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even "the moon under her feet." Just what the crown of twelve stars represents I am not sure. The city where I was born also plays a role in the prophecy. I was born in the city of Washington D.C., the Capital of the United States of America. Now for a little word play. Washington D.C. was actually culled from the land belonging to two States. Virginia, one of those States, was originally named for the Virgin Mary. Maryland, the other State was also named for the Virgin Mary. I was born in Washington, Washing ton was born from Virginia and Maryland. Therefore it could be said that I was born of the Virgin Mary; That is, if one were to play fast and loose with the concept. The fact that I was born in the Nation's capital also plays a role in the fulfillment of the prophesy in another way. That way having to do with the fact that Revelation chapter twelve speaks about our family moving from that city shortly after my birth. "And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared for her by God..." (Rev. 12:6) Shortly after I was born our family moved to the University heights section of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. At that time you could say that it was wilderness as it was certainly out in the boondocks. This chapter while detailing my life is not intended to be a full autobiography. So let's get on with the stated purpose and look at the leadership roles that I have played in my life. Even though the family moved from Piscataway to New Brunswick when I was very young, I always attended school in East Brunswick. East Brunswick has a very fine school system, and my mother taught third grade there for over thirty years. It was at Memorial school in the fifth grade that I began my career in politics. That year I ran for and won a seat on the newly formed student council. One of the things that I was instrumental in doing, was seeing to it that during lunch time the students had music to listen do. It was then that I discovered that I had a knack for one of my lifelong passions, that of being a disc jockey. In the summer of that year at 4-H camp I was chosen as the chief of the Cherokee tribe. The next year I was chosen as the chief of the Shawnee tribe and our tribe won the camp competition. In the middle of my sixth grade year we moved to Colonial Oaks. The next year I started junior high at Churchill Jr. High. In eighth grade I was again elected to the student council. That year I also started track, football and chorus. My ninth grade year I was elected to be the ninth grade student council president. I also starred in the school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. In that production I did a show stopping performance as the pharaoh. My grades were always pretty good except for French and typing, both of which I failed in ninth grade. Failing typing has since lead me to champion the cause of the Dvorak keyboard about which we will find out more later. During High school I found myself being more active in school politics, in a formalized manner. I chose a class known as the "Institute," for political and legal education. As part of the class, students took part in a state wide model congress. Twenty five schools from all over New Jersey participated. while in my junior year, I won the congresses award for best representative. During my senior year I won the chairmanship competition, and was elected to be the student director of the congress as well as Speaker of the House. I also had starred in football and won the schools award for best running back. From there it was on to "Rutgers University." At Rutgers University, I became a member of the "Public Interest Research Group." I had served on the State board of directors for two years. Also in my senior year, I was selected to attend the Eagleton Institute as an undergraduate student. It was just after my senior year during my internship, that I had the experience which was recounted in the chapter The Whore of Babylon. I had ended up running down the street shouting that I had the emperor's clothes on. Also I had just been accepted to attend the
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