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

 
HHS: 8,300 Words About the Dangers of Tobacco Smoking, But Not a Single Word About Pot Smoking – This one example is all anyone really needs to understand that the entire Obama Administration is 100% – pure – B.S..
 
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce vs. America ~ The national Chamber of Crony Commerce has nothing at all in common with small business owners. Last year they supported illegal alien amnesty, Fed Ed Common Core programs, increased federal spending, Big Labor and of course RINOs.
 
Virginia Attorney General Won’t Defend Gay Marriage Ban ~ And he voted for it!!!

“(Herring) is not upholding the law. He is actually undermining the very law that was passed by the people. This was a constitutional marriage amendment that was passed by 57 percent of the Virginian voters. As attorney general, his obligation is to defend the laws, whether passed by the legislature or passed by the people. His obligation is not to simply act as a king or a potentate, where he just wants to pick and choose which laws he’s going to defend and which laws he’s going to intentionally undermine,” said (Mathew) Staver (Liberty Counsel Chairman). ~ Alarming trend: Attorneys general refuse to defend laws

 
Multi-Millionaire Brian Williams Lectures Viewers on Income Inequality ~ Yeah, thanks Mr. Elitist.
And speaking of elitists (all the beautiful people were invited…) ~

Tight cell phone control at Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday bash ~ Wasn’t this supposed to be the most transparent administration ever?
 
Claim: Sarah Palin’s father harassed by IRS since 2008. More bureaucratic thuggery from that same transparent O’ministration ~

“My father, who worked multiple jobs and faithfully and honestly paid his taxes for fifty years, had never heard a word from the IRS,” wrote Chuck Heath, Jr. on his Facebook page. “In 2008, his daughter was tapped to run for vice president of the United States. Since that time, he has been, in his words ‘horribly harassed’ six times by the agency.”

 
Michigan black student union: ‘physical action’ if seven demands not met in one week ~ “Demands”?!. Are you kidding me? Is this the 1960s? Instead of being grateful that they attend one of the most prestigious universities in the country they make “demands”?! This whole race-hustling-extortion thing will never, ever end.

 
Watch this guy explore Detroit’s abandoned Packard Plant on dirtbike (video) ~ Hey, all that empty space may as well be put to good use.
 
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2013 ~ China may not be big on human rights, but they sure know how to build ice sculptures ~