Radicals on Right, Russian Citizen Has Seen this Movie Before, Iran, NK, Texas Gov

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” C.S. Lewis Don’t forget to attend a T.E.A. Party tomorrow! See http://taxdayteaparty.com/ 1) Federal agency warns of radicals on right A footnote attached to the report by the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines "rightwing extremism in the United States" as including not just racist or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority.  "It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," the warning says. See: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/14/federal-agency-warns-of-radicals-on-right/ And: http://www.thelibertypapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hsa-rightwing-extremism-09-04-07.pdf 2) Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th Amendment I guess that would make him an extremist then… “I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.” See: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/12227/ 3) Victor Saw This in Soviet Russia CALLER: Well, what concerns me, Mr. Limbaugh, is that, in my opinion, there's nothing less than essentially a takeover of the country. I've seen all of this before. I've seen the playbook. I actually have a Ph.D. in philosophy, and I started in college and Marxist and Leninist philosophy. And what's happening here, the left is playing by the same book of rules that the Soviet Socialist Republic has lived for nearly 80 years. And very, very few people in this country recognize what's actually taking place. See: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_041409/content/01125112.guest.html 4) Peres: Israel Prepared to Strike Iran “[Iranian president Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad recruits forces against us, but there are also forces against him,” Israeli President Shimon Peres warned Sunday, according to a report in the Jerusalem Post.  “What happened in Egypt created a fierce opposition and we must unify all his opponents -- the Sunnis and the Europeans, as well as those afraid of nuclear weapons and terror,” the Israeli leader said.  Peres tempered his saber-rattling remarks by adding that he hoped President Barack Obama’s call for dialogue with Ahmadinejad would be heeded.  More ominously, however, he advised that if such talks don’t soften the Iranian president’s approach, “we’ll strike him.” See: http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/peres_israel_iran/2009/04/13/202469.html 5) U.S. may drop key condition for talks with Iran WASHINGTON - The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward Iran by dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases of negotiations over its atomic program, according to officials involved in the discussions. See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30202638/ 6) NKorea to quit talks, reopen nuclear plants SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea announced Tuesday it would quit six-nation nuclear disarmament talks and restart its atomic weapons programme in protest at the UN's condemnation of its rocket launch. The communist nation said Security Council discussion of the launch, which it insists sent a satellite into orbit, was "an unbearable insult" to its people. Hours later, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its inspectors had been ordered to leave the country as Pyongyang prepared to reactivate its nuclear facilities. See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090414/wl_asia_afp/unnkoreamissilenuclear;_ylt=AqMO8snt1p0.3P.IpDuGs4Z34T0D 7) Somali pirates seize two more ships Seems like a profitable business model, since no one is stopping them… See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090415/ts_nm/us_somalia_piracy;_ylt=AnQz0xavN2.BANFMYeIzO6l34T0D 8) NY Gov. Paterson to introduce gay marriage bill See: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grygnggpvdxoXHz6K6u0f9CUtsPQD97IFURO0