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Jana

Saturday, June 16, 2001 - 11:39 pm Click here to edit this post
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http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,8415,00.html

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"Survivor" Pig-Slayer Peppered!
by Mark Armstrong
Jun 13, 2001, 3:00 PM PT

Survivor Outbacker Michael Skupin just can't avoid getting burned.

The 39-year-old former contestant--who was maligned by PETA for
killing a pig and then sent home early for collapsing into a
campfire--sustained more injuries when he was attacked Tuesday with
pepper spray by an animal-rights activist.

Appropriately enough, Skupin had arrived in Columbia, Missouri, to
speak on behalf of a statewide workplace safety program, when he was
sprayed in the face repeatedly, according to Columbia's Missourian
newspaper.

Two children also were reportedly hit by the pepper spray and were
treated at the scene. Police arrested David Cravens, 30, on suspicion
of assault. He was released from Boone County Jail Tuesday afternoon
on $1,500 bail, the Missourian reported.

Skupin said Cravens had handed him a letter stating that he acted
alone--and not on behalf of groups like People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals, or, perhaps, the Porky Liberation Army.

Still, the injuries didn't keep Skupin from making his appearance, and
he immediately began joking about the incident, calling it his "second
workplace injury."

"The message of workplace safety has new meaning in my life after
today," he said.

For someone who speaks about workplace safety, Skupin hasn't had the
best of luck keeping out of harm's way. The Michigan software
publisher was forced to bow out of CBS' hit series during the sixth
episode, after he suffered second-degree burns on his hands when he
fell into a campfire.

Prior to that, Skupin drew complaints from PETA for stalking and
killing a pig during his stay and then using its blood for war paint.
After his campfire accident, Skupin said he became a changed man, and
he also says he's discussed the pork incident with PETA, and they've
since backed down.

Nowadays, Skupin has other things on his mind, including political
aspirations. Although he has no prior political experience, he has
been tagged as one of six possible Republican candidates to run for
U.S. Senate in Michigan.

To do it, Skupin would have to unseat Detroit Democrat Carl Levin,
which some believe is much tougher prey than a sedated piglet. "It's
kind of fun and wacky," political consultant Ken Brock told the
Free-Press. "[But]...I don't think some guy who ended up on a reality
TV show is going to be much of a threat."

Does anyone smell "pork barrel politics"?

Lancecrossfire

Sunday, June 17, 2001 - 12:33 am Click here to edit this post
Hey, Fred Grandy (gopher on Love Boat) did it!!