From MSNBC??? Obama, racism and Jimmy Carter

Obama, racism and Jimmy Carter - CQ Politics- msnbc.com:

A great quote from an unexpected source...

"“I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man,” Carter told NBC News.

Republicans called Carter’s remarks “very destructive” (Newt Gingrich) or “an outrage” (GOP chairman Michael Steele, who happens to be black himself).

But otherwise party leaders stifled themselves, apparently on the principle that you don’t get in the way of an opponent when he’s shooting himself in the foot.

Meanwhile, it took the White House about six seconds to disassociate itself from Carter, whose pro-Palestinian views have also annoyed many Democrats."

Windmills Are Killing Our Birds - WSJ.com

Windmills Are Killing Our Birds - WSJ.com by Robert Bryce

Wait... this can't be... windmills are our friends and have no adverse effects on our environment.

"... Yet there is one group of energy producers that are not being prosecuted for killing birds: wind-power companies. And wind-powered turbines are killing a vast number of birds every year.

"A July 2008 study of the wind farm at Altamont Pass, Calif., estimated that its turbines kill an average of 80 golden eagles per year. The study, funded by the Alameda County Community Development Agency, also estimated that about 10,000 birds—nearly all protected by the migratory bird act—are being whacked every year at Altamont..."