Mitt Romney Rides The Campaign Bus In Florida

MTV News visits with GOP candidate as he takes the stage to the strains of Kid Rock.
By Gil Kaufman

Mitt Romney campaigns in Jacksonville, Fl
Photo: Gil Kaufman/MTV News

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Politics these days is all about "optics," and the scene in Jacksonville on Monday morning (January 30) said it all. MTV News boarded the Mitt Romney campaign bus for what we hoped would be an exciting day with the GOP front-runner.

A short 15-minute drive brought us to the Ring Power Lift facility, a heavy-equipment seller, which was packed with supporters standing under a giant American flag. The campaign set up a stage there with a giant Romney "Believe in America" banner at the far end.

Los Angeles folk singer John David Kahn warmed up the crowd with a pair of red-blooded Americana tunes, including his unofficial Tea Party anthem, "American Heart." "I won't be made to ever feel ashamed ... that I'm American made/ I got American parts," he crooned.

Romney finally made his way in, smiling and shaking hands while Kid Rock's "Born Free" blasted from the speakers. He opened by mocking Gingrich's performance in the two recent debates. A man in the crowd shouted, "Send him to the moon!" a reference to Gingrich's recent claim — notably in NASA-hub South Florida — that he was in support of a colony on the moon.

Then he moved on to President Obama, running off a list of what he said were the commander in chief's deficiencies, including shrinking the military. "The world is not safer, yet the president is shrinking our forces," Romney said.

He also gave props to those who've been, ahem, "extraordinarily successful" in their U.S. business ventures. And as always, Romney included a few of his favorite verses from "America the Beautiful."

And just like that, he was back to shaking hands and signing campaign posters as we hustled back to the bus for a flight to Tampa for the next stop.

Check back for up-to-the-minute coverage on the primary races and stick with Power Of 12 throughout the 2012 presidential election season.

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New species of ancient crocodile discovered

ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2012) ? A University of Missouri researcher has identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today's crocodiles. Its discovery provides scientists with additional information about the evolution of crocodiles and how scientists can gain insight into ways to protect the species' environment and help prevent extinction.

The discovery was published this week in the journal PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science).

"Aegisuchus witmeri or 'Shieldcroc' is the earliest ancestor of our modern crocodiles to be found in Africa," said Casey Holliday, co-researcher and assistant professor of anatomy in the MU School of Medicine. "Along with other discoveries, we are finding that crocodile ancestors are far more diverse than scientists previously realized."

Shieldcroc is the newest discovery of crocodile species dating to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago. This period is part of the Mesozoic Era, which has been referred to as the "Age of the Dinosaurs;" however, numerous recent discoveries have led to some scientists calling the era the "Age of the Crocs," Holliday said.

Holliday identified Shieldcroc by studying a fossilized partial skull specimen, which was discovered in Morocco and held by the Royal Ontario Museum of Toronto for several years before Holliday analyzed it. By analyzing blood vessel scarring on the bone, Holliday determined that the crocodile would have had a structure on top of its head, resembling a shield. The dents and bumps on the bone indicate veins delivered blood to a circular mound of skin, something never before seen in a crocodile. He said the shield was likely used as a display structure to attract mates and intimidate enemies and possibly as a thermo-regulator to control the temperature of the animal's head.

Holliday compared Shieldcroc's skull to those of other crocodilians. By comparing slopes of various bones, he found that the new species had a flatter skull than other known species. With this information, he believes it is unlikely that Shieldcroc wrestled dinosaurs on or near the shoreline. Instead, Holliday said the fossil indicates that Shieldcroc had thin jaws, likely used to catch fish.

"We believe Shieldcroc may have used its long face as a fish trap," said co-author Nick Gardner, an undergraduate researcher at Marshall University, who collaborated with Holliday on the study. "It is possible that it lay in wait until an unsuspecting fish swam in front of it. Then, if it was close enough, Shieldcroc simply opened its mouth and ate the fish without a struggle, eliminating the need for strong jaws."

In addition, Holliday analyzed Shieldcroc's skull and brain to estimate the overall size of the reptile. He said scientists often use head size of an animal to estimate its total length. Using several parameters, Holliday and Gardner estimate that this specimen had a 5-foot long head and was 30 feet long.

"Scientists often estimate body size of crocodilians based on the size of the skull," Gardner said. "However, estimating the body size of Shieldcroc was difficult, due to the enormous size of the skull compared to other crocodilians. To make a size estimate, we compared several features of the bone to many different species."

Although Shieldcroc lived more than 90 million years ago, Holliday said scientists can use information about the animal to gain a better understanding of today's crocodiles. He said this insight grows in importance as humans encroach on ecosystems.

"Today's crocodiles live in deltas and estuaries, the environments put under the most stress from human activity," Holliday said. "By understanding how these animals' ancestors became extinct, we can gain insight into how to protect and preserve the ecosystems vital to modern crocodiles."

The Shieldcroc fossil studied by Holliday and Gardner is being returned to the Royal Ontario Museum, where it will be put on display later this year.

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1. Casey M. Holliday, Nicholas M. Gardner. A New Eusuchian Crocodyliform with Novel Cranial Integument and Its Significance for the Origin and Evolution of Crocodylia. PLoS ONE, 2012; 7 (1): e30471 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030471

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This Beautiful Hand Mixer Sadly Doesn't Actually Exist [Concepts]

It is a crime against humanity, at least those who cook, that Meike Harde's beautiful Quix handheld mixer only exists as a concept prototype. Because it somehow improves upon every one I've ever used with a design that's actually simpler. More »

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Santorum cancels trip to Fla. while daughter ill

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum exits the airport, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, after speaking with members of the news media upon arriving at the Chester County Airport in Downingtown, Pa. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum exits the airport, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, after speaking with members of the news media upon arriving at the Chester County Airport in Downingtown, Pa. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks to members of the news media, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, after arriving at the Chester County Airport in Downingtown, Pa. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? Republican Rick Santorum is staying home in Philadelphia to be with this hospitalized daughter and is canceling campaign stops in Florida.

Santorum's campaign says the former senator will stay in Pennsylvania with 3-year-old Bella, who has a genetic condition known as Trisomy 18. The condition typically proves fatal and Santorum often says his daughter wasn't expected to live past 12 months.

Spokesman Hogan Gidley says Santorum hopes to return to a campaign schedule soon.

Santorum canceled his appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" and a stop at a Miami church.

Santorum is sending his 20-year-old daughter Elizabeth to Sarasota and Punta Gorda for campaign appearances on later Sunday.

Florida's presidential primary is on Tuesday.

Associated Press

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PG&E fined $16.8M for shoddy gas leak surveys (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO ? State regulators plan to fine Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $16.8 million for failing to perform gas leak surveys in the wake of a deadly pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb in 2010.

The California Public Utilities Commission announced the fine Friday, as part of a new citation program that gives its staff oversight muscle to fine natural gas companies for safety problems spotted on their lines.

The Sept. 9, 2010 blast on the transmission line in San Bruno ignited a fireball that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes.

Last year, PG&E self-reported to the commission that the company did not perform pipeline leak surveys in several locations, in violation of state regulations. PG&E has 10 days to pay the fine using shareholder dollars, or appeal.

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