Mitt Romney Wins CPAC Straw Poll with 38% of the Vote

Mitt wins the CPAC straw poll with 38% of the vote with Rick Santorum coming in a close second with 31%. Speaker Newt Gingrich was at 15% and Texas Rep. Ron Paul stood at 12%.

Mitt tweeted: “Honored to have won the CPAC straw poll. I’m heartened that so many friends here agree with me about the need for conservative change.”

34% of the attendees at the conservative conference chose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Vice President

Blood Found on Comforter in Josh Powell’s Storage Unit

In searching Josh Powell’s storage unit in Washington, state detectives find a comforter with blood stains on it. Back in 2009 a Powell neighbor remembers Josh talking about buying a new comforter in the days after Susan Powell went missing. Could this be the break needed to find what happened to Susan Powell?

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Rick Santorum Has Them Cheering at CPAC

The Republican presidential candidates all touted their conservative credentials at CPAC today. Mitt Romney described himself as “severely conservative’, Newt Gingrich described himself as a threat to the Washington establishment and Rick Santorum as the conservative alternative to Romney.

President Barack Obama Hangs Out with the DC 1% Donors Behind Closed Doors

Yup, Barack Obama is just President 99%, isn’t he? Obama hangs out with the 1% who pay $35,800  to meet with “The One” behind closed doors. What ever happened to the most transparent presidency ever? The populist President, eh?

On the same day a report revealed the names of a number of top donors to presidential campaigns, President Barack Obama spent time with around 25 wealthy donors who paid $35,800 each to talk with him behind closed doors at a Washington hotel.

The hourlong fundraiser Friday afternoon at the upscale Jefferson Hotel near the White House was closed to press coverage.

As Weasel Zippers aptly states, money has its privileges. Especially with President Hypocrisy.

“Newt”ron Bomb … Newt Gingrich’s Ex-Wife Gives ABC News “Explosive” Interview … Could End Her Ex-husband’s Career … Will It be Aired Before or After SC Primary

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned … Newt’s ex-wife Marianne Gingrich about to drop a “Newt”ron bomb.

According to all polls, Newt Gingrich is gaining on GOP Presidential primary challenger Mitt Romney; however, Newt may have met his biggest challenge in the primaries and it isn’t any of the other contenders. As per the Drudge Report, Newt’s second ex-wife Marianne Gingrich met earlier this week with ABC News, that could end her ex-husband’s career with a single interview. Who did not think that this bombshell was going to drop? Newt has been his own worst enemy. However, its better this comes out sooner than later.

Marianne Gingrich has said she could end her ex-husband’s career with a single interview.

Earlier this week, she sat before ABCNEWS cameras, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

She spoke to ABCNEWS reporter Brian Ross for two hours, and her explosive revelations are set to rock the trail.

But now a “civil war” has erupted inside of the network, an insider claims, on exactly when the confession will air!

So when will the interview air? Before, on the day of or after the South Carolina primaries? The debate rages, however, does it matter? AP is reporting that it could air Friday night on Dateline, one day before the SC primary.

Gingrich’s daughters send letter to ABC defending their father.

UPDATE I: Interview to air Thursday night on Date Line.

An ABC News executive tells The Associated Press that the network has interviewed Newt Gingrich’s second wife and is likely to air the segment Thursday on “Nightline.”

That’s two days before the South Carolina primary, where the Republican presidential candidate is trying to topple GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.

The ABC News executive did not indicate what the ex-wife, Marianne, said in the interview and spoke on the condition of anonymity because the plans for airing the interview were tentative.

43 Year Old Sherry Arnold Missing Since January 7, 2012 in Sidney, Montana

43 year old Sherry Arnold has been missing in Sidney, Montana since Saturday morning, January 7, 2012, when she went for a jog. She was last seen at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday when she was leaving home for her usual early morning jog. She never returned and has not been seen or head from since. Police have reported that they found one of Arnold’s running shoes near a truck route in a roadside ditch that is a part of Sherry Arnold’s normal jogging route.

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Police found a running shoe identified as Sherry Arnold’s near a truck route that is reportedly part of her normal jogging route, but say they have been unable to determine what may have happened to her.

Arnold’s stunned family is praying for her return.

“I’m hoping she’s found. I’m hoping that she’s healthy. I miss her so badly,” Arnold’s husband Gary Arnold told ABCNews.com. “We miss her so badly. This community needs her back.”

Facebook page: HELP FIND SHERRY ARNOLD.

Description:

• Arnold has brown eyes and black hair.
• She is 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a slender build, weighing about 140 pounds.
• She was last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt with white stripes on the sleeves, red nylon pants with black leggings and black gloves.

If you have any information regarding missing Sherry Arnold, please call the Sidney Police Department at 406-433-2210.

UPDATE I: The Search for Missing Teacher Sherry Arnold

A search continues today for a missing teacher in Sidney. Authorities say Sherry Arnold is now listed as a missing person. Law enforcement and hundreds of volunteers are desperately seeking to find any clues as to what may have happened.

More than 300 people from Sidney and neighboring areas are searching for 43-year-old Sherry Arnold.

UPDATE I: The FBI has joined the search for missing Montana mother and teacher Sherry Arnold. They are considering the possibility that Arnold could have been abducted.

The FBI has joined the search for missing Montana mother and teacher Sherry Arnold and investigators are considering the possibility that Arnold could have been abducted and taken across the nearby North Dakota border.

“In cases where an adult may have been taken across state lines against their will, the FBI becomes involved,” Debbie Dujanovic Bertram, the FBI public affairs specialist in Salt Lake City, told ABCNews.com. “We are not saying that happened, but it is one of the angles we are looking into.”

26 Year Old Christina “Pinky” Mordente, Developmentally Disabled Woman Missing in Missouri City, TX Since 1/1/12

26 year old Christina “Pinky” Mordente is missing in Missouri City, TX. Christina, also known as ‘Pinky”, is a developmentally disabled woman has the mental capacity of a young teenager as she suffers from Aspberger’s Syndrome, a form of autism.According to reports, Christina wandered away from her group home Sunday evening. The family says that she is not dressed for the cold weather. She is also in need of her medications.

The 26-year-old’s family is desperate to find her. When she wandered away from her family’s home in the 1600 block of Thornbrook Drive Sunday evening, they say she was not dressed for the weather.

Christina has brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5’6″ to 5’7″ and weighs about 160 pounds. When last seen she was wearing a lime green jacket, blue jeans and pink prescription glasses and she was wearing her hair in a pony tail.

If any one has seen missing Christina “Pinky” Mordente, please contact Missouri City police at 281-403-8700.

UPDATE I: Police broaden the search for missing Christina Mordente.

More than two dozen searchers descended Monday on the Hunters Glen 1 and 2 subdivisions to locate Christina Mordente, 26, who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome and is in need of medication, Missouri City police Capt. John Bailey said. Mordente wandered away from her family’s home in the 1600 block of Thornbrook shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday.

The search on Monday focused on the Hunters 1 and 2 subdivisions, which are surrounded by water. “There’s not a lot of water in it (bayou), but there’s lots of mud where someone could fall and get stuck,” he said.

Searchers also are zeroing in on Buffalo Run Park at the northern end of the search area, which has several lakes with “extremely deep” water, he said.

The search party includes five Missouri City police detectives and two sergeants, on foot and using four all-terrain vehicles. Officials from Chasing4Life also are assisting in the search.

Daily Commentary – Wednesday, December 28, 2011 – Look Back at Celebrities Lost in 2011

• With the end of 2011 just around the corner, a look back at celebrities lost this year

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Merry Christmas from Occupy Nashville, How Classy, #Occupy Nashville Gals Duke It Out on Christmas Day

It does not seem that the Occupy Nashville folks got the message of “Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men”. So much for these gals understanding the “Reason for the Season”.

Should we expect anything any different from the OWS protesters? As reported at News Channel 5 in Nashville, TN, two Occupy Nashville woman decided to have a battle royal on Christmas Day at Legislative Plaza. How Nice. One of the women was three months pregnant. I guess they didn’t have any businesses or banks to battle on Christmas Day as they were closed, so they fought each other.  FA-LA-LA …

YET ONE MORE THING I HAVE NEVER SEEN AT A TEA PARTY RALLY … A CAT FIGHT

Protestors have been together since October 6 th occupying Legislative Plaza. But on a day that many intended to be full of festivities, quite the opposite took center stage for a time.

“Well, today we’re celebrating mainly Christmas, but all holidays, of course,” said protestor Lauren Mindos.

The group’s plan to celebrate the holidays together seemed fitting, especially since they’ve spent so much time together over the past few months and friends have become like family.

“It was a beautiful day. There was music,” explained Mindos. “There was dancing.”

However, that peace didn’t last the entire day.

The Occupy Nashville freeloaders have vowed to stay at Legislative Plaza and be a public eyesore. Just curious, how come Nashville does not treat the homeless in the same way they do these Occupy protestors? I have no issue with their right to protest; however, no one has a right to live in a public place paid for by all tax payers, that would be called trespassing.

Daily Commentary – Friday, December 16, 2011 – Mayor John DeStefano of New Haven Connecticut Wants Undocumented to Vote!

• He will ask the state Legislature to allow undocumented immigrants to vote in municipal elections

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