And now since it's election time, we have some special news trivia for all
of you. The only thing is that I have lived in Pensacola, Florida for 10
years and lived out in Gulf Breeze (which is only 10 miles away) for 1
year, and I've not seen an alien yet. But we've heard some interesting
stories. I'll have to go dig them up for you at another time.
Kim
CANDIDATE SAYS CANCER CURED BY ALIENS IN FLYING
SAUCER
Associated Press
Pensacola News Journal
NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Your neighbor tells you space aliens cured
her of cancer. Do you:
A) Smile, nod and tell her that you, too, have been cured?
B) Look at you watch, mumble something about being late and get
away?
C) Re-elect her to the County Council?
It's a question 53,00 voters in Volusia County face after incumbent
Lynne Plaskett told millions of daytime TV viewers that 20 years ago, a
flying saucer the size of a dinner plate came to her house, levitated her
from her bed and scanned her from head to toe.
Within four months, Plaskett told the audience on "The Maury
Povich Show" in September, her deadly lymphoma was in complete
remission, confounding her doctors who thought it should have already
killed her.
Plaskett, now 46, said she hopes her TV appearance doesn't turn
voters against her.
"People can believe me or they can not believe me," she said Tuesday.
"I'm just an honest person who told my story."
She added that her alien experience has nothing to do with her
record in office: "I'm just hoping people can separate the two."
But quiet, seaside New Smyrna Beach is not Roswell, N.M, or Gulf
Breeze, communities where UFO sightings are commonplace. "Flaky,"
said Stan Dudzinski, owner of an employment
agency. "I don't vote for aliens."
Others, though, were more open minded.
"Whatever turns you on," said barber Pelham O'Neal, who said he
will probably vote for Plaskett again. "I think she's done a good job."
Betty Crouser, 65 agreed: "She seems like a normal person to me.
I mean, who am I to judge?"
Her opponent in the Nov. 5 election, former Port Orange Mayor
Jim Ward, said he had not and will not use Plaskett's alien encounter
against her.
"That's between Lynne and the voters," he said. (
geocities.com/hollywood)