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"display_username": "", "points": null, "subscribe_on_post": 2, "moderator_can_edit": false, "is_remote": false, "is_verified": false, "missing_perm": "login"}, "realtime_paused": false, "posts": {"2449246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What did folks think about Valerie Jarrett on Race to the White House?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_20:26:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2448903": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just can't with you.<br><br>If you see Black people liberating themselves through religion as racist then that's an issue that is a personal issue that you probably feel strongly about.  Clearly Obama is guilty by association in your \"opinion,\" but when has Obama ever exhibited racism?  You probably know nothing of what Wright preached except what you saw on FoxNews and on the little sites you link to and I feel confident in saying so based on the posts you've made here at JJP.<br><br>But while you want to talk about someone being racists why don't you think about McCain's relations with Hagee and Parsley, his \"Spiritual Guide.\"<br><br>We here at JJP are concerned with the <b>issues</b> (do you even know what they are??).  You, boy, have nothing to contribute to the conversations regarding the ISSUES because you are no different than McCain and Palin, weaving a web of lies and confusion and hoping the rest of the idiots get stuck in your web.  When you have a <b>political</b> stance to discuss, perhaps I will feel inclined to respond further.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_19:45:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448758, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It will work among the rednecks or whatever you call them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:09:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf6a72c1909599d1474ba5d96c77410f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443546, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445838": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  LOL!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  <i>been in the house too long!!</i>  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:36:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444863, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449427": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Cool gif someone posted on KOS:<br><a href=\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/muzikal203/party.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/muzikal2...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_20:48:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2449940": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "cosign, I saw the Roland Martin ridiculousness, too", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:50:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449465, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain did not make Franklin Raines black. McCain did not choose Raines as an economic advisor.<br><br>Today, the second shoe drops as McCain launches an ad again tying Obama to Jim Johnson( who BTW is white) who played an even more prominent role in Obama's campaign and fundraising efforts.<br><br>These links to Fannie and Freddie will harm Obama and McCain will hammer them home. <br><br>No racebaiting here, Just facts. Obama is up to his ears in Fannie/Freddie, money, influence peddling and corruption.<br><br>Fact. In 2005 McCain cosponsored legislation that predicted the current crisis. In 2003 the NYT ran an article outlining the reforms to Fannie and Freddie proposed by the Bush Administration.<br><br>Congress blocked these reforms. Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Charlie Rangel, the Fannie/Freddie family: the Congressional Black Caucus, Jamie Gorelick, Jim Johnson, Franklin Raines...<br><br>And Nancy Peolsi has the nerve to lay this solely at the feet of the Bush Adminstration. What a joke. Now Harry Reid, 'has no idea' what to do...<br><br>Congress has become irrelevant to the whole crisis and McCain, Paulson and Republicans will step in to fill calm the fears of the American people and set the course for the future.<br><br>Meanwhile Obama throws Raines under the bus (even the the Washinton Post twice reported, without objection from Obama, that Raines was an advisor), offers no comment on the AIG takeover, consults sub-prime advocate Alan Goolsbee on what to do next...<br><br>Time to play the old (lame) race card again and get back to bashing Sarah Palin...cause desperate times call for desperate measures...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:04:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "9dcd263259296c8998ebbd7b06463535", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2451289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah/Y'ALL:  IMHO she is \"on the prowl\" for some position.  I did not like her when she was following billary around.  But, she has a \"fightin' spirit\" which is useful!  So, welcome aboard!!<br>All hands on deck!  Let's row this boat ashore!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEM8JgPninI\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEM8JgPninI</a><br>\"Hallelujer!\"  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_01:38:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450787, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449839": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, she is.  She was not playing with them.  She was not having that bullshit tonight!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:40:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449749, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444317": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It is a sad, sad day that Black people are in a huge rally with signs and bullcrap against the ONLY BLACK man to ever be on a major party ticket.  Can we get the man elected first?? Can we not ever come together as a race, do we always have to pull someone down? <br><br>I don't agree with all the policies of the democratic party but this election man o' man does it run circles around this prejudiced repub. party.  There should not be one black person voting for john mc this year, not one! Every single day they are coming out with some racists ad and what do the 5 black repubs do, look the other way.  <br><br>Keep up the fight Obama! I got your back!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:01:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd900ad426746707dd8a7141332ec8d1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444111, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I didn't see it.  How did she do?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_20:50:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449246, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I watched the interview Craig and there was nothing wrong with what Bill said.  He gave her props for being true to herself even though she knows nothing but she is proud of it.  LOL and he made clear he is backing the democratic ticket.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:37:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443332, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438183": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I didn't want to bring the article on \"The Gov.\"  It reviewed how she said - <i>the Palin-McCain ticket</i> and she keeps upstaging him!!  :&gt;)  People walked out after her speech.<br><br>One commenter stated that, now, \"McAncient\" might want to hire a \"food taster\" if he gets into office!  What goes around truly comes around!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>And I keep waiting for Miss \"Whatever\" Cindy to \"beat down\"  \"The Gov.\" with her cast!!<br><br>Cindy to \"The Gov.\"[while she's laying on the floor-]   -   \"Oh pardon me!  Did I hurt you???\"   :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_02:22:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448988": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "20 years is more than just an \"association\"...\"boy.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_19:56:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448903, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443819": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice58:  Do-wop-shoo-bop!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSR-lT-PEw&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSR-lT-PEw&feat...</a><br>Come Go With Me - The Dell Vikings<br><br>This clip is from a performance at Benedum Hall in Pittsburgh, PA. [my home town]  :&gt;)   The next one is the \"Oldie\".<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD8CMgt0JY&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD8CMgt0JY&feat...</a><br>Come Go With Me<br><br>Don't get me started.   I have a major \"Oldies\" collection.  Except they were \"NEWIES\" when I heard them!!  :&gt;) LOL!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:26:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443208, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Didn't McCain's release 1000 pages was released for 3 hours to LIMITED press?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:55:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445928, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The cold-hard truth.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_06:44:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438195, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I can honestly say that I have only seen McCain/ Palin bumper stickers three times since they announced her. It has surprised me each time. There are a lot of women in the Pac Nor West who can scale a fish and hike out for weeks. Not too many want to kill wild life but there are a few of them. Palin isn't soo gutsy or salt of the earth. <br><br>I know some polls are showing the race closer than it should be but I think that come election, Washington will be firmly in Obama's column.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_02:33:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450751, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438195": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "MUST SEE!!!<br><br>Canadian Badasses<br><br>***Video*** (Fox has a fit about Mallick's columns)<br><b>Sarah Palin appeals to the White Trash Vote</b><br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJcPEmhtbA\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJcPEmhtbA</a><br><br>Her Guardian Column(excerpt):<br><br><b>A Mighty Wind blows through Republican convention</b><br><a href=\"http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-mallick.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-...</a><br><blockquote><i>I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to the ticket that the Republicans didn't already have sewn up, the white trash vote, the demographic that sullies America's name inside and outside its borders yet has such a curious appeal for the right.<br><br>So why do it?<br><br>It's possible that Republican men, sexual inadequates that they are, really believe that women will vote for a woman just because she's a woman. They're unfamiliar with our true natures. Do they think vaginas call out to each other in the jungle night? I mean, I know men have their secret meetings at which they pledge to do manly things, like being irresponsible with their semen and postponing household repairs with glue and used matches. Guys will be guys, obviously.<br><br>But do they not know that women have been trained to resent other women and that they only learn to suppress this by constantly berating themselves and reading columns like this one? I'm a feminist who understands that women can nurse terrible and delicate woman hatred.</i></blockquote><br><br>Her Article at CBC news(excerpt):<br><br><b>The Alaskan who went 'outside'</b><br><a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/05/usa.sarahpalin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/se...</a><br><blockquote><i>My credentials are solid; Palin cannot out-hick me. Until I fled at 18, I never lived in a northern town of more than 12,000 people. My towns were full of Sarah Palins. These types are fine, such as they are, until they leave town and turn fraudulent. They label themselves \"the salt of the earth\". It's when they try to make that a qualification for a greater glory that things turn unpleasant.<br><br>I never claimed a higher moral standing for coming from a great big empty on the map. Small towns are places that smart people escape from, for privacy, for variety, for intellect, for survival. Palin should have stayed home.<br><br>Canada has lots of hockey moms. They're called Fran and Nancy. They have cruel haircuts and their voices shake the rafters of the rink as their rink-rats play. How can I translate the hearty, jollying-along Palin for British audiences? She's a working class Joan Hunter Dunn. It's those volleyball shoulders and field-hockey thighs, the energy, the bullying, and the utter self-confidence in every lie she tells.<br><br>Salt-of-the-earthers don't lie! But Palins do. I watched Palin last night, my mouth open, my eyeballs drying out, my hand making shaky notes. I read them aghast.<br><br>Did she really joke, \"You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? Lipstick.\"?<br><br>Did she just blow kisses to the audience? </i></blockquote><br><br>Big UP Canada!!!!!  Vive le Canada!!!<br>hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha<br>hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_02:25:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2446900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sarah Palin did more to bring those diehard female Hillary supporters over to supporting Obama than anything that happened at the convention in Denver. Those women fooled themselves into believing that Obama had somehow disrespected them...well when McCain ACTUALLY disrespected them it was a wake-up call of mad proportions...\"oh...so wait, he just called us dumb bitches\"...yep McCain surely darn did.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:50:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446318, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438494": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This could go on the wiki.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:28:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437935, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love how this isn't being told in the MSM.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:09:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438315, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Top 10 Reasons for McCain to Attack Spain <br>From Pinko Magazine<br><br>    10) 1992 Summer Games: WORST. OLYMPICS. EVER.<br>    9) Tapas.<br>    8) Spanish Government banned illegal downloads of Cindy\u2019s favorite album, Global House Diva, Volume 2: Live in Ibiza.<br>    7) Immigrants flooding Texas and New Mexico. Can\u2019t they manage their own border?<br>    6) I WAS A POW I'LL ATTACK WHO I WANT. INCOMING!<br>    5) \"Compa\u00f1ero de Cuarto de Papa,\" the Spanish version of Daddy\u2019s Roommate, rocketed to #4 on Spanish Amazon.<br>    4) Sarah Palin saw it from the window of her plane to Kuwait and she just didn\u2019t like what she saw.<br>    3) \u201cYou rhyme the name of your country with my last name I\u2019ll f--- you up.\u201d<br>    2) Pesky rule requiring America to defend the territorial integrity of fellow NATO allies elitist, sexist.<br>    1) That trollop Penelope Cruz.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:12:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446905": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "re:  the crickets: *Shrug* -- he is actually there with thousands of actual people. <br><br>MSM lack of coverage doesn't erase what is actually happening. MSM is behind the curve, but they truly don't create or define reality. The connection is between Sen. Biden and the people he is actually talking to, and from what that article says it's going very well.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:50:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443518, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "DAYUM.<br><br>Those were on point.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:10:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438195, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443530": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So Barack Obama had a press conference on the economy after giving another address.<br><br>Has the current president taken a press conference yet?<br><br>Where s McCain's press conference?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:06:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2444863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dahlia,<br><br>It is shameful. They're just brown nosing idiots. You can't change them, they've been in the house to long.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:37:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444317, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you for this. I appreciate it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:11:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437935, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "***Video***   Palin and her witch-hunter witch doctor<br>Countdown: Palin's Pastor Problem<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hk4JBDzlI2Q\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hk4JBDzlI2Q</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:10:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443332": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So, Bill Clinton decides to give Sarah praise at the same general time that two major Hillary supporters, one of them Latino, announce endorsements for the McCain-Palin Ticket To Nowhere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_12:53:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2442081": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "More from the WaPo:<br><br>    TO LISTEN to Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain is a Johnny-come-lately to the cause of regulating financial markets. \u201cHe has consistently opposed the sorts of common-sense regulations that might have lessened the current crisis,\u201d Mr. Obama said in New Mexico yesterday. \u201cWhen I was warning about the danger ahead on Wall Street months ago because of the lack of oversight, Senator McCain was telling the Wall Street Journal \u2014 and I quote \u2014 \u2018I\u2019m always for less regulation.\u2019 \u201d<br><br>    But the full quotation from Mr. McCain\u2019s March interview with the Journal\u2019s editorial board belies Mr. Obama\u2019s one-sided rendition. The Republican candidate went on to say, \u201cBut I am aware of the view that there is a need for government oversight. I think we found this in the subprime lending crisis \u2014 that there are people that game the system and if not outright broke the law, they certainly engaged in unethical conduct which made this problem worse. So I do believe that there is role for oversight.\u201d \u2026<br><br>    In 2006, he pushed for stronger regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac \u2014 while Mr. Obama was notably silent. \u201cIf Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole,\u201d Mr. McCain warned at the time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:27:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc322def5cc6740d5ced57a608954090", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2445904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I loved it when he said - Michelle brings to his mind the song \"I'm every woman\".  LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:41:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444031, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Today is my 25th birthday. I wanna give a shout out to all the Virgos @ JJP!! :-) :-) :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_00:55:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451232": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Yaaaaaa!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_01:22:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450751, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445404": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He's really almost too good.  It's scary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:10:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444031, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Happy b-day! Have some fun", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_00:57:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437715, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "he did. It was one page. McCain had a 1000 pages of health related issues, though the first 700 pages were on stone tablets.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:42:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445607, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446780": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "who?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:41:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443530, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Soo, I took a \"Field Trip\" to the Alaska Daily News and, while I found this article embedded in another one, I think that I'm going to <i>take back</i> my thoughts on that publication.  Looks like they have either been \"intimidated\" into \"The Gov.-SPEAK\" or I mis-read things initially.   Hmmm.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/18/ST2008091803499.html?sid=ST2008091803499&s_pos=top\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/st...</a><br>Palin Attuned More To Public Will, LESS To Job Details<br><br>This headline explains a lot!!  <b>She uses the \"MBB Theory\"  -  Management By Bullying!</b><br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEM '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:39:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Heeeeeeeeeres   Michelle!!!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0%2C%2C20226392_8%2C00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewat...</a><br><br>She is the 8th photo!!   Lookin' GOOD!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_00:58:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2437741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Excellent Diary at DailyKos that breaks it down well about what Obama's up against.<br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/02219/5831/707/603385\" rel=\"nofollow\">How Racism Works for Me</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_00:58:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2439284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Isn't it just ironic.  McCain was/is running as the Maverick who fought his own party.  Then the party took over handed him the mess that is Sarah Palin and told him to shut up. As I've said before, it's not about McCain, the Republican party never wanted him as their candidate and they're not really having him.  If you've seen him lately, you can hear in his tone and detect from his demeanor that he knows its not about him.  They stuck it to him in the end.  I wonder how long it will be before the Maverick gets pissed and tells them to kiss his ass.<br><br>Yet, Barack did it his way and will win his way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_07:02:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As a Michelle-a-holic, I thank you..LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_00:58:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437739, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Do you think she'll have a position in an Obama whitehouse?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:50:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450160, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2452927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks for the reply Hustleandfloe,<br><br>I\u2019m against any doctrine, theology, dogma or religion that teaches and/or promotes hate, and/or claims <b>ownership of God</b> \u2013 particularly any one of the main three <a href=\"http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/abrahamic-religions/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Abrahamic Religions</b></a>. Thru Judaism, the other two are based on the God/s of ancient Sumer and Egypt civilizations \u2013 primarily the Gods Ptah and Enki, which Yahweh can be traced back to. God cannot be <b>owned</b>\u2026does not require worship\u2026does not require belief in or faith in, and does not punish or reward humans.<br><br>The Democratic Party is about promoting hate, e.g. hate the \u201cEvil Rich\u201d, \u201cBIG Corporations\u201d, \u201cWhite Men\u201d, \u201cWhite America\u201d, etcetera etcetera etcetera. BLT is just one of the forms that the Democratic Party uses to promote hate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_09:29:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2451389, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451069": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"discovered to be racist...\"<br><br>BULLSH*T!!!   You've yet to make the argument that TUCC is racist.  And CIRCULAR ARGUMENTS don't count, Karmi.<br><br>You got FOUR points to respond to.  Let's see if you got the intelligence to do it.  <br><br>FYI... That's FOUR points where your charges of racism fall flat.  FOUR points that show how the KKK produces the opposite effect to TUCC/BLT because the KKK:<br><br>#1 __ KKK has a history of racist violence - lynching, bombings.<br>#2 __  KKK has no <i>known</i> non-white members.<br>#3 __  KKK is against interracial marriage.<br>#4 __  KKK actually espouses separatism.<br><br>Barack and Michelle split over politics the same way McCain split with his past principled, \"maverick\" stances.  <br><br><br><i>That racism is about to come up again...</i><br><br>You are out of your league and showing your pathetic (and deteriorating)  emotional state of mind.<br><br>Whatever \"racism\" you want to \"come up again\" would only go to show how much racism resides in people, like you, trying desperately to say \"BLT = racist\" enough times for you to actually believe it.<br><br>You can't even convince yourself that BLT/TUCC is racist.  Like a lame, you tried to say BLT = Black Supremacy/Black Separatism but your asthmatic azz can't keep your head in the sand that long.<br><br>NEVER at NO TIME have you EVER pointed how TUCC/BLT actually promote or practices Black Supremacy or Black Separatism.  That sh*t won't fly when we know Trinity, which has embraced BLT, remains and continues to fellowship in a largely white Christian denomination and welcomes and embraces White members and visitors, alike (which is part of the reason, after more than 30 years of BLT at TUCC, ignorant White folk are just now \"discovering\" it).<br><br>As I've said before, Rev. Wright, e.g., can't be the racist you want him to be when he says, \"different does not mean deficient.\"  That makes him different from the KKK types.  They are very vocal in saying something different.  You know, the opposite version of the conclusion made about \"different.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_00:47:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450915, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2454142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "White Americans were shocked to see what was being taught at TUCC. Sure, white Americans were use to the likes of J. Jackson, A. Sharpton, and a few others, but had not realized that hatred and anti-Americanism were being taught at many black churches. Most white Americans had figured that black churches were about \u201cBlack expository preaching\u201d of the past, which was not about teaching hatred.<br><br>I am probably more vocal about BLT than most white Americans; however, I suspect that their silence will show up in November as votes against Obama.<br><br>A <i>\u2018form\u2019</i> of BLT may have been started by the NCNC in 1996, but it was not the doctrine of hatred that James Cone started with his <i>Black Theology and Black Power</i> (1969), and his <i>A Black Theology of Liberation</i> (1970). James Cone\u2019s works were also heavily influenced by Islamism and Marxism\u2026as he has stated.<br><br>The NT offers <b>very little</b> of Jesus\u2019 own words, and offers a lot of words from the Roman citizen Paul, i.e. <i>Pauline Christianity</i>. Even the four Gospels have difficulty agreeing on what Jesus said, and/or even what actually happened, e.g. the sign on the cross, the crucifixion, and the resurrection. The few actual recorded words of Jesus are misunderstood to this day. Today\u2019s NT is actually what the Roman Emperor Constantine I authorized, i.e. <i>Pauline Christianity</i>. Thomas Paine\u2019s <a href=\"http://www.thomaspaine.org/Archives/AOR1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Age Of Reason - Part I</a> does a much better job at explaining the NT\u2019s many discrepancies that I can.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_12:30:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2453569, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444415": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Fuck Bill Clinton!  I can't believe I feel for that unity bull shit at the Convention.  We've seen this time-and-time again and yet our black asses still haven't learned our lessons not to trust the Clintons.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:08:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443332, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congressman John Conyers wrote a diary on DailyKos regarding a letter he wrote to John McCain and his campaign. : <a href=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/131758/301/258/603834 rel=\"nofollow\">Note to McCain: You Don't Have to Own a House (or Eight) to Vote</a href><br><br>He also notes that there will be a press conference Wednesday, bringing in DOJ's Voting Section to testify about this issue. It may be on C-SPAN and he expects good converage. <br><br>The Letter:<br><br><i>September 18, 2008<br><br>The Honorable John McCain <br>P.O. Box 16118 <br>Arlington, VA 22215<br><br>Dear Senator McCain:<br><br>As Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee (HJC), I am extremely concerned by recent media reports that the Chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, James Carabelli, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes as a basis to challenge voters and block them from participating in the November 2008 election.  I am writing to request that you denounce any efforts by the Republican Party, most notably in Michigan and Ohio, to engage in voter suppression, including challenges based on a voter\u2019s home foreclosure status, and that you direct your supporters to refrain from engaging in such behavior. At a time when Americans are losing their homes at record numbers, it is difficult to imagine that anyone would attempt to capitalize on such misfortune for political gain.  Furthermore, a rejection of this strategy would be consistent with your recent commitment to \"a fair and transparent election.\"<br><br>The subprime mortgage crisis has affected a significant number of Americans, and as such, a significant number of voters could be disenfranchised with this Republican strategy to challenge voters based on home foreclosure status.  More than 700,000, or one in every 171, of our nation\u2019s households received at least one foreclosure-related notice from April to June of this year.  It is estimated that 2.5 million homes will face foreclosure this year, an increase from 1.5 million in 2007.  A Center for Responsible Lending report estimates that the highest default rates are expected to be in cities in California, Nevada, Michigan, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.  <br><br>A disproportionate number of those homeowners affected by the subprime mortgage crisis are minorities.  The Center for Responsible Lending projects that 10 percent of African-American borrowers and 8 percent of Hispanic borrowers will be affected by foreclosure.  In contrast, only 4 percent of white borrowers are expected to be affected. <br>The Macomb County party\u2019s plan to challenge voters who have defaulted on their home loans would disproportionately affect African Americans who are overwhelmingly Democratic voters. The plan could be a violation of the Voting Rights Act.<br><br>With the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that discriminatory voter suppression tactics had not been completely eradicated and protections against such tactics were still necessary.  Members of Congress, like you, voted in support of reauthorizing this Act because they recognized that fair and equal access to the ballot box has not yet been achieved for all Americans.  Certainly there must be no denying the kind of negative impact that challenges based on home foreclosure status can have on historically disenfranchised voting populations who have traditionally been targeted by predatory practices.  A person\u2019s ability to exercise his or her right to vote should not be contingent upon financial circumstances.  <br><br>Notably, in 1981 a federal court condemned the Republican National Committee (RNC) for using vote caging tactics similar to the foreclosure list plan.  Since the federal court\u2019s decision in 1981 in New Jersey, the RNC has been under a federal consent decree to refrain from engaging in this practice.  It is important to note that the Department, under President George H.W. Bush filed suit in 1990 to stop a vote caging effort by those associated with Senator Jesse Helms\u2019s  re-election campaign.<br><br>As Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, I ask that you repudiate any efforts by the Republican Party and any of its state affiliates to engage in voter suppression and intimidation tactics, and that you direct your supporters across the country to refrain from engaging in such behavior. I would appreciate hearing from you directly on whatever actions you take in response to this request.  <br><br>Responses should be directed to the Judiciary Committee office, 2138 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 (tel: 202-225-3951; fax: 202-225-7680).  Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this important matter.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>John Conyers, Jr. <br>Chairman</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:16:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know why .... but I find that funny every single time I see it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:08:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449427, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443398": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/the_rest_of_the_meltdown_story.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Rest of the Meltdown Story</a> - <i>Congress set up processes (Research the Community Redevelopment Act) whereby <b>community activist groups and organizers</b> could effectively stop a bank's efforts to grow if that bank didn't make loans to unqualified borrowers.</i><br><br>Thanks Obama!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_12:57:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450625": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm laughing my ass off just thinking about it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:30:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450226, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443401": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Things that make you go \"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_12:57:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "17b9a50a2ae4345266e2ca49d5113665", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443332, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good diary and pics of Obama in New Mexico<br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/18/215443/124/803/603289\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/18/215443/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:00:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I missed it.  I was watching Cambpell Brown telling Roland to wait in an irritated manner.  She does that to him a lot like he can only offer his opinion when everyone else is finished - if there's any time left!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_20:53:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449246, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450067": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And McCain chose a dud VP who he can't freely send out to campaign on her own.   The optics are bad for him with tiny crowds, while his VP has large crowds.  Also they're terrified she might start ad-libbing.   McCain has to follow her around just to get an audience.   Joe and Barack can cover twice as much territory, with Joe focusing on a specific demographic.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:07:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449823, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444440": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dahlia:   Hey!   :&gt;)    <i>. . 5 black repubs. . . </i>   Good one!  LOL!  :&gt;)<br><br>Nice points!<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:09:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444317, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450075": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I know. I put her in the same league sort of as Carville in the primary. O's folks couldn't really effectively verbally spar with them. They both shut other follks down.<br><br>She has come all the way over. Him not as much but we can give him points for holding up that picture of Wasilla City Hall!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:08:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449966, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441884": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "More racebaiting by McCain:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq7DGTggpx0&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/19/mccain-ad-jim-johnson/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq7DGTggpx0&eurl...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:14:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc322def5cc6740d5ced57a608954090", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443546": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It. Won't. Work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:07:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443492, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nquest...drunk again, huh. <br><br>3 gay men - members of TUCC - were murdered last year...all within 40 days of each other. Before Michelle, who were Barack's sexual partners...besides Frank Davis and his (Davis) wife? <br><br>Barack and Michelle broke off their friendship with Rev. Wright. Why? Later, they left the TUCC. Why?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:09:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449901, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437793": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "carolinagirl:  <b>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA!!</b><br><br>You know that there is a video!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrqu5U05QVs&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrqu5U05QVs&feat...</a><br>Happy Birthday  - Stevie Wonder [Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./family]<br><br>ENJOY!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:05:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437715, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  <b>Got an idea!</b>  Mr. Obama's Campaign is sending out information asking his supporters to have a \"Debate Watch Party.\"<br><br><b>Proposal:</b>  JJP can SPONSOR a \"Debate Watch Party!\"  Everyone who WATCHES the DEBATE can pledge to send in <b>at least $5</b> to the Campaign on behalf of JJP!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Then we can <b>report back to JJP</b> on a <b>Debate Watch Thread!</b>  Just have to say:   <b>I watched!   I sent in, at least, $5!</b>  See!  :&gt;)<br><br>O.K.  I'm OUTEE!  L8R!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_04:04:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2438315": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Took a little \"Field Trip\" to Mudflats and brought this back:<br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/palin-cancels-appearances-not-because-of-poll-numbers/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/palin-...</a><br><b>Palin Cancels Appearances NOT Because of Poll Numbers</b><br><br><i>Hmmmmm\u2026.<br><br>    Sarah Palin has cancelled her two-day swing through California next week, the McCain campaign said today.<br><br>    Whether the planned Sept. 25 fundraiser in Silicon Valley, which will raise money for state and federal GOP efforts, will go on without Palin as headliner is unclear.<br><br>    Campaign spokesman Rick Gorka said the Alaskan governor\u2019s calendar was \u201cfluid\u201d and he could not say where Palin would go instead of California, nor if she would reschedule a visit here before Election Day. McCain and Palin are campaigning today and tomorrow in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Then they will head to Florida, which is shaping up to be a very competitive state.<br><br>    A Field Poll released earlier this week found that while Palin had helped McCain solidify support among his GOP base in California, the ticket had made no inroads among independent voters, a key bloc the GOP needs to win to be competitive in California. Among likely voters, the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket has a 16 percentage point advantage over the Republicans.<br><br>    And a national poll out today showed Obama with a 5-point lead over McCain, a reversal from their standings before the Wall Street economic crisis hit.<br><br>    Gorka said the decision to send her elsewhere next week was not made because of the polling results. \u201cIt\u2019s a scheduling thing,\u201d he said.<br><br>So\u2026it\u2019s a \u201cscheduling thing\u201d, but \u201cher calendar is fluid\u201d and nobody knows where she\u2019s going to show up next. And it is NOT, I repeat, NOT because of poll numbers. &lt;.b&gt;Maybe she was afraid they\u2019d make her play \u201cStump the Candidate.\u201d</b></i><br><br>IMHO:  <b>\"The Gov.\" cain't stand the heat, so she's getting out of the kitchen!!</b><br>She is an embarrassment to herself, to \"McAncient\" and to the RNC because of all her <b>NON-ANSWERS!!</b><br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_02:47:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2441388": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He's been an excellent entrepreneur too.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:36:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440576, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain's Latest Racebaiting Ad<br><br><a href=\"http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/mccain_plays_the_race_card.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/mcca...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:26:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449437": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  She <b>CLEARLY</b> delineated the <b>DISTRACTIONS</b> from the ISSUES!!  She had the <b>Obama CHILL PERSONA</b>!   Nothing rattled her!!  <br><br>Loved her!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden '08</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_20:49:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449246, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is on Larry King kicking ass and taking names.  She made, and I mean made a McCain supporter answer a question about the bridge to nowhere after Larry let her slide without answering it.  She does not play.  She is fighting as hard for Obama as she did for Hillary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:09:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "this isn't a bad  idea. Gonna have to talk to the others about it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:26:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438598, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Need to feel encouraged today, Obama supporters? Take a moment to read this recent piece by writer Anne Lamott:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.salon\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.salon</a>.<br><br>&lt;<a href=\"http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/anne_lamott/print.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/ann...</a>&gt;<br><br>com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/anne_lamott/print.html", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:18:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "3c6b9b09aa1f21981baca2edd9e4dde1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2441409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Happy B-Day to you too!! :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:38:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440458, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444484": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jay:  LOL!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:12:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443747, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I read a comment over at another blog, and I have to agree with it. For all the talk about how ' weak' Barack Obama was, and that he was going to be bullied into accepting Hillpatine, the truth is, he did what he wanted to do. He didn't choose Hillpatine. He will win or lose on his own terms, which is all that I wanted. <br><br>The WEAK candidate here, is McCain. He picked an unqualified right -wing nut, because the religious poobahs told him to. He wasn't man enough to go with HIS own choices of Lieberman or Ridge, because he was SCARED. He never had control over his own party. He's not had control over this campaign in ages. They just throw him out there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:10:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437833": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Apologies if this is a duplicate.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Palin_disinvited_from_Iran_rally.html?showall\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Pal...</a><br>Palin Dis-invited from [Anti-]Iran Rally<br><br><i>Palin disinvited from Iran rally<br><br>The organizers of an anti-Iran rally Monday rescinded their invitation to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after Democrats protested that her presence would turn the event into a political rally, McCain campaign and Jewish community sources said.<br><br>The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations created a political tempest by inviting Palin to speak without clearing her invitation with another speaker, Senator Hillary Clinton. Clinton promptly dropped out of the event, saying it would be seen as unduly political. The McCain campaign then pressed Senator Barack Obama to join Palin on the stage in a show of unity against Iran.<br><br>The Obama campaign in turn offered to send Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida -- who had harshly attacked Palin for slender ties to Pat Buchanan-- to the event.<br><br>But the appearance that the non-partisan group was aligning with the Republican ticket put the group and its president, Malcolm Hoenlein, under heavy pressure from Jewish Democrats, including members of the conference, members of Congress, and the liberal group J Street, not to give Palin a platform, sources said. Hoenlein told the McCain campaign that he would have to rescind Palin's invitation or cancel the rally.<br><br>The organizers, I'm told, have formally disinvited all elected and political officials, but the move was about Palin.<br><br>\"In order to keep the focus on Iranian threats and to ensure that this critical message not be obscured, the organizers of the rally have decided not to have any American political personalities appear,\" the Stop Iran Now coalition said in a statement. \"This issue, opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, is one which enjoys bipartisan support and the backing of the American people across the political spectrum. On this, all Americans stand together. We acknowledge and deeply appreciate those American political leaders who have been and remain prepared to stand with us as we collectively address the dangers of Iran's nuclear program and its support for terrorism globally.\"<br><br>Full statement after the jump.<br><br>\u00bb Continue reading Palin disinvited from Iran rally<br><br>STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THE RALLY TO STOP IRAN NOW<br><br>From The National Coalition to Stop Iran Now<br><br><br>(New York, Sept. 18, 2008) --- The purpose of \u201cTHE RALLY TO STOP IRAN NOW\u201d on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, is to protest the presence of Iran\u2019s President Ahmadinejad at the United Nations, and to oppose his nuclear weapons program. We take most seriously his threat to wipe the United States and Israel \u201coff the map\u201d and believe the world leaders gathered at the United Nations must act with resolve to prevent a nuclear armed Iran that would be a threat to this country, Israel and the world.<br><br>For this reason, tens of thousands of people of every faith and ethnicity are expected to hear messages from prominent religious and civic leaders, including Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel and Israeli Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik. In order to keep the focus on Iranian threats and to ensure that this critical message not be obscured, the organizers of the rally have decided not to have any American political personalities appear.<br><br>This issue, opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, is one which enjoys bipartisan support and the backing of the American people across the political spectrum. On this, all Americans stand together. We acknowledge and deeply appreciate those American political leaders who have been and remain prepared to stand with us as we collectively address the dangers of Iran's nuclear program and its support for terrorism globally.<br><br>We hope that the world leaders gathered at the UN will hear this message and resolve to act decisively against the Iranian nuclear program by implementing UN and Security Council resolutions and sanctions.<br><br>We again call on all concerned Americans of every background to join us at the \"RALLY TO STOP IRAN NOW\" on Monday, Sept. 22, at 11:45 A.M.<br><br>Signed:<br>The National Coalition to Stop Iran Now<br>The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations<br>United Jewish Communities<br>UJA-Federation of New York<br>The Jewish Council for Public Affairs<br>The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York<br><br><br>By Ben Smith 04:04 PM</i><br><br>The movement of the \"checker pieces\" is a little complex.  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:10:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2440394": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "These guys in DC have got to be kidding.  <br><br>How much bullshit do they think we will believe?<br><br>SEC Fails To Regulate \"Me, Me, Me\" Brokerages<br><a href=\"http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com/2008/09/sec-ignored-own-rules-to-boost.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com/2008/09...</a><br><br>If they keep this kind of shit up, they may turn me into a political activist yet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:20:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "BrownManATL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:14:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443611, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THEY WANT MAMA TO MAKE IT ALL BETTER! Rep Kapture<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mbD62gNi9WE\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mbD62gNi9WE</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_05:17:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445519": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is that the same golden rule that wants to delay the Troopergate investigation until after the election? Oh yeah  and the same golden rule that delayed the investigation into GW National guard records awhile back? What about that golden rule that we would love to know the mental fitness of our potential next president (before it's too late) McSame withholding his medical records. Can we say PTSD, but I degress  How quickly you forget. <br><br>Can't have it both ways buddy.<br> <br><br>OBAMA/BIDEN 08", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:18:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445200, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446546": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "jelana:  <b>Happy Birthday To Ya!!</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sNSl2g15E&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sNSl2g15E&feat...</a><br>Happy Birthday To You - Stevie Wonder [performing live for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]<br><br>ENJOY!!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:23:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440458, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't know...but I bet she's considering it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:33:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450375, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack and Michelle Obama spent 20 years following the racist BLT doctrine, at a racist church that promoted it, and close friends with the racist Rev. Wright who preached it. Yes, racism clearly exists!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_19:14:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448536, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450144": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It looks like they set Monegan up.  Now, why would anyone oppose seeking funding for an anti-sexual assault program???  Especially with Alaska's high sex assault rates..you'd think she'd be overjoyed.<br><br>See, Sarah was into all kinds of drama at the office, while her teenage daughter was getting banged by the \"fucking redneck\".    Where was her husband?...oh, he was mixed up in it too.   Who was looking out for the kids?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:19:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449688, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443491": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:04:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437715, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And that's a wrap.  I have no doubt we'll see exactly that ad right before Election Day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:04:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441613, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Then it's my pleasure to FEED YOUR HABIT!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:15:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437749, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A blogger on <a href=\"http://Americablog.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Americablog.com</a> wrote this:<br><br>How many times do we have to hear:<br><br>We don't have ENOUGH MONEY to fix Social Security.<br>We don't have ENOUGH MONEY to fix Medicare.<br>We don't have ENOUGH MONEY to provide health care to ALL Americans.<br>We don't have ENOUGH MONEY to help out Americans losing their homes.<br>We don't have ENOUGH MONEY to help all our veterans returning from war.<br>We don't have ENOUGH MONEY to rescue \"no child left behind\".<br><br>BUT...<br><br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.<br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out Bears Stearns.<br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out AIG.<br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to pay for an unnecessary TRILLION DOLLAR war.<br><br>When the LITTLE GUY needs help, they scornfully say, \"GET A JOB!\"<br>But when one of their BIG GUY CRONIES need a bailout, what do they say? SURE, NO PROBLEM. Where's the checkbook?<br><br>\"But what about the debt we're leaving on the backs of our childen and their future?\"<br>\"Children? WHOSE Children? OUR children won't have to pay for this. YOUR children will.\"<br><br>The Republicans have had their hands in our pockets for well over 8 years.<br>Now they are robbing us blind IN BROAD DAYLIGHT and smiling about it!!!!<br>The Republicans have shown their true colors and now they expect us to vote them back into office?<br><br>What's next? Should we bend over and spread 'em? Oh, I'm sorry, but we've ALREADY DONE THAT!!<br>SEVERAL TIMES!!!<br><br>Vote for REAL change this November.<br><br>VOTE BLUE", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:16:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2445571": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You might want to make sure you use more credible sources.<br><br>ABC NEWS: Republicans Back Obama\u2018s Version of Meeting with Iraqi Leaders :<br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/undermining-mcc.html#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09...</a><br><br><br>\"The Obama campaign said that the Post report consisted of \"outright distortions.\"<br><br>Lending significant credence to Obama's response is the fact that -- though it's absent from the Post story and other retellings -- in addition to Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, this July meeting was also attended by Bush administration officials such as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the Baghdad embassy's Legislative Affairs advisor Rich Haughton, as well as a Republican senator, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.<br><br>Attendees of the meeting back Obama's account, including not just Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, but Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers from both parties. Officials of the Bush administration who were briefed on the meeting by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad also support Obama's account and dispute the Post story and McCain attack.<br><br>The Post story is \"absolutely not true,\" Hagel spokesman Mike Buttry told ABC News.\"<br><br>Read full post: <br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/undermining-mcc.html#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:21:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd35c4322b63b2dab06baea3e23047cf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445200, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations to you too!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:04:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440458, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445607": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No. \"Troopergate\" is a bogus claim by the fascist left. Also, when is Obama going to release his medical records? McCain has...why not Obama?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:23:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445519, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441452": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Town,<br><br>you're always on the money", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:41:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440986, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And if I may interject, she's also, city, state, regional, national, internationl basketball,football, soccer and hockey champion!<br><br>* Crowd goes wild! *", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:20:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443611, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450160": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She's very ambitious.   Watch out for her in the future.  There's no way she's going to destroy her political future out of blind loyalty to Hillary.  She KNEW what she had to do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:21:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449966, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "These are just some observations of mine:<br><br>McCain has created a monster with Palin and it might be too late to reign him in.  Sarah and Todd Palin have future plans that do NOT include John McCain.  Food tasters, indeed.<br><br>The Social Conservatives aren't running to win 2008; that's a lost cause.  They are setting themselves up for 2012, with Sarah Palin as the new face of the brand new GOP and John McCain as the sacrificial old dude (like Bob Dole).<br><br>The Fiscal Conservative wing of the GOP doesn't seem like they're down for what's taking place and I would not be surprised to see a lot more Repubs. coming out against Sarah Palin.<br><br>For all the talk of \"disunity\" within the Democratic Party, the GOP needs to worry about the upcoming civil war in theirs.<br><br>If McCain can't even pick his own VP, we should not expect him to pick his own cabinet, either.<br><br>Cindy deep down knows what time it is, I will keep an eye on her wardrobe every day until Election Day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:41:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448231": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can vote absentee in VA.  But you have to call your local registrar and ask for the ballot, they don't just send it to you willy nilly.<br><br>If you get an unrequested ballot, please let somebody know about it.  And if your youngster is in college, they CAN vote.  I know I voted absentee when I was in college and it didn't affect any loans or insurance or anything.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:35:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55fc0e16623c181a6c8436de91a9fb4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448146, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Now THIS is the <b>TRUTH!</b>!  Yes!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Mr. Obama is <b>da MAN!!</b><br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:18:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's all he's got, so he might as well go for the gusto!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:20:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441514, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dahlia:  I thought he said - <b>Now get back under that desk.</b> [shrug!]<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN '08</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:26:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444245, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443518": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/105318/733/438/603662\" rel=\"nofollow\">Biden Draws 4500 in Ohio. MSM: crickets</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:05:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2444031": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack gave a speech to women in Florida where he paid tribute to his mother and grandmother and talked about how hard women work and that they deserve equal pay for equal work. Somewhere in there, he threw in the line that these hard-working women don't need any deference.<br><br>It was sublime.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:40:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this is why I didn't care about how ' dirty' Obama's campaign ad,linking McCain to Limbaugh was.Gonna lie on a man in 2 languages, then expect him to hit back.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:09:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438495, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm not surprised. Cable news has turned into nothing more than reality TV, always looking for the salacious sound byte. Their only concern is ratings, not reporting the news.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446158, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445185": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://globalgrind.com/content/131249/48-Laws-of-Obama-An-Interview-with-Robert-Greene?sc=1#social\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://globalgrind.com/content/131249/48-Laws-o...</a><br>this in an interview with the 48 Laws of Power Author...who applies them to Barack Obama, very interesting..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:56:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have a feeling that her loyalty is the only thing that drove her to defend Hillary. She always seemed to lack passion.<br><br>Not now.<br><br>She was one of those who seconded Barack's nomination for president on the convention floor and her enthusiasm was palpable from way up where we were sitting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:29:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450160, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Today is my birthday also so I know you are good people.<br>I'm twice your age plus a little more......,<br>Have a GREAT Day!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:26:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437715, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438413": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "TruthSeeker:    OOOOOOOO-WEEEEEE!!   This is GOOD STUFF!!   :&gt;)   And the man that was interviewed jes couldn't see what all the fuss was about!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  He was GREAT!!  :&gt;)<br><br><i>Big UP Canada!!!   Vive le Canada!!!</i><br><br><b>Obama-Biden '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:10:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438195, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I want to give a shout out to the SURGE crowd. They said it wouldn't work and apparently it didn't. Sorry McSame your SURGE SURGE platform is falling apart buddy.<br><br><br><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080919/sc_nm/iraq_lights_dc/ rel=\"nofollow\"> Ethnic cleansing, not surge, key to drop in Iraq violence</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:28:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/171655/997/56/604052\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/171655/997/...</a><br><br>FAKE ABSENTEE BALLOTS BEING MAILED OUT IN VIRGINIA.<br><br>Alert!  There is NO early voting in Virginia!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:28:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55fc0e16623c181a6c8436de91a9fb4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2442004": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The editors of the Washington Post, this morning:<br><br>    One element of the Obama campaign's brief against Mr. McCain is that he supported repeal of the law separating commercial banks from investment banks. \"He's spent decades in Washington supporting financial institutions instead of their customers,\" Mr. Obama said yesterday. \"Phil Gramm, one of the architects of the deregulation in Washington that led directly to this mess on Wall Street, is also the architect of John McCain's economic plan.\" Would it be churlish to point out that another author of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley law is former congressman Jim Leach, a founder of Republicans for Obama? Or that Obama advisers Lawrence H. Summers and Robert E. Rubin supported the repeal \u2014 which was signed by President Bill Clinton?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:22:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc322def5cc6740d5ced57a608954090", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449966": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She is clearly ride or die.  Down for the team.  It didn't take her one extra day to get on the team either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:53:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449876, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449174": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Karmi is racist, this is just its way of projecting those feelings on others.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_20:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448903, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sa-rah's ly-ing....Sa-rah's ly-ing...........she's gonna be in trou-ble....la la la la la la<br><br><a href=\"http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=5844710\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=5844710</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:19:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2440986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain needs to come harder with the race card if he's going to play it.  Don't half step if you're going there.<br><br>He needs to have ads with black women in the ghetto and Michelle Obama in the ad.<br><br>He needs to have ads with poor black children in broke down schools and feature the Obama children in the ad.<br><br>He needs to have rappers and thugs in his ads.<br><br>He needs to draw a correlation between OJ Simpson and Obama.<br><br>Don't half step, McCain.  Go all the way there.  You know you want to.  I expect him to release an ad on Nov. 1st saying \"Do we REALLY want to take a chance with this country just to make history? Vote McCain.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:08:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2439853, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Republican Senate Leader for the state of Alaska is part of the fascist left? Ummmm....you sure bout that? <br>LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:35:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445607, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448668": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You, sir/ma'am, are a joke, no offense.  You base your judgment of Barack Obama off of 15 minutes of chopped and screwed video footage of Barack's preacher and then speak ill-informed, with no support for your statements.  But, that is all I will say on the topic, nor will I even bother to discuss McCain's choice of associates.<br><br>At least we can agree that racism exists - prime example, McCain in his old man ignorance calling Asians Gooks.<br><br>What do you have to say now?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_19:22:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448601, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thought it was hilarious the first time I saw it. I still do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:20:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449427, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Trump's motto is: \"As long as that nigger doesn't win, it's OK\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:29:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446306, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been a longtime fan of Anne Lamott.  Thanks for this.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:45:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "92fecc5e857ab2dbae0a6b7712511ce7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440380, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2453569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Your comment makes the BLT bigger than it is. It has history going back to 1966. ..pales in comparison to the history of  Black expository preaching. <br><br>Take a look at Dr. Cleophus James Larue, Professor of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary: \"[the book] The Heart of Black Preaching is an effort to go back into three hundred years of black preaching history to see if we could discover some thread that ran throughout the whole of our preaching in this country. What I was able to discover is that there is in black preaching a common thread that centers around a sovereign God. Throughout history, in every period of our lives upon these shores, we have always believed that a sovereign, all powerful God was at work on our behalf. Had we not believed that I don\u2019t know if we could have come through the dark night of slavery or the oppression of segregation and many other things that we have been able to come through.<br><a href=\"http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/LaRue_4517.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/LaRue_4517.htm</a> <br><br>That's definitely Black, but not Black theology - just plain old theology of a sovereign God.<br><br>On God requiring worship, we differ on the historical record of the bible, e.g. Romans 12 or Luke 4:8 which are pretty clear on God saying he's worthy of worship and demanding that. worship.<br><br>Not talking theology, per se, as much as history of the Bible and Jesus.  \"Some writers may toy with the fancy of a 'Christ-myth', but they do not do so on the ground of historical evidence. The historicity of Christ is as axiomatic for the unbiased historian as the historicity of Julius Caesar. It is not historians who propagate the 'Christ-myth' theories.\" (F.F. Bruce: 'The New Testament documents: Are they reliable?')<br><br>Essentially, historicity is not in dispute by secular of religious scholars.  Jesus' theology, what he said, is what he himself has left us to believe or not, not forcing belief but warning us against rejecting him and even further commanding worship. <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus#Jesus_as_a_historical_person\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jes...</a><br><br>The warning is for us to stop the silly judging of each other because we'll all stand before God one day:<br><br>Rom 14:10  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. <br><br> Rom 14:11  For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_11:16:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "030d6fe32c418b6cf1ef6437b21bf02d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2452927, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agree.  i think she couldn't wait for the primary season to be over so she could go full throttle for barack.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_01:23:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450620, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yep. He did. I thought... wtf! Bottom line..... Bill is not over losing!<br><br>F%%% him!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:09:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443332, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Transparent . . . McCain is getting his a*s kicked on the economy so he needs a distraction.<br><br>Enter the race card. . . <br><br>Hoping the Sunday talk shows get caught up in a battle over what is and what is not racist.  Hoping that cable news keeps replaying the ad over and over again.  Hoping to play on the longstanding tradition where economic concerns meet racial resentment . . . where the one thing poor whites hate more than an out-of-touch Republican is a couple of uppity nigras.<br><br>Two menacing black men in a mysterious black backdrop. . . juxtaposed with the classic imagery of a victimized white woman with a white backdrop.<br><br>As mentioned in the article:  <i>\"And the image of the victim doesn't seem accidental either, given the fact that older white women are a key swing constituency in this election.\"</i> <br><br>Yup. . . McCain ain't slick with this one.  He knows exactly what he's doing.  He'd rather be called a racist than get tied to this economic crisis.  He can survive the latter . . . but he can't survive the former.<br><br>DISTRACTION!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:45:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "B_Serious", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440986, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"The bedrock of the conservative belief in free markets is that independent actors pursuing their own economic self-interest create economic prosperity for us all. Honor and ethics have nothing to do with it. Greed is a feature, not a bug.\"<br>\u2015 Andrew Leonard of <a href=\"http://Salon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Salon.com</a><br><br>priceless", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:59:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2450732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But Trump loves Diddy!  He's his \"black\" friend!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:47:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446624, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Here's a new twist on the concept of GOP fund-raising  -   <b>LIE & DECEIVE</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article814237.ece#email\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/art...</a><br><b>Democrats, Florida Election Officials Criticize GOP Mailing</b><br><br><b>GOP Mailing attempts to confuse Seniors and to do \"vote caging\"</b><br><br><i>TALLAHASSEE \u2014 A new pitch for John McCain's presidential campaign aimed at older Democratic voters is causing complaints by Democrats and concern by elections officials.<br><br>The piece, paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain, tells voters it is seeking to double-check their \"unconfirmed\" party affiliations while asking for money. A letter signed by McCain tells the Democrats: \"We have you registered as a Republican.\"<br><br>\"I was a little bit shocked and a little bit surprised,\" said recipient Bill Smith, 81, of Tampa, who calls himself a lifelong Democrat and has been registered at his current address since 2000. The retired plant engineer is one of about a dozen senior citizens that Democratic Party leaders identified as recipients, all of them longtime Democrats.<br><br>The RNC declined to discuss the mailer, which Democrats said has landed in five counties: Duval, Hillsborough, Collier, Miami-Dade and Escambia.<br><br>\"This is simply a fundraising piece,\" said spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson, adding in an e-mail it was not \"worth writing about.\"<br><br>Two top Florida elections officials, both Republicans, faulted the GOP mailing, calling it \"confusing\" and \"unfortunate\" because of a potential to undermine voter confidence by making them question the accuracy of their registrations.<br><br>\"It is unfortunate, because it does put a lot of doubt in people's minds,\" said Secretary of State Kurt Browning, the state's top elections official.<br><br>After his office received dozens of calls, Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland issued a media alert that his office had nothing to do with it. \"They were upset folks and they were very concerned,\" said Holland, a Republican. \"They mainly said their party (listing) was different than it was.\"<br><br>Some Democrats suspect a motive beyond raising money. The first-class GOP mailing has a \"Do not forward\" instruction on the envelope, meaning they will be returned to the GOP if a recipient has had mail forwarded, perhaps to a summer address, or has moved.<br><br>Letters returned as undeliverable can be compiled into \"challenge lists\" of unverifiable addresses and can be used to challenge voters' eligibility during early voting or on Election Day. The vote suppression technique is known as \"vote caging.\"<br><br>\"That postcard is a little disconcerting,\" said letter-recipient Steve Hemping of Naples, chairman of the Collier County Democratic Party and a state party official. \"You don't know if they're going to use it to challenge somebody's right to vote.\"<br><br>The letter asks recipients to note changes on an \"RNC File Card\" and return it to the party by Sept. 26. The card shows a nine-digit \"voter ID\" number, but the supervisor of elections in Jacksonville's Duval County said the numbers are wrong and do not match the state's voter database.<br><br>Hillsborough Democratic Party Chairman Michael Steinberg said it makes no sense for Republicans to question the party affiliations of Democratic voters. \"I don't understand their logic,\" he said.<br><br>Allegations of Republican vote caging in predominantly black Jacksonville precincts in the 2004 presidential election surfaced last year in testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.<br><br>Steve Bousquet can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:bousquet@sptimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">bousquet@sptimes.com</a> or (850) 224-7263.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:29:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2450226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I LOL everytime someone even mentions Carville with that picture. It STILL is hilarious - that visual.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:30:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450075, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL !", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_01:26:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449427, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2439994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "if you start w/ the idea we live in a country that practises capitalism you will be able to get a better handle on this. (Wall Street is one of the biggest donors to the Obama campaign).You're real complaint is that the political/economic system doesn't do enough for the average citizen. <br><br>The charge you want to level and I will level is unbridle capitalism is a disaster for the citizen.To control it the governement is to regulate business' to prevent disasters. A disasster is the extreme ends of the business cycle-unsustainable boom, the housing market and the bust' recession/depression.  What has happened is that the environment is to deregulate business. And what has occured is the ultimate end of that which is recession/depression to prevent that we go to the other extreme which is governemnt intervention to protect the \"TOTALITY\" of the system.<br><br>Bear Stearns was not saved. The stock was sold to JP Morgan w/ huge losses to the shareholders and a GUARANTEE to cover losses in the toxic bond portfolio of Bear Stearns. That guarantee was necessary to prevent a liquidation of Bear Stearns. A liquidation would have forced all toxic bonds to have been marked down to reflect a market price and caused harm to the TOTALITY of the economy.<br><br>You have probably noticed that it \"DID NOT WORK.\"  It didn't work for two reasons. One, capitalism smelled an opportunity. It realized every financial institution had these toxic bonds and it did everything to force a mark to market  of these bonds forcing the price of these institutions lower. Two, the regulators having operated as non regulating regulators had/have no idea what to do.<br><br>What you see is the result of that. the Federal government bought FNM and FRE. They lent AIG the money on a buy/loan agreement. I have no idea how this will work out.<br><br>I know that when Obama becomes President we will see even more regulation-in this regard the tide has totally turned. I do know that the regulation will also be chasing all the things we barely know about.-here I am refering to credit swaps which is what AIG is big in and I know next to nothing about. I do know that the business cycle will continue.<br><br>As to the bend over feeling I know that Obama will stop the outflow of treasury money to the Iraq situtation. I know he plans to become involved in Afghanistan. I believe he will be able to spend money on the civilian population. Let us hope that he will be able to get his program through congress. you probably know the joke that the most dangerous place in Washington is between Sen Schumer and a microphone. the truth is the most dangerous place is when congress is divify up how money will be spent. that is going to be Obama's biggest problem", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:41:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437863, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A portion of Obama's press conference on the economy held today:<blockquote><b>\"One last point - we did not arrive at this crisis by some accident in history. What led us to this point was years and years of a philosophy in Washington and on Wall Street that viewed even common sense regulation and oversight as unwise and unnecessary; that shredded consumer protections and loosened the rules of the road.  CEOs and executives got reckless, lobbyists got what they wanted, and politicians in both parties looked the other way until it was too late. It is now the American people who've paid the price.  The events of this week I believe have rendered a final verdict on that failed philosophy, and it will end if I am president of the United States.  We have to build upon the ideas I've laid out over the last several years about how to modernize our financial regulatory system in this country, and that establishes common sense rules of the road for our financial system to help restore confidence throughtout the financial system.\"<br><br>Finally, given the gravity of this situation, and based on conversations I have had with  both Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke, I will refrain from presenting a more detailed blueprint about how an immediate plan might be structured until I can fully review the details of the plan proposed by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve.  I think it's critical at this point that the markets and the public have confidence that the work will be unimpeded by partisan wrangling, and that leaders of both parties work in concert to solve the problem at hand.\"</b></blockquote>Have a great birthday, <b>carolinagirl</b>.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvdL-GPjFk\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvdL-GPjFk</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:24:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In Bill's defense, he said it as  a manner of fact", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:20:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443332, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I live in poor white rural America.<br><br>It. Won't. Work.<br><br>Most poor people in rural America don't even watch television. They can't afford the electricity. They're bracing for a terrible winter and hoping they won't freeze to death if they can't afford to heat their homes. They don't have cable or a dish. They can't afford it.<br><br>Seriously, dirt-poor folks don't read the internet like some of us do. They can't afford the luxury.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:51:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446347, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yeah, me too. He can pull off a good stunt. I know he and Mary Matalin go home and exchange stories of their hijinks during pillow talk.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:53:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450226, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446158": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They haven't been showing much from Biden's appearances.   And the rare occasion they do, they show the one-liners...the provocative, zinger stuff  instead of the mass of substantive material that came before or after.  It is so frustrating.<br><br>Right now, Rick Sanchez is on the tube yakking his ass off, and has been for hours.  They could have aired the appearances in their entirety.   6 weeks to election, and they're using valuable airtime for tv personality blowhards.<br><br>I'm going to send them a nasty letter.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:56:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443518, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Even Elizabeth Drew is CONFUSED!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13541.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13541...</a><br><b>How John McCain Lost Me</b><br><br><i>I have been a longtime admirer of John McCain. During the 2000 Republican presidential primaries I publicly defended McCain against the pro-Bush Republicans\u2019 whisper campaign that he was too unstable to be president (aware though I was that he had a temper). Two years later I published a positive book about him, \u201cCitizen McCain.\u201d <br><br>I admired John McCain as a man of principle and honor. He had become emblematic of someone who spoke his mind, voted his conscience, and demonstrated courage in bucking his own party and fighting for what he believed in. He gained a well-deserved reputation as a maverick. He was seen as taking principled positions on such issues as tax equity (opposing the newly elected Bush\u2019s tax cut), fighting political corruption, and, later, taking on the Bush administration on torture. He came off as a man of decency. He took political risks. <br><br>Having emerged, ironically, from his bitter 2000 primary fight against Bush as an immensely popular figure, he set out to be a new force in American politics. He decided to form and lead a centrist movement, believing that that was where the country was and needed leadership. He went against the grain of his party on the environment, patients\u2019 bill of rights, and, of course, campaign finance reform. <br><br>SKIP<br><br>Other aspects of McCain, including his temperament, began to trouble me. He seemed disturbingly bellicose. He gave the Iraq war unflagging support no matter the facts. He still talks about \u201cwinning\u201d the war, though George W. Bush gave that up some time ago. As the war became increasingly unpopular, he employed the useful technique of blaming its execution rather than recognizing the misconceptions that had led him to be one of the most enthusiastic champions of the war in the first place. <br><br>Similarly, in making a big issue of having backed the surge (and simplifying the reasons for its apparent success), he preempts debate on the very idea of the war. He has talked (and sung) loosely about attacking Iran. More recently, he oversimplified this summer\u2019s events in Georgia and made intemperate remarks about Russia, about which he\u2019s been more belligerent than the administration for some time. (He has his own set of neocons.) <br><br>There\u2019s an argument that all this compromise wasn\u2019t necessary: some very smart political analysts believed from the outset that McCain could win the nomination by sticking with his old self. And they still believe that McCain won the nomination not because he gave himself over to the base but as a result of a process of elimination of inferior candidates who divided up the conservative vote, as these observers had predicted. (These people insisted on anonymity because McCain is known in Republican circles to have a long memory and a vindictive streak.) <br><br>By then I had already concluded that that there was a disturbingly erratic side of McCain\u2019s nature. There\u2019s a certain lack of seriousness in him. And he does not appear to be a reflective man, or very interested in domestic issues. One cannot imagine him ruminating late into the night about, say, how to educate and train Americans for the new global and technological challenges. <br><br>McCain\u2019s making a big issue of \u201cearmarks\u201d and citing entertaining examples of ridiculous-sounding ones, circumvents discussion of the larger issues of the allocation of funds in the federal budget: according to the Office of Management and Budget, earmarks represent less than one percent of federal spending. <br><br>Now he\u2019s back to declaring himself a maverick, but it\u2019s not clear what that means. If he gains the presidency, is he going to rebel against the base he\u2019s now depending on to get him elected? (Hence his selection of running mate Sarah Palin.) Campaigns matter. If he means \u201cshaking up the system\u201d (which is not the same thing), opposing earmarks doesn\u2019t cut it. <br><br><b>McCain\u2019s recent conduct of his campaign \u2013 his willingness to lie repeatedly (including in his acceptance speech) and to play Russian roulette with the vice-presidency, in order to fulfill his long-held ambition \u2013 has reinforced my earlier, and growing, sense that John McCain is not a principled man.<br>In fact, it\u2019s not clear who he is.</b></i><br><br>Elizabeth Drew is author of \u201cCitizen McCain\u201d (Simon & Schuster, 2002; paperback with new introduction, 2008.)<br><br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:41:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That should be matter of fact", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:21:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444609, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2442211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But Fannie Mae was not responsible for the mess. It  is part of the problem.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:37:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2442081, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440532": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain's economic speech this morning echoed this same sentiment.  I can't wait to see  how Obama responds.  I hope he goes way back to the deregulation of these markets and how McCain was a Maverick for deregulation; I woul also like to know how much money he and his wife have made as a result of these deregulation efforts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:32:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2439853, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just gotta say it like this...that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is a bad bitch.....she is no joke. Mad props to her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:27:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449584, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438486": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She got FOX outraged!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:26:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438413, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2442071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cindy is left with only her \"beauty\". Meanwhile, Palin can shoot moose, raise a family, and still be beautiful and more youthful. Plus, Palin's husband actually loves her. How devastating.<br><br>And Town I hadn't previously considered how Palin steals Cindy's first lady shine. With Palin around being a young media darling and not some gruff guy Cindy's gentile society act gets canned.<br><br>These are new and interesting dynamics.<br><br>On a random note\u2026.. <br>Okay, if Todd is with Palin as she gallivants around the country where is Trig and that Piper (she always looks pretty desperate for some attention) I know seeing them (Palin, McCain) campaign together alone is completely out due to their mixed doubles status. So, the Bridget and all the other kids are putting Country First while their parents seek to destroy us.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:26:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441458, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2447193": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "****VIdeo***<br>Rachel Maddow: Paul Begala Interview<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2QOIJms2o\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2QOIJms2o</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_17:10:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "John McCain does not have to answer any of your questions.  After all, I don't, and I'm running for pre...vice president!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:12:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ba7a2525dbbe70b2b13f7d4cd4e4cf0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443530, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "the spanish-language news (print and television) is very obama-friendly, at least here in california.  barack has HUGE support here.  saw and spoke with a mexican couple the other day--he had on an obama hat, and she was wearing an obama sticker on her shirt.  there are also plenty of 'latinos for obama' bumper stickers on cars.  i know we aren't a battleground state, but ...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_01:40:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438495, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438495": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  \"McAncient\" is trying to LIE on Mr. Obama  - in Espanol  - again!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.newser.com/story/37763/mccain-accuses-obama-of-killing-immigration-bill.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newser.com/story/37763/mccain-accuse...</a><br><b>McCain Accuses Obama of Killing Immigration Bill</b><br><br><i><br><br>(Newser) \u2013 John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of trying to kill an immigration overhaul that both candidates supported, reports the Los Angeles Times. McCain is running a Spanish-language ad attacking Obama for undermining the immigration bill. He has also criticized the Democrat for supporting amendments \u201cthat would have killed the legislation.\u201d But the director of an immigration group calls McCain\u2019s attack \u201cstunning in its misrepresentation.\u201d<br><br>While both candidates supported the bill in the Senate, it was McCain who backed away from it at one point. Under heavy fire for his stance during the Republican primaries, McCain \u201csaid he would vote against his own immigration bill,\u201d notes a Democratic senator. Many observers believe the compromise bill failed because of conservative opposition.<br><br>Source Los Angeles Times</i><br><br>This is getting old!!  :&gt;)  Jes 'cause he cain't speak Spanish, doesn't he know that Mr. Obama CAN get a translator!!  Lawd Ha'mercy!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:28:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2440545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's some on-the-ground reporting from the reddest county in CO:<br><br><a href=\"http://southtotheleft.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/my-issues-with-polling/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://southtotheleft.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/...</a><br><br>Takeaway: Palin alienates the fiscal conservatives. And don't believe the Hype -- stick with Hope!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:34:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440380, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450787": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "IF Florida comes anywhere near close to turning BLUE this time out, I bet she runs for Senate or Maybe Governor next time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:56:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450645, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441574": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "oops. . . meant to say:  He can survive the former (charges of racism) but can not survive the latter (taking responsibility for this economic crisis).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:50:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "B_Serious", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441514, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2437991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "karlewis:  I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that \"THEY\" will keep receiving their  <b> \"big salaries\"</b> that \"we\" are paying them, while some of \"us\" are working for <b>minimum wage!!\"<br><br>Whew!   LAWD Ha'mercy Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08</b></b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:41:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437863, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450796": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"You know it when you see it\"<br><br>::<br><br>That's exactly what Bill said about Barack to a crowd in Kentucky during the primaries.<br><br>The wealthy support Barack in large numbers. It could be a dog whistle. <br><br>But I don't think anyone's listening.<br><br>I'm working hard and seeing results. I'm confident. Everyone who wants to stop Barack will throw it all out there and see what happens.<br><br>I say: NOTHING.<br><br>A Barack win will render Rovian politics impotent.<br><br>I can't wait.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:57:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446306, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438509": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   And he - get ready-      <b>OutFOXed FAUX!!</b>  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:31:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438486, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BLT is a racist doctrine...not some \"15 minute\" clip.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_19:30:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448668, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438007": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I thought it was hilarious. Hillpatine wouldn't let them play her cheap and said no thanks.<br><br>then, they were stuck with James.Dobson.In.A.Dress.<br><br>ha ha", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:44:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437833, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Conservative Seattle Times Endorses Obama<br><br><a href=\"http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008190671_obamaed21.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorial...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_23:50:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2450303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are so right about that.  I hated to hear them talk because I knew they wouldn't let it go until they made their point.<br><br>That picture was toooo much - it was all that needed to be said.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_22:41:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450075, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440576": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ex-Pistons star Bing running for Detroit mayor<br>Print Sep 19th, 2008 | DETROIT -- Businessman and ex-Detroit Pistons star Dave Bing says he's running for Detroit mayor.<br>Bing tells Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley he'll enter the Feb. 24 primary election.<br>The top two finishers face off in a May 5 special election to choose a permanent replacement for the jail-bound Kwame Kilpatrick, who stepped down Thursday after pleading guilty for lying in court.<br><br>Ex-city council President Ken Cockrel Jr. became interim mayor Friday and says he'll run in the primary.<br><br>The 64-year-old Bing says Detroit needs a mayor \"with a clean, fresh outlook.\" He played for the Pistons from 1966 to 1975 and has run the Bing Group for 28 years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:36:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2441089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exclusive Interview With AKIP Chairman On Sarah Palin<br><a href=\"http://newsone.com/elections/article/akip-interview-on-palin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://newsone.com/elections/article/akip-inter...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:15:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "BarackMarley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444165": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Please, check out the facts<br><br>Fact Check: Did Obama 'profit' from Fannie and Freddie?<br>Posted: 10:16 AM ET<br> <br>Did Obama profit from Fannie and Freddie?<br>Statement:<br>Amid \"corruption at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,\" Sen. Barack Obama \"profited from this system of abuse and scandal. While Fannie and Freddie were working to keep Congress away from their house of cards, Senator Obama was taking their money. He got more, in fact, than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairman of the committee that oversees them.\" \u2014Sen. John McCain, at a campaign stop Friday, September 19, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.<br><br>What are the facts? Find out after the jump.<br><br><br>The Facts <br>Federal law forbids candidates from receiving money directly from companies. The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics tracks donations from employees of various companies. The center's list of contributions from Fannie and Freddie employees places Obama second. Ahead of him is Sen. Chris Dodd,<br><br>Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.<br><br>The total listed for Obama is $126,349 \u2014 a tiny fraction of the approximately $390 million his campaign has raised, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The list shows McCain has received a total of $21,550 from Fannie and Freddie employees. The list includes donations of at least $200 from those who receive paychecks from Fannie and Freddie. It also includes donations from political action committees \u2014 pooled contributions from employees. Obama decided early in his presidential run not to accept PAC contributions, but the Center for Responsive Politics' list includes all contributions for members of Congress dating back to 1989 \u2014 including Obama and McCain's Senate campaigns.<br><br>The New York Times has published a separate list looking at contributions from \"directors, officers, and lobbyists for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac\" for the 2008 campaign cycle. That list \u2014 using figures from the Federal Election Commission \u2014 shows McCain receiving $169,000, while Obama received only $16,000.<br><br>Explaining the difference, the Center for Responsive Politics said on its Web site that it does not include members of the board of directors because they could serve on boards of various companies. Their contributions are listed along with other employees of the companies they work for. And the center says lobbyists usually represent multiple clients as well, so their contributions are listed under their lobbying firms \u2014 except in-house lobbyists, who are included in the center's list.<br><br>The mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie became symbols of the nation's economic mess \u2014 and, to critics, of corporate greed \u2014 after the government recently took them over to bail them out, making donations linked to the company in any way potential political fodder.<br><br>VERDICT <br>Partially true, but misleading. Donations don't come from companies. A list of employee contributions puts Obama second, but a different list including lobbyists and directors shows McCain getting more.<br><br>One of John McCain's ecnonomic advisors, Aquiles Suarez, was in charge of lobbying over $47 mil for Fannie Mae .  Campaign manager Rick Davis lobbied AGAINST regulation of Fannie Mae as part of the Homeownership Alliance.<br><br>John McCain has over 170 lobbyists working on behalf of his campaign.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:49:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438022": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  The erecting of this memorial has been a struggle!!<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/18/despite-concerns-design-of-mlk-memorial-approved/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/18/des...</a><br><b>Despite Concerns - Design of MLK Memorial Approved</b><br><br><i>Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post<br><br>- A powerful federal arts commission this morning approved the overall design of the planned Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial near the Mall, but several commission members still were critical of the mammoth sculpture of the civil rights leader that is the memorial\u2019s centerpiece.<br><br>The memorial\u2019s creators agreed to submit further details of the sculpture to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts for review but said the commission\u2019s approval allows them to proceed with the project. They said they planned to apply to the Interior Department for building permits next week.<br><br>The vote by the commission, which is required by law, appeared to clear the way for construction of the $120 million crescent-shaped memorial on the northwest shore of the Tidal Basin near the FDR Memorial.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_01:47:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444167": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks GreenLady! Just love the Oldies. It takes you back to some wonderful memories! <br><br>Thanks for the trip! I enjoyed it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:50:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443819, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:   <i>but. . </i>    Every vote counts!!  Good report!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_01:52:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2451294, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2441613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm seriously expecting McCain to release an ad like that:<br><br><br>Pictures of 9/11 images and the military fighting in Iraq.  Pictures of AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers flash up on the screen.  Pictures of high prices at gas states and FOR SALE/FORECLOSURE signs come up on the screen.  Then Mr. Voiceover comes on and says \"America's going through some of the toughest challenges she's ever faced.  People are losing homes and jobs and struggling to make it from day to day.  John McCain and Sarah Palin have the right plan for change to help hard working Americans (picture of a hard working white guy), strenghten our military (picture of a white Marine) and improve our education so Americans can get back to work (picture of a white lady going to work).  John McCain and Sarah Palin always put Country First (picture of  white people holding big ass COUNTRY FIRST signs) and they're ALWAYS proud of their country (American flag flying).  Do we really want to take a chance on our country's future just to make history ? (picture of a little white kid looking up innocently at the screen).<br><br>McCain / Palin..............COUNTRY FIRST.............ALWAYS", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_10:53:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441452, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2445200": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWI3MDQyNGIwOTczMTU2YmI1NjE5OWMxMGJkYTQzZTg=\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama 101</a> - <i>\"By trying to second-guess the present administration in its negotiations with Iraq, Obama ignored a golden rule of American politics.\"</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:57:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And while you are at it, research redlining also.  You seem to believe everything put in front of you.  Next, are you going to say racism doesn't exist??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_19:07:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443398, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2448354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "evita:  What more do you need, than to see Mr. Obama <b>RUNNING</b> up onto a stage and \"McAncient\" - -er, -um <b>shuffling out from the side</b>??<br><br><b>ENOUGH!</b><br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN '08</b><br><br>p.s.  K, make that <b>negative 327!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:49:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445928, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443670": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A pair of voting stories:<br><br><a href=\"http://i3.democracynow.org/2008/9/18/historic_2008_election_could_see_unprecedented\" rel=\"nofollow\">Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African American Voters</a>, Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales interviewing political science professor Andrew Hacker.   A must-read -- and a good reminder to double-check that you're still registered and haven't been purged.  And if you live in states like Florida with \"don't match don't vote\" policies, now's also a really good time to check that your driver's license and/or social security information in the state databases is correct.<br><br><a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122179207897655599.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\" rel=\"nofollow\">New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials</a> by June Kronholz in the WSJ is a good roundup of issues, and a useful companion to Kim Zetter's <a href=\"http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2008/09/voter_registration\" rel=\"nofollow\">Voter Database Glitches Could Disenfranchise Thousands</a> in Wired on Wednesday.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:16:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "JonPincus", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2438558": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Isn't Ed Schultz great?!!   He handled Bay Buchanan on Larry King.   All the Repubs seem intimidated by him and never talk over him.  He's great!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:46:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2449823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From PoliticalInaction.com:<br><br><i>September 19, 2008<br>SHOCK POLL: Iowa out of play........... <br><br>Bush won Iowa in 2004 and 2000. Obama has put Iowa pretty much out of reach. The gold standard of pollsters, SurveyUSA, puts the Iowa race at 54O 43M. That is 7 electoral votes McCain needs.<br><br>For what it is worth, <a href=\"http://538.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">538.com</a> has Obama winning the election 71% of the time.....<br><br>UPDATE: By the by, it drives me up a wall that no one in the drive by media talks about the importance of Iowa. 3 key facts:<br><br>It is a 14 electoral vote swing in Obama's favor.<br><br>It shores up Minnesota, Wisconsin, makes Nebraska's split electoral votes possible, and it gives Obama a fighting chance in Missouri.<br><br>Finally, and most importantly, it makes an Obama presidency possible. Obama has to have multiple ways to the White House. Why? Because if it was only Ohio and Florida, McCain would camp out in the those states, spend most of his money there, and the smear campaign of Barack Obama would be, and probably still will be, overwhelming. But here is the thing.....if McCain has to defend multiple places, he can't conduct the vicious attacks without turning off voters somewhere where he is vulnerable. Obama needs to steal the equivalent of Ohio from McCain and protect all other Kerry states. That is 20 electoral votes. He is 33% there. New Mexico gets him 60% of the way there. That gives him 3 options remaining: Colorado(10), Virginia(13), or Indiana(11). If he didn't have Iowa, he would have to win two of those three, which is probably impossible, or at least not very likely. But with Iowa, he only needs one. This spreads McCain devastatingly thin in message and in resources. McCain has to appeal to a broad swath of people, but he can't do it because he isn't that versatile. Iowa made and now makes Barack Obama possible. Barack Obama's strategy is to bankrupt McCain in Florida and Ohio, then win it with Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia for good measure.<br></i><br><br>Why do we not hear the MSM talking about this?<br><br>To admit that Obama and his campaign was this smart....they won't do it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:38:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2450851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You typed some words but you still can't defend your bogus claim.  In fact, you just screamed, \"Uncle.\"  Notice how you dropped that BLT = racist bs.  <br><br>NOTICE HOW YOU CAN'T DEBATE ME!<br><br>Instead, you go from one lame whispered assertion to the other.  Just like a punk.<br><br>Note:  Asking \"why?\" is not an argument.  It shows your lack of an argument.<br><br><i>\"3 gay men were murdered...\"</i><br><br>Okay, no Lazarus jokes from me (to you)...  lol<br>And I don't know what the Biblical character's orientation was but your arguments are flat out gay.  They sure aren't... straight.  You know, like in straight to the point as in showing a straight, direct connection.<br><br>No, you have to beg people to JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS with you.  <br><br>The media, oddly, keeps trotting out this line that \"Obama can't close the deal\" but that's the exact description thing of all these lame arguments of yours:  you can't close the deal.<br><br>You can come up with all kinds of crazy azz ASSERTIONS but you never back them up.<br><br>And all that has me wondering about you Karmi...  you and your obsession with this idea of Black Supremacy.  <br><br>I think you're trying to tell us something about yourself.  Sounds like you feel inadequate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_00:06:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450078, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And she is.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:38:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2445904, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Co-signing! :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:49:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438558, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440104": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One of the things the REGULATORS are doing to stop the decline of the economy is to stop short selling on the stock market. If you like to know how it works read here:<br><a href=\"http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/sec-ban-all-sho.html#more\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/...</a><br><br>Pay attention to this statement: We Are A Nation of Morons, led by complete Idiots, making us complicit in our own self destruction", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_08:53:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444207": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  ABSOLUTELY!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:53:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444167, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Yes!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:52:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438494, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's the <b>Community ReINVESTMENT Act</b>.  Do your research.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:28:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443398, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Every few days I change the wallpaper on my laptop to a new Obama photo. Found this one I hadn't seen before. Love the look on both his and the baby's face. I'll be enjoying it for the next few days:<br><br><a href=\"http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44458000/jpg/_44458584_obama_baby_getty416.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44458000/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:02:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "984cb50a7603c89f6bfde119910897f6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks TruthSeekeer, GreenLadyHere, and rikyrah. I'm going out of town to hang out with my friends this weekend, but I'll make sure to stop by and read JJP. :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:41:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437715, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2451389": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "will let you get back to your argument down here but did want to note that BLT may or may not be racist, but it is a racialization of theology - as such corruption of christian belief as defined by the theology that holds Jesus as bona fide historical figure and thus, as God, according to his own claims. A preacher of that theology may or may not be racist.   A BLT preacher can be BLT-heavy without being racist, but the line seems thin and easy to fall over.<br><br>What I hate is that the value and freedom to worship culturally - vs. worshiping one's own race or denigrating others - is a true Christian freedom.  We can mix and not - and both are all good.  It is possible to enjoy Black culture and find comfort there as a Black person with none of that remotely having to do with hating white.<br><br>But we's all confused.  There is no black theology or white theology that can be justifiable.  We can justify theology held by both and operating in a cultural context - because we ain't defining theology for ourselves and giving weight to some racial standard.<br><br>I think if you could hear the black expository preaching of W.J. Shaw, Caesar Clark, Gardner C. Taylor, Wyatt Tee Walker, or Manuel Scott, you'd be happy to pull up a pew on sunday after sunday...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_02:05:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "030d6fe32c418b6cf1ef6437b21bf02d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448758, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2440639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's a good read. Thanks for posting the link.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:41:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437741, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There is a lot of passion in her representation.<br><br>I forgot her best line:  \"we can have Larry play the tape!\" ahahahahahahahah.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_00:12:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450620, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Happy Birthday!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_02:01:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2437715, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438087": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  \"McAncient\" continues to be <b>EXPOSED!!</b>  This time by HuffPost!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/mccain-camp-removed-bush_n_127489.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/mccain...</a><br><b>McCain Camp Removed Bush Criticism From Wall Street Statement</b><br><br>These people \"work overtime\" in order to <b>deceive</b> [This is long.  So I'll just use the first few paragraphs.]<br><br><i>In private late Tuesday evening, the McCain campaign circulated a draft statement on the Wall Street crisis that attacked the Bush administration for a slow and \"inconsistent\" response, and charged that executives at several financial firms had made \"misleading and false\" statements.<br><br>But the criticism never appeared. After being circulated not only among McCain aides but also major campaign donors who have worked in the investment industry, the language was softened.<br><br>The official McCain statement released Wednesday morning made no mention of the Bush administration, instead accusing management and speculators of \"creat[ing] this mess.\"<br><br>The earlier draft, obtained by the Huffington Post, was circulated among top advisers such as Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Matt McDonald, as well as some major donors, including Greg Wendt of the Capital Group. It expressed \"concern[s] that the Administration has been inconsistent with the way they have dealt with each crisis. Taxpayer money was used for Bear Stearns, it was not used for Lehman Brothers and now it is used again for AIG. The American people need to know the thinking and the standards behind using taxpayer's money to support these private sector institutions.\"<br><br>The draft added, \"We also should know why the Administration did not deal with the problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sooner.\"<br><br>This proclamation was far more caustic to President Bush than the language McCain ultimately used. Indeed, in the official statement, McCain never mentioned concerns about the administration.<br><br>Criticism of Wall Street executives was also toned down. In the draft, McCain accused management at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and AIG of making \"misleading and false\" statements, and called for \"an investigation into whether these senior managers were knowingly dishonest with the public when they knew their companies were in deep trouble.\"<br><br>McCain's final version simply stated, \"Important questions remain to be answered by Wall Street. Did executives mislead investors and regulators about the severity of the problem?\"</i><br>Story continues below [I didn't copy this.]:&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden '08!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_02:02:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2443208": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,<br><br>You're killing me! lol  We said the same thing. Just too funny!<br><br>Ah..Those were the days!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_12:45:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438132, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2450915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Allow me to help you...Barack and Michelle split from Wright and TUCC when Wright and TUCC were discovered to be racist.<br><br>That racism is about to come up again...for the public to take another look at.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-20_00:19:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2450851, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I said something similar last week. I can't be more happy that she is on our side now. I hated to hear her mouth about seating the FL delegation in the primary. <br><br>Actually, I said bad bad b*#ch!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:43:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449749, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444245": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He did give her praise but he actually said that he doesn't agree with her and that he would be voting for Obama regardless of whether or not he was a democrat.  Once he said that I was cool with the praise.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:55:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd900ad426746707dd8a7141332ec8d1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443561, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, *you* should add to the wiki :-)<br><br>Just kidding -- my bad.  I added two of the three stories (the WSJ isn't that focused on voter suppression, it's more general).<br><br>Thanks for the reminder!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:06:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "JonPincus", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446076, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  These are the \"kinds of people\" who keep stuff stirring!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1924&Itemid=42\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_co...</a><br><b>For Black Republicans, Race Complicates The Campaign</b><br><br><i>Clarence McKee says that if there are black Republicans who are tempted to support Barack Obama\u2019s historic run for president, he\u2019s not one of them.<br><b>\u201cI\u2019m proud of the guy;</b> great achievement,\u2019\u2019 said McKee, who is one of Florida\u2019s most prominent black members of the GOP. \u201cBut black people and liberals didn\u2019t support (former Maryland Lieutenant Governor) Michael Steele when he ran for the Senate, and they didn\u2019t support (NFL Hall of Fame receiver) Lynn Swann when he ran (for Pennsylvania governor in 2006), so why should black Republicans support Obama just because he\u2019s black?\u2019\u2019</i><br><br>Look how condescending his statement is!! Yuk!!!<br><br>My sister just called because she was disturbed at some of the signs that were at Mr. Obama's rally.  I told here that it was probably the N(o)BRA's!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Crabs!!<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN  '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:46:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "2440613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Happy Birthday jelana!!! :) :) :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_09:39:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2440458, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "well, it's clear she's on Team Obama......LOL<br><br>Another U.N. in action....LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:17:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449439, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2447841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "B-Serious:  Now, I'll co-sign!!  :&gt;)<br><br>With respect to \"The Gov.\" -  Never mind!!   Alaska:   75% white  4.4% Black.   ENOUGH said!<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN '08!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_18:01:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441574, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446306": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Craig...I agree.   I can't quite put my finger on it with those two(Clinton's).  Their statements are too slick and ambiguous.<br><br>Rothschild made 3 appearance on CNN back to back...I was surprised to see her on again early the next morning.  She sits there with her billionaire self, and calls Obama \"elitist\" and says you know it when you see it.<br>  <br>Then Trump just thought he'd call up and give props to McCain 'cause he \"knows\" him...providing no substantive reason.   Then Trump goes on to brag about his 100 million dollar deal selling American real estate to a wealthy Russian..   Are these people crazy?   If they're really trying to help...is this the way to do it?     How does Trump think selling Palm Beach properties to Russians will play when Americans can't keep their one roof over their heads?   Are these dog whistles to the rich?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:06:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443332, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446307": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Thank you!! :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:07:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2439860, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You should add to the wiki", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_15:50:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2443670, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They don't have to - we already knew it.  But you can bet your ass they'll be coughing it up election night and the days that follow!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:46:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2449823, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2449901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Stop lying, Karmi.  You can't erase my comments here and you still can't back up your <a href=\"http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/black-liberation-theology/\" rel=\"nofollow\">bogus claim</a>:<br><br><b>\u201cThe Black Liberation Theology is nothing more than a black version of the Ku Klux Klan, but in this case it\u2019s about Black Supremacy and Black Separatism instead of the Klan\u2019s white versions!\u201d</b><br><br>#1 __   BLT has no history of lynching or church bombings - i.e. violence.  <br>#2 __   The BLT at TUCC is obviously embraced by Trinity's white members.<br>#3 __    Rev. Wright counseled a Black woman, advised her to go through with her marriage to a White man and married the two -- i.e. supporting interracial marriage.<br>#4 __    Trinity is part of a largely white Christian denomination and fellowships regularly with their white Christian brothers and sisters who express how welcomed they feel at Trinity.<br><br>Those simple facts of which you are persistently in denial makes your claims of racism, Black separatism and (you must be out of your mind) Black supremacy utterly ridiculous.<br><br>Note:  On every single one of the points #1, #2, #3 and #4,  the KKK or the World Church of the Creator (you know, the racist church I dared you to honestly compare Trinity to) prove to be both racist and the opposite of BLT/TUCC.<br><br>Karmi --&gt; YOU ARE A LIAR!!!<br><br>A liar and a flea.  None of your bs stands up under scrutiny.<br>You whined <b><i> \"Hate is Hate\u2026Racism is Racism.\"</i></b> when your bogus \"black version of the KKK\" idea exploded in your face.<br><br>No.  The KKK stands alone and BLT/TUCC are nothing like the KKK.  I just posted FOUR points that prove that.  FOUR points you can't dispute.  FOUR facts that leave you making illogical argument after illogical argument.<br><br>That's why your dumb azz co-signs the historically illiterate and <a href=\"http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/swamp-hermit%E2%80%99s-quick-bits/#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">intellectually bankrupt bs promoted by NBRA</a>.   That's why you deleted posts of mine...<br><br>Too many indisputable arguments from me and too many <a href=\"http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/publications/autobiography/chp_15.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">PRIMARY SOURCES</a>...  too many <a href=\"http://www.africanamericans.com/CivilRightsHistory.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">INDISPUTABLE FACTS</a>!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_21:47:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2448758, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Craig, <br><br>I will repeat this because I believe it to be true:<br><br>IFFF<br><br>You take politics seriously - not power - but politics, and what goes into politics seriously in this country-<br><br>You can't help but be offended by her. <br><br>There's no way around it. <br><br>And they can throw around all the 'elitist' crap they want about Obama<br><br>The honest conservatives are already insulted by this woman and admit it. <br><br>You honestly think she could last an hour in a meeting with the WSJ Editorial Board?<br><br>Or an hour with the columnists of the National Review?<br><br>Or The Weekly Standard?<br><br>You gotta be shitting me. <br><br>I don't agree with ANYTHING those mofos say. <br><br>But, I could argue with that with them. <br><br>Did you see the post at The Daily Dish about her blatherings about energy?<br><br>I never thought I'd meet anyone who made Dubya's 'command' of the English language look good, but here we've found it.<br><br>And, yes, as someone who considers herself a serious student and takes pride in challenging myself intellectually, I find this woman offensive to the nth degree.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:07:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2444794, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2446834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The predator's mantra.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_16:45:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2446215, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2438132": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   Oh!  O.K.  Thanks!   Back in the day, we use ta say  -  \"I know you shame!\"  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_02:13:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2438007, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444279": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Posting this for ALL who can tell a similar remembrance!  HEAD BOW to ALL!<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/19/memorial-to-black-civil-war-regiment-to-be-unveiled/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/19/mem...</a><br><b>Memorial To Black Civil War Regiment To Be Unveiled</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_13:58:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2444794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Fiscal conservatives are livid with Mooselini on the ticket. And they're not keeping quiet about it.<br><br>I told my husband she would divide the Republican party, but he didn't believe me.<br><br>Now he does.<br><br>Todd is campaigning right alongside his wife, who's campaigning right alongside the Dangerous Fraud.<br><br>It's long been believed she's fronting for him in Alaska politics. That he's the shadow governor. But since she can get away with things in politics that he can't, she's the one out front.<br><br>The Palins are the right-wing version of the Clintons with the gender roles reversed simply because times have changed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_14:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441458, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2442238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Apparently you didn't watch the Countdown with Keith Obberman show last night.  He exposed Obama's relationship with Jim white and cleared the air on that rumor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_11:39:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "151ed69d59543e36fc74c6a460a475a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2441749, "depth": 1, "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": "4748514", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -5600133206296236190}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "friday_open_thread_01", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 200, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 4748514, "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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FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
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FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
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	}
};

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=friday_open_thread_01' +
		'&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/friday_open_thread_01/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='	+ 'friday_open_thread_01'
			+ '&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/friday_open_thread_01/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">200</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/friday_open_thread_01/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/friday_open_thread_01/">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:4748514" 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/friday_open_thread_01/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:4748514" 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:4748514" 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'				: 'friday_open_thread_01',
			// 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/friday_open_thread_01/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='	+ 'friday_open_thread_01'
			+ '&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='	+ 'friday_open_thread_01'
			+ '&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='		+ 'friday_open_thread_01'
				+ '&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/4748514/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

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

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/jackandjillpolitics/queueurl.js');
	};
};

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

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446465">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446465" class="dsq-comment-message">Congressman John Conyers wrote a diary on DailyKos regarding a letter he wrote to John McCain and his campaign. : <a href=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/131758/301/258/603834 rel="nofollow">Note to McCain: You Don\'t Have to Own a House (or Eight) to Vote</a href><br><br>He also notes that there will be a press conference Wednesday, bringing in DOJ\'s Voting Section to testify about this issue. It may be on C-SPAN and he expects good converage. <br><br>The Letter:<br><br><i>September 18, 2008<br><br>The Honorable John McCain <br>P.O. Box 16118 <br>Arlington, VA 22215<br><br>Dear Senator McCain:<br><br>As Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee (HJC), I am extremely concerned by recent media reports that the Chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, James Carabelli, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes as a basis to challenge voters and block them from participating in the November 2008 election.  I am writing to request that you denounce any efforts by the Republican Party, most notably in Michigan and Ohio, to engage in voter suppression, including challenges based on a voter’s home foreclosure status, and that you direct your supporters to refrain from engaging in such behavior. At a time when Americans are losing their homes at record numbers, it is difficult to imagine that anyone would attempt to capitalize on such misfortune for political gain.  Furthermore, a rejection of this strategy would be consistent with your recent commitment to "a fair and transparent election."<br><br>The subprime mortgage crisis has affected a significant number of Americans, and as such, a significant number of voters could be disenfranchised with this Republican strategy to challenge voters based on home foreclosure status.  More than 700,000, or one in every 171, of our nation’s households received at least one foreclosure-related notice from April to June of this year.  It is estimated that 2.5 million homes will face foreclosure this year, an increase from 1.5 million in 2007.  A Center for Responsible Lending report estimates that the highest default rates are expected to be in cities in California, Nevada, Michigan, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.  <br><br>A disproportionate number of those homeowners affected by the subprime mortgage crisis are minorities.  The Center for Responsible Lending projects that 10 percent of African-American borrowers and 8 percent of Hispanic borrowers will be affected by foreclosure.  In contrast, only 4 percent of white borrowers are expected to be affected. <br>The Macomb County party’s plan to challenge voters who have defaulted on their home loans would disproportionately affect African Americans who are overwhelmingly Democratic voters. The plan could be a violation of the Voting Rights Act.<br><br>With the 2006 reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that discriminatory voter suppression tactics had not been completely eradicated and protections against such tactics were still necessary.  Members of Congress, like you, voted in support of reauthorizing this Act because they recognized that fair and equal access to the ballot box has not yet been achieved for all Americans.  Certainly there must be no denying the kind of negative impact that challenges based on home foreclosure status can have on historically disenfranchised voting populations who have traditionally been targeted by predatory practices.  A person’s ability to exercise his or her right to vote should not be contingent upon financial circumstances.  <br><br>Notably, in 1981 a federal court condemned the Republican National Committee (RNC) for using vote caging tactics similar to the foreclosure list plan.  Since the federal court’s decision in 1981 in New Jersey, the RNC has been under a federal consent decree to refrain from engaging in this practice.  It is important to note that the Department, under President George H.W. Bush filed suit in 1990 to stop a vote caging effort by those associated with Senator Jesse Helms’s  re-election campaign.<br><br>As Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, I ask that you repudiate any efforts by the Republican Party and any of its state affiliates to engage in voter suppression and intimidation tactics, and that you direct your supporters across the country to refrain from engaging in such behavior. I would appreciate hearing from you directly on whatever actions you take in response to this request.  <br><br>Responses should be directed to the Judiciary Committee office, 2138 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 (tel: 202-225-3951; fax: 202-225-7680).  Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this important matter.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>John Conyers, Jr. <br>Chairman</i></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2444031" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444031" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack gave a speech to women in Florida where he paid tribute to his mother and grandmother and talked about how hard women work and that they deserve equal pay for equal work. Somewhere in there, he threw in the line that these hard-working women don\'t need any deference.<br><br>It was sublime.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445404">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445404" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s really almost too good.  It\'s scary.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445904">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445904" class="dsq-comment-message">I loved it when he said - Michelle brings to his mind the song "I\'m every woman".  LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446756">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446756" class="dsq-comment-message">And she is.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437830">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437830" class="dsq-comment-message">I read a comment over at another blog, and I have to agree with it. For all the talk about how \' weak\' Barack Obama was, and that he was going to be bullied into accepting Hillpatine, the truth is, he did what he wanted to do. He didn\'t choose Hillpatine. He will win or lose on his own terms, which is all that I wanted. <br><br>The WEAK candidate here, is McCain. He picked an unqualified right -wing nut, because the religious poobahs told him to. He wasn\'t man enough to go with HIS own choices of Lieberman or Ridge, because he was SCARED. He never had control over his own party. He\'s not had control over this campaign in ages. They just throw him out there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437880">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437880" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Now THIS is the <b>TRUTH!</b>!  Yes!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Mr. Obama is <b>da MAN!!</b><br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2439284">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439284" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t it just ironic.  McCain was/is running as the Maverick who fought his own party.  Then the party took over handed him the mess that is Sarah Palin and told him to shut up. As I\'ve said before, it\'s not about McCain, the Republican party never wanted him as their candidate and they\'re not really having him.  If you\'ve seen him lately, you can hear in his tone and detect from his demeanor that he knows its not about him.  They stuck it to him in the end.  I wonder how long it will be before the Maverick gets pissed and tells them to kiss his ass.<br><br>Yet, Barack did it his way and will win his way.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441458">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441458" class="dsq-comment-message">These are just some observations of mine:<br><br>McCain has created a monster with Palin and it might be too late to reign him in.  Sarah and Todd Palin have future plans that do NOT include John McCain.  Food tasters, indeed.<br><br>The Social Conservatives aren\'t running to win 2008; that\'s a lost cause.  They are setting themselves up for 2012, with Sarah Palin as the new face of the brand new GOP and John McCain as the sacrificial old dude (like Bob Dole).<br><br>The Fiscal Conservative wing of the GOP doesn\'t seem like they\'re down for what\'s taking place and I would not be surprised to see a lot more Repubs. coming out against Sarah Palin.<br><br>For all the talk of "disunity" within the Democratic Party, the GOP needs to worry about the upcoming civil war in theirs.<br><br>If McCain can\'t even pick his own VP, we should not expect him to pick his own cabinet, either.<br><br>Cindy deep down knows what time it is, I will keep an eye on her wardrobe every day until Election Day.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2442071">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2442071" class="dsq-comment-message">Cindy is left with only her "beauty". Meanwhile, Palin can shoot moose, raise a family, and still be beautiful and more youthful. Plus, Palin\'s husband actually loves her. How devastating.<br><br>And Town I hadn\'t previously considered how Palin steals Cindy\'s first lady shine. With Palin around being a young media darling and not some gruff guy Cindy\'s gentile society act gets canned.<br><br>These are new and interesting dynamics.<br><br>On a random note….. <br>Okay, if Todd is with Palin as she gallivants around the country where is Trig and that Piper (she always looks pretty desperate for some attention) I know seeing them (Palin, McCain) campaign together alone is completely out due to their mixed doubles status. So, the Bridget and all the other kids are putting Country First while their parents seek to destroy us.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2444794" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444794" class="dsq-comment-message">Fiscal conservatives are livid with Mooselini on the ticket. And they\'re not keeping quiet about it.<br><br>I told my husband she would divide the Republican party, but he didn\'t believe me.<br><br>Now he does.<br><br>Todd is campaigning right alongside his wife, who\'s campaigning right alongside the Dangerous Fraud.<br><br>It\'s long been believed she\'s fronting for him in Alaska politics. That he\'s the shadow governor. But since she can get away with things in politics that he can\'t, she\'s the one out front.<br><br>The Palins are the right-wing version of the Clintons with the gender roles reversed simply because times have changed.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446318">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446318" class="dsq-comment-message">Craig, <br><br>I will repeat this because I believe it to be true:<br><br>IFFF<br><br>You take politics seriously - not power - but politics, and what goes into politics seriously in this country-<br><br>You can\'t help but be offended by her. <br><br>There\'s no way around it. <br><br>And they can throw around all the \'elitist\' crap they want about Obama<br><br>The honest conservatives are already insulted by this woman and admit it. <br><br>You honestly think she could last an hour in a meeting with the WSJ Editorial Board?<br><br>Or an hour with the columnists of the National Review?<br><br>Or The Weekly Standard?<br><br>You gotta be shitting me. <br><br>I don\'t agree with ANYTHING those mofos say. <br><br>But, I could argue with that with them. <br><br>Did you see the post at The Daily Dish about her blatherings about energy?<br><br>I never thought I\'d meet anyone who made Dubya\'s \'command\' of the English language look good, but here we\'ve found it.<br><br>And, yes, as someone who considers herself a serious student and takes pride in challenging myself intellectually, I find this woman offensive to the nth degree.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446900">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446900" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin did more to bring those diehard female Hillary supporters over to supporting Obama than anything that happened at the convention in Denver. Those women fooled themselves into believing that Obama had somehow disrespected them...well when McCain ACTUALLY disrespected them it was a wake-up call of mad proportions..."oh...so wait, he just called us dumb bitches"...yep McCain surely darn did.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437715">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437715" class="dsq-comment-message">Today is my 25th birthday. I wanna give a shout out to all the Virgos @ JJP!! :-) :-) :-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437735">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437735" class="dsq-comment-message">Happy b-day! Have some fun</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437793">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437793" class="dsq-comment-message">carolinagirl:  <b>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YA!!</b><br><br>You know that there is a video!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrqu5U05QVs&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrqu5U05QVs&feat...</a><br>Happy Birthday  - Stevie Wonder [Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./family]<br><br>ENJOY!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2438086">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438086" class="dsq-comment-message">Happy Birthday!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440458">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440458" class="dsq-comment-message">Today is my birthday also so I know you are good people.<br>I\'m twice your age plus a little more......,<br>Have a GREAT Day!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440613">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440613" class="dsq-comment-message">Happy Birthday jelana!!! :) :) :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441409">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441409" class="dsq-comment-message">Happy B-Day to you too!! :)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443497" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443497" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations to you too!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446546">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446546" class="dsq-comment-message">jelana:  <b>Happy Birthday To Ya!!</b><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sNSl2g15E&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6sNSl2g15E&feat...</a><br>Happy Birthday To You - Stevie Wonder [performing live for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]<br><br>ENJOY!!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440636">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440636" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks TruthSeekeer, GreenLadyHere, and rikyrah. I\'m going out of town to hang out with my friends this weekend, but I\'ll make sure to stop by and read JJP. :-)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443491" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443491" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443491" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437739">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437739" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Heeeeeeeeeres   Michelle!!!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0%2C%2C20226392_8%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewat...</a><br><br>She is the 8th photo!!   Lookin\' GOOD!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437749">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437749" class="dsq-comment-message">As a Michelle-a-holic, I thank you..LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2437862">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437862" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Then it\'s my pleasure to FEED YOUR HABIT!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437741" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent Diary at DailyKos that breaks it down well about what Obama\'s up against.<br><br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/02219/5831/707/603385" rel="nofollow">How Racism Works for Me</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440639" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s a good read. Thanks for posting the link.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437770" class="dsq-comment-message">Good diary and pics of Obama in New Mexico<br><br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/18/215443/124/803/603289" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/18/215443/...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437833" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Apologies if this is a duplicate.<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Palin_disinvited_from_Iran_rally.html?showall" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Pal...</a><br>Palin Dis-invited from [Anti-]Iran Rally<br><br><i>Palin disinvited from Iran rally<br><br>The organizers of an anti-Iran rally Monday rescinded their invitation to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after Democrats protested that her presence would turn the event into a political rally, McCain campaign and Jewish community sources said.<br><br>The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations created a political tempest by inviting Palin to speak without clearing her invitation with another speaker, Senator Hillary Clinton. Clinton promptly dropped out of the event, saying it would be seen as unduly political. The McCain campaign then pressed Senator Barack Obama to join Palin on the stage in a show of unity against Iran.<br><br>The Obama campaign in turn offered to send Congressman Robert Wexler of Florida -- who had harshly attacked Palin for slender ties to Pat Buchanan-- to the event.<br><br>But the appearance that the non-partisan group was aligning with the Republican ticket put the group and its president, Malcolm Hoenlein, under heavy pressure from Jewish Democrats, including members of the conference, members of Congress, and the liberal group J Street, not to give Palin a platform, sources said. Hoenlein told the McCain campaign that he would have to rescind Palin\'s invitation or cancel the rally.<br><br>The organizers, I\'m told, have formally disinvited all elected and political officials, but the move was about Palin.<br><br>"In order to keep the focus on Iranian threats and to ensure that this critical message not be obscured, the organizers of the rally have decided not to have any American political personalities appear," the Stop Iran Now coalition said in a statement. "This issue, opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, is one which enjoys bipartisan support and the backing of the American people across the political spectrum. On this, all Americans stand together. We acknowledge and deeply appreciate those American political leaders who have been and remain prepared to stand with us as we collectively address the dangers of Iran\'s nuclear program and its support for terrorism globally."<br><br>Full statement after the jump.<br><br>» Continue reading Palin disinvited from Iran rally<br><br>STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THE RALLY TO STOP IRAN NOW<br><br>From The National Coalition to Stop Iran Now<br><br><br>(New York, Sept. 18, 2008) --- The purpose of “THE RALLY TO STOP IRAN NOW” on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, is to protest the presence of Iran’s President Ahmadinejad at the United Nations, and to oppose his nuclear weapons program. We take most seriously his threat to wipe the United States and Israel “off the map” and believe the world leaders gathered at the United Nations must act with resolve to prevent a nuclear armed Iran that would be a threat to this country, Israel and the world.<br><br>For this reason, tens of thousands of people of every faith and ethnicity are expected to hear messages from prominent religious and civic leaders, including Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel and Israeli Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik. In order to keep the focus on Iranian threats and to ensure that this critical message not be obscured, the organizers of the rally have decided not to have any American political personalities appear.<br><br>This issue, opposition to a nuclear-armed Iran, is one which enjoys bipartisan support and the backing of the American people across the political spectrum. On this, all Americans stand together. We acknowledge and deeply appreciate those American political leaders who have been and remain prepared to stand with us as we collectively address the dangers of Iran\'s nuclear program and its support for terrorism globally.<br><br>We hope that the world leaders gathered at the UN will hear this message and resolve to act decisively against the Iranian nuclear program by implementing UN and Security Council resolutions and sanctions.<br><br>We again call on all concerned Americans of every background to join us at the "RALLY TO STOP IRAN NOW" on Monday, Sept. 22, at 11:45 A.M.<br><br>Signed:<br>The National Coalition to Stop Iran Now<br>The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations<br>United Jewish Communities<br>UJA-Federation of New York<br>The Jewish Council for Public Affairs<br>The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York<br><br><br>By Ben Smith 04:04 PM</i><br><br>The movement of the "checker pieces" is a little complex.  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438007" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought it was hilarious. Hillpatine wouldn\'t let them play her cheap and said no thanks.<br><br>then, they were stuck with James.Dobson.In.A.Dress.<br><br>ha ha</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438132" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Oh!  O.K.  Thanks!   Back in the day, we use ta say  -  "I know you shame!"  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443208" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,<br><br>You\'re killing me! lol  We said the same thing. Just too funny!<br><br>Ah..Those were the days!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443819" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  Do-wop-shoo-bop!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSR-lT-PEw&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSR-lT-PEw&feat...</a><br>Come Go With Me - The Dell Vikings<br><br>This clip is from a performance at Benedum Hall in Pittsburgh, PA. [my home town]  :&gt;)   The next one is the "Oldie".<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD8CMgt0JY&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD8CMgt0JY&feat...</a><br>Come Go With Me<br><br>Don\'t get me started.   I have a major "Oldies" collection.  Except they were "NEWIES" when I heard them!!  :&gt;) LOL!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444167" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks GreenLady! Just love the Oldies. It takes you back to some wonderful memories! <br><br>Thanks for the trip! I enjoyed it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444207" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  ABSOLUTELY!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437863" class="dsq-comment-message">A blogger on <a href="http://Americablog.com" rel="nofollow">Americablog.com</a> wrote this:<br><br>How many times do we have to hear:<br><br>We don\'t have ENOUGH MONEY to fix Social Security.<br>We don\'t have ENOUGH MONEY to fix Medicare.<br>We don\'t have ENOUGH MONEY to provide health care to ALL Americans.<br>We don\'t have ENOUGH MONEY to help out Americans losing their homes.<br>We don\'t have ENOUGH MONEY to help all our veterans returning from war.<br>We don\'t have ENOUGH MONEY to rescue "no child left behind".<br><br>BUT...<br><br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.<br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out Bears Stearns.<br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to bail out AIG.<br>We DO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY to pay for an unnecessary TRILLION DOLLAR war.<br><br>When the LITTLE GUY needs help, they scornfully say, "GET A JOB!"<br>But when one of their BIG GUY CRONIES need a bailout, what do they say? SURE, NO PROBLEM. Where\'s the checkbook?<br><br>"But what about the debt we\'re leaving on the backs of our childen and their future?"<br>"Children? WHOSE Children? OUR children won\'t have to pay for this. YOUR children will."<br><br>The Republicans have had their hands in our pockets for well over 8 years.<br>Now they are robbing us blind IN BROAD DAYLIGHT and smiling about it!!!!<br>The Republicans have shown their true colors and now they expect us to vote them back into office?<br><br>What\'s next? Should we bend over and spread \'em? Oh, I\'m sorry, but we\'ve ALREADY DONE THAT!!<br>SEVERAL TIMES!!!<br><br>Vote for REAL change this November.<br><br>VOTE BLUE</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437991" class="dsq-comment-message">karlewis:  I\'m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that "THEY" will keep receiving their  <b> "big salaries"</b> that "we" are paying them, while some of "us" are working for <b>minimum wage!!"<br><br>Whew!   LAWD Ha\'mercy Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08</b></b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439994" class="dsq-comment-message">if you start w/ the idea we live in a country that practises capitalism you will be able to get a better handle on this. (Wall Street is one of the biggest donors to the Obama campaign).You\'re real complaint is that the political/economic system doesn\'t do enough for the average citizen. <br><br>The charge you want to level and I will level is unbridle capitalism is a disaster for the citizen.To control it the governement is to regulate business\' to prevent disasters. A disasster is the extreme ends of the business cycle-unsustainable boom, the housing market and the bust\' recession/depression.  What has happened is that the environment is to deregulate business. And what has occured is the ultimate end of that which is recession/depression to prevent that we go to the other extreme which is governemnt intervention to protect the "TOTALITY" of the system.<br><br>Bear Stearns was not saved. The stock was sold to JP Morgan w/ huge losses to the shareholders and a GUARANTEE to cover losses in the toxic bond portfolio of Bear Stearns. That guarantee was necessary to prevent a liquidation of Bear Stearns. A liquidation would have forced all toxic bonds to have been marked down to reflect a market price and caused harm to the TOTALITY of the economy.<br><br>You have probably noticed that it "DID NOT WORK."  It didn\'t work for two reasons. One, capitalism smelled an opportunity. It realized every financial institution had these toxic bonds and it did everything to force a mark to market  of these bonds forcing the price of these institutions lower. Two, the regulators having operated as non regulating regulators had/have no idea what to do.<br><br>What you see is the result of that. the Federal government bought FNM and FRE. They lent AIG the money on a buy/loan agreement. I have no idea how this will work out.<br><br>I know that when Obama becomes President we will see even more regulation-in this regard the tide has totally turned. I do know that the regulation will also be chasing all the things we barely know about.-here I am refering to credit swaps which is what AIG is big in and I know next to nothing about. I do know that the business cycle will continue.<br><br>As to the bend over feeling I know that Obama will stop the outflow of treasury money to the Iraq situtation. I know he plans to become involved in Afghanistan. I believe he will be able to spend money on the civilian population. Let us hope that he will be able to get his program through congress. you probably know the joke that the most dangerous place in Washington is between Sen Schumer and a microphone. the truth is the most dangerous place is when congress is divify up how money will be spent. that is going to be Obama\'s biggest problem</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2437935" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Here\'s a new twist on the concept of GOP fund-raising  -   <b>LIE & DECEIVE</b><br><br><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article814237.ece#email" rel="nofollow">http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/art...</a><br><b>Democrats, Florida Election Officials Criticize GOP Mailing</b><br><br><b>GOP Mailing attempts to confuse Seniors and to do "vote caging"</b><br><br><i>TALLAHASSEE — A new pitch for John McCain\'s presidential campaign aimed at older Democratic voters is causing complaints by Democrats and concern by elections officials.<br><br>The piece, paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain, tells voters it is seeking to double-check their "unconfirmed" party affiliations while asking for money. A letter signed by McCain tells the Democrats: "We have you registered as a Republican."<br><br>"I was a little bit shocked and a little bit surprised," said recipient Bill Smith, 81, of Tampa, who calls himself a lifelong Democrat and has been registered at his current address since 2000. The retired plant engineer is one of about a dozen senior citizens that Democratic Party leaders identified as recipients, all of them longtime Democrats.<br><br>The RNC declined to discuss the mailer, which Democrats said has landed in five counties: Duval, Hillsborough, Collier, Miami-Dade and Escambia.<br><br>"This is simply a fundraising piece," said spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson, adding in an e-mail it was not "worth writing about."<br><br>Two top Florida elections officials, both Republicans, faulted the GOP mailing, calling it "confusing" and "unfortunate" because of a potential to undermine voter confidence by making them question the accuracy of their registrations.<br><br>"It is unfortunate, because it does put a lot of doubt in people\'s minds," said Secretary of State Kurt Browning, the state\'s top elections official.<br><br>After his office received dozens of calls, Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland issued a media alert that his office had nothing to do with it. "They were upset folks and they were very concerned," said Holland, a Republican. "They mainly said their party (listing) was different than it was."<br><br>Some Democrats suspect a motive beyond raising money. The first-class GOP mailing has a "Do not forward" instruction on the envelope, meaning they will be returned to the GOP if a recipient has had mail forwarded, perhaps to a summer address, or has moved.<br><br>Letters returned as undeliverable can be compiled into "challenge lists" of unverifiable addresses and can be used to challenge voters\' eligibility during early voting or on Election Day. The vote suppression technique is known as "vote caging."<br><br>"That postcard is a little disconcerting," said letter-recipient Steve Hemping of Naples, chairman of the Collier County Democratic Party and a state party official. "You don\'t know if they\'re going to use it to challenge somebody\'s right to vote."<br><br>The letter asks recipients to note changes on an "RNC File Card" and return it to the party by Sept. 26. The card shows a nine-digit "voter ID" number, but the supervisor of elections in Jacksonville\'s Duval County said the numbers are wrong and do not match the state\'s voter database.<br><br>Hillsborough Democratic Party Chairman Michael Steinberg said it makes no sense for Republicans to question the party affiliations of Democratic voters. "I don\'t understand their logic," he said.<br><br>Allegations of Republican vote caging in predominantly black Jacksonville precincts in the 2004 presidential election surfaced last year in testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.<br><br>Steve Bousquet can be reached at <a href="mailto:bousquet@sptimes.com" rel="nofollow">bousquet@sptimes.com</a> or (850) 224-7263.</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438494" class="dsq-comment-message">This could go on the wiki.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438581" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Yes!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439744" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you for this. I appreciate it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438022" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  The erecting of this memorial has been a struggle!!<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/18/despite-concerns-design-of-mlk-memorial-approved/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/18/des...</a><br><b>Despite Concerns - Design of MLK Memorial Approved</b><br><br><i>Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post<br><br>- A powerful federal arts commission this morning approved the overall design of the planned Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial near the Mall, but several commission members still were critical of the mammoth sculpture of the civil rights leader that is the memorial’s centerpiece.<br><br>The memorial’s creators agreed to submit further details of the sculpture to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts for review but said the commission’s approval allows them to proceed with the project. They said they planned to apply to the Interior Department for building permits next week.<br><br>The vote by the commission, which is required by law, appeared to clear the way for construction of the $120 million crescent-shaped memorial on the northwest shore of the Tidal Basin near the FDR Memorial.</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438087" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  "McAncient" continues to be <b>EXPOSED!!</b>  This time by HuffPost!<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/mccain-camp-removed-bush_n_127489.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/18/mccain...</a><br><b>McCain Camp Removed Bush Criticism From Wall Street Statement</b><br><br>These people "work overtime" in order to <b>deceive</b> [This is long.  So I\'ll just use the first few paragraphs.]<br><br><i>In private late Tuesday evening, the McCain campaign circulated a draft statement on the Wall Street crisis that attacked the Bush administration for a slow and "inconsistent" response, and charged that executives at several financial firms had made "misleading and false" statements.<br><br>But the criticism never appeared. After being circulated not only among McCain aides but also major campaign donors who have worked in the investment industry, the language was softened.<br><br>The official McCain statement released Wednesday morning made no mention of the Bush administration, instead accusing management and speculators of "creat[ing] this mess."<br><br>The earlier draft, obtained by the Huffington Post, was circulated among top advisers such as Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Matt McDonald, as well as some major donors, including Greg Wendt of the Capital Group. It expressed "concern[s] that the Administration has been inconsistent with the way they have dealt with each crisis. Taxpayer money was used for Bear Stearns, it was not used for Lehman Brothers and now it is used again for AIG. The American people need to know the thinking and the standards behind using taxpayer\'s money to support these private sector institutions."<br><br>The draft added, "We also should know why the Administration did not deal with the problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sooner."<br><br>This proclamation was far more caustic to President Bush than the language McCain ultimately used. Indeed, in the official statement, McCain never mentioned concerns about the administration.<br><br>Criticism of Wall Street executives was also toned down. In the draft, McCain accused management at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and AIG of making "misleading and false" statements, and called for "an investigation into whether these senior managers were knowingly dishonest with the public when they knew their companies were in deep trouble."<br><br>McCain\'s final version simply stated, "Important questions remain to be answered by Wall Street. Did executives mislead investors and regulators about the severity of the problem?"</i><br>Story continues below [I didn\'t copy this.]:&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden \'08!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438183" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I didn\'t want to bring the article on "The Gov."  It reviewed how she said - <i>the Palin-McCain ticket</i> and she keeps upstaging him!!  :&gt;)  People walked out after her speech.<br><br>One commenter stated that, now, "McAncient" might want to hire a "food taster" if he gets into office!  What goes around truly comes around!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>And I keep waiting for Miss "Whatever" Cindy to "beat down"  "The Gov." with her cast!!<br><br>Cindy to "The Gov."[while she\'s laying on the floor-]   -   "Oh pardon me!  Did I hurt you???"   :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438195" class="dsq-comment-message">MUST SEE!!!<br><br>Canadian Badasses<br><br>***Video*** (Fox has a fit about Mallick\'s columns)<br><b>Sarah Palin appeals to the White Trash Vote</b><br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJcPEmhtbA" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJcPEmhtbA</a><br><br>Her Guardian Column(excerpt):<br><br><b>A Mighty Wind blows through Republican convention</b><br><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-mallick.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/f-vp-...</a><br><blockquote><i>I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to the ticket that the Republicans didn\'t already have sewn up, the white trash vote, the demographic that sullies America\'s name inside and outside its borders yet has such a curious appeal for the right.<br><br>So why do it?<br><br>It\'s possible that Republican men, sexual inadequates that they are, really believe that women will vote for a woman just because she\'s a woman. They\'re unfamiliar with our true natures. Do they think vaginas call out to each other in the jungle night? I mean, I know men have their secret meetings at which they pledge to do manly things, like being irresponsible with their semen and postponing household repairs with glue and used matches. Guys will be guys, obviously.<br><br>But do they not know that women have been trained to resent other women and that they only learn to suppress this by constantly berating themselves and reading columns like this one? I\'m a feminist who understands that women can nurse terrible and delicate woman hatred.</i></blockquote><br><br>Her Article at CBC news(excerpt):<br><br><b>The Alaskan who went \'outside\'</b><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/05/usa.sarahpalin" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/se...</a><br><blockquote><i>My credentials are solid; Palin cannot out-hick me. Until I fled at 18, I never lived in a northern town of more than 12,000 people. My towns were full of Sarah Palins. These types are fine, such as they are, until they leave town and turn fraudulent. They label themselves "the salt of the earth". It\'s when they try to make that a qualification for a greater glory that things turn unpleasant.<br><br>I never claimed a higher moral standing for coming from a great big empty on the map. Small towns are places that smart people escape from, for privacy, for variety, for intellect, for survival. Palin should have stayed home.<br><br>Canada has lots of hockey moms. They\'re called Fran and Nancy. They have cruel haircuts and their voices shake the rafters of the rink as their rink-rats play. How can I translate the hearty, jollying-along Palin for British audiences? She\'s a working class Joan Hunter Dunn. It\'s those volleyball shoulders and field-hockey thighs, the energy, the bullying, and the utter self-confidence in every lie she tells.<br><br>Salt-of-the-earthers don\'t lie! But Palins do. I watched Palin last night, my mouth open, my eyeballs drying out, my hand making shaky notes. I read them aghast.<br><br>Did she really joke, "You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? Lipstick."?<br><br>Did she just blow kisses to the audience? </i></blockquote><br><br>Big UP Canada!!!!!  Vive le Canada!!!<br>hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha<br>hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438413" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:    OOOOOOOO-WEEEEEE!!   This is GOOD STUFF!!   :&gt;)   And the man that was interviewed jes couldn\'t see what all the fuss was about!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  He was GREAT!!  :&gt;)<br><br><i>Big UP Canada!!!   Vive le Canada!!!</i><br><br><b>Obama-Biden \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438486" class="dsq-comment-message">She got FOX outraged!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2438509">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438509" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   And he - get ready-      <b>OutFOXed FAUX!!</b>  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439214" class="dsq-comment-message">The cold-hard truth.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2439740">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439740" class="dsq-comment-message">DAYUM.<br><br>Those were on point.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438315" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Took a little "Field Trip" to Mudflats and brought this back:<br><br><a href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/palin-cancels-appearances-not-because-of-poll-numbers/" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/palin-...</a><br><b>Palin Cancels Appearances NOT Because of Poll Numbers</b><br><br><i>Hmmmmm….<br><br>    Sarah Palin has cancelled her two-day swing through California next week, the McCain campaign said today.<br><br>    Whether the planned Sept. 25 fundraiser in Silicon Valley, which will raise money for state and federal GOP efforts, will go on without Palin as headliner is unclear.<br><br>    Campaign spokesman Rick Gorka said the Alaskan governor’s calendar was “fluid” and he could not say where Palin would go instead of California, nor if she would reschedule a visit here before Election Day. McCain and Palin are campaigning today and tomorrow in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Then they will head to Florida, which is shaping up to be a very competitive state.<br><br>    A Field Poll released earlier this week found that while Palin had helped McCain solidify support among his GOP base in California, the ticket had made no inroads among independent voters, a key bloc the GOP needs to win to be competitive in California. Among likely voters, the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket has a 16 percentage point advantage over the Republicans.<br><br>    And a national poll out today showed Obama with a 5-point lead over McCain, a reversal from their standings before the Wall Street economic crisis hit.<br><br>    Gorka said the decision to send her elsewhere next week was not made because of the polling results. “It’s a scheduling thing,” he said.<br><br>So…it’s a “scheduling thing”, but “her calendar is fluid” and nobody knows where she’s going to show up next. And it is NOT, I repeat, NOT because of poll numbers. &lt;.b&gt;Maybe she was afraid they’d make her play “Stump the Candidate.”</b></i><br><br>IMHO:  <b>"The Gov." cain\'t stand the heat, so she\'s getting out of the kitchen!!</b><br>She is an embarrassment to herself, to "McAncient" and to the RNC because of all her <b>NON-ANSWERS!!</b><br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2439734">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439734" class="dsq-comment-message">I love how this isn\'t being told in the MSM.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438495" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  "McAncient" is trying to LIE on Mr. Obama  - in Espanol  - again!<br><br><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/37763/mccain-accuses-obama-of-killing-immigration-bill.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newser.com/story/37763/mccain-accuse...</a><br><b>McCain Accuses Obama of Killing Immigration Bill</b><br><br><i><br><br>(Newser) – John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of trying to kill an immigration overhaul that both candidates supported, reports the Los Angeles Times. McCain is running a Spanish-language ad attacking Obama for undermining the immigration bill. He has also criticized the Democrat for supporting amendments “that would have killed the legislation.” But the director of an immigration group calls McCain’s attack “stunning in its misrepresentation.”<br><br>While both candidates supported the bill in the Senate, it was McCain who backed away from it at one point. Under heavy fire for his stance during the Republican primaries, McCain “said he would vote against his own immigration bill,” notes a Democratic senator. Many observers believe the compromise bill failed because of conservative opposition.<br><br>Source Los Angeles Times</i><br><br>This is getting old!!  :&gt;)  Jes \'cause he cain\'t speak Spanish, doesn\'t he know that Mr. Obama CAN get a translator!!  Lawd Ha\'mercy!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2439723">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439723" class="dsq-comment-message">this is why I didn\'t care about how \' dirty\' Obama\'s campaign ad,linking McCain to Limbaugh was.Gonna lie on a man in 2 languages, then expect him to hit back.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451294" class="dsq-comment-message">the spanish-language news (print and television) is very obama-friendly, at least here in california.  barack has HUGE support here.  saw and spoke with a mexican couple the other day--he had on an obama hat, and she was wearing an obama sticker on her shirt.  there are also plenty of \'latinos for obama\' bumper stickers on cars.  i know we aren\'t a battleground state, but ...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2451340">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451340" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:   <i>but. . </i>    Every vote counts!!  Good report!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438541" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Even Elizabeth Drew is CONFUSED!<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13541.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13541...</a><br><b>How John McCain Lost Me</b><br><br><i>I have been a longtime admirer of John McCain. During the 2000 Republican presidential primaries I publicly defended McCain against the pro-Bush Republicans’ whisper campaign that he was too unstable to be president (aware though I was that he had a temper). Two years later I published a positive book about him, “Citizen McCain.” <br><br>I admired John McCain as a man of principle and honor. He had become emblematic of someone who spoke his mind, voted his conscience, and demonstrated courage in bucking his own party and fighting for what he believed in. He gained a well-deserved reputation as a maverick. He was seen as taking principled positions on such issues as tax equity (opposing the newly elected Bush’s tax cut), fighting political corruption, and, later, taking on the Bush administration on torture. He came off as a man of decency. He took political risks. <br><br>Having emerged, ironically, from his bitter 2000 primary fight against Bush as an immensely popular figure, he set out to be a new force in American politics. He decided to form and lead a centrist movement, believing that that was where the country was and needed leadership. He went against the grain of his party on the environment, patients’ bill of rights, and, of course, campaign finance reform. <br><br>SKIP<br><br>Other aspects of McCain, including his temperament, began to trouble me. He seemed disturbingly bellicose. He gave the Iraq war unflagging support no matter the facts. He still talks about “winning” the war, though George W. Bush gave that up some time ago. As the war became increasingly unpopular, he employed the useful technique of blaming its execution rather than recognizing the misconceptions that had led him to be one of the most enthusiastic champions of the war in the first place. <br><br>Similarly, in making a big issue of having backed the surge (and simplifying the reasons for its apparent success), he preempts debate on the very idea of the war. He has talked (and sung) loosely about attacking Iran. More recently, he oversimplified this summer’s events in Georgia and made intemperate remarks about Russia, about which he’s been more belligerent than the administration for some time. (He has his own set of neocons.) <br><br>There’s an argument that all this compromise wasn’t necessary: some very smart political analysts believed from the outset that McCain could win the nomination by sticking with his old self. And they still believe that McCain won the nomination not because he gave himself over to the base but as a result of a process of elimination of inferior candidates who divided up the conservative vote, as these observers had predicted. (These people insisted on anonymity because McCain is known in Republican circles to have a long memory and a vindictive streak.) <br><br>By then I had already concluded that that there was a disturbingly erratic side of McCain’s nature. There’s a certain lack of seriousness in him. And he does not appear to be a reflective man, or very interested in domestic issues. One cannot imagine him ruminating late into the night about, say, how to educate and train Americans for the new global and technological challenges. <br><br>McCain’s making a big issue of “earmarks” and citing entertaining examples of ridiculous-sounding ones, circumvents discussion of the larger issues of the allocation of funds in the federal budget: according to the Office of Management and Budget, earmarks represent less than one percent of federal spending. <br><br>Now he’s back to declaring himself a maverick, but it’s not clear what that means. If he gains the presidency, is he going to rebel against the base he’s now depending on to get him elected? (Hence his selection of running mate Sarah Palin.) Campaigns matter. If he means “shaking up the system” (which is not the same thing), opposing earmarks doesn’t cut it. <br><br><b>McCain’s recent conduct of his campaign – his willingness to lie repeatedly (including in his acceptance speech) and to play Russian roulette with the vice-presidency, in order to fulfill his long-held ambition – has reinforced my earlier, and growing, sense that John McCain is not a principled man.<br>In fact, it’s not clear who he is.</b></i><br><br>Elizabeth Drew is author of “Citizen McCain” (Simon & Schuster, 2002; paperback with new introduction, 2008.)<br><br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438558" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t Ed Schultz great?!!   He handled Bay Buchanan on Larry King.   All the Repubs seem intimidated by him and never talk over him.  He\'s great!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438565" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Co-signing! :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438598" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <b>Got an idea!</b>  Mr. Obama\'s Campaign is sending out information asking his supporters to have a "Debate Watch Party."<br><br><b>Proposal:</b>  JJP can SPONSOR a "Debate Watch Party!"  Everyone who WATCHES the DEBATE can pledge to send in <b>at least $5</b> to the Campaign on behalf of JJP!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Then we can <b>report back to JJP</b> on a <b>Debate Watch Thread!</b>  Just have to say:   <b>I watched!   I sent in, at least, $5!</b>  See!  :&gt;)<br><br>O.K.  I\'m OUTEE!  L8R!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439860" class="dsq-comment-message">this isn\'t a bad  idea. Gonna have to talk to the others about it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446307" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Thank you!! :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2438861" class="dsq-comment-message">THEY WANT MAMA TO MAKE IT ALL BETTER! Rep Kapture<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mbD62gNi9WE" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mbD62gNi9WE</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2439853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2439853">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2439853" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2439853" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain\'s Latest Racebaiting Ad<br><br><a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/mccain_plays_the_race_card.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/mcca...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2440532" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440532" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440532">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2440532" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440532" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain\'s economic speech this morning echoed this same sentiment.  I can\'t wait to see  how Obama responds.  I hope he goes way back to the deregulation of these markets and how McCain was a Maverick for deregulation; I woul also like to know how much money he and his wife have made as a result of these deregulation efforts.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2440986" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440986" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440986">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2440986" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440986" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain needs to come harder with the race card if he\'s going to play it.  Don\'t half step if you\'re going there.<br><br>He needs to have ads with black women in the ghetto and Michelle Obama in the ad.<br><br>He needs to have ads with poor black children in broke down schools and feature the Obama children in the ad.<br><br>He needs to have rappers and thugs in his ads.<br><br>He needs to draw a correlation between OJ Simpson and Obama.<br><br>Don\'t half step, McCain.  Go all the way there.  You know you want to.  I expect him to release an ad on Nov. 1st saying "Do we REALLY want to take a chance with this country just to make history? Vote McCain."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441452" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441452">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441452" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441452" class="dsq-comment-message">Town,<br><br>you\'re always on the money</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2441613" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441613">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441613" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m seriously expecting McCain to release an ad like that:<br><br><br>Pictures of 9/11 images and the military fighting in Iraq.  Pictures of AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers flash up on the screen.  Pictures of high prices at gas states and FOR SALE/FORECLOSURE signs come up on the screen.  Then Mr. Voiceover comes on and says "America\'s going through some of the toughest challenges she\'s ever faced.  People are losing homes and jobs and struggling to make it from day to day.  John McCain and Sarah Palin have the right plan for change to help hard working Americans (picture of a hard working white guy), strenghten our military (picture of a white Marine) and improve our education so Americans can get back to work (picture of a white lady going to work).  John McCain and Sarah Palin always put Country First (picture of  white people holding big ass COUNTRY FIRST signs) and they\'re ALWAYS proud of their country (American flag flying).  Do we really want to take a chance on our country\'s future just to make history ? (picture of a little white kid looking up innocently at the screen).<br><br>McCain / Palin..............COUNTRY FIRST.............ALWAYS</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443492" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443492" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2443492">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443492" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443492" class="dsq-comment-message">And that\'s a wrap.  I have no doubt we\'ll see exactly that ad right before Election Day.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443546" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443546" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443546" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443546" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443546" class="dsq-comment-message">It. Won\'t. Work.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446347">Lady de Rothschild</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446347" class="dsq-comment-message">It will work among the rednecks or whatever you call them.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450756" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450756" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2450756" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450756" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450756" class="dsq-comment-message">I live in poor white rural America.<br><br>It. Won\'t. Work.<br><br>Most poor people in rural America don\'t even watch television. They can\'t afford the electricity. They\'re bracing for a terrible winter and hoping they won\'t freeze to death if they can\'t afford to heat their homes. They don\'t have cable or a dish. They can\'t afford it.<br><br>Seriously, dirt-poor folks don\'t read the internet like some of us do. They can\'t afford the luxury.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441514" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2441514" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441514" class="dsq-comment-message">Transparent . . . McCain is getting his a*s kicked on the economy so he needs a distraction.<br><br>Enter the race card. . . <br><br>Hoping the Sunday talk shows get caught up in a battle over what is and what is not racist.  Hoping that cable news keeps replaying the ad over and over again.  Hoping to play on the longstanding tradition where economic concerns meet racial resentment . . . where the one thing poor whites hate more than an out-of-touch Republican is a couple of uppity nigras.<br><br>Two menacing black men in a mysterious black backdrop. . . juxtaposed with the classic imagery of a victimized white woman with a white backdrop.<br><br>As mentioned in the article:  <i>"And the image of the victim doesn\'t seem accidental either, given the fact that older white women are a key swing constituency in this election."</i> <br><br>Yup. . . McCain ain\'t slick with this one.  He knows exactly what he\'s doing.  He\'d rather be called a racist than get tied to this economic crisis.  He can survive the latter . . . but he can\'t survive the former.<br><br>DISTRACTION!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2441574" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441574" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2441574" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441574" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441574" class="dsq-comment-message">oops. . . meant to say:  He can survive the former (charges of racism) but can not survive the latter (taking responsibility for this economic crisis).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2447841" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2447841" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2447841">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2447841" class="dsq-comment-message">B-Serious:  Now, I\'ll co-sign!!  :&gt;)<br><br>With respect to "The Gov." -  Never mind!!   Alaska:   75% white  4.4% Black.   ENOUGH said!<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2441977" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441977" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441977">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441977" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441977" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s all he\'s got, so he might as well go for the gusto!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2440104" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440104" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440104">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2440104" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440104" class="dsq-comment-message">One of the things the REGULATORS are doing to stop the decline of the economy is to stop short selling on the stock market. If you like to know how it works read here:<br><a href="http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/sec-ban-all-sho.html#more" rel="nofollow">http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/09/...</a><br><br>Pay attention to this statement: We Are A Nation of Morons, led by complete Idiots, making us complicit in our own self destruction</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2440380" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440380" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440380">Melinda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2440380" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440380" class="dsq-comment-message">Need to feel encouraged today, Obama supporters? Take a moment to read this recent piece by writer Anne Lamott:<br><br><a href="http://www.salon" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon</a>.<br><br>&lt;<a href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/anne_lamott/print.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/ann...</a>&gt;<br><br>com/mwt/feature/2008/09/16/anne_lamott/print.html</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440545" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440545">Anderkoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2440545" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440545" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s some on-the-ground reporting from the reddest county in CO:<br><br><a href="http://southtotheleft.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/my-issues-with-polling/" rel="nofollow">http://southtotheleft.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/...</a><br><br>Takeaway: Palin alienates the fiscal conservatives. And don\'t believe the Hype -- stick with Hope!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2441506" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441506" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441506">time</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441506" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441506" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been a longtime fan of Anne Lamott.  Thanks for this.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440394" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2440394" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2440394" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440394" class="dsq-comment-message">These guys in DC have got to be kidding.  <br><br>How much bullshit do they think we will believe?<br><br>SEC Fails To Regulate "Me, Me, Me" Brokerages<br><a href="http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com/2008/09/sec-ignored-own-rules-to-boost.html" rel="nofollow">http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com/2008/09...</a><br><br>If they keep this kind of shit up, they may turn me into a political activist yet.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2440576" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2440576">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2440576" class="dsq-comment-message">Ex-Pistons star Bing running for Detroit mayor<br>Print Sep 19th, 2008 | DETROIT -- Businessman and ex-Detroit Pistons star Dave Bing says he\'s running for Detroit mayor.<br>Bing tells Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley he\'ll enter the Feb. 24 primary election.<br>The top two finishers face off in a May 5 special election to choose a permanent replacement for the jail-bound Kwame Kilpatrick, who stepped down Thursday after pleading guilty for lying in court.<br><br>Ex-city council President Ken Cockrel Jr. became interim mayor Friday and says he\'ll run in the primary.<br><br>The 64-year-old Bing says Detroit needs a mayor "with a clean, fresh outlook." He played for the Pistons from 1966 to 1975 and has run the Bing Group for 28 years.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441388" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441388">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441388" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441388" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s been an excellent entrepreneur too.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2441089" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441089" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441089">BarackMarley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441089" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441089" class="dsq-comment-message">Exclusive Interview With AKIP Chairman On Sarah Palin<br><a href="http://newsone.com/elections/article/akip-interview-on-palin" rel="nofollow">http://newsone.com/elections/article/akip-inter...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2441884" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441884">Bisci</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2441884" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441884" class="dsq-comment-message">More racebaiting by McCain:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq7DGTggpx0&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/19/mccain-ad-jim-johnson/" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq7DGTggpx0&eurl...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2442004" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2442004" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2442004">Bisci</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2442004" class="dsq-comment-message">The editors of the Washington Post, this morning:<br><br>    One element of the Obama campaign\'s brief against Mr. McCain is that he supported repeal of the law separating commercial banks from investment banks. "He\'s spent decades in Washington supporting financial institutions instead of their customers," Mr. Obama said yesterday. "Phil Gramm, one of the architects of the deregulation in Washington that led directly to this mess on Wall Street, is also the architect of John McCain\'s economic plan." Would it be churlish to point out that another author of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley law is former congressman Jim Leach, a founder of Republicans for Obama? Or that Obama advisers Lawrence H. Summers and Robert E. Rubin supported the repeal — which was signed by President Bill Clinton?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2442081" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2442081">Bisci</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2442081" class="dsq-comment-message">More from the WaPo:<br><br>    TO LISTEN to Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain is a Johnny-come-lately to the cause of regulating financial markets. “He has consistently opposed the sorts of common-sense regulations that might have lessened the current crisis,” Mr. Obama said in New Mexico yesterday. “When I was warning about the danger ahead on Wall Street months ago because of the lack of oversight, Senator McCain was telling the Wall Street Journal — and I quote — ‘I’m always for less regulation.’ ”<br><br>    But the full quotation from Mr. McCain’s March interview with the Journal’s editorial board belies Mr. Obama’s one-sided rendition. The Republican candidate went on to say, “But I am aware of the view that there is a need for government oversight. I think we found this in the subprime lending crisis — that there are people that game the system and if not outright broke the law, they certainly engaged in unethical conduct which made this problem worse. So I do believe that there is role for oversight.” …<br><br>    In 2006, he pushed for stronger regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — while Mr. Obama was notably silent. “If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole,” Mr. McCain warned at the time.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2442211" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2442211" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2442211">Micheline</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2442211" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2442211" class="dsq-comment-message">But Fannie Mae was not responsible for the mess. It  is part of the problem.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443332" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443332" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443332" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443332" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443332" class="dsq-comment-message">So, Bill Clinton decides to give Sarah praise at the same general time that two major Hillary supporters, one of them Latino, announce endorsements for the McCain-Palin Ticket To Nowhere.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443401" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443401" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2443401">Arsenio Hall</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443401" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443401" class="dsq-comment-message">Things that make you go "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443561" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443561" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2443561">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443561" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443561" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep. He did. I thought... wtf! Bottom line..... Bill is not over losing!<br><br>F%%% him!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2444245" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444245" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444245">Dahlia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444245" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444245" class="dsq-comment-message">He did give her praise but he actually said that he doesn\'t agree with her and that he would be voting for Obama regardless of whether or not he was a democrat.  Once he said that I was cool with the praise.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2448124" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448124" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448124">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448124" class="dsq-comment-message">Dahlia:  I thought he said - <b>Now get back under that desk.</b> [shrug!]<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN \'08</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2444415" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444415" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444415">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444415" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444415" class="dsq-comment-message">Fuck Bill Clinton!  I can\'t believe I feel for that unity bull shit at the Convention.  We\'ve seen this time-and-time again and yet our black asses still haven\'t learned our lessons not to trust the Clintons.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2444609" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444609" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444609">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444609" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444609" class="dsq-comment-message">In Bill\'s defense, he said it as  a manner of fact</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444626">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444626" class="dsq-comment-message">That should be matter of fact</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2445859" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2445859" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445859">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2445859" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445859" class="dsq-comment-message">I watched the interview Craig and there was nothing wrong with what Bill said.  He gave her props for being true to herself even though she knows nothing but she is proud of it.  LOL and he made clear he is backing the democratic ticket.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446306" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446306">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446306" class="dsq-comment-message">Craig...I agree.   I can\'t quite put my finger on it with those two(Clinton\'s).  Their statements are too slick and ambiguous.<br><br>Rothschild made 3 appearance on CNN back to back...I was surprised to see her on again early the next morning.  She sits there with her billionaire self, and calls Obama "elitist" and says you know it when you see it.<br>  <br>Then Trump just thought he\'d call up and give props to McCain \'cause he "knows" him...providing no substantive reason.   Then Trump goes on to brag about his 100 million dollar deal selling American real estate to a wealthy Russian..   Are these people crazy?   If they\'re really trying to help...is this the way to do it?     How does Trump think selling Palm Beach properties to Russians will play when Americans can\'t keep their one roof over their heads?   Are these dog whistles to the rich?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2446624" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446624" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446624">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446624" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446624" class="dsq-comment-message">Trump\'s motto is: "As long as that nigger doesn\'t win, it\'s OK".</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450732" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450732">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450732" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450732" class="dsq-comment-message">But Trump loves Diddy!  He\'s his "black" friend!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450796" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450796" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2450796" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450796" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450796" class="dsq-comment-message">"You know it when you see it"<br><br>::<br><br>That\'s exactly what Bill said about Barack to a crowd in Kentucky during the primaries.<br><br>The wealthy support Barack in large numbers. It could be a dog whistle. <br><br>But I don\'t think anyone\'s listening.<br><br>I\'m working hard and seeing results. I\'m confident. Everyone who wants to stop Barack will throw it all out there and see what happens.<br><br>I say: NOTHING.<br><br>A Barack win will render Rovian politics impotent.<br><br>I can\'t wait.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443518" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443518" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443518" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443518" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/105318/733/438/603662" rel="nofollow">Biden Draws 4500 in Ohio. MSM: crickets</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2446158" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446158" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446158">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446158" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446158" class="dsq-comment-message">They haven\'t been showing much from Biden\'s appearances.   And the rare occasion they do, they show the one-liners...the provocative, zinger stuff  instead of the mass of substantive material that came before or after.  It is so frustrating.<br><br>Right now, Rick Sanchez is on the tube yakking his ass off, and has been for hours.  They could have aired the appearances in their entirety.   6 weeks to election, and they\'re using valuable airtime for tv personality blowhards.<br><br>I\'m going to send them a nasty letter.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446596" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446596">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446596" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446596" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not surprised. Cable news has turned into nothing more than reality TV, always looking for the salacious sound byte. Their only concern is ratings, not reporting the news.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2446905" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446905" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446905">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446905" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446905" class="dsq-comment-message">re:  the crickets: *Shrug* -- he is actually there with thousands of actual people. <br><br>MSM lack of coverage doesn\'t erase what is actually happening. MSM is behind the curve, but they truly don\'t create or define reality. The connection is between Sen. Biden and the people he is actually talking to, and from what that article says it\'s going very well.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443530" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443530" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443530" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443530" class="dsq-comment-message">So Barack Obama had a press conference on the economy after giving another address.<br><br>Has the current president taken a press conference yet?<br><br>Where s McCain\'s press conference?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443611" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443611" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2443611">Sarah Palin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443611" class="dsq-comment-message">John McCain does not have to answer any of your questions.  After all, I don\'t, and I\'m running for pre...vice president!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443639" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443639" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2443639">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443639" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443639" class="dsq-comment-message">lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2443747" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2443747">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2443747" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443747" class="dsq-comment-message">And if I may interject, she\'s also, city, state, regional, national, internationl basketball,football, soccer and hockey champion!<br><br>* Crowd goes wild! *</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444484" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444484">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444484" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444484" class="dsq-comment-message">Jay:  LOL!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446780" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446780">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446780" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446780" class="dsq-comment-message">who?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2443670" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443670" href="http://talesfromthe.net/jon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443670" class="dsq-comment-message">A pair of voting stories:<br><br><a href="http://i3.democracynow.org/2008/9/18/historic_2008_election_could_see_unprecedented" rel="nofollow">Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African American Voters</a>, Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales interviewing political science professor Andrew Hacker.   A must-read -- and a good reminder to double-check that you\'re still registered and haven\'t been purged.  And if you live in states like Florida with "don\'t match don\'t vote" policies, now\'s also a really good time to check that your driver\'s license and/or social security information in the state databases is correct.<br><br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122179207897655599.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" rel="nofollow">New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials</a> by June Kronholz in the WSJ is a good roundup of issues, and a useful companion to Kim Zetter\'s <a href="http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2008/09/voter_registration" rel="nofollow">Voter Database Glitches Could Disenfranchise Thousands</a> in Wired on Wednesday.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2446076" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446076" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446076">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446076" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446076" class="dsq-comment-message">You should add to the wiki</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2446296" href="http://talesfromthe.net/jon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446296" class="dsq-comment-message">No, *you* should add to the wiki :-)<br><br>Just kidding -- my bad.  I added two of the three stories (the WSJ isn\'t that focused on voter suppression, it\'s more general).<br><br>Thanks for the reminder!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444111" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444111">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444111" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444111" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  These are the "kinds of people" who keep stuff stirring!!<br><br><a href="http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1924&Itemid=42" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_co...</a><br><b>For Black Republicans, Race Complicates The Campaign</b><br><br><i>Clarence McKee says that if there are black Republicans who are tempted to support Barack Obama’s historic run for president, he’s not one of them.<br><b>“I’m proud of the guy;</b> great achievement,’’ said McKee, who is one of Florida’s most prominent black members of the GOP. “But black people and liberals didn’t support (former Maryland Lieutenant Governor) Michael Steele when he ran for the Senate, and they didn’t support (NFL Hall of Fame receiver) Lynn Swann when he ran (for Pennsylvania governor in 2006), so why should black Republicans support Obama just because he’s black?’’</i><br><br>Look how condescending his statement is!! Yuk!!!<br><br>My sister just called because she was disturbed at some of the signs that were at Mr. Obama\'s rally.  I told here that it was probably the N(o)BRA\'s!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Crabs!!<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN  \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444317" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444317">Dahlia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444317" class="dsq-comment-message">It is a sad, sad day that Black people are in a huge rally with signs and bullcrap against the ONLY BLACK man to ever be on a major party ticket.  Can we get the man elected first?? Can we not ever come together as a race, do we always have to pull someone down? <br><br>I don\'t agree with all the policies of the democratic party but this election man o\' man does it run circles around this prejudiced repub. party.  There should not be one black person voting for john mc this year, not one! Every single day they are coming out with some racists ad and what do the 5 black repubs do, look the other way.  <br><br>Keep up the fight Obama! I got your back!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444440" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444440">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444440" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444440" class="dsq-comment-message">Dahlia:   Hey!   :&gt;)    <i>. . 5 black repubs. . . </i>   Good one!  LOL!  :&gt;)<br><br>Nice points!<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2444863" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444863" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444863">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444863" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444863" class="dsq-comment-message">Dahlia,<br><br>It is shameful. They\'re just brown nosing idiots. You can\'t change them, they\'ve been in the house to long.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2445838" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445838">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445838" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  LOL!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  <i>been in the house too long!!</i>  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2444279" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444279" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444279">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444279" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Posting this for ALL who can tell a similar remembrance!  HEAD BOW to ALL!<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/19/memorial-to-black-civil-war-regiment-to-be-unveiled/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/19/mem...</a><br><b>Memorial To Black Civil War Regiment To Be Unveiled</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2444906" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2444906" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444906">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2444906" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444906" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Soo, I took a "Field Trip" to the Alaska Daily News and, while I found this article embedded in another one, I think that I\'m going to <i>take back</i> my thoughts on that publication.  Looks like they have either been "intimidated" into "The Gov.-SPEAK" or I mis-read things initially.   Hmmm.<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/18/ST2008091803499.html?sid=ST2008091803499&s_pos=top" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/st...</a><br>Palin Attuned More To Public Will, LESS To Job Details<br><br>This headline explains a lot!!  <b>She uses the "MBB Theory"  -  Management By Bullying!</b><br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEM \'08!!</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2445185" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445185">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2445185" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445185" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://globalgrind.com/content/131249/48-Laws-of-Obama-An-Interview-with-Robert-Greene?sc=1#social" rel="nofollow">http://globalgrind.com/content/131249/48-Laws-o...</a><br>this in an interview with the 48 Laws of Power Author...who applies them to Barack Obama, very interesting..</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2445631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2445631" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2445631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445631" class="dsq-comment-message">A portion of Obama\'s press conference on the economy held today:<blockquote><b>"One last point - we did not arrive at this crisis by some accident in history. What led us to this point was years and years of a philosophy in Washington and on Wall Street that viewed even common sense regulation and oversight as unwise and unnecessary; that shredded consumer protections and loosened the rules of the road.  CEOs and executives got reckless, lobbyists got what they wanted, and politicians in both parties looked the other way until it was too late. It is now the American people who\'ve paid the price.  The events of this week I believe have rendered a final verdict on that failed philosophy, and it will end if I am president of the United States.  We have to build upon the ideas I\'ve laid out over the last several years about how to modernize our financial regulatory system in this country, and that establishes common sense rules of the road for our financial system to help restore confidence throughtout the financial system."<br><br>Finally, given the gravity of this situation, and based on conversations I have had with  both Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke, I will refrain from presenting a more detailed blueprint about how an immediate plan might be structured until I can fully review the details of the plan proposed by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve.  I think it\'s critical at this point that the markets and the public have confidence that the work will be unimpeded by partisan wrangling, and that leaders of both parties work in concert to solve the problem at hand."</b></blockquote>Have a great birthday, <b>carolinagirl</b>.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvdL-GPjFk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvdL-GPjFk</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446215">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2446215" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446215" class="dsq-comment-message">"The bedrock of the conservative belief in free markets is that independent actors pursuing their own economic self-interest create economic prosperity for us all. Honor and ethics have nothing to do with it. Greed is a feature, not a bug."<br>― Andrew Leonard of <a href="http://Salon.com" rel="nofollow">Salon.com</a><br><br>priceless</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446834" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446834">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446834" class="dsq-comment-message">The predator\'s mantra.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446267">scruncher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446267" class="dsq-comment-message">Every few days I change the wallpaper on my laptop to a new Obama photo. Found this one I hadn\'t seen before. Love the look on both his and the baby\'s face. I\'ll be enjoying it for the next few days:<br><br><a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44458000/jpg/_44458584_obama_baby_getty416.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44458000/...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2446391" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446391">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446391" class="dsq-comment-message">Top 10 Reasons for McCain to Attack Spain <br>From Pinko Magazine<br><br>    10) 1992 Summer Games: WORST. OLYMPICS. EVER.<br>    9) Tapas.<br>    8) Spanish Government banned illegal downloads of Cindy’s favorite album, Global House Diva, Volume 2: Live in Ibiza.<br>    7) Immigrants flooding Texas and New Mexico. Can’t they manage their own border?<br>    6) I WAS A POW I\'LL ATTACK WHO I WANT. INCOMING!<br>    5) "Compañero de Cuarto de Papa," the Spanish version of Daddy’s Roommate, rocketed to #4 on Spanish Amazon.<br>    4) Sarah Palin saw it from the window of her plane to Kuwait and she just didn’t like what she saw.<br>    3) “You rhyme the name of your country with my last name I’ll f--- you up.”<br>    2) Pesky rule requiring America to defend the territorial integrity of fellow NATO allies elitist, sexist.<br>    1) That trollop Penelope Cruz.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2447193" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2447193">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2447193" class="dsq-comment-message">****VIdeo***<br>Rachel Maddow: Paul Begala Interview<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2QOIJms2o" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eX2QOIJms2o</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448145" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448145">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448145" class="dsq-comment-message">I want to give a shout out to the SURGE crowd. They said it wouldn\'t work and apparently it didn\'t. Sorry McSame your SURGE SURGE platform is falling apart buddy.<br><br><br><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080919/sc_nm/iraq_lights_dc/ rel="nofollow"> Ethnic cleansing, not surge, key to drop in Iraq violence</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2448146" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448146">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2448146" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448146" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/171655/997/56/604052" rel="nofollow">http://dailykos.com/story/2008/9/19/171655/997/...</a><br><br>FAKE ABSENTEE BALLOTS BEING MAILED OUT IN VIRGINIA.<br><br>Alert!  There is NO early voting in Virginia!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2448231" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448231" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448231">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2448231" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448231" class="dsq-comment-message">You can vote absentee in VA.  But you have to call your local registrar and ask for the ballot, they don\'t just send it to you willy nilly.<br><br>If you get an unrequested ballot, please let somebody know about it.  And if your youngster is in college, they CAN vote.  I know I voted absentee when I was in college and it didn\'t affect any loans or insurance or anything.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449246" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449246" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449246">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449246" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449246" class="dsq-comment-message">What did folks think about Valerie Jarrett on Race to the White House?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449437" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449437" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449437">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449437" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449437" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  She <b>CLEARLY</b> delineated the <b>DISTRACTIONS</b> from the ISSUES!!  She had the <b>Obama CHILL PERSONA</b>!   Nothing rattled her!!  <br><br>Loved her!!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden \'08</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449439" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449439" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449439">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449439" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449439" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t see it.  How did she do?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449671" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449671">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449671" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449671" class="dsq-comment-message">well, it\'s clear she\'s on Team Obama......LOL<br><br>Another U.N. in action....LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449465" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449465" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449465">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449465" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449465" class="dsq-comment-message">I missed it.  I was watching Cambpell Brown telling Roland to wait in an irritated manner.  She does that to him a lot like he can only offer his opinion when everyone else is finished - if there\'s any time left!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449940" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449940">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449940" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449940" class="dsq-comment-message">cosign, I saw the Roland Martin ridiculousness, too</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449427" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449427">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449427" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449427" class="dsq-comment-message">Cool gif someone posted on KOS:<br><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/muzikal203/party.gif" rel="nofollow">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/muzikal2...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449693" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449693" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449693">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449693" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449693" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought it was hilarious the first time I saw it. I still do.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450489" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450489" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450489">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450489" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450489" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know why .... but I find that funny every single time I see it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2451251" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2451251" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2451251">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2451251" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451251" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL !</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449584" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449584">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449584" class="dsq-comment-message">Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is on Larry King kicking ass and taking names.  She made, and I mean made a McCain supporter answer a question about the bridge to nowhere after Larry let her slide without answering it.  She does not play.  She is fighting as hard for Obama as she did for Hillary.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449749" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449749">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449749" class="dsq-comment-message">I just gotta say it like this...that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is a bad bitch.....she is no joke. Mad props to her.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449839" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449839" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449839">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449839" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449839" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, she is.  She was not playing with them.  She was not having that bullshit tonight!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2449876" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449876" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449876">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449876" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449876" class="dsq-comment-message">I said something similar last week. I can\'t be more happy that she is on our side now. I hated to hear her mouth about seating the FL delegation in the primary. <br><br>Actually, I said bad bad b*#ch!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449966" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449966">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2449966" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449966" class="dsq-comment-message">She is clearly ride or die.  Down for the team.  It didn\'t take her one extra day to get on the team either.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450075" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450075" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450075">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450075" class="dsq-comment-message">I know. I put her in the same league sort of as Carville in the primary. O\'s folks couldn\'t really effectively verbally spar with them. They both shut other follks down.<br><br>She has come all the way over. Him not as much but we can give him points for holding up that picture of Wasilla City Hall!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450226" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450226" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450226">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450226" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450226" class="dsq-comment-message">I LOL everytime someone even mentions Carville with that picture. It STILL is hilarious - that visual.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450402" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450402">JJai</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450402" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450402" class="dsq-comment-message">yeah, me too. He can pull off a good stunt. I know he and Mary Matalin go home and exchange stories of their hijinks during pillow talk.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450625" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450625" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2450625" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450625" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450625" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m laughing my ass off just thinking about it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450303" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450303" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450303">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450303" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450303" class="dsq-comment-message">You are so right about that.  I hated to hear them talk because I knew they wouldn\'t let it go until they made their point.<br><br>That picture was toooo much - it was all that needed to be said.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450160" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450160">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450160" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450160" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s very ambitious.   Watch out for her in the future.  There\'s no way she\'s going to destroy her political future out of blind loyalty to Hillary.  She KNEW what she had to do.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450375" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450375" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450375">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450375" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450375" class="dsq-comment-message">Do you think she\'ll have a position in an Obama whitehouse?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450645" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450645" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450645">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450645" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450645" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know...but I bet she\'s considering it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2450787" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450787" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450787">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2450787" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450787" class="dsq-comment-message">IF Florida comes anywhere near close to turning BLUE this time out, I bet she runs for Senate or Maybe Governor next time.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2451289" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2451289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2451289">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2451289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451289" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah/Y\'ALL:  IMHO she is "on the prowl" for some position.  I did not like her when she was following billary around.  But, she has a "fightin\' spirit" which is useful!  So, welcome aboard!!<br>All hands on deck!  Let\'s row this boat ashore!!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEM8JgPninI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEM8JgPninI</a><br>"Hallelujer!"  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450620" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2450620" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450620" class="dsq-comment-message">I have a feeling that her loyalty is the only thing that drove her to defend Hillary. She always seemed to lack passion.<br><br>Not now.<br><br>She was one of those who seconded Barack\'s nomination for president on the convention floor and her enthusiasm was palpable from way up where we were sitting.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450883" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450883">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450883" class="dsq-comment-message">There is a lot of passion in her representation.<br><br>I forgot her best line:  "we can have Larry play the tape!" ahahahahahahahah.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2451239">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451239" class="dsq-comment-message">i agree.  i think she couldn\'t wait for the primary season to be over so she could go full throttle for barack.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449688">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449688" class="dsq-comment-message">Sa-rah\'s ly-ing....Sa-rah\'s ly-ing...........she\'s gonna be in trou-ble....la la la la la la<br><br><a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=5844710" rel="nofollow">http://www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=5844710</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450144">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450144" class="dsq-comment-message">It looks like they set Monegan up.  Now, why would anyone oppose seeking funding for an anti-sexual assault program???  Especially with Alaska\'s high sex assault rates..you\'d think she\'d be overjoyed.<br><br>See, Sarah was into all kinds of drama at the office, while her teenage daughter was getting banged by the "fucking redneck".    Where was her husband?...oh, he was mixed up in it too.   Who was looking out for the kids?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449823">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449823" class="dsq-comment-message">From PoliticalInaction.com:<br><br><i>September 19, 2008<br>SHOCK POLL: Iowa out of play........... <br><br>Bush won Iowa in 2004 and 2000. Obama has put Iowa pretty much out of reach. The gold standard of pollsters, SurveyUSA, puts the Iowa race at 54O 43M. That is 7 electoral votes McCain needs.<br><br>For what it is worth, <a href="http://538.com" rel="nofollow">538.com</a> has Obama winning the election 71% of the time.....<br><br>UPDATE: By the by, it drives me up a wall that no one in the drive by media talks about the importance of Iowa. 3 key facts:<br><br>It is a 14 electoral vote swing in Obama\'s favor.<br><br>It shores up Minnesota, Wisconsin, makes Nebraska\'s split electoral votes possible, and it gives Obama a fighting chance in Missouri.<br><br>Finally, and most importantly, it makes an Obama presidency possible. Obama has to have multiple ways to the White House. Why? Because if it was only Ohio and Florida, McCain would camp out in the those states, spend most of his money there, and the smear campaign of Barack Obama would be, and probably still will be, overwhelming. But here is the thing.....if McCain has to defend multiple places, he can\'t conduct the vicious attacks without turning off voters somewhere where he is vulnerable. Obama needs to steal the equivalent of Ohio from McCain and protect all other Kerry states. That is 20 electoral votes. He is 33% there. New Mexico gets him 60% of the way there. That gives him 3 options remaining: Colorado(10), Virginia(13), or Indiana(11). If he didn\'t have Iowa, he would have to win two of those three, which is probably impossible, or at least not very likely. But with Iowa, he only needs one. This spreads McCain devastatingly thin in message and in resources. McCain has to appeal to a broad swath of people, but he can\'t do it because he isn\'t that versatile. Iowa made and now makes Barack Obama possible. Barack Obama\'s strategy is to bankrupt McCain in Florida and Ohio, then win it with Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia for good measure.<br></i><br><br>Why do we not hear the MSM talking about this?<br><br>To admit that Obama and his campaign was this smart....they won\'t do it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2449898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449898">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449898" class="dsq-comment-message">They don\'t have to - we already knew it.  But you can bet your ass they\'ll be coughing it up election night and the days that follow!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2450067" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450067">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450067" class="dsq-comment-message">And McCain chose a dud VP who he can\'t freely send out to campaign on her own.   The optics are bad for him with tiny crowds, while his VP has large crowds.  Also they\'re terrified she might start ad-libbing.   McCain has to follow her around just to get an audience.   Joe and Barack can cover twice as much territory, with Joe focusing on a specific demographic.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450497">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450497" class="dsq-comment-message">***Video***   Palin and her witch-hunter witch doctor<br>Countdown: Palin\'s Pastor Problem<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hk4JBDzlI2Q" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hk4JBDzlI2Q</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2450751">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450751" class="dsq-comment-message">Conservative Seattle Times Endorses Obama<br><br><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008190671_obamaed21.html" rel="nofollow">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorial...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2451232">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451232" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Yaaaaaa!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><b>Obama-Biden  \'08</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2451506">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451506" class="dsq-comment-message">I can honestly say that I have only seen McCain/ Palin bumper stickers three times since they announced her. It has surprised me each time. There are a lot of women in the Pac Nor West who can scale a fish and hike out for weeks. Not too many want to kill wild life but there are a few of them. Palin isn\'t soo gutsy or salt of the earth. <br><br>I know some polls are showing the race closer than it should be but I think that come election, Washington will be firmly in Obama\'s column.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2441749">indie-ed</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2441749" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain did not make Franklin Raines black. McCain did not choose Raines as an economic advisor.<br><br>Today, the second shoe drops as McCain launches an ad again tying Obama to Jim Johnson( who BTW is white) who played an even more prominent role in Obama\'s campaign and fundraising efforts.<br><br>These links to Fannie and Freddie will harm Obama and McCain will hammer them home. <br><br>No racebaiting here, Just facts. Obama is up to his ears in Fannie/Freddie, money, influence peddling and corruption.<br><br>Fact. In 2005 McCain cosponsored legislation that predicted the current crisis. In 2003 the NYT ran an article outlining the reforms to Fannie and Freddie proposed by the Bush Administration.<br><br>Congress blocked these reforms. Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Charlie Rangel, the Fannie/Freddie family: the Congressional Black Caucus, Jamie Gorelick, Jim Johnson, Franklin Raines...<br><br>And Nancy Peolsi has the nerve to lay this solely at the feet of the Bush Adminstration. What a joke. Now Harry Reid, \'has no idea\' what to do...<br><br>Congress has become irrelevant to the whole crisis and McCain, Paulson and Republicans will step in to fill calm the fears of the American people and set the course for the future.<br><br>Meanwhile Obama throws Raines under the bus (even the the Washinton Post twice reported, without objection from Obama, that Raines was an advisor), offers no comment on the AIG takeover, consults sub-prime advocate Alan Goolsbee on what to do next...<br><br>Time to play the old (lame) race card again and get back to bashing Sarah Palin...cause desperate times call for desperate measures...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2442238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2442238">evelyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2442238" class="dsq-comment-message">Apparently you didn\'t watch the Countdown with Keith Obberman show last night.  He exposed Obama\'s relationship with Jim white and cleared the air on that rumor.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2444165">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2444165" class="dsq-comment-message">Please, check out the facts<br><br>Fact Check: Did Obama \'profit\' from Fannie and Freddie?<br>Posted: 10:16 AM ET<br> <br>Did Obama profit from Fannie and Freddie?<br>Statement:<br>Amid "corruption at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," Sen. Barack Obama "profited from this system of abuse and scandal. While Fannie and Freddie were working to keep Congress away from their house of cards, Senator Obama was taking their money. He got more, in fact, than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairman of the committee that oversees them." —Sen. John McCain, at a campaign stop Friday, September 19, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.<br><br>What are the facts? Find out after the jump.<br><br><br>The Facts <br>Federal law forbids candidates from receiving money directly from companies. The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics tracks donations from employees of various companies. The center\'s list of contributions from Fannie and Freddie employees places Obama second. Ahead of him is Sen. Chris Dodd,<br><br>Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.<br><br>The total listed for Obama is $126,349 — a tiny fraction of the approximately $390 million his campaign has raised, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The list shows McCain has received a total of $21,550 from Fannie and Freddie employees. The list includes donations of at least $200 from those who receive paychecks from Fannie and Freddie. It also includes donations from political action committees — pooled contributions from employees. Obama decided early in his presidential run not to accept PAC contributions, but the Center for Responsive Politics\' list includes all contributions for members of Congress dating back to 1989 — including Obama and McCain\'s Senate campaigns.<br><br>The New York Times has published a separate list looking at contributions from "directors, officers, and lobbyists for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac" for the 2008 campaign cycle. That list — using figures from the Federal Election Commission — shows McCain receiving $169,000, while Obama received only $16,000.<br><br>Explaining the difference, the Center for Responsive Politics said on its Web site that it does not include members of the board of directors because they could serve on boards of various companies. Their contributions are listed along with other employees of the companies they work for. And the center says lobbyists usually represent multiple clients as well, so their contributions are listed under their lobbying firms — except in-house lobbyists, who are included in the center\'s list.<br><br>The mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie became symbols of the nation\'s economic mess — and, to critics, of corporate greed — after the government recently took them over to bail them out, making donations linked to the company in any way potential political fodder.<br><br>VERDICT <br>Partially true, but misleading. Donations don\'t come from companies. A list of employee contributions puts Obama second, but a different list including lobbyists and directors shows McCain getting more.<br><br>One of John McCain\'s ecnonomic advisors, Aquiles Suarez, was in charge of lobbying over $47 mil for Fannie Mae .  Campaign manager Rick Davis lobbied AGAINST regulation of Fannie Mae as part of the Homeownership Alliance.<br><br>John McCain has over 170 lobbyists working on behalf of his campaign.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2443398" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2443398" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/the_rest_of_the_meltdown_story.html" rel="nofollow">The Rest of the Meltdown Story</a> - <i>Congress set up processes (Research the Community Redevelopment Act) whereby <b>community activist groups and organizers</b> could effectively stop a bank\'s efforts to grow if that bank didn\'t make loans to unqualified borrowers.</i><br><br>Thanks Obama!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446618">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446618" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s the <b>Community ReINVESTMENT Act</b>.  Do your research.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448536" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448536">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448536" class="dsq-comment-message">And while you are at it, research redlining also.  You seem to believe everything put in front of you.  Next, are you going to say racism doesn\'t exist??</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2448601" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448601" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack and Michelle Obama spent 20 years following the racist BLT doctrine, at a racist church that promoted it, and close friends with the racist Rev. Wright who preached it. Yes, racism clearly exists!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448668" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448668">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448668" class="dsq-comment-message">You, sir/ma\'am, are a joke, no offense.  You base your judgment of Barack Obama off of 15 minutes of chopped and screwed video footage of Barack\'s preacher and then speak ill-informed, with no support for your statements.  But, that is all I will say on the topic, nor will I even bother to discuss McCain\'s choice of associates.<br><br>At least we can agree that racism exists - prime example, McCain in his old man ignorance calling Asians Gooks.<br><br>What do you have to say now?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2448758" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2448758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448758" class="dsq-comment-message">BLT is a racist doctrine...not some "15 minute" clip.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2448903" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448903">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448903" class="dsq-comment-message">I just can\'t with you.<br><br>If you see Black people liberating themselves through religion as racist then that\'s an issue that is a personal issue that you probably feel strongly about.  Clearly Obama is guilty by association in your "opinion," but when has Obama ever exhibited racism?  You probably know nothing of what Wright preached except what you saw on FoxNews and on the little sites you link to and I feel confident in saying so based on the posts you\'ve made here at JJP.<br><br>But while you want to talk about someone being racists why don\'t you think about McCain\'s relations with Hagee and Parsley, his "Spiritual Guide."<br><br>We here at JJP are concerned with the <b>issues</b> (do you even know what they are??).  You, boy, have nothing to contribute to the conversations regarding the ISSUES because you are no different than McCain and Palin, weaving a web of lies and confusion and hoping the rest of the idiots get stuck in your web.  When you have a <b>political</b> stance to discuss, perhaps I will feel inclined to respond further.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2449174">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449174" class="dsq-comment-message">Karmi is racist, this is just its way of projecting those feelings on others.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2448988" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448988" class="dsq-comment-message">20 years is more than just an "association"..."boy."</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2449901" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2449901" class="dsq-comment-message">Stop lying, Karmi.  You can\'t erase my comments here and you still can\'t back up your <a href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/black-liberation-theology/" rel="nofollow">bogus claim</a>:<br><br><b>“The Black Liberation Theology is nothing more than a black version of the Ku Klux Klan, but in this case it’s about Black Supremacy and Black Separatism instead of the Klan’s white versions!”</b><br><br>#1 __   BLT has no history of lynching or church bombings - i.e. violence.  <br>#2 __   The BLT at TUCC is obviously embraced by Trinity\'s white members.<br>#3 __    Rev. Wright counseled a Black woman, advised her to go through with her marriage to a White man and married the two -- i.e. supporting interracial marriage.<br>#4 __    Trinity is part of a largely white Christian denomination and fellowships regularly with their white Christian brothers and sisters who express how welcomed they feel at Trinity.<br><br>Those simple facts of which you are persistently in denial makes your claims of racism, Black separatism and (you must be out of your mind) Black supremacy utterly ridiculous.<br><br>Note:  On every single one of the points #1, #2, #3 and #4,  the KKK or the World Church of the Creator (you know, the racist church I dared you to honestly compare Trinity to) prove to be both racist and the opposite of BLT/TUCC.<br><br>Karmi --&gt; YOU ARE A LIAR!!!<br><br>A liar and a flea.  None of your bs stands up under scrutiny.<br>You whined <b><i> "Hate is Hate…Racism is Racism."</i></b> when your bogus "black version of the KKK" idea exploded in your face.<br><br>No.  The KKK stands alone and BLT/TUCC are nothing like the KKK.  I just posted FOUR points that prove that.  FOUR points you can\'t dispute.  FOUR facts that leave you making illogical argument after illogical argument.<br><br>That\'s why your dumb azz co-signs the historically illiterate and <a href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/swamp-hermit%E2%80%99s-quick-bits/#comments" rel="nofollow">intellectually bankrupt bs promoted by NBRA</a>.   That\'s why you deleted posts of mine...<br><br>Too many indisputable arguments from me and too many <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/publications/autobiography/chp_15.htm" rel="nofollow">PRIMARY SOURCES</a>...  too many <a href="http://www.africanamericans.com/CivilRightsHistory.htm" rel="nofollow">INDISPUTABLE FACTS</a>!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450078" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest...drunk again, huh. <br><br>3 gay men - members of TUCC - were murdered last year...all within 40 days of each other. Before Michelle, who were Barack\'s sexual partners...besides Frank Davis and his (Davis) wife? <br><br>Barack and Michelle broke off their friendship with Rev. Wright. Why? Later, they left the TUCC. Why?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450851" class="dsq-comment-message">You typed some words but you still can\'t defend your bogus claim.  In fact, you just screamed, "Uncle."  Notice how you dropped that BLT = racist bs.  <br><br>NOTICE HOW YOU CAN\'T DEBATE ME!<br><br>Instead, you go from one lame whispered assertion to the other.  Just like a punk.<br><br>Note:  Asking "why?" is not an argument.  It shows your lack of an argument.<br><br><i>"3 gay men were murdered..."</i><br><br>Okay, no Lazarus jokes from me (to you)...  lol<br>And I don\'t know what the Biblical character\'s orientation was but your arguments are flat out gay.  They sure aren\'t... straight.  You know, like in straight to the point as in showing a straight, direct connection.<br><br>No, you have to beg people to JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS with you.  <br><br>The media, oddly, keeps trotting out this line that "Obama can\'t close the deal" but that\'s the exact description thing of all these lame arguments of yours:  you can\'t close the deal.<br><br>You can come up with all kinds of crazy azz ASSERTIONS but you never back them up.<br><br>And all that has me wondering about you Karmi...  you and your obsession with this idea of Black Supremacy.  <br><br>I think you\'re trying to tell us something about yourself.  Sounds like you feel inadequate.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2450915" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2450915" class="dsq-comment-message">Allow me to help you...Barack and Michelle split from Wright and TUCC when Wright and TUCC were discovered to be racist.<br><br>That racism is about to come up again...for the public to take another look at.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2451069" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451069" class="dsq-comment-message">"discovered to be racist..."<br><br>BULLSH*T!!!   You\'ve yet to make the argument that TUCC is racist.  And CIRCULAR ARGUMENTS don\'t count, Karmi.<br><br>You got FOUR points to respond to.  Let\'s see if you got the intelligence to do it.  <br><br>FYI... That\'s FOUR points where your charges of racism fall flat.  FOUR points that show how the KKK produces the opposite effect to TUCC/BLT because the KKK:<br><br>#1 __ KKK has a history of racist violence - lynching, bombings.<br>#2 __  KKK has no <i>known</i> non-white members.<br>#3 __  KKK is against interracial marriage.<br>#4 __  KKK actually espouses separatism.<br><br>Barack and Michelle split over politics the same way McCain split with his past principled, "maverick" stances.  <br><br><br><i>That racism is about to come up again...</i><br><br>You are out of your league and showing your pathetic (and deteriorating)  emotional state of mind.<br><br>Whatever "racism" you want to "come up again" would only go to show how much racism resides in people, like you, trying desperately to say "BLT = racist" enough times for you to actually believe it.<br><br>You can\'t even convince yourself that BLT/TUCC is racist.  Like a lame, you tried to say BLT = Black Supremacy/Black Separatism but your asthmatic azz can\'t keep your head in the sand that long.<br><br>NEVER at NO TIME have you EVER pointed how TUCC/BLT actually promote or practices Black Supremacy or Black Separatism.  That sh*t won\'t fly when we know Trinity, which has embraced BLT, remains and continues to fellowship in a largely white Christian denomination and welcomes and embraces White members and visitors, alike (which is part of the reason, after more than 30 years of BLT at TUCC, ignorant White folk are just now "discovering" it).<br><br>As I\'ve said before, Rev. Wright, e.g., can\'t be the racist you want him to be when he says, "different does not mean deficient."  That makes him different from the KKK types.  They are very vocal in saying something different.  You know, the opposite version of the conclusion made about "different."</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2451389" href="http://hustleandfloe.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2451389" class="dsq-comment-message">will let you get back to your argument down here but did want to note that BLT may or may not be racist, but it is a racialization of theology - as such corruption of christian belief as defined by the theology that holds Jesus as bona fide historical figure and thus, as God, according to his own claims. A preacher of that theology may or may not be racist.   A BLT preacher can be BLT-heavy without being racist, but the line seems thin and easy to fall over.<br><br>What I hate is that the value and freedom to worship culturally - vs. worshiping one\'s own race or denigrating others - is a true Christian freedom.  We can mix and not - and both are all good.  It is possible to enjoy Black culture and find comfort there as a Black person with none of that remotely having to do with hating white.<br><br>But we\'s all confused.  There is no black theology or white theology that can be justifiable.  We can justify theology held by both and operating in a cultural context - because we ain\'t defining theology for ourselves and giving weight to some racial standard.<br><br>I think if you could hear the black expository preaching of W.J. Shaw, Caesar Clark, Gardner C. Taylor, Wyatt Tee Walker, or Manuel Scott, you\'d be happy to pull up a pew on sunday after sunday...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2452927" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2452927" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the reply Hustleandfloe,<br><br>I’m against any doctrine, theology, dogma or religion that teaches and/or promotes hate, and/or claims <b>ownership of God</b> – particularly any one of the main three <a href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/abrahamic-religions/" rel="nofollow"><b>Abrahamic Religions</b></a>. Thru Judaism, the other two are based on the God/s of ancient Sumer and Egypt civilizations – primarily the Gods Ptah and Enki, which Yahweh can be traced back to. God cannot be <b>owned</b>…does not require worship…does not require belief in or faith in, and does not punish or reward humans.<br><br>The Democratic Party is about promoting hate, e.g. hate the “Evil Rich”, “BIG Corporations”, “White Men”, “White America”, etcetera etcetera etcetera. BLT is just one of the forms that the Democratic Party uses to promote hate.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2453569" href="http://hustleandfloe.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2453569" class="dsq-comment-message">Your comment makes the BLT bigger than it is. It has history going back to 1966. ..pales in comparison to the history of  Black expository preaching. <br><br>Take a look at Dr. Cleophus James Larue, Professor of Preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary: "[the book] The Heart of Black Preaching is an effort to go back into three hundred years of black preaching history to see if we could discover some thread that ran throughout the whole of our preaching in this country. What I was able to discover is that there is in black preaching a common thread that centers around a sovereign God. Throughout history, in every period of our lives upon these shores, we have always believed that a sovereign, all powerful God was at work on our behalf. Had we not believed that I don’t know if we could have come through the dark night of slavery or the oppression of segregation and many other things that we have been able to come through.<br><a href="http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/LaRue_4517.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/LaRue_4517.htm</a> <br><br>That\'s definitely Black, but not Black theology - just plain old theology of a sovereign God.<br><br>On God requiring worship, we differ on the historical record of the bible, e.g. Romans 12 or Luke 4:8 which are pretty clear on God saying he\'s worthy of worship and demanding that. worship.<br><br>Not talking theology, per se, as much as history of the Bible and Jesus.  "Some writers may toy with the fancy of a \'Christ-myth\', but they do not do so on the ground of historical evidence. The historicity of Christ is as axiomatic for the unbiased historian as the historicity of Julius Caesar. It is not historians who propagate the \'Christ-myth\' theories." (F.F. Bruce: \'The New Testament documents: Are they reliable?\')<br><br>Essentially, historicity is not in dispute by secular of religious scholars.  Jesus\' theology, what he said, is what he himself has left us to believe or not, not forcing belief but warning us against rejecting him and even further commanding worship. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus#Jesus_as_a_historical_person" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jes...</a><br><br>The warning is for us to stop the silly judging of each other because we\'ll all stand before God one day:<br><br>Rom 14:10  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. <br><br> Rom 14:11  For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2454142" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2454142" class="dsq-comment-message">White Americans were shocked to see what was being taught at TUCC. Sure, white Americans were use to the likes of J. Jackson, A. Sharpton, and a few others, but had not realized that hatred and anti-Americanism were being taught at many black churches. Most white Americans had figured that black churches were about “Black expository preaching” of the past, which was not about teaching hatred.<br><br>I am probably more vocal about BLT than most white Americans; however, I suspect that their silence will show up in November as votes against Obama.<br><br>A <i>‘form’</i> of BLT may have been started by the NCNC in 1996, but it was not the doctrine of hatred that James Cone started with his <i>Black Theology and Black Power</i> (1969), and his <i>A Black Theology of Liberation</i> (1970). James Cone’s works were also heavily influenced by Islamism and Marxism…as he has stated.<br><br>The NT offers <b>very little</b> of Jesus’ own words, and offers a lot of words from the Roman citizen Paul, i.e. <i>Pauline Christianity</i>. Even the four Gospels have difficulty agreeing on what Jesus said, and/or even what actually happened, e.g. the sign on the cross, the crucifixion, and the resurrection. The few actual recorded words of Jesus are misunderstood to this day. Today’s NT is actually what the Roman Emperor Constantine I authorized, i.e. <i>Pauline Christianity</i>. Thomas Paine’s <a href="http://www.thomaspaine.org/Archives/AOR1.html" rel="nofollow">The Age Of Reason - Part I</a> does a much better job at explaining the NT’s many discrepancies that I can.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2445200" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445200" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWI3MDQyNGIwOTczMTU2YmI1NjE5OWMxMGJkYTQzZTg=" rel="nofollow">Obama 101</a> - <i>"By trying to second-guess the present administration in its negotiations with Iraq, Obama ignored a golden rule of American politics."</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445571">lamh31</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445571" class="dsq-comment-message">You might want to make sure you use more credible sources.<br><br>ABC NEWS: Republicans Back Obama‘s Version of Meeting with Iraqi Leaders :<br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/undermining-mcc.html#comments" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09...</a><br><br><br>"The Obama campaign said that the Post report consisted of "outright distortions."<br><br>Lending significant credence to Obama\'s response is the fact that -- though it\'s absent from the Post story and other retellings -- in addition to Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, this July meeting was also attended by Bush administration officials such as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the Baghdad embassy\'s Legislative Affairs advisor Rich Haughton, as well as a Republican senator, Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.<br><br>Attendees of the meeting back Obama\'s account, including not just Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, but Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers from both parties. Officials of the Bush administration who were briefed on the meeting by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad also support Obama\'s account and dispute the Post story and McCain attack.<br><br>The Post story is "absolutely not true," Hagel spokesman Mike Buttry told ABC News."<br><br>Read full post: <br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/undermining-mcc.html#comments" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2445519">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445519" class="dsq-comment-message">Is that the same golden rule that wants to delay the Troopergate investigation until after the election? Oh yeah  and the same golden rule that delayed the investigation into GW National guard records awhile back? What about that golden rule that we would love to know the mental fitness of our potential next president (before it\'s too late) McSame withholding his medical records. Can we say PTSD, but I degress  How quickly you forget. <br><br>Can\'t have it both ways buddy.<br> <br><br>OBAMA/BIDEN 08</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2445607" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445607" class="dsq-comment-message">No. "Troopergate" is a bogus claim by the fascist left. Also, when is Obama going to release his medical records? McCain has...why not Obama?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2445928" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2445928" class="dsq-comment-message">he did. It was one page. McCain had a 1000 pages of health related issues, though the first 700 pages were on stone tablets.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448354">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448354" class="dsq-comment-message">evita:  What more do you need, than to see Mr. Obama <b>RUNNING</b> up onto a stage and "McAncient" - -er, -um <b>shuffling out from the side</b>??<br><br><b>ENOUGH!</b><br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN \'08</b><br><br>p.s.  K, make that <b>negative 327!</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2448428">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2448428" class="dsq-comment-message">Didn\'t McCain\'s release 1000 pages was released for 3 hours to LIMITED press?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2446715">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2446715" class="dsq-comment-message">The Republican Senate Leader for the state of Alaska is part of the fascist left? Ummmm....you sure bout that? <br>LOL</div>\
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		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

	
	if((typeof OB_Script != 'undefined') && (typeof OB_versionNum != 'undefined')) {
		if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1) {
			if(window.frames['dsq-reply-frame']) {
				window.frames['dsq-reply-frame'].location = Dsq.Urls.REPLY + (new Date()).getTime() + '&f=jackandjillpolitics&t=friday_open_thread_01&to_redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location) + '&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
			}
		}
	}

	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			Dsq.Realtime.initialize();
		}
	}

	



	window.ExecuteWhen = (function () {
	var obj = {}
	
	// Private
	var running = false;
	var timer = null;
	var pending = [];
	var startTimer = function() {
		running = true;
		timer = setInterval(obj.heartBeat, 100);
	};
	var stopTimer = function() {
		running = false;
		clearInterval(timer);
	};
	
	// Public
	obj.add = function (condition, code) {
		pending.push([condition,code]);
		this.heartBeat(); //!
		if (!running) {
			startTimer();
		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
			}
		}
		pending = newPending;
	};
	return obj;
})();

// also used in embed_thread.js:
window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

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

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

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


	


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

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

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

})();




