Political Quotes

“I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the remarkable courage of a woman from my home State of Illinois. Her name is Angela McQueen--``Angie'' to her friends and family. Ms. McQueen teaches math and physical education at Mattoon High School in central Illinois. In late September, she was in the high school cafeteria when she saw a student pull a semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and start spraying the cafeteria with gunfire. Ms. McQueen and other teachers at the high school had recently been trained on what to do when faced with the threat of gun violence at school. It is sad and distressing to think that teachers need such training today, but that is, sadly, the reality. Thank goodness Angie McQueen had that training. The instant she saw the gun, she lunged and pushed the young man's hand towards the ceiling so he couldn't shoot others. She said she had only one thought in her head as she acted, as she put it, ``You're not going to do this to my kids.'' Hundreds of students were in the cafeteria at the time. One student was shot and hospitalized briefly, and another student suffered minor injuries when he was apparently grazed by gunfire. School and law enforcement officials say that Ms. McQueen's selfless actions likely saved students' lives. One student who witnessed the incident told a reporter for a local newspaper, ``Ms. McQueen is like Chuck Norris, basically. She's a hero.'' Angela McQueen is the daughter of two retired teachers.…”