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"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": 3275190, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277827": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:   I've prepared some \"special popcorn & GREEN Tea\" for that moment!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>The \"HATA's\" POST-ELECTION COMMENTARIES will be HILARIOUS!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)  This will be almost as much FUN as the ELECTION WIN!!  :&gt;) <br><br>  BUT  -   gotta KEEP WORKIN'.    :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>OBAMA-BIDEN  '08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:08:03", "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": 3277482, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274244": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If she's really that smart, she should know just how stupid this looks.<br><br>We'll agree to disagree, before this gets out of hand (it's Friday, after all). She gets no sympathy, support, or <i>anything</i> from me.<br><br>None.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:00:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3274045, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Probably on her own.  <br><br>That would be my guess.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:20:04", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3279230, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285511": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"What the viewers and listeners who feel his is unfairly critical of Obama don't understand, Smiley told MarketWatch, is that his job is to \"hold people accountable.\" <br><br>\"sniff, sniff\"<br>Smells Like Bullshit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:08:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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": 3281331, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274250": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Got me wondering whether she was even mugged for real.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:00:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3273959, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287052": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It is said and done.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_20:00:30", "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": 3278976, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D:  <b>TRUTH!!</b>  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:01:58", "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": 3275522, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Co-sign.  And now she's claiming \"mental illness.\"  Give me a break.  This chick new exactly what she was doing.  She even premeditated by sending updates on twitter before it went down.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:16:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3280331, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280921": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This reminds me of that Susan Smith who killed her precious little boys and blamed a black man.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:45:50", "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": 3280581, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281796": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Joe the Plumber considers run for Congress...<br><br><a href=\"http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/10/24/joe-the-plumber-says-hes-mulling-run-for-congress/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/10/24/joe-...</a><br><br>Great idea.  I hope the Dems field some elite (uppity) Black, Latino or Asian to run against him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:14:35", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL! <br><br>Why tape an \"apology\" if it was a \"setup\" and you didn't really say it?<br><br>This woman is going down...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:49:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3280022, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280415": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:17:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3279366, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284513": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>If you're appointing yourself TEH SHER'FF in charge of holding people accountable, then hold EVERYBODY accountable.</I><br><br>Thank you and good night!</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:51:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3284346, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "why doesn't S ever answer questions posed to her/him?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:28:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "islandgirl550", "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": 3274365, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Break from campaign news:<br><br><a href=http://www.ncnn.com/content/view/3470/26/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Duke Lacrosse Accuser Writes Book</a><br><br><i>\"Many people have tried to use my name and my past to intimidate me, to make me believe that I was a nobody,\" she said, speaking before reporters Thursday at the Know Book Store to promote her new book, \"The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story.\"</i><br><br><B>WTF?</B>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:31:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 30, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274281": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You called it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:02:43", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273959, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "EVENING OPEN THREAD IS UP", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:12:46", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284529": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Another great voting diary:<br><br>13 Undecided Elderly Floridians Finally Decided After Attending a McCain Rally<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/131839/67/751/640994\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/131839...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:52:22", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280946": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!! <br><br>Elwin Tinklenberg's ad: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK1dZDgO5UY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK1dZDgO5UY</a><br><br>Michele Bachmann: \"Are they pro-America or anti-America?\"  That's what you said LIAR. Deal with it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:47:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3280120, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286963": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tell him again Ronnie B!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:51:46", "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": 3279274, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275319": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks rikyrah.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:54:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "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": 3273785, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273785": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "that was a good article, and the post is right. Maybe if there was some balance in our community, it wouldn't make men doing what they're supposed to be doing, so extraordinary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:33:15", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273409, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cheri,<br><br>I live about an hour away from College Station. I traveled there all the time and was stunned at the Bryan Eagle endorsing Obama. It's Bush country!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:23:16", "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": 3278725, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279933": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LilyTiger,<br><br>I'm passionate about causes that I believe in. Sometimes my passion causes me to become a little too emotional and I have to check myself.<br><br>I may not agree with the Duke Accuser's past lifestyle but I will defend her right not to be sexually assaulted or dehumanized for it because someone thinks she deserved it or had it coming.  And I will speak out about her right OR anyone's right to be heard!  Equal Justice for all ......is all I want.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:50:44", "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": 3279622, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279274": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Tavis, in effect, played himself.  He was under the delusion that any Black person who would dare rise to national and international prominence, would do so with his blessing and vetting.   He had the opportunity to be a significant part of one of the greatest things to happen to this country; yet instead he tried to convince us that supporting Hillary Clinton was the smarter bet.  And when we didn't bite, he acted like <i>we</i> were the ones who didn't get it.  Well, there's a price to be paid for that.  And that price is lost credibility.    <br><br>Now Tavis is stuck interviewing obscure book authors and B actors of lame sitcoms--at eleven o'clock at night--on PBS, no less.<br><br>You played yourself, Tavis.  And if Barack or Michelle Obama ever give your petulant ass the time of day, it'll be because of <i>their</i> graciousness and generosity.  Not your importance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:15:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277575, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279257": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nquest - I feel you.  However, we ALL know it is bullsh*t.  Blogging has forever changed the face of  reporting.  Someone (just like you) will call him out on it with proof and again confirm what we ALL know to be reality.<br><br>The MSM has desperately been trying to help McCain level the playing field but bloggers like you, JJP, Huffpo, DailyKos and others won't allow it.  Continue to do what you are doing because it has made a difference.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:14:16", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278436, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278401": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D.,  <br>Duke medical center had the girl's rape kit.  I was in the hospital after it happened, and the nurses were talking about how they did the rape kit, and the girl was raped.  There were more than 15 players at that party, and If they slipped her a psychotrophic drug, she wouldn't remember what the hell happened.<br><br>My personal theory is that they assaulted her, and they assualted her with a broomstick.  <br><br>I can't be sure what happened, but something did happen.<br><br>How else can you explain those players suing evereybody but her?<br><br>I smell payoff.  I live in Durham, that is how they do it around this town.<br><br>Ps.<br><br>There are more rapes on Duke's campus than are ever reported in the media.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:40:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "rorysmomma", "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": 3277499, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can certainly see your point, but as the saying goes \"You don't know what you don't know.\"<br><br>If you consider that 80% of so or Americans live in segregated neighborhoods, its easy to see why certain conversation don't happen. This level of information ie: lawn jockeys is not one that is presented within formal educational settings. If you ask younger African Americans about what the \"lawn jockey\" stands for is what it is about they would have no clue. They may know its bad, but do they know what it is about. This generational distance is a challenge, but couple that with the lack of opportunity afforded to our society within formal educational settings. <br><br>I firmly believe that this notion that everyone \"should\" know what these symbols mean is an idealistic way to look at the problems of lack of understanding between us all. I get aggravated by the lack of understanding of whites on issues like these, but that is just proof that this is so much work to be done. <br><br>I'm not suggesting YOU do it, but still it has to be done. I offered the initial comment for others to see that that there are some people who are ill informed, but are still good people. Cheri, you are kind of new to posting here, so you may not know that I am a Puerto Rican, who regularly seeks to draw connections instead of divisions between groups and I do it through education (my work and life's passion.) When we elect to engage the \"issue\" with notions of \"willful ignorance\" and such  I believe we shut down the ability for full and truthful exchanges.   I won't disagree with you about it being unacceptable at all, but not having respectful communication with people who may truthfully not know is also unacceptable. <br><br>We have to unravel generations of symbols, colloquial sayings, laws, traditions, ways of being and so on that are too complex to just swat away or be dismissive of as \"willful ignorance.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:11:44", "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": 3275142, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Didn't hear it but my kitty is purring and being too cute so I was not fully paying attention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_20:02:53", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3285770, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3272774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As you read reports about the records in early voting in Florida, please keep this mind - Rachel Maddow did a segment yesterday about how the GOP in Florida specifically voted to make Early Voting MORE DIFFICULT:<br>a) fewer hours<br>b) fewer polling places<br><br>And despite their attempts at VOTER SUPPRESSION, we now see record numbers. <br><br>Think about that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_08:57:26", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Police Press Release on Attacked McCain Volunteer</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1024_press_release_wm.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1024_press_...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:40:46", "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": 3277746, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287112": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "to both of you, Town and msmartin, Thank you.  Piyoww ! on the little man.  Tired of that dude tap dancing and telling on us less intelligent folk.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_20:06:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3286898, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Beautiful.  Couldn't have said it better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:54:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "jdickenslaw", "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": 3284346, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279435": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think her career is already in stage 4 of it's disease. Euthenasia may be required.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:23:54", "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": 3278412, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278412": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "...and saying it out loud is political suicide.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:41:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3278080, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WHO...and I ask again...WHO....paid this woman an advance and ok'd this book?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:34:13", "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": 3273767, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281487": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Charles Fried then provided an update to TNR<br><br>UPDATE: Fried writes to TNR: I admire Senator McCain and was glad to help in his campaign, and to be listed as doing so; but when I concluded that I must vote for Obama for the reason stated in my letter, I felt it wrong to appear to be recommending to others a vote that I was not prepared to cast myself. So it was more of an erasure than a public affirmation--although obviously my vote meant that I thought that Obama was preferable to McCain-Palin. I do not consider abstention a proper option.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:05:25", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3288148": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Desperation.<br>For the McCain campaign, it's what's for dinner.<br>Bon appertit!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_21:49:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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": 3286626, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281493": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She should learn to stfu!  Cry Me A River......", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:05:28", "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": 3280022, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273815": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's good news. Weld was a popular governor in Mass and can help Barack in New Hampshire.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:34:48", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273507, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nope.<br>I'd rather have fruit cake.<br>Are Tavis & Harold Ford singing a duet,<br>\"I Coulda Been a Contenda!\"?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:17:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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": 3285434, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No. Those spoiled bratty pigs were allowed to profit off their destructive bad behavior. And now have the audacity to sue the City of Durham for more money! Pigs!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:42:40", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277215, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sarah Palin Refuses To Answer Whether Or Not Abortion Clinic Bombers Are Terrorists<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/sarah-palin-refuses-to-an_n_137471.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/sarah-...</a><br><br>Evey time I hear her talk I get irritated, but I now find that reading what she says irritates me too. He verbal skills are an embarrassment. In the link above- she refuses to answer the question about abortion clinic bombers. Apparently some people deserve to be killed and some people do not. I guess its HER call \"and not on their watch!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:27:05", "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": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274335": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have an awesome book:<br>What It Means to be Daddy: Black Men living Away from their Children by Jenifer Hamer.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:05:34", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273785, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Where are you people coming from?<br>  <br>Have none of you anything good to say about anyone except Obama?<br>the terrorist is Wm. Ayers, and they did kill people!  The crooks are Acorn(Obama's connection.)<br><br>Wake up!  You are being used and lied to just to get your vote.  If Obama gets in you will see just where his heart is. It is Acorn, Fannie and Freddy, Dem. Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, Chris Dodd and Obama that caused this financial meltdown.  McCain tried to stop it in 2006, and the Dems voted it down.   You all seem to know how to spread hate but are you doing any research?<br><br>I just want you to see that we do still have free speech, and this blog sounds like \"The View\", with no opposing opinions allowed.  My true opinion is that Barack Obama, is a created candidate, who has no record(check out Chicago, it is worse off) , he voted to raise taxes when he actually voted, but most of the time he only voted present. Took credit for things he  did not do, and requested earmarks at the rate of a million dollars a day as a Senator.    He sounds good, looks good and recites the lines well, but thats about it.  He owes David Axelrod, thats where it all comes from, but he pays him well.<br><br>By the way, babies are people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:26:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "9a919368f67c62bbcacf59a03a27bfb4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "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}, "3277499": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Getting your name and reputation back from <b>everyone</b> who slandered it is <i>profit</i>?<br><br>My God, what's <i>loss</i>?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:50:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3277369, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280996": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"It is not at all accidental that she blamed a black man for the attack.\"<br><br>No, it isn't.  And despite his media friends like Joe Scarborough and Mika Brizinksi, who I find annoying as hell, Senator McCain has clearly tried racial, religious and ethnic fears.<br><br>It takes a lot of coordination on the Campaign trail to get a candidate to break for a personal phone call, and they would never do it unless it held some advantage.  They were clearly trying to capitalize off of this, and now it's blow up in their face.<br><br>If Roland Martin does his job tonight, he will make that point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:50:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "4fd3ca416b455e03c3fa02c8bc744eb4", "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": 3280331, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287313": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "he mentioned B.O. having good teeth as a positive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_20:25:35", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3285770, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275368": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Truthseeker,<br><br>That's what I got from the interview. My jaw was dropped!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:57:42", "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": 3275239, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287147": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "audio fruitcake. (laughing stoopid over here.)   I'm stillin' that to use for the season's greetings. Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_20:09:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3285434, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3276398": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But what evidence there was didn't match with any of the team members. Including ones that weren't at the party at all.<br><br>You don't find that just a <i>little</i> bit strange?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:52:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3276262, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyrah - I hope Isiah gets through whatever problems pushed him to do this.<br><br> But I have to confess -- when I first saw this on MSNBC this afternoon.  . . . my first thought was -- I hope he at least sent in his ballot  to vote for Barack by mail.<br><br>Then I slapped my own hand.  That was really really really bad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:25:43", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3281636, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/17049/811/493/637184\" rel=\"nofollow\">Matt Drudge: Racial Arsonist</a><br><br>Enough is enough.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:33:22", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How soon before McCain brings her on the campaign trail to illustrate the meanness <br>of the Obama supporters? Yeah, her story might be fake but hey, he thinks Joe the Plumber was a good mascot for his campaign, despite what's been found out about him!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:06:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef6b300676d1702a1666b17cc6a7403f", "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": 3273631, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "SOMEONE on this blog, the last time I brought up Tavis, said that he would whine about this....<br><br>but, I'm with the others<br><br>FUCK TAVIS.<br><br>If Obama wants to sit down with a Black Journalist, he can sure in hell pick one that hasn't been dogging him for nearly his entire run, and who disrespected his wife. <br><br><br>There's a long list of Black Journalists who DID NOT do what Tavis did.....<br><br>Any one of them can get the interviews.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:34:25", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277575, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw that - not a fan but I wish him well and a speedy recovery.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:25:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3281636, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think (any lawyers around?) they'd have to get into the details of the case, if they're already exonerated.<br><br>The evidence seemed to support the AG's position, even if it is just his \"opinion.\" Sorry.<br><br>Reads like libel to me. I'd sue her, and donate the money to a charity for abused women (as has been suggested). She doesn't deserve a damn thing from this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:58:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3274991, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279992": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   From Faux Spews [No flaming, please  :&gt;)]<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/fox-news-vp-if-mccain-wor_b_137522.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/fox...</a><br><b>Greg Mitchell:  Fox News VP:  IF McCain Worker 'Mutilation Story' Is A Hoax, His Campaign Is 'Over'</b><br><br>-er, -uh,  -a'hem -      <b>IT IS OVER!!!</b><br><br><i><b>It had drawn wide local and national -- even political attention, with the McCain and Obama campaigns weighing in -- but now the Ashley Todd story has fallen apart. Police in Pittsburgh have now declared the tale a hoax and the woman now faces charges for her deed.</b><br><br>Earlier today, John Moody, executive vice president at Fox News, commented on his blog there that \"this incident could become a watershed event in the 11 days before the election. If Ms. Todd's allegations are proven accurate, some voters may revisit their support for Senator Obama, not because they are racists (with due respect to Rep. John Murtha), but because they suddenly feel they do not know enough about the Democratic nominee.<br><br><b>\"If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain's quest for the presidency is over, <u>forever linked to race-baiting.\"</u></b><br><br>He titled his posting: \"Moment of Truth.\" Indeed.<br><br>It started yesterday afternoon with Matt Drudge screaming at the top of his site this afternoon in red type -- but no siren -- that a Pittsburgh campaign worker for McCain, age 20, had been viciously attacked and the letter \"B\" carved into her face, presumably by a Barack Obama fan. Her name, it soon emerged, was Ashley Todd and she had come to Pittsburgh from College Station, Texas, to help out.<br><br>It started to appear overblown (Drudge downgraded it to smaller, black type) as the police noted that it seemed to be a robbery ($60) and she did not seek medical attention. But later press reports said she would visit a hospital, Sarah Palin and maybe John McCain had reportedly called her and Obama has condemned the alleged assault, although McCain/Obama angle to story not yet confirmed.<br><br>Still later, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, and some others, grew skeptical. For one thing, the \"B\" was carved a little too lightly and perfectly -- and backward, as if done using a mirror. Smoking Gun probed a too-pat \"Twitter\" angle and Gawker and Wonkette looked at her MySpace page.<br><br>Now police say that evidence from the ATM that she reportedly visited did not match her account. And it turns out she changed her story, admitting that her assailant did not see a McCain bumper sticker and adding to her account a sexual assault and losing consciousness. Drudge added a link titled \"B...or B.S.\"? <b>Finally, early this afternoon, came word that she had made it all up.</b><br>*<br>Greg Mitchell is editor of Editor & Publisher and its hot new blog The E&P Pub. His latest book on Iraq and the media is titled \"So Wrong for So Long.\" </i><br><br>For:  McAncient/The Gov.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvtDb0ZPwQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">LEAVING ON A JET PLANE!</a><br><br>BUH-BYEEEEEEE!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br><br>OBAMA-BIDEN  '08!!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:53:50", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284527": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In a Chesterfield, MO (St. Louis suburb) middle school, some of the students created \"Hit a Jew Day\".<br><br><a href=\"http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1239127%2Cst-louis-jews-hit102308.article\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1239127,st-...</a><br><br>Are you kidding me???<br><br>This is exactly the kind of atmosphere that McCain 'nem wanted.  And they're getting it--even with kids.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:52:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "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}, "3273852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hell if I know. <br><br>I returned to my far-right roots and watched O'Reilly this morning; that's where I heard about it.<br><br>I typically don't advocate violence against women, but she needs to be slapped. A few times.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:37:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3273805, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274025": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "not sure if this was posted on JJP yesterday.<br><br>McCain's Home State Party Imploding, Plagued By Infighting And Scandal<br><br>At the top of the list, perhaps, is news that the party is being forced to return $105,000 to an unidentified group originally reported only as \"SCA\" and which increasingly appears to be linked to GOP candidate Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Party insiders are also now publicly feuding with one another, some vowing to unseat the state party chair after the election season. Local television stations, meantime, are refusing to air at least one state GOP ad and perhaps two for stretching the facts even beyond the standards that presently govern election campaign TV ads. <br><br>As if these problems weren't enough, Democratic Party officials are asking incumbent GOP Rep. John Shadegg embarrassing questions concerning election-season espionage after a credit card belonging to Shadegg's campaign manager was found under a desk in the offices of the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters. <br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/arizona-gop-in-desperate_b_136701.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/arizona-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:47:11", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279999": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/how-obama-could-lose/?ref=opinion\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23...</a><br><br>President Obama? Not so fast, says The New Republic\u2019s Noam Scheiber. John McCain doesn\u2019t need a \u201ccatastrophic external event\u201d to defeat Obama on Election Day, Scheiber says.<br><br>\u201cI happen to think Obama\u2019s chances of winning are upward of 80 percent,\u201d he writes at The Plank, his magazine\u2019s political blog. He later adds, \u201cBut, truth be told, I can imagine a losing scenario that doesn\u2019t involve outside events. It goes something like this: Obama wins all the Kerry states plus Iowa and New Mexico, giving him 264 electoral votes, then narrowly loses the rest of the red states where he\u2019s currently competitive.\u201d<br><br>Scheiber devises other plausible losing electoral maps for Obama. \u201cKeep in mind that Obama loses if he wins all the Kerry states except Pennsylvania, even if he picks up Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, and Virginia,\u201d he writes. Here\u2019s what Schieber, an Obama supporter, worries about:<br><br>    1.) We\u2019re at the point in the race when national trends may start diverging from trends in battleground states where McCain is still competing. After all, having an active campaign in a state makes a big difference. Just look at Michigan since McCain pulled out in early October. According to RCP, Obama is up 1.5 points nationally since October 2, but nearly 4.8 points in Michigan.<br><br>    McCain is husbanding his resources for the absolute minimum number of electoral votes he needs to win, which means ignoring the national numbers and focusing on everything from Virginia on down the list of battlegrounds. There\u2019s no reason to think he couldn\u2019t lose the popular vote by 2-3 points but still win Virginia by 1.<br><br>    2.) State polls seem to lag national polls, one-off polls tend to lag tracking polls, and polling averages (like the kind you find at RCP, <a href=\"http://Pollster.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pollster.com</a>, and FiveThirtyEight) lag any single poll by design. Which is to say, those state-level averages could easily be 5-7 days behind the current on-the-ground reality.<br><br>    3.) While eight points is a lot to make up in two weeks, it\u2019s not nearly as daunting over three weeks\u2013well under half a point a day (.38, but who\u2019s counting?). Or put differently: If, as some analysts** believe, the momentum shifted somewhat toward McCain last week, then Virginia could actually be much closer than 8 points today. We just wouldn\u2019t know it till next week.<br><br>    4.) Throw in a Bradley Effect of even a point or two on top of that, and a few more costly Biden gaffes, and I don\u2019t think Virginia is necessarily out of reach.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:54:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "f6abedc81cc9a2ea49192e2fcfca2f36", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Buyer's remorse? I might be one of them, when it's all said and done.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:03:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3278568, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>Let them bring it</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:32:10", "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": 3279128, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274518": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Cheri,<br><br>I'm kinda thinking the whole mugging thing was made up as well because from listening to MSNBC this morning, she was asked to do a polygraph and during the questioning,  she didn't mention the $60 that was taken during a second round of questioning. Very odd!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:16:03", "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": 3274250, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "my bad, cool Berg. was late to this before posting link...  Thanks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:26:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3279862, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277448": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I took my \"sea sick pill\"/\"dramamine\"  this morning, so I was able to \"navigate\" through the DISORIENTATION of that pic!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)      :&gt;)  But, I like them!!  :&gt;)  Thanks!!<br><br>Came here to post more info from Detroit!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081024/METRO01/810240425/1409/METRO\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AI...</a><br><b>Request filed to remove Cockrel from mayoral election</b><br><br><i>DETROIT -- Political consultant Adolph Mongo this morning filed a request with the City Clerk's Office to remove Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr.'s name from the ballot for the February special mayoral election.<br><br>Mongo, who said he is not backing anyone in the race, said Cockrel lied when he signed an affidavit stating he was in compliance with state election laws when he submitted petitions to run in the special election. Cockrel owes $42,000 in campaign finance fees, according to the Wayne County Clerk's Office. That contradicts the affidavit, Mongo said today.<br><br>Cockrel has hired election law attorney Michael Hodge. <br><br>Mongo said Cockrel was one of the leaders of the push to remove former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office. Kilpatrick left office after pleading to perjury stemming from the ongoing text message scandal.<br><br>\"He was the leader of the pack,\" Mongo said of Cockrel. \"The leader of the witch hunt. Now he is the witch.\"<br><br>Cockrel told The Detroit News previously that a person in the Wayne County Clerk's Office told him no fines needed to be paid, but now the office is saying otherwise.<br><br>Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett has said the mayor and three others running for the office are not in compliance, and it would be up to the city clerk to determine whether they could be on the ballot.<br><br>Mongo said Kilpatrick was removed from office for lying, and Cockrel should be treated no differently.<br><br>\"What makes him special?\" Mongo said.<br><br>Cockrel's office was unavailable for comment this morning.</i><br><br>WHAT is going on?  You mean that ONE UN-CORRUPT PERSON doesn't exist in the Motor City?  I'm not believin' this!   Whew!!<br><br>FINALLY:  I'll be GONE ALL DAY.  :&gt;(   I'll miss y'all!   <br><br>OBAMA-BIDEN  '08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:47:56", "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}, "3274378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D, I have followed this story for the past 2 years every single day. The case wasn't handled right from jump street. It took police 2 days to go to the house and collect evidence. I really don't give a rat's ass what harsh language you use. Those players got rewarded from Duke University and didn't deserve one damn dime. They invited those women into their home and degraded them, called them niggers and someone went into Crystal's purse and stole her money. But yet they are rewarded damages from Duke and now are trying to sue the city of Durham. To hell with those spoiled s.o.b.'s.!  And there you have it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:07:53", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3274130, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280022": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Too late for your apologies, Little Miss McCarthy...<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1008/Bachmann_tapes_apology_ad.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1008/Ba...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:55:56", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  One more thing:<br><br>Continuing PRAYERS for \"GRANDMOTHER\"/Mr. Obama/family!  AMEN.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:15:22", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AP Top News at 8:15 a.m. EDT<br>1 hour ago<br><br>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Wall Street headed for another precipitous drop Friday as fears of a punishing global recession stirred panic among investors and sent world financial markets into a tailspin. The Dow Jones industrial average futures fell as much as 550 points, triggering a freeze in selling. The massive decline was caused by increasingly grim news from overseas. In Japan, shares of Sony sank more than 14 percent after it slashed its earnings forecast for the fiscal year. In Germany, Daimler's stock dropped 11.4 percent in morning trading after it reported lower third-quarter earnings and abandoned its 2008 profit and revenue guidance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:38:44", "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}, "3273374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "On Oct. 6, the community organizing group Acorn and an affiliated charity called Project Vote announced with jubilation that they had registered 1.3 million new voters. But it turns out the claim was a wild exaggeration, and the real number of newly registered voters nationwide is closer to 450,000, Project Vote\u2019s executive director, Michael Slater, said in an interview.<br><br>The remainder are registered voters who were changing their address and roughly 400,000 that were rejected by election officials for a variety of reasons, including duplicate registrations, incomplete forms and fraudulent submissions from low-paid field workers trying to please their supervisors, Mr. Slater acknowledged.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:02:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "f6abedc81cc9a2ea49192e2fcfca2f36", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Fraud of Ashley Todd<br><a href=\"http://newsone.blackplanet.com/elections/is-ashley-todd-a-fraud/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/elections/is-ash...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:17:24", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Highest-Paid McCain Staffer: Palin's Makeup Artist!<br>\"The New York Times reports that Amy Strozzi, the traveling makeup artist for Sarah Palin, is in fact the top-paid staffer on the campaign. Strozzi was paid $22,800 during just the first two weeks of October, compared to only $12,500 for top foreign-policy adviser Randy Scheunemann.\"<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/election_central_morning_round_191.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:00:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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}, "3280548": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dammmmnnnn!!!! gurl, Tavis must have really pissed u off...LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:25:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "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": 3279635, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274365": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "s<br>what do you think about voter suppression in the Black community? <br><br>evita", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:07:22", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273374, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277482": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am waiting for Pat Buchanan's reaction when the election results are in.  I want an upclose pic of his face!! He is still defending McCain by saying McCain was leading in the polls after Palin's Convention speech.... until the economy crisis came along.<br><br>I could scream..............", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:49:33", "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": 3277195, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In the immortal words of Ross Perot ... <i>that's just sad</i>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:36:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "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": 3273767, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286191": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree. Williams dropped the ball big time with that question. Maybe Tom Brokaw warned him not to be too tough on McPalin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:57:12", "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": 3275239, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3288755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, I really missed it. My kitty is much too cute.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_23:05:49", "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": 3287073, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/975/obamapurchasesrnc0.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">Photo: Barack buys ad space on McCain's bus</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:05:13", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279029": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think the Obama campaign is doing just fine.<br>Keep your eyes on the prize.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:05:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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": 3278636, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274953": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "an FYI found at Buzzflash.......read it and then write a letter to the publisher!<br><br>Wisconsin GOP Chair Pressures Schools About Obama Textbook Mention<br>Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 1:42pm. Analysis <br>A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS <br>by Christine Bowman<br><br><br>First, there was Sarah Palin questioning the Wasilla Library's holdings. Now a GOP state chair wants textbooks rewritten to omit Barack Obama. And the publisher, Houghton Mifflin, sees nothing wrong with that.<br><br>The Chicago Tribune briefly reported on the controversy in Thursday's editions:<br><br>[Excerpt]<br><br>Barack Obama's inclusion in an 8th-grade textbook has GOP officials seeing red in Wisconsin.<br><br>The state Republican Party chairman has accused the Racine school district of bolstering Obama's campaign by selecting a book that includes excerpts from the Democrat's 1995 autobiography \"Dreams from My Father\" and his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.<br><br>\"These are [impressionable] kids,\" said Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus. \"Using taxpayers' dollars to promote one candidate over the other is an abuse of power.\" <br><br>Obama book excerpt in school textbook assailed (Chicago Tribune)<br><br>Who is abusing his power here really? Who is playing politics with America's kids?<br><br><br>RPW Chairman Reince Priebus and Senator John McCain <br><br>A little background may be in order here. There is a long-standing tradition of right-wing conservatives influencing what material will be or won't be included in America's textbooks. It goes back to the 1970s and earlier, when Texas and California conservatives positioned themselves on state textbook selection committees to wield their influence on textbook publishers. Because those two states buy so many books, approving only a few choices for use statewide, they could literally tell publishers what they could and couldn't say in schoolbooks used across the entire nation. Publishers bowed to the pressure because they felt they couldn't afford to lose the monolithic California and Texas business.<br><br><br>The difference here is that a party chair -- not a person elected or appointed to review and make textbook purchases, but a Republican with a strictly partisan agenda -- now wants to tell a publisher and a school district what to teach or not to teach -- in the middle of a heated national election, no less. And the publisher, long since conditioned to accept \"correction,\" just says, \"Sure, whatever you say!\" <br><br>Whether you like it or not, Mr. Priebus, Barack Obama is a significant figure in American history. Like it or not, Mr. Priebus, the keynote address Obama delivered in 2004 was historic and merits study. Like it or not, Mr. Priebus, your job as Republican party chair for Wisconsin does not call for intimidation of school districts and book publishers.<br><br>As for Houghton Mifflin? Their knee-jerk cave-in is ridiculous. <br><br>Again, from the Tribune's report: <br><br>The Obama excerpt appears in an optional chapter in a unit about diversity. In it, he writes about feeling out of place in his Hawaiian classroom because he didn't look like his classmates.<br><br>Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. has said the excerpt was chosen in 2005, before Obama announced his White House bid. ...<br><br>Dangerous stuff in Reince Priebus' opinion. Wisconsin eighth graders mustn't be allowed to read about a teenager \"feeling out of place,\" at least not if the teen was racially mixed and later rose to national prominence. What kind of signal does that send?<br><br>Isn't it more dangerous that a Republican Party chair, self-appointed as arbiter of educational correctness, has persuaded a weak-kneed publisher to censor what American students will read for years to come? <br><br>How do these guys intend to portray President Barack Obama in textbooks if the Democrat wins? Will they just decide again to leave him out?<br><br>A commenter wrote the following:<br>Submitted by Colleen Clark on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 7:42pm.<br>Houghton Mifflin<br>222 Berkeley St.<br>Boston, MA 02116<br>617 351-5000<br><a href=\"http://www.hmco.com/divisions/school_division.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.hmco.com/divisions/school_division.html</a><br><br>So Houghton Mifflin has promised to \"remove\" this section?<br>What if Obama is elected president?<br>Should textbooks not mention presidents because they belong to political<br>parties???<br><br>Anyway, \"Dreams from My Father\" is a great American story, no matter what<br>your politics.<br><br>I hope the Racine school board holds its ground.<br><br>Colleen Clark<br>Cambridge, MA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:32:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "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}, "3274425": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who cares if she doesn't get your support and I'll be glad to come over to your blog and debunk every damn thing you say!<br><br>Capeesh!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:10:39", "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": 3274244, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Of course they are, within the defintion of terrorism.<br><br>But we all know what would happen to Palin if she said <i>that</i> out loud.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:09:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3274845, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Tavis was a Hillary supporter.  That was the whole problem.<br>I saw Barack at least 2 times on Tavis'  PBS show.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:11:33", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278406, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/10/will-and-jada-smith-only-one-parent.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Will and Jada: Only One Parent Counts: </a> The ways in which black motherhood is overlooked to promote the black male.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:05:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "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}, "3275971": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Low and behold, D ...<br><br>I am going to agree with you on this one. My first reaction, when this case came to light was ... \"no those white boys, didn't!\"<br><br>However, as the facts started to come out, it didn't fit. It just didn't add up. To me, it has nothing to do with her profession, I work in the adult entertainment industry as well and I know society (at large) has a harsher judgement against women who do (Although our client list is full of the most self proclaimed puritanical hypocrites known to man). It also has nothing to do with the class issue or the fact that they are little bigots. <br><br>It does have to do with the facts.<br><br>Her profession was never the issue, to me ... if a woman is assaulted, it doesn't matter her background ... justice should be served. However, this individual does not seem on the up and up and her story is beyond flawed. The evidence was not there.<br><br>I'm inclined to believe that she was being vindictive because the spoiled brats wouldn't pay their bill.<br><br>I say, let the former prosecutor right a book and give us the real facts", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:30:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "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": 3273767, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What an evil person to cause innocent black men to be harassed. Her @ss need to be punished to the fullest. I'll bet some were licking their chops to blame Obama for this twisted woman's madness!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:27:04", "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": 3280331, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284167": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, \"Kill Him!\" is not \"sick and disgusting\" but a large, evil black man running around peeping at McCain / Palin bumper stickers and lightly scratching the letter \"B\" backwards on somebody's face is.<br><br>Got it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:29:59", "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": 3280381, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actualy, despite the fact that it is from some angles ridiculously trite, the person's name is actually ASHLEY Todd.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:30:00", "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": 3279862, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes.  If I remember correctly.... Good teeth and a big smile!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_21:07:10", "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": 3287313, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278290": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Update:The \"mutilated\" victim admits making it up! <br>From KDKA:<br><br>A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:33:50", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278021, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hear you. I was speaking about the phrase \"willful ignorance,\" which is often invoked when discussing the lack of information on the part of whites. This implies a denial, which in most cases is exactly the case, and in some cases not the case at all.<br><br>The system, that which is in the air and above our heads, is something that most people  (Black, white, and everyone else) are unaware of. So I get your allusion to power and privilege and the leisure of not having to know. However, there are many who want to have that conversation (the real one we speak of not the specific one per se of lawn jockeys) but are put off with moral or intellectual judgments. All I'm saying is the phrase \"willful ignorance\" has a certain connotation and in my opinion doesn't promote exchange.<br><br>I respect this exchange and I'm glad we're having it publicly for others to read too.<br><br>A few ago I was working at a college with students, somewhat diverse racially, but not much. The class I was teaching at the time was \"gender, power, difference.\" I used the phrase people of color alot. When it was time to write the first set of papers I got back MANY with the term \"colored people this,\" \"colored people.\"  To the students in the class- Black and White is was a shorter way to say people of color. I was dumbfounded. I asked them in class why so many people elected to use this phrase instead of people of color and they felt it just made sense. Some Black students felt it was ok to use in the context of the paper because their families used the term and of course, it made sense to shorten the phrase. The socio-historical context for them was outside of their understanding. Although they were freshmen, they were college students. Fortunately, we were in a place of higher learning so we had a productive discussion and learning moment- for us all. I was in a position of power being the person who grades their papers so I got to decide what path we went down, if any at all. <br><br>The phrase willful ignorance presumes there were opportunities to learn that were dismissed. Again, I know there are people who are willfully ignorant, I would just prefer we use that phrase when we know it is true rather presuming that is always  or mostly the case.<br><br>This opens the door to discussing color blind racism and has ensued as part of this notion of political correctness and how it has HURT us...<br><br>Gotta run out. Will continue late tonight, Cheri. PAZ!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:08:53", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278633, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "IMO him being a Hillary supporter didn't have much to do with it.  Tavis thought he was a kingmaker.  He thought if Obama wanted to gain entry to the black community he had to go through Tavis, and if Obama didn't Tavis was going to shut him down.<br><br>Problem for Tavis is that Obama bypassed his ass so that Tavis' endorsement was no longer needed or desired and that's why Tavis is so mad.   He's been rendered \"not that important.\"  He STILL thinks he's the \"go to guy for Black America.\"  <br><br>People started calling Tavis out and THAT'S why he quit the Tom Joyner show in a hissy fit, no matter what the excuse he gave.  All of a sudden after all these years he's \"too busy\" to do a 5 minute segment on Tom Joyner?  Come on in out the rain, Tavis.  Gov. David Paterson can see through that.<br><br>Mark my words, when Obama doesn't sit down with Tavis, he will be the FIRST one crying that Obama is dissing black journalists.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:35:19", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3284853, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep, saw her Barry, listened to her fantastic speech and the bonus -- her outfit was very nice.  :-)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:02:44", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3284356, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "who tf is they?  I don't see him as the number 1 brother - I see him as the whining as loser who put his money on the wrong horse standing out in the rain while the party goers leave for the after party.  Bye Tavis", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:36:10", "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": 3281331, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278043": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OH lord.<br><br><br>F him.<br><br>He has been a HATER from the outset. Obama doesn't have time for haters. Let him get in line with the rest or he can get his info from watching Oprah.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:18:53", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277575, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lawn jockey point: There are white people who do not know that the figure is an attempt to denigrate African American people. When I lived in rural upstate NY, I talked with several colleagues about their lawn ornaments. \"They said it's a monkey, not a person.\" Then we had to have the history conversation including a talk about what is a racial slurs a nonverbal slur called an epithet. They were embarrassed when they looked it up for themselves. MANY of them removed their ornaments, some did not.<br><br>MANY white people have NO CLUE about the effects of slavery in our nation. I can just bet that the person's yard in the picture is one of those people have no clue. (OR NOT, but I still have hope.)<br><br>Vote Hope.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:33:50", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273959": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "the \"B\" is carved backward <br><br>RAOTFLMAO<br><br>Didn't we call it here at JJP yesterday!!!!!<br>Too funny!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:43:31", "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": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273631, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278568": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Okay, what do you call Republicans, White and Black, jumping ship after McCain/Palin ratcheted up the Obama+Ayers=Terrorists rhetoric?  Political bulimia?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:49:50", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278412, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279083": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "actually you would have to slap me too because I was not aware of that.  My roots were in the Caribbean.  So when you think about America being a melting pot, it is reasonable to believe many would not be familiar with this.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:08:00", "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": 3274980, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "here's the link:  <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain-supporter-who-clai_n_137484.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:17:08", "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": 3279230, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You refused to look past your nose. I don't think they'd dare sue her. They don't want to go into details of what happened that night. This is why their high paid attorney fought so hard for the case not to go to trial. Oh, they will try and bluff their way through as <b>if</b> they're going to sue. It's a scare tactic! <br><br>I really <b>wish</b> they would!  The AG declaring them innocent was his <b>opinion!</b>  It's like a nose. Every. one. has. one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:34:25", "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": 3274728, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281137": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RAOTFLMAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:57:09", "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": 3279588, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279230": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BREAKING . . . <br><br>She's a DAMN LIAR!!!<br><br>The McCain campaign volunteer just confessed to authorities that she made the whole thing up.<br><br>Now. . . the next obvious question is:  Did she do this on her own or did someone else tell her to do it?  If so, who?<br><br>Nice try . . . trying to start a race war in PA a week before the election.  The media better stay on top of this!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:13:22", "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": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My pundit kitchen captioning effort (just saved in my account, I didn't think to submit it to be on the site and can't figure out how to do that in retrospect). Anyway, here's a link:<br><br><a href=\"http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=2387138\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wounded White Woman racism ploy FAIL</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:45:36", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Keep hope alive. Huh, S?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:00:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "islandgirl550", "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": 3279999, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MSNBC reporting the McCain worker being attacked is a <b>hoax</b><br><br><br>We knew it here from jump street!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:08:59", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277051": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com/2008/10/mccain-campaign-worker-claims-attacker.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">McCain campaign worker claims attacker carved \"B\" into her cheek:  Is she lying?</a><br><br>I had to vent my frustrations about this one.  <br><br>An excerpt:<br><br>_____________________<br><br>Dear Ashley Todd,<br><br>If in fact what you have claimed is true, I am very sorry about this attack and wish you a speedy recovery.<br><br>If you prove to be a liar (as I suspect that you are), then let that \"B\" you carved into your cheek serve as your own scarlet letter of sorts.<br><br>Let the \"B\" stand for BITCH, or BIGOT, or BIMBO, or BULLSHITTER, because that is what you are if you have lied about \"a black man\" mugging you and mutilating your face.<br><br>The Internet is the new \"street justice.\"<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Cheri", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:25:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wait a minute..  Hold the phone! Didn't she first state the man demaned her $60 and she went into her pocket and gave it to him. But later claims she doesn't remember giving him the money because she was knocked unconscious?? Lying! Lying! Lying!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:50:59", "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": 3278407, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And when President Obama bypasses Tavis' ass, he will be the first one screaming that Obama is dissing black \"journalists.\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:33:10", "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": 3277575, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey not saying so out loud is NOT Maverick behavior!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:20:05", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277855, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275522": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama's gonna be in textbooks from elementary school to graduate school. And he well deserves it.<br><br>The GOP had best get used to it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:03:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3274953, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3282179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "On second thought, Marcy Kaptur is an excellent Member of Congress and will easily beat his non-licensed behind.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:16:59", "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": 3281796, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, Justice (great online name!)<br><br>I just don't get it. I don't understand how anyone loves affects my life. I can understand how someone hates having a large impact.<br><br>Why is someone's sexuality, sexual encounters ,as long as they are with willing consentual adults, be of any impact of my life.?<br><br>I just find it sickening that people have died, have lost the right to live some place or have been denied access to a LOVED one because it doesn't fit another persons idea of what is good love.<br><br>Sorry, but I just don't get it. I really don't.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:33:38", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277917, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "did anybody see where tavis smiley is whining about prolly never being able 2 interview obama", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:54:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 27, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279148": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is there a link to the update?<br><br>Edited:  Never mind, here is is<br><br><a href=\"http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield....</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:11:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3278290, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw a post where someone said that today about 5:00 p.m on Hardball the following occured.  <br><br>Congressman Duncan Hunter on Hardball explaining why Barack Obama is winning:<br><br>\"He's got good teeth\"<br><br>Did anyone on JJP see that?  I have been trying to get it confirmed on the web but nothing yet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:25:56", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama is still gonna be the next President. How does that make you feel?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:15:23", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273374, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278092": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree that this is probably a hoax.  I don't think that it was necessarily a conspiracy.  I believe this was probably some lone McCain supporting nut who thought she was helping the cause.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:21:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3277746, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That looks photoshopped, but no less funny.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:13:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3279028, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277917": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Their bad behavior  & reputation  was already out of control. I am  highly suspicious of anyone that would taunt a man about his sexual preference just because he felt like it. I am not gay but I will defend anyone's right to live freely without being taunted, beat-up, dehumanized or mistreated because they choose a sexual lifestyle different from mine. F***k that.<br><br>To me that person is capable of assaulting anyone if he thinks he can get away with it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:12:41", "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": 3277499, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286800": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "re: \"I just want you to see that we do still have free speech, and this blog sounds like \"The View\", with no opposing opinions allowed.\"<br><br>I have read your opinions here and not on some random bathroom wall...<br><br>That is to say that, you, holder of a so-called \"opposing opinion,\" seem to be allowed your \"true opinion\" here.  No sure where \"we people\" have disappointed you.<br><br>If you arguments wither, as I suspect they might, you still don't have to leave.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:40:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3286626, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3276561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They were spoiled brats from hell who thought they could get away with anything. They were allowed to run amuck on that campus with wild parties that included underage drinking, urinating in front of total strangers, urinating out of windows, disturbing their neighbors with loud music, throwing beer cans & trash in their neighbors yard, and the University turned a blind eye to it.  I've got access to their statements to police and they are contradicting to each other. Someone went into the accuser's purse and stole her money. Where in America is it okay to lift someone's money and not get charged for theft????<br><br>The accuser identified pics from a bedroom where one of the players had drawn pics of the other players Penises on a wall.  She had to be in that bedroom to see that.  Innocent my ass!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:01:55", "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": 3275971, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not sure if this has been posted, but here is another reason why Barack has my vote.<br><br><b>Michelle Obama in Ohio: \"We Love You Michelle!\"</b><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo</a><br><br>Won't she be great as our First Lady?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:58:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "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}, "3278211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "TRU TRU!!!!....HE SAYS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DID WAS TRY AND ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:28:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278043, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3288340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, well. Sometroll desires attention from JJP and will blather til she gets it.<br><br>\"Joan\" person, if you are so concerned about what you claim concern about, go work for Senator McCain's campaign.<br><br>Because I hear that they're down one lying white woman now in the volunteer ranks. Perhaps you could fill in there, or recruit someone who would? They're hurting now, you know?<br><br>Also, you should be aware that those who build foundations on lies should not publicly invoke truth as you have done here. Truth is gaining power and your dee4p lack of respect is not going to go unaccountable. As I said to the \"s\" troll, don't say no one warned you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_22:14:03", "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": 3286626, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "waving my Martin Luther King Jr. church fan and yelling \"preach preacher\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:31:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "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": 3279274, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273494": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As a Floridian, I am very happy that Maddow did this segment because this is what we are up against.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:14:19", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3272774, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think she just opened the door for her suit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:10:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3278401, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yep! Remember, he's proud of the supporters that come to his rallies!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:31:37", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3280381, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284250": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So Ashley Todd LIED about that backward B on her cheek. Who'da thunk! <br><br>Imaginary black men everywhere can now breathe a sigh of relief.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:35:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "6fe9264417700e163bcc8adb3e4ed943", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Know this:  The sword of \"record voter turnout\" cuts both ways.<br><br>For sure, people have registered in record numbers in order to vote for Barack.  But know this:  at the same time, people have registered in record numbers to try and make sure that Barack (or anyone like him) is never elected as president.  <br><br>No matter how long it takes; no matter how mad your boss gets; no matter how inconvenient the process; WE ... MUST ... VOTE!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:46:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "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}, "3281692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I refuse to watch Tavis Smiley after he showed his behind early this year.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:12:23", "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": 3277575, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm not sure if this was posted-if it was, my apologies but this is beautiful! In Richmond, VA!<br><a href=\"http://media.gatewayva.com/photos/rtd/slideshows/20081023rally/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://media.gatewayva.com/photos/rtd/slideshow...</a><br>Yes We Can!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:43:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef6b300676d1702a1666b17cc6a7403f", "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}, "3275040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Joe McCain (John McCain's brother) calls 911 to complain about traffic<br><br><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6099610\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6099610</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:37:11", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281186": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:59:56", "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": 3278976, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Former <a href=http://www.columbian.com/article/20081024/APP/810240569 rel=\"nofollow\">Governor of Massachusetts, William Weld.</a href>....endorses Obama<br><br>In a statement released Friday, Weld cites the Illinois senator's steady leadership, good judgment and ability to unify Democrats, Republicans and independents. He said Obama \"is a once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and restore America's standing in the world.\"<br><br>Weld plans a news conference at Obama's campaign office in Salem at 11 a.m.<br><br>Last year, Weld came to New Hampshire to campaign for another former Massachusetts governor, Republican Mitt Romney, who ended his bid for the presidential nomination in February.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:15:05", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Passion for a good cause, as long as it isn't destructive, is alright with me. A lot of great movements have started with just that. Well even some destruction is necessary.<br><br>*smile", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:41:06", "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": 3279933, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275557": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "(Friday funnies on the campaign trail)<br>Check it out this famous person was spotted at a McCain/Palin rally<br><a href=\"http://www.metacafe.com/watch/291638/clayton_bigsby/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.metacafe.com/watch/291638/clayton_bi...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:05:56", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>That said, looking at the facts, it doesn't add up. Even if the the college kids were acting like, well, college kids, no one can find anything to say she was raped.</i><br><br><br><br>They were a bunch of disgusting spoiled ass bratty pigs that thought they were above the law.  The team had been charged with 15 underage drinking violations. One of the accused was charged with assault in DC before the rape charges came about for taunting a man he thought was gay by coming within inches of this man's face and yelling.....\"say you're a fag\".....\"say you're a fag\". I have no kind words for creeps like that. <br><br>I won't say how I really feel about these jerks out of respect for fellow posters. But i asure you....It ain't pretty!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:28:39", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3276782, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278633": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks for your comment.  I don't believe my comments suggest that I am simplifying the underlying reasons for this \"willful ignorance.\"  <br><br>I think that you may be reading a LOT more into my  comments than was intended, so I am glad to clarify.  My point is a simple one.  <br><br>You're right, you often don't know what you don't know.  However, you DO often know when you are choosing not to learn more about a particular issue.<br><br>The \"willful ignorance\" that I speak of on the part of many whites is a choice that is made by default when they fail to interact with diverse groups of people.  <br><br>I understand that people may live in segregated neighborhoods, but this is no excuse.  The people (in many cases) still have to go to work, or shop, and typically have life activities that would extend beyond the boundaries of where they live.<br><br>I am in no way suggesting that education does not need to take place.  And on the contrary, it NEEDS to take place.  Am I suggesting that all white people who fail to understand the racial underpinnings of what seemed harmless to them?<br><br>No<br><br>My point is that if people (all people) took the chance to actively seek an understanding of those who have cultural/racial difference from them, they could be excused from such \"willful ignorance,\" because that would not be the root of their state of unknowing.<br><br>While I respect your right to your opinion, I take exception to the notion that because I suggested that the ignorance on the part of many whites is \"willful\" this in some way \"shuts down the ability for full and truthful exchanges.\"   <br><br>Conversely, I believe that this statement points to the intellectual dishonesty that needs to be addressed in order to have the full and truthful conversation that you speak of.<br><br>Where did I suggest that we should not have respectful communication with people who may truthfully not know? I applaud your effort to draw connections (instead of divisions) between groups.  However, I find it a bit disappointing that the tone of your response seems to suggest that I prefer the latter of the two. If this is the conclusion that you have drawn from my comments, then you have missed my point entirely.<br><br>I certainly apologize in advance if I have misunderstood your position/response to my original comments.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:53:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3277891, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you!  I Co-Sign  with you on that!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:23:19", "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": 3277051, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I didn't do it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:07:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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": 3284250, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275063": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, I saw than on MSNBC too.  Tamron Hall had her lips pressed together in that \"sistah girl\" way while they were talking about it.  <br><br>Before the end of the day they'll probably come out with the story that the woman's a damned lie.  LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:38:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3274518, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278106": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw  a little of it from a Campaign Alert! It was great. I love Michelle!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:21:43", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277214, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274045": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think so, D. This woman was painted as mentally ill, a drug addict and what have you. Where have you seen a drug addict focus on their studies and be able to graduate with a GPA of 3.7?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:48:37", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273852, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sigh.<br><br>Lately you read to me like a concern troll, NMP. Not saying that's what you are, but it just ...<br><br>*sigh*", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:37:06", "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": 3278636, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277195": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice58:   LOL!!!   :&gt;)   <br><br>We're WATCHING Rat KuKKlanan's \"meltdown\" erryday!!  IT'S GREAT!!!  :&gt;)<br><br>OBAMA_BIDEN '08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:32:27", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3274744, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Over 4000 brave men and women have died,over 700 billion spent and this is the thanks we get<br>Iraq just screwed us on oil prices<br>Guess who just supported OPEC drastically cutting oil production in order to artificially keep oil prices at record highs?<br><br>Our best buddy, and OPEC member, Iraq!<br>Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al-Shahristani said that crude priced below $80 a barrel would force his country to rethink its spending next year.<br><br>\"Our budget for 2009 is based on $80 per barrel and so any fall beyond that is going to cause a strain on our budget,\" he said.<br>Oh yes, God forbid oil prices fall below $80 a barrel. I feel your pain. Considering the fact that our country is spending $100bn a year on that hell hole you call a country. And now you think $80/barrel is a fair price? SCREW YOU.<br><br>Screw them all. OPEC, of which Iraq is a member, along with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (two more of our wonderful stab-you-in-the-back \"friends\"), announced today drastic cutbacks in oil production in order to keep oil prices artificially high.<br><br>Seriously, screw them all. Screw Saudi Arabia, a corrupt dictatorship whose own citizens were behind 9/11. Screw Kuwait, whose ass we should never save again. We're on the verge of a massive worldwide recession, and these SOBs are more than happy to shove us into the grave. Screw them all. It's high time we considered these countries as not our friends, and treated them accordingly. We need a long-term strategy to separate ourselves from these nutjobs and their energy. They are not our friends. And as for Iraq, what are we doing there?<br><a href=\"http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/iraq-just-screwed-us-on-oil-prices.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/iraq-just-sc...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:54:32", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL @ Tavis and Harold Ford doing anything other than being irrelevant....!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:20:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "claudia_m", "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": 3285604, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3288375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmmm... It's DUNCAN HUNTER.<br><br>Duncan Hunter of anti-migrant \"fame\" if my memory serves me right.<br><br>Seems to me that if there is anyone who still believes that there is a strong line between the white nationalists who hate migrants specifically, and the white nationalists in general -- a line marked by \"citizenship\" for example -- they would do well to note of who is saying this and what else he has said. IMO.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_22:18:08", "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": 3288314, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275085": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wouldn't put it past them to try to capitalize off of the woman's self-inflicted misfortune. <br><br>You're right, the truth doesn't matter to these people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:39:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3274354, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep - lying hypocrite!  Isn't it amazing how this lying racist gets Sarah Palin on the phone in no time but Palin is still unreachable to journalists?  She absolutely <i>exhausts</i> me...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:34:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3280665, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sad Gossip Alert: Isiah Thomas possible overdose? <br><br>they got him to a hospital in time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:10:22", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actual McCain Advisor Endorses Barack Obama<br><br>Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he served, with great distinction, as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain, for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January. <br><br>This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision \"is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis.\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain-adviser-endorses-o_n_137590.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:02:32", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now killing innocent abortion clinic workers IS Mavericky behavior... <br><br>\"cuz then ya see you're killing on behalf of God and not caring about the LAWS of man that say it's legal.. but ya see Mavericks don't care cuz we're Mavericks, ya see...\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:26:01", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3275239, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Shot Dead In Chicago: Report<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/jennifer-hudsons-mother-b_n_137702.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/jennif...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:33:04", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well I guess its really expensive to put lipstick on a pitbull I mean \"lady\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:10:15", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3275424, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sounds like lies to me...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:56:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3278588, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278311": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No what he did was try and play Obama out with the Black community on his personal promotional tour called the \"State of the Black Union.\"  He called him when he knew Obama didn't have the leisure of coming off campaign stump, and then he refused the generous offer of having Michelle Obama there to speak... Why the heck would he be afraid of Tavis Smiley's \"tough questions\"? He's been on Fox TWICE!  <br><br>What Tavis is pissed about is not having the opportunity to VET Obama in the way he believes he should. Tavis Smiley, where I listen to his show, and appreciate the topics he covers- is not the be all and end all of Black journalism even if his mother has told him otherwise.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:35:01", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3278211, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3289019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "excuse me, Claudia, did you say Wal-Mart?  Who the hell shops at that awful place?  This respectable Black woman does not shop there.  Can you say BOYCOTT?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_23:43:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "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": 3285434, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Let me just add to this piece that Tavis thought he was the man, he thought he was positioned to bring black folks to Clinton, he thought he would catch some slaves and bring em in.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:46:29", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3284346, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3286901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hahahahahaha", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:46:38", "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": 3285449, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278198": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I found out she is from College Station, Texas and a student at  Texas  A&M University.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:28:19", "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": 3278092, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This whole entire year, Tavis has insulted the intelligence of black people by suggesting that HE was using critical thinking skills and looking at Obama objectively and holding Obama accountable, while black people in general were not.<br><br>When did he hold Billary accountable for all the race baiting?<br><br>If you're appointing yourself TEH SHER'FF in charge of holding people accountable, then hold EVERYBODY accountable.  And that's where Tavis and Black People are having a split because Tavis thinks that black people are too stupid and unwilling to hold Obama accountable while black people see that Tavis' \"accountability\" is laced with HaterAde.<br><br>And Tavis, boo, NOBODY sees you as \"Brother No. 1\" or the \"go-to commentator for black America.\"  Roland Martin has got that on lock. At best, you're the whiny bitch formerly of the Tom Joyner Morning Show.  Huggy Lowdown is more of a \"go to\" guy than you are.  Tavis go sit down somewhere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:40:41", "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": 3281331, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285337": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sheryl Underwood comments on Palin and her daughter's pregnancy and rape kits.....<br><br>The View 10/24/08 (5 of 5) - Sheryl Underwood on 'The View'<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=McPM-ji-iRo\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=McPM-ji-iRo</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:53:19", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3288726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's on <a href=\"http://msnbc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">msnbc.com</a> videos section.   LOL....can you imagine?   Those bozos are looking at Obama, scratching their heads, and wondering why he's beating them.   All they can come up with are his teeth and smile.    They can't quite come to terms that he's infinitely more smart than they are.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_23:01:51", "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": 3285770, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "exacalactly!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:14:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3280921, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273963": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D,<br><br>I listened to her presser yesterday and she did very well.  She stated: <b>\"I want to assert, without equivocation, that I was assaulted. Make of that what you will. You will decide what that means to you because the state of North Carolina saw fit not to look at all that happened the night I became infamous.\"</b><br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-23-duke-lacrosse_N.htm?csp=34\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-23-...</a><br><br><br>Crystal Gail Mangum has graduated from NCCU and earned her degree and also written a book about the case & her life!  D, I don't get your WTF because, strippers, unwed mothers, and women who have sex with more than one man <b>can</b> be raped and sexually assaulted.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:43:42", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3273767, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284356": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Michelle Obama speaking early today in Ohio....she is beautiful and powerful....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:40:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know, when the likes of Michelle Malkin don't believe you...<br><br>but JJP wasn't fooled one damn bit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:40:41", "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": 3279230, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree that many white people have no clue about the effects of slavery on this country, but I'm going to push back and say that this ignorance is willful and unacceptable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:43:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3274980, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is anyone keeping tab of all of the GOP voter suppression court cases that are being dismissed or not fast-tracked like they want? Indiana is the latest to tell them to kick rocks. <br><br>GOP appeal denied in Indiana<br><br>Indiana's top court rebuffs an attempt to shut down some early voting, giving (another) court win to Democrats in the sporadic battleground litigation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:58:17", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Tavis: Don't Expect Obama To Come On My Show<br>Through It All, He's Still \"Brother No. 1\" </b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.stereohyped.com/tavis-dont-expect-obama-to-come-on-my-show-20081024/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.stereohyped.com/tavis-dont-expect-ob...</a><br> <br><i>Barack Obama made an appearance on Tavis Smiley's PBS show last October. But the host, who experienced backlash from blacks for being critical of the nominee, says chances are \"slim to none\" that he will come on his show before the election. And, he added for good measure, \"slim is out of town.\"<br><br>What the viewers and listeners who feel his is unfairly critical of Obama don't understand, Smiley told MarketWatch, is that his job is to \"hold people accountable.\" Despite seeming a tad hurt about the whole thing in interviews, he says he takes the criticism as a compliment: \"They see me as 'Brother No. 1,'\" he said. \"They see me as the 'go-to commentator' in black America.\"</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:04:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3279635, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285392": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of \"Carved B\" Story Before Facts Were Known<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/mccain_aide_gave_reporters_inc.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:57:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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}, "3274130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, that does happen.<br><br>But, let's be real here for a second: <i>the entire team had their DNA tested-except for the one black member of the team-and they were <b>all</b> exonerated.</i><br><br>This woman dragged a school AND its community through the mud, ruined someone's career (and I mean <b>completely</b> ruined)...and now she has the nerve to try and profit from disproven allegations?<br><br>I'll save the harsher language for my blog, but I would <i>gladly</i> lead the protest against this one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:53:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3273963, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Will the last republican in the room please turn off the lights.<br>Reagan Appointee and (Recent) McCain Adviser Charles Fried Supports Obama<br><a href=\"http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/10/24/reagan-appointee-and-recent-mccain-adviser-charles-fried-supports-obama.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archiv...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:01:55", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I knew it ... and no offense to readers of the lighter persuasion here ... but it's the ' white woman yells' \"that black man raped, assaulted, whistled at me,\" scenario ... the old Rosewood ;Susan Smith; and Emmett Till bullshit of the past.<br><br>Good thing it was squashed before further damage (possibly to innocent people) could be done.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:41:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "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": 3279314, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284889": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Time for a new evening thread? Pretty Please??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:14:00", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3290525": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"They can't quite come to terms that he's infinitely more smart than they are.\"<br><br><br>THAT'S why he's winning!   isn't it ironic?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_01:48:16", "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": 3288726, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Michelle just raised the roof in Columbus, Ohio.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:33:36", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3273631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-122843\" rel=\"nofollow\">McCain volunteer\u2019s story smells awfully weird Police to administer polygraph</a>  <br><br>Yesterday I saw this story in the news about the McCain volunteer who was allegedly attacked by a black man who carved a \"B\" on her cheek.  Interestingly the \"B\" is carved backward...  as if one was looking into a mirror when it was done.  <br><br>A police official on the news just said that the woman was given a polygraph due to \"inconsistencies\" in her story.  The official refused to give the results of the test.  <br><br>Something about this story is just not right.  Mark my words...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:22:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i totally agree with u on the be all and end all of black journalism......being here in chicago i was able 2 catch rowland martin before he was on cnn for the election and at first i was skeptical about him but i go 2 him first for news and opinions", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:40:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "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": 3278311, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3281649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This has already been posted by Val<br><br><b>McCain Adviser Endorses Obama</b><br><br>The Wall Street Journal today rounds up the horde of prominent Republicans jumping ship to Barack Obama. Now one of John McCain's actual advisers has switched sides.<br><br> Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he served, with great distinction, as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain, for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January.<br><br>This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision \"is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis.\"<br><br>Keep Hope alive S. LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:11:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "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": 3279999, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Admiral: LOL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:15:12", "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": 3284781, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274156": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Republican campaign volunteer caught trying to obtain Obama sticker for his collection of political memorabilia.<br><br>PHOENIX \u2013 Democrats working to unseat U.S. Rep. John Shadegg wondered whether political dirty tricks were afoot: A business credit card belonging to the incumbent's re-election campaign was found on the floor of a Democratic field office in Tempe. <br>Arizona Democratic Party officials on Monday publicly demanded an explanation from Shadegg's campaign \u2013 and that it return anything taken from the office. <br><br>The explanation that finally emerged left Ryan Anderson, a Shadegg campaign volunteer, admitting that he felt foolish.   Anderson said he was running errands Sunday when he noticed the Democratic office in Tempe and went inside in hopes of getting a Barack Obama sticker for his collection of political memorabilia. <br><br><a href=\"http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20081021-0200-campaigncreditcard.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/200...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:55:31", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3297709": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "right because the you can tell the health of a slave from the teeth, shoulders and muscles.   <br><br>Downright pitiful.  I hoped I heard it wrong.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_10:01:28", "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": 3287313, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This case is suspect....not only is the backwards B suspicious but<br><br>She claimed the assailant came up behind her with a knife while she using using the ATM initially---surely this should have been captured by the surveillance camera.<br><br>And of course her story has reported inconsistencies and she initially refused medical treatment,  even after claiming to be knocked unconscious<br><br>The infamous picture that is all over the internet was NOT taken by police.<br><br>And where is the swelling present with that black eye she has. There is not even a hint of trauma---both eyes are the same in size and shape. The color is not even consistent with a real eye injury.  .<br><br><a href=\"http://salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/24/attack/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/24/a...</a><br><br>I think it is so sad that this is possibly a hoax, in an attempt to stir up further divisions, including racially motivated bias.  And, if it turns out to be a hoax, it  was clearly orchestrated in Pennyslvania for a reason---since McCain is banking on pulling off an upset there by stoking outrage among a certain demographic of voters who still remain uneasy about Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:03:30", "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": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277051, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275187": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyrah,<br><br>I do believe Vincent Clark is involved with this book and also Magic Johnson if I remember correctly. I'd have to go back and reread from our Duke Lacrosse Forum to be certain but I'm sure I read where Magic Johnson was involved.<br><br><a href=\"http://hackedbannedandlockeddown.yuku.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hackedbannedandlockeddown.yuku.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:46:20", "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": 3273805, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw this on KOS and thought it outrageous!   I think it's the school board that needs the most push back, they must have passed on the GOP concerns to the publisher.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:46:39", "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": 3274953, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can't help but agree - I'm over Tavis. But Obama knows how to play this game. I think he will sit down to an interview, just like his did with O'Reilly, but in his own time. And then he'll leave Tavis with nothing left to say. <br><br>As a side note: I recently heard that Tavis is releasing a 4 CD set of his appearances on Tom Joyner's show (exclusively through Wal-Mart)...what?!?! Who would buy that? And listen to it? It will be the audio equivalent of fruit cake this holiday season....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:01:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "claudia_m", "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": 3285123, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Okay, none of the guys will be recommended for sainthood.<br><br><i>It still remains, though, that there's no evidence that she was raped by any of them.</i><br><br>So-to swing this back-why is she being allowed to profit off something that's been disproven?<br><br>My opinion, this damn near equates her with <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224865958&sr=8-1\" rel=\"nofollow\">OJ's stunt.</a> And we all know how well <i>that</i> turned out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:33:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3277096, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284413": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:44:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "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}, "3279806": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep - file this under <b> <i> No Shit Sherlock </b> </i> in the great American tradition of the big black brute terrifying the po' sweet always innocent white woman  from Scottsboro Boys down to Susan Smith:<br><br><b>Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story</b><br><br><a href=\"http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield....</a><br><br><i>A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing charges<br><br>PITTSBURGH (KDKA) \u2015 Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter \"B\" in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker.<br><br>Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas, initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield and that the suspect became enraged and started beating her after seeing her GOP sticker on her car.<br><br>Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test.<br><br>Authorities, however, declined to release the results of that test.<br><br>Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and \"the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction.\"<br><br><b>This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.</b><br><br>The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be.   <br><br>According to police, investigators working on the interview process detected several inconsistencies in Todd's story that differed from statements made in the original police report.<br><br>Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Diane Richard released a statement earlier today, saying: \"Because of the inconsistencies in her statements, Ms. Todd was asked to submit to a polygraph examination which she agreed to do.\"<br><br>No photos of Todd are being released by Pittsburgh Police at this time.<br><br>The investigation is continuing as officials determine what charges will be filed.</i>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:43:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3279230, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284416": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Loved this...thank you", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:44:36", "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": 3281170, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284929": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>but JJP wasn't fooled one damn bit.</b><br><br>That's right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_17:17:43", "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": 3279749, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3297732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am sick of people spouting bad information when it is so easy to get the truth from multiple reliable sources.<br><br>Tell me Joan - who exactly did William Ayers kill and how does Acorn negatively affect your/anyone's vote on Nov 4?   I am happy to wait for your response.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_10:05:49", "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": 3286626, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285447": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just heard about this (work kept me out of the loop all day).  Another name to add to the \"Blame it on the Black Man\" Hall of Shame.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:02:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 3284250, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Look everyone! \"s\" the persistent liar who falsely believes she will not receive accounting for her lies is back with us.<br><br>And \"s\" is again publicly invoking issues of truth and deception.<br><br>This individual has been warned by two of us here on this site about her relationship to truth, but is now displaying her clear refusal to take the warnings to heart.<br><br>So be it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:45:14", "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": 3273374, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285449": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"He's dead, Jim.\"<br>-\"Bones\" McCoy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:02:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "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": 3279992, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain is already screaming that she was a volunteer and not a paid campaign member to disassociate himself from this. Had he not played the race card in the first place would women like Ashely Todd think that this kind of behavior would be welcomed?  <br>It is not at all accidental that she blamed a black man for the attack.  Repeatedly throughout history white women have invented fictitious black men as the culprits of their abuse.  Due to the negative social constructions that have been attached to the black male body they have largely been accepted as truth.  As the mother of two black sons I am sick to death of this shit.  Let us all hope that the media spends as much time letting the world know that she is a liar as they did casting aspersions on innocent black men.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:11:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3279992, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL Eyes on the prize baby.  They know what they are doing and I believe the strategy is in fact working  :-)<br><br>We can do this.  <br><br>Go Barack/Biden/We the People 08!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:16:42", "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": 3278636, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So I went over to Twitter and searched for messages by and about Ashley Todd (the McCain volunteer), and folks are already snapping off on her for what they believe to be her lies about this scenario:<br><br><a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%2522atodd%2522\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22atodd%22</a><br><br>If she lied about this, then she deserves to be exposed and ridiculed.  Hope she learns her lesson.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:16:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3273631, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275217": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What an idiot!   And he even had the nerve to call back to complain that the 911 operator called back (after he cursed her out and hung up on her) and left a message warning him that this was improper use of 911.  <br><br>He should be fined for this....  Jackass.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:48:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3275040, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Saw this 2!  U may neva know this stuff unless K.O./Dr. Rachel, etc. TELL IT!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:36:28", "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": 3272774, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I used to live in College Station as a child while my mom was in grad school there in the early 80's.  It ain't exactly known for its diversity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:58:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3278198, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3288314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I heard it.<br><br>It's what you say about horses.<br><br>And slaves.<br><br>It was appalling.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_22:10:52", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3285770, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3285470": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not a fan of Zeke at all, but I hope he can get himself together from this.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_18:04:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 3281636, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh please let it be the administration that saved this country from financial, racial and ideological ruin. <br><br>There are such great problems right at our doorstep, if we haven't already been foreclosed upon, and I just will it that we will come back stronger, more united and green as in ecology and yeah economy, too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:17:59", "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": 3275522, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Micheline:  STAY STRONG!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  \"EYE ON THE PRIZE!\"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:37:42", "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": 3273494, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3276262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No D,<br><br>There wasn't enough evidence to go to trial!  <br><br>There is no such thing as a \"Declaration of Innocence\" in the Judicial System. It's either guilty or not guilty at trial.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_11:45:54", "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": 3275383, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is the thing....She DID answer.   Williams just failed to follow up.   Palin said they are terrorists if they kill \"innocent Americans\".    The question is, does she consider Abortion clinic staff \"innocent\".    Clearly she doesn't.    I guess in that respect she was smarter than Williams that he let that one slide by.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:49:51", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3274845, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know, I kept an open mind about the whole thing until the evidence started coming out.<br><br>I halfway wonder if they can sue <i>her</i>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:20:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 3274378, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3299100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Joan:  Welcome to freeze peach and unhinged diversity.<br><br>Wondering: if we accept that Obama is \"created\" as any given candidate may well be (that's the nature of politics), how might McCain have been created.<br><br>Apart, I'm not against any created candidate on that ground alone.  Bankers are created by their mentors.  Teachers are created.  Good people doing good things are created. There's not a one of us that doesn't owe somebody.  John Donne said it better:  No man is an island.  That's where Obama's spread the wealth ideology comes from.  I'm not against that phrase because it's not as lopsided as republicans make it out to be.  It is the epitome of shared benefit, shared sacrifice.  Taxes are not evil.  They are fees for services - I'm guessing you don't have your own police department or fire truck.<br><br> I think that's the problem with republican mythology: the Horatio Alger self-created man.  The only problem with created folks is when creation does wrong as in Dr. Frankenstein's or when the creator is bad, as in Mr. Chaney.  Chaney, though, started, according to one really good account, in the new book, Angler, as a Frankenstein, with stated good intentions in the fierce interest of protecting this country.  He goes wrong and against the country where he does this at any cost and gives incentive to all kinds of collateral damage: paying off known evil-doin' folks and big corporations at the expense of the American people and our general moral authority. <br><br>McCain, to me, comes from that mythology, playing on our fears and wrecking his hero podium knowingly.  I think he's a frustrated would-be leader who may now not even really want to be president, but, just like Chaney, has dug himself so deeply that his own mission is eating itself up.  So he resorts to the tried and true tropes...racism, fear, and selfishness (making us regular old folk think we have some superiority by just being regular and hard-working and...broke.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-25_12:59:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3286626, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274219": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I must say I don't buy the reason Anderson gave for being in the Dems office but . . . that is just me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_09:59:28", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3274156, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3276782": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm trying really hard to stay away from the 'profession\" angle of all this (though, in full disclosure, I let something slip on my rant on it at my place). I don't doubt for one second that her story isn't plausible; that stuff like she suggested does not happen at all. That would be terribly naive.<br><br>That said, looking at the facts, it doesn't add up. Even if the the college kids were acting like, well, <i>college kids</i>, no one can find anything to say she was raped. <br><br>Now, was she disrespected? More than likely (I don't see how you can be in that type of environment and <b>not</b> be disrespected). Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your angle), disrespect isn't illegal.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:13:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3275971, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278436": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Who the hell is this Jason Carroll character on CNN?<br><br>He pulled some sh*t again, trying to that \"both sides do it\" bs acting like \"both sides\" have played the race card.  Of course, he goes back and refers to the DOLLAR BILL incident without showing this web ad or the YouTube that summed it all up:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDTJDv4hevU\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDTJDv4hevU</a><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:42:14", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3284466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She is a nobody.  Whether she believes it or not is besides the point.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_16:47:53", "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": 3273767, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3275251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sounds like BS to me too.  Those folks like to break into offices and steal stuff...", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:50:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "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": 3274219, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3279862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/beaten-mccain-supporter-leslie-todd.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Beaten McCain Supporter, Leslie Todd, Admits Story is MADE UP</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_14:46:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3274744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": ".... He/she and Pat Buchanan are on the verge of a nervous breakdown!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_10:20:58", "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": 3274507, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280431": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Eighth graders can't vote yet.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:18:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "c14dc645708e1f6b7caba8da416ef4b7", "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": 3274953, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3287036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We come from red states, we come from blue states. We come from rural settings, we come from urban settings. We come from the wealthy class, we come from the poor class. We come from straight two parent families, we come from gay two parent families, we come from single parent families, we come from foster care. We come from a sense of urgency, we come from a sense of hope, we come from divisiveness, we come from unity. We come from God, we come from mother nature. We are all of us. Individual and together.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_19:58:34", "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": 3286626, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3280381": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rikyrah - keep in mind that this woman actually spoke to Sarah Palin!<br><br><b>Eager to Exploit </b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/eager-to-exploit.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/eager-to-explo...</a><br><br><i>Before all the facts were known:<br><br>    In an official statement the McCain campaign says: \"We're shaken up by this. It's sick and disgusting.\"<br><br>    Governor Sarah Palin reportedly spoke with the victim by phone.</i><br><br>Notice the McCain campaign was not \"shaken up\" by \"Kill him!\" and \"Terrorist!\" shouted at their rallies and they did not deem \"Obama welfare bucks\" \"Obama Waffles\" or \"Obama Waffles\" as \"sick and disgusting.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_15:14:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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": 3279749, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3278636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "11 days to go (an eternity in politics) with fundraising slowing significantly (relative to Obama standards) and polls differing WIDELY in OH and FL (some showing an Obama surge others a McCain, which means they probably are tied in both) and the Campaign sends Bill Clinton to Arkansas and Joe Biden to WV?  WTF?!!!!!<br><br>Look, I know some folks around here consider this unnecessary hand wringing, and I'm the first to admit I'm a bit of an alarmist, but this makes NO sense.  Bill Clinton needs to be planted in FL or OH, reminding voters of the good financial times during his administration and explaining, as only Bill Clinton can, that Obama simply wants to return to the tax structure of his administration when rich and poor alike benefitted.  We're not going to win Arkansas or West Virginia and likely not both OH and FL and neither CO or NC are done deals, so why is the Campaign being greedy?<br><br>Furthermore, Joe Biden and his big mouth needs to be giving a major Foreign Policy speech that will allay concerns among skiddish voters about his recent comments. We all know what he meant, but the point is to say what you mean.  The Campaign needs to project a strong executive team in Obama and Biden on Foreign Policy in stark contrast to that old man and the idiot a heart beat away.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_13:53:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "4fd3ca416b455e03c3fa02c8bc744eb4", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3277226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "evita:   BLINDERS    -   MENTAL BLINDERS!!!   He/she cain't SEE that!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-24_12:34:14", "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": 3274365, "depth": 2, "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": "6196434", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 7723293191696972118}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "friday_open_thread_51", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 229, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 6196434, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
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}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
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	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
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	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
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	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
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	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
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	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
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	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
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	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
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	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
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		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
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	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
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	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

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

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

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
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		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
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			return;
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		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
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	var data  = hash.substring(24);

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=friday_open_thread_51' +
		'&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_51/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_51'
			+ '&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_51/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">229</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/friday_open_thread_51/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_51/">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:6196434" 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_51/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:6196434" 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:6196434" 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_51',
			// 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_51/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_51'
			+ '&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_51'
			+ '&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_51'
				+ '&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/6196434/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];
			}
		}
	}

	//
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285859">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285859" class="dsq-comment-message">Jennifer Hudson\'s Mother, Brother Shot Dead In Chicago: Report<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/jennifer-hudsons-mother-b_n_137702.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/jennif...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3285105" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285105" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/17049/811/493/637184" rel="nofollow">Matt Drudge: Racial Arsonist</a><br><br>Enough is enough.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285239">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285239" class="dsq-comment-message">My pundit kitchen captioning effort (just saved in my account, I didn\'t think to submit it to be on the site and can\'t figure out how to do that in retrospect). Anyway, here\'s a link:<br><br><a href="http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=2387138" rel="nofollow">Wounded White Woman racism ploy FAIL</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285337">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285337" class="dsq-comment-message">Sheryl Underwood comments on Palin and her daughter\'s pregnancy and rape kits.....<br><br>The View 10/24/08 (5 of 5) - Sheryl Underwood on \'The View\'<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=McPM-ji-iRo" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=McPM-ji-iRo</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285392">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285392" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of "Carved B" Story Before Facts Were Known<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/mccain_aide_gave_reporters_inc.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285399">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285399" class="dsq-comment-message">Is anyone keeping tab of all of the GOP voter suppression court cases that are being dismissed or not fast-tracked like they want? Indiana is the latest to tell them to kick rocks. <br><br>GOP appeal denied in Indiana<br><br>Indiana\'s top court rebuffs an attempt to shut down some early voting, giving (another) court win to Democrats in the sporadic battleground litigation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285551">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285551" class="dsq-comment-message">EVENING OPEN THREAD IS UP</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3284250" href="http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">macon d</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284250" class="dsq-comment-message">So Ashley Todd LIED about that backward B on her cheek. Who\'da thunk! <br><br>Imaginary black men everywhere can now breathe a sigh of relief.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284781">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284781" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t do it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284906">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284906" class="dsq-comment-message">Admiral: LOL!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285447">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285447" class="dsq-comment-message">I just heard about this (work kept me out of the loop all day).  Another name to add to the "Blame it on the Black Man" Hall of Shame.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284356">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284356" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle Obama speaking early today in Ohio....she is beautiful and powerful....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284695">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284695" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep, saw her Barry, listened to her fantastic speech and the bonus -- her outfit was very nice.  :-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284529">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284529" class="dsq-comment-message">Another great voting diary:<br><br>13 Undecided Elderly Floridians Finally Decided After Attending a McCain Rally<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/131839/67/751/640994" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/24/131839...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284889">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284889" class="dsq-comment-message">Time for a new evening thread? Pretty Please??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281239">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281239" class="dsq-comment-message">Actual McCain Advisor Endorses Barack Obama<br><br>Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he served, with great distinction, as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain, for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January. <br><br>This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision "is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis."<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain-adviser-endorses-o_n_137590.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279862" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279862" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/beaten-mccain-supporter-leslie-todd.html" rel="nofollow">Beaten McCain Supporter, Leslie Todd, Admits Story is MADE UP</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280577" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280577" class="dsq-comment-message">my bad, cool Berg. was late to this before posting link...  Thanks.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284169">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284169" class="dsq-comment-message">Actualy, despite the fact that it is from some angles ridiculously trite, the person\'s name is actually ASHLEY Todd.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279992">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279992" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   From Faux Spews [No flaming, please  :&gt;)]<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/fox-news-vp-if-mccain-wor_b_137522.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/fox...</a><br><b>Greg Mitchell:  Fox News VP:  IF McCain Worker \'Mutilation Story\' Is A Hoax, His Campaign Is \'Over\'</b><br><br>-er, -uh,  -a\'hem -      <b>IT IS OVER!!!</b><br><br><i><b>It had drawn wide local and national -- even political attention, with the McCain and Obama campaigns weighing in -- but now the Ashley Todd story has fallen apart. Police in Pittsburgh have now declared the tale a hoax and the woman now faces charges for her deed.</b><br><br>Earlier today, John Moody, executive vice president at Fox News, commented on his blog there that "this incident could become a watershed event in the 11 days before the election. If Ms. Todd\'s allegations are proven accurate, some voters may revisit their support for Senator Obama, not because they are racists (with due respect to Rep. John Murtha), but because they suddenly feel they do not know enough about the Democratic nominee.<br><br><b>"If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain\'s quest for the presidency is over, <u>forever linked to race-baiting."</u></b><br><br>He titled his posting: "Moment of Truth." Indeed.<br><br>It started yesterday afternoon with Matt Drudge screaming at the top of his site this afternoon in red type -- but no siren -- that a Pittsburgh campaign worker for McCain, age 20, had been viciously attacked and the letter "B" carved into her face, presumably by a Barack Obama fan. Her name, it soon emerged, was Ashley Todd and she had come to Pittsburgh from College Station, Texas, to help out.<br><br>It started to appear overblown (Drudge downgraded it to smaller, black type) as the police noted that it seemed to be a robbery ($60) and she did not seek medical attention. But later press reports said she would visit a hospital, Sarah Palin and maybe John McCain had reportedly called her and Obama has condemned the alleged assault, although McCain/Obama angle to story not yet confirmed.<br><br>Still later, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, and some others, grew skeptical. For one thing, the "B" was carved a little too lightly and perfectly -- and backward, as if done using a mirror. Smoking Gun probed a too-pat "Twitter" angle and Gawker and Wonkette looked at her MySpace page.<br><br>Now police say that evidence from the ATM that she reportedly visited did not match her account. And it turns out she changed her story, admitting that her assailant did not see a McCain bumper sticker and adding to her account a sexual assault and losing consciousness. Drudge added a link titled "B...or B.S."? <b>Finally, early this afternoon, came word that she had made it all up.</b><br>*<br>Greg Mitchell is editor of Editor & Publisher and its hot new blog The E&P Pub. His latest book on Iraq and the media is titled "So Wrong for So Long." </i><br><br>For:  McAncient/The Gov.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvtDb0ZPwQ" rel="nofollow">LEAVING ON A JET PLANE!</a><br><br>BUH-BYEEEEEEE!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br><br>OBAMA-BIDEN  \'08!!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280331" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280331" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain is already screaming that she was a volunteer and not a paid campaign member to disassociate himself from this. Had he not played the race card in the first place would women like Ashely Todd think that this kind of behavior would be welcomed?  <br>It is not at all accidental that she blamed a black man for the attack.  Repeatedly throughout history white women have invented fictitious black men as the culprits of their abuse.  Due to the negative social constructions that have been attached to the black male body they have largely been accepted as truth.  As the mother of two black sons I am sick to death of this shit.  Let us all hope that the media spends as much time letting the world know that she is a liar as they did casting aspersions on innocent black men.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280407" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280407" class="dsq-comment-message">Co-sign.  And now she\'s claiming "mental illness."  Give me a break.  This chick new exactly what she was doing.  She even premeditated by sending updates on twitter before it went down.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280581">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280581" class="dsq-comment-message">What an evil person to cause innocent black men to be harassed. Her @ss need to be punished to the fullest. I\'ll bet some were licking their chops to blame Obama for this twisted woman\'s madness!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280921">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280921" class="dsq-comment-message">This reminds me of that Susan Smith who killed her precious little boys and blamed a black man.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281794" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3281794" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281794" class="dsq-comment-message">exacalactly!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280996">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280996" class="dsq-comment-message">"It is not at all accidental that she blamed a black man for the attack."<br><br>No, it isn\'t.  And despite his media friends like Joe Scarborough and Mika Brizinksi, who I find annoying as hell, Senator McCain has clearly tried racial, religious and ethnic fears.<br><br>It takes a lot of coordination on the Campaign trail to get a candidate to break for a personal phone call, and they would never do it unless it held some advantage.  They were clearly trying to capitalize off of this, and now it\'s blow up in their face.<br><br>If Roland Martin does his job tonight, he will make that point.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285449">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285449" class="dsq-comment-message">"He\'s dead, Jim."<br>-"Bones" McCoy</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286901">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286901" class="dsq-comment-message">Hahahahahaha</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279230" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279230" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279230" class="dsq-comment-message">BREAKING . . . <br><br>She\'s a DAMN LIAR!!!<br><br>The McCain campaign volunteer just confessed to authorities that she made the whole thing up.<br><br>Now. . . the next obvious question is:  Did she do this on her own or did someone else tell her to do it?  If so, who?<br><br>Nice try . . . trying to start a race war in PA a week before the election.  The media better stay on top of this!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3279366" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279366">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279366" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279366" class="dsq-comment-message">Probably on her own.  <br><br>That would be my guess.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3280415" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280415" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280415" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3280415" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280415" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3279314" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279314" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279314" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279314" class="dsq-comment-message">here\'s the link:  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain-supporter-who-clai_n_137484.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279767" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279767" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279767" class="dsq-comment-message">I knew it ... and no offense to readers of the lighter persuasion here ... but it\'s the \' white woman yells\' "that black man raped, assaulted, whistled at me," scenario ... the old Rosewood ;Susan Smith; and Emmett Till bullshit of the past.<br><br>Good thing it was squashed before further damage (possibly to innocent people) could be done.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3279749" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279749">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279749" class="dsq-comment-message">You know, when the likes of Michelle Malkin don\'t believe you...<br><br>but JJP wasn\'t fooled one damn bit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3280381" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280381" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280381" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3280381" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280381" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah - keep in mind that this woman actually spoke to Sarah Palin!<br><br><b>Eager to Exploit </b><br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/eager-to-exploit.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/eager-to-explo...</a><br><br><i>Before all the facts were known:<br><br>    In an official statement the McCain campaign says: "We\'re shaken up by this. It\'s sick and disgusting."<br><br>    Governor Sarah Palin reportedly spoke with the victim by phone.</i><br><br>Notice the McCain campaign was not "shaken up" by "Kill him!" and "Terrorist!" shouted at their rallies and they did not deem "Obama welfare bucks" "Obama Waffles" or "Obama Waffles" as "sick and disgusting."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3280665" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280665" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280665">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3280665" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280665" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep! Remember, he\'s proud of the supporters that come to his rallies!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3280723" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280723" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280723" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280723" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep - lying hypocrite!  Isn\'t it amazing how this lying racist gets Sarah Palin on the phone in no time but Palin is still unreachable to journalists?  She absolutely <i>exhausts</i> me...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284167" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284167" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284167">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3284167" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284167" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, "Kill Him!" is not "sick and disgusting" but a large, evil black man running around peeping at McCain / Palin bumper stickers and lightly scratching the letter "B" backwards on somebody\'s face is.<br><br>Got it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284929" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284929" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284929">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3284929" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284929" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>but JJP wasn\'t fooled one damn bit.</b><br><br>That\'s right.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3279806" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279806" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279806" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279806" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep - file this under <b> <i> No Shit Sherlock </b> </i> in the great American tradition of the big black brute terrifying the po\' sweet always innocent white woman  from Scottsboro Boys down to Susan Smith:<br><br><b>Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story</b><br><br><a href="http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html" rel="nofollow">http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield....</a><br><br><i>A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing charges<br><br>PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter "B" in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker.<br><br>Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas, initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield and that the suspect became enraged and started beating her after seeing her GOP sticker on her car.<br><br>Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test.<br><br>Authorities, however, declined to release the results of that test.<br><br>Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and "the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction."<br><br><b>This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.</b><br><br>The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be.   <br><br>According to police, investigators working on the interview process detected several inconsistencies in Todd\'s story that differed from statements made in the original police report.<br><br>Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Diane Richard released a statement earlier today, saying: "Because of the inconsistencies in her statements, Ms. Todd was asked to submit to a polygraph examination which she agreed to do."<br><br>No photos of Todd are being released by Pittsburgh Police at this time.<br><br>The investigation is continuing as officials determine what charges will be filed.</i></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277975" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277975">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277975" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  One more thing:<br><br>Continuing PRAYERS for "GRANDMOTHER"/Mr. Obama/family!  AMEN.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3274845" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274845" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274845" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274845" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin Refuses To Answer Whether Or Not Abortion Clinic Bombers Are Terrorists<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/sarah-palin-refuses-to-an_n_137471.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/sarah-...</a><br><br>Evey time I hear her talk I get irritated, but I now find that reading what she says irritates me too. He verbal skills are an embarrassment. In the link above- she refuses to answer the question about abortion clinic bombers. Apparently some people deserve to be killed and some people do not. I guess its HER call "and not on their watch!"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3275239" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275239" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275239">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275239" class="dsq-comment-message">This is the thing....She DID answer.   Williams just failed to follow up.   Palin said they are terrorists if they kill "innocent Americans".    The question is, does she consider Abortion clinic staff "innocent".    Clearly she doesn\'t.    I guess in that respect she was smarter than Williams that he let that one slide by.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3275368" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275368" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275368">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3275368" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275368" class="dsq-comment-message">Truthseeker,<br><br>That\'s what I got from the interview. My jaw was dropped!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278169" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278169" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3278169" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278169" class="dsq-comment-message">Now killing innocent abortion clinic workers IS Mavericky behavior... <br><br>"cuz then ya see you\'re killing on behalf of God and not caring about the LAWS of man that say it\'s legal.. but ya see Mavericks don\'t care cuz we\'re Mavericks, ya see..."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3286191" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286191">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3286191" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286191" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree. Williams dropped the ball big time with that question. Maybe Tom Brokaw warned him not to be too tough on McPalin.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3277855" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277855" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3277855" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3277855" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277855" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course they are, within the defintion of terrorism.<br><br>But we all know what would happen to Palin if she said <i>that</i> out loud.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278080" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278080" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278080" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3278080" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278080" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey not saying so out loud is NOT Maverick behavior!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278412" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278412" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278412" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3278412" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278412" class="dsq-comment-message">...and saying it out loud is political suicide.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278568" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278568" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278568" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3278568" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278568" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, what do you call Republicans, White and Black, jumping ship after McCain/Palin ratcheted up the Obama+Ayers=Terrorists rhetoric?  Political bulimia?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278976" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278976" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278976" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3278976" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278976" class="dsq-comment-message">Buyer\'s remorse? I might be one of them, when it\'s all said and done.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281186" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281186">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3281186" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281186" class="dsq-comment-message">lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3287052" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3287052" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3287052">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3287052" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287052" class="dsq-comment-message">It is said and done.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279435" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279435">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279435" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279435" class="dsq-comment-message">I think her career is already in stage 4 of it\'s disease. Euthenasia may be required.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3274980" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274980" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274980" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274980" class="dsq-comment-message">Lawn jockey point: There are white people who do not know that the figure is an attempt to denigrate African American people. When I lived in rural upstate NY, I talked with several colleagues about their lawn ornaments. "They said it\'s a monkey, not a person." Then we had to have the history conversation including a talk about what is a racial slurs a nonverbal slur called an epithet. They were embarrassed when they looked it up for themselves. MANY of them removed their ornaments, some did not.<br><br>MANY white people have NO CLUE about the effects of slavery in our nation. I can just bet that the person\'s yard in the picture is one of those people have no clue. (OR NOT, but I still have hope.)<br><br>Vote Hope.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3275142" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275142" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275142" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3275142" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275142" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree that many white people have no clue about the effects of slavery on this country, but I\'m going to push back and say that this ignorance is willful and unacceptable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3277891" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277891" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3277891" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277891" class="dsq-comment-message">I can certainly see your point, but as the saying goes "You don\'t know what you don\'t know."<br><br>If you consider that 80% of so or Americans live in segregated neighborhoods, its easy to see why certain conversation don\'t happen. This level of information ie: lawn jockeys is not one that is presented within formal educational settings. If you ask younger African Americans about what the "lawn jockey" stands for is what it is about they would have no clue. They may know its bad, but do they know what it is about. This generational distance is a challenge, but couple that with the lack of opportunity afforded to our society within formal educational settings. <br><br>I firmly believe that this notion that everyone "should" know what these symbols mean is an idealistic way to look at the problems of lack of understanding between us all. I get aggravated by the lack of understanding of whites on issues like these, but that is just proof that this is so much work to be done. <br><br>I\'m not suggesting YOU do it, but still it has to be done. I offered the initial comment for others to see that that there are some people who are ill informed, but are still good people. Cheri, you are kind of new to posting here, so you may not know that I am a Puerto Rican, who regularly seeks to draw connections instead of divisions between groups and I do it through education (my work and life\'s passion.) When we elect to engage the "issue" with notions of "willful ignorance" and such  I believe we shut down the ability for full and truthful exchanges.   I won\'t disagree with you about it being unacceptable at all, but not having respectful communication with people who may truthfully not know is also unacceptable. <br><br>We have to unravel generations of symbols, colloquial sayings, laws, traditions, ways of being and so on that are too complex to just swat away or be dismissive of as "willful ignorance."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278633" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278633" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278633" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278633" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for your comment.  I don\'t believe my comments suggest that I am simplifying the underlying reasons for this "willful ignorance."  <br><br>I think that you may be reading a LOT more into my  comments than was intended, so I am glad to clarify.  My point is a simple one.  <br><br>You\'re right, you often don\'t know what you don\'t know.  However, you DO often know when you are choosing not to learn more about a particular issue.<br><br>The "willful ignorance" that I speak of on the part of many whites is a choice that is made by default when they fail to interact with diverse groups of people.  <br><br>I understand that people may live in segregated neighborhoods, but this is no excuse.  The people (in many cases) still have to go to work, or shop, and typically have life activities that would extend beyond the boundaries of where they live.<br><br>I am in no way suggesting that education does not need to take place.  And on the contrary, it NEEDS to take place.  Am I suggesting that all white people who fail to understand the racial underpinnings of what seemed harmless to them?<br><br>No<br><br>My point is that if people (all people) took the chance to actively seek an understanding of those who have cultural/racial difference from them, they could be excused from such "willful ignorance," because that would not be the root of their state of unknowing.<br><br>While I respect your right to your opinion, I take exception to the notion that because I suggested that the ignorance on the part of many whites is "willful" this in some way "shuts down the ability for full and truthful exchanges."   <br><br>Conversely, I believe that this statement points to the intellectual dishonesty that needs to be addressed in order to have the full and truthful conversation that you speak of.<br><br>Where did I suggest that we should not have respectful communication with people who may truthfully not know? I applaud your effort to draw connections (instead of divisions) between groups.  However, I find it a bit disappointing that the tone of your response seems to suggest that I prefer the latter of the two. If this is the conclusion that you have drawn from my comments, then you have missed my point entirely.<br><br>I certainly apologize in advance if I have misunderstood your position/response to my original comments.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281621" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3281621" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281621" class="dsq-comment-message">I hear you. I was speaking about the phrase "willful ignorance," which is often invoked when discussing the lack of information on the part of whites. This implies a denial, which in most cases is exactly the case, and in some cases not the case at all.<br><br>The system, that which is in the air and above our heads, is something that most people  (Black, white, and everyone else) are unaware of. So I get your allusion to power and privilege and the leisure of not having to know. However, there are many who want to have that conversation (the real one we speak of not the specific one per se of lawn jockeys) but are put off with moral or intellectual judgments. All I\'m saying is the phrase "willful ignorance" has a certain connotation and in my opinion doesn\'t promote exchange.<br><br>I respect this exchange and I\'m glad we\'re having it publicly for others to read too.<br><br>A few ago I was working at a college with students, somewhat diverse racially, but not much. The class I was teaching at the time was "gender, power, difference." I used the phrase people of color alot. When it was time to write the first set of papers I got back MANY with the term "colored people this," "colored people."  To the students in the class- Black and White is was a shorter way to say people of color. I was dumbfounded. I asked them in class why so many people elected to use this phrase instead of people of color and they felt it just made sense. Some Black students felt it was ok to use in the context of the paper because their families used the term and of course, it made sense to shorten the phrase. The socio-historical context for them was outside of their understanding. Although they were freshmen, they were college students. Fortunately, we were in a place of higher learning so we had a productive discussion and learning moment- for us all. I was in a position of power being the person who grades their papers so I got to decide what path we went down, if any at all. <br><br>The phrase willful ignorance presumes there were opportunities to learn that were dismissed. Again, I know there are people who are willfully ignorant, I would just prefer we use that phrase when we know it is true rather presuming that is always  or mostly the case.<br><br>This opens the door to discussing color blind racism and has ensued as part of this notion of political correctness and how it has HURT us...<br><br>Gotta run out. Will continue late tonight, Cheri. PAZ!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279083">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279083" class="dsq-comment-message">actually you would have to slap me too because I was not aware of that.  My roots were in the Caribbean.  So when you think about America being a melting pot, it is reasonable to believe many would not be familiar with this.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3272774">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3272774" class="dsq-comment-message">As you read reports about the records in early voting in Florida, please keep this mind - Rachel Maddow did a segment yesterday about how the GOP in Florida specifically voted to make Early Voting MORE DIFFICULT:<br>a) fewer hours<br>b) fewer polling places<br><br>And despite their attempts at VOTER SUPPRESSION, we now see record numbers. <br><br>Think about that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273494">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3273494" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273494" class="dsq-comment-message">As a Floridian, I am very happy that Maddow did this segment because this is what we are up against.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277284">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277284" class="dsq-comment-message">Micheline:  STAY STRONG!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  "EYE ON THE PRIZE!"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277266">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277266" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Saw this 2!  U may neva know this stuff unless K.O./Dr. Rachel, etc. TELL IT!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273409" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3273409" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273409" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/10/will-and-jada-smith-only-one-parent.html" rel="nofollow">Will and Jada: Only One Parent Counts: </a> The ways in which black motherhood is overlooked to promote the black male.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3273785" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273785">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3273785" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273785" class="dsq-comment-message">that was a good article, and the post is right. Maybe if there was some balance in our community, it wouldn\'t make men doing what they\'re supposed to be doing, so extraordinary.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274335" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274335" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274335" class="dsq-comment-message">I have an awesome book:<br>What It Means to be Daddy: Black Men living Away from their Children by Jenifer Hamer.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3275319" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275319" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275319" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3275319" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275319" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks rikyrah.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273507" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273507">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273507" class="dsq-comment-message">Former <a href=http://www.columbian.com/article/20081024/APP/810240569 rel="nofollow">Governor of Massachusetts, William Weld.</a href>....endorses Obama<br><br>In a statement released Friday, Weld cites the Illinois senator\'s steady leadership, good judgment and ability to unify Democrats, Republicans and independents. He said Obama "is a once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and restore America\'s standing in the world."<br><br>Weld plans a news conference at Obama\'s campaign office in Salem at 11 a.m.<br><br>Last year, Weld came to New Hampshire to campaign for another former Massachusetts governor, Republican Mitt Romney, who ended his bid for the presidential nomination in February.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273815" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3273815" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273815" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s good news. Weld was a popular governor in Mass and can help Barack in New Hampshire.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3273631" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273631" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-122843" rel="nofollow">McCain volunteer’s story smells awfully weird Police to administer polygraph</a>  <br><br>Yesterday I saw this story in the news about the McCain volunteer who was allegedly attacked by a black man who carved a "B" on her cheek.  Interestingly the "B" is carved backward...  as if one was looking into a mirror when it was done.  <br><br>A police official on the news just said that the woman was given a polygraph due to "inconsistencies" in her story.  The official refused to give the results of the test.  <br><br>Something about this story is just not right.  Mark my words...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3273959" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273959" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273959">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273959" class="dsq-comment-message">the "B" is carved backward <br><br>RAOTFLMAO<br><br>Didn\'t we call it here at JJP yesterday!!!!!<br>Too funny!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3274250" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274250" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274250" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274250" class="dsq-comment-message">Got me wondering whether she was even mugged for real.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274518" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274518">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274518" class="dsq-comment-message">Cheri,<br><br>I\'m kinda thinking the whole mugging thing was made up as well because from listening to MSNBC this morning, she was asked to do a polygraph and during the questioning,  she didn\'t mention the $60 that was taken during a second round of questioning. Very odd!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275063" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275063" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275063" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I saw than on MSNBC too.  Tamron Hall had her lips pressed together in that "sistah girl" way while they were talking about it.  <br><br>Before the end of the day they\'ll probably come out with the story that the woman\'s a damned lie.  LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274281" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274281" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3274281" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274281" class="dsq-comment-message">You called it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3274354" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274354" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274354">Shazza</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274354" class="dsq-comment-message">How soon before McCain brings her on the campaign trail to illustrate the meanness <br>of the Obama supporters? Yeah, her story might be fake but hey, he thinks Joe the Plumber was a good mascot for his campaign, despite what\'s been found out about him!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3275085" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275085" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275085" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3275085" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275085" class="dsq-comment-message">I wouldn\'t put it past them to try to capitalize off of the woman\'s self-inflicted misfortune. <br><br>You\'re right, the truth doesn\'t matter to these people.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275725" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275725" class="dsq-comment-message">So I went over to Twitter and searched for messages by and about Ashley Todd (the McCain volunteer), and folks are already snapping off on her for what they believe to be her lies about this scenario:<br><br><a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%2522atodd%2522" rel="nofollow">http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22atodd%22</a><br><br>If she lied about this, then she deserves to be exposed and ridiculed.  Hope she learns her lesson.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3273767" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273767" class="dsq-comment-message">Break from campaign news:<br><br><a href=http://www.ncnn.com/content/view/3470/26/" rel="nofollow">Duke Lacrosse Accuser Writes Book</a><br><br><i>"Many people have tried to use my name and my past to intimidate me, to make me believe that I was a nobody," she said, speaking before reporters Thursday at the Know Book Store to promote her new book, "The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story."</i><br><br><B>WTF?</B></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3273805" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273805">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3273805" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273805" class="dsq-comment-message">WHO...and I ask again...WHO....paid this woman an advance and ok\'d this book?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275187">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275187" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah,<br><br>I do believe Vincent Clark is involved with this book and also Magic Johnson if I remember correctly. I\'d have to go back and reread from our Duke Lacrosse Forum to be certain but I\'m sure I read where Magic Johnson was involved.<br><br><a href="http://hackedbannedandlockeddown.yuku.com/" rel="nofollow">http://hackedbannedandlockeddown.yuku.com/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273852" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3273852" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273852" class="dsq-comment-message">Hell if I know. <br><br>I returned to my far-right roots and watched O\'Reilly this morning; that\'s where I heard about it.<br><br>I typically don\'t advocate violence against women, but she needs to be slapped. A few times.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274045">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274045" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think so, D. This woman was painted as mentally ill, a drug addict and what have you. Where have you seen a drug addict focus on their studies and be able to graduate with a GPA of 3.7?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274244" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274244" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274244" class="dsq-comment-message">If she\'s really that smart, she should know just how stupid this looks.<br><br>We\'ll agree to disagree, before this gets out of hand (it\'s Friday, after all). She gets no sympathy, support, or <i>anything</i> from me.<br><br>None.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274425">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274425" class="dsq-comment-message">Who cares if she doesn\'t get your support and I\'ll be glad to come over to your blog and debunk every damn thing you say!<br><br>Capeesh!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273842">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3273842" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273842" class="dsq-comment-message">In the immortal words of Ross Perot ... <i>that\'s just sad</i>.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273963">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273963" class="dsq-comment-message">D,<br><br>I listened to her presser yesterday and she did very well.  She stated: <b>"I want to assert, without equivocation, that I was assaulted. Make of that what you will. You will decide what that means to you because the state of North Carolina saw fit not to look at all that happened the night I became infamous."</b><br><br><br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-23-duke-lacrosse_N.htm?csp=34" rel="nofollow">http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-23-...</a><br><br><br>Crystal Gail Mangum has graduated from NCCU and earned her degree and also written a book about the case & her life!  D, I don\'t get your WTF because, strippers, unwed mothers, and women who have sex with more than one man <b>can</b> be raped and sexually assaulted.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274130" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274130" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274130" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, that does happen.<br><br>But, let\'s be real here for a second: <i>the entire team had their DNA tested-except for the one black member of the team-and they were <b>all</b> exonerated.</i><br><br>This woman dragged a school AND its community through the mud, ruined someone\'s career (and I mean <b>completely</b> ruined)...and now she has the nerve to try and profit from disproven allegations?<br><br>I\'ll save the harsher language for my blog, but I would <i>gladly</i> lead the protest against this one.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3274378" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274378" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274378">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274378" class="dsq-comment-message">D, I have followed this story for the past 2 years every single day. The case wasn\'t handled right from jump street. It took police 2 days to go to the house and collect evidence. I really don\'t give a rat\'s ass what harsh language you use. Those players got rewarded from Duke University and didn\'t deserve one damn dime. They invited those women into their home and degraded them, called them niggers and someone went into Crystal\'s purse and stole her money. But yet they are rewarded damages from Duke and now are trying to sue the city of Durham. To hell with those spoiled s.o.b.\'s.!  And there you have it!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274728" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274728" class="dsq-comment-message">You know, I kept an open mind about the whole thing until the evidence started coming out.<br><br>I halfway wonder if they can sue <i>her</i>.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274991" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274991">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274991" class="dsq-comment-message">You refused to look past your nose. I don\'t think they\'d dare sue her. They don\'t want to go into details of what happened that night. This is why their high paid attorney fought so hard for the case not to go to trial. Oh, they will try and bluff their way through as <b>if</b> they\'re going to sue. It\'s a scare tactic! <br><br>I really <b>wish</b> they would!  The AG declaring them innocent was his <b>opinion!</b>  It\'s like a nose. Every. one. has. one.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275383" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275383" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275383" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think (any lawyers around?) they\'d have to get into the details of the case, if they\'re already exonerated.<br><br>The evidence seemed to support the AG\'s position, even if it is just his "opinion." Sorry.<br><br>Reads like libel to me. I\'d sue her, and donate the money to a charity for abused women (as has been suggested). She doesn\'t deserve a damn thing from this.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3276262" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3276262" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3276262">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3276262" class="dsq-comment-message">No D,<br><br>There wasn\'t enough evidence to go to trial!  <br><br>There is no such thing as a "Declaration of Innocence" in the Judicial System. It\'s either guilty or not guilty at trial.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3276398" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3276398" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3276398" class="dsq-comment-message">But what evidence there was didn\'t match with any of the team members. Including ones that weren\'t at the party at all.<br><br>You don\'t find that just a <i>little</i> bit strange?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3275971" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275971" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275971" class="dsq-comment-message">Low and behold, D ...<br><br>I am going to agree with you on this one. My first reaction, when this case came to light was ... "no those white boys, didn\'t!"<br><br>However, as the facts started to come out, it didn\'t fit. It just didn\'t add up. To me, it has nothing to do with her profession, I work in the adult entertainment industry as well and I know society (at large) has a harsher judgement against women who do (Although our client list is full of the most self proclaimed puritanical hypocrites known to man). It also has nothing to do with the class issue or the fact that they are little bigots. <br><br>It does have to do with the facts.<br><br>Her profession was never the issue, to me ... if a woman is assaulted, it doesn\'t matter her background ... justice should be served. However, this individual does not seem on the up and up and her story is beyond flawed. The evidence was not there.<br><br>I\'m inclined to believe that she was being vindictive because the spoiled brats wouldn\'t pay their bill.<br><br>I say, let the former prosecutor right a book and give us the real facts</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3276561">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3276561" class="dsq-comment-message">They were spoiled brats from hell who thought they could get away with anything. They were allowed to run amuck on that campus with wild parties that included underage drinking, urinating in front of total strangers, urinating out of windows, disturbing their neighbors with loud music, throwing beer cans & trash in their neighbors yard, and the University turned a blind eye to it.  I\'ve got access to their statements to police and they are contradicting to each other. Someone went into the accuser\'s purse and stole her money. Where in America is it okay to lift someone\'s money and not get charged for theft????<br><br>The accuser identified pics from a bedroom where one of the players had drawn pics of the other players Penises on a wall.  She had to be in that bedroom to see that.  Innocent my ass!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3276782" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3276782" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3276782" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m trying really hard to stay away from the \'profession" angle of all this (though, in full disclosure, I let something slip on my rant on it at my place). I don\'t doubt for one second that her story isn\'t plausible; that stuff like she suggested does not happen at all. That would be terribly naive.<br><br>That said, looking at the facts, it doesn\'t add up. Even if the the college kids were acting like, well, <i>college kids</i>, no one can find anything to say she was raped. <br><br>Now, was she disrespected? More than likely (I don\'t see how you can be in that type of environment and <b>not</b> be disrespected). Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your angle), disrespect isn\'t illegal.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277096">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277096" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>That said, looking at the facts, it doesn\'t add up. Even if the the college kids were acting like, well, college kids, no one can find anything to say she was raped.</i><br><br><br><br>They were a bunch of disgusting spoiled ass bratty pigs that thought they were above the law.  The team had been charged with 15 underage drinking violations. One of the accused was charged with assault in DC before the rape charges came about for taunting a man he thought was gay by coming within inches of this man\'s face and yelling....."say you\'re a fag"....."say you\'re a fag". I have no kind words for creeps like that. <br><br>I won\'t say how I really feel about these jerks out of respect for fellow posters. But i asure you....It ain\'t pretty!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3277215" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277215" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, none of the guys will be recommended for sainthood.<br><br><i>It still remains, though, that there\'s no evidence that she was raped by any of them.</i><br><br>So-to swing this back-why is she being allowed to profit off something that\'s been disproven?<br><br>My opinion, this damn near equates her with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224865958&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">OJ\'s stunt.</a> And we all know how well <i>that</i> turned out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277369">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277369" class="dsq-comment-message">No. Those spoiled bratty pigs were allowed to profit off their destructive bad behavior. And now have the audacity to sue the City of Durham for more money! Pigs!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277499" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3277499" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277499" class="dsq-comment-message">Getting your name and reputation back from <b>everyone</b> who slandered it is <i>profit</i>?<br><br>My God, what\'s <i>loss</i>?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277917" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277917">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277917" class="dsq-comment-message">Their bad behavior  & reputation  was already out of control. I am  highly suspicious of anyone that would taunt a man about his sexual preference just because he felt like it. I am not gay but I will defend anyone\'s right to live freely without being taunted, beat-up, dehumanized or mistreated because they choose a sexual lifestyle different from mine. F***k that.<br><br>To me that person is capable of assaulting anyone if he thinks he can get away with it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279622">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279622" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, Justice (great online name!)<br><br>I just don\'t get it. I don\'t understand how anyone loves affects my life. I can understand how someone hates having a large impact.<br><br>Why is someone\'s sexuality, sexual encounters ,as long as they are with willing consentual adults, be of any impact of my life.?<br><br>I just find it sickening that people have died, have lost the right to live some place or have been denied access to a LOVED one because it doesn\'t fit another persons idea of what is good love.<br><br>Sorry, but I just don\'t get it. I really don\'t.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279933">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279933" class="dsq-comment-message">LilyTiger,<br><br>I\'m passionate about causes that I believe in. Sometimes my passion causes me to become a little too emotional and I have to check myself.<br><br>I may not agree with the Duke Accuser\'s past lifestyle but I will defend her right not to be sexually assaulted or dehumanized for it because someone thinks she deserved it or had it coming.  And I will speak out about her right OR anyone\'s right to be heard!  Equal Justice for all ......is all I want.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286820">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286820" class="dsq-comment-message">Passion for a good cause, as long as it isn\'t destructive, is alright with me. A lot of great movements have started with just that. Well even some destruction is necessary.<br><br>*smile</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278401">rorysmomma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278401" class="dsq-comment-message">D.,  <br>Duke medical center had the girl\'s rape kit.  I was in the hospital after it happened, and the nurses were talking about how they did the rape kit, and the girl was raped.  There were more than 15 players at that party, and If they slipped her a psychotrophic drug, she wouldn\'t remember what the hell happened.<br><br>My personal theory is that they assaulted her, and they assualted her with a broomstick.  <br><br>I can\'t be sure what happened, but something did happen.<br><br>How else can you explain those players suing evereybody but her?<br><br>I smell payoff.  I live in Durham, that is how they do it around this town.<br><br>Ps.<br><br>There are more rapes on Duke\'s campus than are ever reported in the media.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279128" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279128" class="dsq-comment-message">I think she just opened the door for her suit.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279595">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279595" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Let them bring it</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284466">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284466" class="dsq-comment-message">She is a nobody.  Whether she believes it or not is besides the point.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273885">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273885" class="dsq-comment-message">AP Top News at 8:15 a.m. EDT<br>1 hour ago<br><br>NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street headed for another precipitous drop Friday as fears of a punishing global recession stirred panic among investors and sent world financial markets into a tailspin. The Dow Jones industrial average futures fell as much as 550 points, triggering a freeze in selling. The massive decline was caused by increasingly grim news from overseas. In Japan, shares of Sony sank more than 14 percent after it slashed its earnings forecast for the fiscal year. In Germany, Daimler\'s stock dropped 11.4 percent in morning trading after it reported lower third-quarter earnings and abandoned its 2008 profit and revenue guidance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274011">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274011" class="dsq-comment-message">Know this:  The sword of "record voter turnout" cuts both ways.<br><br>For sure, people have registered in record numbers in order to vote for Barack.  But know this:  at the same time, people have registered in record numbers to try and make sure that Barack (or anyone like him) is never elected as president.  <br><br>No matter how long it takes; no matter how mad your boss gets; no matter how inconvenient the process; WE ... MUST ... VOTE!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274025">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274025" class="dsq-comment-message">not sure if this was posted on JJP yesterday.<br><br>McCain\'s Home State Party Imploding, Plagued By Infighting And Scandal<br><br>At the top of the list, perhaps, is news that the party is being forced to return $105,000 to an unidentified group originally reported only as "SCA" and which increasingly appears to be linked to GOP candidate Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Party insiders are also now publicly feuding with one another, some vowing to unseat the state party chair after the election season. Local television stations, meantime, are refusing to air at least one state GOP ad and perhaps two for stretching the facts even beyond the standards that presently govern election campaign TV ads. <br><br>As if these problems weren\'t enough, Democratic Party officials are asking incumbent GOP Rep. John Shadegg embarrassing questions concerning election-season espionage after a credit card belonging to Shadegg\'s campaign manager was found under a desk in the offices of the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters. <br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/arizona-gop-in-desperate_b_136701.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/arizona-...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274156">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274156" class="dsq-comment-message">Republican campaign volunteer caught trying to obtain Obama sticker for his collection of political memorabilia.<br><br>PHOENIX – Democrats working to unseat U.S. Rep. John Shadegg wondered whether political dirty tricks were afoot: A business credit card belonging to the incumbent\'s re-election campaign was found on the floor of a Democratic field office in Tempe. <br>Arizona Democratic Party officials on Monday publicly demanded an explanation from Shadegg\'s campaign – and that it return anything taken from the office. <br><br>The explanation that finally emerged left Ryan Anderson, a Shadegg campaign volunteer, admitting that he felt foolish.   Anderson said he was running errands Sunday when he noticed the Democratic office in Tempe and went inside in hopes of getting a Barack Obama sticker for his collection of political memorabilia. <br><br><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20081021-0200-campaigncreditcard.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/200...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274219">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274219" class="dsq-comment-message">I must say I don\'t buy the reason Anderson gave for being in the Dems office but . . . that is just me.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275251" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275251" class="dsq-comment-message">Sounds like BS to me too.  Those folks like to break into offices and steal stuff...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274953">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274953" class="dsq-comment-message">an FYI found at Buzzflash.......read it and then write a letter to the publisher!<br><br>Wisconsin GOP Chair Pressures Schools About Obama Textbook Mention<br>Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 1:42pm. Analysis <br>A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS <br>by Christine Bowman<br><br><br>First, there was Sarah Palin questioning the Wasilla Library\'s holdings. Now a GOP state chair wants textbooks rewritten to omit Barack Obama. And the publisher, Houghton Mifflin, sees nothing wrong with that.<br><br>The Chicago Tribune briefly reported on the controversy in Thursday\'s editions:<br><br>[Excerpt]<br><br>Barack Obama\'s inclusion in an 8th-grade textbook has GOP officials seeing red in Wisconsin.<br><br>The state Republican Party chairman has accused the Racine school district of bolstering Obama\'s campaign by selecting a book that includes excerpts from the Democrat\'s 1995 autobiography "Dreams from My Father" and his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.<br><br>"These are [impressionable] kids," said Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus. "Using taxpayers\' dollars to promote one candidate over the other is an abuse of power." <br><br>Obama book excerpt in school textbook assailed (Chicago Tribune)<br><br>Who is abusing his power here really? Who is playing politics with America\'s kids?<br><br><br>RPW Chairman Reince Priebus and Senator John McCain <br><br>A little background may be in order here. There is a long-standing tradition of right-wing conservatives influencing what material will be or won\'t be included in America\'s textbooks. It goes back to the 1970s and earlier, when Texas and California conservatives positioned themselves on state textbook selection committees to wield their influence on textbook publishers. Because those two states buy so many books, approving only a few choices for use statewide, they could literally tell publishers what they could and couldn\'t say in schoolbooks used across the entire nation. Publishers bowed to the pressure because they felt they couldn\'t afford to lose the monolithic California and Texas business.<br><br><br>The difference here is that a party chair -- not a person elected or appointed to review and make textbook purchases, but a Republican with a strictly partisan agenda -- now wants to tell a publisher and a school district what to teach or not to teach -- in the middle of a heated national election, no less. And the publisher, long since conditioned to accept "correction," just says, "Sure, whatever you say!" <br><br>Whether you like it or not, Mr. Priebus, Barack Obama is a significant figure in American history. Like it or not, Mr. Priebus, the keynote address Obama delivered in 2004 was historic and merits study. Like it or not, Mr. Priebus, your job as Republican party chair for Wisconsin does not call for intimidation of school districts and book publishers.<br><br>As for Houghton Mifflin? Their knee-jerk cave-in is ridiculous. <br><br>Again, from the Tribune\'s report: <br><br>The Obama excerpt appears in an optional chapter in a unit about diversity. In it, he writes about feeling out of place in his Hawaiian classroom because he didn\'t look like his classmates.<br><br>Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. has said the excerpt was chosen in 2005, before Obama announced his White House bid. ...<br><br>Dangerous stuff in Reince Priebus\' opinion. Wisconsin eighth graders mustn\'t be allowed to read about a teenager "feeling out of place," at least not if the teen was racially mixed and later rose to national prominence. What kind of signal does that send?<br><br>Isn\'t it more dangerous that a Republican Party chair, self-appointed as arbiter of educational correctness, has persuaded a weak-kneed publisher to censor what American students will read for years to come? <br><br>How do these guys intend to portray President Barack Obama in textbooks if the Democrat wins? Will they just decide again to leave him out?<br><br>A commenter wrote the following:<br>Submitted by Colleen Clark on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 7:42pm.<br>Houghton Mifflin<br>222 Berkeley St.<br>Boston, MA 02116<br>617 351-5000<br><a href="http://www.hmco.com/divisions/school_division.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.hmco.com/divisions/school_division.html</a><br><br>So Houghton Mifflin has promised to "remove" this section?<br>What if Obama is elected president?<br>Should textbooks not mention presidents because they belong to political<br>parties???<br><br>Anyway, "Dreams from My Father" is a great American story, no matter what<br>your politics.<br><br>I hope the Racine school board holds its ground.<br><br>Colleen Clark<br>Cambridge, MA</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275190">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275190" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw this on KOS and thought it outrageous!   I think it\'s the school board that needs the most push back, they must have passed on the GOP concerns to the publisher.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275265">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275265" class="dsq-comment-message">Racine School district<br>Submitted by Colleen Clark on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 7:48pm.<br>Here\'s the website of the Racine WI school district.<br><a href="http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/" rel="nofollow">http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/</a><br>There\'s a "contact us" link on the top of the page and it<br>takes one to the address, telephone number, and email address of<br>the school district.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275522" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275522" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama\'s gonna be in textbooks from elementary school to graduate school. And he well deserves it.<br><br>The GOP had best get used to it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277721">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277721" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  <b>TRUTH!!</b>  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279327">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279327" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh please let it be the administration that saved this country from financial, racial and ideological ruin. <br><br>There are such great problems right at our doorstep, if we haven\'t already been foreclosed upon, and I just will it that we will come back stronger, more united and green as in ecology and yeah economy, too.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280431" href="http://glory-i-am.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">glory</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280431" class="dsq-comment-message">Eighth graders can\'t vote yet.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275040">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275040" class="dsq-comment-message">Joe McCain (John McCain\'s brother) calls 911 to complain about traffic<br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6099610" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6099610</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3275217" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275217" class="dsq-comment-message">What an idiot!   And he even had the nerve to call back to complain that the 911 operator called back (after he cursed her out and hung up on her) and left a message warning him that this was improper use of 911.  <br><br>He should be fined for this....  Jackass.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275141">Shazza</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275141" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not sure if this was posted-if it was, my apologies but this is beautiful! In Richmond, VA!<br><a href="http://media.gatewayva.com/photos/rtd/slideshows/20081023rally/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://media.gatewayva.com/photos/rtd/slideshow...</a><br>Yes We Can!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275424">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275424" class="dsq-comment-message">The Highest-Paid McCain Staffer: Palin\'s Makeup Artist!<br>"The New York Times reports that Amy Strozzi, the traveling makeup artist for Sarah Palin, is in fact the top-paid staffer on the campaign. Strozzi was paid $22,800 during just the first two weeks of October, compared to only $12,500 for top foreign-policy adviser Randy Scheunemann."<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/election_central_morning_round_191.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275620">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275620" class="dsq-comment-message">Well I guess its really expensive to put lipstick on a pitbull I mean "lady"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3275557">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3275557" class="dsq-comment-message">(Friday funnies on the campaign trail)<br>Check it out this famous person was spotted at a McCain/Palin rally<br><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/291638/clayton_bigsby/" rel="nofollow">http://www.metacafe.com/watch/291638/clayton_bi...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3277051" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277051" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com/2008/10/mccain-campaign-worker-claims-attacker.html" rel="nofollow">McCain campaign worker claims attacker carved "B" into her cheek:  Is she lying?</a><br><br>I had to vent my frustrations about this one.  <br><br>An excerpt:<br><br>_____________________<br><br>Dear Ashley Todd,<br><br>If in fact what you have claimed is true, I am very sorry about this attack and wish you a speedy recovery.<br><br>If you prove to be a liar (as I suspect that you are), then let that "B" you carved into your cheek serve as your own scarlet letter of sorts.<br><br>Let the "B" stand for BITCH, or BIGOT, or BIMBO, or BULLSHITTER, because that is what you are if you have lied about "a black man" mugging you and mutilating your face.<br><br>The Internet is the new "street justice."<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Cheri</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277746">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277746" class="dsq-comment-message">This case is suspect....not only is the backwards B suspicious but<br><br>She claimed the assailant came up behind her with a knife while she using using the ATM initially---surely this should have been captured by the surveillance camera.<br><br>And of course her story has reported inconsistencies and she initially refused medical treatment,  even after claiming to be knocked unconscious<br><br>The infamous picture that is all over the internet was NOT taken by police.<br><br>And where is the swelling present with that black eye she has. There is not even a hint of trauma---both eyes are the same in size and shape. The color is not even consistent with a real eye injury.  .<br><br><a href="http://salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/24/attack/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/24/a...</a><br><br>I think it is so sad that this is possibly a hoax, in an attempt to stir up further divisions, including racially motivated bias.  And, if it turns out to be a hoax, it  was clearly orchestrated in Pennyslvania for a reason---since McCain is banking on pulling off an upset there by stoking outrage among a certain demographic of voters who still remain uneasy about Obama.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278092" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278092" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree that this is probably a hoax.  I don\'t think that it was necessarily a conspiracy.  I believe this was probably some lone McCain supporting nut who thought she was helping the cause.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278198">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278198" class="dsq-comment-message">I found out she is from College Station, Texas and a student at  Texas  A&M University.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278725" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278725" class="dsq-comment-message">I used to live in College Station as a child while my mom was in grad school there in the early 80\'s.  It ain\'t exactly known for its diversity.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279419">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279419" class="dsq-comment-message">Cheri,<br><br>I live about an hour away from College Station. I traveled there all the time and was stunned at the Bryan Eagle endorsing Obama. It\'s Bush country!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278407">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278407" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Police Press Release on Attacked McCain Volunteer</b><br><br><a href="http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1024_press_release_wm.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1024_press_...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278588">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278588" class="dsq-comment-message">Wait a minute..  Hold the phone! Didn\'t she first state the man demaned her $60 and she went into her pocket and gave it to him. But later claims she doesn\'t remember giving him the money because she was knocked unconscious?? Lying! Lying! Lying!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278695" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278695" class="dsq-comment-message">Sounds like lies to me...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278124">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278124" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you!  I Co-Sign  with you on that!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3277214" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277214" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle just raised the roof in Columbus, Ohio.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278106">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278106" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw  a little of it from a Campaign Alert! It was great. I love Michelle!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277448">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277448" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I took my "sea sick pill"/"dramamine"  this morning, so I was able to "navigate" through the DISORIENTATION of that pic!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)      :&gt;)  But, I like them!!  :&gt;)  Thanks!!<br><br>Came here to post more info from Detroit!<br><br><a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081024/METRO01/810240425/1409/METRO" rel="nofollow">http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AI...</a><br><b>Request filed to remove Cockrel from mayoral election</b><br><br><i>DETROIT -- Political consultant Adolph Mongo this morning filed a request with the City Clerk\'s Office to remove Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr.\'s name from the ballot for the February special mayoral election.<br><br>Mongo, who said he is not backing anyone in the race, said Cockrel lied when he signed an affidavit stating he was in compliance with state election laws when he submitted petitions to run in the special election. Cockrel owes $42,000 in campaign finance fees, according to the Wayne County Clerk\'s Office. That contradicts the affidavit, Mongo said today.<br><br>Cockrel has hired election law attorney Michael Hodge. <br><br>Mongo said Cockrel was one of the leaders of the push to remove former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office. Kilpatrick left office after pleading to perjury stemming from the ongoing text message scandal.<br><br>"He was the leader of the pack," Mongo said of Cockrel. "The leader of the witch hunt. Now he is the witch."<br><br>Cockrel told The Detroit News previously that a person in the Wayne County Clerk\'s Office told him no fines needed to be paid, but now the office is saying otherwise.<br><br>Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett has said the mayor and three others running for the office are not in compliance, and it would be up to the city clerk to determine whether they could be on the ballot.<br><br>Mongo said Kilpatrick was removed from office for lying, and Cockrel should be treated no differently.<br><br>"What makes him special?" Mongo said.<br><br>Cockrel\'s office was unavailable for comment this morning.</i><br><br>WHAT is going on?  You mean that ONE UN-CORRUPT PERSON doesn\'t exist in the Motor City?  I\'m not believin\' this!   Whew!!<br><br>FINALLY:  I\'ll be GONE ALL DAY.  :&gt;(   I\'ll miss y\'all!   <br><br>OBAMA-BIDEN  \'08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277575">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277575" class="dsq-comment-message">did anybody see where tavis smiley is whining about prolly never being able 2 interview obama</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3279274" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279274" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279274">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279274" class="dsq-comment-message">Tavis, in effect, played himself.  He was under the delusion that any Black person who would dare rise to national and international prominence, would do so with his blessing and vetting.   He had the opportunity to be a significant part of one of the greatest things to happen to this country; yet instead he tried to convince us that supporting Hillary Clinton was the smarter bet.  And when we didn\'t bite, he acted like <i>we</i> were the ones who didn\'t get it.  Well, there\'s a price to be paid for that.  And that price is lost credibility.    <br><br>Now Tavis is stuck interviewing obscure book authors and B actors of lame sitcoms--at eleven o\'clock at night--on PBS, no less.<br><br>You played yourself, Tavis.  And if Barack or Michelle Obama ever give your petulant ass the time of day, it\'ll be because of <i>their</i> graciousness and generosity.  Not your importance.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279588">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279588" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279588" class="dsq-comment-message">waving my Martin Luther King Jr. church fan and yelling "preach preacher"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281137">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3281137" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281137" class="dsq-comment-message">RAOTFLMAO!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3286963" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286963">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286963" class="dsq-comment-message">Tell him again Ronnie B!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278043" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278043" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278043" class="dsq-comment-message">OH lord.<br><br><br>F him.<br><br>He has been a HATER from the outset. Obama doesn\'t have time for haters. Let him get in line with the rest or he can get his info from watching Oprah.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278211" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278211" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278211">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3278211" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278211" class="dsq-comment-message">TRU TRU!!!!....HE SAYS THAT THE ONLY THING HE DID WAS TRY AND ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3278311" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278311" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278311" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278311" class="dsq-comment-message">No what he did was try and play Obama out with the Black community on his personal promotional tour called the "State of the Black Union."  He called him when he knew Obama didn\'t have the leisure of coming off campaign stump, and then he refused the generous offer of having Michelle Obama there to speak... Why the heck would he be afraid of Tavis Smiley\'s "tough questions"? He\'s been on Fox TWICE!  <br><br>What Tavis is pissed about is not having the opportunity to VET Obama in the way he believes he should. Tavis Smiley, where I listen to his show, and appreciate the topics he covers- is not the be all and end all of Black journalism even if his mother has told him otherwise.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278406" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278406">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278406" class="dsq-comment-message">i totally agree with u on the be all and end all of black journalism......being here in chicago i was able 2 catch rowland martin before he was on cnn for the election and at first i was skeptical about him but i go 2 him first for news and opinions</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284853" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284853">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3284853" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284853" class="dsq-comment-message">Tavis was a Hillary supporter.  That was the whole problem.<br>I saw Barack at least 2 times on Tavis\'  PBS show.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3285123" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285123" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285123">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285123" class="dsq-comment-message">IMO him being a Hillary supporter didn\'t have much to do with it.  Tavis thought he was a kingmaker.  He thought if Obama wanted to gain entry to the black community he had to go through Tavis, and if Obama didn\'t Tavis was going to shut him down.<br><br>Problem for Tavis is that Obama bypassed his ass so that Tavis\' endorsement was no longer needed or desired and that\'s why Tavis is so mad.   He\'s been rendered "not that important."  He STILL thinks he\'s the "go to guy for Black America."  <br><br>People started calling Tavis out and THAT\'S why he quit the Tom Joyner show in a hissy fit, no matter what the excuse he gave.  All of a sudden after all these years he\'s "too busy" to do a 5 minute segment on Tom Joyner?  Come on in out the rain, Tavis.  Gov. David Paterson can see through that.<br><br>Mark my words, when Obama doesn\'t sit down with Tavis, he will be the FIRST one crying that Obama is dissing black journalists.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285434" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3285434" href="http://www.thebottomofheaven.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">claudia_m</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285434" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t help but agree - I\'m over Tavis. But Obama knows how to play this game. I think he will sit down to an interview, just like his did with O\'Reilly, but in his own time. And then he\'ll leave Tavis with nothing left to say. <br><br>As a side note: I recently heard that Tavis is releasing a 4 CD set of his appearances on Tom Joyner\'s show (exclusively through Wal-Mart)...what?!?! Who would buy that? And listen to it? It will be the audio equivalent of fruit cake this holiday season....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285604" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285604">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3285604" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285604" class="dsq-comment-message">Nope.<br>I\'d rather have fruit cake.<br>Are Tavis & Harold Ford singing a duet,<br>"I Coulda Been a Contenda!"?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285642" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3285642" href="http://www.thebottomofheaven.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">claudia_m</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3285642" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285642" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL @ Tavis and Harold Ford doing anything other than being irrelevant....!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3287147" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3287147" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287147" class="dsq-comment-message">audio fruitcake. (laughing stoopid over here.)   I\'m stillin\' that to use for the season\'s greetings. Thanks!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3289019" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3289019">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3289019" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3289019" class="dsq-comment-message">excuse me, Claudia, did you say Wal-Mart?  Who the hell shops at that awful place?  This respectable Black woman does not shop there.  Can you say BOYCOTT?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279635" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279635">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279635" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279635" class="dsq-comment-message">SOMEONE on this blog, the last time I brought up Tavis, said that he would whine about this....<br><br>but, I\'m with the others<br><br>FUCK TAVIS.<br><br>If Obama wants to sit down with a Black Journalist, he can sure in hell pick one that hasn\'t been dogging him for nearly his entire run, and who disrespected his wife. <br><br><br>There\'s a long list of Black Journalists who DID NOT do what Tavis did.....<br><br>Any one of them can get the interviews.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280548" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280548">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280548" class="dsq-comment-message">dammmmnnnn!!!! gurl, Tavis must have really pissed u off...LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3281331" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281331" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Tavis: Don\'t Expect Obama To Come On My Show<br>Through It All, He\'s Still "Brother No. 1" </b><br><br><a href="http://www.stereohyped.com/tavis-dont-expect-obama-to-come-on-my-show-20081024/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stereohyped.com/tavis-dont-expect-ob...</a><br> <br><i>Barack Obama made an appearance on Tavis Smiley\'s PBS show last October. But the host, who experienced backlash from blacks for being critical of the nominee, says chances are "slim to none" that he will come on his show before the election. And, he added for good measure, "slim is out of town."<br><br>What the viewers and listeners who feel his is unfairly critical of Obama don\'t understand, Smiley told MarketWatch, is that his job is to "hold people accountable." Despite seeming a tad hurt about the whole thing in interviews, he says he takes the criticism as a compliment: "They see me as \'Brother No. 1,\'" he said. "They see me as the \'go-to commentator\' in black America."</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284346">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284346" class="dsq-comment-message">This whole entire year, Tavis has insulted the intelligence of black people by suggesting that HE was using critical thinking skills and looking at Obama objectively and holding Obama accountable, while black people in general were not.<br><br>When did he hold Billary accountable for all the race baiting?<br><br>If you\'re appointing yourself TEH SHER\'FF in charge of holding people accountable, then hold EVERYBODY accountable.  And that\'s where Tavis and Black People are having a split because Tavis thinks that black people are too stupid and unwilling to hold Obama accountable while black people see that Tavis\' "accountability" is laced with HaterAde.<br><br>And Tavis, boo, NOBODY sees you as "Brother No. 1" or the "go-to commentator for black America."  Roland Martin has got that on lock. At best, you\'re the whiny bitch formerly of the Tom Joyner Morning Show.  Huggy Lowdown is more of a "go to" guy than you are.  Tavis go sit down somewhere.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284513" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3284513" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284513" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>If you\'re appointing yourself TEH SHER\'FF in charge of holding people accountable, then hold EVERYBODY accountable.</I><br><br>Thank you and good night!</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284553" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284553" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284553">jdickenslaw</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284553" class="dsq-comment-message">Beautiful.  Couldn\'t have said it better.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3286898" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3286898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286898">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3286898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286898" class="dsq-comment-message">Let me just add to this piece that Tavis thought he was the man, he thought he was positioned to bring black folks to Clinton, he thought he would catch some slaves and bring em in.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3287112" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3287112" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287112" class="dsq-comment-message">to both of you, Town and msmartin, Thank you.  Piyoww ! on the little man.  Tired of that dude tap dancing and telling on us less intelligent folk.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285511" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285511">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3285511" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285511" class="dsq-comment-message">"What the viewers and listeners who feel his is unfairly critical of Obama don\'t understand, Smiley told MarketWatch, is that his job is to "hold people accountable." <br><br>"sniff, sniff"<br>Smells Like Bullshit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3286746" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3286746" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286746">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3286746" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286746" class="dsq-comment-message">who tf is they?  I don\'t see him as the number 1 brother - I see him as the whining as loser who put his money on the wrong horse standing out in the rain while the party goers leave for the after party.  Bye Tavis</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3281692" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281692" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281692">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3281692" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281692" class="dsq-comment-message">I refuse to watch Tavis Smiley after he showed his behind early this year.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284222" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284222" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284222">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3284222" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284222" class="dsq-comment-message">And when President Obama bypasses Tavis\' ass, he will be the first one screaming that Obama is dissing black "journalists."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278021" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278021">BarackMarley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278021" class="dsq-comment-message">The Fraud of Ashley Todd<br><a href="http://newsone.blackplanet.com/elections/is-ashley-todd-a-fraud/" rel="nofollow">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/elections/is-ash...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278290">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278290" class="dsq-comment-message">Update:The "mutilated" victim admits making it up! <br>From KDKA:<br><br>A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279148" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279148" class="dsq-comment-message">Is there a link to the update?<br><br>Edited:  Never mind, here is is<br><br><a href="http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html" rel="nofollow">http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield....</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278436" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3278436" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278436" class="dsq-comment-message">Who the hell is this Jason Carroll character on CNN?<br><br>He pulled some sh*t again, trying to that "both sides do it" bs acting like "both sides" have played the race card.  Of course, he goes back and refers to the DOLLAR BILL incident without showing this web ad or the YouTube that summed it all up:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDTJDv4hevU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDTJDv4hevU</a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279257" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279257">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279257" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest - I feel you.  However, we ALL know it is bullsh*t.  Blogging has forever changed the face of  reporting.  Someone (just like you) will call him out on it with proof and again confirm what we ALL know to be reality.<br><br>The MSM has desperately been trying to help McCain level the playing field but bloggers like you, JJP, Huffpo, DailyKos and others won\'t allow it.  Continue to do what you are doing because it has made a difference.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278636" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278636">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278636" class="dsq-comment-message">11 days to go (an eternity in politics) with fundraising slowing significantly (relative to Obama standards) and polls differing WIDELY in OH and FL (some showing an Obama surge others a McCain, which means they probably are tied in both) and the Campaign sends Bill Clinton to Arkansas and Joe Biden to WV?  WTF?!!!!!<br><br>Look, I know some folks around here consider this unnecessary hand wringing, and I\'m the first to admit I\'m a bit of an alarmist, but this makes NO sense.  Bill Clinton needs to be planted in FL or OH, reminding voters of the good financial times during his administration and explaining, as only Bill Clinton can, that Obama simply wants to return to the tax structure of his administration when rich and poor alike benefitted.  We\'re not going to win Arkansas or West Virginia and likely not both OH and FL and neither CO or NC are done deals, so why is the Campaign being greedy?<br><br>Furthermore, Joe Biden and his big mouth needs to be giving a major Foreign Policy speech that will allay concerns among skiddish voters about his recent comments. We all know what he meant, but the point is to say what you mean.  The Campaign needs to project a strong executive team in Obama and Biden on Foreign Policy in stark contrast to that old man and the idiot a heart beat away.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279029" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279029">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279029" class="dsq-comment-message">I think the Obama campaign is doing just fine.<br>Keep your eyes on the prize.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279308" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279308">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279308" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL Eyes on the prize baby.  They know what they are doing and I believe the strategy is in fact working  :-)<br><br>We can do this.  <br><br>Go Barack/Biden/We the People 08!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284288" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284288">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284288" class="dsq-comment-message">Sigh.<br><br>Lately you read to me like a concern troll, NMP. Not saying that\'s what you are, but it just ...<br><br>*sigh*</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278660">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278660" class="dsq-comment-message">Over 4000 brave men and women have died,over 700 billion spent and this is the thanks we get<br>Iraq just screwed us on oil prices<br>Guess who just supported OPEC drastically cutting oil production in order to artificially keep oil prices at record highs?<br><br>Our best buddy, and OPEC member, Iraq!<br>Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al-Shahristani said that crude priced below $80 a barrel would force his country to rethink its spending next year.<br><br>"Our budget for 2009 is based on $80 per barrel and so any fall beyond that is going to cause a strain on our budget," he said.<br>Oh yes, God forbid oil prices fall below $80 a barrel. I feel your pain. Considering the fact that our country is spending $100bn a year on that hell hole you call a country. And now you think $80/barrel is a fair price? SCREW YOU.<br><br>Screw them all. OPEC, of which Iraq is a member, along with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (two more of our wonderful stab-you-in-the-back "friends"), announced today drastic cutbacks in oil production in order to keep oil prices artificially high.<br><br>Seriously, screw them all. Screw Saudi Arabia, a corrupt dictatorship whose own citizens were behind 9/11. Screw Kuwait, whose ass we should never save again. We\'re on the verge of a massive worldwide recession, and these SOBs are more than happy to shove us into the grave. Screw them all. It\'s high time we considered these countries as not our friends, and treated them accordingly. We need a long-term strategy to separate ourselves from these nutjobs and their energy. They are not our friends. And as for Iraq, what are we doing there?<br><a href="http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/iraq-just-screwed-us-on-oil-prices.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/iraq-just-sc...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3278915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3278915">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3278915" class="dsq-comment-message">Will the last republican in the room please turn off the lights.<br>Reagan Appointee and (Recent) McCain Adviser Charles Fried Supports Obama<br><a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/10/24/reagan-appointee-and-recent-mccain-adviser-charles-fried-supports-obama.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archiv...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279028" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279028" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/975/obamapurchasesrnc0.jpg" rel="nofollow">Photo: Barack buys ad space on McCain\'s bus</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279234" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3279234" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279234" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279234" class="dsq-comment-message">That looks photoshopped, but no less funny.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279098" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279098">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3279098" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279098" class="dsq-comment-message">MSNBC reporting the McCain worker being attacked is a <b>hoax</b><br><br><br>We knew it here from jump street!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280022" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280022">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3280022" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280022" class="dsq-comment-message">Too late for your apologies, Little Miss McCarthy...<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1008/Bachmann_tapes_apology_ad.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1008/Ba...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280986" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280986" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280986" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL! <br><br>Why tape an "apology" if it was a "setup" and you didn\'t really say it?<br><br>This woman is going down...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281493" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281493">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3281493" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281493" class="dsq-comment-message">She should learn to stfu!  Cry Me A River......</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281170" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281170">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281170" class="dsq-comment-message">Not sure if this has been posted, but here is another reason why Barack has my vote.<br><br><b>Michelle Obama in Ohio: "We Love You Michelle!"</b><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo</a><br><br>Won\'t she be great as our First Lady?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284416">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284416" class="dsq-comment-message">Loved this...thank you</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3281487" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281487">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281487" class="dsq-comment-message">Charles Fried then provided an update to TNR<br><br>UPDATE: Fried writes to TNR: I admire Senator McCain and was glad to help in his campaign, and to be listed as doing so; but when I concluded that I must vote for Obama for the reason stated in my letter, I felt it wrong to appear to be recommending to others a vote that I was not prepared to cast myself. So it was more of an erasure than a public affirmation--although obviously my vote meant that I thought that Obama was preferable to McCain-Palin. I do not consider abstention a proper option.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281636">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281636" class="dsq-comment-message">Sad Gossip Alert: Isiah Thomas possible overdose? <br><br>they got him to a hospital in time.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284080" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284080">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284080" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah - I hope Isiah gets through whatever problems pushed him to do this.<br><br> But I have to confess -- when I first saw this on MSNBC this afternoon.  . . . my first thought was -- I hope he at least sent in his ballot  to vote for Barack by mail.<br><br>Then I slapped my own hand.  That was really really really bad.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3284084" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3284084" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284084" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw that - not a fan but I wish him well and a speedy recovery.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285470" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285470">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285470" class="dsq-comment-message">Not a fan of Zeke at all, but I hope he can get himself together from this.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284413" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284413">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3284413" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284413" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq40hzmzTyo</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3284527" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3284527" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284527">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284527" class="dsq-comment-message">In a Chesterfield, MO (St. Louis suburb) middle school, some of the students created "Hit a Jew Day".<br><br><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1239127%2Cst-louis-jews-hit102308.article" rel="nofollow">http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1239127,st-...</a><br><br>Are you kidding me???<br><br>This is exactly the kind of atmosphere that McCain \'nem wanted.  And they\'re getting it--even with kids.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3285770" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3285770" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3285770">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3285770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3285770" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw a post where someone said that today about 5:00 p.m on Hardball the following occured.  <br><br>Congressman Duncan Hunter on Hardball explaining why Barack Obama is winning:<br><br>"He\'s got good teeth"<br><br>Did anyone on JJP see that?  I have been trying to get it confirmed on the web but nothing yet.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3287073" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3287073" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3287073">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3287073" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287073" class="dsq-comment-message">Didn\'t hear it but my kitty is purring and being too cute so I was not fully paying attention.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3288755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3288755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3288755">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3288755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3288755" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, I really missed it. My kitty is much too cute.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3287313" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3287313" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3287313">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3287313" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287313" class="dsq-comment-message">he mentioned B.O. having good teeth as a positive.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3287755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3287755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3287755">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3287755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287755" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes.  If I remember correctly.... Good teeth and a big smile!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3297709" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3297709" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3297709">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3297709" class="dsq-comment-message">right because the you can tell the health of a slave from the teeth, shoulders and muscles.   <br><br>Downright pitiful.  I hoped I heard it wrong.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3288314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3288314" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3288314" class="dsq-comment-message">I heard it.<br><br>It\'s what you say about horses.<br><br>And slaves.<br><br>It was appalling.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3288375">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3288375" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmm... It\'s DUNCAN HUNTER.<br><br>Duncan Hunter of anti-migrant "fame" if my memory serves me right.<br><br>Seems to me that if there is anyone who still believes that there is a strong line between the white nationalists who hate migrants specifically, and the white nationalists in general -- a line marked by "citizenship" for example -- they would do well to note of who is saying this and what else he has said. IMO.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3288726" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3288726">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3288726" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s on <a href="http://msnbc.com" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com</a> videos section.   LOL....can you imagine?   Those bozos are looking at Obama, scratching their heads, and wondering why he\'s beating them.   All they can come up with are his teeth and smile.    They can\'t quite come to terms that he\'s infinitely more smart than they are.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3290525">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3290525" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3290525" class="dsq-comment-message">"They can\'t quite come to terms that he\'s infinitely more smart than they are."<br><br><br>THAT\'S why he\'s winning!   isn\'t it ironic?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3273374" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3273374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3273374">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3273374" class="dsq-comment-message">On Oct. 6, the community organizing group Acorn and an affiliated charity called Project Vote announced with jubilation that they had registered 1.3 million new voters. But it turns out the claim was a wild exaggeration, and the real number of newly registered voters nationwide is closer to 450,000, Project Vote’s executive director, Michael Slater, said in an interview.<br><br>The remainder are registered voters who were changing their address and roughly 400,000 that were rejected by election officials for a variety of reasons, including duplicate registrations, incomplete forms and fraudulent submissions from low-paid field workers trying to please their supervisors, Mr. Slater acknowledged.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274365" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3274365" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274365" class="dsq-comment-message">s<br>what do you think about voter suppression in the Black community? <br><br>evita</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3277226" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277226" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277226">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277226" class="dsq-comment-message">evita:   BLINDERS    -   MENTAL BLINDERS!!!   He/she cain\'t SEE that!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3280603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280603">islandgirl550</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280603" class="dsq-comment-message">why doesn\'t S ever answer questions posed to her/him?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274507">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274507" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama is still gonna be the next President. How does that make you feel?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3274744" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3274744">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3274744" class="dsq-comment-message">.... He/she and Pat Buchanan are on the verge of a nervous breakdown!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277195" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277195">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277195" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:   LOL!!!   :&gt;)   <br><br>We\'re WATCHING Rat KuKKlanan\'s "meltdown" erryday!!  IT\'S GREAT!!!  :&gt;)<br><br>OBAMA_BIDEN \'08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3277482" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3277482" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277482">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277482" class="dsq-comment-message">I am waiting for Pat Buchanan\'s reaction when the election results are in.  I want an upclose pic of his face!! He is still defending McCain by saying McCain was leading in the polls after Palin\'s Convention speech.... until the economy crisis came along.<br><br>I could scream..............</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3277827">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3277827" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:   I\'ve prepared some "special popcorn & GREEN Tea" for that moment!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>The "HATA\'s" POST-ELECTION COMMENTARIES will be HILARIOUS!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)  This will be almost as much FUN as the ELECTION WIN!!  :&gt;) <br><br>  BUT  -   gotta KEEP WORKIN\'.    :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>OBAMA-BIDEN  \'08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3284424">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3284424" class="dsq-comment-message">Look everyone! "s" the persistent liar who falsely believes she will not receive accounting for her lies is back with us.<br><br>And "s" is again publicly invoking issues of truth and deception.<br><br>This individual has been warned by two of us here on this site about her relationship to truth, but is now displaying her clear refusal to take the warnings to heart.<br><br>So be it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281796">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281796" class="dsq-comment-message">Joe the Plumber considers run for Congress...<br><br><a href="http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/10/24/joe-the-plumber-says-hes-mulling-run-for-congress/" rel="nofollow">http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/10/24/joe-...</a><br><br>Great idea.  I hope the Dems field some elite (uppity) Black, Latino or Asian to run against him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3282179">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3282179" class="dsq-comment-message">On second thought, Marcy Kaptur is an excellent Member of Congress and will easily beat his non-licensed behind.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3286626">joan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286626" class="dsq-comment-message">Where are you people coming from?<br>  <br>Have none of you anything good to say about anyone except Obama?<br>the terrorist is Wm. Ayers, and they did kill people!  The crooks are Acorn(Obama\'s connection.)<br><br>Wake up!  You are being used and lied to just to get your vote.  If Obama gets in you will see just where his heart is. It is Acorn, Fannie and Freddy, Dem. Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, Chris Dodd and Obama that caused this financial meltdown.  McCain tried to stop it in 2006, and the Dems voted it down.   You all seem to know how to spread hate but are you doing any research?<br><br>I just want you to see that we do still have free speech, and this blog sounds like "The View", with no opposing opinions allowed.  My true opinion is that Barack Obama, is a created candidate, who has no record(check out Chicago, it is worse off) , he voted to raise taxes when he actually voted, but most of the time he only voted present. Took credit for things he  did not do, and requested earmarks at the rate of a million dollars a day as a Senator.    He sounds good, looks good and recites the lines well, but thats about it.  He owes David Axelrod, thats where it all comes from, but he pays him well.<br><br>By the way, babies are people.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3286800" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3286800" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3286800" class="dsq-comment-message">re: "I just want you to see that we do still have free speech, and this blog sounds like "The View", with no opposing opinions allowed."<br><br>I have read your opinions here and not on some random bathroom wall...<br><br>That is to say that, you, holder of a so-called "opposing opinion," seem to be allowed your "true opinion" here.  No sure where "we people" have disappointed you.<br><br>If you arguments wither, as I suspect they might, you still don\'t have to leave.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3287036">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3287036" class="dsq-comment-message">We come from red states, we come from blue states. We come from rural settings, we come from urban settings. We come from the wealthy class, we come from the poor class. We come from straight two parent families, we come from gay two parent families, we come from single parent families, we come from foster care. We come from a sense of urgency, we come from a sense of hope, we come from divisiveness, we come from unity. We come from God, we come from mother nature. We are all of us. Individual and together.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3288148">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3288148" class="dsq-comment-message">Desperation.<br>For the McCain campaign, it\'s what\'s for dinner.<br>Bon appertit!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3288340">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3288340" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, well. Sometroll desires attention from JJP and will blather til she gets it.<br><br>"Joan" person, if you are so concerned about what you claim concern about, go work for Senator McCain\'s campaign.<br><br>Because I hear that they\'re down one lying white woman now in the volunteer ranks. Perhaps you could fill in there, or recruit someone who would? They\'re hurting now, you know?<br><br>Also, you should be aware that those who build foundations on lies should not publicly invoke truth as you have done here. Truth is gaining power and your dee4p lack of respect is not going to go unaccountable. As I said to the "s" troll, don\'t say no one warned you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3297732">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3297732" class="dsq-comment-message">I am sick of people spouting bad information when it is so easy to get the truth from multiple reliable sources.<br><br>Tell me Joan - who exactly did William Ayers kill and how does Acorn negatively affect your/anyone\'s vote on Nov 4?   I am happy to wait for your response.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3299100" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3299100" class="dsq-comment-message">Joan:  Welcome to freeze peach and unhinged diversity.<br><br>Wondering: if we accept that Obama is "created" as any given candidate may well be (that\'s the nature of politics), how might McCain have been created.<br><br>Apart, I\'m not against any created candidate on that ground alone.  Bankers are created by their mentors.  Teachers are created.  Good people doing good things are created. There\'s not a one of us that doesn\'t owe somebody.  John Donne said it better:  No man is an island.  That\'s where Obama\'s spread the wealth ideology comes from.  I\'m not against that phrase because it\'s not as lopsided as republicans make it out to be.  It is the epitome of shared benefit, shared sacrifice.  Taxes are not evil.  They are fees for services - I\'m guessing you don\'t have your own police department or fire truck.<br><br> I think that\'s the problem with republican mythology: the Horatio Alger self-created man.  The only problem with created folks is when creation does wrong as in Dr. Frankenstein\'s or when the creator is bad, as in Mr. Chaney.  Chaney, though, started, according to one really good account, in the new book, Angler, as a Frankenstein, with stated good intentions in the fierce interest of protecting this country.  He goes wrong and against the country where he does this at any cost and gives incentive to all kinds of collateral damage: paying off known evil-doin\' folks and big corporations at the expense of the American people and our general moral authority. <br><br>McCain, to me, comes from that mythology, playing on our fears and wrecking his hero podium knowingly.  I think he\'s a frustrated would-be leader who may now not even really want to be president, but, just like Chaney, has dug himself so deeply that his own mission is eating itself up.  So he resorts to the tried and true tropes...racism, fear, and selfishness (making us regular old folk think we have some superiority by just being regular and hard-working and...broke.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3279999" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3279999">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3279999" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/how-obama-could-lose/?ref=opinion" rel="nofollow">http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23...</a><br><br>President Obama? Not so fast, says The New Republic’s Noam Scheiber. John McCain doesn’t need a “catastrophic external event” to defeat Obama on Election Day, Scheiber says.<br><br>“I happen to think Obama’s chances of winning are upward of 80 percent,” he writes at The Plank, his magazine’s political blog. He later adds, “But, truth be told, I can imagine a losing scenario that doesn’t involve outside events. It goes something like this: Obama wins all the Kerry states plus Iowa and New Mexico, giving him 264 electoral votes, then narrowly loses the rest of the red states where he’s currently competitive.”<br><br>Scheiber devises other plausible losing electoral maps for Obama. “Keep in mind that Obama loses if he wins all the Kerry states except Pennsylvania, even if he picks up Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, and Virginia,” he writes. Here’s what Schieber, an Obama supporter, worries about:<br><br>    1.) We’re at the point in the race when national trends may start diverging from trends in battleground states where McCain is still competing. After all, having an active campaign in a state makes a big difference. Just look at Michigan since McCain pulled out in early October. According to RCP, Obama is up 1.5 points nationally since October 2, but nearly 4.8 points in Michigan.<br><br>    McCain is husbanding his resources for the absolute minimum number of electoral votes he needs to win, which means ignoring the national numbers and focusing on everything from Virginia on down the list of battlegrounds. There’s no reason to think he couldn’t lose the popular vote by 2-3 points but still win Virginia by 1.<br><br>    2.) State polls seem to lag national polls, one-off polls tend to lag tracking polls, and polling averages (like the kind you find at RCP, <a href="http://Pollster.com" rel="nofollow">Pollster.com</a>, and FiveThirtyEight) lag any single poll by design. Which is to say, those state-level averages could easily be 5-7 days behind the current on-the-ground reality.<br><br>    3.) While eight points is a lot to make up in two weeks, it’s not nearly as daunting over three weeks–well under half a point a day (.38, but who’s counting?). Or put differently: If, as some analysts** believe, the momentum shifted somewhat toward McCain last week, then Virginia could actually be much closer than 8 points today. We just wouldn’t know it till next week.<br><br>    4.) Throw in a Bradley Effect of even a point or two on top of that, and a few more costly Biden gaffes, and I don’t think Virginia is necessarily out of reach.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3280120">islandgirl550</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280120" class="dsq-comment-message">Keep hope alive. Huh, S?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3280946" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3280946" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!! <br><br>Elwin Tinklenberg\'s ad: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK1dZDgO5UY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK1dZDgO5UY</a><br><br>Michele Bachmann: "Are they pro-America or anti-America?"  That\'s what you said LIAR. Deal with it!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3281649">Suprk</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3281649" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3281649" class="dsq-comment-message">This has already been posted by Val<br><br><b>McCain Adviser Endorses Obama</b><br><br>The Wall Street Journal today rounds up the horde of prominent Republicans jumping ship to Barack Obama. Now one of John McCain\'s actual advisers has switched sides.<br><br> Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he served, with great distinction, as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain, for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January.<br><br>This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision "is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis."<br><br>Keep Hope alive S. LOL</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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(function() {
	
	





Dsq.Debug.profile(function() {
	if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page == 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.is_initial_load) {
		Dsq.container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.header() + Dsq.container.innerHTML + Dsq.Templates.footer();
	}
	Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML = Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
}); // Dsq.Debug.Profile

// HACK: Resetting cache because we're done with.
Dsq.Utils.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = null;


	
	
	var dsq_styleEl = document.getElementById(disqus_container_id);
	var dsq_anchorEl = document.getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
	
	Dsq.Thread.fc = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, 'color');
	if(dsq_anchorEl) { Dsq.Thread.ac = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_anchorEl, 'color'); }
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, (Dsq.Utils.ie || window.opera ? 'fontFamily' : 'font-family'));
	// For Safari / Opera: strip quotes.
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Thread.ff.replace(/['"]/g, '');
	Dsq.Thread.fc = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.fc);
	Dsq.Thread.ac = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ac);
	Dsq.Thread.ff = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ff);

	
	
	
	if(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer)) {
		// TODO: Check to see if theme uses postmessage.
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.textareaContainer));
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].init(function() {
				// Use fallback iframe
				Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer).innerHTML = '';
				var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer), null, {theme: theme});
				// if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
			});
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-post-add'));
		}
	}

	
	

	
	if(document.location.hash != '') {
		document.location.hash = document.location.hash.substring(1);
	}

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		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_51&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');
}

})();




