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false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,<br><br>Here I am.....bringing the smelling salt! lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:15:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 25, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551569, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551689": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GHL, You rock.  I don't always comment when I post.  Is thisa rule?  If so, I need to know, please.<br><br>Sometmes it motivates me to read a post  more thoroughly.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:16:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551600, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,<br><br>Didn't you say a few weeks ago that you were praying at church and ended the prayer with...\"I'm just saying\"?<br><br>ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:05:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552391, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw that. When I thought about it, I have only talked to my sister about the issue of abortion. I have never brought this up with my aunts or uncles or any of my cousins. I just figured they were pro-choice but I'd have to say I don't know for sure because the issue never came up with them. With friends, yeah, but not with family other than my sister.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:10:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "LisaM5432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547941, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552217": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OMG.....did you just see that?<br><br>Stick a fork in the Cowboys...they're done.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:11:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552162, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552219": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:12:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "LisaM5432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547982, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551600": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "whiterosebuddy/craig/spirit/rikyrah/micheline:   I didn't take the time to make comments.  My bad!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:04:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 21, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551537, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:   AFTER - - \"smelling salts/fan/air conditioner/\"OXYGEN MASK\":<br><br>U R  welcome.   I was away and missed it.  Annnnnnd, it was EXCITING!!  :&gt;)<br><br>NOW I might be tempted to take back my college science teaching spot!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:17:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551280, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jutice58, hey, where's Miranda, caligirl, MsKitty?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:19:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 23, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551687, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552237": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well Miranda..get ready for some more. BTW..you definitely broke it down on Prop8/civilrights issue.Wonderful discourse to read as well.<br><br>Now, here is the next issue they are going to blow up. Mark my words.  I am beginning to believe that the GLBT community wants to politically compromise the Obama administration from the outset with their controversial and divisive issues, just like they hamstrung the Clinton adminstration right out the gate with 'don'taskdon't tell'  WJC made a huge mistake in tackling that early on, he pissed off the military and Congress..he caught hell for that and they NEVER let up. Newt Gingrich turned the Congress to majority GOP from that moment on.  Gay issues are TOXIC.<br><br>First we had Warren and next we will have William White.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/18/gay-man-backed-for-navy-secretary/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/18...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:14:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552074, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GLH,<br><br>no need for any comments. The yoeman's work you do in posting links is more than enough. Your comments are just icing on the cake.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:14:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551600, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wow.  Condolences to his family.<br><br>But I swear this sounds eerily suspicious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:16:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547580, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:<br><br>ABSOLUTELY!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Being \"BI-LINGUAL\" has it's drawbacks!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta \"bounce\" and write Christmas Cards!   :&gt;)<br><br><b>MERRY CHRISTMAS</b> Y'ALL!! <br><br><b>PEACE, JOY & LOVE!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:10:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552717, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Ya know - -Geraldine's \"Energizer batteries\" are looking real CLOSE to those of the \"SnoHo's\"!<br><br>YOU had your turn - - - over 20 YEARS AGO!!! <br><br>G-O   A-W-AAAAAAAAAAAY!!!   Aaaarrrggg!!!<br><br>Whew!!!  ****shakin' my head***     Deep Breaths!!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:15:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547748, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:   LOL!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)   THANK YOU!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>S-L-O-W-L-Y  R-E-V-I-V-I-N-G!!!    :&gt;)<br><br>LAWD HA'MERCY!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>WHAT A PIC!!!     :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:23:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551687, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552263": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "26 -10  GO RAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:17:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552163, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552461": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "whiterosebuddy:  Yaaaaaaaa!  Happy to help!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>'bout that 3AM thang,   Wasn't that \"billary's\" happenin'?   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br><br>***duckin' and running out of the room****      :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:36:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552336, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4557393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sepia, yes, I know, and it is sooooo UNATTRACTIVE!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_12:55:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4557199, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:17:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552239, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551253": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Now these idiots are just reaching for ANYTHING....they are just grasping at thin AIR. The new memo is \"lets pretend like we don't know where Caroline Kennedy stands on the issues of the day\".....yeah....THAT'LL FLY", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:19:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4550150, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda drifted off for a moment after she saw the pic......", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:25:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551718, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It does have a treacherous, irrational, Clintonite feel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:22:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "b45f45c3d16eaa32e1783c1d1798a893", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547221, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know White rose! I was wondering the same thing!<br><br>Spirit or Miranda might know.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552113, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks so much.  I have been posting spoken word from WOC recently. I have found that a lot of it really moves me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:23:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547455, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love the Neelys on Food Network.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:20:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months 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}, "4551280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey, GreenLadyHere.  Thanks for the report. I heard the address.  I'm so excited about the science & technology advisers.<br><br>Love PEO-  \"The search forknowledge, truth and a greater uderstanding  of the world aound us\"  It's a far cry from \"I can see RUSSIA from my backyard.\"  Whew!shaking my head!!!<br><br>The only thing I want to see from my backyard, is the sky!<br><br> want ta know that", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:22:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547989, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547697": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thought Al was on point with this.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:24:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547420, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:  ***shrug***    I 'on't no!??    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Rikyrah????<br><br>On the real:   I don't know IFFFF There is a \"rule\".  I see all variations on posts.  Soooo, I don't think that there is a \"rule.\"  :&gt;)<br><br>I'm sure that someone will give us guidance.  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:30:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551689, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Loooong Tall Glass of Water....<br><br><br>thirsty, parched, dry ...quench me!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:30:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551524, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Okay. If the Cowboys lose...Are they out? I'm getting confused!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:22:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552163, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That AP article on the Hawaii vacation gets on my last nerve.<br><br>I could spit bullets.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:27:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547989, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes it does. More info:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.atlargely.com/2008/12/one-of-my-sources-died-in-a-plane-crash-last-night.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.atlargely.com/2008/12/one-of-my-sour...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:26:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547634, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552847": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NowJustice8, you know not even \"Ms. Jo\" couldn't keep those 2 in the \"Naughty Corner!!<br><br>And thank goodness for that! :-))", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:20:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551986, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552336": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks GreenLadyHere<br><br>I went to the site and that video is VERY GOOD...in fact it is EXCELLENT...short and sweet too!!<br><br>I now understand what Twitter is and understand why it is addictive...now, how can I get my friends to join..so that it is fun for me and I can pretend they are right in my house chatting with me and actually LISTEN and care about the mundane things I do ...like....get up at 3AM and turn on the TV...while thinking about popping some popcorn to munch on and watch a little C-span...teehee", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:24:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552226, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552339": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WRB:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.   I noted those $$$DETAILS and meant to comment.  Just moving 2 fast.  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>BUT, did you REQUEST this?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLa9Vn3TtIc\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hail to the Chief - Obama</a><br><br><b>Mr. PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA</b>  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:24:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551845, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "All of this anti-Caroline venom has Clintonite written all over it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:26:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546915, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:25:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552217, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547748": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Al Giordano strikes again:<br><br>President of the Planet of the Stupid People Opposes Caroline Kennedy<br>Posted by Al Giordano - December 20, 2008 at 12:39 pm<br><br><a href=\"http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/president-planet-stupid-people-opposes-caroline-kennedy\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/presi...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:29:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No problem GLH...my commentary was not directed at you. You are providing a wonderful service by being kind enough to post all this and I really appreciate your efforts, time and energy to make the site interesting and enjoyable.<br><br>My point was that the journalists have never written these type of detailed monetary remarks about any other President that I can recall...the MEDIA COVERAGE of Obama is snide and just hateful..like he is not suppose to have all the accoutrements that go along with the stature of the office.<br><br>Next they are going to be talking about the cost of the horn that plays 'his song' everytime he enters a room.<br><br>We have never been told what that 'perk' cost..but I bet we about to find out how much it costs to have someone on site each and every time the President enters a room and they play Hail to the Chief.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:34:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551600, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tell me about it.  These people need to let it go.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:29:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547221, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I won't say you're wrong.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:27:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552237, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ICraig, I was't going to comment ..........<br><br>Fuck the ASSOCIATED PRESS.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:30:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551308, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547772": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Or this one.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s</a><br><br>Remember Harriet??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:31:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547341, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551872": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda, welcome back.  Great feedback, commentary & TRUTH on the discrimination/Prop 8 dialouge!  <br><br>I appreciate it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:37:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551767, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:  LOL!   :&gt;)<br><br>Ya know, I'm getting so bad at spelling, etc. when I try to compose REAL memos.  It takes me longer because I want so badly to write in <b>JJP-SPEAK!!</b>  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnnd, trying to write \"IF\" instead of \"IFFFF\" is a real chore!  I love this site!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>BACK at-choo!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:29:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551913, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, this has the makings for more spin cycles than a Chinese Laundry.<br><br>I wonder if Rachel will invite Caroline on her show.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:33:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546915, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, I'm sick now!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:30:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552217, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "whiterosebuddy:   BWAHAHAHA!!  :&gt;)   I AXED the same question about 2 months ago.<br><br>I also bemoaned that I just moved into the 21st Century with \"blogging.\" [9 months]  :&gt;)<br><br>I cain't do no more!!  :&gt;)   ***shakin' my head****<br><br>BUT, I was advised to go to <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.twitter.com</a> and ALL will be revealed.  :&gt;)<br><br>I just really haven't taken the time ta do this.  BUT, I will.<br><br>Soooooo,  that's ALL I know.   :&gt;)<br><br>Signed,<br><br>GreenLadyHere<br>Ms. TECHNOLOGICALLY-CHALLENGED!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:12:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552113, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547793": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BRILLIANT!!! :-))", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:34:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547796": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Re: Kool Ade calling--They have no other argument. <br><br>Trolls actually want to engage, dissenters are just that. Dissent is good, but have a logical reason, is all I ask.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:34:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546948, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, Lilly...I had not seen this. Harriet was a real dooozy!!   The funniest part of it was that Hillary had lost the race 3 months ago by the time she went on this rant in May of 2008 Hillary was beat in Feb after Obama won 11 consecutive primaries.<br><br>Women like Harriet were so deluded and they were so bitterly divisive on the issue of race.  Unbelievably hostile and just spewing anger and vitriol.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:40:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547772, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hee, hee!  33-24!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:31:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552217, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "PRESS RELEASE<br>Today Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 5:30 PM, U.S. Senator Schumer and Speaker Silver to Light World's Largest Chanukah Menorah on Fifth Avenue in Memory of Mumbai Terror Victims<br><br>Last update: 12:01 a.m. EST Dec. 21, 2008<br><br>NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The World's Largest Chanukah Menorah will be erected at New York's most fashionable plaza, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, by Central Park, between the Plaza and the Pierre Hotels. The Menorah will be lighted on all evenings of Chanukah. <br><br>The first candle of Chanukah is lighted on Sunday, Dec. 21st and the last (eight) candles of Chanukah will be lighted on Sunday evening, December 28th, at 5:30 pm. \"The lighting of the World's largest Chanukah Menorah takes on a special meaning this year,\" said Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman, Director of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, who will light the Menorah nightly together with special dignitaries, \"as the Menorah joins the 'unite to light' campaign in memory of the terror victims in Mumbai.\" \"Unite to Light\" is a grass roots Menorah lighting campaign of people around the world lighting the menorah and committing to a mitzvah or good deed. \"The message of the Menorah is,\" said Rabbi Butman, \"We are continuing in ever greater strength.\" <br><br>There is more.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/today-sunday-december-21-2008/story.aspx?guid=%257B7C30B8BB-038A-44A5-B0C3-9E44FD1C4437%257D&dist=msr_3\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/today-sun...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:30:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months 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}, "4551393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I swear, Caroline is hated by all the right people. I like her anyway, but when people like Ferraro come out against her, she gains new esteem in my eyes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:37:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "b45f45c3d16eaa32e1783c1d1798a893", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547748, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551913": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"I'on'tno!  Gosh, GreenLady, I just luv ya!!!!!! :-))", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:43:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551805, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551403": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah, a few of the JJP lady bloggers have been requesting this pic:<br><br><a href=\"http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/08/gall.obamajeans.gi.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/08/g...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:38:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 32, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Cosign.  I think they don't want competition for the queen, plus she's an outright pal of the future POTUS.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:36:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547221, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4562671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whiterosebuddy:  It's that darn \"HUMOR CENTER\" in my brain!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I do TRY to exercise CONTROL!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_19:21:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4554649, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dallas is still \"in the hunt\"...but the Falcons have to lose tomorrow for them to still have a chance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:33:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552325, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552305": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sniff Sniff!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:21:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552263, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can't even believe the Ravens put up 33 offensive points!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:35:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552263, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551942": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey Spirit,<br><br>I haven't seen MsKitty or Caligirl!<br><br>Miranda,<br><br>Ravens 16 ----Cowboys 10   Sniff Sniff!<br><br>Are you watching?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:47:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551718, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552817": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:15:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547341": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thepage.time.com/2008/12/20/ferraro-gives-kennedy-thumbs-down-for-senate/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Good news for Caroline Kennedy!</a> Governor Patterson, please appoint her so that I can see people-like-this-lady's head explode. Please.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:40:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552982": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, no, because he, Michelle and the girls are supposed to take the Greyhound bus to Myrtle Beach.  How dare Obama go to Hawaii, the state he was born in and stay at a multi-million dollar residence! We all know black people don't have the money to stay at any better than the Ocean Winds Motel on Pacific Avenue so the fact that he's staying in that nice a place is suspect and shady, at best.<br><br>The Archie Bunker Lunchbucket crowd doesn't give a crap whether Obama goes to Hawaii until somebody points out how unfair and shady it is that he's going.  Archie Bunker doesn't have a problem with Obama going to Hawaii; Archie Bunker is doing him.  The Cokie Roberts and Chris Matthews have a problem with Obama going to Hawaii because he's out of his \"natural\" element and in THEIRS.  <br><br>I think it's hilarious that the man can't even go back to his home state where he was born and raised without it causing a problem.  Billary can hang out in the Cayman Islands and nobody says a peep.  Errybody else can jet off to Europe or Asia and nobody would say a word.  Obama goes back to his home state -- OH NOEZ!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:38:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551845, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's very intrusive. I also didn't appreciate giving the name of the owner of the property. Someone could  look up info the property,", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:44:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551308, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552484": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Corey Ivy, effectivel ends he game!!!!!<br><br><br>GO RAVENS!!!!!!  B-MORE Representin<br><br>sorry Cowboys!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:38:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552217, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552491": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yea, BAY..BAAAAY!!!...that's what I'm Talkin BOUT...<br><br>The leader of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth<br>LOOKS<br><br><br>LIKE<br><br>MEEEEEEE!!!!!<br><br>now if we could just get HerbieHancock to do a re-mix of that tune ...if only Marvin Gaye was alive...he would make that song just as sweet and sexy as MISTER President!!<br><br>just makes me want to SCREAM<br><br>dance & shout!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:38:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552339, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You always do such a good job and provide the humor too!<br><br><br>I don't know what to do with Town & Miranda! Put them in timeout I guess? lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:50:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551600, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547384": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I really don't make a distinction between perpetual dissenters and trolls...they're pretty much fruit from the same tree in my eyes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:45:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546948, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh.....THIS. WILL. BE. GOOD.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:45:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546915, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552005": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You rock also!<br><br>How did your snowmen turn out?  I'm sure it was fun building them!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:52:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551689, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552417": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:32:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551311, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "ALRIGHTY!!! now!<br><br>Short leg women need not apply....Michelle is LONG and Willowy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:48:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551403, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552528": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "whiterose, ask and we all receive.  Looks like GrenLady gave you the hook-up.  I'll check out twitter and chat with ya!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:42:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552113, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Word, Monie. <br><br>Whinning & nitpicking & selective memory & stasis = PROGRESSIVES <br><br>This is not an attractive look.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:51:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4548010, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4546902": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/fucking-ain-conscious.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">F@cking ain't conscious: </a> An encouragement for black women and black men to love each other.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_19:51:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551311": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "True dat.  OMG, Caroline's pallng around with President-Elect Obama & PEO's palling around wih Rick Warren!!!!!<br><br>The sky is phucking falling!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:27:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551253, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Kennedy Opponents: Keep Railing Against Monarchies, Please!</b><br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/52tglm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/52tglm</a><br><br><i>See this photograph? (see link)  It's of New York political leader Basil Paterson and his family, who has been: State Senator, Deputy Mayor, candidate for Lieutenant Governor and the first African-American Secretary of State in New York. He's a living legend in New York politics.<br><br>And see the kid with the afro on your right? That's his son, David Paterson, now Governor of New York, who will fill a US Senate vacancy in January.<br><br>Some folks seem to be forgetting that this will be a \"primary-of-one.\" The state Constitution instructs that the Governor appoint to fill any empty US Senate seat until the next regularly scheduled election.<br><br>David Paterson has had to suffer the slings and arrows and jealousies of those who said he would never have risen through the ranks of Big Apple politics (first as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens, then on the staff of Manhattan Borough President - and close friend of his dad - David Dinkins, then filling his father's old State Senate seat, then tapped as Eliot Spitzer's running mate and finally filling his vacancy to become governor) if not for the family name and his legendary father's influence.<br><br>Of course, Governor Paterson knows the truth about himself, and is well familiar with the sniping of those who say he didn't deserve to rise (or wouldn't have risen if his name hadn't been \"Paterson\").<br><br>My guess is that every time he reads and hears some pundit or blogger or politician railing against an appointment of Caroline Kennedy to the Senate based on her name and family and the suggestion that she's not qualified, calling her a nail-filing princess and comparing her to Sarah Palin and all the other cheap shots taken in the past week, an enormous well of empathy and commonality is stirred.<br><br>Ha ha. They fell for it, hook, line and sinker, while forgetting the rules of this process: that only one person gets to decide.<br><br>They broke a cardinal rule of community organizing: they should have studied the target audience first.<br><br>There may be other arguments that could work on Paterson to pick someone else, but they've been drowned out by the shrill and unfair critiques that he's long heard against him now applied just as spitefully to Caroline Kennedy!<br><br>Checkmate.<br><br>(Did I say \"ha ha\"?)</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:50:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551517": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you all haven't learned about the Associated Press YET?<br><br>Come on, now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:53:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551308, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552544": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Okay. Good!<br><br>Whew. So they still have a chance!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:43:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552432, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4546915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Uh Oh.<br><br>Caroline Kennedy is for gay marriage. Did she just trump Hillary?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/nyregion/21kennedy.html?hp\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/nyregion/21ke...</a><br><br> Unlike Mrs. Clinton, however, Ms. Kennedy seems to support same-sex marriage.<br><br>\u201cCaroline supports full equality and marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples,\u201d the statement said. <br><br>********************************************************************************************<br><br>I cannot wait to see how they spin that. You know they will.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_19:52:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 19, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Word.  Legs just go on FOR-EVA!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:54:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551497, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547941": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I took a trip to <a href=\"http://Salon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Salon.com</a> to see what Joan Walsh is up to.<br><br>Saturday December 20, 2008 06:58 EST<br>Is Caroline Kennedy pro-choice?<br><br>Caroline Kennedy's claim on Hillary Clinton's soon to be vacant Senate seat took a couple of hits on Friday. <br><br>The Associated Press revealed that Kennedy hasn't voted in at least six major elections in the last 20 years, including the 1994 election for the seat she wants to claim. And on \"Hardball\" this afternoon, Kerry Kennedy told Chris Matthews she didn't know whether or not her cousin is pro-choice; she said they'd never talked about it.<br><br>I respect Kerry Kennedy and her loyalty to her cousin, but her answer underscored all the reasons why Kennedy's sudden pursuit of the Clinton Senate seat feels so off.  ( patronizing , condescending C%$T!)<br><br>This very private person hasn't left much of a public footprint. I applaud her raising $70 million for New York's public schools, but we know very little else about her political views or involvements. <br><br>The idea that she'd make Gov. David Paterson's short list for the Senate appointment without any public statement on the divisive but crucial issue of abortion is problematic. <br><br> (JW's arms are just to worn out and tired from carryin all dem water pails for Billary)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/20/caroline_kennedy/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_200...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:53:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547480, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "got it. thanks", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:54:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551403, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:  Huh! ?? <br><br>W<br><br>H<br><br>I<br><br>C<br><br>H  <br><br>O<br>N<br>E<br>S????<br><br><b>F-L-O-O-R!!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:00:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 27, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551403, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552556": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Geez! And it was the last game in that stadium!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:44:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552453, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Chater plane, eh? Does that money come from the transistion campaign funds for the PE?<br><br>I have never seen an article like this about the Bushes where they describe the value of the residents they vacation in.  Wonder why that is?   Obama rents a home from someone he doesn't know but the article tells us first they are a big contributor so as to infer he is getting perks?   <br><br>This was a very snide article.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:56:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 22, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547989, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great news for Caroline Kennedy!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:52:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547420, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552053": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm getting physically ill watching this...Tony Romo is OVERRATED!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:57:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551942, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551546": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Speaking of the \"ENERGIZER BUNNY PHENOMENON!!\"<br><br>This process is un-ending:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/19/franken-passes-coleman-in_n_152341.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">FRAKEN PASSES COLEMAN IN COUNT (12-19-08)</a><br><br><i>The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports:<br><br>    The intense scrutiny of \"voter intent\" resumed this morning by a five-member board charged with directing Minnesota's recount in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic rival Al Franken, and the first rush of ballot rulings has unofficially put the challenger in the lead.<br><br><br>    On Thursday, the State Canvassing Board reviewed Coleman's challenges of hundreds of Election Day ballots, and the day's work saw the unofficial margin between the candidates dwindle to within a handful of votes.<br><br>    As the board, headed by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, took up and rejected more Coleman challenges today, Franken pulled ahead in the opening minutes.<br><br>    ...<br><br>    Franken's move to the lead was no real surprise, given that the vast majority of ballot challenges typically fail. On the previous two days, when the board examined challenges from Franken, most were rejected and Coleman gained.<br><br>On Thursday, the AP gave Norm Coleman a mere two-vote lead. <b>Projections suggest Franken will win, but the race will most likely not be decided until next year.</b> CNN reports that Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) is \"quietly prepping for the possibility of a temporary Senate appointment, given the increasing likelihood the nation's lone unresolved Senate contest might not officially come to a close before Congress convenes again next month.\"</i><br><br>Whew!!   \"And the beat goes on!\"    :&gt;)<br><br>Oh well.   Here it is.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApdxIpwSwgU\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Beat Goes On by Sonny and Cher</a><br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)       [I didn't appreciate the social commentary as much at that time.] hmm", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:57:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months 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}, "4547455": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "that was on point. yet another good one from you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:54:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551552": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Geraldine 'archiebunker' Ferraro needs to sit down and shut up. She is the most  crass and hateful person around.  Moreover, she can't hold a candle to Caroline. Guess she is green with envy...about this 'affirmative action' appointee?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:58:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547748, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I will not make that call.<br>I will not make that call.<br>I will not make that call.<br><br>But if I do...its womanistmusings fault.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:55:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4546948": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Good evening JJPers. I had to go play w/ my 2 year old daughter and we took a nap together, so I missed out on all the debate in the last thread. :-(<br><br>Oh well, I guess I could start something else right? B/c Rick Warren is just tired and I'm soooooooo over it. Okay, what about......This notion of kool-aid drinkers. I've had this label thrown at me by people I consider \"perpetual dissenters\". These are the people who try to lift themselves up by saying things about P-E Obama (policy, personality, or random crap like he's not really black), but then if you respond to it, you're considered a kool-aid drinker. Why is that? <br><br>Do they have this thing where when he does mess up, they can come back and type \"I told you so!!\" I'm just curious. Are perpetual dissenters the same thing as trolls? I don't think they are. A troll is someone like Karmi. He/she's my favorite. LOL. :-p Any thoughts?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_19:55:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4546950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was great!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_19:56:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4546902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "My pleasure....after reading some of the insane comments at dailykos and Taylor Marsh, I'm convinced the majority of the rhetoric is not about Rick Warren at all.....Rick Warren is the excuse for what its really about!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:59:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551872, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547982": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ya know...she supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.....every single relative she has that publicly endorsed someone, endorsed a Democrat..her damn last name is Kennedy...yep....she could be a right wing conservative for sure!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:58:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547941, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4557199": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Like I said, this ain't nuthin' but Clintonite Bitterness. <br><br>It's time to completely eliminate the Clinton faction of the party. They gotz ta go!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_12:38:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547941, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551568": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This sounds way to coincidental. The GOP is corrupt and he had started singing like a canary. This has all the same suspicions as Ron Brown being killed as well as Wellstone...all in 'plane crashes'", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:00:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547580, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And I think that is what is really driving so many against her....because Caroline IS an outright pal of Obama. <br><br> She broke away from her usual silence regarding candidates and came out resoundingly supporting Obama while everyone else from New York stayed loyal to HRC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:58:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547308, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547475": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh please....Gov Patterson...I wanna see her head explode too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_20:57:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547341, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547989": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  <b>DAY -31 On His \"JOURNEY TO JANUARY!\"</b><br><br>1.  <b>WORD(s)</b> of the DAY:  <b>ONE LAST TASK</b>; <b>TAKING A BRIEF RESPITE</b><br><br>2.  <b>HEADLINE(s)</b>:<br><br>     a)  HIS SCHEDULE:<br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/politico44/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/politico44/</a><br><br>Saturday Dec. 20, 2008<br>All Times Eastern6:00 AM\t<br><br>Obama delivers weekly radio address.<br><br>STORY<br>7:00 AM\t<br>8:00 AM\t<br>8:38 AM\t<br><br>Obama leaves home for Regents Park Apartments, presumably for a morning workout.<br>9:00 AM\t<br>9:34 AM\t<br><br>The president-elect leaves Regents Park Apartments and heads home.<br>10:00 AM\t<br>10:07 AM\t<br><br>Obama leaves his home for the O'Hare tarmac.<br>10:30 AM\t<br><br>Biden interviews on \"This Week with George Stephanopoulos.\"<br><br>STORY<br>10:40 AM\t<br><br><b>The Obama family boards a United charter, Boeing </b><br><br><b>8:13 PM\t<br><br>Obama and family land in Honolulu.</b><br><br>   b)  <a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16764.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama heads to Hawaii for the holidays</a><br><br><b>HERE'S THE ENTIRE ARTICLE:   :&gt;)</b><br><br><i>HONOLULU \u2013 President-elect Barack Obama returns to his home state of Hawaii on Saturday for his last family vacation before taking office next month, savoring the respite in an oceanfront estate in one of Oahu\u2019s most exclusive neighborhoods.<br><br>Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two young daughters, Malia and Sasha, will spend the holidays with a small group of close friends at a cluster of privately-owned beachfront mansions on Oahu, the island where the president-elect was born and raised by his grandparents.<br><br>Obama has no public events scheduled over the next 12 days. But he will attend a memorial service for his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who died just before her grandson was elected the nation\u2019s first black president.<br><br>Obama was last in Hawaii in October for an emotional 22-hour trip to visit Dunham, who died two days before the November election at the age of 86. In a private ceremony, the president-elect will pay tribute to the woman he affectionately called \u201cToot\u201d and whom he has credited with being a steady, constant influence in his life and the cornerstone of his family.<br><br>Dunham had lived in Oahu in the same apartment where she and her husband raised Obama. Obama\u2019s half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, is a school teacher in Honolulu, where she lives with her family.<br><br>The president-elect might not escape work entirely. Hawaii\u2019s Republican Gov. Linda Lingle has invited Obama to meet with her while he is here, according to news reports. Lingle also said she hopes to meet with Obama\u2019s senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, who is among the handful of friends who will be on the trip.<br><br>But mostly the trip will be a time for the president-elect to recharge before moving to Washington, D.C., to face an economic recession, a growing deficit and two wars.<br><br>Hawaii has served as a tropical retreat for Obama during his breakneck rise from first-term senator to commander in chief. In his memoir Dreams from My Father, Obama wrote, \u201cEven now, I can retrace the first steps I took as a child and be stunned by the beauty of the islands.\u201d<br><br>A Hawaii vacation over Christmas and New Year\u2019s Eve has become a tradition for the Obamas and the families of three of their closest friends, Martin Nesbitt and his wife, Anita Blanchard; Eric Whitaker, and Jarrett. Obama contemplated a run for the presidency in Oahu over the holidays in 2006, telling reporters at the time that he would reveal his decision after he returned.<br><br>More recently, Obama took a break from the campaign during a trip to Hawaii in August. The Obamas and 17 friends spent about a week in Oahu before Obama accepted his party\u2019s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.<br><br>Obama\u2019s daughters \u2013 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha \u2013 will have plenty to look forward to in escaping the frigid Chicago temperatures. Plus, a few days after the vacation, they\u2019ll start their new private school in Washington, Sidwell Friends School.<br><br>Obama said last month at a news conference that the girls were busy writing their Christmas lists.<br><br>Obama\u2019s transition team has been tight-lipped about the Christmas getaway, declining to offer details about where Obama would stay, what he would do or how he plans to celebrate the holidays.<br><br>The Associated Press reported earlier this month that the Obamas and their friends will be staying in three multi-million dollar mansions in Kailua, which has been rated among the top beaches in the world. Each private home wraps around a lagoon-style swimming pool, with palm trees, grassy lawns and retractable glass walls, the AP reported.<br><br>When Obama visited Hawaii in August, he stayed at an $8 million, 12,000-square-foot oceanfront vacation home owned by a Democratic contributor who, along with her husband, has given more than $62,000 to the Democratic party and its presidential candidates in the past eight years.<br><br>Obama, however, had rented the house through an agency and didn\u2019t personally know the contributor, Jill Tate Higgins, the general partner of Lakeside Enterprises, a Burbank, Calif., private family investment company listed in property tax records as the owner. That house, too, was in Kailua, though it was unclear if Obama is staying in the same home on this trip.<br><br>The Obamas are also keeping the press at a distance, arranging for reporters to stay across the island on Waikiki Beach.<br><br>And if his schedule is any clue, Obama will have a relatively low-key New Year\u2019s Eve. He leaves the following day.</i><br><br>     c)  <a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16765.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama: Science again to be 'at the top'</a><br><br><br><i>CHICAGO \u2013 <b>Seeking to draw a distinction with President George W. Bush, Barack Obama named his <u>top science and technology advisers Saturday and pledged to \u201conce again put science at the top of our agenda.\u201d</u></b><br><br>The president-elect campaigned on a promise of treating science differently than Bush, whose administration was criticized by scientists as ignoring research and distorting facts suit its own ends.<br><br>\u201cToday, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,\u201d Obama said in his radio address. \u201cIt\u2019s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America\u2019s place as the world leader in science and technology.\u201d<br><br>Obama said history has shown that the greatest scientific discoveries \u2013 from landing on the moon to inventing the Internet \u2013 didn\u2019t happen without support from the government and its leaders.<br><br>Taking a veiled jab at Bush, Obama said the scientific process is about evidence and facts that \u201care never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology.\u201d<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it\u2019s inconvenient \u2013 especially when it\u2019s inconvenient,\u201d Obama said. \u201cBecause the highest purpose of science is the search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us. That will be my goal as president of the United States \u2013 and I could not have a better team to guide me in this work.\u201d<br><br><b>He announced <u>Dr. John Holdren, a Harvard University professor,</u> as assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.</b><br><br><b>Jane Lubchenco, an environmental scientist and marine ecologist at Oregon State University, </u>is Obama\u2019s choice for administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</b><br><br><b>Obama also named co-chairs of the Council of Advisers on Science and Technology: <u>Harold Varmus, a Nobel Prize winner, and Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard.</u></b></i><br><br><b>VIDEO</b><br><br>     d)  <a href=\"http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/the_search_for_knowledge_truth_and_a_greater_understanding_of_the_world_aro/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cThe search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us\u201d</a><br>3.   <br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMlXNrBxM0g&eurl=http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/the_search_for_knowledge_truth_and_a_greater_understanding_of_the_world_aro/\" rel=\"nofollow\">12/20/08 President-elect Obama's Weekly Address</a>  VIDEO = WEEKLY ADDRESS<br><br>THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>President-Elect Obama! :&gt;)  <b>LEADERSHIP!  :&gt;)</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:59:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 29, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wonderful time in the snow.  And the snow First Lady and PEO turne out fine.  I used brown spray paint for their face.  Michelle has a wig.   Should I snap a photo and post?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:50:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552005, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She's an idiot!  Didn't she make a fool of herself?<br><br>\"The Democrats are throwing the election away\"!  Dumb @ss! Ugh<br><br>Surprise Surprise......Beyotch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:00:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547772, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4554649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "O you sooo not nice, lol lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_07:30:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552461, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I disagree with this. The Clinton's messed up with the issue of gays in the military, just like Queen Hillary messages up health care, and DADT was a sweep it under the rug compromise. Gay people didn't ask the Clinton's to tackle such a divisive issue right out of the gate.<br><br>Also, let's not lump ALL gay people any more than we would lump all black people, or all women in one group. Plenty of gays/lesbians etc are not blowing up over Rick Warren.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:51:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "5018fed0ab413b3c89461fe90acac450", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552237, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Betcha thought that I forgot -  -HUH!??   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>This is the <b> 8th DAY of CHRISTMAS</b> <br><br><b>8 MAIDS A-MILKING</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXV-huCSk5c\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Twelve Days Of Christmas</a><br><br>ENJOY!!!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><br>P.S.  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfXcp-Mw0xU\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kwanzaa Kwest Theme Song</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:52:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months 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}, "4552614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Woo.....don't you say nothing about Herbie Hancock! <br><br>I was just listening to Chameleon the other night!<br><br>Jazz Funk baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:53:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552491, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4554665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmmm, my order of priorty<br><br>Biden <br><br>Caroline<br><br>Frank...<br><br>That will work well too, since Biden will probably be on the first half hour before Scheiffer starts.<br><br>Gregory and Condi don't have nothing to say I want to hear.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_07:35:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552775, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4548010": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But you know what else is funny.  Pro-choice is THE issue that they want to argue against Caroline...I mean really?!<br><br>These same critics had no problem with the previously secret donor list to the Clinton Foundation while HRC was running for President.  What about the crucial issue of who was on that list---and how the donors may have been possibly been a conflict of interest if Hillary had become President.<br><br>It is only now that Obama has won the election and HRC has been designated SoS-elect, do we know some of the names on that list---which includes the Saudi government amongst others.<br><br>Some of these so-called progressives trip me the hell out with their selective nitpicking and loyalty to Billary and others.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:03:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547941, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552775": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview <br><br><br>For Sunday, December 21, 2008 <br><br>FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace has a recently taped interview with Vice President Dick Cheney.<br><br>This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has a recently taped interview with Joe Biden.<br><br>Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory will talk to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, probably taped recently.<br><br>Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer will talk to Kerry Kennedy about her hyper-qualified cousin, Carolyn no-Schlossberg. He\u2019ll talk to others about this matter: Representative Thomas Reynolds (R-New York), Geraldine Ferraro, Representative Gary Ackerman (D-New York), and Representative Peter King (R-New York).<br><br>Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer talks to Barney Frank, Eric Cantor, Laura Tyson, Carly Fiorina, and his usual cast of thousands.<br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.redstate.com/mark_kilmer/2008/12/20/the-sunday-morning-talk-shows-preview-13/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.redstate.com/mark_kilmer/2008/12/20/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:11:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4548594": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bwahaaaaaaaa!!    You go Al!<br><br>\"Ferraro who doesn't know jack about shit when it comes to legislating or politics or even about its players in New York. She's an embarrassment to we New York City Italian-Americans.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_22:06:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547748, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4553136": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As usual, you're on point, Town.<br><br>And how dare them take other Negroes with them on vacation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:57:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552982, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552113": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady, Spirit, or Justice<br><br>I have a question(s) and was wondering if one of you might know the answer.<br><br>Can either of you tell me what Twitter is?  <br><br>How do people use it to interface? What is it;s purpose?<br><br>Is it just another instant message system or what?<br><br>Is it a new and improved something, if so, what was it's predecessor called?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:01:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What is wrong with him? Geezzzzzzzz!<br><br>God it's 19--10 now!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:03:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552053, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4559811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "me too", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_15:26:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552690, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552137": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  WOW!  THANK YOU!!   :&gt;)   U   2!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Into the \"TIME OUT CHAIRS\" with all'em!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>BUT only for a minute!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:04:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551986, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4551628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "PEO IN JEANS!!!  LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_23:08:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4551569, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552654": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good! Because I don't know anything about Twitter! Boo Hoo!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:58:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552528, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552162": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yup!<br><br>Hey, you did good today! Just laying the smack down!  Heeheeheehee<br><br>Gee-- I wish we could send pms!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:06:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552074, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552163": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "FINALLY! Now the defense has GOT to make the Ravens offense go 3 and out....and I know they're tired.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_00:06:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552123, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "By all means...... YES!  I wanna see!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:01:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4552598, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4552695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I still think the worst is Lady Lynn Forester De Rothschild. Yes that's her real name. This is the woman who married into a centuries old banking dynasty and then denounces Obama as elitist.<br><br>Damn, this election really was right out of the twilight zone.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-21_01:02:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "5018fed0ab413b3c89461fe90acac450", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4547772, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4547580": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "COINCIDENCE?<br><br>Mike Connell -- Key Figure in OH Voter Fraud and WH Email Scandals, Dies in Plane Crash<br><br>Mike Connell, Karl Rove's IT guru--who was compelled six weeks ago to testify in an Ohio vote-tampering case--was killed late Friday night when his plane crashed into the garage of an empty house. Ohio's Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner had requested that Attorney General Mukasey put Connell and under Federal protection.<br><br>Per Cybrinth CEO Stephen Spoonamore, Connell was also considered \"vital to uncovering the truth\" about the missing White House emails considered a critical link to the Justice Department and White House's involvement in the firings of nine US attorneys.<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-derrick/mike-connell-key-figure-i_b_152582.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-derrick/mike...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-20_21:11:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "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": "8672305", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 3482346738068451380}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 126, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 8672305, "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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	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(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=countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread' +
		'&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/countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread/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='	+ 'countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread'
			+ '&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/countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread/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">126</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread/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/countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread/">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:8672305" 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/countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread/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:8672305" 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:8672305" 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'				: 'countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread',
			// 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/countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread/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='	+ 'countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread'
			+ '&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='	+ 'countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread'
			+ '&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='		+ 'countdown_to_the_inauguration_31_days_8212_open_thread'
				+ '&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/8672305/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];
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Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4546948">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4546948" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4546948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4546948">carolinagirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4546948" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4546948" class="dsq-comment-message">Good evening JJPers. I had to go play w/ my 2 year old daughter and we took a nap together, so I missed out on all the debate in the last thread. :-(<br><br>Oh well, I guess I could start something else right? B/c Rick Warren is just tired and I\'m soooooooo over it. Okay, what about......This notion of kool-aid drinkers. I\'ve had this label thrown at me by people I consider "perpetual dissenters". These are the people who try to lift themselves up by saying things about P-E Obama (policy, personality, or random crap like he\'s not really black), but then if you respond to it, you\'re considered a kool-aid drinker. Why is that? <br><br>Do they have this thing where when he does mess up, they can come back and type "I told you so!!" I\'m just curious. Are perpetual dissenters the same thing as trolls? I don\'t think they are. A troll is someone like Karmi. He/she\'s my favorite. LOL. :-p Any thoughts?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547384">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547384" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547384" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547384">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547384" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547384" class="dsq-comment-message">I really don\'t make a distinction between perpetual dissenters and trolls...they\'re pretty much fruit from the same tree in my eyes.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547796">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547796" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547796" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547796">Lilytiger</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547796" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547796" class="dsq-comment-message">Re: Kool Ade calling--They have no other argument. <br><br>Trolls actually want to engage, dissenters are just that. Dissent is good, but have a logical reason, is all I ask.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4546915">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4546915" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4546915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4546915">Lilytiger</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4546915" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4546915" class="dsq-comment-message">Uh Oh.<br><br>Caroline Kennedy is for gay marriage. Did she just trump Hillary?<br><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/nyregion/21kennedy.html?hp" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/nyregion/21ke...</a><br><br> Unlike Mrs. Clinton, however, Ms. Kennedy seems to support same-sex marriage.<br><br>“Caroline supports full equality and marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples,” the statement said. <br><br>********************************************************************************************<br><br>I cannot wait to see how they spin that. You know they will.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547221">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547221" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547221" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547221">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547221" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547221" class="dsq-comment-message">All of this anti-Caroline venom has Clintonite written all over it.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547308">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547308" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547308" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4547308" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547308" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547308" class="dsq-comment-message">Cosign.  I think they don\'t want competition for the queen, plus she\'s an outright pal of the future POTUS.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547480">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547480" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547480" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547480">Monie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547480" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547480" class="dsq-comment-message">And I think that is what is really driving so many against her....because Caroline IS an outright pal of Obama. <br><br> She broke away from her usual silence regarding candidates and came out resoundingly supporting Obama while everyone else from New York stayed loyal to HRC.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547941">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547941" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547941" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547941">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547941" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547941" class="dsq-comment-message">I took a trip to <a href="http://Salon.com" rel="nofollow">Salon.com</a> to see what Joan Walsh is up to.<br><br>Saturday December 20, 2008 06:58 EST<br>Is Caroline Kennedy pro-choice?<br><br>Caroline Kennedy\'s claim on Hillary Clinton\'s soon to be vacant Senate seat took a couple of hits on Friday. <br><br>The Associated Press revealed that Kennedy hasn\'t voted in at least six major elections in the last 20 years, including the 1994 election for the seat she wants to claim. And on "Hardball" this afternoon, Kerry Kennedy told Chris Matthews she didn\'t know whether or not her cousin is pro-choice; she said they\'d never talked about it.<br><br>I respect Kerry Kennedy and her loyalty to her cousin, but her answer underscored all the reasons why Kennedy\'s sudden pursuit of the Clinton Senate seat feels so off.  ( patronizing , condescending C%$T!)<br><br>This very private person hasn\'t left much of a public footprint. I applaud her raising $70 million for New York\'s public schools, but we know very little else about her political views or involvements. <br><br>The idea that she\'d make Gov. David Paterson\'s short list for the Senate appointment without any public statement on the divisive but crucial issue of abortion is problematic. <br><br> (JW\'s arms are just to worn out and tired from carryin all dem water pails for Billary)<br><br><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2008/12/20/caroline_kennedy/" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_200...</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4548010">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4548010" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4548010" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4548010">Monie</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4548010" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4548010" class="dsq-comment-message">But you know what else is funny.  Pro-choice is THE issue that they want to argue against Caroline...I mean really?!<br><br>These same critics had no problem with the previously secret donor list to the Clinton Foundation while HRC was running for President.  What about the crucial issue of who was on that list---and how the donors may have been possibly been a conflict of interest if Hillary had become President.<br><br>It is only now that Obama has won the election and HRC has been designated SoS-elect, do we know some of the names on that list---which includes the Saudi government amongst others.<br><br>Some of these so-called progressives trip me the hell out with their selective nitpicking and loyalty to Billary and others.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4551506">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551506" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551506" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551506">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551506" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551506" class="dsq-comment-message">Word, Monie. <br><br>Whinning & nitpicking & selective memory & stasis = PROGRESSIVES <br><br>This is not an attractive look.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547982">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547982" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547982" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547982">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547982" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547982" class="dsq-comment-message">Ya know...she supported and campaigned for Barack Obama.....every single relative she has that publicly endorsed someone, endorsed a Democrat..her damn last name is Kennedy...yep....she could be a right wing conservative for sure!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4550150">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4550150" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4550150" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4550150">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4550150" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4550150" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, I really want to see these mofo heads explode!<br><br>LOL!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4551253">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551253" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551253" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551253">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551253" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551253" class="dsq-comment-message">Now these idiots are just reaching for ANYTHING....they are just grasping at thin AIR. The new memo is "lets pretend like we don\'t know where Caroline Kennedy stands on the issues of the day".....yeah....THAT\'LL FLY</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4551311">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551311" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551311" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551311">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551311" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551311" class="dsq-comment-message">True dat.  OMG, Caroline\'s pallng around with President-Elect Obama & PEO\'s palling around wih Rick Warren!!!!!<br><br>The sky is phucking falling!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552417">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552417" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552417" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552417">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552417" class="dsq-comment-message">ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552219" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552219">Lisa M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552219" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552214" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552214">Lisa M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552214" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw that. When I thought about it, I have only talked to my sister about the issue of abortion. I have never brought this up with my aunts or uncles or any of my cousins. I just figured they were pro-choice but I\'d have to say I don\'t know for sure because the issue never came up with them. With friends, yeah, but not with family other than my sister.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4557199" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4557199">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4557199" class="dsq-comment-message">Like I said, this ain\'t nuthin\' but Clintonite Bitterness. <br><br>It\'s time to completely eliminate the Clinton faction of the party. They gotz ta go!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4557393" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4557393" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4557393">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4557393" class="dsq-comment-message">Sepia, yes, I know, and it is sooooo UNATTRACTIVE!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547676" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547676" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547676">Kat</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547676" class="dsq-comment-message">It does have a treacherous, irrational, Clintonite feel.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547750">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547750" class="dsq-comment-message">Tell me about it.  These people need to let it go.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547385">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547385" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh.....THIS. WILL. BE. GOOD.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547784" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547784">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547784" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, this has the makings for more spin cycles than a Chinese Laundry.<br><br>I wonder if Rachel will invite Caroline on her show.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547341" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547341" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547341">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547341" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/2008/12/20/ferraro-gives-kennedy-thumbs-down-for-senate/" rel="nofollow">Good news for Caroline Kennedy!</a> Governor Patterson, please appoint her so that I can see people-like-this-lady\'s head explode. Please.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547475" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547475">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547475" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh please....Gov Patterson...I wanna see her head explode too.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547772">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547772" class="dsq-comment-message">Or this one.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s</a><br><br>Remember Harriet??</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551894" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551894">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551894" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, Lilly...I had not seen this. Harriet was a real dooozy!!   The funniest part of it was that Hillary had lost the race 3 months ago by the time she went on this rant in May of 2008 Hillary was beat in Feb after Obama won 11 consecutive primaries.<br><br>Women like Harriet were so deluded and they were so bitterly divisive on the issue of race.  Unbelievably hostile and just spewing anger and vitriol.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552088" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552088">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552088" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s an idiot!  Didn\'t she make a fool of herself?<br><br>"The Democrats are throwing the election away"!  Dumb @ss! Ugh<br><br>Surprise Surprise......Beyotch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552695">hal</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552695" class="dsq-comment-message">I still think the worst is Lady Lynn Forester De Rothschild. Yes that\'s her real name. This is the woman who married into a centuries old banking dynasty and then denounces Obama as elitist.<br><br>Damn, this election really was right out of the twilight zone.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4547420" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547420" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Kennedy Opponents: Keep Railing Against Monarchies, Please!</b><br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/52tglm" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/52tglm</a><br><br><i>See this photograph? (see link)  It\'s of New York political leader Basil Paterson and his family, who has been: State Senator, Deputy Mayor, candidate for Lieutenant Governor and the first African-American Secretary of State in New York. He\'s a living legend in New York politics.<br><br>And see the kid with the afro on your right? That\'s his son, David Paterson, now Governor of New York, who will fill a US Senate vacancy in January.<br><br>Some folks seem to be forgetting that this will be a "primary-of-one." The state Constitution instructs that the Governor appoint to fill any empty US Senate seat until the next regularly scheduled election.<br><br>David Paterson has had to suffer the slings and arrows and jealousies of those who said he would never have risen through the ranks of Big Apple politics (first as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens, then on the staff of Manhattan Borough President - and close friend of his dad - David Dinkins, then filling his father\'s old State Senate seat, then tapped as Eliot Spitzer\'s running mate and finally filling his vacancy to become governor) if not for the family name and his legendary father\'s influence.<br><br>Of course, Governor Paterson knows the truth about himself, and is well familiar with the sniping of those who say he didn\'t deserve to rise (or wouldn\'t have risen if his name hadn\'t been "Paterson").<br><br>My guess is that every time he reads and hears some pundit or blogger or politician railing against an appointment of Caroline Kennedy to the Senate based on her name and family and the suggestion that she\'s not qualified, calling her a nail-filing princess and comparing her to Sarah Palin and all the other cheap shots taken in the past week, an enormous well of empathy and commonality is stirred.<br><br>Ha ha. They fell for it, hook, line and sinker, while forgetting the rules of this process: that only one person gets to decide.<br><br>They broke a cardinal rule of community organizing: they should have studied the target audience first.<br><br>There may be other arguments that could work on Paterson to pick someone else, but they\'ve been drowned out by the shrill and unfair critiques that he\'s long heard against him now applied just as spitefully to Caroline Kennedy!<br><br>Checkmate.<br><br>(Did I say "ha ha"?)</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547444">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547444" class="dsq-comment-message">Great news for Caroline Kennedy!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547697" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547697">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547697" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547697" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought Al was on point with this.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547580">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547580" class="dsq-comment-message">COINCIDENCE?<br><br>Mike Connell -- Key Figure in OH Voter Fraud and WH Email Scandals, Dies in Plane Crash<br><br>Mike Connell, Karl Rove\'s IT guru--who was compelled six weeks ago to testify in an Ohio vote-tampering case--was killed late Friday night when his plane crashed into the garage of an empty house. Ohio\'s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner had requested that Attorney General Mukasey put Connell and under Federal protection.<br><br>Per Cybrinth CEO Stephen Spoonamore, Connell was also considered "vital to uncovering the truth" about the missing White House emails considered a critical link to the Justice Department and White House\'s involvement in the firings of nine US attorneys.<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-derrick/mike-connell-key-figure-i_b_152582.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-derrick/mike...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547634">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547634" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow.  Condolences to his family.<br><br>But I swear this sounds eerily suspicious.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547726">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547726" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes it does. More info:<br><br><a href="http://www.atlargely.com/2008/12/one-of-my-sources-died-in-a-plane-crash-last-night.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.atlargely.com/2008/12/one-of-my-sour...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551568">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551568" class="dsq-comment-message">This sounds way to coincidental. The GOP is corrupt and he had started singing like a canary. This has all the same suspicions as Ron Brown being killed as well as Wellstone...all in \'plane crashes\'</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547748">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547748" class="dsq-comment-message">Al Giordano strikes again:<br><br>President of the Planet of the Stupid People Opposes Caroline Kennedy<br>Posted by Al Giordano - December 20, 2008 at 12:39 pm<br><br><a href="http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/president-planet-stupid-people-opposes-caroline-kennedy" rel="nofollow">http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/presi...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551393">Kat</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551393" class="dsq-comment-message">I swear, Caroline is hated by all the right people. I like her anyway, but when people like Ferraro come out against her, she gains new esteem in my eyes.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4548594">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4548594" class="dsq-comment-message">Bwahaaaaaaaa!!    You go Al!<br><br>"Ferraro who doesn\'t know jack about shit when it comes to legislating or politics or even about its players in New York. She\'s an embarrassment to we New York City Italian-Americans."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551221">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551221" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Ya know - -Geraldine\'s "Energizer batteries" are looking real CLOSE to those of the "SnoHo\'s"!<br><br>YOU had your turn - - - over 20 YEARS AGO!!! <br><br>G-O   A-W-AAAAAAAAAAAY!!!   Aaaarrrggg!!!<br><br>Whew!!!  ****shakin\' my head***     Deep Breaths!!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551552">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551552" class="dsq-comment-message">Geraldine \'archiebunker\' Ferraro needs to sit down and shut up. She is the most  crass and hateful person around.  Moreover, she can\'t hold a candle to Caroline. Guess she is green with envy...about this \'affirmative action\' appointee?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547989">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547989" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <b>DAY -31 On His "JOURNEY TO JANUARY!"</b><br><br>1.  <b>WORD(s)</b> of the DAY:  <b>ONE LAST TASK</b>; <b>TAKING A BRIEF RESPITE</b><br><br>2.  <b>HEADLINE(s)</b>:<br><br>     a)  HIS SCHEDULE:<br><a href="http://www.politico.com/politico44/" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/politico44/</a><br><br>Saturday Dec. 20, 2008<br>All Times Eastern6:00 AM	<br><br>Obama delivers weekly radio address.<br><br>STORY<br>7:00 AM	<br>8:00 AM	<br>8:38 AM	<br><br>Obama leaves home for Regents Park Apartments, presumably for a morning workout.<br>9:00 AM	<br>9:34 AM	<br><br>The president-elect leaves Regents Park Apartments and heads home.<br>10:00 AM	<br>10:07 AM	<br><br>Obama leaves his home for the O\'Hare tarmac.<br>10:30 AM	<br><br>Biden interviews on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."<br><br>STORY<br>10:40 AM	<br><br><b>The Obama family boards a United charter, Boeing </b><br><br><b>8:13 PM	<br><br>Obama and family land in Honolulu.</b><br><br>   b)  <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16764.html" rel="nofollow">Obama heads to Hawaii for the holidays</a><br><br><b>HERE\'S THE ENTIRE ARTICLE:   :&gt;)</b><br><br><i>HONOLULU – President-elect Barack Obama returns to his home state of Hawaii on Saturday for his last family vacation before taking office next month, savoring the respite in an oceanfront estate in one of Oahu’s most exclusive neighborhoods.<br><br>Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two young daughters, Malia and Sasha, will spend the holidays with a small group of close friends at a cluster of privately-owned beachfront mansions on Oahu, the island where the president-elect was born and raised by his grandparents.<br><br>Obama has no public events scheduled over the next 12 days. But he will attend a memorial service for his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who died just before her grandson was elected the nation’s first black president.<br><br>Obama was last in Hawaii in October for an emotional 22-hour trip to visit Dunham, who died two days before the November election at the age of 86. In a private ceremony, the president-elect will pay tribute to the woman he affectionately called “Toot” and whom he has credited with being a steady, constant influence in his life and the cornerstone of his family.<br><br>Dunham had lived in Oahu in the same apartment where she and her husband raised Obama. Obama’s half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, is a school teacher in Honolulu, where she lives with her family.<br><br>The president-elect might not escape work entirely. Hawaii’s Republican Gov. Linda Lingle has invited Obama to meet with her while he is here, according to news reports. Lingle also said she hopes to meet with Obama’s senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, who is among the handful of friends who will be on the trip.<br><br>But mostly the trip will be a time for the president-elect to recharge before moving to Washington, D.C., to face an economic recession, a growing deficit and two wars.<br><br>Hawaii has served as a tropical retreat for Obama during his breakneck rise from first-term senator to commander in chief. In his memoir Dreams from My Father, Obama wrote, “Even now, I can retrace the first steps I took as a child and be stunned by the beauty of the islands.”<br><br>A Hawaii vacation over Christmas and New Year’s Eve has become a tradition for the Obamas and the families of three of their closest friends, Martin Nesbitt and his wife, Anita Blanchard; Eric Whitaker, and Jarrett. Obama contemplated a run for the presidency in Oahu over the holidays in 2006, telling reporters at the time that he would reveal his decision after he returned.<br><br>More recently, Obama took a break from the campaign during a trip to Hawaii in August. The Obamas and 17 friends spent about a week in Oahu before Obama accepted his party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.<br><br>Obama’s daughters – 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha – will have plenty to look forward to in escaping the frigid Chicago temperatures. Plus, a few days after the vacation, they’ll start their new private school in Washington, Sidwell Friends School.<br><br>Obama said last month at a news conference that the girls were busy writing their Christmas lists.<br><br>Obama’s transition team has been tight-lipped about the Christmas getaway, declining to offer details about where Obama would stay, what he would do or how he plans to celebrate the holidays.<br><br>The Associated Press reported earlier this month that the Obamas and their friends will be staying in three multi-million dollar mansions in Kailua, which has been rated among the top beaches in the world. Each private home wraps around a lagoon-style swimming pool, with palm trees, grassy lawns and retractable glass walls, the AP reported.<br><br>When Obama visited Hawaii in August, he stayed at an $8 million, 12,000-square-foot oceanfront vacation home owned by a Democratic contributor who, along with her husband, has given more than $62,000 to the Democratic party and its presidential candidates in the past eight years.<br><br>Obama, however, had rented the house through an agency and didn’t personally know the contributor, Jill Tate Higgins, the general partner of Lakeside Enterprises, a Burbank, Calif., private family investment company listed in property tax records as the owner. That house, too, was in Kailua, though it was unclear if Obama is staying in the same home on this trip.<br><br>The Obamas are also keeping the press at a distance, arranging for reporters to stay across the island on Waikiki Beach.<br><br>And if his schedule is any clue, Obama will have a relatively low-key New Year’s Eve. He leaves the following day.</i><br><br>     c)  <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16765.html" rel="nofollow">Obama: Science again to be \'at the top\'</a><br><br><br><i>CHICAGO – <b>Seeking to draw a distinction with President George W. Bush, Barack Obama named his <u>top science and technology advisers Saturday and pledged to “once again put science at the top of our agenda.”</u></b><br><br>The president-elect campaigned on a promise of treating science differently than Bush, whose administration was criticized by scientists as ignoring research and distorting facts suit its own ends.<br><br>“Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,” Obama said in his radio address. “It’s time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America’s place as the world leader in science and technology.”<br><br>Obama said history has shown that the greatest scientific discoveries – from landing on the moon to inventing the Internet – didn’t happen without support from the government and its leaders.<br><br>Taking a veiled jab at Bush, Obama said the scientific process is about evidence and facts that “are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology.”<br><br>“It’s about listening to what our scientists have to say, even when it’s inconvenient – especially when it’s inconvenient,” Obama said. “Because the highest purpose of science is the search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us. That will be my goal as president of the United States – and I could not have a better team to guide me in this work.”<br><br><b>He announced <u>Dr. John Holdren, a Harvard University professor,</u> as assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.</b><br><br><b>Jane Lubchenco, an environmental scientist and marine ecologist at Oregon State University, </u>is Obama’s choice for administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</b><br><br><b>Obama also named co-chairs of the Council of Advisers on Science and Technology: <u>Harold Varmus, a Nobel Prize winner, and Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard.</u></b></i><br><br><b>VIDEO</b><br><br>     d)  <a href="http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/the_search_for_knowledge_truth_and_a_greater_understanding_of_the_world_aro/" rel="nofollow">“The search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us”</a><br>3.   <br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMlXNrBxM0g&eurl=http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/the_search_for_knowledge_truth_and_a_greater_understanding_of_the_world_aro/" rel="nofollow">12/20/08 President-elect Obama\'s Weekly Address</a>  VIDEO = WEEKLY ADDRESS<br><br>THAT\'S ALL FOR NOW!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>President-Elect Obama! :&gt;)  <b>LEADERSHIP!  :&gt;)</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551280">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551280" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, GreenLadyHere.  Thanks for the report. I heard the address.  I\'m so excited about the science & technology advisers.<br><br>Love PEO-  "The search forknowledge, truth and a greater uderstanding  of the world aound us"  It\'s a far cry from "I can see RUSSIA from my backyard."  Whew!shaking my head!!!<br><br>The only thing I want to see from my backyard, is the sky!<br><br> want ta know that</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551714">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551714" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:   AFTER - - "smelling salts/fan/air conditioner/"OXYGEN MASK":<br><br>U R  welcome.   I was away and missed it.  Annnnnnd, it was EXCITING!!  :&gt;)<br><br>NOW I might be tempted to take back my college science teaching spot!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4551308" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551308" class="dsq-comment-message">That AP article on the Hawaii vacation gets on my last nerve.<br><br>I could spit bullets.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551345">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551345" class="dsq-comment-message">ICraig, I was\'t going to comment ..........<br><br>Fuck the ASSOCIATED PRESS.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551458">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551458" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s very intrusive. I also didn\'t appreciate giving the name of the owner of the property. Someone could  look up info the property,</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551517">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551517" class="dsq-comment-message">you all haven\'t learned about the Associated Press YET?<br><br>Come on, now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551537">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551537" class="dsq-comment-message">Chater plane, eh? Does that money come from the transistion campaign funds for the PE?<br><br>I have never seen an article like this about the Bushes where they describe the value of the residents they vacation in.  Wonder why that is?   Obama rents a home from someone he doesn\'t know but the article tells us first they are a big contributor so as to infer he is getting perks?   <br><br>This was a very snide article.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551600">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551600" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy/craig/spirit/rikyrah/micheline:   I didn\'t take the time to make comments.  My bad!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551689">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551689" class="dsq-comment-message">GHL, You rock.  I don\'t always comment when I post.  Is thisa rule?  If so, I need to know, please.<br><br>Sometmes it motivates me to read a post  more thoroughly.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552005">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552005" class="dsq-comment-message">You rock also!<br><br>How did your snowmen turn out?  I\'m sure it was fun building them!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552598">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552598" class="dsq-comment-message">Wonderful time in the snow.  And the snow First Lady and PEO turne out fine.  I used brown spray paint for their face.  Michelle has a wig.   Should I snap a photo and post?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552690">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552690" class="dsq-comment-message">By all means...... YES!  I wanna see!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4559811">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4559811" class="dsq-comment-message">me too</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551805" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  ***shrug***    I \'on\'t no!??    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Rikyrah????<br><br>On the real:   I don\'t know IFFFF There is a "rule".  I see all variations on posts.  Soooo, I don\'t think that there is a "rule."  :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m sure that someone will give us guidance.  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551913">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551913" class="dsq-comment-message">"I\'on\'tno!  Gosh, GreenLady, I just luv ya!!!!!! :-))</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552391" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  LOL!   :&gt;)<br><br>Ya know, I\'m getting so bad at spelling, etc. when I try to compose REAL memos.  It takes me longer because I want so badly to write in <b>JJP-SPEAK!!</b>  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnnd, trying to write "IF" instead of "IFFFF" is a real chore!  I love this site!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>BACK at-choo!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552717">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552717" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,<br><br>Didn\'t you say a few weeks ago that you were praying at church and ended the prayer with..."I\'m just saying"?<br><br>ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552756" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:<br><br>ABSOLUTELY!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Being "BI-LINGUAL" has it\'s drawbacks!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta "bounce" and write Christmas Cards!   :&gt;)<br><br><b>MERRY CHRISTMAS</b> Y\'ALL!! <br><br><b>PEACE, JOY & LOVE!</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551845">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551845" class="dsq-comment-message">No problem GLH...my commentary was not directed at you. You are providing a wonderful service by being kind enough to post all this and I really appreciate your efforts, time and energy to make the site interesting and enjoyable.<br><br>My point was that the journalists have never written these type of detailed monetary remarks about any other President that I can recall...the MEDIA COVERAGE of Obama is snide and just hateful..like he is not suppose to have all the accoutrements that go along with the stature of the office.<br><br>Next they are going to be talking about the cost of the horn that plays \'his song\' everytime he enters a room.<br><br>We have never been told what that \'perk\' cost..but I bet we about to find out how much it costs to have someone on site each and every time the President enters a room and they play Hail to the Chief.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552982" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, no, because he, Michelle and the girls are supposed to take the Greyhound bus to Myrtle Beach.  How dare Obama go to Hawaii, the state he was born in and stay at a multi-million dollar residence! We all know black people don\'t have the money to stay at any better than the Ocean Winds Motel on Pacific Avenue so the fact that he\'s staying in that nice a place is suspect and shady, at best.<br><br>The Archie Bunker Lunchbucket crowd doesn\'t give a crap whether Obama goes to Hawaii until somebody points out how unfair and shady it is that he\'s going.  Archie Bunker doesn\'t have a problem with Obama going to Hawaii; Archie Bunker is doing him.  The Cokie Roberts and Chris Matthews have a problem with Obama going to Hawaii because he\'s out of his "natural" element and in THEIRS.  <br><br>I think it\'s hilarious that the man can\'t even go back to his home state where he was born and raised without it causing a problem.  Billary can hang out in the Cayman Islands and nobody says a peep.  Errybody else can jet off to Europe or Asia and nobody would say a word.  Obama goes back to his home state -- OH NOEZ!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4553136">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4553136" class="dsq-comment-message">As usual, you\'re on point, Town.<br><br>And how dare them take other Negroes with them on vacation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552339">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552339" class="dsq-comment-message">WRB:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.   I noted those $$$DETAILS and meant to comment.  Just moving 2 fast.  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>BUT, did you REQUEST this?<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLa9Vn3TtIc" rel="nofollow">Hail to the Chief - Obama</a><br><br><b>Mr. PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA</b>  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552491">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552491" class="dsq-comment-message">Yea, BAY..BAAAAY!!!...that\'s what I\'m Talkin BOUT...<br><br>The leader of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth<br>LOOKS<br><br><br>LIKE<br><br>MEEEEEEE!!!!!<br><br>now if we could just get HerbieHancock to do a re-mix of that tune ...if only Marvin Gaye was alive...he would make that song just as sweet and sexy as MISTER President!!<br><br>just makes me want to SCREAM<br><br>dance & shout!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552614">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552614" class="dsq-comment-message">Woo.....don\'t you say nothing about Herbie Hancock! <br><br>I was just listening to Chameleon the other night!<br><br>Jazz Funk baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551986">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551986" class="dsq-comment-message">You always do such a good job and provide the humor too!<br><br><br>I don\'t know what to do with Town & Miranda! Put them in timeout I guess? lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552137" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  WOW!  THANK YOU!!   :&gt;)   U   2!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Into the "TIME OUT CHAIRS" with all\'em!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>BUT only for a minute!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552847" class="dsq-comment-message">NowJustice8, you know not even "Ms. Jo" couldn\'t keep those 2 in the "Naughty Corner!!<br><br>And thank goodness for that! :-))</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552239">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552239" class="dsq-comment-message">GLH,<br><br>no need for any comments. The yoeman\'s work you do in posting links is more than enough. Your comments are just icing on the cake.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552275">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552275" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551403" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551403" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551403">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551403" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551403" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah, a few of the JJP lady bloggers have been requesting this pic:<br><br><a href="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/08/gall.obamajeans.gi.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/08/g...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551497" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551497" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551497">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551497" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551497" class="dsq-comment-message">ALRIGHTY!!! now!<br><br>Short leg women need not apply....Michelle is LONG and Willowy</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551524" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551524" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551524">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551524" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551524" class="dsq-comment-message">Word.  Legs just go on FOR-EVA!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551809" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551809" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551809">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551809" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551809" class="dsq-comment-message">Loooong Tall Glass of Water....<br><br><br>thirsty, parched, dry ...quench me!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551526" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551526" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551526">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551526" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551526" class="dsq-comment-message">got it. thanks</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551569" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551569">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551569" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551569" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  Huh! ?? <br><br>W<br><br>H<br><br>I<br><br>C<br><br>H  <br><br>O<br>N<br>E<br>S????<br><br><b>F-L-O-O-R!!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551628" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551628" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551628">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551628" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551628" class="dsq-comment-message">PEO IN JEANS!!!  LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551687" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551687">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551687" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551687" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,<br><br>Here I am.....bringing the smelling salt! lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551718" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551718" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551718">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551718" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551718" class="dsq-comment-message">Jutice58, hey, where\'s Miranda, caligirl, MsKitty?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551767" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551767">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551767" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551767" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda drifted off for a moment after she saw the pic......</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4551872" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551872" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551872">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551872" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551872" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, welcome back.  Great feedback, commentary & TRUTH on the discrimination/Prop 8 dialouge!  <br><br>I appreciate it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552074" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552074" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552074">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552074" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552074" class="dsq-comment-message">My pleasure....after reading some of the insane comments at dailykos and Taylor Marsh, I\'m convinced the majority of the rhetoric is not about Rick Warren at all.....Rick Warren is the excuse for what its really about!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552162" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552162" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552162">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552162" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552162" class="dsq-comment-message">Yup!<br><br>Hey, you did good today! Just laying the smack down!  Heeheeheehee<br><br>Gee-- I wish we could send pms!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552217" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552217" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552217">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552217" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552217" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG.....did you just see that?<br><br>Stick a fork in the Cowboys...they\'re done.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552355" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552355">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552355" class="dsq-comment-message">Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552396" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552396" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552396">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552396" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552396" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, I\'m sick now!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552407" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552407">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552407" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552407" class="dsq-comment-message">Hee, hee!  33-24!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552484" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552484">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552484" class="dsq-comment-message">Corey Ivy, effectivel ends he game!!!!!<br><br><br>GO RAVENS!!!!!!  B-MORE Representin<br><br>sorry Cowboys!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552237" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552237" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552237">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552237" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552237" class="dsq-comment-message">Well Miranda..get ready for some more. BTW..you definitely broke it down on Prop8/civilrights issue.Wonderful discourse to read as well.<br><br>Now, here is the next issue they are going to blow up. Mark my words.  I am beginning to believe that the GLBT community wants to politically compromise the Obama administration from the outset with their controversial and divisive issues, just like they hamstrung the Clinton adminstration right out the gate with \'don\'taskdon\'t tell\'  WJC made a huge mistake in tackling that early on, he pissed off the military and Congress..he caught hell for that and they NEVER let up. Newt Gingrich turned the Congress to majority GOP from that moment on.  Gay issues are TOXIC.<br><br>First we had Warren and next we will have William White.<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/18/gay-man-backed-for-navy-secretary/" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/18...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552359" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552359" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552359">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552359" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552359" class="dsq-comment-message">I won\'t say you\'re wrong.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552602" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552602" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552602">hal</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552602" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552602" class="dsq-comment-message">I disagree with this. The Clinton\'s messed up with the issue of gays in the military, just like Queen Hillary messages up health care, and DADT was a sweep it under the rug compromise. Gay people didn\'t ask the Clinton\'s to tackle such a divisive issue right out of the gate.<br><br>Also, let\'s not lump ALL gay people any more than we would lump all black people, or all women in one group. Plenty of gays/lesbians etc are not blowing up over Rick Warren.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551942" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551942">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551942" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551942" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Spirit,<br><br>I haven\'t seen MsKitty or Caligirl!<br><br>Miranda,<br><br>Ravens 16 ----Cowboys 10   Sniff Sniff!<br><br>Are you watching?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552053" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552053" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552053">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552053" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552053" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m getting physically ill watching this...Tony Romo is OVERRATED!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552123" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552123" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552123">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552123" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552123" class="dsq-comment-message">What is wrong with him? Geezzzzzzzz!<br><br>God it\'s 19--10 now!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552163" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552163" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552163">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552163" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552163" class="dsq-comment-message">FINALLY! Now the defense has GOT to make the Ravens offense go 3 and out....and I know they\'re tired.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552263" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552263" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552263">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552263" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552263" class="dsq-comment-message">26 -10  GO RAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552305" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552305" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552305">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552305" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552305" class="dsq-comment-message">Sniff Sniff!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552453" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552453" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552453">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552453" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552453" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t even believe the Ravens put up 33 offensive points!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552556" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552556" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552556">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552556" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552556" class="dsq-comment-message">Geez! And it was the last game in that stadium!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552325" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552325" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552325">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552325" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552325" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay. If the Cowboys lose...Are they out? I\'m getting confused!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552432" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552432" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552432">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552432" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552432" class="dsq-comment-message">Dallas is still "in the hunt"...but the Falcons have to lose tomorrow for them to still have a chance.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552544" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552544" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552544">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552544" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552544" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay. Good!<br><br>Whew. So they still have a chance!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551750">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4551750" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551750" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:   LOL!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)   THANK YOU!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>S-L-O-W-L-Y  R-E-V-I-V-I-N-G!!!    :&gt;)<br><br>LAWD HA\'MERCY!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>WHAT A PIC!!!     :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4551546" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4551546">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4551546" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Speaking of the "ENERGIZER BUNNY PHENOMENON!!"<br><br>This process is un-ending:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/19/franken-passes-coleman-in_n_152341.html" rel="nofollow">FRAKEN PASSES COLEMAN IN COUNT (12-19-08)</a><br><br><i>The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports:<br><br>    The intense scrutiny of "voter intent" resumed this morning by a five-member board charged with directing Minnesota\'s recount in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic rival Al Franken, and the first rush of ballot rulings has unofficially put the challenger in the lead.<br><br><br>    On Thursday, the State Canvassing Board reviewed Coleman\'s challenges of hundreds of Election Day ballots, and the day\'s work saw the unofficial margin between the candidates dwindle to within a handful of votes.<br><br>    As the board, headed by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, took up and rejected more Coleman challenges today, Franken pulled ahead in the opening minutes.<br><br>    ...<br><br>    Franken\'s move to the lead was no real surprise, given that the vast majority of ballot challenges typically fail. On the previous two days, when the board examined challenges from Franken, most were rejected and Coleman gained.<br><br>On Thursday, the AP gave Norm Coleman a mere two-vote lead. <b>Projections suggest Franken will win, but the race will most likely not be decided until next year.</b> CNN reports that Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) is "quietly prepping for the possibility of a temporary Senate appointment, given the increasing likelihood the nation\'s lone unresolved Senate contest might not officially come to a close before Congress convenes again next month."</i><br><br>Whew!!   "And the beat goes on!"    :&gt;)<br><br>Oh well.   Here it is.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApdxIpwSwgU" rel="nofollow">The Beat Goes On by Sonny and Cher</a><br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)       [I didn\'t appreciate the social commentary as much at that time.] hmm</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552113">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552113">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552113" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady, Spirit, or Justice<br><br>I have a question(s) and was wondering if one of you might know the answer.<br><br>Can either of you tell me what Twitter is?  <br><br>How do people use it to interface? What is it;s purpose?<br><br>Is it just another instant message system or what?<br><br>Is it a new and improved something, if so, what was it\'s predecessor called?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552226">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552226" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552226">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552226" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy:   BWAHAHAHA!!  :&gt;)   I AXED the same question about 2 months ago.<br><br>I also bemoaned that I just moved into the 21st Century with "blogging." [9 months]  :&gt;)<br><br>I cain\'t do no more!!  :&gt;)   ***shakin\' my head****<br><br>BUT, I was advised to go to <a href="http://www.twitter.com" rel="nofollow">www.twitter.com</a> and ALL will be revealed.  :&gt;)<br><br>I just really haven\'t taken the time ta do this.  BUT, I will.<br><br>Soooooo,  that\'s ALL I know.   :&gt;)<br><br>Signed,<br><br>GreenLadyHere<br>Ms. TECHNOLOGICALLY-CHALLENGED!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552336" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552336" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552336">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552336" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks GreenLadyHere<br><br>I went to the site and that video is VERY GOOD...in fact it is EXCELLENT...short and sweet too!!<br><br>I now understand what Twitter is and understand why it is addictive...now, how can I get my friends to join..so that it is fun for me and I can pretend they are right in my house chatting with me and actually LISTEN and care about the mundane things I do ...like....get up at 3AM and turn on the TV...while thinking about popping some popcorn to munch on and watch a little C-span...teehee</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552461" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552461" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552461">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552461" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy:  Yaaaaaaaa!  Happy to help!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>\'bout that 3AM thang,   Wasn\'t that "billary\'s" happenin\'?   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br><br>***duckin\' and running out of the room****      :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4554649" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4554649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4554649">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4554649" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4554649" class="dsq-comment-message">O you sooo not nice, lol lol</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4562671">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4562671" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4562671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4562671">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4562671" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4562671" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy:  It\'s that darn "HUMOR CENTER" in my brain!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I do TRY to exercise CONTROL!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552289">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552289" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552289">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552289" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know White rose! I was wondering the same thing!<br><br>Spirit or Miranda might know.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552528" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552528" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552528">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552528" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterose, ask and we all receive.  Looks like GrenLady gave you the hook-up.  I\'ll check out twitter and chat with ya!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552654" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552654" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552654">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552654" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552654" class="dsq-comment-message">Good! Because I don\'t know anything about Twitter! Boo Hoo!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552296" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552296">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552296" class="dsq-comment-message">I love the Neelys on Food Network.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552603">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552603" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552603">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552603" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552603" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Betcha thought that I forgot -  -HUH!??   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>This is the <b> 8th DAY of CHRISTMAS</b> <br><br><b>8 MAIDS A-MILKING</b><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXV-huCSk5c" rel="nofollow">The Twelve Days Of Christmas</a><br><br>ENJOY!!!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><br>P.S.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfXcp-Mw0xU" rel="nofollow">Kwanzaa Kwest Theme Song</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552775">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552775" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552775" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552775">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552775" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552775" class="dsq-comment-message">The Sunday Morning Talk Shows: preview <br><br><br>For Sunday, December 21, 2008 <br><br>FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace has a recently taped interview with Vice President Dick Cheney.<br><br>This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos has a recently taped interview with Joe Biden.<br><br>Meet the Press (NBC): Moderator David Gregory will talk to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, probably taped recently.<br><br>Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer will talk to Kerry Kennedy about her hyper-qualified cousin, Carolyn no-Schlossberg. He’ll talk to others about this matter: Representative Thomas Reynolds (R-New York), Geraldine Ferraro, Representative Gary Ackerman (D-New York), and Representative Peter King (R-New York).<br><br>Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer talks to Barney Frank, Eric Cantor, Laura Tyson, Carly Fiorina, and his usual cast of thousands.<br><br><br><a href="http://www.redstate.com/mark_kilmer/2008/12/20/the-sunday-morning-talk-shows-preview-13/" rel="nofollow">http://www.redstate.com/mark_kilmer/2008/12/20/...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4554665" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4554665" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4554665">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4554665" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4554665" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmm, my order of priorty<br><br>Biden <br><br>Caroline<br><br>Frank...<br><br>That will work well too, since Biden will probably be on the first half hour before Scheiffer starts.<br><br>Gregory and Condi don\'t have nothing to say I want to hear.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4552922">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552922" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552922" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552922">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552922" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552922" class="dsq-comment-message">PRESS RELEASE<br>Today Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 5:30 PM, U.S. Senator Schumer and Speaker Silver to Light World\'s Largest Chanukah Menorah on Fifth Avenue in Memory of Mumbai Terror Victims<br><br>Last update: 12:01 a.m. EST Dec. 21, 2008<br><br>NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The World\'s Largest Chanukah Menorah will be erected at New York\'s most fashionable plaza, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, by Central Park, between the Plaza and the Pierre Hotels. The Menorah will be lighted on all evenings of Chanukah. <br><br>The first candle of Chanukah is lighted on Sunday, Dec. 21st and the last (eight) candles of Chanukah will be lighted on Sunday evening, December 28th, at 5:30 pm. "The lighting of the World\'s largest Chanukah Menorah takes on a special meaning this year," said Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman, Director of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, who will light the Menorah nightly together with special dignitaries, "as the Menorah joins the \'unite to light\' campaign in memory of the terror victims in Mumbai." "Unite to Light" is a grass roots Menorah lighting campaign of people around the world lighting the menorah and committing to a mitzvah or good deed. "The message of the Menorah is," said Rabbi Butman, "We are continuing in ever greater strength." <br><br>There is more.<br><br><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/today-sunday-december-21-2008/story.aspx?guid=%257B7C30B8BB-038A-44A5-B0C3-9E44FD1C4437%257D&dist=msr_3" rel="nofollow">http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/today-sun...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4546902" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4546902" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4546902" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4546902" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4546902" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/fucking-ain-conscious.html" rel="nofollow">F@cking ain\'t conscious: </a> An encouragement for black women and black men to love each other.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4546950">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4546950" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4546950" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4546950">Lilytiger</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4546950" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4546950" class="dsq-comment-message">That was great!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547455">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547455" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547455" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547455">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547455" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547455" class="dsq-comment-message">that was on point. yet another good one from you.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547686">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547686" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547686" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4547686" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547686" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547686" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks so much.  I have been posting spoken word from WOC recently. I have found that a lot of it really moves me.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547458">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547458" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547458" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547458">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547458" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547458" class="dsq-comment-message">I will not make that call.<br>I will not make that call.<br>I will not make that call.<br><br>But if I do...its womanistmusings fault.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4547793">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4547793" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4547793" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4547793">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4547793" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4547793" class="dsq-comment-message">BRILLIANT!!! :-))</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4552817" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4552817" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4552817">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4552817" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4552817" class="dsq-comment-message">Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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