Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Matthews: ‘I Think Ethnicity’s A Factor’ in Bachmann’s Criticism of Obama ~ I think brain damage may be a factor in Chris Matthew’s irrational blathering.
 
More deep thoughts from contemporary beat philosopher John Kerry ~ Our new secretary of state is going all cerebral on us already.

 
“Child of the ocean”
 
 
 

Wind farms are net carbon dioxide emitters ~ Turns out that a majority of the locales for windmills in the UK are peat land, that is, areas rich in peat soil. Now peat happens to be very carbon-rich. And when it’s disturbed, in the construction of wind farms for instance, it emits large amounts of… carbon.

Peat retains its carbon only when kept in its natural damp, boggy condition. But the development that goes along with big energy projects, from roads and rails to the windmills themselves, damages the peat and disrupts the flow of water, causing massive carbon dioxide release.

More well-intentioned Greeniac folly.
 
Muslim Brotherhood Sets Up Militia to Enforce Rule ~ Islamists quash pro-democracy proponents in Egypt and the Obama administration looks the other way ~

The White House was almost entirely silent in 2009 when millions of Iranians protested the regime. Today, thousands of Egyptians are challenging the Muslim Brotherhood and the similar silence is prompting the opposition to accuse the U.S. of siding with the Islamists.

 
Why is it that Barack Hussein Obama always seems to be on the wrong side of true freedom and democracy? And what exactly was he trying to accomplish in Israel this week? ~ Obama’s mysterious visit [Excellent article by Caroline Glick at the Jerusalem Post]
 
Inspector General Report on Racialist Dysfunction inside DOJ ~ Failure to prosecute the New Black Panthers for 2008 voter intimidation clearly not an anomaly.