Michele Bachmann wins Ames Straw Poll

The Ames Straw poll is a test of a candidate’s organizational skills to get voters to the polls.



As such, it’s a nice feather in the cap for Bachmann as she continues to make her mark as a heavy hitter in the field of GOP candidates.



The Huffington Post



Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann emerged the winner in the widely-anticipated Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday.



The conservative congresswoman came out on top in the event with 4,823 votes. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul came in second place. Here's a breakdown of the results:



U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.): 4,823 votes



U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas): 4,671 votes



Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty: 2,293 votes



Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.): 1,657 votes



Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain: 1,456 votes



Texas Governor Rick Perry: 718 votes



Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney: 567 votes



Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich: 385 votes



Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman: 69 votes



U.S. Rep Thad McCotter (R-Mich.): 35 votes



Romney, Gingrich and Huntsman didn't not actively campaign for support in the straw poll despite their names appearing on the ballot.



Perry, who announced his candidacy for president on Saturday, did not aggressively look to lock up votes in the event. His name did not appear on the ballot; however, write-in votes were allowed in the straw poll.



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Video Spotlight-Laura Black, powerful voice great talent

I recently stumbled on this video of singer Laura Black.



This girl has a powerful soulful voice and although the sound quality of the video is poor, her talent shines through.











To pick her music check Laura’s MySpace page here

BUMPED: Obama’s worst nightmare comes true! Rick Perry Enters G.O.P. Race for President

This is the big one!



Rick Perry entering the race for the GOP nomination makes an already formidable field of candidates that much stronger.



Whoever emerges the eventual winner will be the person to return the country back to sanity and away from the radical Liberal/Progressive agenda that has the country on the verge of bankruptcy.



I equate this to when a already good baseball gets that last piece of the puzzle and it improves the rest of the lineup overnight.



Romney, Backmann, Cain and the others all have to step up their games and that’s a very good thing.





New York Times

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas announced Saturday that he was running for president, declaring it was “time to get America working again” as he sought to offer the Republican Party a well-rounded candidate who appeals to fiscal conservatives and can also rally the evangelical base.



As many of his fellow candidates flooded Iowa over the weekend to woo voters at the Ames Straw Poll, Mr. Perry headed here to announce that he was seeking the nomination at the RedState Gathering, an annual convention of conservative bloggers.



“I came to South Carolina because I will not sit back and accept the path that America is on, because a great country requires a better direction, because a renewed nation needs a new president,” he said.

“With the support of my family and unwavering belief in the goodness of America, I declare to you today as a candidate for president of the United States.”



And with that, Mr. Perry, 61, whose spectral presence has lingered over the Republican primary contest — he was even the topic of a question at Thursday night’s Republican debate in Iowa — officially became a candidate for the Republican nomination.



Mr. Perry’s entrance into an already crowded field is expected to reconfigure the dynamics of the race, offering Republicans a fiscal and social conservative who not only appeals to the party’s base but can also challenge Mitt Romney, who is leading in many polls, on jobs and the economy.



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I love Bachmann, Cain and Santorum. Perry though jumps to the top of my list. But like Sarah Palin said, “ABO Anybody but Obama!”



















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Panic at White House: Top Obama mouthpiece attacks Rick Perry before he announced running

There’s an old deodorant commercial that said, “Never let see you sweat!”



That’s exactly what the White House has done by dispatching David “I love Saul Alinsky” Axelrod to attack Texas Gov Rick Perry a day before he even announces. Can you see the beads of sweat on Obama’s face?



The smart move would have been not to react at all and treat Perry’s announcement as just another guy running for president. But, as is the case with the Obama presidency, it’s been Amateur Hour at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue since January 20, 2008.



Big Government.com





US President Barack Obama's top reelection strategist charged Friday that Republican White House hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry had "very little to do" with his state's economic success.



"There's a specific reason that Texas has done so well, and that's because the oil industry has done so well in the last few years, and the military has grown because of the challenges that we have had overseas," said David Axelrod.



"And so he's been the beneficiary of things that he had very little to do with," Axelrod told ABC television.



The preemptive strike came one day before Perry, who succeeded George W. Bush in the Texas governor's mansion in 2000, was to formally launch his bid for the Republican nomination to take on Obama in the November 2012 elections.



Perry, campaigning for months in all but name, has been touting his home state's growth and jobs creation over the past decade at a time when the sour national economy and its 9.1 percent unemployment rate are voters' top worry.



"I am a pro-business governor. I will be a pro-business president," Perry told Time magazine in an interview released Thursday, highlighting his opposition to taxes and regulation.



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Rude Fag CNN reporter gets elbowed by 2 sexy blonde Bachmann staffers

If CNN is trying to spin this report as an embarrassing moment for the Bachmann campaign, then I feel it’s only fair to spin it another way.



Report-A rude reporter of questionable sexual orientation tried to bogart his way in front on Rep Michele Bachmann (R-Mn) who is seeking the GOP nomination for president.



Two extremely attractive blonde female staffers cleared a path for Bachmann and sent Mr. Rude CNN reporter almost flying into a pile of discarded Pork Chops on a stick.



The reporter said he didn’t need to go to the hospital.



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Tennessee Music teacher Daniel Torroll caught having sex with doll outside school

“Sorry, I have ADD?”

This walking freak-show doesn’t belong near kids. Can you believe this guy?



Wate.com



Police in Spring Hill arrested a local music teacher Thursday morning after he was caught engaging in a sex act with a doll outside a local elementary school.



Officers were called to Allendale Elementary School on Prescott Way in Spring Hill amid reports of a white male with a duffle bag under a bridge on school property. The bridge provides access to the school from the main road.



Spring Hill police told Nashville's News 2 the responding officer witnessed the man, identified as 56-year-old Daniel Torroll, performing sex acts on a child-like doll police later discovered he'd cut holes into.



The officer reported the man was naked and in a location where he could be seen by people driving up to the school.

"I happened to be there I didn't know it was school property. I wouldn't be there if I knew it was school property," Torroll told Nashville's News 2.



According to Torroll, he suffers from an attention deficit disorder which he says affects his inability to resist certain sexual impulses, though none of which involve children.



"[Police] came here and looked [through my home]. There was nothing here. There was no child porn. I have two kids myself," he said.



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Nude pictures emerge of Lee Grace Dougherty Stripper turned bank robber notorious Dougherty gang

TMZ

29-year-old Lee Grace Dougherty -- a sometime professional exotic dancer -- was approached by some friends who host poker games ... who asked if she would waitress at their events and pose nude for their promotional materials. Lee obliged ... and over the past 6 weeks, she posed for a series of VERY revealing pictures which give the term "photo spread" a whole new meaning.

One person connected to the photo shoots tells us Lee posed for some of the photos as recently as July 29, less than a week before the bank robbery. We're told Dougherty was not paid for the "modeling" work.



More pics here