Jeffrey Calvert
student/handi-capped
- December 5, 2008 • 10:58 am PST
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Why I am here
I live in Alabama, its the heart of the Bible belt and even here, immigration and education are big issues. So, I've always been taught that if you want to see something fixed, you do it your self. So, I've gone back to school to study 'Secondary education, with a minor in History.
I didn't vote for Obama, but i do hope that his 'change' platform includes a education reform bill. I also want to see someone who is well aware of the world around us. I don't want to send anymore young kids off to fight and die, but nor do i want to see us be the door mat of the world where peons like Hugo Chavez and Vlad Putin just run crazy over the planet, because they feel it's their right.
Terrorism isn't just al quida, its Iran and thier nuclear ambitions, it's the Palistinians who think they need a homeland..they already do, its called Jordan. Well, thats about it for now, I'll be around..
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