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Where wa the out rage and indignation when John Hagee said New Orleans was hit by Katrina because of a gay pride parade? Or his knocking of Jews?? Or, the vile homophobic Rod parsley? they are endorsing McCain. What about the lies and bigotry of pat Robertson and spinning in the underworld Jerry Falwell, or is it because its a \"black\" preacher its news? All these so called men of God go off and say hateful things, its how they get paid. I guess if Hillary belonged to a church, or had any faith, we could find some dirt on her, but, I don't think she is of any faith, and, am, not sure that she is a Christian?? Or does she believe in the Earth Mother thing :)?<br></br><br>I'm sure they are breaking out the bottles of bubbly, but, sorry Hill, this too shall pass.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_18:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957576": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My fellow bloggers:<br></br><br>Please help me put this thing into prospective.  I am not feeling good about the denounciation of Reverend Wright.  As I said in regards to the previous post about Trinity, I think he was telling the truth-maybe he could have delivered the message differently, but he was telling the truth.</br><br></br><br>I read Obama's message and I agree with most of it, but I'm struggling with I don't agree with his statements part and the denounciation.  Maybe an explanation of the difference in opinions would have been better.  </br><br></br><br>I'm just troubled by the fact that this message allows the people who think Rev. Wright's position was racist to continue to hold onto false realities about the state of race in America.</br><br></br><br>Help.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_18:22:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Barack will appear tonight on: <br></br><br>MSNBC with Keith Olbermann @ 8pm ET</br><br>FOX with Hannity & Colmes @ 9pm ET</br><br>CNN with Anderson Cooper @10 ET</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_18:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b6a6833d5d49d9fd3a3fe5d67393017", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama's church is a standard church. Rev. Wright goes off the <br>deep end sometimes, but that is not his standard sermon and does not represent the church's beliefs in any way. Also he's not racist. He also said this:</br><br></br><br>    The good news that's coming is for all people! Not white people\u2014all people. Not black people\u2014all people. Not rich people\u2014</br><br>all people. Not poor people\u2014all people. I know you'll hate this... not straight people\u2014all people! Not gay people\u2014all people. Not American people\u2014all people. ...God's good news isn't just for Americans, it's for all people. Say \"all people\"! Jesus came for Iraqis and Afghanis. Jesus was sent for Iranians and Ukrainians. All people! Jesus is God's gift to the brothers in jail and the sisters in jeopardy. All people! The Lord left his royal courts on high to come for all those that you love, yes, but he also came for all those folk that you can't stand. All people!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_18:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a5184dd864eaa9f03fefbb8317a441b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ct,<br></br><br>You beat me in regard to posting the info about his appearances tonight. Thanks for being on top of it. </br><br></br><br>I've been watching to much television lately. I need a vacation..guess that won't happen until November!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_18:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "432619ba625f6a3e6b9013e9117e3759", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957580": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anonymous . . . <br></br><br><i> Where wa the out rage and indignation when John Hagee said New Orleans was hit by Katrina because of a gay pride parade? Or his knocking of Jews?? Or, the vile homophobic Rod parsley? they are endorsing McCain. What about the lies and bigotry of pat Robertson and spinning in the underworld Jerry Falwell, or is it because its a \"black\" preacher its news?</i></br><br></br><br>The difference is that Obama has been a member of that church for years and years. </br><br></br><br>Rod Parsley is a complete hatemongering nutbag fool, but McCain's not a member of his church. Neither is he a member of that jackass Hagee's church in Texas.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_18:56:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f306b3009c480dcd5fc7baf547d1b80", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But McCain sought Hagee's endorsement. I agree Hagee's hate-mongering should be getting a lot more press coverage. The reality, for better and worse, is that Obama and Clinton are getting a lot more coverage these days than McCain.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_19:05:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957582": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I meant perspective.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_19:12:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957583": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@Texas Girl in L.A. -<br><i>ct,</i></br><br>You beat me in regard to posting the info about his appearances tonight. Thanks for being on top of it. </br><br></br><br>Glad I can help. :)</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_19:29:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b6a6833d5d49d9fd3a3fe5d67393017", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From TPM<br></br><br>The fuller context of Wright's quote is here. In a 2003 sermon, Wright said: </br><br></br><br>\"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme.\"</br><br></br><br>The Wright story has been all over the cable nets since yesterday. As Ben Smith notes, Obama is refusing \"to throw him overboard, as both campaigns have been doing at a furious pace with other supporters.\"</br><br></br><br>The Obama campaign didn't immediately respond when asked whether Wright would be keeping his largely honorary post on the campaign's African American Religious Leadership Committee.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_19:34:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957585": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ms.martin- i feel you.  <br></br><br>I only saw one of Wright's videos (I'm assuming there's several out there?) and I do not understand what the big deal is.  Do rich white people rule this country?  Yes.  Has Hillary ever been called a nigger?  No.  For the bit I saw, pretty much everything he said was true.</br><br></br><br>I feel bad that Obama has to \"denounce\" his pastor to remain a viable candidate before White America.  :(</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_19:41:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "6bda4812c03dcc60ed0ff383f5a4e9c8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hillary does belong to a Church. It's called the fellowship. It is a bizarre outfit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_19:56:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "2a2201364786f612d9d33bb12f2de038", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Politico is reporting that Wright has left Obama's campaign.<br></br><br>http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Wright_leaves_Obama_campaign.html</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_20:47:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Chicanaskies,<br></br><br>No---he did not denounce the pastor. He denounced the statements! Barack refused to denounce his pastor of 17 years. Said Rev Wright was like an uncle that says things one doesn't agree with and one can't get rid of family.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_20:48:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\" I do not understand what the big deal is. Do rich white people rule this country? Yes. Has Hillary ever been called a nigger? No. For the bit I saw, pretty much everything he said was true\".<br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Exactly. The problem is hate mongers like Sean Hannity & Bill O'Reilly wanting to stop Barack from getting to be president. Plain & Simple!</br><br></br><br>PS---I despise Hillary so much until I see red! That slimy scum!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_20:53:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Chicanaskies:<br></br><br>Thanks for your support.  As I have said I do not pretend to be the expert on this subject and God knows I have wanted to be somewhere else when AAs have made assinine statements regarding race, but I took no offense at what I heard in the Wright videos.</br><br></br><br></br><br>Justice 58:</br><br></br><br>While I almost always agree with you, I guess we must have not understood the HP story to mean the same exact thing.  However, he did clear it up for me on the Olbermann show.</br><br></br><br>Whew, I was concerned; especially after reading some of the responses from his SUPPORTERS on the post at HP. Some of them believe that Wright is an evil prejudice man and that Obama should forget about him.  I would have taken issue with him feeding that thinking in an effort to garner mass appeal.</br><br></br><br>He did say that he would not denounciate the man and went further to say that Rev. Wright lived through the Civil Rights Movement and had some different views, but that race was still an issue in this country.  I needed to hear that.  Not because race is ever present on my mind, but because truth is.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_21:11:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957591": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MS.Martin,<br></br><br>I haven't been myself all day. This thing has totally drained me. I'm angry because for 26 years or more, no one gives a d%mn about Rev Wright's views except the fact that Barack & Michelle goes there. And Barack is on his way to winning the nomination for the presidency & the haters must put a stop to it. The game is take down Barack because he goes to that church. Guilt by association! I'm d%mn angry because of the hate for a good decent black man. How long do we have to wait until another Barack comes along? Probably not in my lifetime. Hillary is poison! Have you heard anything from the Clinton Campaign today? No. Throw the rock & hide their hands. Evil scum!</br><br></br><br>Guess I need a freaking break! Gaah</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_21:37:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957592": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with everything that Rev. Wright has said in his videos, and I think 25% of the country agrees, too.<br></br><br>But the problem is that Obama can't get elected with just us.  He needs the white vote.  Many whites, particularly his young supporters, have no idea the frustration and anger pinned up within the black community when dealing with centuries of oppression and aggression.</br><br></br><br>This is a dialogue that needs to be had, and that's what lame Tavis Smiley should be doing instead of sucking the ass of Wal-Mart, Exxon, and the Clintons.  But if Obama wants to win the white vote, it's not a conversation he can have, <b> right now</b>.  When he gets into the White House, then he can talk freely.</br><br></br><br>Some would say that's deceptive, but how many times have we as blacks been fooled by politicians?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_22:11:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "6aa3ee71bc9714917dc34dde9e4e2b41", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957593": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This whole thing has made me sick today. There is something about so many of these pundits and commentators -- all white -- demanding that Obama come before them and \"explain himself.\" It's ugly and patronizing. And the way Obama was treated by Major Garrett on Hannity tonight was outrageously disrespectful -- it was an interrogation, not an interview. Mercifully, Obama finally started to bristle and push back. To see the near glee in some of these commentators in hopefully being the one that drives a stake through Obama makes me so furious that I almost cry.<br></br><br>But still. Flashes like this really expose the fact that there are still two generations in this country that still affected by the evolution of race relations. And they refuse to ever let us have honest discourse about race. Not when it's too easy, too comfortable -- and for some -- too fun to rip open old wounds. Can you imagine being a person so consumed with preventing progress? What must it feel like at night? To know that you have no love. And then to be so miserable that you have no choice but make sure other people don't have it either.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_22:14:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957594": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice 58:<br></br><br>I totally understand your feelings.  I too am emotionally drained.  I know it shows in my writing. </br><br></br><br>Don't worry so much.  I do believe that Senator Obama is a gift from God.  If God is with you.... you know the rest!</br><br></br><br>Felicia:</br><br></br><br>Agree totally. You would be surprised though at how many young whites know about the struggle.  But it is the young who will change the world we have struggled with.  This is evident in the appeal that Obama has to the youth.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_22:21:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anon 7:14,<br></br><br>You said it! It is fun to some. They don't want progress. But yet at the same time, we should get over it! I feel just like you--I want to cry! My heart actually ache inside me.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_22:27:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms. Martin, Justice 58, anonymous...<br></br><br>I feel you 100 hundred percent. I am drained and I'm so upset I cant think. Rev. Wright is a U.S. Marine and a smart man. Watching these rich, conservative whites who dont want to hear about their country calling Wright racist??? Is killing me. Its killing me. I feel bad for Obama and esp. Rev Wright. </br><br></br><br>\"Agree totally. You would be surprised though at how many young whites know about the struggle. But it is the young who will change the world we have struggled with. This is evident in the appeal that Obama has to the youth.\"</br><br></br><br>Yup.</br><br></br><br>Let me tell you this David Gergen and Roland Martin did a good job on CNN discussing it. I cant even write right now. They want him to throw Wright under the bus, they would love to see it. What really gets to me is that do these white people who benefit from white privelege realize that blacks may be having a different experience due our history?? Come on. Its sheer ignorance and arrogance. Why dont they get people who know what they are talking about when they discuss this. Lets be serious.</br><br></br><br>As for another post on another spread I was reading, where are all the people who were upset last year when he disinvited his pastor? All the \"he's not black enough?\" crowd. I remember that....hmmm...from what I heard Marc Lamont Hill?? was saying he should reject his pastor? I didnt watch it I am going by word of mouth.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:14:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957597": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "P.S. Otis Moss is cute;)I may head over to the church...just jokin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:15:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I guess I'll play Devil's Advocate here...<br></br><br>Whether you agree with with what Wright said or not, Obama SHOULD apologize for it.  Try looking at it from a perspective that is not from your (our) own.  Obama is preaching a message of inclusion, bringing people of different backgrounds and races together to work towards a better future.</br><br></br><br>Wright's statements seem to be that of a militant one to the average American.  I think it makes Barack unfortunately look like a hypocrite.  How can he talk about us getting over our racial divisions when his own preacher and friend comes across as one who's making divisive statements?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "8b2db48fae75dbb2f63dde426d0cadc8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rhonda,<br></br><br>ahahahahahaha---you ain't lying! Otis Moss IS fine! Your eyes did not deceive you. It is, what it is!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957600": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dr. Wright rarely speaks for less than 40 - 45 minutes. Anyone can take 5 minutes of any speech given and twist it. <br></br><br></br><br>I'm not happy about it, but Black truthtellers have never been appreciated...we all know that.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon...I know what you are saying. However why dont other people try and look at someone else's perspective or experience for a change. I am actually upset with Obama right now. Racism still exists. I was born in 1986, my parents are from the Caribbean, they did not come here with certain \"resentments from the past\". However the way this country has treated me and my family is everything but democratic. Why dont the \"other\" try and figure out for a change the black experience in American rather than it being the other way around. A part of unity is understanding. We will never get beyond race if they aren't aware. I mean this is making me upset. Obama has to be their puppet in order for them to accept him. I dont think this country will ever change. <br></br><br>Inclusiveness, Unity, change...not with what i'm hearing...a part of that is understanding. When has anyone tried to understand the black experience. They dont know this man, playing segments doesnt help anyhting. They aren't putting it into context. I give up. I give up.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:31:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We all knew this sort of attack was coming. It's better that it came out now than after he got the nomination and thank goodness this didn't happen a day before a primary. The key is how well will Barack handle this. In any Presidential administration there will be flare ups and controversies.  An effective President must calm people's fears and handle difficult situations. This can be an opportunity for Barack to show he can lead this nation through good, bad and ugly times. <br></br><br>We also need to remember anytime there is a historic first on the horizon, an African American first, that person will endure a whole lot of hell. Nothing we have gained as a people was accomplished quickly and easily.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:31:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b6a6833d5d49d9fd3a3fe5d67393017", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"I'm not happy about it, but Black truthtellers have never been appreciated...we all know that.\"<br></br><br>Thank You Rikyrah!!!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:32:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Wright's statements seem to be that of a militant one to the average American. I think it makes Barack unfortunately look like a hypocrite. How can he talk about us getting over our racial divisions when his own preacher and friend comes across as one who's making divisive statements\"?<br>-----------------------------------</br><br></br><br>Maybe that's the reason he wants change! If Barack believed like that---it would mean throwing his own white Mom under the bus! I don't think so!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957605": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree CT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:36:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957606": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "^^Well, exactly.  But someone on the fence about Obama could easily look at this and think \"hmmm...see, he is all talk.  He doesn't care about change or unity at all since he's been associated with Wright for 20 plus years\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-14_23:38:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "8b2db48fae75dbb2f63dde426d0cadc8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957607": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Maybe that's the reason he wants change! If Barack believed like that---it would mean throwing his own white Mom under the bus! I don't think so!\"<br></br><br>Didnt think of it like that.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_00:10:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "329f87dc1d4b4bba3e3abbaaa3e13477", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957608": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hillary Clinton's so called 35 years of experience is a hoax...the media is slowing leaking it. I dont know how she can claim that the media was so against her when they made her get away with this for so long!! <br></br><br>That should be the headline...she more than fluffed her resume.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_00:36:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "329f87dc1d4b4bba3e3abbaaa3e13477", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I also wanted to add:<br></br><br>Obama spoke about what Wright SAID. </br><br></br><br>He did not and would not repudiate Wright himself and made that clear. </br><br></br><br>Hasn't been a Black religious agitator YET, in the history of A-MERRY-CA that hasn't been labeled as UNpatriotic....by a bunch of mofos, that, if they'd had their say, our Black asses would STILL be the back of the bus. </br><br></br><br>Well, you all know I believe Trinity's gotten a bad rap, and it's because it's an activist church. </br><br></br><br>If it was a Sellout Prosperity Preaching Hustling ' I gots mine, you gets yours' church....nobody would say ANYTHING about it.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_01:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957610": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyra<br></br><br>I love you-you straight tell it like it is!  And that is the way it is.</br><br></br><br></br><br>Rhonda, Justice:</br><br></br><br>During my anger over the story, I had to pause when Otis appeared and say \"damn he's fine\".  Shame on us.</br><br></br><br>I'm so sick about all of this.  We all know Wright speaks some truths that need to be spoken.  We also know that Barack has to insist on inclusion.  But I think whatever he lived in his life with his grandparents sent him seeking black folks.  I wish he could really talk about that.  That would surely lead to healing.</br><br></br><br>Why do I have to be the bad guy because I point out the obvious-that you have fucking offended me and mine?</br><br></br><br>Also, we must look to the type of person Obama is.  I don't think he would begrudge anyone their opinion are right to speak to it.  I think if he disagreed, he would promote conversation to encourage thought and through that change.</br><br></br><br>I used to be like him about race until I went to work at a little law firm in GA and they made a point of letting me know I was a nigger.  And when people feel this way, they don't care how intelligent or capable you are.  I can say that I was naive about race because I grew up in the midwest and was mostly treated well by people.  It did not prepare me for the South.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_01:59:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well said Rikyrah!<br></br><br>That exactly how some feel! They don't want change. And most of these sorry b%%t%rds wouldn't step foot inside the door of a black church. </br><br></br><br>Barack refused to denounce his pastor & I'm proud of that! I saw nothing so bad as to cringe! Hell, it's the truth-- Hillary, Bill & Geraldine have never been called a nigger. Maybe nigger lover---but not nigger!</br><br></br><br>Anyway, I'm heart broken from all of it! I'm gonna have a hard time sleeping tonight. This has affected me so much!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:00:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957612": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Errol what-his-name from the DailyNews did a good defense on Lou Dobbs today.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:05:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Also:<br></br><br>Roland Martin did not back away from the truth.  I love that he reminded them about the Tuskeegee experiment. It was on point.  It silenced Cooper.</br><br></br><br>David Gergen also acknowledged the black experience.  They dogged him on the blogs for it.</br><br></br><br>I love the way Obama referred to the tapes as \"the greatest hits\".</br><br></br><br>I would really love to hear what Michelle feels about all of this.  </br><br></br><br>If we're hurting, imagine how he must feel.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:11:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MS.Martin,<br></br><br>ahahahahahaha---You think Otis is cute too! Your eyes did not deceive, Indeed he is! LOL</br><br></br><br></br><br>These jerks aren't blind to the fact about race relations! They aren't shocked either! They want US to be blind! To pretend all is well! Oh hell naw!</br><br></br><br>Barack did touch on what the AA community is feeling. It cannot be ignored!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957615": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I knew it was going to be a f'd-up day when Joe Scarborough wouldn't let up about it. Started to shoot an e-mail to him asking what happened to that dead girl found in his office! <br></br><br>Everyone pray for the Obama Family. Pray for God to annoint his mind & give him strength to carry this through to the end!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:22:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "J-58<br></br><br>I prayed immediately after the story.  I also prayed for Rev. Wright and I sent him an email thanking him for speaking the truth. I feel so bad for him.  Otis Moss stood up for him though.   </br><br></br><br>I pray for strength for Senator Obama almost daily.  I can't imagine how he and Michelle get through this.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:27:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957617": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms. Martin, I understand your frustration.  I think we all empathize with you because we've encountered the same barriers.  I'm working on my PhD, and I can see the goal post being moved for me every time I make progress.<br></br><br>Obama knows this, too.  He's agreed to play the game even though the goal post is constantly being moved because he wants to be POTUS.</br><br></br><br>We shouldn't be too hard on him, though, for denouncing his paster because we all sell out a little.  What white person would hire blacks if s/he knew how we really felt?</br><br></br><br>I would say feel your frustration, Ms. Martin, but know this: if someone like Barack Obama can't get into the White House, then it means we can never see a black person as POTUS in our lifetime.  That to me is truly upsetting--not this dust up about his paster.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_02:39:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "6aa3ee71bc9714917dc34dde9e4e2b41", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Felicia<br></br><br>Congrats on working towards your Ph.D and good luck with it.</br><br></br><br>I know about the moving of the goal post; I've worked directly with the conservative elites who are moving it; hence my frustration.</br><br></br><br>I understand why Senator Obama took the position he did.  I commend him acknowledging the sentiments that lead to some of Dr. Wright's sermons.</br><br></br><br>I truly admire and support Senator Obama.  So much so that I have volunteered and donated funds, but I'm not so sure though that there isn't another would-be POTUS among us.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_03:10:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "felicia wrote \"We shouldn't be too hard on him, though, for denouncing his paster because we all sell out a little..\"<br></br><br>To date, Senator Obama has not denounced nor \"sold out\" Dr. Wright.  Please pay attention and don't mistakenly spread misinformation to other brothers & sisters online or within real life spheres of influence. </br><br></br><br>He has rejected, repudiated, denouced, and vehemently disagreed with some of the statements in the video clips which are the subject of the media's current gotcha controversy.  As any real Christian would do, Senator Obama has not denounced the man for his personal & constitutionally protected beliefs but he has denounced the words for their divisiveness, misinterpreted lack of patriotism and stark contrast to what he and his family believes and lives; the senator believes in condemning the sin and not the sinners as is consistent with his understanding of the Bible and Jesus' call for forgiveness.</br><br></br><br>Together all fair-minded Americans who believe in freedom of religion and are capable of honest assessment of our country's history can stem this tide against constitutional rights of religious freedom and duty of patriots to not only love America but to question or criticize our government.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_03:56:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I also wanted to point out something that no one has commented on here.  Anyone see what is missing from all of this Dr. Wright hoopla, even within this very JJP discussion?  What's missing is the public commentary by the Clinton campaign and her trolls.  <br></br><br>They were told to stay away from this with a 1000 foot pole ... would we have practiced the same smart restraint against the Ferraro stratagem.  If she wanted to, she could have squashed the Ferraro gift to her with the same quickness she put her campaign, surrogates, and trolls on the shut up and let them hang themselves alert.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_04:11:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anonymous said, \"Where was the out rage and indignation when John Hagee said New Orleans was hit by Katrina because of a gay pride parade? Or his knocking of Jews?? Or, the vile homophobic Rod parsley? they are endorsing McCain. What about the lies and bigotry of pat Robertson and spinning in the underworld Jerry Falwell, or is it because its a \"black\" preacher its news?\"<br></br><br>Anonymous is absolutely right.  All divisive, bigoted, and/or hateful statements must be condemned, by every decent person, no matter what their political views, or race, or sex.  Same as when George W. Bush spoke at Bob Jones University. </br><br></br><br>Rev. Wright is no different.  I'm sorry he's experienced prejudice of his own, just like I have as a Jew.  But he's joined the ranks of the haters, and he must be denounced if we're ever to move on.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_06:55:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f3bcba40954f3b8277da719d4ebe737", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What did Wright say that was \"hateful\"??<br></br><br>Not a single person can make that point.  I don't give a damn whether you liked what he said or not.  You just can't twist a single statement release in the media as being \"hateful.\"  </br><br></br><br>Hateful towards who?  HOW??</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_09:12:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "babyming said... <i>\"Rev. Wright is no different. I'm sorry he's experienced prejudice of his own, just like I have as a Jew. But he's joined the ranks of the haters, and he must be denounced if we're ever to move on.\"</i><br></br><br>Telling the truth about Israel is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Demanding more of black people is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Speaking the truth about Katrina is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Speaking the truth about the difference between Hillary Clinton's 'troubles' (representative of white women) and Barack Obama's 'troubles' (representative of black men), and comparing the two states in America, is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Not buying the racist explanation about AIDS (you don't know how many white people I've heard smirkingly explain that AIDS came about because 'those Africans were fucking apes ha ha ha' -- or do you) is not being a hater.  I know where Pastor Wright is coming from when he says what he says about AIDS not being natural but probably being man-made.. and the unequal devastation it has wrought.  But what kind of world is it that the 'Africans are bestialists and they deserve AIDS' explanation is more plausible than the 'the more likely explanation is that those two superviruses came together in a lab, not naturally'?</br><br></br><br>But your opinion obviously differs.   What does your being a Jew have to do with it, though?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_09:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "369dd1fe5f49cbfe5e745f45b499d41e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@nquest, i don't think it's what he said it that makes him a 'hateful' as much as that he said it that makes him hateful.<br></br><br>people have been trying to make an excuse about him for a while... and we saw it coming when the freepers went  on and on about how his church is black supremacist and has an unnatural love for Africa, right?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_09:31:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "369dd1fe5f49cbfe5e745f45b499d41e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957625": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nquest.  hillary never been called a n***** is hateful to women cause shes been called b**** c*** d***", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_09:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Today has been a tipping point for me.<br></br><br>This is where I'm at, take it or leave it, but thanks to JJP, I love this blog.</br><br></br><br>I have been taking a long, serious look at Obama. I am ready to elect a black man as president. I voted for Obama and help send him to the Senate. I have watched him as he has run to the left of the Democrat party, and it concerned me. But I listened to him speak and I wanted to learn more...</br><br></br><br>and wound up here.</br><br></br><br>Today I decided that Obama is too naive and impressionable to lead this country right now. He's not ready, his political education, incomplete. He is a young man, in the middle of his life, and he still has much to learn, much to accomplish and much to endure.</br><br></br><br>He has talent, intelligence and grace, but his judgment is naive. By is own admission, he has made 'boneheaded' mistakes. And he has yet to fully process these mistakes and place them in the context of his life. He lacks wisdom. Wisdom not to fall into the open arms of a political 'fixer,' waiting to call in the chits...Wisdom to walk away from relationships that compromise your true character.</br><br></br><br>He's simply not ready.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_10:37:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957627": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Speak English!!!<br></br><br>Rev. Wright didn't call Clinton a \"b\" and Michelle Obama is both Black and a woman.  Michelle's secret service protection makes the question posed about Hillary a moot point.</br><br></br><br>When and if Hillary's \"patroitism\" been questioned I can bet she wasn't called an \"n\" and more than likely not a \"b\" for whatever she said.</br><br></br><br>So no matter what Hillary has been called, she has never been called an \"n\" which trumps all that other stuff.</br><br></br><br>But maybe it's me.  I just don't think and have yet to hear people talk about the palpable fear that when and if a WHITE woman gets elected president that there is an element in this society that is so \"hateful\" that fear for the would-be president's safety would be a heightened concern.</br><br></br><br>I'm sure that's exactly what women have talked about at some point when it comes to Hillary's historic run. [sarcasm off]</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_10:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>I am ready to elect a black man as president.</b><br></br><br></br><br>Thanks for showing your colors.  lol</br><br></br><br></br><br>You know [sarcasm on], just the other day I heard a bunch of black people saying:</br><br></br><br><b>\"I am ready to elect a white... as president.\"</b></br><br>(You know, they've never done that before.)</br><br></br><br>I don't mean to demean the great strides Black people have made for surely they have made some good progress.  But I can't help but say that \"it's about time you stopped acting like there was something inherently wrong with someone being White.\"  I'm glad to see how Black folks are finally \"ready\" but I just cannot agree with the underlying attitude... like White folks should be grateful that Black folks are \"ready\" or that Black folks being \"ready\" says something flattering about the Black person saying it.</br><br></br><br>[sarcasm off]</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_10:48:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whatever.<br></br><br>I'm not ready to elect Barak Obama.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_10:58:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anon 7:37,<br></br><br>Wow---as if you said anything! Were you ever considering voting for Barack, moron?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:00:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "While watching Barack's interview with Keith Olbermann on this subject, the analysis afterward got me to thinking.<br></br><br>John McCain has endorsements from clergymen who have made similarly incendiary and offensive statements.  McCain doesn't want to go there; it's just as much of a negative for him as it is for Obama.  </br><br></br><br>So who benefits ...?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:29:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "25c2ebf4464c5d95fa227ddd4a0d2fe5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So now the Democrats are trying to lose the Black church vote too? Did anyone see any Democrat (I'm not even talking about the bloggers who actively attacked Wright) defend Wright's stances on oppression and imperialism? Or is that stuff only white folks are allowed to talk about?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:32:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "aa7ac5f7bde8f217273ac06b80efa0db", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957633": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon-<br></br><br>Admitting a mistake is wisdom. Not admiting mistake isn't. I dodnt think you were ever considering to vote for him anyway. Obama looks pretty calm under pressure and he does what he has to do a respectful manner. Why dont you go with Hillary...she is probably stealing pledged delegates while everyone in worrying about the fact that Rev.Wright said things that have been said and are true. Let's get real.</br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br>Let's be serious the real hate is the fact that this country HATES to hear the truth. </br><br></br><br>As Moss said, if we never spoke up and let ourselves be heard, we will still be saying \"massa and things of that sort\".</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:36:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm wondering---where's TD Jakes, Tony Evans etc! Why are they not speaking out about the oppression blacks have suffered! Don't tell me they're in Hillary's pocket too!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\" Why dont you go with Hillary...she is probably stealing pledged delegates while everyone in worrying about the fact that Rev.Wright said things that have been said and are true\". <br>-----------------------------------</br><br>ahahahahahahahahahahahaha--Whew Rhonda, just too funny!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Roland Martin and David Gergen were excellent. David Gergen bringing up Fredrick Douglass and that July 4th speech - that was sorta deep. <br></br><br>Otis Moss, III, kept it real. <i>Without the activism, we'd still be saying Massa.</i> Can't keep it more real than that.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:51:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957637": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous 7:37am wrote \"By is own admission, he has made 'boneheaded' mistakes. And he has yet to fully process these mistakes and place them in the context of his life. He lacks wisdom. Wisdom not to fall into the open arms of a political 'fixer,' waiting to call in the chits...Wisdom to walk away from relationships that compromise your true character. He's simply not ready.\"<br></br><br>He has both the wisdom and justice to not support a war that we entered into under false pretenses that cost thousands of Americans their lives & tens of thousands more their limbs.  </br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom to not foolishly vote for said war without reading the intelligence reports and then to have no viable excuse or apology for the lives and treasure lost.</br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom to not vote for a bankruptcy bill that swells the pockets of credit card companies and banks but then say \"I voted to screw the American people over but I hoped it wouldn't pass\".  </br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom and judgment to not be duped by Bush twice and vote to make the first steps towards war with Iran.  </br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom and judgment to bring the American people back into the political fold because it is not politicians who can save this country it is the people. However, he rightly informs us that we must be ready to vote for, demand, and work for change because those who have held power for so long won't release it willingly or easily. </br><br></br><br>He has the judgment to know that even in the face of the most corrupt, unqualified, characterless, and opportunistic opponent, he should not conduct his campaign in any way that would prevent a democrat from winning the white house in November---even if on the off chance it is not him.  The state of country matters more to him than winning at all costs because it is citizens, not politicians, who will pay the price.  </br><br></br><br>He has the moral fortitude to not use fear and divisiveness to scare the least intelligent of the body politic into voting against their individual best interests and the collective best interests of the American nation.  </br><br></br><br>He is more than ready to be president, and the risk for America is that he is the best person for the job but small-minded fears threaten to overtake right-minded progress.  </br><br></br><br>He is definitely ready with both the practiced and correct judgment & wisdom while the opponent has shown lacking in the RIGHT kind of readiness. </br><br></br><br>There is a readiness to achieve ultimate power at all costs---which the opponent for whom you choose to vote has---and then there is the readiness---born out of love---to serve the American people in spite of the personal costs and dangers (the reason his family has secret service detail) with only the highest hopes and best intentions for every citizen of every walk of life, including those who hate and fear him solely for the color of his skin. Your real problem is that YOU are not smart enough to recognize the difference between the two, and YOU are not ready to do what is best for all Americans.  You, like many, have been awaiting and looking for any excuse to not vote for Senator Obama ... reverting to the nasty underbelly that has stained this country from it's inception but maintaining a soulless inability to admit the true reason, that reason you won't speak in mixed company.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_11:56:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anon 8:56,<br></br><br>D%mn---I'm starting to feel a bit good again! That was a pick me upper! Thanks!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_12:14:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank You Anon!!<br></br><br>Rikyrah, </br><br></br><br>I was very proud of Davis Gergen and Roland Martin. They sense of the situation for those who dont understand it and its context.</br><br></br><br>Fox Noise which has been ranked at #3 in cable channels was pure hot air last night except for two sistaz trying to slap some sense into O'Reiley.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_12:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, thank you both, and others, for holding it down on this blog.  Anon 7:37am just need a strong correction.  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_12:50:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957641": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Uh Oh You guys,<br></br><br>Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!</br><br></br><br>Geez, I can't take this sh%t! Enough already!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_13:46:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!</i><br></br><br>Maybe this could work out to Obama's and the black community's benefit.  </br><br></br><br>The black ministers can show how Rev. Wright's comments weren't racist or un-American, but rather were what blacks truly feel.</br><br></br><br>Meanwhile, whites become comfortable with Obama again because he's getting it from blacks now.  And you know how they hate it when we negroes unite (I thought white folks were going to lose it when 92% of blacks voted for Obama in MS).  </br><br></br><br>Finally, this Muslim thing can be put to bed.</br><br></br><br>I'm just looking for anything positive out of this clusterf*ck.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_14:12:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "6aa3ee71bc9714917dc34dde9e4e2b41", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957643": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Want a laugh and some Hillary momorabilia?<br></br><br><a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=160218379226&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&amp;ih=006\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hillary Memorabilia</a></br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_15:25:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!</i><br></br><br>Their Black asses couldn't come out and DEFEND Dr. Wright, but can find the time to come out and attack OBAMA?</br><br></br><br>G-T-F-O-H.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_15:29:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!\"<br></br><br>Oh please...where were they when all this was going on....for the PAST YEAR. They just wait until Obama is between a rock and a hard place to denounce, rejetc and attack him. I bet you that their Clinton supporters. If they support Obama then they would have been trying to DEFEND Dr. Wright before.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_15:38:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Their Black asses couldn't come out and DEFEND Dr. Wright, but can find the time to come out and attack OBAMA?<br></br><br>G-T-F-O-H.</br><br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Rikyrah,</br><br></br><br>That's what I'm talking about! Why couldn't they come out yesterday when the heat was on? Where's Jessie Jackson---he went through the civil rights struggle! He knows!</br><br></br><br>Of course blacks have unresolved feelings! Slavery,Families destroyed, Jim Crow, KKK, Katrina,Unequality every single day of your freaking life! Who the f%%% wouldn't have unresolved feelings.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_15:50:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Where were they at?<br></br><br>They were inviting Hillary Clinton to their churches and out campaining for her.</br><br></br><br>Might this be an attempt to kill two birds with one stone?</br><br></br><br>MSM (It's leaders and possibly certain Democrats) knew that when they inaccurately reported this story with racial and unpatriotic overtones it would set off a firestorm and create a tide that Senator Obama would have a difficult time turning back.</br><br></br><br>The first bird would be blacks who can be made to feel as though he betrayed his pastor.  (They knew about those sermons for some time now).  They knew blacks could identify with some of the statements and would in fact defend them.  They created the issue just before the NC black vote.</br><br></br><br>The second bird would be the white Americans they could get to believe that Obama through his long relationship with his pastor, had to know of and possibly be participating in hateful unpatriotic behavior.  Many know it's not, but the idea is to call it hate and play on human emotions and in turn have us talking about the statements and not about whether the statements are in fact hatred.  This is creating a situation to compound the problems he is already facing in Pennsylvania.  And, in all likelihood, will hinder his chance of gaining white votes down the road.</br><br></br><br>The Hill/Gerry anger is about factions of the Democratic party finding a candidate who could possibly beat Clinton.  One who could take the black base and also bring along the white base who will not support Clinton in any way. In my opinon, very neccessary and also very clever.  This is why the Hillary campaign has referred to him as the Affirmative Action candidate. This reference is out of the anger they are feeling about being beat at their own game so far.  (This also explains Bill's anger in SC.).  So they used that anger to bring along the white woman.  This is also the reason Hillary is willing to screw the Democratic party in the fall.  She's feels betrayed by the party for finding someone to take her out.</br><br></br><br>The Democratic party knows that it will be difficult for Hillary to win a general election (especially without the black vote)and let's face it there are many who don't want to struggle through another Clinton Whitehouse.</br><br></br><br>I imagine there are many who would like to diassociate from the Clinton power machine.</br><br></br><br>So folks hold on, you haven't seen all you're going to see!  </br><br></br><br>Barack has to not only fight the Republican party, but many from within his own party.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_16:26:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957648": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>\"Unresolved feelings\"</b><br></br><br>I guess I get your meaning right but Obama should be taken to task -- mind you, not in such an opportunitistic manner or with such questioned/questionable timing.  Obama waxed New Age Negro like there is something wrong, unproductive or out-molded with such \"unresolved feelings.\"</br><br></br><br>Me, I have a problem with those terms.  Wright & Trinity are firmly resolved.  The lack of resolution and the people who \"need to get passed\" their questionable \"feelings\" aren't Black.  All the circumstances and situations you named that have real \"quiet riot\", \"empathy deficit\" (where are you Barack?) impact on people's lives can't be laid at the feet of Black, their \"feelings\", let alone their/our actions.</br><br></br><br>I more or less support Obama but I don't do this generational divide bs.  I understand Obama is trying to walk that fine line.  He just better make sure he don't try to step to hard, bold and big-chested on this Black side of the line.</br><br></br><br>I mentioned elsewhere how Obama has this thing where he has what's been called \"Cosby Moments\" when it comes to preachin' \"tough love\" to Black folk.  Well, now it's time for White America to get one of them TEACHING MOMENTS.</br><br></br><br>I mean, all I see is the \"same old (racial) politics.\"  From the Farrakhan Test (and that ain't the only time they tried to 'Jesse' him... that's some 20 year old+ 'same old' politics); to the thing when he wrongly concede that Michelle Obama misspoke or whatever for voicing her \"pride\" in people not just griping about the political process but getting involved in it (he knew that's what she said); to now this thing about his pastor that he knew was going to happen because of the constant drip.drip.drip...</br><br></br><br>The brother has the intellect, I trust that he will see the wisdom in not postponing a national conversation on race and stop acting like whatever issues Black folks have are equally problematic as those as White folks.</br><br></br><br>I'm seeing this is a slave-breaking, slave-making moment.  Either Obama takes these lashes and say, \"my name is not Jesse...\" or he continues to concede and says, \"Toby\" under the illusion that this particular principle is something to concede in hopes of it not damaging his level of White support.</br><br></br><br>IMO, after all those Wiki's that's been racked up and after how long people have been digging, trying to make something out of this thing with his church and his (former) pastor...  Well, all I got is a little Alice Walker for him/them:</br><br></br><br><b>\"No person is your friend who demands your silence...\"</b></br><br></br><br>Simply put, while I don't agree with Obama's \"terms\" -- framing Rev. Wright's remarks as \"anger\" and \"frustration\" -- it's time for White America to stop \"demanding\" Black people \"shut up (and) sing\" and \"pledge allegiance\" to persistent racial inequality.  It's time to stop trying to soften our tone to the point of not pointing out what is still going on in this very presidential campaign.</br><br></br><br>It's time for White America to grow up and since White anger and resentment is normalized, it's time to stop acting like Black \"anger\"  isn't when it is way more justified.</br><br></br><br>Spare the rod and spoil the child.  It's time for White America to grow up.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_16:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NQuest<br></br><br></br><br>\"I mentioned elsewhere how Obama has this thing where he has what's been called \"Cosby Moments\" when it comes to preachin' \"tough love\" to Black folk. Well, now it's time for White America to get one of them TEACHING MOMENTS.\"</br><br></br><br>I have to agree with this statement and I too felt a little uneasy when he spoke about Michelle's mistatement.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_16:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NQuest,<br></br><br>Nicely put. That was my issue yesterday with this whole thing. To be totally truthful, his response to the situation did not sit right with me. I was born in 1986 and have seen enough prejudice and racial inequality that took place in my 21 semi years. I dont need to be holding anger in from the 60s. yea I feel you, white people dont ever want have anyhting but on them. They dont want to hear the truth. You cant play safe with me, they will run you right over. </br><br></br><br>They dont want a black man in the White House, the want a puppet.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_17:07:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "However I must still ask who these pastors are who is steppin up now?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_17:09:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957652": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I typed a response to you \"nquest\", but instead I am going to try to simmer down and take a wait and see approach.  This is one of those separate the wheat from the chaff moments.<br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_17:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't like the reference to pinned up anger.  Isn't that how some whites feel?<br></br><br>Especially not when racism is still prevalent, it's just not discussed and whenever a black wants to discuss it, we're slapped back down.</br><br></br><br>You can have a little of everybody in you and still admit what's wrong.</br><br></br><br>I have a mixed race nephew who says white people are the meanest to him.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_17:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957654": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>I typed a response to you \"nquest\"</b><br></br><br>Okay.  Thanks for the announcement.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-15_22:38:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ok I am annoyed.So I am in Philly at the headquarters, a guys brings up Obama'a pastor and they all begin a convo. I stayed out of it to just hear their reaction. Pretty much they said that black people are still holding on to issues from the past and they need to get past that and get over it. Obama will be the one to tell them to do that. Oh really...<br></br><br>I held my tongue. More said it and then went further to actually assert that black parents who were around back in the day teach their children that it exists today. They claim that that is the \"dangerous\" cycle. One woman claimed that, \"she was sorry for those people and that Obama will be a good rolemodel to teach them better\".</br><br></br><br>I had to ask them, what is \"it\"? Some said \"opression\", some said \"racism\". One actually had the gaul to say that black people have been \"paranoid\" for a while. A guy who is an organizer in Philly actually said that \"like Barack said it's something that has to be dealt with within the black community, it really has nothing to do with anyone else\". </br><br>I really had to go in and school them. They were shocked. One actually apologized. This is exactly what we were just saying here. Are you kinding me? Are you serious?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_01:04:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbd40bd4a675a59c12f3216f7b123aae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How did you school them what did you tell them?<br></br><br>I knew his statements would give some this impression.  It's what it sounded like to me.</br><br></br><br>Please share-what did you tell them.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_01:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ncest wrote \"<br>Okay. Thanks for the announcement.\"</br><br></br><br>You're welcome.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_08:09:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957658": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "More entertainment from Anon \"000\"<br></br><br>You know what, I'll just change my name to STAPLES because, \"that was easy!\"  ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!</br><br></br><br>Maybe next time you'll be prepared and have more tools in your toolbox.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_13:07:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@Rhonda, ditto what Ms. Martin asked, how did you school them what did you tell them? And, where did it end up?<br></br><br>IMO that is just ugly, what you heard/saw at the HQ. </br><br></br><br>(I remember reading that Sen. Obama said if anyone was saying racist or sexist or etc things whether staff or volunteer on his campaign, he wouldn't tolerate it ... I have a sinking feeling about this for some reason though.)</br><br></br><br>From Nquest (I think?) earlier: <i>Well, now it's time for White America to get one of them TEACHING MOMENTS.</i></br><br></br><br>Agreed but doesn't seem to be happening from the campaign at least. I keep telling myself that someone running for president of the US can't be expected to say stuff that freaks white people out and keep reminding myself how little it takes of the truth to upset most white people, but -- this story from the HQ is digging into me now.</br><br></br><br>And -- I read in one of those Chicago interviews where Senator Obama responded to a question about Geraldine Ferraro by saying he didn't think her comment was racist but did think it was wrong, then went on to talk somewhat about how race had an effect in his trajectory and how Ferraro could have actually made an interesting point about race in that context -- but she didn't. </br><br></br><br>I had a discussion about that move last night. We were saying how there seems to us to be this frustrating dynamic around describing things that are racist as what they are (racist) because white denial or the dominant cultural system in this country or whatever the forces seem to have made that word/concept into an entrance to a Hall of Mirrors in which positions are reversed and it often ends up way far away from whatever the initial subject was because those who did the racist thing to begin with have gotten defensive and turned the tables to act like they are victims of an attack and .... anyway. </br><br></br><br>Like for example, the last couple of days when I did Google blog search for Obama and racism, it was pretty much all about his pastor, whose truth telling was named as racist.</br><br></br><br>So I have been thinking about Sen Obama's refusal to play the Hall of Mirrors game re: Ferraro, thinking maybe shifting it into \"the question is is it accurate/correct\" was perhaps not evasion but maybe possibly a brilliant thing to do. </br><br></br><br>But hearing this story from the HQ, I'm thinking I should not be too hasty to believe things like that as there is an overall pattern here and I don't yet really get what it is but it is giving me a sinking feeling. I hope I am wrong.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_13:58:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1957660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From the Washington Post comments:<br></br><br> <i>When Tim Russert asked Obama about Farrakhan Obama did respond correctly about healing the breach between Blacks and Jews but how can you heal the breach when you sat there for twenty years hearing your pastor attack Jews and you kept silent?</i> <b>If Hillary Clinton or John McCain were enthusiastic members of a church for twenty years that constantly and openly demeaned and debased Blacks with vile hateful rhetoric do you really believe the Democratic and Republican parties would allow them to be their nominee? </b>There is a double standard and the Pied Piper of Chicago is getting away with something no white politician who sat idly by while their pastor\u2019s anti-semitic rantings continued without end would</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:53:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "3888517", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 5125810158216728321}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 87, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 3888517, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '3a1994e3330279e78957da82fb64f754';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + disqus_default_text +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<form action="." method="GET" onsubmit="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false); return false;"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">Subscribe to all comments by email</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">Do not subscribe to comments</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
				</form> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';
			
			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>' 
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> Just a moment...';
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">87</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:3888517" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:3888517" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p> \n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
									<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You must log into an account in order to comment on Jack and Jill Politics" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Required:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:3888517" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jackandjillpolitics',
			't'				: 'barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'barack_obama_on_my_faith_and_my_church'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/3888517/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957574" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957574">BigAssBelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957574" class="dsq-comment-message">excellent. my first deep breath since i first saw a clip of that crazy preacher.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957575" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957575">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957575" class="dsq-comment-message">Earth shattering news, a kook in  a pulpit going off. Where wa the out rage and indignation when John Hagee said New Orleans was hit by Katrina because of a gay pride parade? Or his knocking of Jews?? Or, the vile homophobic Rod parsley? they are endorsing McCain. What about the lies and bigotry of pat Robertson and spinning in the underworld Jerry Falwell, or is it because its a "black" preacher its news? All these so called men of God go off and say hateful things, its how they get paid. I guess if Hillary belonged to a church, or had any faith, we could find some dirt on her, but, I don\'t think she is of any faith, and, am, not sure that she is a Christian?? Or does she believe in the Earth Mother thing :)?<br></br><br>I\'m sure they are breaking out the bottles of bubbly, but, sorry Hill, this too shall pass.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957576" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957576" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957576">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957576" class="dsq-comment-message">My fellow bloggers:<br></br><br>Please help me put this thing into prospective.  I am not feeling good about the denounciation of Reverend Wright.  As I said in regards to the previous post about Trinity, I think he was telling the truth-maybe he could have delivered the message differently, but he was telling the truth.</br><br></br><br>I read Obama\'s message and I agree with most of it, but I\'m struggling with I don\'t agree with his statements part and the denounciation.  Maybe an explanation of the difference in opinions would have been better.  </br><br></br><br>I\'m just troubled by the fact that this message allows the people who think Rev. Wright\'s position was racist to continue to hold onto false realities about the state of race in America.</br><br></br><br>Help.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957577" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957577" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957577">ct</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957577" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack will appear tonight on: <br></br><br>MSNBC with Keith Olbermann @ 8pm ET</br><br>FOX with Hannity & Colmes @ 9pm ET</br><br>CNN with Anderson Cooper @10 ET</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957578">magatte</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957578" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama\'s church is a standard church. Rev. Wright goes off the <br>deep end sometimes, but that is not his standard sermon and does not represent the church\'s beliefs in any way. Also he\'s not racist. He also said this:</br><br></br><br>    The good news that\'s coming is for all people! Not white people—all people. Not black people—all people. Not rich people—</br><br>all people. Not poor people—all people. I know you\'ll hate this... not straight people—all people! Not gay people—all people. Not American people—all people. ...God\'s good news isn\'t just for Americans, it\'s for all people. Say "all people"! Jesus came for Iraqis and Afghanis. Jesus was sent for Iranians and Ukrainians. All people! Jesus is God\'s gift to the brothers in jail and the sisters in jeopardy. All people! The Lord left his royal courts on high to come for all those that you love, yes, but he also came for all those folk that you can\'t stand. All people!</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957579" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957579">Texas Girl in L.A.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957579" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957579" class="dsq-comment-message">ct,<br></br><br>You beat me in regard to posting the info about his appearances tonight. Thanks for being on top of it. </br><br></br><br>I\'ve been watching to much television lately. I need a vacation..guess that won\'t happen until November!</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957580" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957580">BigAssBelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957580" class="dsq-comment-message">Anonymous . . . <br></br><br><i> Where wa the out rage and indignation when John Hagee said New Orleans was hit by Katrina because of a gay pride parade? Or his knocking of Jews?? Or, the vile homophobic Rod parsley? they are endorsing McCain. What about the lies and bigotry of pat Robertson and spinning in the underworld Jerry Falwell, or is it because its a "black" preacher its news?</i></br><br></br><br>The difference is that Obama has been a member of that church for years and years. </br><br></br><br>Rod Parsley is a complete hatemongering nutbag fool, but McCain\'s not a member of his church. Neither is he a member of that jackass Hagee\'s church in Texas.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957581">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957581" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957581" class="dsq-comment-message">But McCain sought Hagee\'s endorsement. I agree Hagee\'s hate-mongering should be getting a lot more press coverage. The reality, for better and worse, is that Obama and Clinton are getting a lot more coverage these days than McCain.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957582">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957582" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957582" class="dsq-comment-message">I meant perspective.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957583" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957583">ct</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957583" class="dsq-comment-message">@Texas Girl in L.A. -<br><i>ct,</i></br><br>You beat me in regard to posting the info about his appearances tonight. Thanks for being on top of it. </br><br></br><br>Glad I can help. :)</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957584">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957584" class="dsq-comment-message">From TPM<br></br><br>The fuller context of Wright\'s quote is here. In a 2003 sermon, Wright said: </br><br></br><br>"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing \'God Bless America.\' No, no, no, God damn America, that\'s in the Bible for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."</br><br></br><br>The Wright story has been all over the cable nets since yesterday. As Ben Smith notes, Obama is refusing "to throw him overboard, as both campaigns have been doing at a furious pace with other supporters."</br><br></br><br>The Obama campaign didn\'t immediately respond when asked whether Wright would be keeping his largely honorary post on the campaign\'s African American Religious Leadership Committee.</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957585" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957585">chicanaskies</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957585" class="dsq-comment-message">ms.martin- i feel you.  <br></br><br>I only saw one of Wright\'s videos (I\'m assuming there\'s several out there?) and I do not understand what the big deal is.  Do rich white people rule this country?  Yes.  Has Hillary ever been called a nigger?  No.  For the bit I saw, pretty much everything he said was true.</br><br></br><br>I feel bad that Obama has to "denounce" his pastor to remain a viable candidate before White America.  :(</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957586" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957586">The Bag of Health and Politics</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957586" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957586" class="dsq-comment-message">Hillary does belong to a Church. It\'s called the fellowship. It is a bizarre outfit.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957587">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957587" class="dsq-comment-message">Politico is reporting that Wright has left Obama\'s campaign.<br></br><br>http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Wright_leaves_Obama_campaign.html</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957588">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957588" class="dsq-comment-message">Chicanaskies,<br></br><br>No---he did not denounce the pastor. He denounced the statements! Barack refused to denounce his pastor of 17 years. Said Rev Wright was like an uncle that says things one doesn\'t agree with and one can\'t get rid of family.</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957589" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957589">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957589" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957589" class="dsq-comment-message">" I do not understand what the big deal is. Do rich white people rule this country? Yes. Has Hillary ever been called a nigger? No. For the bit I saw, pretty much everything he said was true".<br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Exactly. The problem is hate mongers like Sean Hannity & Bill O\'Reilly wanting to stop Barack from getting to be president. Plain & Simple!</br><br></br><br>PS---I despise Hillary so much until I see red! That slimy scum!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957590">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957590" class="dsq-comment-message">Chicanaskies:<br></br><br>Thanks for your support.  As I have said I do not pretend to be the expert on this subject and God knows I have wanted to be somewhere else when AAs have made assinine statements regarding race, but I took no offense at what I heard in the Wright videos.</br><br></br><br></br><br>Justice 58:</br><br></br><br>While I almost always agree with you, I guess we must have not understood the HP story to mean the same exact thing.  However, he did clear it up for me on the Olbermann show.</br><br></br><br>Whew, I was concerned; especially after reading some of the responses from his SUPPORTERS on the post at HP. Some of them believe that Wright is an evil prejudice man and that Obama should forget about him.  I would have taken issue with him feeding that thinking in an effort to garner mass appeal.</br><br></br><br>He did say that he would not denounciate the man and went further to say that Rev. Wright lived through the Civil Rights Movement and had some different views, but that race was still an issue in this country.  I needed to hear that.  Not because race is ever present on my mind, but because truth is.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957591">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957591" class="dsq-comment-message">MS.Martin,<br></br><br>I haven\'t been myself all day. This thing has totally drained me. I\'m angry because for 26 years or more, no one gives a d%mn about Rev Wright\'s views except the fact that Barack & Michelle goes there. And Barack is on his way to winning the nomination for the presidency & the haters must put a stop to it. The game is take down Barack because he goes to that church. Guilt by association! I\'m d%mn angry because of the hate for a good decent black man. How long do we have to wait until another Barack comes along? Probably not in my lifetime. Hillary is poison! Have you heard anything from the Clinton Campaign today? No. Throw the rock & hide their hands. Evil scum!</br><br></br><br>Guess I need a freaking break! Gaah</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957592">Felicia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957592" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with everything that Rev. Wright has said in his videos, and I think 25% of the country agrees, too.<br></br><br>But the problem is that Obama can\'t get elected with just us.  He needs the white vote.  Many whites, particularly his young supporters, have no idea the frustration and anger pinned up within the black community when dealing with centuries of oppression and aggression.</br><br></br><br>This is a dialogue that needs to be had, and that\'s what lame Tavis Smiley should be doing instead of sucking the ass of Wal-Mart, Exxon, and the Clintons.  But if Obama wants to win the white vote, it\'s not a conversation he can have, <b> right now</b>.  When he gets into the White House, then he can talk freely.</br><br></br><br>Some would say that\'s deceptive, but how many times have we as blacks been fooled by politicians?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957593">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957593" class="dsq-comment-message">This whole thing has made me sick today. There is something about so many of these pundits and commentators -- all white -- demanding that Obama come before them and "explain himself." It\'s ugly and patronizing. And the way Obama was treated by Major Garrett on Hannity tonight was outrageously disrespectful -- it was an interrogation, not an interview. Mercifully, Obama finally started to bristle and push back. To see the near glee in some of these commentators in hopefully being the one that drives a stake through Obama makes me so furious that I almost cry.<br></br><br>But still. Flashes like this really expose the fact that there are still two generations in this country that still affected by the evolution of race relations. And they refuse to ever let us have honest discourse about race. Not when it\'s too easy, too comfortable -- and for some -- too fun to rip open old wounds. Can you imagine being a person so consumed with preventing progress? What must it feel like at night? To know that you have no love. And then to be so miserable that you have no choice but make sure other people don\'t have it either.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957594">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957594" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice 58:<br></br><br>I totally understand your feelings.  I too am emotionally drained.  I know it shows in my writing. </br><br></br><br>Don\'t worry so much.  I do believe that Senator Obama is a gift from God.  If God is with you.... you know the rest!</br><br></br><br>Felicia:</br><br></br><br>Agree totally. You would be surprised though at how many young whites know about the struggle.  But it is the young who will change the world we have struggled with.  This is evident in the appeal that Obama has to the youth.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957595">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957595" class="dsq-comment-message">anon 7:14,<br></br><br>You said it! It is fun to some. They don\'t want progress. But yet at the same time, we should get over it! I feel just like you--I want to cry! My heart actually ache inside me.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957596">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957596" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms. Martin, Justice 58, anonymous...<br></br><br>I feel you 100 hundred percent. I am drained and I\'m so upset I cant think. Rev. Wright is a U.S. Marine and a smart man. Watching these rich, conservative whites who dont want to hear about their country calling Wright racist??? Is killing me. Its killing me. I feel bad for Obama and esp. Rev Wright. </br><br></br><br>"Agree totally. You would be surprised though at how many young whites know about the struggle. But it is the young who will change the world we have struggled with. This is evident in the appeal that Obama has to the youth."</br><br></br><br>Yup.</br><br></br><br>Let me tell you this David Gergen and Roland Martin did a good job on CNN discussing it. I cant even write right now. They want him to throw Wright under the bus, they would love to see it. What really gets to me is that do these white people who benefit from white privelege realize that blacks may be having a different experience due our history?? Come on. Its sheer ignorance and arrogance. Why dont they get people who know what they are talking about when they discuss this. Lets be serious.</br><br></br><br>As for another post on another spread I was reading, where are all the people who were upset last year when he disinvited his pastor? All the "he\'s not black enough?" crowd. I remember that....hmmm...from what I heard Marc Lamont Hill?? was saying he should reject his pastor? I didnt watch it I am going by word of mouth.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957597">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957597" class="dsq-comment-message">P.S. Otis Moss is cute;)I may head over to the church...just jokin.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957598">Big M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957598" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess I\'ll play Devil\'s Advocate here...<br></br><br>Whether you agree with with what Wright said or not, Obama SHOULD apologize for it.  Try looking at it from a perspective that is not from your (our) own.  Obama is preaching a message of inclusion, bringing people of different backgrounds and races together to work towards a better future.</br><br></br><br>Wright\'s statements seem to be that of a militant one to the average American.  I think it makes Barack unfortunately look like a hypocrite.  How can he talk about us getting over our racial divisions when his own preacher and friend comes across as one who\'s making divisive statements?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957599">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957599" class="dsq-comment-message">Rhonda,<br></br><br>ahahahahahaha---you ain\'t lying! Otis Moss IS fine! Your eyes did not deceive you. It is, what it is!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957600">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957600" class="dsq-comment-message">Dr. Wright rarely speaks for less than 40 - 45 minutes. Anyone can take 5 minutes of any speech given and twist it. <br></br><br></br><br>I\'m not happy about it, but Black truthtellers have never been appreciated...we all know that.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957601">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957601" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon...I know what you are saying. However why dont other people try and look at someone else\'s perspective or experience for a change. I am actually upset with Obama right now. Racism still exists. I was born in 1986, my parents are from the Caribbean, they did not come here with certain "resentments from the past". However the way this country has treated me and my family is everything but democratic. Why dont the "other" try and figure out for a change the black experience in American rather than it being the other way around. A part of unity is understanding. We will never get beyond race if they aren\'t aware. I mean this is making me upset. Obama has to be their puppet in order for them to accept him. I dont think this country will ever change. <br></br><br>Inclusiveness, Unity, change...not with what i\'m hearing...a part of that is understanding. When has anyone tried to understand the black experience. They dont know this man, playing segments doesnt help anyhting. They aren\'t putting it into context. I give up. I give up.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957602">ct</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957602" class="dsq-comment-message">We all knew this sort of attack was coming. It\'s better that it came out now than after he got the nomination and thank goodness this didn\'t happen a day before a primary. The key is how well will Barack handle this. In any Presidential administration there will be flare ups and controversies.  An effective President must calm people\'s fears and handle difficult situations. This can be an opportunity for Barack to show he can lead this nation through good, bad and ugly times. <br></br><br>We also need to remember anytime there is a historic first on the horizon, an African American first, that person will endure a whole lot of hell. Nothing we have gained as a people was accomplished quickly and easily.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957603">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957603" class="dsq-comment-message">"I\'m not happy about it, but Black truthtellers have never been appreciated...we all know that."<br></br><br>Thank You Rikyrah!!!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957604">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957604" class="dsq-comment-message">"Wright\'s statements seem to be that of a militant one to the average American. I think it makes Barack unfortunately look like a hypocrite. How can he talk about us getting over our racial divisions when his own preacher and friend comes across as one who\'s making divisive statements"?<br>-----------------------------------</br><br></br><br>Maybe that\'s the reason he wants change! If Barack believed like that---it would mean throwing his own white Mom under the bus! I don\'t think so!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957605">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957605" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree CT.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957606">Big M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957606" class="dsq-comment-message">^^Well, exactly.  But someone on the fence about Obama could easily look at this and think "hmmm...see, he is all talk.  He doesn\'t care about change or unity at all since he\'s been associated with Wright for 20 plus years"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957607">Rhonda M. Smith</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957607" class="dsq-comment-message">"Maybe that\'s the reason he wants change! If Barack believed like that---it would mean throwing his own white Mom under the bus! I don\'t think so!"<br></br><br>Didnt think of it like that.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957608">Rhonda M. Smith</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957608" class="dsq-comment-message">Hillary Clinton\'s so called 35 years of experience is a hoax...the media is slowing leaking it. I dont know how she can claim that the media was so against her when they made her get away with this for so long!! <br></br><br>That should be the headline...she more than fluffed her resume.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957609">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957609" class="dsq-comment-message">I also wanted to add:<br></br><br>Obama spoke about what Wright SAID. </br><br></br><br>He did not and would not repudiate Wright himself and made that clear. </br><br></br><br>Hasn\'t been a Black religious agitator YET, in the history of A-MERRY-CA that hasn\'t been labeled as UNpatriotic....by a bunch of mofos, that, if they\'d had their say, our Black asses would STILL be the back of the bus. </br><br></br><br>Well, you all know I believe Trinity\'s gotten a bad rap, and it\'s because it\'s an activist church. </br><br></br><br>If it was a Sellout Prosperity Preaching Hustling \' I gots mine, you gets yours\' church....nobody would say ANYTHING about it.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957610">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957610" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyra<br></br><br>I love you-you straight tell it like it is!  And that is the way it is.</br><br></br><br></br><br>Rhonda, Justice:</br><br></br><br>During my anger over the story, I had to pause when Otis appeared and say "damn he\'s fine".  Shame on us.</br><br></br><br>I\'m so sick about all of this.  We all know Wright speaks some truths that need to be spoken.  We also know that Barack has to insist on inclusion.  But I think whatever he lived in his life with his grandparents sent him seeking black folks.  I wish he could really talk about that.  That would surely lead to healing.</br><br></br><br>Why do I have to be the bad guy because I point out the obvious-that you have fucking offended me and mine?</br><br></br><br>Also, we must look to the type of person Obama is.  I don\'t think he would begrudge anyone their opinion are right to speak to it.  I think if he disagreed, he would promote conversation to encourage thought and through that change.</br><br></br><br>I used to be like him about race until I went to work at a little law firm in GA and they made a point of letting me know I was a nigger.  And when people feel this way, they don\'t care how intelligent or capable you are.  I can say that I was naive about race because I grew up in the midwest and was mostly treated well by people.  It did not prepare me for the South.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957611">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957611" class="dsq-comment-message">Well said Rikyrah!<br></br><br>That exactly how some feel! They don\'t want change. And most of these sorry b%%t%rds wouldn\'t step foot inside the door of a black church. </br><br></br><br>Barack refused to denounce his pastor & I\'m proud of that! I saw nothing so bad as to cringe! Hell, it\'s the truth-- Hillary, Bill & Geraldine have never been called a nigger. Maybe nigger lover---but not nigger!</br><br></br><br>Anyway, I\'m heart broken from all of it! I\'m gonna have a hard time sleeping tonight. This has affected me so much!</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957612" class="dsq-comment-message">Errol what-his-name from the DailyNews did a good defense on Lou Dobbs today.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957613" class="dsq-comment-message">Also:<br></br><br>Roland Martin did not back away from the truth.  I love that he reminded them about the Tuskeegee experiment. It was on point.  It silenced Cooper.</br><br></br><br>David Gergen also acknowledged the black experience.  They dogged him on the blogs for it.</br><br></br><br>I love the way Obama referred to the tapes as "the greatest hits".</br><br></br><br>I would really love to hear what Michelle feels about all of this.  </br><br></br><br>If we\'re hurting, imagine how he must feel.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957614">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957614" class="dsq-comment-message">MS.Martin,<br></br><br>ahahahahahaha---You think Otis is cute too! Your eyes did not deceive, Indeed he is! LOL</br><br></br><br></br><br>These jerks aren\'t blind to the fact about race relations! They aren\'t shocked either! They want US to be blind! To pretend all is well! Oh hell naw!</br><br></br><br>Barack did touch on what the AA community is feeling. It cannot be ignored!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957615">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957615" class="dsq-comment-message">I knew it was going to be a f\'d-up day when Joe Scarborough wouldn\'t let up about it. Started to shoot an e-mail to him asking what happened to that dead girl found in his office! <br></br><br>Everyone pray for the Obama Family. Pray for God to annoint his mind & give him strength to carry this through to the end!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957616">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957616" class="dsq-comment-message">J-58<br></br><br>I prayed immediately after the story.  I also prayed for Rev. Wright and I sent him an email thanking him for speaking the truth. I feel so bad for him.  Otis Moss stood up for him though.   </br><br></br><br>I pray for strength for Senator Obama almost daily.  I can\'t imagine how he and Michelle get through this.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957617">Felicia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957617" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms. Martin, I understand your frustration.  I think we all empathize with you because we\'ve encountered the same barriers.  I\'m working on my PhD, and I can see the goal post being moved for me every time I make progress.<br></br><br>Obama knows this, too.  He\'s agreed to play the game even though the goal post is constantly being moved because he wants to be POTUS.</br><br></br><br>We shouldn\'t be too hard on him, though, for denouncing his paster because we all sell out a little.  What white person would hire blacks if s/he knew how we really felt?</br><br></br><br>I would say feel your frustration, Ms. Martin, but know this: if someone like Barack Obama can\'t get into the White House, then it means we can never see a black person as POTUS in our lifetime.  That to me is truly upsetting--not this dust up about his paster.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957618">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957618" class="dsq-comment-message">Felicia<br></br><br>Congrats on working towards your Ph.D and good luck with it.</br><br></br><br>I know about the moving of the goal post; I\'ve worked directly with the conservative elites who are moving it; hence my frustration.</br><br></br><br>I understand why Senator Obama took the position he did.  I commend him acknowledging the sentiments that lead to some of Dr. Wright\'s sermons.</br><br></br><br>I truly admire and support Senator Obama.  So much so that I have volunteered and donated funds, but I\'m not so sure though that there isn\'t another would-be POTUS among us.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957619" class="dsq-comment-message">felicia wrote "We shouldn\'t be too hard on him, though, for denouncing his paster because we all sell out a little.."<br></br><br>To date, Senator Obama has not denounced nor "sold out" Dr. Wright.  Please pay attention and don\'t mistakenly spread misinformation to other brothers & sisters online or within real life spheres of influence. </br><br></br><br>He has rejected, repudiated, denouced, and vehemently disagreed with some of the statements in the video clips which are the subject of the media\'s current gotcha controversy.  As any real Christian would do, Senator Obama has not denounced the man for his personal & constitutionally protected beliefs but he has denounced the words for their divisiveness, misinterpreted lack of patriotism and stark contrast to what he and his family believes and lives; the senator believes in condemning the sin and not the sinners as is consistent with his understanding of the Bible and Jesus\' call for forgiveness.</br><br></br><br>Together all fair-minded Americans who believe in freedom of religion and are capable of honest assessment of our country\'s history can stem this tide against constitutional rights of religious freedom and duty of patriots to not only love America but to question or criticize our government.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957620">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957620" class="dsq-comment-message">I also wanted to point out something that no one has commented on here.  Anyone see what is missing from all of this Dr. Wright hoopla, even within this very JJP discussion?  What\'s missing is the public commentary by the Clinton campaign and her trolls.  <br></br><br>They were told to stay away from this with a 1000 foot pole ... would we have practiced the same smart restraint against the Ferraro stratagem.  If she wanted to, she could have squashed the Ferraro gift to her with the same quickness she put her campaign, surrogates, and trolls on the shut up and let them hang themselves alert.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957621">babyming</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957621" class="dsq-comment-message">Anonymous said, "Where was the out rage and indignation when John Hagee said New Orleans was hit by Katrina because of a gay pride parade? Or his knocking of Jews?? Or, the vile homophobic Rod parsley? they are endorsing McCain. What about the lies and bigotry of pat Robertson and spinning in the underworld Jerry Falwell, or is it because its a "black" preacher its news?"<br></br><br>Anonymous is absolutely right.  All divisive, bigoted, and/or hateful statements must be condemned, by every decent person, no matter what their political views, or race, or sex.  Same as when George W. Bush spoke at Bob Jones University. </br><br></br><br>Rev. Wright is no different.  I\'m sorry he\'s experienced prejudice of his own, just like I have as a Jew.  But he\'s joined the ranks of the haters, and he must be denounced if we\'re ever to move on.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957622">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957622" class="dsq-comment-message">What did Wright say that was "hateful"??<br></br><br>Not a single person can make that point.  I don\'t give a damn whether you liked what he said or not.  You just can\'t twist a single statement release in the media as being "hateful."  </br><br></br><br>Hateful towards who?  HOW??</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957623">Nita</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957623" class="dsq-comment-message">babyming said... <i>"Rev. Wright is no different. I\'m sorry he\'s experienced prejudice of his own, just like I have as a Jew. But he\'s joined the ranks of the haters, and he must be denounced if we\'re ever to move on."</i><br></br><br>Telling the truth about Israel is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Demanding more of black people is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Speaking the truth about Katrina is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Speaking the truth about the difference between Hillary Clinton\'s \'troubles\' (representative of white women) and Barack Obama\'s \'troubles\' (representative of black men), and comparing the two states in America, is not being a hater.</br><br></br><br>Not buying the racist explanation about AIDS (you don\'t know how many white people I\'ve heard smirkingly explain that AIDS came about because \'those Africans were fucking apes ha ha ha\' -- or do you) is not being a hater.  I know where Pastor Wright is coming from when he says what he says about AIDS not being natural but probably being man-made.. and the unequal devastation it has wrought.  But what kind of world is it that the \'Africans are bestialists and they deserve AIDS\' explanation is more plausible than the \'the more likely explanation is that those two superviruses came together in a lab, not naturally\'?</br><br></br><br>But your opinion obviously differs.   What does your being a Jew have to do with it, though?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957624">Nita</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957624" class="dsq-comment-message">@nquest, i don\'t think it\'s what he said it that makes him a \'hateful\' as much as that he said it that makes him hateful.<br></br><br>people have been trying to make an excuse about him for a while... and we saw it coming when the freepers went  on and on about how his church is black supremacist and has an unnatural love for Africa, right?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957625">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957625" class="dsq-comment-message">nquest.  hillary never been called a n***** is hateful to women cause shes been called b**** c*** d***</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957626">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957626" class="dsq-comment-message">Today has been a tipping point for me.<br></br><br>This is where I\'m at, take it or leave it, but thanks to JJP, I love this blog.</br><br></br><br>I have been taking a long, serious look at Obama. I am ready to elect a black man as president. I voted for Obama and help send him to the Senate. I have watched him as he has run to the left of the Democrat party, and it concerned me. But I listened to him speak and I wanted to learn more...</br><br></br><br>and wound up here.</br><br></br><br>Today I decided that Obama is too naive and impressionable to lead this country right now. He\'s not ready, his political education, incomplete. He is a young man, in the middle of his life, and he still has much to learn, much to accomplish and much to endure.</br><br></br><br>He has talent, intelligence and grace, but his judgment is naive. By is own admission, he has made \'boneheaded\' mistakes. And he has yet to fully process these mistakes and place them in the context of his life. He lacks wisdom. Wisdom not to fall into the open arms of a political \'fixer,\' waiting to call in the chits...Wisdom to walk away from relationships that compromise your true character.</br><br></br><br>He\'s simply not ready.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957627">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957627" class="dsq-comment-message">Speak English!!!<br></br><br>Rev. Wright didn\'t call Clinton a "b" and Michelle Obama is both Black and a woman.  Michelle\'s secret service protection makes the question posed about Hillary a moot point.</br><br></br><br>When and if Hillary\'s "patroitism" been questioned I can bet she wasn\'t called an "n" and more than likely not a "b" for whatever she said.</br><br></br><br>So no matter what Hillary has been called, she has never been called an "n" which trumps all that other stuff.</br><br></br><br>But maybe it\'s me.  I just don\'t think and have yet to hear people talk about the palpable fear that when and if a WHITE woman gets elected president that there is an element in this society that is so "hateful" that fear for the would-be president\'s safety would be a heightened concern.</br><br></br><br>I\'m sure that\'s exactly what women have talked about at some point when it comes to Hillary\'s historic run. [sarcasm off]</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957628">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957628" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>I am ready to elect a black man as president.</b><br></br><br></br><br>Thanks for showing your colors.  lol</br><br></br><br></br><br>You know [sarcasm on], just the other day I heard a bunch of black people saying:</br><br></br><br><b>"I am ready to elect a white... as president."</b></br><br>(You know, they\'ve never done that before.)</br><br></br><br>I don\'t mean to demean the great strides Black people have made for surely they have made some good progress.  But I can\'t help but say that "it\'s about time you stopped acting like there was something inherently wrong with someone being White."  I\'m glad to see how Black folks are finally "ready" but I just cannot agree with the underlying attitude... like White folks should be grateful that Black folks are "ready" or that Black folks being "ready" says something flattering about the Black person saying it.</br><br></br><br>[sarcasm off]</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957629">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957629" class="dsq-comment-message">Whatever.<br></br><br>I\'m not ready to elect Barak Obama.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957630" class="dsq-comment-message">anon 7:37,<br></br><br>Wow---as if you said anything! Were you ever considering voting for Barack, moron?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957631" class="dsq-comment-message">While watching Barack\'s interview with Keith Olbermann on this subject, the analysis afterward got me to thinking.<br></br><br>John McCain has endorsements from clergymen who have made similarly incendiary and offensive statements.  McCain doesn\'t want to go there; it\'s just as much of a negative for him as it is for Obama.  </br><br></br><br>So who benefits ...?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957632">J</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957632" class="dsq-comment-message">So now the Democrats are trying to lose the Black church vote too? Did anyone see any Democrat (I\'m not even talking about the bloggers who actively attacked Wright) defend Wright\'s stances on oppression and imperialism? Or is that stuff only white folks are allowed to talk about?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957633">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957633" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon-<br></br><br>Admitting a mistake is wisdom. Not admiting mistake isn\'t. I dodnt think you were ever considering to vote for him anyway. Obama looks pretty calm under pressure and he does what he has to do a respectful manner. Why dont you go with Hillary...she is probably stealing pledged delegates while everyone in worrying about the fact that Rev.Wright said things that have been said and are true. Let\'s get real.</br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br>Let\'s be serious the real hate is the fact that this country HATES to hear the truth. </br><br></br><br>As Moss said, if we never spoke up and let ourselves be heard, we will still be saying "massa and things of that sort".</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957634">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957634" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m wondering---where\'s TD Jakes, Tony Evans etc! Why are they not speaking out about the oppression blacks have suffered! Don\'t tell me they\'re in Hillary\'s pocket too!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957635" class="dsq-comment-message">" Why dont you go with Hillary...she is probably stealing pledged delegates while everyone in worrying about the fact that Rev.Wright said things that have been said and are true". <br>-----------------------------------</br><br>ahahahahahahahahahahahaha--Whew Rhonda, just too funny!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957636">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957636" class="dsq-comment-message">Roland Martin and David Gergen were excellent. David Gergen bringing up Fredrick Douglass and that July 4th speech - that was sorta deep. <br></br><br>Otis Moss, III, kept it real. <i>Without the activism, we\'d still be saying Massa.</i> Can\'t keep it more real than that.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957637" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous 7:37am wrote "By is own admission, he has made \'boneheaded\' mistakes. And he has yet to fully process these mistakes and place them in the context of his life. He lacks wisdom. Wisdom not to fall into the open arms of a political \'fixer,\' waiting to call in the chits...Wisdom to walk away from relationships that compromise your true character. He\'s simply not ready."<br></br><br>He has both the wisdom and justice to not support a war that we entered into under false pretenses that cost thousands of Americans their lives & tens of thousands more their limbs.  </br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom to not foolishly vote for said war without reading the intelligence reports and then to have no viable excuse or apology for the lives and treasure lost.</br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom to not vote for a bankruptcy bill that swells the pockets of credit card companies and banks but then say "I voted to screw the American people over but I hoped it wouldn\'t pass".  </br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom and judgment to not be duped by Bush twice and vote to make the first steps towards war with Iran.  </br><br></br><br>He has the wisdom and judgment to bring the American people back into the political fold because it is not politicians who can save this country it is the people. However, he rightly informs us that we must be ready to vote for, demand, and work for change because those who have held power for so long won\'t release it willingly or easily. </br><br></br><br>He has the judgment to know that even in the face of the most corrupt, unqualified, characterless, and opportunistic opponent, he should not conduct his campaign in any way that would prevent a democrat from winning the white house in November---even if on the off chance it is not him.  The state of country matters more to him than winning at all costs because it is citizens, not politicians, who will pay the price.  </br><br></br><br>He has the moral fortitude to not use fear and divisiveness to scare the least intelligent of the body politic into voting against their individual best interests and the collective best interests of the American nation.  </br><br></br><br>He is more than ready to be president, and the risk for America is that he is the best person for the job but small-minded fears threaten to overtake right-minded progress.  </br><br></br><br>He is definitely ready with both the practiced and correct judgment & wisdom while the opponent has shown lacking in the RIGHT kind of readiness. </br><br></br><br>There is a readiness to achieve ultimate power at all costs---which the opponent for whom you choose to vote has---and then there is the readiness---born out of love---to serve the American people in spite of the personal costs and dangers (the reason his family has secret service detail) with only the highest hopes and best intentions for every citizen of every walk of life, including those who hate and fear him solely for the color of his skin. Your real problem is that YOU are not smart enough to recognize the difference between the two, and YOU are not ready to do what is best for all Americans.  You, like many, have been awaiting and looking for any excuse to not vote for Senator Obama ... reverting to the nasty underbelly that has stained this country from it\'s inception but maintaining a soulless inability to admit the true reason, that reason you won\'t speak in mixed company.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957638">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957638" class="dsq-comment-message">anon 8:56,<br></br><br>D%mn---I\'m starting to feel a bit good again! That was a pick me upper! Thanks!</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957639" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank You Anon!!<br></br><br>Rikyrah, </br><br></br><br>I was very proud of Davis Gergen and Roland Martin. They sense of the situation for those who dont understand it and its context.</br><br></br><br>Fox Noise which has been ranked at #3 in cable channels was pure hot air last night except for two sistaz trying to slap some sense into O\'Reiley.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957640">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957640" class="dsq-comment-message">No, thank you both, and others, for holding it down on this blog.  Anon 7:37am just need a strong correction.  :)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957641" class="dsq-comment-message">Uh Oh You guys,<br></br><br>Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!</br><br></br><br>Geez, I can\'t take this sh%t! Enough already!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957642">Felicia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957642" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!</i><br></br><br>Maybe this could work out to Obama\'s and the black community\'s benefit.  </br><br></br><br>The black ministers can show how Rev. Wright\'s comments weren\'t racist or un-American, but rather were what blacks truly feel.</br><br></br><br>Meanwhile, whites become comfortable with Obama again because he\'s getting it from blacks now.  And you know how they hate it when we negroes unite (I thought white folks were going to lose it when 92% of blacks voted for Obama in MS).  </br><br></br><br>Finally, this Muslim thing can be put to bed.</br><br></br><br>I\'m just looking for anything positive out of this clusterf*ck.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957643" class="dsq-comment-message">Want a laugh and some Hillary momorabilia?<br></br><br><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=160218379226&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&amp;ih=006" rel="nofollow">Hillary Memorabilia</a></br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957644">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957644" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!</i><br></br><br>Their Black asses couldn\'t come out and DEFEND Dr. Wright, but can find the time to come out and attack OBAMA?</br><br></br><br>G-T-F-O-H.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957645">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957645" class="dsq-comment-message">"Get ready for another round of this nightmare! Suzanne Malveaux of CNN reported there are a group of black Ministers organizing to come out & denounce Barack for denouncing his pastor!"<br></br><br>Oh please...where were they when all this was going on....for the PAST YEAR. They just wait until Obama is between a rock and a hard place to denounce, rejetc and attack him. I bet you that their Clinton supporters. If they support Obama then they would have been trying to DEFEND Dr. Wright before.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957646">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957646" class="dsq-comment-message">"Their Black asses couldn\'t come out and DEFEND Dr. Wright, but can find the time to come out and attack OBAMA?<br></br><br>G-T-F-O-H.</br><br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Rikyrah,</br><br></br><br>That\'s what I\'m talking about! Why couldn\'t they come out yesterday when the heat was on? Where\'s Jessie Jackson---he went through the civil rights struggle! He knows!</br><br></br><br>Of course blacks have unresolved feelings! Slavery,Families destroyed, Jim Crow, KKK, Katrina,Unequality every single day of your freaking life! Who the f%%% wouldn\'t have unresolved feelings.</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957647" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957647">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957647" class="dsq-comment-message">Where were they at?<br></br><br>They were inviting Hillary Clinton to their churches and out campaining for her.</br><br></br><br>Might this be an attempt to kill two birds with one stone?</br><br></br><br>MSM (It\'s leaders and possibly certain Democrats) knew that when they inaccurately reported this story with racial and unpatriotic overtones it would set off a firestorm and create a tide that Senator Obama would have a difficult time turning back.</br><br></br><br>The first bird would be blacks who can be made to feel as though he betrayed his pastor.  (They knew about those sermons for some time now).  They knew blacks could identify with some of the statements and would in fact defend them.  They created the issue just before the NC black vote.</br><br></br><br>The second bird would be the white Americans they could get to believe that Obama through his long relationship with his pastor, had to know of and possibly be participating in hateful unpatriotic behavior.  Many know it\'s not, but the idea is to call it hate and play on human emotions and in turn have us talking about the statements and not about whether the statements are in fact hatred.  This is creating a situation to compound the problems he is already facing in Pennsylvania.  And, in all likelihood, will hinder his chance of gaining white votes down the road.</br><br></br><br>The Hill/Gerry anger is about factions of the Democratic party finding a candidate who could possibly beat Clinton.  One who could take the black base and also bring along the white base who will not support Clinton in any way. In my opinon, very neccessary and also very clever.  This is why the Hillary campaign has referred to him as the Affirmative Action candidate. This reference is out of the anger they are feeling about being beat at their own game so far.  (This also explains Bill\'s anger in SC.).  So they used that anger to bring along the white woman.  This is also the reason Hillary is willing to screw the Democratic party in the fall.  She\'s feels betrayed by the party for finding someone to take her out.</br><br></br><br>The Democratic party knows that it will be difficult for Hillary to win a general election (especially without the black vote)and let\'s face it there are many who don\'t want to struggle through another Clinton Whitehouse.</br><br></br><br>I imagine there are many who would like to diassociate from the Clinton power machine.</br><br></br><br>So folks hold on, you haven\'t seen all you\'re going to see!  </br><br></br><br>Barack has to not only fight the Republican party, but many from within his own party.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957648">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957648" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>"Unresolved feelings"</b><br></br><br>I guess I get your meaning right but Obama should be taken to task -- mind you, not in such an opportunitistic manner or with such questioned/questionable timing.  Obama waxed New Age Negro like there is something wrong, unproductive or out-molded with such "unresolved feelings."</br><br></br><br>Me, I have a problem with those terms.  Wright & Trinity are firmly resolved.  The lack of resolution and the people who "need to get passed" their questionable "feelings" aren\'t Black.  All the circumstances and situations you named that have real "quiet riot", "empathy deficit" (where are you Barack?) impact on people\'s lives can\'t be laid at the feet of Black, their "feelings", let alone their/our actions.</br><br></br><br>I more or less support Obama but I don\'t do this generational divide bs.  I understand Obama is trying to walk that fine line.  He just better make sure he don\'t try to step to hard, bold and big-chested on this Black side of the line.</br><br></br><br>I mentioned elsewhere how Obama has this thing where he has what\'s been called "Cosby Moments" when it comes to preachin\' "tough love" to Black folk.  Well, now it\'s time for White America to get one of them TEACHING MOMENTS.</br><br></br><br>I mean, all I see is the "same old (racial) politics."  From the Farrakhan Test (and that ain\'t the only time they tried to \'Jesse\' him... that\'s some 20 year old+ \'same old\' politics); to the thing when he wrongly concede that Michelle Obama misspoke or whatever for voicing her "pride" in people not just griping about the political process but getting involved in it (he knew that\'s what she said); to now this thing about his pastor that he knew was going to happen because of the constant drip.drip.drip...</br><br></br><br>The brother has the intellect, I trust that he will see the wisdom in not postponing a national conversation on race and stop acting like whatever issues Black folks have are equally problematic as those as White folks.</br><br></br><br>I\'m seeing this is a slave-breaking, slave-making moment.  Either Obama takes these lashes and say, "my name is not Jesse..." or he continues to concede and says, "Toby" under the illusion that this particular principle is something to concede in hopes of it not damaging his level of White support.</br><br></br><br>IMO, after all those Wiki\'s that\'s been racked up and after how long people have been digging, trying to make something out of this thing with his church and his (former) pastor...  Well, all I got is a little Alice Walker for him/them:</br><br></br><br><b>"No person is your friend who demands your silence..."</b></br><br></br><br>Simply put, while I don\'t agree with Obama\'s "terms" -- framing Rev. Wright\'s remarks as "anger" and "frustration" -- it\'s time for White America to stop "demanding" Black people "shut up (and) sing" and "pledge allegiance" to persistent racial inequality.  It\'s time to stop trying to soften our tone to the point of not pointing out what is still going on in this very presidential campaign.</br><br></br><br>It\'s time for White America to grow up and since White anger and resentment is normalized, it\'s time to stop acting like Black "anger"  isn\'t when it is way more justified.</br><br></br><br>Spare the rod and spoil the child.  It\'s time for White America to grow up.</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957649">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957649" class="dsq-comment-message">NQuest<br></br><br></br><br>"I mentioned elsewhere how Obama has this thing where he has what\'s been called "Cosby Moments" when it comes to preachin\' "tough love" to Black folk. Well, now it\'s time for White America to get one of them TEACHING MOMENTS."</br><br></br><br>I have to agree with this statement and I too felt a little uneasy when he spoke about Michelle\'s mistatement.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957650" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957650">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957650" class="dsq-comment-message">NQuest,<br></br><br>Nicely put. That was my issue yesterday with this whole thing. To be totally truthful, his response to the situation did not sit right with me. I was born in 1986 and have seen enough prejudice and racial inequality that took place in my 21 semi years. I dont need to be holding anger in from the 60s. yea I feel you, white people dont ever want have anyhting but on them. They dont want to hear the truth. You cant play safe with me, they will run you right over. </br><br></br><br>They dont want a black man in the White House, the want a puppet.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957651" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957651">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957651" class="dsq-comment-message">However I must still ask who these pastors are who is steppin up now?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957652" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957652" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957652">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957652" class="dsq-comment-message">I typed a response to you "nquest", but instead I am going to try to simmer down and take a wait and see approach.  This is one of those separate the wheat from the chaff moments.<br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957653" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957653">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957653" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t like the reference to pinned up anger.  Isn\'t that how some whites feel?<br></br><br>Especially not when racism is still prevalent, it\'s just not discussed and whenever a black wants to discuss it, we\'re slapped back down.</br><br></br><br>You can have a little of everybody in you and still admit what\'s wrong.</br><br></br><br>I have a mixed race nephew who says white people are the meanest to him.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957654" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957654" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957654">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957654" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957654" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>I typed a response to you "nquest"</b><br></br><br>Okay.  Thanks for the announcement.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957655" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957655">Rhonda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957655" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok I am annoyed.So I am in Philly at the headquarters, a guys brings up Obama\'a pastor and they all begin a convo. I stayed out of it to just hear their reaction. Pretty much they said that black people are still holding on to issues from the past and they need to get past that and get over it. Obama will be the one to tell them to do that. Oh really...<br></br><br>I held my tongue. More said it and then went further to actually assert that black parents who were around back in the day teach their children that it exists today. They claim that that is the "dangerous" cycle. One woman claimed that, "she was sorry for those people and that Obama will be a good rolemodel to teach them better".</br><br></br><br>I had to ask them, what is "it"? Some said "opression", some said "racism". One actually had the gaul to say that black people have been "paranoid" for a while. A guy who is an organizer in Philly actually said that "like Barack said it\'s something that has to be dealt with within the black community, it really has nothing to do with anyone else". </br><br>I really had to go in and school them. They were shocked. One actually apologized. This is exactly what we were just saying here. Are you kinding me? Are you serious?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957656" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957656" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957656">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957656" class="dsq-comment-message">How did you school them what did you tell them?<br></br><br>I knew his statements would give some this impression.  It\'s what it sounded like to me.</br><br></br><br>Please share-what did you tell them.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957657" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957657" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957657">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957657" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957657" class="dsq-comment-message">ncest wrote "<br>Okay. Thanks for the announcement."</br><br></br><br>You\'re welcome.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957658" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957658">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957658" class="dsq-comment-message">More entertainment from Anon "000"<br></br><br>You know what, I\'ll just change my name to STAPLES because, "that was easy!"  ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!</br><br></br><br>Maybe next time you\'ll be prepared and have more tools in your toolbox.</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957659" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957659">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957659" class="dsq-comment-message">@Rhonda, ditto what Ms. Martin asked, how did you school them what did you tell them? And, where did it end up?<br></br><br>IMO that is just ugly, what you heard/saw at the HQ. </br><br></br><br>(I remember reading that Sen. Obama said if anyone was saying racist or sexist or etc things whether staff or volunteer on his campaign, he wouldn\'t tolerate it ... I have a sinking feeling about this for some reason though.)</br><br></br><br>From Nquest (I think?) earlier: <i>Well, now it\'s time for White America to get one of them TEACHING MOMENTS.</i></br><br></br><br>Agreed but doesn\'t seem to be happening from the campaign at least. I keep telling myself that someone running for president of the US can\'t be expected to say stuff that freaks white people out and keep reminding myself how little it takes of the truth to upset most white people, but -- this story from the HQ is digging into me now.</br><br></br><br>And -- I read in one of those Chicago interviews where Senator Obama responded to a question about Geraldine Ferraro by saying he didn\'t think her comment was racist but did think it was wrong, then went on to talk somewhat about how race had an effect in his trajectory and how Ferraro could have actually made an interesting point about race in that context -- but she didn\'t. </br><br></br><br>I had a discussion about that move last night. We were saying how there seems to us to be this frustrating dynamic around describing things that are racist as what they are (racist) because white denial or the dominant cultural system in this country or whatever the forces seem to have made that word/concept into an entrance to a Hall of Mirrors in which positions are reversed and it often ends up way far away from whatever the initial subject was because those who did the racist thing to begin with have gotten defensive and turned the tables to act like they are victims of an attack and .... anyway. </br><br></br><br>Like for example, the last couple of days when I did Google blog search for Obama and racism, it was pretty much all about his pastor, whose truth telling was named as racist.</br><br></br><br>So I have been thinking about Sen Obama\'s refusal to play the Hall of Mirrors game re: Ferraro, thinking maybe shifting it into "the question is is it accurate/correct" was perhaps not evasion but maybe possibly a brilliant thing to do. </br><br></br><br>But hearing this story from the HQ, I\'m thinking I should not be too hasty to believe things like that as there is an overall pattern here and I don\'t yet really get what it is but it is giving me a sinking feeling. I hope I am wrong.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957660">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957660" class="dsq-comment-message">From the Washington Post comments:<br></br><br> <i>When Tim Russert asked Obama about Farrakhan Obama did respond correctly about healing the breach between Blacks and Jews but how can you heal the breach when you sat there for twenty years hearing your pastor attack Jews and you kept silent?</i> <b>If Hillary Clinton or John McCain were enthusiastic members of a church for twenty years that constantly and openly demeaned and debased Blacks with vile hateful rhetoric do you really believe the Democratic and Republican parties would allow them to be their nominee? </b>There is a double standard and the Pied Piper of Chicago is getting away with something no white politician who sat idly by while their pastor’s anti-semitic rantings continued without end would</br></div>\
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window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
	if(window.Dsq && Dsq.container) {
		// container is not present when init.js is loaded from an xd-receiver iframe; in this case,
		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
		fbDiv.id = "FB_HiddenContainer";	// Required or else FeatureLoader will execute a document.write.
		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
		fbDiv.style.top = '-10000px';		// Flash in Safari.
		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
		fbDiv.style.width = '0px';
		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(fbDiv);
	}
	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = 'bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

			FB.init(facebook_api_key, window.facebookXdReceiverPath || null,
				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
		});
}


	


if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

})();




