It was the first day of school and a new student named Pedro Martinez, the son of a Mexican restaurateur entered the classroom.

The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?"

She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Pedro, who immediately put his hand up. "Patrick Henry, 1775."

"Very good!" praised the teacher. "Now, who said "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"?"

Again, no response except from Pedro. "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."

The teacher snapped at the class. "Class, you should be ashamed! Pedro, who is new to our country knows more of its history than you do!"

She heard a loud whisper from the back of the room "Screw the Mexican!"

"Who said that!?" she demanded.

Pedro put up his hand. "Jim Bowie, 1836."

At that point, another student in the back said "I'm gonna puke!"

The teacher glared and said, "alright! Now who said that!?"

Again, Pedro answered, "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."

Another student yelled, "you're INCREDIBLE!"

Pedro jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouting to the teacher "Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!!"

Now with almost mob hysteria, the teacher said, "You little punk...if you say anything else, I'll kill you!"

Pedro frantically yelled at the top of his voice "Gary Condit to Chandra Levy, 2001!!"

The teacher fainted and as the class gathered around her, someone said, "oh crap! We're in BIG trouble now!"

Pedro whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003..."

Finally someone throws an eraser at Pedro and another student yells, "Duck!"

The teacher, just waking, said, "who said that?"

Pedro answered, "Dick Cheney, 2008."