doofus; dfwddr; GregoTX; bamahead; timm22; EricT.; Redcloak; DariusBane; MinnesotaLibertarian; Vision; outofstyle; Bat_Chemist; wastedyears; mtbrandon49; cpforlife.org; ATLDiver; Roses0508; Islander7; Travis T. OJustice; Yorlik803; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; Blind Eye Jones; petercooper; GregB; eldoradude; WoofDog123; Artemis Webb

A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer…

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