Every day, it seemed like the right-wing media came up with a new number for how many jobs the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline could create, the main argument used for forcing the heartland to bear the risk of pumping toxic foreign oil to Texas refineries for foreign export. A new video from Media Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Think Progress Discovery Date : 19/01/2012 19:59 Number of articles : 2
Hot damn, Diddy did it again. Not everyone thinks Sean (Diddy) Combs rules. The hip-hop star and entrepreneur has been hit with a lawsuit over the name of his “Empress” perfume for women. Empress Hair Care is claiming Combs went ahead and stole the regal name for its Sean John scent, knowing full well he had no right to use the name, according to documents filed in a U.S. District Court in New York on Jan. 10. In February 2010, Combs had reached out to the Texas-based company, asking if a deal could be worked out where he could use the Empress name. The hair-care company declined to do business with him for fear it would lead to market confusion. Lawyers for Sean John attempted to trademark the name “Empress Sean John” but ran into similar problems. The plaintiffs say Combs was undeterred and released the fragrance anyway, along with the contested name. Empress Hair Care, which sells products for women of color, is crying foul and claiming infringement of a federally registered trademark and unfair competition. MAC Cosmetics and Estee Lauder are also named in the lawsuit. This seems like the kind of problem that should go away easily if Diddy just throws enough money at it. Riiiiight? Source More On Bossip! Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner: Here Are Some Current And Future Celebrity Stepdads Handling Their Biz With The Kids Out Of Pocket Old Heads: Mama Jones Starts Twitter War With Olivia???? Canada Dry: Tattoo Artist Claims That Drake Waited In His Car And Sent His Bodyguards To Confront Him Elsewhere In The World: J.R. Smith’s Sister Goes H.A.M. In The Stands At Chinese Game, Choking Out Broads And Catching Fade With An Old Head!
Former Obama ambassador failed to pick up momentum in race. By Gil Kaufman John Huntsman speaks during the 2012 New Hampshire primary Photo: Getty Images After a series of disappointing finishes and a failure to emerge from the pack, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman announced his withdrawal from the 2012 presidential race on Monday (January 16). Huntsman threw his support behind leading candidate Mitt Romney in a bid to unite a Republican party that is sorely divided over which candidate will take on President Obama in November. Huntsman served as ambassador to China in the Obama administration and was the sole voice of moderation amid a pack of White House contenders that have done their utmost to highlight their conservative bona fides. After skipping campaigning in Iowa to focus all his energies on last week’s New Hampshire primary, he came in a distant third to Romney and Ron Paul. And though he put on a brave face and said his #3 finish in New Hampshire was a “ticket to ride” to the next contest in South Carolina on January 21, the reality of his anemic support base appears to have become clear to the man whose bid was launched on the promise of bringing civility back to the process. Almost from the start, Huntsman was unable to win over a Republican voting base that looked at his service in the current Democrat administration with scorn and blanched at his support on some social issues, including civil unions for gay couples. In a campaign that struggled to pull polling numbers out of the single digits for most of the past year, one of the bright spots for Huntsman was the media embrace of his music-loving daughters’ social-networking prowess. Sisters Mary Anne, 26, Abby, 25, and Liddy, 24, helped focus some attention on their dad’s often-overlooked campaign with their irreverent viral videos and tweets. . Speaking to MTV’s Power of 12 last week in New Hampshire, the Huntsman trio said the grueling campaign was a “family affair” that they were really enjoying. “We call it a roller coaster: You never know which way the car is going to go,” said Abby on the eve of the Granite State contest when it looked like her dad’s poll numbers were finally inching up into the solid double digits. “We think [social media] is crucially important for this election cycle, especially for our younger generation, so we’ve kind of run with it,” added Liddy, referring to such now-infamous bits as a YouTube send-up of former candidate Herman Cain’s “smoking” commercial and a Justin Timberlake remake promoting their dad. Despite his pledge to endorse Romney, just last week Huntsman referred to the former Massachusetts governor as “unelectable.” With Huntsman — who, like Romney, was vying to be the nation’s first Mormon president — out of the race, leading candidate Romney is now facing off against Paul, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry. Stick with PowerOf12.org throughout the presidential election season. Related Videos New Hampshire Primary Sparks Youth Conversation
Republican presidential primary candidate Texas Rep. Ron Paul had another unfriendly exchange with CNN Monday, as The New York Times reports that the candidate ended an interview at a campaign stop in Hollis when CNN reporter Dana Bash asked about his ability to connect with voters in New Hampshire. Top campaign aide Jesse Benton stepped in when Paul was asked a question about a chaotic incident earlier… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 09/01/2012 19:48 Number of articles : 2
Looks like all that greenery may have finally caught up to the Doggfather . Snoop Dogg might have to find something else to do for a little while. On Saturday, Jan. 7 Snoop Dogg was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents and detained after agents inspected his tour bus along a highway in Sierra Blanca, Texas after detecting “the odor of marijuana emitting from the inside of the vehicle” during a routine border patrol check. A drug dog sniffed to find “a prescription bottle containing rolled marijuana cigarettes” and “two other containers containing marijuana weighing in all total of 0.130 lbs.” (Ironically enough, Snoop’s friend and collaborator, fellow cannabis enthusiast Willie Nelson was busted for marijuana possession in the same region in 2010.) According to a statement from the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s office, Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, “freely admitted that the marijuana belonged to him and he was placed under arrest by U.S. Border Patrol agents and detained.” The rapper was “cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, given notification of court appearance on/or before January 20, 2012 and released.” We’d thought Snoop had a lifetime pass for smoking weed. Who’d wanna arrest him for getting his roll on. It’s damn near legal anyway. We’re sure he’ll find a way out of jail time like all celebrities that get caught with the sticky. Source More On Bossip! Twitter Files: The World Welcomes Princess Blue Ivy Carter And Speculates About What Her Name Means Everybody Hates Kim: A List Of People That Had Beef With Kimmy And Her Cakes For The Single And Seeking: The Best U.S. Cities To Find A Date In 2012 (Do You Already Live There??) Get Your Life Together: The Craziest, Wildest And Dumbest Fan Tattoos Of All Time
Hardly. Katy Perry and Russell Brand clearly had their share of problems, but his craziness was not one of them, despite what certain reports would have you believe. On the contrary: If anything, the 36-year-old Brand, who has been sober seven years, may have been too much of a homebody for social butterfly Katy, 28. According to sources close to the couple, they tried to make it work, but were just too different and parted amicably. Sad, but nothing like this portrayal: No clue why Us decided to trash Russell Brand, who (raunchy stand up comedy and Michele Bachmann crazy eyes aside) is really not that wild anymore. Nor did he blindside her with the divorce, as the above cover says. Russell Brand filed for divorce instead of Katy because of her family’s religious beliefs. As for explosive fights, that’s news to people close to the couple. “I was shocked when I found out,” a source told People . “I thought they would be together for a long time. Maybe not forever – but definitely not just 14 months.” “They were always laughing,” the source went on to say. “They were very affectionate, always holding hands. They seemed like they were really in love.” Another source who spent time with Brand and Perry said that despite the split, they “took marriage very seriously … these aren’t people who give up.” Long and short: It just didn’t work out. But that doesn’t make it scandalous.
Cover your eyes, Kristen Stewart. You do NOT want to see this. A couple new photos from Bel Ami have been released, and they depict Robert Pattinson like millions of Twilight Saga fans never wanted him to be: kissing women that are not named Bella Swan. See for yourself: Bel Ami comes out on March 2 and find Pattinson in the role of Georges Duroy, a man who rises to power in Paris by sleeping his way through rich, beautiful women. But at least he has good taste. The females in question are played by Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, Kristen Scott Thomas. Check out the Bel Ami trailer and decide: Will you go see R. Patt in this role?
If Ron Paul was disappointed in last night’s Iowa caucus results , it didn’t show. The Republican Congressman from Texas finished a strong third behind Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum , but certainly served notice that he’s a factor in 2012. Paul wanted some legitimacy and a bigger platform for his movement, and by securing over 20 percent in the first-in-the-nation caucuses, he’s on his way. On stage before a cheering crowd Tuesday, Paul said winning elections is the best way to promote a cause, and that he was one of three winners last night: Ron Paul Speech After Iowa Caucus Claiming a ticket out of Iowa, Paul vowed to continue his fight, even as GOP rivals such as Newt Gingrich, Romney and Santorum dismiss him as unelectable. Iowa voters thought otherwise, taking to Paul’s small-government, anti-war and pro-civil liberties message in enough numbers to lift him into the top tier. Evangelicals, home schoolers, young people, moderates, libertarians and disaffected Democrats formed an unlikely coalition that led to his strong showing. Can it be replicated or improved upon elsewhere? That’s the key question. “We have tremendous opportunity,” Paul said. “It won’t be long that there’s going to be an election up in New Hampshire, and believe me, this momentum is going to continue, this movement is going to continue and we are going to keep scoring.” With a huge smile at the end, he continued, “So tonight, we have come out of an election where there were essentially three winners, three top vote-getters.” “We will go on, we will raise the money, I have no doubt about the volunteers.” Indeed, Paul’s fundraising and organization make him formidable almost anywhere. As the field narrows ( Michele Bachmann is already out), can he gain support? We’ll find out in New Hampshire.
The closest Iowa caucus results in history produced a near draw, with Mitt Romney winning by just eight votes over Rick Santorum and Ron Paul a close third. Romney, considered the favorite in the Republican presidential race quest, did not notch a commanding win that could have ended the primary process early. However, a win’s a win, and after a year in which one candidate after another sought to be the conservative alternative to him, a pretty impressive one at that. Even more remarkable was the finish of Rick Santorum, whose candidacy was so moribund just weeks ago that many wondered why he was still in the race. The former Pennsylvania Senator was neck-and-neck with Romney, the one-time Governor of Massachusetts, for all of Tuesday night and into this morning. Romney being declared the winner by a mere eight ballots early Wednesday. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas was a close third with 21 percent of the caucus votes. “We will go on,” he said in an upbeat speech. “There is nothing to be ashamed of.” The race was so close, Romney couldn’t even claim victory in his speech. With 99 percent of the vote counted, he and Santorum each had 24.6 percent. ‘‘We also feel it’s been a great victory for us here,’’ Romney said early today, before the final votes were tallied. “Onto New Hampshire, we’ve got work to do.” ‘‘Thank you so much Iowa,’’ said Santorum, who is also off to N.H. ‘‘You, by standing up and not compromising ….. have taken the first step of taking back this country.’’ The GOP nominating process continues with the New Hampshire primary next Tuesday, followed by the South Carolina primary Saturday, January 19. The former favors Romney heavily, the latter not so much. Santorum and Newt Gingrich, who placed fourth last night in Iowa, will be contesting it hard. And Ron Paul … you can never count out Ron Paul. You may soon count out Texas Gov. Rick Perry, though. After finishing fifth in Iowa, he announced that he was returning to Texas to assess his candidacy. Last night’s Iowa caucus results: Mitt Romney: 24.6%
‘I want somebody who can do more than just speak the rhetoric,’ Iowan tells MTV News, as poll finds 41 percent still selecting a candidate. By Gil Kaufman, with reporting by Andrew Jenks Andrew Jenks speaks with Sara, an undecided voter, in Iowa Photo: MTV News URBANDALE, IOWA — You’ve heard a lot about the 99 percent, but not nearly as much about the 41 percent. That’s the amount of voters Monday’s (January 2) final polling found had still not made up their minds about who they are going to vote for in the Iowa caucus on Tuesday night. “Iowans uniquely have a chance to go out and meet the candidates, and listen to them talk. … Each candidate has had a chance to be at the top of the polls, but none of the polls represent the 100,000 or so Iowans that will vote tomorrow night,” Jeremy Danilson said about the multiple opportunities voters in his state have to get face time with candidates in the first-in-the-nation primary. “I think everyone’s taking their time, wants to make the best choice that they can.” Danilson, 28, has lived in Iowa most of his life, but is participating in his first caucus Tuesday after becoming more engaged in politics during his final two years in law school. Like a lot of young voters in Iowa, he’s taking the plunge after being inspired by real-life issues that are affecting his life now that he’s out of school. “I’m personally leaning towards Newt Gingrich right now,” said Danilson, who has attended two debates in Iowa and met a number of candidates face-to-face more than once, including Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Senator Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul , Texas Governor Rick Perry, as well as Gingrich, with whom he’s had two intimate, sit-down meetings in a small student group. “I feel like he actually understands where we are historically and where we need to go and uniquely has the ability to implement the change he’s talking about.” Danilson’s wife, Sara, 23, a waitress at the suburban OverTime sports bar, just finished her undergraduate degree and is actively looking for a full-time job as well. She said she got wrapped up in caucus fever because of Jeremy, but unlike her husband, with just over 24 hours to go, she had not yet decided which candidate is getting her vote. “This is probably the first time I’ve really paid attention to what’s going on as far as politics,” she said of why the 2012 caucus has grabbed her attention. “I’m purely basing my decision off of the caucuses. I don’t have a set candidate. There’s nobody I’m really impressed with at this time. “I’m excited to hear what people are going to say,” she continued. “It’s not going to be people working for the campaign. It’s going to be real people, real Iowans, expressing how they feel about the candidates.” For Sara, who graduated in April with a B.A. in business administration, issue #1 is jobs. Specifically, what the GOP candidates will do to help her find one. “I’ve been applying to about everything,” she said. “At first, I was kind of picky, and then I was just, ‘Click, apply, click, apply,’ because I can’t find anything.” The couple both have student loans to start paying back soon, and they’re looking for a candidate who will address the job situation and give them hope for paying off a mountain of debt that could easily overwhelm them if they can’t find employment soon. “Jobs is huge,” said Jeremy, who is studying for his bar exam and working hard to find a job before he must start making loan payments in April. “I initially thought an undergrad degree would guarantee me a job. That’s not the case, as Sara’s struggling with that. Law school doesn’t guarantee you a job either.” The time for stump speeches is over as far as Sara is concerned, and her night-of decision at a local high school auditorium will come down to the closing arguments from her friends and neighbors about the candidate they think can lead the country. “The other thing is: I want somebody who can do more than just speak the rhetoric,” Jeremy added about the nasty rhetoric that has filled the air, along with copious attack ads, in Iowa. “I need to believe that the candidate can actually accomplish what they’re talking about.” Sara said she liked the tax plans for both Gingrich and Romney after doing research on the candidates’ websites, while Jeremy said balancing the federal budget was another huge issue for him. “Sara and I, we can only spend the money that we make,” he said. “Why doesn’t the [federal] government have to do that also? When I do get a job, I don’t want to pay half my income in taxes.” MTV is on the scene in Iowa! Head to Iowa.MTV.com for all our Iowa caucus coverage , and stick with PowerOf12.org throughout the presidential election season to follow Andrew Jenks on the campaign trail. Related Videos Barnstorming The Iowa Caucus With Andrew Jenks
