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SURPRISE!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:40:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2989534, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Unfuckingbelievable, isn't it?</i><br><br>It is. <br><br>I should have just said in my comment that it is actually from the Associated Press.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:14:23", "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": 2975703, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987018": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Trig? Who the heck names their child Trig?\"<br><br>Gold.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:00:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "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": 2981209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Look out Michelle, <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxL7MKsGoPo\" rel=\"nofollow\">Betty White wants your man</a>.<br><br>This is the funniest clip I've seen all week.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:40:35", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2979345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yep, and don't think for a minute that Gramps and his minions will come to his aid.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_10:12:03", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2975708, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would predict that he will during his 1/2 primetime ad buy on October 29.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:01:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990141, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997271": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Something BIG is happening Justice and it is beyond Barack Obama, McCain or even us.  You can't help but feel it.  <br><br>We may not understand and we may be tempted to be afraid, but let go and let God.  Pray and trust.  It's hard but we all know how to do this and it is in our blood.  It is weird but I feel like in this moment our destiny is now intertwined with the past, hold on dig deep for the faith that allowed our ancestors to persevere.  Again, this is beyond our control, so let go, let God and prepare to be witnesses.  I am just glad we are writing all this down to share with future generations.  I am also glad that I found JJP and I got to share this experience with you all.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_08:36:18", "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": 2993739, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "jelana:  Yaaaaaaaa!   YOU!!   Tell him JJP LOVES HIM!!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnnd, I'll be in front of my \"air conditioner\" - IFFF you tell me that he had on his SUN GLASSES!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:41:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2978597, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988059": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL yes. I actually had Governor Paterson's face in my mind as I wrote, but still addressed it to Governor Spitzer. I sent an apology and correction right away through that form when I realized it (just after posting the above). <br><br>I was a little .... flustered to read about this thing. I didn't realize it when I was first sending the message, but I was.<br><br>Thanks so much Anovelista and pjamma for pointing out the error here. Kinda important to address it to the correct governor!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:26:02", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987856, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2978336": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As someone on the Huffington Post commented:<br><br>Before the report: a pit bull in lipstick.<br><br>After the report: a pit bull in handcuffs.<br><br>And I would love to see that, Palin and the first dude in handcuffs. To add to that how about having Bill Ayers on television endorsing the McCain/Palin ticket now how rich would that be.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_08:59:21", "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": 2975575, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982947": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "alright, I was in the youth choir when I was about 13 so I do have some experience. I will try to find myself a choir robe, lol!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:41:55", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2982185, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2991141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "caligirl, Co-sign!  Barack Obama is not the world 's saivor.  These folks play, they pay it's called Karma.  I think Barack leads by example, and accepts responsibility for himself, and so should every one else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:08:33", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "that post tickled me greenlady. LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:15:00", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2976055, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I still think Barack is going to win.<br><br>I'm afraid for many members of our citizenry who are not protected by bodyguards.<br><br>I can't walk with courage through my fear if I don't acknowledge it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_19:48:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987571, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw it on Barack Obama's flickr page at some campaign event.... <br>Sorry, I can't give you more details. It's bugging me =-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:15:04", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2979380, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah Palin is unprofessional but here is ANOTHER issue that has not been discussed at all.<br><br>\"The investigation revealed that Palin's husband, Todd, has extraordinary access to the governor's office and her closest advisers. He used that access to try to get trooper Mike Wooten fired, the report found.\"<br><br>Who the hell is this guy besides a American traitor (AIP.) Does this guy have a college education? Is he a redneck, like Bristol's baby daddy? I know he works in oil, does it gets his hands dirty or is he a big dog? Where does he get HIS money. SHADY as hell and far scarier than Sarah's pathetic, weak ass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:25:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975791": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Computer problems BIG TIME.  Sorry!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/09/stocks-appear-headed-for-_n_133196.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/09/stocks...</a><br>Stocks Down. . .<br><br>All this is going on, annnnnnnd  McAncient/The Gov. are GOING DOWN TOO!!<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!<br><br>I can't comment like I want too until this computer glich is fixed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:23:03", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2978353": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I went to his radio website and his other site and this guy is no plant. He is a darn right fool. I think he might have some issues with a lot of people when this is all said and done. And I know this is wrong, but don't expect me to care one bit either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_09:01:24", "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": 2975209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987571": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Craig - there you go.  Remember a few weeks ago (I think it was last week) when you thought it was all over and Barack would ride the waves.  :-)  I told you not to say that.  Remember?  :-) Well, we knew this would happen and we also knew it would not be easy.  <br><br>Think of it as childbirth -- the closer you get to delivery the worse the contractions, pain etc.  But you know what -- it is going to be alright and when it is all done - you won't remember the pain but will revel in the re-birth of a nation.<br><br>Have faith.  Shed your fears, pray and believe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:46:47", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2984879, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2979380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah,<br><br>Oh, where oh where did you find this sweet and fabulous photo? I would just love to hear the story behind it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_10:13:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "goldenstar", "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}, "2989624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi all,  I live in Minnesota.  My  friend who lives in Lakeville, MN. just called me and said  the crowd that was at the mcshame rally this evening are not happy!  too bad, so sad :(<br>She saw those folks leaving the rally blowing their horns and shouting at the building the rally was held in.<br><br>Mcshame had to speak to a lady who called Barack a n Arab!!!!  He had to come to Barack's defense.    A day late and a dollar short<br><br>Palin abused authority  breaking news on CNN", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:43:38", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just expect your comment to be read on Fox \"News\" as they say \"see anyone can make a typo.\"  LOL.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:29:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2988059, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He hasn't been vetted the way he should have. It wouldn't haven taken an informal investigation to get those employees to sing, had they been ASKED. That's all I'm saying... not that I'm signing up to visit his stomping grounds.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_23:02:52", "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": 2990340, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think Obama should give another race speech.  I said it yesterday and feel even stronger about it today with McCain's essentially whispered (as opposed to \"full-throated\") attempt to tamp down the raging flames of today's Jim Crow mobs.<br><br>An Obama speech would show whether he's a leader or just a gifted politician.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:27:21", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980414": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "see, I am trying to keep my religion, lol! These folks make it difficult!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:16:38", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980349, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "no, they're claiming that they have 3 different proofreaders who supposedly missed this typo...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:47:58", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987332, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986049": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rezko is singing...and this could be bad for Obama.<br><br>As someone who has lived in Chicago my entire life, I am not surprised by the company Obama keeps. No one moves through the fetid pool of political cronyism and corruption here and keeps the 'big stink' off of themselves.<br><br>The city and state are corrupt as all get out and the feds have long been looking to crack the Daily Machine and Al Capone-style business dealing.<br><br>Now, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reports Tony Rezko may be giving the feds a long look at Chicago Machine politics than first thought.  Her sources tell her that Rezko has started singing about a politically-connected bank, Broadway Bank, run by the family of Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.<br><br>The Giannoulias family has been involved with Obama as far back as his first state senate campaign in 1996. Rezko and the Giannoulias family are as close and tied together as anyone in Chicago could be.<br><br>It has been long rumored here in Chicago that Obama obtained a sweetheart deal on his first town home here in Chicago \u2014 and the financing came from  Broadway Bank, the Giannoulias bank. The Giannoulias family helped Obama with his campaign finances and gets him deeper in their pocket with his sweetheart mortgage deal (for the first home he owned that he could not afford) \u2013 all in exchange for quid pro quo...<br><br>Could that quid pro quo have been an endorsement of Alexi Giannoulias by Barak Obama? Giannoulias would have never become State Treasurer without Obama\u2019s help.<br><br>In March 2006, Giannoulias said that \"his 'good friend and mentor, Barack Obama,' inspired him to run.\"<br><br>In fact, Giannoulias' \"endorsers\" were basically the base of the Obama coalition: white north side progressives and south side blacks.<br><br>Every politician in the Chicago area, Daleyites and anti-Daleyites, eager to collect campaign funds from Greek Americans backed Giannoulias. Obama's early endorsement was critical.<br><br>People I know heard that Tony Rezko is giving up the Giannoulias family to Patrick Fitzgerald. If Rezko is turning on them, then Rezko is going to give up Governor Rod Blagojevich and Obama too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:53:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "9dcd263259296c8998ebbd7b06463535", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2976011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JJai:  GOOD FIND!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_03:06:00", "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": 2975209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WTF is this ACORN CRAP?  CNN's Larry King is covering this, when mcshame and pale-in should be front and center", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:28:03", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994249": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm getting nervous about that, too.  Bring in someone else with three weeks to go and all of a sudden he may have a chance.  Especially if he does a complete 180 on Palin and spins it as he does not think someone who abuses their authority and lacks ethics should be in the White House.  Then he will tie it to Obama and his \"lack of ethics\" in associating with Ayers, ACORN, Wright and Rezco. This becomes the story.  Add a God fearing man like Huckabee to the ticket and McCain wins.<br><br>I'm gonna go throw up now.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_23:04:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2994044, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975306": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>Rachel Maddow and Max Blumenthal discuss Sarah Palin's secessionist problem:</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/palin-and-the-alaskan-secessio.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/palin-and-the-...</a><br><br><b> Call Off the Pit Bull by Kathleen Parker</b><br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/3ratwx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/3ratwx</a><br><br>Conservative Kathleen Parker has been getting violent threats from conservatives who are not as enlightened as she is about Pfailin:<br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/4uwaa3\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/4uwaa3</a><br><br><b>Classy response from Oliver Clark, the black man McCain assumed had never heard of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac</b><br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/3gwz4s\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/3gwz4s</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_01:12:35", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2993739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So true Val! But after listening to a portion of the video posted at Crooks & Liars of the people waiting in line to a McCain/Palin Rally ranting hate towards Obama, I am fearful too.But I do pray for Obama's safety more than ever before. It's unbelieveable crazy red-necked ignorant mofos out there! McCain/Palin has whipped these mofos up to a frenzy. The seed is out there!  McCain/Palin along with Hillary planted that seed!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:21:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2989894, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988109": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're welcome.  At least you're not in New York:)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:31:27", "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": 2988059, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2974802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Roland Martin's on fire:<br><br>Cindy McCain pimps son for the presidency<br><br><a href=\"http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/cindy-mccain-pi.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/cindy-m...</a><br><br><br>McCain more like McNasty in the debate<br><br><a href=\"http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/mccain-more-lik.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/mccain-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_00:07:38", "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}, "2975829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- An outraged sheriff in Illinois who refuses to evict \"innocent\" renters from foreclosed homes criticized mortgage companies Thursday and said the law should protect victims of the mortgage meltdown.<br><br><br>Sheriff Thomas J. Dart says too many renters are being evicted for landlords' problems. <br><br> Dart said earlier he is suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago.<br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/chicago.evictions/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/chicago.evicti...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:29:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D:  Sadly, even in a SMALL population,  someONE is going ta SHOW OUT!!  Annnnnd, ya cain't tell 'em nothing!!<br><br>NOW, MULTIPLY that number when you consider a LARGE population!  We surely have our \"embarrassments\" 2!  You've seen them here and in the news!<br><br>Annnnnd, hard as we may try - while in ou'ver Choir Robes - Rorysmomma and I cain't SANG them into submission!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta --- LET 'EM GO!!     :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:10:10", "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": 2980664, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wait. Doesn't America condemn this very hatred taught to young Iraqi children about America? But yet it is okay in America to teach hatred to young white kids about non white people!<br><br>How sick to teach young innocents such thoughts. These kind of mofos shouldn't have kids at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:51:41", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987287, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994778": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who said anything about \"savior of the world\"?<br><br>RE:  Accept responsibility for himself...  That's what he should have done when Hillary called him \"Toby\" when she gave him the Farrakhan test, etc., etc., etc.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_23:55:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2991141, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987615": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "indie  - we could care less.  There is no way in hell we would allow McCain/Palin to get anywhere near the White House with their race baiting crap.  All I am saying is that you need to let your boss know that he needs to make sure this does not escalate.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:51:20", "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": 2986049, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983008": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyra:  And NOW a WORD from HIS \"roots\":<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/kenyas-obamamania-hits-a-high-note/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/ken...</a><br><b>Kenya's Obamamania Hits a High Note</b><br><br><i>Inside a Nairobi pub recently, a folk group sang the praises of Barack Obama, hoping that their ode to Kenya\u2019s new favourite son will match the US political star\u2019s meteoric rise.<br><br>In a pulsating dance rhythm \u2014 a fusion of one-string fiddles, drums, cow horn and strident vocals \u2014 the all-male Kenge Kenge folk troupe has produced a catchy song about the US presidential hopeful ahead of the November 4 election.<br><br>\u201cIn America blessing is Obama, American people for good change vote Obama. In America ooh, in America, this is the time, if you miss it it\u2019s gone,\u201d the vocalists sang.</i><br><br>\"<b>NDIO TUNAWEZA \" -   YES WE CAN  {Swahili]</b><br><br><br>Obama-Biden  '08!!<br><br><br>P.S. My e-mail is sooo down!  Dang!!   :&gt;(", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:46:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2993851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WHOA!!!! What the............<br><br>I walk in & turn on the tube to David Schuster announcing that McStupid DEFENDED Obama today during a campaign speech & they booed him.......Then the investigators found that Palin abused her power!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Jesus must be coming back tonight! I am amazed!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:29:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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}, "2975844": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   That pic  -  <b>PRICELESS</b><br><br>BLACK MAN MENTORING!!  YES HE CAN!!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:32:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2978918": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We need to send this to CNN.  They had their so-called Truth Squad on this morning doing what the always try to do by saying \"both campaigns do it\" and, ironically, Jason Carroll used the same speech where Obama said they would say, \"he doesn't look those other guys on the dollar bill.\"<br><br>Worse, the dumb Truth Squad episode (which has increasingly looked like an attempt to perform a hit on Obama), never reflected on how \"Obama Knew All Along.\"  They showed McCain's response to the Dollar Bill challenge even when the reason for episode was to deal with the race-baiting going on now.<br><br>Imagine that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_09:42:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2977005, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And with this biting and appropriate rebuttal, Campbell Brown has officially made up for her thoughts on John McCain's use of \"that one\".", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:07:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "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": 2979577, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, according to a conservative white fella on another forum I read, what Obama supporters are doing at Obama rallies is different,  just as bad:<br><br>          \"So while it IS different, the fact that you have a person saying \"KILL\" AT a McCain rally, or having a GROUP chanting \"Obama, Obama,Obama\" and NOT allowing the candidate to speak, while DIFFERENT are BOTH disrupting the process.\"<br><br> <br><br>\"You HAVE to let them BOTH speak and make their case, you DO NOT have to agree with what they are saying.\"<br><br>Yeah- somebody actually said this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:56:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "c87fa9ab975275187368e74f6f34d3d1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2984940, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"no bias, no bull\"...yeah...riiiiiiiiiiiiight.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:41:53", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990151, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm not sure who he is..He's funny though!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:06:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPR", "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": 2981209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983528": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "it's been almost 20 years but we had \"choreography\" for that song \"they hung Him him, they stretched Him wide, He hung His head, and for me He died that's love.\" <br><br>We basically intimated the lyrics, lol<br><br>We were a hit!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_13:17:36", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2983329, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2974835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "George Will on Sarah Palin<br><br><i>This, McCain and his female Sancho Panza say</i><br><br>Female Sancho Panza<br><br>LOL<br><br>Man of LaMancha is one of my favorite musicals. What this says about Palin AND McCain is hilarious. Who says Republicans can't be funny. <br><br><a href=\"http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/a_landslide_coming.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_00:10:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Andrew Sullivan of 'The Daily Dish' wrote:<br>\"This election really is a classic battle between fear and hope. All Palin and McCain are offering right now is more fear: fear of a black man, fear of terrorism, fear of the other, fear of Iran, fear of the future, fear of Islam, fear of the truth. And above all: fear of defeat. On that last one, they're rational. Which side are you on?\"<br><br><br>Obama/Biden 08", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_01:21:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As a renter, I am a little in love with this guy. And I am into neither guys nor law enforcement.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:36:09", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2975829, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>Just expect your comment to be read on Fox \"News\" as they say \"see anyone can make a typo.\" LOL.</i><br><br>Let them try, because that is not the logical conclusion here. Mine is not a typo, it's writing the name of one person NOT in a particular role for another person who is in that role.<br><br>NOT A TYPO by any stretch of the imagination. It is mistaking one name/person for another. Somewhere in my subconscious, I still thought of Spitzer as the gov even when I was picturing Paterson's face. <br><br>So then to make a parallel, Fox in this hypothetical thing would be saying that somewhere in their subconscious, the people who did this think of Osama as running for president under Senator Obama's face?<br><br>I know you probably didn't mean me to take this so seriously, but -- I guess I do :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_19:22:07", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2988089, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980993": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The son of William F. Buckley has decided\u2014shock!\u2014to vote for a Democrat.<br><br>Let me be the latest conservative/libertarian/whatever to leap onto the Barack Obama bandwagon. It\u2019s a good thing my dear old mum and pup are no longer alive. They\u2019d cut off my allowance.<br><br>Or would they? But let\u2019s get that part out of the way. The only reason my vote would be of any interest to anyone is that my last name happens to be Buckley\u2014a name I inherited. So in the event anyone notices or cares, the headline will be: \u201cWilliam F. Buckley\u2019s Son Says He Is Pro-Obama.\u201d I know, I know: It lacks the throw-weight of \u201cRon Reagan Jr. to Address Democratic Convention,\u201d but it\u2019ll have to do.<br><br><br><br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:47:21", "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}, "2994307": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1041639920081011\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palin says hey, it's ok to abuse your power as long as you don't risk criminal prosecution!</a><br><br>Interesting.<br><br>It sort of reminds me of a statement from Vine Deloria, Jr :<br><br><i>\"Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. Today with an information `superhighway' now looming on the horizon, we are told that a lack of access to information will doom people to a life of meaninglessness -- and poverty. As we look around and observe modern industrial society, however, there is no question that information, in and of itself, is useless and that as more data is generated, <b>ethical and moral decisions are taking on a fantasy dimension in which a `lack of evidence to indict' is the moral equivalent of the good deed.\"</b></i><br><br>Source for the Vine Deloria, Jr. quote is <a href=\"http://www.indigenouspeople.net/vine.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_23:10:43", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980997": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val:  As someone once said,  \"You cain't make this stuff up!   It <b>writes</b> itself!!\"  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>As a \"newbie\" to this \"world of blogging\", I am \"dropped jaw surprised\" at how ALL this information is stored and ready for publication! <br><br>Keep saying to myself  -   \"NO they di'ent!\"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I'm having a blast!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks.  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:47:45", "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": 2980390, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989704": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Too little, too late.  Just a couple of hours ago, his campaign tried to link Michelle (yes, Michelle) Obama to Bill Ayers' wife.<br><br>They also tried to turn the tables on Obama for having the audacity to defend himself against these attacks. . . saying that it was <i>Obama</i> who was attacking small town America.<br><br>They released two ads this morning (one RNC and one McCain) attacking Obama on Ayers this morning.<br><br>And McCain promised his crowd that he would confront Obama about Ayers (probably Wright as well) in the near future.<br><br>Sorry, but I'm not buying McCain's sudden change of heart.  The actions of his campaign imply that they plan to go full speed ahead.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:50:12", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2988369, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Shaking my head...<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Defending_the_crowds.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Defending the crowds</a><br><br>These folks deserve to burn in Hell.  That is all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:10:36", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "pjamma:  THANK YOU!!!  THANK YOU!  :&gt;)  <b>WHOOO!   HOOO!</b><br><br>Mudflats was ON IT 2!!  Just about to post it!!<br><br><i>The Legislative Council has voted unanimously to release the public portion of the report.<br><br>Findings:<br><br>Finding Number One:<br><br>For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.  Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides<br><br>\u201cThe legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.\u201d<br><br>Finding Number Two:<br><br>I find that, although Walt Monegan\u2019s refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety.  In spite of that, Governor Palin\u2019s firing of Commissioner Monegan was a proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority to hire and fire executive branch department heads.<br><br>Finding Number Three:<br><br>Harbor Adjustment Service of Anchorage, and its owner Ms. Murleen Wilkes, handled Trooper Michael Wooten\u2019s workers\u2019 compensation claim properly and in the normal course of business like any other claim processed by Harbor Adjustment Service and Ms. Wilkes.  Further, Trooper Wooten received all the workers\u2019 compensation benefits to which he was entitled.<br><br>Finding Number Four:<br><br>The Attorney General\u2019s office has failed to substantially comply with my August 6, 2008 written request to Governor Sarah Palin for information about the case in the form of emails.<br><br>Everyone\u2019s been waiting for the bottom line, so there it is!  More to come soon.</i><br><br><b> I AM SOOOO HAPPY!!</b>  <b>O HAPPY DAY!!</b>  Video will be forthcoming!:&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:50:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2989565, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just sent an email to Governor Spitzer. You don't need to be from NY to contact him through the site<br><br><a href=\"http://www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html</a> <br><br>and click on the link to email the governor.<br><br>I don't think that Rensselaer County's \"solution\" of only mailing correct ones to the three people who have called and complained is sufficient. I am hoping the governor's office and/or the Attorney General of the state is involved. I wonder if there is any possibility of criminal or other legal charges against those responsible for this (I know nothing about legal stuff, just kind of wondering).<br><br>I also wonder if there is anything", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:55:33", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985956, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Palin bringing the hate to the city of brotherly love tonight, 7pm<br><br>There are better things to do (like door knocking and phonebanking) but still it would be wonderful to see an uber-peaceful counter-rally with truly Christian (and other faith) messages of love and peace; \"love thy neighbor\"<br><br>Hope is the answer to Hate", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:48:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I was joking.  I was making fun of Fox for being able to take something that is in no way true and spin it.  It's what they do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_19:27:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2988671, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama is winning the noncollege educated white woman vote in Missouri:<br><a href=\"http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a9nZNSuQ00rI&refer=home\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070...</a><br><br>The Betty White video is priceless. \"I can give him some exxperience\" SOTFLMAO", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:51:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997305": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RAOTFL  Isn't that a thing of beauty Teacher.  LOLOL  <br><br>I am enjoying the show.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_08:41:26", "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": 2993851, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not the way I read it:<br><br><b>So far three people have called to point it out, he said. Those people will get new ballots sent to them.</b><br><br>Seems pretty clear to me that this is their \"solution\" -- only send correct ones to the ones who call in to complain...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:56:51", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987584, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984094": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/10/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-back-of.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Donna Brazile announces that is not sitting on the back of the bus.</a> This is excellent commentary if you have not seen it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_13:51:53", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2979492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Front page of this morning's NYT \"Palin Repeatedly Pressed Case Against Trooper\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_10:20:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "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}, "2990247": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "it isn't obama's responsibility to give a speech every time folks decide to lose their damn minds.  if a speech is to be given, let mccain try to stumble through one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:36:37", "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": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990141, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mcshame's thinking:  \"I shouda hitched up with Tim Pawlenty, ya, ya, ya betcha!<br><br>Campbell Brown \"Race in the Race,The Great Unknown\"  Hello!!!!! Why can't Obama close the deal?.  these MSM nuts have been asking this thoughout the whole campaign season, knowing full well what the 411 is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:52:49", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981037": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Last night I watched Craig Hickman's inspiring video wrap up of the DNC and was so completely captivated and enamored. Then I went over to either Politico or Daily Dish and watched some video of ignorant folks ranting after a McCain/Palin rally and got so frustrated.<br><br>Then, I realized when we see ignorant black folks on a crime scene we Southern ladies think, well bless their heart and keep it moving. However, just because of a variance of melanin MSM and America, too can put too much emphaisis on McCain/Palin rally goers' ignorance. Even their ignorance is considered more valuable. Just because they are perceived as the hearland and are Joe Sixpack or some other euphemism for working class whites. Isn't that something. The pathology of America can sometimes be simply too disconcerting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:50:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982574": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Still having difficulties with my computer.<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/mccain-losing-ground-with-working-class-whites/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/mcc...</a><br><b>McCain Losing Ground With Working Class Whites</b><br><br><br>In the Democratic primaries, working-class whites consistently backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Later polls showed them overwhelmingly favoring Republican nominee John McCain.<br><br>Now, driven by fears that their personal finances could further deteriorate, many see Obama as the better choice \u2014 their thinking in some cases driven more by concern about how McCain would handle the economy than any growing admiration for his rival.<br><br>\u201cI don\u2019t know that there\u2019s anything I particularly like about him (Obama), but I dislike McCain, and I dislike the way the country is, and Republicans need to change,\u201d said lifelong Republican Ruth Ann Michel, 64, a retiree shopping in a market in Butler on a recent day. She said her vote for Obama would be her first for a Democratic presidential candidate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:20:31", "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}, "2995376": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO<br><br>You decided to \"critique\" what I wrote.  You wanted to comment in response to what I wrote.  So, obviously, there was some kind of bug, wild hair... something that crawled up your ass and when I responded to you... it caused you stress?<br><br>Too funny...   <br><br>What's the matter?  You didn't expect for me to have a comeback?   Why does that bother you when, again, you decided to make an ignorant comment about something I said, not once but twice?<br><br><br>The moral to this story:<br><b>Don't try to dish it when you can't take it.</b><br><br>And that \"you really could learn how to write\" stuff... PRICELESS!<br><br>Thanks for the entertainment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_01:21:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2994925, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "as a mom of 2 sons, i am a full-on sucker for little black boys!  nothing cuter, in my opinion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:43:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986165": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "...and that's more than fair. I respect the guys over at IAVA; they seemed to operate above the partisanship.<br><br>Thank your husband for his service, and thank you for yours. Most times, spouses have the harder end of the deal.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:00:44", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985845, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   <b>\"McAncient\" annnnd \"The Gov.\"   -   They GOIN' DOWN!!!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:38:38", "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}, "2981051": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I was just about to post this link.<br><br>Betty said....hmmmm...he's one hot piece of man!<br><br>If he wants experience, I'll give him some.<br><br>ok..wait...that's just nasty!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:51:06", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980876, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROTFL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:02:56", "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": 2986528, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986528": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Umm...And so you heard it from someone you know, because they heard it from someone else, who also heard it from a friend ,who is a friend of your friend, who is best friends with another friend, and the list goes on...<br><br>Blah Blah Fuckety Blah!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:26:24", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2986049, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975939": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  From HuffPost -<br><br><a href=\"http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/09/watchdog-group-seeks-ethics-investigation-of-mccain/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/09...</a><br><b>Watchdog Group Seek ETHICS INVESTIGATION. . .</b><br><br>This ought to be EASY! [Staples button]  They won't find any ETHICS.<br><br>McAncient/The Gov. have NO ETHICS!!!<br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:52:23", "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}, "2989764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   YAAAAA!   Here's the video that I promised!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLY7yI1xV-M\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLY7yI1xV-M</a><br><b>O HAPPY DAY-  From Sister Act 2!</b><br><br>Love this movie!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:54:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty, thanks for the Craig Fergenson/ Betty White  video post. LMAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:14:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "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}, "2989766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sarah Palin abused power of the Governor's office! She has abused the public's trust!  And she has the audacity to question the character of Barack Obama! How freaking dare her!<br><br>Karma!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:54:42", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2989565, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988232": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am not sure if this has been posted, but I just saw this on Huffington Post<br><br>Barack Obama's campaign put together a video of behind-the-scenes campaign footage to answer the question John McCain and Sarah Palin keep asking: \"Who Is Barack Obama?\"<br><br><b>Obama Camp: Who Is Barack Obama? (VIDEO)</b><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeNPAaGVVY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeNPAaGVVY</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:43:08", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love Man of La Mancha!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_01:33:31", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2974835, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ha, look at these kids! Their hysterical. Laughing. Celebrating. Its like they know what the adults are afraid to say: The first bl...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_00:17:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "94dec464ba2020919c31e0f36a8cc034", "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}, "2990044": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OMG Sister Act 2 is one of my favorite movies (except for the parts with the goofy brothers/ mini priests,) really second to the Color Purple and Pretty Woman. THANKS FOR THIS GreenLadyHere!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:18:11", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2989764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JJai:  You're right ON TIME!!  My choir JUST sang this on Sun.! \"They hung Him high!  **Both arms up.** \"They stretched Him wide.\"  **Both arms out.**  He hung His head. **Head hung.** \"For me He died.\"  **Point to yourself.**<br><br>O.K.  Let's sang!!<br><br><b>POLITICALLY SPEAKING!</b>,  since this is a political blog!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_00:10:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2983528, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997974": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yes, yes! We also, placed our hands over our heart for \"that's love\" .<br><br>And the big finale..............<br><br>We also said \"that's not how the story ends\" with a finger shaking from side to side to show disagreement. <br>And we put three fingers in the air for \"three days later He rose again\"!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_10:22:37", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2994900, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2979547": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty: Exactly..Something I learned a long time ago from back home..They only look out for their own. It's people like him who give Black conservatives a bad name...<br><br>STUPID!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_10:23:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPR", "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": 2979345, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Unbelievable!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:32:34", "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": 2986088, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980574": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "thanks, D. From conservative to conservative maybe you can talk this dude down. However, the comments are already out so the damage is done. Good luck to him walking the streets, going to the family reunion, church, etc.<br><br>He needs some secret service protection, lol.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:24:38", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980199, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Because it bears repeating...<br><br>Yawn.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:40:01", "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": 2986369, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2993276": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ohhhh.  that's what i get for not reading the link.  just read what was here.  <br><br>this is unacceptable.    sending an e-mail to paterson immediately.  thanks for the link.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:10:50", "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": 2987676, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983147": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "pjamma:    YAAAAAA YOU!!!   Thanks - so much!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>I'm so  <b>FIRED UP!   READY TO GO!!</b><br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:52:54", "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": 2982884, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983148": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not just you. When I see one, I wish I had a paintball gun!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:52:57", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2981134, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2977005": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama Knew It Was Coming All Along<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4</a><br><br>DIGG it<br><a href=\"http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Knew_It_Was_Coming_All_Along\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Knew_It...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_07:08:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981102": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lynn Sweet of The Chicago Sun Times (no Obama fan in my book) dismantles McCain's latest lying attack add \"The Chicago Way\" that stars Ayers & Rezko of course.  Surprise, surprise, they get everything about Chicago politics wrong.<br><br><b>McCain targets Ayers, Rezko and Bill Daley in \"Chicago Way\" spot </b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7Og8XI8rM\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7Og8XI8rM</a><br><br><i>Making a reference to the \"Chicago Way,\" the Republican National Committee links together Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers and William Daley in a new overheated negative spot released Friday to run in Wisconsin and Indiana, battlegrounds adjacent to Illinois.<br><br>The McCain team continues to focus on Barack Obama's associations as the world economy is sinking and the Dow is plunging again.<br><br>The spot takes a parochial approach--pumping up presumed anti-Chicago sentiment in the Hoosier and Badger states.<br><br>Analysis:<br><br>Voice over: The Chicago Way. Shady politics. That's Barack Obama's training.</i><br><br><b>Lynn Sweet comment: The McCain camp is trying to make Obama into yet another hack Chicago alderman. Unless you're talking about deep dish pizza, saying something is \"The Chicago Way\" is not a compliment. Actually Obama's political roots in Chicago are related to the Democratic faction aligned with the late Mayor Harold Washington--not the Daley family. It was later in Obama's political life that he formed importance alliances with the Daley faction; his top strategist, David Axelrod, is Mayor Daley's top advisor and his counselor-at-large in the presidential campaign is Valerie Jarrett, who comes out of the Daley City Hall--as does Michelle Obama, who worked for Jarrett. </b><br><br><i>Voice over: His teachers? Tony Rezko: Convicted of corruption, money laundering, aiding and abetting bribery. Rezko got Obama in on a shady land deal.</i><br><br><b> Lynn Sweet comment: The timeline is wrong. Obama's \"boneheaded\" move to involve Rezko in the purchase of his home--Rezko's wife buying the adjoining lot--came years before Rezko's conviction. Rezko was not even indicted at the time Obama bought the house--though Rezko was under investigation. </b><br><br><i>Voice over: William Daley: Heir to the Chicago machine. A top Obama advisor. </i><br><br><b> My comment: It's dirty to drag William Daley into this spot with two other men accused of criminal behavior. it is the second time the McCain team has used William Daley, Mayor Daley's brother, who is the actual \"heir\" to the \"Chicago machine,\" or what is left of this. It is true that Daley is a top advisor. </b><br><br><i>And William Ayers: Leader of a terrorist group that bombed the U.S. Capitol. Obama's first campaign was launched at a gathering at Mr. Ayers's home. </i><br><br><b> Lynn Sweet comment: This line suggest that Ayers was critical to Obama's political career. He was not. Getting the early backing of then state Sen. Alice Palmer was more important, because that got him entree with local powerbrokers. Obama and Palmer would go on to have a falling out that lasts until this day.<br><br>Palmer decided to run for re-election; Obama would not drop out; Obama challenged the signatures on her nominating petitions and knocked Palmer--and all his opponents off the ballot, letting him claim a state senate seat without a fight.<br><br>Now that's the Chicago Way. </b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:53:32", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989807": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "On a human level, I actually feel bad for McCain because he's going to lose (but not bad enough for him to win lol).  And he knows it.  And telling that lady tonight that Barack was NOT the boogeyman was Death Knell #1 to his campaign.<br><br>Sarah Palin is Death Knell #2.<br><br>Whether he told that lady that Barack was not the boogeyman to get the heat off of him or whether he told her because he doesn't want to be linked with rabid racists or to finally regain control of his campaign, we'll never know.<br><br>The problem with McCain, as with Hillary, is they concentrated too damn much on OBAMA instead of concentrating on themselves.  Talk about YOU and how YOU have a plan and how YOU want to change things.  Don't talk about the other guy.<br><br>If you were in a job interview, you'd tell HR how good YOU are.  Not how that guy in the lobby was picking his nose and flung a pen at the receptionist.<br><br>The energy flowing from Hillary's campaign was nasty and negative and mean, and those are the types of people (Ferraro, PUMA) she ended up attracting.  The energy flowing from the McCain campaign is also negative, nasty and mean, and that's the type of people his campaign is attracting.<br><br>What if it struck him today on that stage, that all these people shouting for Obama's head and to kill him and shouting racial epithets at innocent sound men --- what if it struck him, \"Hey, my daughter has dark skin.  What if she came to one of these rallies, would somebody start shouting on her?\"<br><br> Maybe?<br><br>Palin, I couldn't care less about her, and I hope she is sent packing back to Alaska where the citizens can go all \"moose hunt\" on her and Todd's asses.  Maybe Bristol and Levi can escape their fates instead of being forced to marry to save Mommy's political hide.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:57:36", "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": 2989624, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wait for the spin . . . signs say they'll paint it as a vast left-wing conspiracy.  Probably try to use it to rally their base with more \"us v. them\" rhetoric.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:57:40", "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": 2989571, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2979577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/93218/385/328/626154\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/93218/...</a><br><br>Bay Buchanan:  We need to find out if Obama was a drug dealer, because we all know guys from the streets like Obama also deal drugs.<br><br>Campbell Brown: Bush did drugs too and nobody ever accused him of being a drug dealer.<br><br>Bay Buchanan:  **crickets**", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_10:25:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975995": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why After 75 Years, Esquire Endorsed a Presidential Candidate<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-granger/why-after-75-years-emesqu_b_133415.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-granger/why...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_03:02:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you can no longer take folks for Obama then why are you going anywhere near  where Barack is speaking? And why are you ranting about the black panthers? No one here said one man can solve all problems!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:48:32", "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": 2987860, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975998": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  The Gov. cain't solve her own State problems - for returning Veterans.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/550371.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/550371.html</a><br>Alaska Guard's Homecoming Has Its Own Problems<br><br>FROM:  <i>Anchorage Daily News</i><br><br><i>WAR ZONE: Group finds soldiers returning to Bush go it alone.<br><br>By GEORGE BRYSON<br><a href=\"mailto:gbryson@adn.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">gbryson@adn.com</a><br><br>Published: October 9th, 2008 12:16 AM<br>Last Modified: October 9th, 2008 04:09 PM<br><br>Alaska Army National Guard troops returning home to rural communities after year-long deployments to war zones face huge obstacles trying to receive standard veterans' health care, according to a report by Veterans for America.<br><br>That's because about 25 percent of Alaska's Guard members live in villages where no veteran health clinics are available, and they often have to travel long distances by plane to see a doctor, the national veterans advocacy organization reported.<br><br>But that's just one of several problems now facing Alaskans who were part of the U.S.-wide call to send Army National Guard troops into battle, according to the year-long study.<br><br>Job prospects for troops returning to villages are sometimes grim. And screening for mental health problems is still lacking for the 575 soldiers in the 3rd Battalion, 297th Regiment, who spent a year in northern Kuwait and southern Iraq from 2006 to 2007. </i><br><br>And she wants you to believe that she can solve problems - nationally & internationally!  HAH!!!<br><br>THIN RESUME!!!  LIGHTWEIGHT Gray matter!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_03:03:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He's the shadow governor. That was reported the minute she was announced. <br><br>Y'all need to read this:<br><br>   <b>Palin backed [former Alaska Independence party chairman, Mark] Chryson as he successfully advanced a host of anti-tax, pro-gun initiatives, including one that altered the state Constitution\u2019s language to better facilitate the formation of anti-government militias.</b> She joined in their vendetta against several local officials they disliked, and listened to their advice about hiring. She attempted to name Stoll, a John Birch Society activist known in the Mat-Su Valley as \u201cBlack Helicopter Steve,\u201d to an empty Wasilla City Council seat. \u201cEvery time I showed up her door was open,\u201d said Chryson. \u201cAnd that policy continued when she became governor.\u201d ...<br><br>    Unlike some radical right-wingers, Chryson doesn\u2019t put forward his ideas  freighted with anger or paranoia. And in a state where defense of gun and property rights often takes on a real religious fervor, Chryson was able to present himself  as a typical Alaskan. He rose through party ranks by reducing the AIP\u2019s platform to a single page that \u201c90 percent of Alaskans could agree with.\u201d<br><br>    <b>This meant scrubbing the old platform of what Chryson called \u201cracist language\u201d while accommodating the state\u2019s growing Christian right movement by emphasizing the AIP\u2019s commitment to the \u201ctraditional family.\u201d</b> \u201cThe AIP is very family-oriented,\u201d Chryson explained. \u201cWe\u2019re for the traditional family \u2014 daddy, mommy, kids \u2014 because we all know that it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. And we don\u2019t care if Heather has two mommies. That\u2019s not a traditional family.\u201d<br><br>   <b> Chryson further streamlined the AIP\u2019s platform by softening its secessionist language. Instead of calling for immediate separation from the Uni ted States, the platform now demands a vote on independence. Yet Chryson maintains that his party remains committed to full independence. \u201cThe Alaskan Independence Party has got links to almost every independence-minded movement in the world,\u201d Chryson exclaimed. \u201cAnd Alaska is not the only place that\u2019s about separation. There\u2019s at least 30 different states that are talking about some type of separation from the United States.\u201d </b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/pa...</a><br><br>::<br><br>These radical, racist, gun-worshipping, Christianist, extremist un-American secessionists could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.<br><br>THIS is what has infiltrated our government.<br><br>THIS is why they are pointing terrorist fingers at Barack.<br><br>FUCK. Them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:40:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990124, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CPR, it's not mean or evil to want to run down those signs, however, it's good to keep the enemy close.  I've had one of my Obama/Biden yard signs vandalized ONCE!  Here's what I did with the sign I have now:  I put a glow in the dark sign on the sign stating:  \"This property is under security surveilance.  Touch this sign, and the PO PO is coming to lock up  your sorry ass!  Have a Blessed Day.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:25:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "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}, "2995990": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "evita:  Mine 2!  :&gt;)        My pleasure!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:26:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990044, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985227": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "These kinds of angry mobs was predictable from the moment Michael Steele set the RNC screaming \"Drill baby drill.\"<br><br>That a black man would lead the 99% white audience in a chant echoing the most notorious cry of the so-called \"race riots\" of 1965 onwards is -- to put it mildly -- highly irresponsible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:02:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2984940, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "when he gets his ass beat, don't expect me to care.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:05:03", "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": 11, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2975209, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Okay, maybe I'm just mean..But I promise every Mccain/Palin sign or sticker I see, I just want to run the car over or destroy the signs in people's yards...Is that evil or what???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:55:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPR", "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}, "2984210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/3181&lvl=C&chamber=S\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/3181&lvl=C&ch...</a><br><br><a href=\"http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/192&lvl=C&chamber=S\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/192&lvl=C&cha...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_13:58:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "264c4db6323f58b41c5fb4896c53f2cf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2982897, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rolling Stone article \"Make-Believe Maverick\":<br><a href=\"http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/mak...</a><br><br>\u201cYou probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this.\u201d<br>What Oliver Clark (the Black man at the debate that John Mccain said this to) had to say about that comment.<br><a href=\"http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/09/1523335.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:26:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "OhPuhleezee", "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}, "2981142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thanks!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:56:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980702, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987287": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, I saw that one. If you can't watch that, I'm glad you haven't seen the one from the rally in Strongsburg, OH in which a woman is carrying an Obama doll into the rally, and as the guy doing the video is asking her questions, her small child blurts out \"You have to wear gloves to touch him!\".  Now, you know that the child didn't come up with that on her own. That's how sick and twisted some of these people are.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:22:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "c87fa9ab975275187368e74f6f34d3d1", "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": 2986799, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My personal conspiracy theory:<br><br><br>I'm wondering if all these people screaming \"Bomb Obama\" or \"Kill Him!\" or \"Treason!\" aren't plants, designed to deliberating whip up emotions and cause an \"incident\" (aka riots) before Election Day, facilitating the need to \"suspend\" the elections.  I just find it real interesting that all of a sudden mobs are ramping up, talk show hosts are egging on the situation calling for riots (Rash Limpballs), claiming that the election is about to be stolen, that if Obama is election it would be a coup (how the hell you have a COUP in an election), etc.<br><br>I'm seriously thinking about staying home on Nov. 5th because the angry white mob is either going to lose their shit and take it out on innocent black people if Obama wins, or if he loses they will be super BOLD and take it out on innocent black people.<br><br>All these nasty emotions have got to go somewhere, and while I worry about the Obamas safety, I'm more worried about the safety of all of us non-white citizens.  McCain and Palin and their minions would rather burn this country up than lose to Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:34:31", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2974853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What's Really Happening in Georgia:<br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/43319/1832/703/624770\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/43319/1...</a><br><br><br>interesting DailyKos diary", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_00:11:53", "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}, "2987300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty:  Co-sign!   :&gt;)       Adding my Rate Down Arrow   -  that would be -er, um -<b>NEGATIVE 373!!  and dropping!!  :&gt;) </b>   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:23:21", "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": 2986314, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2978597": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack is in Columbus again today.  I have a VIP ticket.<br>I am SO hoping to be able to take a picture with him!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_09:20:45", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986791": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>''This was a typo\"</i><br><br>Seems to have been an awful lot of typos and slips of the tongue these past few months.  Just sayin'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:43:59", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985956, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982185": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JJai:  JOIN da CHOIR!!  We have prayer B4 each song!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:11:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980414, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CPR:  NO!  Not evil!    At least you didn't SAY that you would wish ta run over the PEOPLE who posted the sign!  :&gt;)<br><br>I'm stopping here!  My thoughts are tripping over into evil territory!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:56:09", "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": 2981134, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986799": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Town,<br><br>Crooks & Liars has a video posted of people waiting in line for a McCain/Palin Rally and you should hear them ranting hate. It was so disturbing that I had to stop watching. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Craig is right. It makes one fearful. God, Nov. 4th can't come fast enough!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:45:09", "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": 2986372, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "we appreciate your gratitude and would like to extend ours to you as well", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:10:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "264c4db6323f58b41c5fb4896c53f2cf", "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": 2986165, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994996": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michelle:  This came from your cite:<br><br><i>\"This was a partisan led inquiry run by (Barack) Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper (Michael) Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior,\" the campaign's statement said. Obama is the Democratic presidential candidate.</i><br><br>Sooooo, this investigation was DRIVEN by Mr. Obama who had CONTROL over the <b>10 Repugs and the 4 Dems.</b><br><br>Annnnnnd, psssssst, I heard that Mr. Obama WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR - - -<br><br><b>the EXTINCTION OF THE DINOSAUR!!</b><br><br>I'm just saying. . . . . <br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_00:25:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2994307, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985269": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hang in there.  Here's Michelle <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCYFpUAJ2Q\" rel=\"nofollow\">to talk us down off the ledge.</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:04:57", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2984879, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2976055": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah: McAncient AND a KEATING 5  -    pssssst:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/im-yours-til-death-do-us-part.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/im-yours-til-d...</a><br>Letter:  \"I'm Yours 'Til Death Do Us Part<br><br><i>The Washington Times reports that in 1986, John McCain wrote a note on House stationery to Charles Keating, chairman of a failed savings and loan association who went to prison in the late 1980s. In the letter, McCain apologized for listing Keating as part of his Senate campaign finance committee. Keating wrote in response: \u201cYou can call me anything, write anything or do anything. I\u2019m yours till death do us part\u201c:<br><br>keatin2.jpg<br><br>McCain has acknowledged his friendship with Keating, who helped funnel campaign contributions to McCain in the 80s. After Keating turned to McCain to try to stave off government intervention during the scandal, the Senate Ethics Committee admonished him for seemingly intervening with federal regulators on behalf of Keating.</i><br><br><br>Wonder IFF he told Cindy 'bout this???   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_03:18:42", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know, there's only what, 5-6 black conservatives anyway? You'd think we'd all try our best to not make <b><i>all</b></i> of us look bad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:28:34", "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": 2980574, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2993977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Cali, I'm not talking \"crosses\" or, again, \"responsibility.\"<br><br>You obviously just don't get it.  It wasn't Obama's \"cross to bear\" when the Rev. Wright youtubes were blowing up but his happy azz jumped then.  So one has to wonder:  leader or merely politician?<br><br>I'm talking about Obama showing that his is a visionary LEADER instead of merely a gifted politician who is all about calculating \"crosses to bear\" and other stuff.<br><br>And you act like you can't read.  Regardless as to this being an opportunity for McBush... it still presents an opportunity for Obama.  This is about a vision for America.<br><br>Does Obama has one?  Or was his race speech back in March merely the production of a triangulating politician?  <br><br>Yes, for McCain this is about redemption...  For Obama, however, this is an opportunity to inspire with a vision.<br><br>But now that I think about it... this is Obama's \"responsibility.\"  He missed his opportunity to throw down (t)his cross when Russert and Clinton cowed him into taking the Farrakhan test.  He could have said (and he initially wanted to) that it's not his \"responsibility\" to answer for, denounce/reject/distance himself from folks White folks don't like.<br><br>It was real easy for him to tell the Uhuru brothers in FLA and his anti-FISA supporters how he won't always think like they do, etc.  Yeah, easy like McCain & company stoking the race flames.  So, yeah... Obama bears some responsibility since you really want to make it about that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:34:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990395, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990395": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You say \"responsibility\" while I'm talking OPPORTUNITY.<br><br>What I'm talking about is not another case of Obama having to delicately distance himself from and pathologize Black people (e.g. Rev. Wright) while attempting to be more palatable to White folk.  I'm talking about a chance for Obama to LEAD.  A chance for Obama to be the inspirational leader people believe he is.  <br><br>Obviously, I think McCain should have a serious press conference to fully confront the monster he created.  He frankly hasn't done nearly enough.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:44:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2990247, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "B-Serious:  YEP!! Mr. Obama DID IT!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnd, as I posted B4:   Psssst, Mr. Obama is responsible for - - <br><br><b>The EXTINCTION of the DINOSAURS!!</b>!!<br><br>Whew!  Shaking my head Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:37:20", "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": 2989811, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL, I always trust the word of trolls on blogs.<br><br>There's this one guy -- I forget his name, last name starts with an R i think -- who has been posting that oooooh, bad Rezko-related  things are going to happen to Barack Obama like relly relly SOON, like any minute now, like at least in \"the next two weeks\" -- and I googled him and found that he's been making this very same claim since late May/early June.<br><br>Maybe this troll is that guy! But maybe not, they're kinda interchangeable in their talking points. Often cut and pasted as well.<br><br>So, indie-ed troll-thing, tell us your real name and stand behind your words in a way we can verify. You claim to be in Chicagoand know things -- how can we verify who you are, who are these \"people you know\" and let us verify them as well. <br><br>Right now, it's kind of like you're part of some sort of weird religious cult that keeps saying some major religious event will happen on such and such a date, and when it doesn't, they hope no one notices or something....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:23:29", "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": 2986049, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987332": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can't believe they're saying they are only going to send new ballots to the three people who requested them...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:25:21", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985956, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "right there with you Craig.  It is going to be alright.  and I don't \"think\" he will win.  There is power in the tongue -- say I KNOW he will win.<br><br>Keep praying for his safety and the safety of others -- you know he will need it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:04:25", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2988977, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny! Betty White on Craig Ferguson:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/111119/86/232/626250\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/111119...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:29:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "984cb50a7603c89f6bfde119910897f6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A friend at another site wrote this and I his words hit the mark perfectly.<br><br><b>Don't Be Afraid</b><br><br>Some folks are worried about an October Surprise.  Others are worried about Sarah Palin's fascist appeals to her supporters.  They're worried because of the damage that could be done to the man who most likely will be our next President as he tries to cope with threats more dangerous than any we have ever faced, and all of them stemming from our own national irresponsibil ity.  Other people are even fearful for Barack Obama's life, as McCain allows -- and even appears to encourage -- condemnations of Obama as a terrorist.<br><br>But I'm looking at the polls and the arguments that the polls don't accurately project the true magnitude of Obama's win next month because they judge \"likely voters\" to be those who have voted in the past.  Their counts don't reflect the huge numbers of new registrants, supporters of Barack Obama, who are determined to vote him into office.  It seems that Obama's victory could be overwhelming.  At any rate, it's likely to be much more than the barely 1% margins we've seen in many recent elections.<br><br>And Americans have always given their new Presidents a \"grace period\" of a hundred days or so to get the ball rolling.  During that period, their job ratings have always been better than their percentages in the election.<br><br>Finally, Republicans have thoroughly educated the American people on the techniques of deception and how to mislead voters and divide them.  We are well aware that their motives include what is good for our country only peripherally, only to the extent that it allows the controllers of the Republican Party to obtain more personal power and wealth for themselves at the expense of everyone else.  That they would sell us down the river for their personal gain has become clearer than ever before.  But now we know that they cannot be trusted.<br><br>It is true that the Republican party still has a lot of adherents among the middle and poorer classes who could never benefit from Republican government; the purpose of Republican government is, after all, to serve the desires of a small, wealthy, elite.  But the remainder of their supporters may be motivated by prejudice, or merely by tradition passed down from their parents.  Others seek the authoritarian government that Republicans promise, thinking that their security can be guaranteed only if they give up their civil rights.  And others are simply easily duped through inadequate education to believe Republicans when they say they have the answers to our problems, even though every time they get control of our government they make things worse.  The fascism that Sarah Palin employs is very attractive to people when they feel fearful and weak, and keeping people fearful and weak has been a hallmark of Republican policies for decades.<br><br>But the ranks of Republican supporters is shrinking, I think, more dramatically than we suspect.  People have had four years to digest the right-wing's Swift Boat attack against Kerry.  They understand that they have been defrauded.  They see how similar those attacks were to what McCain and Palin are doing now.<br><br>And they -- we! -- won't let it happen again.<br><br>Repairing the damage that Republicans have done to our country will take a long time.   We all will feel the strain, and we all must play a part in those repairs.  We are, after all, members of the same community.  But I have not met one person who does not believe we can succeed.<br><br>I am very proud of my country right now, not only because we're about to elect a black man to the Presidency, but also because we're about to elect a smart man and a good man, one who really does care about his country, and one who is capable of leading us back to the ideals of freedom and fellowship upon which our great country was founded.  And we, as a strong community, will work with him to create a world in which we and our children can live in peace and harmony.<br><br>A better future lies ahead.  Don't be afraid.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:37:21", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987856": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "David Paterson is the governor of New York now NOT Eliot Spitzer!  He resigned in disgrace a few months ago, remember???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:10:22", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987661, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/10/stop-the-presses/\" rel=\"nofollow\">McBush</a> is attempting to reel back his angry rhetoric that, undoubtedly, incited the stunning vitriol coming from the GOP base. He now has the utmost respect for Senator Obama, and wants his supporters to know it.<br><br>To McCain, I say: Bitch, Puhleeze!!! You've already let the genie out of the bottle. You better pray that those putrid seeds that you and your campaign recklessly planted this week, does not bear fruit. <br><br>Prick!<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:55:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "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}, "2994002": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THANK YOU SARAH PALIN!!!! Oh yeah, baby!!!!  This is our ticket to RIIIIIIIDE.  She might be subject to criminal charges!  This calls for impeachment....A little burning in effigy in pig lipstick!!!  Why am I so happy?!?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:36:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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}, "2987860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "at this point i can no longer take the folks stanning for obama nor the racist palin/mccain nutjobs. anyone looking for one man to make a difference at this point is crazy. the black panthers said it best...all power to the people. so let's hope this overall election has woken up a sleepy, apathethic america to what the collective can do. the people are the only thing that has made a difference in this world. <br>that all said, obama will literally be two blocks from my house tomorrow so I guess i'll go check him out.<br>and rikyrah, where did you find that photo....i love it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:10:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From what I can tell, this is not from The Onion or SNL: <br><br><a href=\"http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOTk11gvqDAgD0cY3i4WjI_2YOxwD93NDNNG0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palin pre-empts state report, clears self in probe</a><br><br>In other news, <b>I've</b> just released a report saying that I will get paid a full-time salary with excellent health benefits and overtime for \"just being me.\"<br><br>I'm waiting for my first paycheck right now. According to my report which I just released, it's \"in the mail.\" So I trust that it will arrive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_01:58:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, I know. The ongoing battle is over some alleged IAVA ties to Obama; apparently, one of their staffers is/was directing the \"Veterans for Obama\" coalition for the campaign.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:02:54", "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": 2984210, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Does anyone know who this guy is?  He would be a perfect addition to SNL as Obama!  I'm sending this clip to SNL.  Check him out...at the very least it's a good morning laugh.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCa8naA_-Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCa8naA_-Y</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:00:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "agreed.  They can access Barack's speech on race via youtube.  <br><br>Nquest, I would be very interested in John McCain's explanation.  <br><br>Because I am feeling that if he were to win the White House, he would be quick to break out the Whites Only and Coloreds signs.  So yes, I want John McCain to explain it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_08:22:02", "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": 2990247, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980702": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Older gentleman in the photo is Joel Ferguson he is the Chairman of the board of Trustees at Michigan State University.  He is also very active in Democratic Politcs in Michigan.http://trustees.msu.edu/ferguson.html     I believe that younger man is his son and the little boys are his grandsons.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:31:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "pinksun", "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": 2980393, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "pjamma:  <b>OH - MY - GOODNESS!!</b>   What a find!!  :&gt;)<br><br>He's <b>AMAZING!!!</b><br><br>Could you send this to Mr. Obama's web site 2??  If so, THANKS!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:30:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2981209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988386": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Poweful video attached to  a Post by a \"Field Hand\" over at Al Girodiano's The Field Website.  <br>Check it out guys, you won't regret it:<br><br>The post from The Field:<br><br><a href=\"http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/guest-post-field-hand-i-cried-my-last-tears-yesterday\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guest Post from a Field Hand: \"I Cried My Last Tears Yesterday\"</a><br><br>The Video Posted seperately:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBkErK7ulhA\" rel=\"nofollow\">I've Cried My Last Tears</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:57:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "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}, "2987878": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good idea except you should probably send it to Governor Paterson since   <br>Ex-Governor Spitzer is on a permanent vacation from politics.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:11:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2987661, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980199": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, I responded to him. I haven't even seen the video, but he sounded like a little bi....um, he sounded weak. We'll see what he has to say.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:02:52", "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": 2975209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981232": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Suprk:  LOVE YOUR MUSINGS!!!  :&gt;)   <br><br>Clicking the  heels of my \"red slippers\" and   WHAT ---Wishin' and Hopin'!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EscS9B8iw&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EscS9B8iw&feat...</a><br>Wishin' and Hopin'<br><br>This is NOT the version that I wanted.   Oh well!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:02:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2978336, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have girls and I just love to see pictures of Barack with kids; the look of awe on their faces, meeting a man that looks like them that will be our president.  I love it....", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_18:12:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "2dcb7ab86ca109aed35adaccb673c5dd", "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": 2987537, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just wanted to point out (as a military spouse whose husband is currently deployed) that there is an alternate opinion out there. My husband and I along with all of our military friends(anecdotal i know)both are casting our votes for Obama. We do not believe that McCain would be a good commander in chief.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:39:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "264c4db6323f58b41c5fb4896c53f2cf", "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": 2984280, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROTFLMAO", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:02:31", "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": 2981051, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I like this a lot. Thanks", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:35:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2984430, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994044": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Uh oh. What if they replace her with Romney? S'not gonna happen. Either way, THEY LOSE!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:41:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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}, "2976637": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Watching Rachel Maddow last night (Thursday show) and her segment on those so-called angry town \"hollers.\"  Well, wasn't that Armstrong Williams who asked McPa to please, please bring up Rev. Wright at next debate?  As Rachel says, \"please talk me down.\"  Anyone have footage?  I so believe my eyes & ears.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_05:48:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "2fc34ab9f0fe6fb23c6bc6cc72160bc3", "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}, "2986369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Either you know Chicago all too well...or not at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:15:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "9dcd263259296c8998ebbd7b06463535", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2986314, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Found this at Mudflats:<br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/waiting/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/waiting/</a><br><b>WAITING</b><br><br><i>It\u2019s 9:15 in Alaska, and the Legislative Council is meeting right now.<br><br>The Legislative Council is expected to vote sometime today whether to make the 263-page report public. The legislators will first meet behind closed doors, starting around 9 a.m. this morning, to receive a briefing from Steve Branchflower, the investigator they hired to look into the governor\u2019s dismissal of her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, and whether she improperly pressured him to fire a state trooper divorced from her sister. The meeting of the 14-member council will be at the downtown Anchorage Legislative Information Office.<br><br>[snip]<br><br>Meantime, a group calling itself \u201cAlaskans for Truth\u201d wrote a letter to Palin on Thursday saying the Supreme Court decision proves that \u201cthere is no evidence this investigation has been anything but \u2018fair and just.\u2019 \u201d The group organized an anti-Palin rally late last month, called for the attorney general to lose his job over his handling of the investigation, and encouraged people to urge members of the Legislative Council to make Branchflower\u2019s report public.<br><br>Drumming fingers on desk\u2026.looking at clock\u2026.drinking coffee\u2026. </i><br><br>There were 723 comments to this article!!  Most positive to Mr. Obama; many NEGATIVE The Gov.<br><br>I love their \"SPIRIT!\"   All about it!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_19:00:19", "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}, "2986372": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Shouting OBAMA! is NOT the same as KILL! TREASON! BOMB OBAMA! SIT DOWN BOY! TRAITOR! and other assorted words.<br><br>Really if McPalin wants to talk about terrorists, they need to look at themselves for inciting terror.  If ANYONE gets hurt this election season, I'm holding them responsible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:15:31", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2986088, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oh my, you are feeling how we all feel when Fox Noise finds the most ignorant person on the scene for a soundbite. I don't envy you you, lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:33:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980664, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "before you start critiquing my reading (or anyone else's), you really could learn how to write.  i don't know what kind of bug crawled up and died in your ass tonight, but that really isn't my problem.  i don't come on here to stress.  <br><br>you see it your way and i see it mine.  case closed.  in the end, obama's gonna do whatever HE wants.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_00:15:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2993977, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985360": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Only got to see a couple of pages but it's a great antidote to all the crap going round this week.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:10:30", "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": 2984430, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yawn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:12:16", "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": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2985938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981268": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D:  Thanks for being \"ON IT!\"  :&gt;)    YOU got the juice ta do this!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:04:12", "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": 2980199, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2986902": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"S\" is not close to \"B\" on the keyboard. It was deliberate and they know it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:51:52", "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": 2985956, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994072": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Major Co-Sign!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:45:17", "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": 2990340, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain-Palin release comment and somehow they manage to blame Obama for the Alaska legislative findings. Even more amazingly they say the report shows she acted within her authority to terminate Monegan (didn't they find she abused her authority?) I will post the text when it is on-line.  I just heard it on MSNBC.<br><br>Found the text on Rueters:<br><br><i>The McCain-Palin statement said, \"Today's report shows that the Governor acted within her proper and lawful authority in the reassignment of Walt Monegan.\"<br><br>\"This was a partisan led inquiry run by (Barack) Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper (Michael) Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior,\" the campaign's statement said. Obama is the Democratic presidential candidate.<br><br>\"Lacking evidence to support the original Monegan allegation, the Legislative Council seriously overreached, making a tortured argument to find fault without basis in law or fact,\" the McCain-Palin statement said. (World Desk Americas 1-202-898-8347) </i><br><br>They aren't even trying to tie things to reality.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:52:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val:  GOOD GET!!!  ALL ENCOURAGEMENT is GOOD ENCOURAGEMENT!!!<br><br>Thanks!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:33:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2980993, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002271": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "YES!!!  U got it!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_19:38:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2997974, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2988448": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_19:02:52", "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": 2988369, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983329": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JJai:  LOL!!   Seeee.  You have  THICK RESUME!!  :&gt;)<br><br>GRAB YOUR CHOIR ROBE!!  We got some SANGIN' ta do!! :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_13:04:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2982947, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2994092": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OMG, Palin had her youngest daughter on stage with the same glasses she wears. Yuck.<br><br>Well, as the story goes on, it doesn't appear that she has committed an impeachable offense. O well. I still hope she goes down in flames and all the racists realize that they have been played.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_22:47:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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}, "2984879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Black Man at McCain rally has a history<br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/141059/42/987/626512\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/141059...</a><br><br>::<br><br>It was nice to come here today and see so many positive frontpage articles!!!<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>(I'm still very afraid though.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:40:12", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980785": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Told ya Campbell's pissed. She's been pissed ever since the rest of her insipid colleagues decided to give Caribou Barbie a free pass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:36:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 2979577, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982884": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,<br>I will.  I found this video via a link on a site reviewing last nights SNL<br>and ever since I have sent it to everyone I know.  This guy does a brilliant Obama!  And since Obama will be our next President he needs to replace Fred Armisen. I wish I knew his name.  I'm not sure if \"Alphacat\" is a screen name or what he formally goes by.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:37:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2982753, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/mccain-not-mentioning-the_n_133681.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/mccain...</a><br><br>Rick Davis:  Talk about the stock crisis?  Why?  Our campaign isn't CNBC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:26:05", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sigh, clearly I am too flustered to make any sense .... should've occurred to me you were joking.<br><br>This nastiness is getting to me. Time for me to take a step back....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:02:01", "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": 2988739, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980803": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town:  GREAT GET!!!:&gt;)   :&gt;)  Thanks!!<br><br>Let's NOT 4get the shrub twins  - alcohol-related  incidents.  They were hidden, as much as they could be!!  So there 2!  :&gt;)<br><br>SAME RESPONSE  **CRICKETS**    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:37:12", "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": 2979577, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989509": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Palin's probe says the family drama \"was a contributing factor in the unlawful dismissal of  Walt Monegan.\"<br><br>WE KNEW THIS already, but thankfully the bipartisan committee realize it too!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:35:28", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Obama SPEAKS!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14453.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14453...</a><br><b>Obama:  McCain 'Stoking Anger, Division'</b><br><br>[O.k. This is a BIG SNIPPET!:&gt;)]<br><br><i>Barack Obama attacked John McCain on Friday for launching a \u201cbarrage of nasty insinuations and attacks\u201d as the stock market tumbled. <br><br>\u201cEven as we face the most serious economic crisis of our time, even as you are worried about keeping your jobs or paying your bills or staying in your homes, my opponent\u2019s campaign announced last week that they plan to \u2018turn the page\u2019 on the discussion about our economy so they can spend the final weeks of this election attacking me instead,\u201d Obama said during a speech in Chillicothe, Ohio.<br><br>\u201cSo in the last couple of days, we\u2019ve seen a barrage of nasty insinuations and attacks, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see much more over the next 25 days. We know what\u2019s coming. We know what they\u2019re going to do.\u201d<br><br>\u201cI think that folks are looking for something different,\u201d Obama continued. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to rile up a crowd by stoking anger and division. But that\u2019s not what we need right now in the United States.\u201d<br><br>\u201cThe times are too serious. The challenges are too great. The American people aren\u2019t looking for someone who can divide this country \u2014 they\u2019re looking for someone who will lead it. We\u2019re in a serious crisis \u2014 now, more than ever, it is time to put country ahead of politics.\u201d<br>Read more stories in Politics '08.</i><br><br>SPEAK!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Is this similar to <b>\"eating grapes while Rome burns!?\"</b>  I think so!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_13:06:28", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989516": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "T.   T.    T.   \"Whycome\" you jes spoke   -    <b>TRUTH!?</b>  :&gt;)<br><br>He cain't put the toothpaste back into the tube either!!   <br><br><b>HE GOT CAUGHT!!!</b>  And by his own evil tactics!!!  That lady said <b>ARAB!!</b>  Right in HIS FACE!!!!  He couldn't DENY it.  We got the You Tube!!!<br><br>Annnnnnd a commission proved -   <b>SHE'S A LIAR!!!</b>  Whoo!  Hoo!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:35:55", "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": 2988369, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jelana - tell him WE ALL LOVE HIM.  Represent JJP!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:09:23", "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": 2978597, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985938": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/urgent-big-story-about-to-break-we-are-one-step-closer-to-rezko-giving-obama-up-to-federal-prosecutors/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rezko giving Obama up to federal prosecutors</a>. \"<i>Barack Obama will serve a prison sentence in the next few years \u2014 because knowing Fitzgerald, there is no reason he would be going through all of this if that was not the targeted goal in the long term. <b>Rezko and the Giannoulias family are as close and tied together as anyone in Chicago could be. If Rezko is turning on them, then Rezko is going to give up Governor Rod Blagojevich and Obama too.</b></i>\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:45:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Too little, too late.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:54:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "c87fa9ab975275187368e74f6f34d3d1", "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": 2989624, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is NOT from The Onion.<br><br>Unfuckingbelievable, isn't it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_02:04:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2975575, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Armstrong Williams is a pimp for the Bush Administration and has no credibility since he got busted for (a) being paid by Bush to hawk and promote No Child Left Behind, and (b) being busted for sexual harassment of his male physical trainer.<br><br>He would do well to crawl back under the rock from which he slithered.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:38:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 2976637, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2981853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.groupnewsblog.net/2008/10/three-ms.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Three M's: They Are Who We Thought They Were</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:09:29", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989534": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Troopergate:  MSNBC just reported that the investigation concludes that Sarah Palin <b>unlawfully abused her authority as governor.</b><br><br>Wow. . . between this and the backlash McCain's getting for his Ayers attacks (much deserved), this has to be one of the worst days I've seen a politician go through in recent memory.<br><br>And you know what . . . <br><br><b>He and Sarah did it to themselves.</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:38:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "B_Serious", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980320": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "love it TruthSeeker.  Just got a chance to drop offline from work and am surfing.  lol I am HOOKED on JJP.  <br><br>I love that video.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:10:06", "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": 2977005, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989392": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyrah:  2 things:   1.  McAncient couldn't let that lady call Mr. Obama an \"ARAB\" in his face!  ONLY 'cause he started something that he couldn't finish!  That's ALL!<br><br>                                    2.  The Troopergate report WILL be released to the PUBLIC!  :&gt;)<br><br>Tune up ladies:   <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuRQ1zaRHRI\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuRQ1zaRHRI</a><br><b>\"Victory Is Mine\"</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:24:12", "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}, "2986979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Conservatives LOVE to invoke Ronald Reagan at the drop of a hat.  Why don't they invoke this - Reagan's famous 1980 questions to the American public:  <br><br><b><i>Are you better off than you were 4 years ago? <br><br>Is it easier for you to go and buy things in a store than it was 4 years ago? <br><br>Is there more or less unemployment in the country than it was was four years ago?  <br><br>Is America respected throughout the world as it was?  </b></i><br><br>The pictures in the video say it all: <br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfedYAAGEI\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfedYAAGEI</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_16:57:26", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2985956": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack Obama appears as \"Barack Osama\" on absentee ballots in New York State.<br><br><a href=\"http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=728326\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?stor...</a><br><br><i> Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's last name is spelled \"Osama\" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County.<br>\t <br>The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county.<br><br>''No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,'' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. ''We catch almost everything.''<br><br>''This was a typo,'' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. ''We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.'' </i><br><br>All I can say is, actually, I'm at a loss for words.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_15:46:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2983911": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mccain10oct10,0,7557571.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">McCain's attacks fuel dangerous hatred</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_13:41:36", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2975209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't know if this has already been posted but the Field Negro identifies the black man at the McCain rally who begs McCain to take it to Obama. Drumroll please, the name is James T. Harris and dude is not an actor. He is a conservative talk show host.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/jamestharris\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/jamestharris</a><br><br><a href=\"http://jamestharris.com/james.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://jamestharris.com/james.htm</a><br><br>and if you were wondering about his motivation. See a video he posts on his blog.<br><br><a href=\"http://nationalconversation.typepad.com/the_national_conversation/2008/10/why-i-am-a-conservative-republican.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://nationalconversation.typepad.com/the_nat...</a><br><br>Anyway, I can't believe this dude is serious. I was virtually certain he was a plant. Maybe D can call this dude and give him the 411.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_00:57:35", "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": 20, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2990571": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this is a missed OPPORTUNITY for mccain and GEORGE BUSH (remember him?).  black folks have had to shoulder the burden of bigotry and hatred for too long--it's time for others to step up.  imagine bush calling mccain and palin out for this mess--it could be his one last gasp at some semblance of redemption.  this is not obama's cross to bear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_21:59:33", "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": 2990395, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984940": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "By Frank Schaeffer<br>    October 10, 2008<br><br>John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. Obama as \"not one of us,\" I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence.<br><br>At a Sarah Palin rally, someone called out, \"Kill him!\" At one of your rallies, someone called out, \"Terrorist!\" Neither was answered or denounced by you or your running mate, as the crowd laughed and cheered. At your campaign event Wednesday in Bethlehem, Pa., the crowd was seething with hatred for the Democratic nominee - an attitude encouraged in speeches there by you, your running mate, your wife and the local Republican chairman.<br><br>Shame!<br><br>John McCain: In 2000, as a lifelong Republican, I worked to get you elected instead of George W. Bush. In return, you wrote an endorsement of one of my books about military service. You seemed to be a man who put principle ahead of mere political gain.<br><br>You have changed. You have a choice: Go down in history as a decent senator and an honorable military man with many successes, or go down in history as the latest abettor of right-wing extremist hate.<br><br>John McCain, you are no fool, and you understand the depths of hatred that surround the issue of race in this country. You also know that, post-9/11, to call someone a friend of a terrorist is a very serious matter. You also know we are a bitterly divided country on many other issues. You know that, sadly, in America, violence is always just a moment away. You know that there are plenty of crazy people out there.<br><br>Stop! Think! Your rallies are beginning to look, sound, feel and smell like lynch mobs.<br><br>John McCain, you're walking a perilous line. If you do not stand up for all that is good in America and declare that Senator Obama is a patriot, fit for office, and denounce your hate-filled supporters when they scream out \"Terrorist\" or \"Kill him,\" history will hold you responsible for all that follows.<br><br>John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know it. You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice, to the peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are doing this as our economy collapses. You are doing this in a country with a history of assassinations.<br><br>Change the atmosphere of your campaign. Talk about the issues at hand. Make your case. But stop stirring up the lunatic fringe of haters, or risk suffering the judgment of history and the loathing of the American people - forever.<br><br>We will hold you responsible.<br><br>Frank Schaeffer is the author of \"Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back.\" His e-mail is <a href=\"mailto:frankaschaeffer@aol.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">frankaschaeffer@aol.com</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mccain10oct10%2C0%2C7557571.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/b...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:44:02", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2984430": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Found this online scrapbook that someone created in response to McCain's questions, \"Who is Barack Obama?\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.obamascrapbook.com/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.obamascrapbook.com/index.htm</a><br><br>Nicely done.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_14:12:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a35274513047c4e9711c6feb4609dac", "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}, "2989565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady, here it is!<br><br>Troopergate Report: Palin Abused Power - ABC News<br><br><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6004368&page=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6004368&...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:40:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2982897": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Vets for Freedom's Senate report card:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/documents/2007SenateAnalysis.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"> A Nation at War \u2013 A Congress Divided</A></a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_12:38:09", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2987624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi, mybrotherskeeper.  Just wanted to extend my prayers for both you and your  husband---- from one military spouse to the next.<br><br>Stay strong and may your husband remain safe and upbeat.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_17:52:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2986291, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2989822": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  You tell her/'em!!  I got yo back!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta Go ta choir rehersal - for real!!   <br><br>L8R!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_20:58:37", "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": 2989766, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2978810": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hope it happens for you, Jelana! That would be so awesome.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_09:35:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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": 2978597, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2980349": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL Rikyrah - I was watching it last night with hubby and I said to myself, that man is going to get his ass beat.  LOL  I read your note and had to crack up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-10_11:12:01", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2975708, "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": "5594473", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 925617105280010316}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "friday_open_thread_84", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 200, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 5594473, "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.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=friday_open_thread_84' +
		'&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_84/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_84'
			+ '&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_84/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

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

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

		header = title;
		body = message;

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

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

		popup.style.display = 'block';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			return ret;
		};
	};

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

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

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

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


			//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">200</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/friday_open_thread_84/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_84/">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:5594473" 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_84/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:5594473" 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:5594473" 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_84',
			// 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_84/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_84'
			+ '&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_84'
			+ '&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_84'
				+ '&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/5594473/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;
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Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985758">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985758" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985758">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985758" class="dsq-comment-message">My personal conspiracy theory:<br><br><br>I\'m wondering if all these people screaming "Bomb Obama" or "Kill Him!" or "Treason!" aren\'t plants, designed to deliberating whip up emotions and cause an "incident" (aka riots) before Election Day, facilitating the need to "suspend" the elections.  I just find it real interesting that all of a sudden mobs are ramping up, talk show hosts are egging on the situation calling for riots (Rash Limpballs), claiming that the election is about to be stolen, that if Obama is election it would be a coup (how the hell you have a COUP in an election), etc.<br><br>I\'m seriously thinking about staying home on Nov. 5th because the angry white mob is either going to lose their shit and take it out on innocent black people if Obama wins, or if he loses they will be super BOLD and take it out on innocent black people.<br><br>All these nasty emotions have got to go somewhere, and while I worry about the Obamas safety, I\'m more worried about the safety of all of us non-white citizens.  McCain and Palin and their minions would rather burn this country up than lose to Obama.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985804">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985804" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985804" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985804">Suprk</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985804" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985804" class="dsq-comment-message">A friend at another site wrote this and I his words hit the mark perfectly.<br><br><b>Don\'t Be Afraid</b><br><br>Some folks are worried about an October Surprise.  Others are worried about Sarah Palin\'s fascist appeals to her supporters.  They\'re worried because of the damage that could be done to the man who most likely will be our next President as he tries to cope with threats more dangerous than any we have ever faced, and all of them stemming from our own national irresponsibil ity.  Other people are even fearful for Barack Obama\'s life, as McCain allows -- and even appears to encourage -- condemnations of Obama as a terrorist.<br><br>But I\'m looking at the polls and the arguments that the polls don\'t accurately project the true magnitude of Obama\'s win next month because they judge "likely voters" to be those who have voted in the past.  Their counts don\'t reflect the huge numbers of new registrants, supporters of Barack Obama, who are determined to vote him into office.  It seems that Obama\'s victory could be overwhelming.  At any rate, it\'s likely to be much more than the barely 1% margins we\'ve seen in many recent elections.<br><br>And Americans have always given their new Presidents a "grace period" of a hundred days or so to get the ball rolling.  During that period, their job ratings have always been better than their percentages in the election.<br><br>Finally, Republicans have thoroughly educated the American people on the techniques of deception and how to mislead voters and divide them.  We are well aware that their motives include what is good for our country only peripherally, only to the extent that it allows the controllers of the Republican Party to obtain more personal power and wealth for themselves at the expense of everyone else.  That they would sell us down the river for their personal gain has become clearer than ever before.  But now we know that they cannot be trusted.<br><br>It is true that the Republican party still has a lot of adherents among the middle and poorer classes who could never benefit from Republican government; the purpose of Republican government is, after all, to serve the desires of a small, wealthy, elite.  But the remainder of their supporters may be motivated by prejudice, or merely by tradition passed down from their parents.  Others seek the authoritarian government that Republicans promise, thinking that their security can be guaranteed only if they give up their civil rights.  And others are simply easily duped through inadequate education to believe Republicans when they say they have the answers to our problems, even though every time they get control of our government they make things worse.  The fascism that Sarah Palin employs is very attractive to people when they feel fearful and weak, and keeping people fearful and weak has been a hallmark of Republican policies for decades.<br><br>But the ranks of Republican supporters is shrinking, I think, more dramatically than we suspect.  People have had four years to digest the right-wing\'s Swift Boat attack against Kerry.  They understand that they have been defrauded.  They see how similar those attacks were to what McCain and Palin are doing now.<br><br>And they -- we! -- won\'t let it happen again.<br><br>Repairing the damage that Republicans have done to our country will take a long time.   We all will feel the strain, and we all must play a part in those repairs.  We are, after all, members of the same community.  But I have not met one person who does not believe we can succeed.<br><br>I am very proud of my country right now, not only because we\'re about to elect a black man to the Presidency, but also because we\'re about to elect a smart man and a good man, one who really does care about his country, and one who is capable of leading us back to the ideals of freedom and fellowship upon which our great country was founded.  And we, as a strong community, will work with him to create a world in which we and our children can live in peace and harmony.<br><br>A better future lies ahead.  Don\'t be afraid.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985956">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985956" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985956" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985956">pjamma</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985956" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985956" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack Obama appears as "Barack Osama" on absentee ballots in New York State.<br><br><a href="http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=728326" rel="nofollow">http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?stor...</a><br><br><i> Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama\'s last name is spelled "Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County.<br>	 <br>The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county.<br><br>\'\'No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,\'\' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. \'\'We catch almost everything.\'\'<br><br>\'\'This was a typo,\'\' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. \'\'We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.\'\' </i><br><br>All I can say is, actually, I\'m at a loss for words.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986791">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986791" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986791" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986791">MsKitty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986791" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986791" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>\'\'This was a typo"</i><br><br>Seems to have been an awful lot of typos and slips of the tongue these past few months.  Just sayin\'</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986902">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986902" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986902" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2986902" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986902" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986902" class="dsq-comment-message">"S" is not close to "B" on the keyboard. It was deliberate and they know it.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987332">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987332" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987332" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987332">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987332" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987332" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t believe they\'re saying they are only going to send new ballots to the three people who requested them...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987584">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987584" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987584" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987584">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987584" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987584" class="dsq-comment-message">no, they\'re claiming that they have 3 different proofreaders who supposedly missed this typo...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987676">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987676" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987676" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987676">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987676" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987676" class="dsq-comment-message">Not the way I read it:<br><br><b>So far three people have called to point it out, he said. Those people will get new ballots sent to them.</b><br><br>Seems pretty clear to me that this is their "solution" -- only send correct ones to the ones who call in to complain...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2993276">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2993276" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2993276" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2993276">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2993276" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2993276" class="dsq-comment-message">ohhhh.  that\'s what i get for not reading the link.  just read what was here.  <br><br>this is unacceptable.    sending an e-mail to paterson immediately.  thanks for the link.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987661">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987661" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987661" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987661">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987661" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987661" class="dsq-comment-message">I just sent an email to Governor Spitzer. You don\'t need to be from NY to contact him through the site<br><br><a href="http://www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html</a> <br><br>and click on the link to email the governor.<br><br>I don\'t think that Rensselaer County\'s "solution" of only mailing correct ones to the three people who have called and complained is sufficient. I am hoping the governor\'s office and/or the Attorney General of the state is involved. I wonder if there is any possibility of criminal or other legal charges against those responsible for this (I know nothing about legal stuff, just kind of wondering).<br><br>I also wonder if there is anything</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987856">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987856" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987856" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2987856" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987856" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987856" class="dsq-comment-message">David Paterson is the governor of New York now NOT Eliot Spitzer!  He resigned in disgrace a few months ago, remember???</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2988059">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2988059" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2988059" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988059">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2988059" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988059" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL yes. I actually had Governor Paterson\'s face in my mind as I wrote, but still addressed it to Governor Spitzer. I sent an apology and correction right away through that form when I realized it (just after posting the above). <br><br>I was a little .... flustered to read about this thing. I didn\'t realize it when I was first sending the message, but I was.<br><br>Thanks so much Anovelista and pjamma for pointing out the error here. Kinda important to address it to the correct governor!</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988089">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988089" class="dsq-comment-message">Just expect your comment to be read on Fox "News" as they say "see anyone can make a typo."  LOL.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988671">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988671" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Just expect your comment to be read on Fox "News" as they say "see anyone can make a typo." LOL.</i><br><br>Let them try, because that is not the logical conclusion here. Mine is not a typo, it\'s writing the name of one person NOT in a particular role for another person who is in that role.<br><br>NOT A TYPO by any stretch of the imagination. It is mistaking one name/person for another. Somewhere in my subconscious, I still thought of Spitzer as the gov even when I was picturing Paterson\'s face. <br><br>So then to make a parallel, Fox in this hypothetical thing would be saying that somewhere in their subconscious, the people who did this think of Osama as running for president under Senator Obama\'s face?<br><br>I know you probably didn\'t mean me to take this so seriously, but -- I guess I do :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988739">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988739" class="dsq-comment-message">I was joking.  I was making fun of Fox for being able to take something that is in no way true and spin it.  It\'s what they do.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989130">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989130" class="dsq-comment-message">Sigh, clearly I am too flustered to make any sense .... should\'ve occurred to me you were joking.<br><br>This nastiness is getting to me. Time for me to take a step back....</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2988109" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988109" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re welcome.  At least you\'re not in New York:)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987878">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987878" class="dsq-comment-message">Good idea except you should probably send it to Governor Paterson since   <br>Ex-Governor Spitzer is on a permanent vacation from politics.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2984940" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984940" class="dsq-comment-message">By Frank Schaeffer<br>    October 10, 2008<br><br>John McCain: If your campaign does not stop equating Sen. Barack Obama with terrorism, questioning his patriotism and portraying Mr. Obama as "not one of us," I accuse you of deliberately feeding the most unhinged elements of our society the red meat of hate, and therefore of potentially instigating violence.<br><br>At a Sarah Palin rally, someone called out, "Kill him!" At one of your rallies, someone called out, "Terrorist!" Neither was answered or denounced by you or your running mate, as the crowd laughed and cheered. At your campaign event Wednesday in Bethlehem, Pa., the crowd was seething with hatred for the Democratic nominee - an attitude encouraged in speeches there by you, your running mate, your wife and the local Republican chairman.<br><br>Shame!<br><br>John McCain: In 2000, as a lifelong Republican, I worked to get you elected instead of George W. Bush. In return, you wrote an endorsement of one of my books about military service. You seemed to be a man who put principle ahead of mere political gain.<br><br>You have changed. You have a choice: Go down in history as a decent senator and an honorable military man with many successes, or go down in history as the latest abettor of right-wing extremist hate.<br><br>John McCain, you are no fool, and you understand the depths of hatred that surround the issue of race in this country. You also know that, post-9/11, to call someone a friend of a terrorist is a very serious matter. You also know we are a bitterly divided country on many other issues. You know that, sadly, in America, violence is always just a moment away. You know that there are plenty of crazy people out there.<br><br>Stop! Think! Your rallies are beginning to look, sound, feel and smell like lynch mobs.<br><br>John McCain, you\'re walking a perilous line. If you do not stand up for all that is good in America and declare that Senator Obama is a patriot, fit for office, and denounce your hate-filled supporters when they scream out "Terrorist" or "Kill him," history will hold you responsible for all that follows.<br><br>John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know it. You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice, to the peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are doing this as our economy collapses. You are doing this in a country with a history of assassinations.<br><br>Change the atmosphere of your campaign. Talk about the issues at hand. Make your case. But stop stirring up the lunatic fringe of haters, or risk suffering the judgment of history and the loathing of the American people - forever.<br><br>We will hold you responsible.<br><br>Frank Schaeffer is the author of "Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back." His e-mail is <a href="mailto:frankaschaeffer@aol.com" rel="nofollow">frankaschaeffer@aol.com</a><br><br><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mccain10oct10%2C0%2C7557571.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/b...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985227">Anderkoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985227" class="dsq-comment-message">These kinds of angry mobs was predictable from the moment Michael Steele set the RNC screaming "Drill baby drill."<br><br>That a black man would lead the 99% white audience in a chant echoing the most notorious cry of the so-called "race riots" of 1965 onwards is -- to put it mildly -- highly irresponsible.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986088">Plantsmantx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986088" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, according to a conservative white fella on another forum I read, what Obama supporters are doing at Obama rallies is different,  just as bad:<br><br>          "So while it IS different, the fact that you have a person saying "KILL" AT a McCain rally, or having a GROUP chanting "Obama, Obama,Obama" and NOT allowing the candidate to speak, while DIFFERENT are BOTH disrupting the process."<br><br> <br><br>"You HAVE to let them BOTH speak and make their case, you DO NOT have to agree with what they are saying."<br><br>Yeah- somebody actually said this.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986372">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986372" class="dsq-comment-message">Shouting OBAMA! is NOT the same as KILL! TREASON! BOMB OBAMA! SIT DOWN BOY! TRAITOR! and other assorted words.<br><br>Really if McPalin wants to talk about terrorists, they need to look at themselves for inciting terror.  If ANYONE gets hurt this election season, I\'m holding them responsible.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986799">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986799" class="dsq-comment-message">Town,<br><br>Crooks & Liars has a video posted of people waiting in line for a McCain/Palin Rally and you should hear them ranting hate. It was so disturbing that I had to stop watching. I couldn\'t believe what I was hearing. Craig is right. It makes one fearful. God, Nov. 4th can\'t come fast enough!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987287">Plantsmantx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987287" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I saw that one. If you can\'t watch that, I\'m glad you haven\'t seen the one from the rally in Strongsburg, OH in which a woman is carrying an Obama doll into the rally, and as the guy doing the video is asking her questions, her small child blurts out "You have to wear gloves to touch him!".  Now, you know that the child didn\'t come up with that on her own. That\'s how sick and twisted some of these people are.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987620">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987620" class="dsq-comment-message">Wait. Doesn\'t America condemn this very hatred taught to young Iraqi children about America? But yet it is okay in America to teach hatred to young white kids about non white people!<br><br>How sick to teach young innocents such thoughts. These kind of mofos shouldn\'t have kids at all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986618">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986618" class="dsq-comment-message">Unbelievable!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2981102" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981102" class="dsq-comment-message">Lynn Sweet of The Chicago Sun Times (no Obama fan in my book) dismantles McCain\'s latest lying attack add "The Chicago Way" that stars Ayers & Rezko of course.  Surprise, surprise, they get everything about Chicago politics wrong.<br><br><b>McCain targets Ayers, Rezko and Bill Daley in "Chicago Way" spot </b><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7Og8XI8rM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST7Og8XI8rM</a><br><br><i>Making a reference to the "Chicago Way," the Republican National Committee links together Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers and William Daley in a new overheated negative spot released Friday to run in Wisconsin and Indiana, battlegrounds adjacent to Illinois.<br><br>The McCain team continues to focus on Barack Obama\'s associations as the world economy is sinking and the Dow is plunging again.<br><br>The spot takes a parochial approach--pumping up presumed anti-Chicago sentiment in the Hoosier and Badger states.<br><br>Analysis:<br><br>Voice over: The Chicago Way. Shady politics. That\'s Barack Obama\'s training.</i><br><br><b>Lynn Sweet comment: The McCain camp is trying to make Obama into yet another hack Chicago alderman. Unless you\'re talking about deep dish pizza, saying something is "The Chicago Way" is not a compliment. Actually Obama\'s political roots in Chicago are related to the Democratic faction aligned with the late Mayor Harold Washington--not the Daley family. It was later in Obama\'s political life that he formed importance alliances with the Daley faction; his top strategist, David Axelrod, is Mayor Daley\'s top advisor and his counselor-at-large in the presidential campaign is Valerie Jarrett, who comes out of the Daley City Hall--as does Michelle Obama, who worked for Jarrett. </b><br><br><i>Voice over: His teachers? Tony Rezko: Convicted of corruption, money laundering, aiding and abetting bribery. Rezko got Obama in on a shady land deal.</i><br><br><b> Lynn Sweet comment: The timeline is wrong. Obama\'s "boneheaded" move to involve Rezko in the purchase of his home--Rezko\'s wife buying the adjoining lot--came years before Rezko\'s conviction. Rezko was not even indicted at the time Obama bought the house--though Rezko was under investigation. </b><br><br><i>Voice over: William Daley: Heir to the Chicago machine. A top Obama advisor. </i><br><br><b> My comment: It\'s dirty to drag William Daley into this spot with two other men accused of criminal behavior. it is the second time the McCain team has used William Daley, Mayor Daley\'s brother, who is the actual "heir" to the "Chicago machine," or what is left of this. It is true that Daley is a top advisor. </b><br><br><i>And William Ayers: Leader of a terrorist group that bombed the U.S. Capitol. Obama\'s first campaign was launched at a gathering at Mr. Ayers\'s home. </i><br><br><b> Lynn Sweet comment: This line suggest that Ayers was critical to Obama\'s political career. He was not. Getting the early backing of then state Sen. Alice Palmer was more important, because that got him entree with local powerbrokers. Obama and Palmer would go on to have a falling out that lasts until this day.<br><br>Palmer decided to run for re-election; Obama would not drop out; Obama challenged the signatures on her nominating petitions and knocked Palmer--and all his opponents off the ballot, letting him claim a state senate seat without a fight.<br><br>Now that\'s the Chicago Way. </b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2979577">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2979577" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/93218/385/328/626154" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/93218/...</a><br><br>Bay Buchanan:  We need to find out if Obama was a drug dealer, because we all know guys from the streets like Obama also deal drugs.<br><br>Campbell Brown: Bush did drugs too and nobody ever accused him of being a drug dealer.<br><br>Bay Buchanan:  **crickets**</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2980785" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980785" class="dsq-comment-message">Told ya Campbell\'s pissed. She\'s been pissed ever since the rest of her insipid colleagues decided to give Caribou Barbie a free pass.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980803" class="dsq-comment-message">Town:  GREAT GET!!!:&gt;)   :&gt;)  Thanks!!<br><br>Let\'s NOT 4get the shrub twins  - alcohol-related  incidents.  They were hidden, as much as they could be!!  So there 2!  :&gt;)<br><br>SAME RESPONSE  **CRICKETS**    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987111" class="dsq-comment-message">And with this biting and appropriate rebuttal, Campbell Brown has officially made up for her thoughts on John McCain\'s use of "that one".</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975844" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   That pic  -  <b>PRICELESS</b><br><br>BLACK MAN MENTORING!!  YES HE CAN!!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975939" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  From HuffPost -<br><br><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/09/watchdog-group-seeks-ethics-investigation-of-mccain/" rel="nofollow">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/09...</a><br><b>Watchdog Group Seek ETHICS INVESTIGATION. . .</b><br><br>This ought to be EASY! [Staples button]  They won\'t find any ETHICS.<br><br>McAncient/The Gov. have NO ETHICS!!!<br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975995">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975995" class="dsq-comment-message">Why After 75 Years, Esquire Endorsed a Presidential Candidate<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-granger/why-after-75-years-emesqu_b_133415.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-granger/why...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975998">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975998" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  The Gov. cain\'t solve her own State problems - for returning Veterans.<br><br><a href="http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/550371.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/550371.html</a><br>Alaska Guard\'s Homecoming Has Its Own Problems<br><br>FROM:  <i>Anchorage Daily News</i><br><br><i>WAR ZONE: Group finds soldiers returning to Bush go it alone.<br><br>By GEORGE BRYSON<br><a href="mailto:gbryson@adn.com" rel="nofollow">gbryson@adn.com</a><br><br>Published: October 9th, 2008 12:16 AM<br>Last Modified: October 9th, 2008 04:09 PM<br><br>Alaska Army National Guard troops returning home to rural communities after year-long deployments to war zones face huge obstacles trying to receive standard veterans\' health care, according to a report by Veterans for America.<br><br>That\'s because about 25 percent of Alaska\'s Guard members live in villages where no veteran health clinics are available, and they often have to travel long distances by plane to see a doctor, the national veterans advocacy organization reported.<br><br>But that\'s just one of several problems now facing Alaskans who were part of the U.S.-wide call to send Army National Guard troops into battle, according to the year-long study.<br><br>Job prospects for troops returning to villages are sometimes grim. And screening for mental health problems is still lacking for the 575 soldiers in the 3rd Battalion, 297th Regiment, who spent a year in northern Kuwait and southern Iraq from 2006 to 2007. </i><br><br>And she wants you to believe that she can solve problems - nationally & internationally!  HAH!!!<br><br>THIN RESUME!!!  LIGHTWEIGHT Gray matter!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975209" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t know if this has already been posted but the Field Negro identifies the black man at the McCain rally who begs McCain to take it to Obama. Drumroll please, the name is James T. Harris and dude is not an actor. He is a conservative talk show host.<br><br><a href="http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/jamestharris" rel="nofollow">http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/jamestharris</a><br><br><a href="http://jamestharris.com/james.htm" rel="nofollow">http://jamestharris.com/james.htm</a><br><br>and if you were wondering about his motivation. See a video he posts on his blog.<br><br><a href="http://nationalconversation.typepad.com/the_national_conversation/2008/10/why-i-am-a-conservative-republican.html" rel="nofollow">http://nationalconversation.typepad.com/the_nat...</a><br><br>Anyway, I can\'t believe this dude is serious. I was virtually certain he was a plant. Maybe D can call this dude and give him the 411.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2975708" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975708" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975708">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975708" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975708" class="dsq-comment-message">when he gets his ass beat, don\'t expect me to care.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2979345" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2979345" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2979345">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2979345" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2979345" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep, and don\'t think for a minute that Gramps and his minions will come to his aid.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2979547" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2979547" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2979547">CPR</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2979547" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty: Exactly..Something I learned a long time ago from back home..They only look out for their own. It\'s people like him who give Black conservatives a bad name...<br><br>STUPID!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2980349" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980349" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980349">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980349" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL Rikyrah - I was watching it last night with hubby and I said to myself, that man is going to get his ass beat.  LOL  I read your note and had to crack up.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2980414" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980414" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980414">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2980414" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980414" class="dsq-comment-message">see, I am trying to keep my religion, lol! These folks make it difficult!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2982185" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2982185" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982185">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2982185" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982185" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:  JOIN da CHOIR!!  We have prayer B4 each song!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2982947" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2982947" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982947">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2982947" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982947" class="dsq-comment-message">alright, I was in the youth choir when I was about 13 so I do have some experience. I will try to find myself a choir robe, lol!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2983329" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2983329" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983329">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2983329" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983329" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:  LOL!!   Seeee.  You have  THICK RESUME!!  :&gt;)<br><br>GRAB YOUR CHOIR ROBE!!  We got some SANGIN\' ta do!! :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2983528" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2983528" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983528">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2983528" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983528" class="dsq-comment-message">it\'s been almost 20 years but we had "choreography" for that song "they hung Him him, they stretched Him wide, He hung His head, and for me He died that\'s love." <br><br>We basically intimated the lyrics, lol<br><br>We were a hit!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994900" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994900">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994900" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:  You\'re right ON TIME!!  My choir JUST sang this on Sun.! "They hung Him high!  **Both arms up.** "They stretched Him wide."  **Both arms out.**  He hung His head. **Head hung.** "For me He died."  **Point to yourself.**<br><br>O.K.  Let\'s sang!!<br><br><b>POLITICALLY SPEAKING!</b>,  since this is a political blog!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2997974" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2997974" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997974">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997974" class="dsq-comment-message">yes, yes! We also, placed our hands over our heart for "that\'s love" .<br><br>And the big finale..............<br><br>We also said "that\'s not how the story ends" with a finger shaking from side to side to show disagreement. <br>And we put three fingers in the air for "three days later He rose again"!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3002271" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002271">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3002271" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002271" class="dsq-comment-message">YES!!!  U got it!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2976011" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2976011">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2976011" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2976011" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:  GOOD FIND!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2978353" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2978353">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2978353" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2978353" class="dsq-comment-message">I went to his radio website and his other site and this guy is no plant. He is a darn right fool. I think he might have some issues with a lot of people when this is all said and done. And I know this is wrong, but don\'t expect me to care one bit either.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980199" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2980199" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2980199" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980199" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I responded to him. I haven\'t even seen the video, but he sounded like a little bi....um, he sounded weak. We\'ll see what he has to say.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980574" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980574">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980574" class="dsq-comment-message">thanks, D. From conservative to conservative maybe you can talk this dude down. However, the comments are already out so the damage is done. Good luck to him walking the streets, going to the family reunion, church, etc.<br><br>He needs some secret service protection, lol.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980664" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2980664" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2980664" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980664" class="dsq-comment-message">You know, there\'s only what, 5-6 black conservatives anyway? You\'d think we\'d all try our best to not make <b><i>all</b></i> of us look bad.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980746" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980746">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980746" class="dsq-comment-message">oh my, you are feeling how we all feel when Fox Noise finds the most ignorant person on the scene for a soundbite. I don\'t envy you you, lol</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981976" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981976">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981976" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Sadly, even in a SMALL population,  someONE is going ta SHOW OUT!!  Annnnnd, ya cain\'t tell \'em nothing!!<br><br>NOW, MULTIPLY that number when you consider a LARGE population!  We surely have our "embarrassments" 2!  You\'ve seen them here and in the news!<br><br>Annnnnd, hard as we may try - while in ou\'ver Choir Robes - Rorysmomma and I cain\'t SANG them into submission!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta --- LET \'EM GO!!     :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981268" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981268">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981268" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Thanks for being "ON IT!"  :&gt;)    YOU got the juice ta do this!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975306" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2975306" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975306" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975306" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Rachel Maddow and Max Blumenthal discuss Sarah Palin\'s secessionist problem:</b><br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/palin-and-the-alaskan-secessio.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/palin-and-the-...</a><br><br><b> Call Off the Pit Bull by Kathleen Parker</b><br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3ratwx" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/3ratwx</a><br><br>Conservative Kathleen Parker has been getting violent threats from conservatives who are not as enlightened as she is about Pfailin:<br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/4uwaa3" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/4uwaa3</a><br><br><b>Classy response from Oliver Clark, the black man McCain assumed had never heard of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac</b><br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3gwz4s" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/3gwz4s</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975354" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975354">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975354" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975354" class="dsq-comment-message">Andrew Sullivan of \'The Daily Dish\' wrote:<br>"This election really is a classic battle between fear and hope. All Palin and McCain are offering right now is more fear: fear of a black man, fear of terrorism, fear of the other, fear of Iran, fear of the future, fear of Islam, fear of the truth. And above all: fear of defeat. On that last one, they\'re rational. Which side are you on?"<br><br><br>Obama/Biden 08</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2974802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2974802">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2974802" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2974802" class="dsq-comment-message">Roland Martin\'s on fire:<br><br>Cindy McCain pimps son for the presidency<br><br><a href="http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/cindy-mccain-pi.html" rel="nofollow">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/cindy-m...</a><br><br><br>McCain more like McNasty in the debate<br><br><a href="http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/mccain-more-lik.html" rel="nofollow">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/mccain-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2974835" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2974835">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2974835" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2974835" class="dsq-comment-message">George Will on Sarah Palin<br><br><i>This, McCain and his female Sancho Panza say</i><br><br>Female Sancho Panza<br><br>LOL<br><br>Man of LaMancha is one of my favorite musicals. What this says about Palin AND McCain is hilarious. Who says Republicans can\'t be funny. <br><br><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/a_landslide_coming.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2975434" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975434" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975434">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975434" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975434" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Man of La Mancha!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2974853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2974853">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2974853" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2974853" class="dsq-comment-message">What\'s Really Happening in Georgia:<br><br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/43319/1832/703/624770" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/9/43319/1...</a><br><br><br>interesting DailyKos diary</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975575">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975575" class="dsq-comment-message">From what I can tell, this is not from The Onion or SNL: <br><br><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOTk11gvqDAgD0cY3i4WjI_2YOxwD93NDNNG0" rel="nofollow">Palin pre-empts state report, clears self in probe</a><br><br>In other news, <b>I\'ve</b> just released a report saying that I will get paid a full-time salary with excellent health benefits and overtime for "just being me."<br><br>I\'m waiting for my first paycheck right now. According to my report which I just released, it\'s "in the mail." So I trust that it will arrive.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975703" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975703">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975703" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975703" class="dsq-comment-message">This is NOT from The Onion.<br><br>Unfuckingbelievable, isn\'t it?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2975749" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975749">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2975749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975749" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Unfuckingbelievable, isn\'t it?</i><br><br>It is. <br><br>I should have just said in my comment that it is actually from the Associated Press.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2978336" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2978336" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2978336">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2978336" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2978336" class="dsq-comment-message">As someone on the Huffington Post commented:<br><br>Before the report: a pit bull in lipstick.<br><br>After the report: a pit bull in handcuffs.<br><br>And I would love to see that, Palin and the first dude in handcuffs. To add to that how about having Bill Ayers on television endorsing the McCain/Palin ticket now how rich would that be.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981232" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981232">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981232" class="dsq-comment-message">Suprk:  LOVE YOUR MUSINGS!!!  :&gt;)   <br><br>Clicking the  heels of my "red slippers" and   WHAT ---Wishin\' and Hopin\'!!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EscS9B8iw&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EscS9B8iw&feat...</a><br>Wishin\' and Hopin\'<br><br>This is NOT the version that I wanted.   Oh well!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975791" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975791">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975791" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Computer problems BIG TIME.  Sorry!<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/09/stocks-appear-headed-for-_n_133196.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/09/stocks...</a><br>Stocks Down. . .<br><br>All this is going on, annnnnnnd  McAncient/The Gov. are GOING DOWN TOO!!<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!<br><br>I can\'t comment like I want too until this computer glich is fixed.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975829">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975829" class="dsq-comment-message">CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- An outraged sheriff in Illinois who refuses to evict "innocent" renters from foreclosed homes criticized mortgage companies Thursday and said the law should protect victims of the mortgage meltdown.<br><br><br>Sheriff Thomas J. Dart says too many renters are being evicted for landlords\' problems. <br><br> Dart said earlier he is suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago.<br><br><br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/chicago.evictions/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/chicago.evicti...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2975868" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2975868" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2975868">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2975868" class="dsq-comment-message">As a renter, I am a little in love with this guy. And I am into neither guys nor law enforcement.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2976055" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2976055">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2976055" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah: McAncient AND a KEATING 5  -    pssssst:<br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/im-yours-til-death-do-us-part.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/im-yours-til-d...</a><br>Letter:  "I\'m Yours \'Til Death Do Us Part<br><br><i>The Washington Times reports that in 1986, John McCain wrote a note on House stationery to Charles Keating, chairman of a failed savings and loan association who went to prison in the late 1980s. In the letter, McCain apologized for listing Keating as part of his Senate campaign finance committee. Keating wrote in response: “You can call me anything, write anything or do anything. I’m yours till death do us part“:<br><br>keatin2.jpg<br><br>McCain has acknowledged his friendship with Keating, who helped funnel campaign contributions to McCain in the 80s. After Keating turned to McCain to try to stave off government intervention during the scandal, the Senate Ethics Committee admonished him for seemingly intervening with federal regulators on behalf of Keating.</i><br><br><br>Wonder IFF he told Cindy \'bout this???   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980390" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980390">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980390" class="dsq-comment-message">that post tickled me greenlady. LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980997" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980997">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980997" class="dsq-comment-message">Val:  As someone once said,  "You cain\'t make this stuff up!   It <b>writes</b> itself!!"  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>As a "newbie" to this "world of blogging", I am "dropped jaw surprised" at how ALL this information is stored and ready for publication! <br><br>Keep saying to myself  -   "NO they di\'ent!"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m having a blast!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks.  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2976637" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2976637">ChrisK</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2976637" class="dsq-comment-message">Watching Rachel Maddow last night (Thursday show) and her segment on those so-called angry town "hollers."  Well, wasn\'t that Armstrong Williams who asked McPa to please, please bring up Rev. Wright at next debate?  As Rachel says, "please talk me down."  Anyone have footage?  I so believe my eyes & ears.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2980828" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980828" class="dsq-comment-message">Armstrong Williams is a pimp for the Bush Administration and has no credibility since he got busted for (a) being paid by Bush to hawk and promote No Child Left Behind, and (b) being busted for sexual harassment of his male physical trainer.<br><br>He would do well to crawl back under the rock from which he slithered.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2977005" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2977005">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2977005" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama Knew It Was Coming All Along<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jH2iufUU1f4</a><br><br>DIGG it<br><a href="http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Knew_It_Was_Coming_All_Along" rel="nofollow">http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Obama_Knew_It...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2978918" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2978918" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2978918" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2978918" class="dsq-comment-message">We need to send this to CNN.  They had their so-called Truth Squad on this morning doing what the always try to do by saying "both campaigns do it" and, ironically, Jason Carroll used the same speech where Obama said they would say, "he doesn\'t look those other guys on the dollar bill."<br><br>Worse, the dumb Truth Squad episode (which has increasingly looked like an attempt to perform a hit on Obama), never reflected on how "Obama Knew All Along."  They showed McCain\'s response to the Dollar Bill challenge even when the reason for episode was to deal with the race-baiting going on now.<br><br>Imagine that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980320" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980320">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980320" class="dsq-comment-message">love it TruthSeeker.  Just got a chance to drop offline from work and am surfing.  lol I am HOOKED on JJP.  <br><br>I love that video.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2978597">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2978597" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2978597" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack is in Columbus again today.  I have a VIP ticket.<br>I am SO hoping to be able to take a picture with him!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2978810" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2978810">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2978810" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2978810" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope it happens for you, Jelana! That would be so awesome.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980303" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980303">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2980303" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980303" class="dsq-comment-message">Jelana - tell him WE ALL LOVE HIM.  Represent JJP!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980890" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980890">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980890" class="dsq-comment-message">jelana:  Yaaaaaaaa!   YOU!!   Tell him JJP LOVES HIM!!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnnd, I\'ll be in front of my "air conditioner" - IFFF you tell me that he had on his SUN GLASSES!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2979380">goldenstar</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2979380" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah,<br><br>Oh, where oh where did you find this sweet and fabulous photo? I would just love to hear the story behind it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2980393" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980393" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980393">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2980393" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980393" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw it on Barack Obama\'s flickr page at some campaign event.... <br>Sorry, I can\'t give you more details. It\'s bugging me =-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2980702" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980702" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980702">pinksun</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980702" class="dsq-comment-message">The Older gentleman in the photo is Joel Ferguson he is the Chairman of the board of Trustees at Michigan State University.  He is also very active in Democratic Politcs in Michigan.http://trustees.msu.edu/ferguson.html     I believe that younger man is his son and the little boys are his grandsons.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981142" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981142">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2981142" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981142" class="dsq-comment-message">thanks!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2979492">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2979492" class="dsq-comment-message">Front page of this morning\'s NYT "Palin Repeatedly Pressed Case Against Trooper"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980876">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980876" class="dsq-comment-message">Look out Michelle, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxL7MKsGoPo" rel="nofollow">Betty White wants your man</a>.<br><br>This is the funniest clip I\'ve seen all week.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981051">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981051" class="dsq-comment-message">I was just about to post this link.<br><br>Betty said....hmmmm...he\'s one hot piece of man!<br><br>If he wants experience, I\'ll give him some.<br><br>ok..wait...that\'s just nasty!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981238">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2981238" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981238" class="dsq-comment-message">ROTFLMAO</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2980993" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2980993">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2980993" class="dsq-comment-message">The son of William F. Buckley has decided—shock!—to vote for a Democrat.<br><br>Let me be the latest conservative/libertarian/whatever to leap onto the Barack Obama bandwagon. It’s a good thing my dear old mum and pup are no longer alive. They’d cut off my allowance.<br><br>Or would they? But let’s get that part out of the way. The only reason my vote would be of any interest to anyone is that my last name happens to be Buckley—a name I inherited. So in the event anyone notices or cares, the headline will be: “William F. Buckley’s Son Says He Is Pro-Obama.” I know, I know: It lacks the throw-weight of “Ron Reagan Jr. to Address Democratic Convention,” but it’ll have to do.<br><br><br><br><br><br><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2982812" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982812">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982812" class="dsq-comment-message">Val:  GOOD GET!!!  ALL ENCOURAGEMENT is GOOD ENCOURAGEMENT!!!<br><br>Thanks!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981037" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981037">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981037" class="dsq-comment-message">Last night I watched Craig Hickman\'s inspiring video wrap up of the DNC and was so completely captivated and enamored. Then I went over to either Politico or Daily Dish and watched some video of ignorant folks ranting after a McCain/Palin rally and got so frustrated.<br><br>Then, I realized when we see ignorant black folks on a crime scene we Southern ladies think, well bless their heart and keep it moving. However, just because of a variance of melanin MSM and America, too can put too much emphaisis on McCain/Palin rally goers\' ignorance. Even their ignorance is considered more valuable. Just because they are perceived as the hearland and are Joe Sixpack or some other euphemism for working class whites. Isn\'t that something. The pathology of America can sometimes be simply too disconcerting.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981134" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981134">CPR</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981134" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, maybe I\'m just mean..But I promise every Mccain/Palin sign or sticker I see, I just want to run the car over or destroy the signs in people\'s yards...Is that evil or what???</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2983148" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983148">Shazza</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983148" class="dsq-comment-message">Not just you. When I see one, I wish I had a paintball gun!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2983210" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983210">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983210" class="dsq-comment-message">CPR:  NO!  Not evil!    At least you didn\'t SAY that you would wish ta run over the PEOPLE who posted the sign!  :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m stopping here!  My thoughts are tripping over into evil territory!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981209" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981209">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981209" class="dsq-comment-message">Does anyone know who this guy is?  He would be a perfect addition to SNL as Obama!  I\'m sending this clip to SNL.  Check him out...at the very least it\'s a good morning laugh.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCa8naA_-Y" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCa8naA_-Y</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981309" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981309">CPR</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981309" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not sure who he is..He\'s funny though!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982753">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982753" class="dsq-comment-message">pjamma:  <b>OH - MY - GOODNESS!!</b>   What a find!!  :&gt;)<br><br>He\'s <b>AMAZING!!!</b><br><br>Could you send this to Mr. Obama\'s web site 2??  If so, THANKS!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982884">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982884" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,<br>I will.  I found this video via a link on a site reviewing last nights SNL<br>and ever since I have sent it to everyone I know.  This guy does a brilliant Obama!  And since Obama will be our next President he needs to replace Fred Armisen. I wish I knew his name.  I\'m not sure if "Alphacat" is a screen name or what he formally goes by.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983147">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983147" class="dsq-comment-message">pjamma:    YAAAAAA YOU!!!   Thanks - so much!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m so  <b>FIRED UP!   READY TO GO!!</b><br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987018">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987018" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987018" class="dsq-comment-message">"Trig? Who the heck names their child Trig?"<br><br>Gold.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2981853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2981853">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2981853" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.groupnewsblog.net/2008/10/three-ms.html" rel="nofollow">The Three M\'s: They Are Who We Thought They Were</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982457">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982457" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty, thanks for the Craig Fergenson/ Betty White  video post. LMAO!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2982574" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982574">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982574" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Still having difficulties with my computer.<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/mccain-losing-ground-with-working-class-whites/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/mcc...</a><br><b>McCain Losing Ground With Working Class Whites</b><br><br><br>In the Democratic primaries, working-class whites consistently backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Later polls showed them overwhelmingly favoring Republican nominee John McCain.<br><br>Now, driven by fears that their personal finances could further deteriorate, many see Obama as the better choice — their thinking in some cases driven more by concern about how McCain would handle the economy than any growing admiration for his rival.<br><br>“I don’t know that there’s anything I particularly like about him (Obama), but I dislike McCain, and I dislike the way the country is, and Republicans need to change,” said lifelong Republican Ruth Ann Michel, 64, a retiree shopping in a market in Butler on a recent day. She said her vote for Obama would be her first for a Democratic presidential candidate.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982661">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982661" class="dsq-comment-message">CPR, it\'s not mean or evil to want to run down those signs, however, it\'s good to keep the enemy close.  I\'ve had one of my Obama/Biden yard signs vandalized ONCE!  Here\'s what I did with the sign I have now:  I put a glow in the dark sign on the sign stating:  "This property is under security surveilance.  Touch this sign, and the PO PO is coming to lock up  your sorry ass!  Have a Blessed Day."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2982676" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982676">OhPuhleezee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982676" class="dsq-comment-message">Rolling Stone article "Make-Believe Maverick":<br><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain" rel="nofollow">http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/mak...</a><br><br>“You probably never heard of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac before this.”<br>What Oliver Clark (the Black man at the debate that John Mccain said this to) had to say about that comment.<br><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/09/1523335.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2982730">scruncher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982730" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny! Betty White on Craig Ferguson:<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/111119/86/232/626250" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/111119...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2982897" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2982897" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2982897" class="dsq-comment-message">Vets for Freedom\'s Senate report card:<br><br><a href="http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/documents/2007SenateAnalysis.pdf" rel="nofollow"> A Nation at War – A Congress Divided</A></a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984210">mybrotherskeeper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984210" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/3181&lvl=C&chamber=S" rel="nofollow">http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/3181&lvl=C&ch...</a><br><br><a href="http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/192&lvl=C&chamber=S" rel="nofollow">http://iava.www.capwiz.com/bio/id/192&lvl=C&cha...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2984280" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984280" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I know. The ongoing battle is over some alleged IAVA ties to Obama; apparently, one of their staffers is/was directing the "Veterans for Obama" coalition for the campaign.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985845">mybrotherskeeper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985845" class="dsq-comment-message">I just wanted to point out (as a military spouse whose husband is currently deployed) that there is an alternate opinion out there. My husband and I along with all of our military friends(anecdotal i know)both are casting our votes for Obama. We do not believe that McCain would be a good commander in chief.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2986165" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986165" class="dsq-comment-message">...and that\'s more than fair. I respect the guys over at IAVA; they seemed to operate above the partisanship.<br><br>Thank your husband for his service, and thank you for yours. Most times, spouses have the harder end of the deal.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986291">mybrotherskeeper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986291" class="dsq-comment-message">we appreciate your gratitude and would like to extend ours to you as well</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987624">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987624" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi, mybrotherskeeper.  Just wanted to extend my prayers for both you and your  husband---- from one military spouse to the next.<br><br>Stay strong and may your husband remain safe and upbeat.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983008">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983008" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyra:  And NOW a WORD from HIS "roots":<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/kenyas-obamamania-hits-a-high-note/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/10/ken...</a><br><b>Kenya\'s Obamamania Hits a High Note</b><br><br><i>Inside a Nairobi pub recently, a folk group sang the praises of Barack Obama, hoping that their ode to Kenya’s new favourite son will match the US political star’s meteoric rise.<br><br>In a pulsating dance rhythm — a fusion of one-string fiddles, drums, cow horn and strident vocals — the all-male Kenge Kenge folk troupe has produced a catchy song about the US presidential hopeful ahead of the November 4 election.<br><br>“In America blessing is Obama, American people for good change vote Obama. In America ooh, in America, this is the time, if you miss it it’s gone,” the vocalists sang.</i><br><br>"<b>NDIO TUNAWEZA " -   YES WE CAN  {Swahili]</b><br><br><br>Obama-Biden  \'08!!<br><br><br>P.S. My e-mail is sooo down!  Dang!!   :&gt;(</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2983057" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983057">Anderkoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983057" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin bringing the hate to the city of brotherly love tonight, 7pm<br><br>There are better things to do (like door knocking and phonebanking) but still it would be wonderful to see an uber-peaceful counter-rally with truly Christian (and other faith) messages of love and peace; "love thy neighbor"<br><br>Hope is the answer to Hate</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983366">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983366" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Obama SPEAKS!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14453.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14453...</a><br><b>Obama:  McCain \'Stoking Anger, Division\'</b><br><br>[O.k. This is a BIG SNIPPET!:&gt;)]<br><br><i>Barack Obama attacked John McCain on Friday for launching a “barrage of nasty insinuations and attacks” as the stock market tumbled. <br><br>“Even as we face the most serious economic crisis of our time, even as you are worried about keeping your jobs or paying your bills or staying in your homes, my opponent’s campaign announced last week that they plan to ‘turn the page’ on the discussion about our economy so they can spend the final weeks of this election attacking me instead,” Obama said during a speech in Chillicothe, Ohio.<br><br>“So in the last couple of days, we’ve seen a barrage of nasty insinuations and attacks, and I’m sure we’ll see much more over the next 25 days. We know what’s coming. We know what they’re going to do.”<br><br>“I think that folks are looking for something different,” Obama continued. “It’s easy to rile up a crowd by stoking anger and division. But that’s not what we need right now in the United States.”<br><br>“The times are too serious. The challenges are too great. The American people aren’t looking for someone who can divide this country — they’re looking for someone who will lead it. We’re in a serious crisis — now, more than ever, it is time to put country ahead of politics.”<br>Read more stories in Politics \'08.</i><br><br>SPEAK!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Is this similar to <b>"eating grapes while Rome burns!?"</b>  I think so!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2983911">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2983911" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.mccain10oct10,0,7557571.story" rel="nofollow">McCain\'s attacks fuel dangerous hatred</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984094" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2984094" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984094" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/10/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-back-of.html" rel="nofollow">Donna Brazile announces that is not sitting on the back of the bus.</a> This is excellent commentary if you have not seen it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984430" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984430">Elephants&amp;Flowers</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984430" class="dsq-comment-message">Found this online scrapbook that someone created in response to McCain\'s questions, "Who is Barack Obama?"<br><br><a href="http://www.obamascrapbook.com/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.obamascrapbook.com/index.htm</a><br><br>Nicely done.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2984823">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984823" class="dsq-comment-message">I like this a lot. Thanks</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985360">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985360" class="dsq-comment-message">Only got to see a couple of pages but it\'s a great antidote to all the crap going round this week.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2984879" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2984879" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2984879" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2984879" class="dsq-comment-message">Black Man at McCain rally has a history<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/141059/42/987/626512" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/141059...</a><br><br>::<br><br>It was nice to come here today and see so many positive frontpage articles!!!<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>(I\'m still very afraid though.)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985269" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985269">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985269" class="dsq-comment-message">Hang in there.  Here\'s Michelle <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqCYFpUAJ2Q" rel="nofollow">to talk us down off the ledge.</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987571">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987571" class="dsq-comment-message">Craig - there you go.  Remember a few weeks ago (I think it was last week) when you thought it was all over and Barack would ride the waves.  :-)  I told you not to say that.  Remember?  :-) Well, we knew this would happen and we also knew it would not be easy.  <br><br>Think of it as childbirth -- the closer you get to delivery the worse the contractions, pain etc.  But you know what -- it is going to be alright and when it is all done - you won\'t remember the pain but will revel in the re-birth of a nation.<br><br>Have faith.  Shed your fears, pray and believe.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2988977" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988977" class="dsq-comment-message">I still think Barack is going to win.<br><br>I\'m afraid for many members of our citizenry who are not protected by bodyguards.<br><br>I can\'t walk with courage through my fear if I don\'t acknowledge it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989894">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2989894" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989894" class="dsq-comment-message">right there with you Craig.  It is going to be alright.  and I don\'t "think" he will win.  There is power in the tongue -- say I KNOW he will win.<br><br>Keep praying for his safety and the safety of others -- you know he will need it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2993739" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2993739">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2993739" class="dsq-comment-message">So true Val! But after listening to a portion of the video posted at Crooks & Liars of the people waiting in line to a McCain/Palin Rally ranting hate towards Obama, I am fearful too.But I do pray for Obama\'s safety more than ever before. It\'s unbelieveable crazy red-necked ignorant mofos out there! McCain/Palin has whipped these mofos up to a frenzy. The seed is out there!  McCain/Palin along with Hillary planted that seed!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2997271" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997271">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997271" class="dsq-comment-message">Something BIG is happening Justice and it is beyond Barack Obama, McCain or even us.  You can\'t help but feel it.  <br><br>We may not understand and we may be tempted to be afraid, but let go and let God.  Pray and trust.  It\'s hard but we all know how to do this and it is in our blood.  It is weird but I feel like in this moment our destiny is now intertwined with the past, hold on dig deep for the faith that allowed our ancestors to persevere.  Again, this is beyond our control, so let go, let God and prepare to be witnesses.  I am just glad we are writing all this down to share with future generations.  I am also glad that I found JJP and I got to share this experience with you all.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985630" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2985630">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985630" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/mccain-not-mentioning-the_n_133681.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/mccain...</a><br><br>Rick Davis:  Talk about the stock crisis?  Why?  Our campaign isn\'t CNBC.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986979" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986979" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2986979" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986979" class="dsq-comment-message">Conservatives LOVE to invoke Ronald Reagan at the drop of a hat.  Why don\'t they invoke this - Reagan\'s famous 1980 questions to the American public:  <br><br><b><i>Are you better off than you were 4 years ago? <br><br>Is it easier for you to go and buy things in a store than it was 4 years ago? <br><br>Is there more or less unemployment in the country than it was was four years ago?  <br><br>Is America respected throughout the world as it was?  </b></i><br><br>The pictures in the video say it all: <br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfedYAAGEI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqfedYAAGEI</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987146">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987146" class="dsq-comment-message">Shaking my head...<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Defending_the_crowds.html" rel="nofollow">Defending the crowds</a><br><br>These folks deserve to burn in Hell.  That is all.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987537" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987537">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987537" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987537" class="dsq-comment-message">as a mom of 2 sons, i am a full-on sucker for little black boys!  nothing cuter, in my opinion.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987891">tracey</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987891" class="dsq-comment-message">I have girls and I just love to see pictures of Barack with kids; the look of awe on their faces, meeting a man that looks like them that will be our president.  I love it....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987860">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987860" class="dsq-comment-message">at this point i can no longer take the folks stanning for obama nor the racist palin/mccain nutjobs. anyone looking for one man to make a difference at this point is crazy. the black panthers said it best...all power to the people. so let\'s hope this overall election has woken up a sleepy, apathethic america to what the collective can do. the people are the only thing that has made a difference in this world. <br>that all said, obama will literally be two blocks from my house tomorrow so I guess i\'ll go check him out.<br>and rikyrah, where did you find that photo....i love it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2988284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988284">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988284" class="dsq-comment-message">If you can no longer take folks for Obama then why are you going anywhere near  where Barack is speaking? And why are you ranting about the black panthers? No one here said one man can solve all problems!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2988232" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988232">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988232" class="dsq-comment-message">I am not sure if this has been posted, but I just saw this on Huffington Post<br><br>Barack Obama\'s campaign put together a video of behind-the-scenes campaign footage to answer the question John McCain and Sarah Palin keep asking: "Who Is Barack Obama?"<br><br><b>Obama Camp: Who Is Barack Obama? (VIDEO)</b><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeNPAaGVVY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeNPAaGVVY</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988369">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988369" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/10/stop-the-presses/" rel="nofollow">McBush</a> is attempting to reel back his angry rhetoric that, undoubtedly, incited the stunning vitriol coming from the GOP base. He now has the utmost respect for Senator Obama, and wants his supporters to know it.<br><br>To McCain, I say: Bitch, Puhleeze!!! You\'ve already let the genie out of the bottle. You better pray that those putrid seeds that you and your campaign recklessly planted this week, does not bear fruit. <br><br>Prick!<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2988448" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988448">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988448" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2989516" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989516">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989516" class="dsq-comment-message">T.   T.    T.   "Whycome" you jes spoke   -    <b>TRUTH!?</b>  :&gt;)<br><br>He cain\'t put the toothpaste back into the tube either!!   <br><br><b>HE GOT CAUGHT!!!</b>  And by his own evil tactics!!!  That lady said <b>ARAB!!</b>  Right in HIS FACE!!!!  He couldn\'t DENY it.  We got the You Tube!!!<br><br>Annnnnnd a commission proved -   <b>SHE\'S A LIAR!!!</b>  Whoo!  Hoo!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2989704" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989704" class="dsq-comment-message">Too little, too late.  Just a couple of hours ago, his campaign tried to link Michelle (yes, Michelle) Obama to Bill Ayers\' wife.<br><br>They also tried to turn the tables on Obama for having the audacity to defend himself against these attacks. . . saying that it was <i>Obama</i> who was attacking small town America.<br><br>They released two ads this morning (one RNC and one McCain) attacking Obama on Ayers this morning.<br><br>And McCain promised his crowd that he would confront Obama about Ayers (probably Wright as well) in the near future.<br><br>Sorry, but I\'m not buying McCain\'s sudden change of heart.  The actions of his campaign imply that they plan to go full speed ahead.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988386">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988386" class="dsq-comment-message">Poweful video attached to  a Post by a "Field Hand" over at Al Girodiano\'s The Field Website.  <br>Check it out guys, you won\'t regret it:<br><br>The post from The Field:<br><br><a href="http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/guest-post-field-hand-i-cried-my-last-tears-yesterday" rel="nofollow">Guest Post from a Field Hand: "I Cried My Last Tears Yesterday"</a><br><br>The Video Posted seperately:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBkErK7ulhA" rel="nofollow">I\'ve Cried My Last Tears</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2988419">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2988419" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Found this at Mudflats:<br><br><a href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/waiting/" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/waiting/</a><br><b>WAITING</b><br><br><i>It’s 9:15 in Alaska, and the Legislative Council is meeting right now.<br><br>The Legislative Council is expected to vote sometime today whether to make the 263-page report public. The legislators will first meet behind closed doors, starting around 9 a.m. this morning, to receive a briefing from Steve Branchflower, the investigator they hired to look into the governor’s dismissal of her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, and whether she improperly pressured him to fire a state trooper divorced from her sister. The meeting of the 14-member council will be at the downtown Anchorage Legislative Information Office.<br><br>[snip]<br><br>Meantime, a group calling itself “Alaskans for Truth” wrote a letter to Palin on Thursday saying the Supreme Court decision proves that “there is no evidence this investigation has been anything but ‘fair and just.’ ” The group organized an anti-Palin rally late last month, called for the attorney general to lose his job over his handling of the investigation, and encouraged people to urge members of the Legislative Council to make Branchflower’s report public.<br><br>Drumming fingers on desk….looking at clock….drinking coffee…. </i><br><br>There were 723 comments to this article!!  Most positive to Mr. Obama; many NEGATIVE The Gov.<br><br>I love their "SPIRIT!"   All about it!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989392">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989392" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah:  2 things:   1.  McAncient couldn\'t let that lady call Mr. Obama an "ARAB" in his face!  ONLY \'cause he started something that he couldn\'t finish!  That\'s ALL!<br><br>                                    2.  The Troopergate report WILL be released to the PUBLIC!  :&gt;)<br><br>Tune up ladies:   <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuRQ1zaRHRI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuRQ1zaRHRI</a><br><b>"Victory Is Mine"</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2989509" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2989509" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989509" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin\'s probe says the family drama "was a contributing factor in the unlawful dismissal of  Walt Monegan."<br><br>WE KNEW THIS already, but thankfully the bipartisan committee realize it too!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2989534" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989534" class="dsq-comment-message">Troopergate:  MSNBC just reported that the investigation concludes that Sarah Palin <b>unlawfully abused her authority as governor.</b><br><br>Wow. . . between this and the backlash McCain\'s getting for his Ayers attacks (much deserved), this has to be one of the worst days I\'ve seen a politician go through in recent memory.<br><br>And you know what . . . <br><br><b>He and Sarah did it to themselves.</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2989571" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989571">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989571" class="dsq-comment-message">B-Serious: <b>Is THIS the OCTOBER SURPRISE???     SURPRISE!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</b></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2989811" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989811" class="dsq-comment-message">Wait for the spin . . . signs say they\'ll paint it as a vast left-wing conspiracy.  Probably try to use it to rally their base with more "us v. them" rhetoric.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996028">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996028" class="dsq-comment-message">B-Serious:  YEP!! Mr. Obama DID IT!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnd, as I posted B4:   Psssst, Mr. Obama is responsible for - - <br><br><b>The EXTINCTION of the DINOSAURS!!</b>!!<br><br>Whew!  Shaking my head Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989545">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989545" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   <b>"McAncient" annnnd "The Gov."   -   They GOIN\' DOWN!!!!</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989565">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989565" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady, here it is!<br><br>Troopergate Report: Palin Abused Power - ABC News<br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6004368&page=1" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6004368&...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2989707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989707">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989707" class="dsq-comment-message">pjamma:  THANK YOU!!!  THANK YOU!  :&gt;)  <b>WHOOO!   HOOO!</b><br><br>Mudflats was ON IT 2!!  Just about to post it!!<br><br><i>The Legislative Council has voted unanimously to release the public portion of the report.<br><br>Findings:<br><br>Finding Number One:<br><br>For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.  Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) provides<br><br>“The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust.”<br><br>Finding Number Two:<br><br>I find that, although Walt Monegan’s refusal to fire Trooper Michael Wooten was not the sole reason he was fired by Governor Sarah Palin, it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety.  In spite of that, Governor Palin’s firing of Commissioner Monegan was a proper and lawful exercise of her constitutional and statutory authority to hire and fire executive branch department heads.<br><br>Finding Number Three:<br><br>Harbor Adjustment Service of Anchorage, and its owner Ms. Murleen Wilkes, handled Trooper Michael Wooten’s workers’ compensation claim properly and in the normal course of business like any other claim processed by Harbor Adjustment Service and Ms. Wilkes.  Further, Trooper Wooten received all the workers’ compensation benefits to which he was entitled.<br><br>Finding Number Four:<br><br>The Attorney General’s office has failed to substantially comply with my August 6, 2008 written request to Governor Sarah Palin for information about the case in the form of emails.<br><br>Everyone’s been waiting for the bottom line, so there it is!  More to come soon.</i><br><br><b> I AM SOOOO HAPPY!!</b>  <b>O HAPPY DAY!!</b>  Video will be forthcoming!:&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989766">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989766" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin abused power of the Governor\'s office! She has abused the public\'s trust!  And she has the audacity to question the character of Barack Obama! How freaking dare her!<br><br>Karma!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989822">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989822" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  You tell her/\'em!!  I got yo back!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta Go ta choir rehersal - for real!!   <br><br>L8R!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989624">Arlene</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989624" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi all,  I live in Minnesota.  My  friend who lives in Lakeville, MN. just called me and said  the crowd that was at the mcshame rally this evening are not happy!  too bad, so sad :(<br>She saw those folks leaving the rally blowing their horns and shouting at the building the rally was held in.<br><br>Mcshame had to speak to a lady who called Barack a n Arab!!!!  He had to come to Barack\'s defense.    A day late and a dollar short<br><br>Palin abused authority  breaking news on CNN</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989763">Plantsmantx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989763" class="dsq-comment-message">Too little, too late.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989807">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989807" class="dsq-comment-message">On a human level, I actually feel bad for McCain because he\'s going to lose (but not bad enough for him to win lol).  And he knows it.  And telling that lady tonight that Barack was NOT the boogeyman was Death Knell #1 to his campaign.<br><br>Sarah Palin is Death Knell #2.<br><br>Whether he told that lady that Barack was not the boogeyman to get the heat off of him or whether he told her because he doesn\'t want to be linked with rabid racists or to finally regain control of his campaign, we\'ll never know.<br><br>The problem with McCain, as with Hillary, is they concentrated too damn much on OBAMA instead of concentrating on themselves.  Talk about YOU and how YOU have a plan and how YOU want to change things.  Don\'t talk about the other guy.<br><br>If you were in a job interview, you\'d tell HR how good YOU are.  Not how that guy in the lobby was picking his nose and flung a pen at the receptionist.<br><br>The energy flowing from Hillary\'s campaign was nasty and negative and mean, and those are the types of people (Ferraro, PUMA) she ended up attracting.  The energy flowing from the McCain campaign is also negative, nasty and mean, and that\'s the type of people his campaign is attracting.<br><br>What if it struck him today on that stage, that all these people shouting for Obama\'s head and to kill him and shouting racial epithets at innocent sound men --- what if it struck him, "Hey, my daughter has dark skin.  What if she came to one of these rallies, would somebody start shouting on her?"<br><br> Maybe?<br><br>Palin, I couldn\'t care less about her, and I hope she is sent packing back to Alaska where the citizens can go all "moose hunt" on her and Todd\'s asses.  Maybe Bristol and Levi can escape their fates instead of being forced to marry to save Mommy\'s political hide.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989716">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989716" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama is winning the noncollege educated white woman vote in Missouri:<br><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a9nZNSuQ00rI&refer=home" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070...</a><br><br>The Betty White video is priceless. "I can give him some exxperience" SOTFLMAO</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989740">Arlene</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989740" class="dsq-comment-message">Mcshame\'s thinking:  "I shouda hitched up with Tim Pawlenty, ya, ya, ya betcha!<br><br>Campbell Brown "Race in the Race,The Great Unknown"  Hello!!!!! Why can\'t Obama close the deal?.  these MSM nuts have been asking this thoughout the whole campaign season, knowing full well what the 411 is.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2989764">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2989764" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   YAAAAA!   Here\'s the video that I promised!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLY7yI1xV-M" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLY7yI1xV-M</a><br><b>O HAPPY DAY-  From Sister Act 2!</b><br><br>Love this movie!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2990044" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990044" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG Sister Act 2 is one of my favorite movies (except for the parts with the goofy brothers/ mini priests,) really second to the Color Purple and Pretty Woman. THANKS FOR THIS GreenLadyHere!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995990">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995990" class="dsq-comment-message">evita:  Mine 2!  :&gt;)        My pleasure!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2990124" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2990124" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990124" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah Palin is unprofessional but here is ANOTHER issue that has not been discussed at all.<br><br>"The investigation revealed that Palin\'s husband, Todd, has extraordinary access to the governor\'s office and her closest advisers. He used that access to try to get trooper Mike Wooten fired, the report found."<br><br>Who the hell is this guy besides a American traitor (AIP.) Does this guy have a college education? Is he a redneck, like Bristol\'s baby daddy? I know he works in oil, does it gets his hands dirty or is he a big dog? Where does he get HIS money. SHADY as hell and far scarier than Sarah\'s pathetic, weak ass.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2990340" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2990340" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990340" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s the shadow governor. That was reported the minute she was announced. <br><br>Y\'all need to read this:<br><br>   <b>Palin backed [former Alaska Independence party chairman, Mark] Chryson as he successfully advanced a host of anti-tax, pro-gun initiatives, including one that altered the state Constitution’s language to better facilitate the formation of anti-government militias.</b> She joined in their vendetta against several local officials they disliked, and listened to their advice about hiring. She attempted to name Stoll, a John Birch Society activist known in the Mat-Su Valley as “Black Helicopter Steve,” to an empty Wasilla City Council seat. “Every time I showed up her door was open,” said Chryson. “And that policy continued when she became governor.” ...<br><br>    Unlike some radical right-wingers, Chryson doesn’t put forward his ideas  freighted with anger or paranoia. And in a state where defense of gun and property rights often takes on a real religious fervor, Chryson was able to present himself  as a typical Alaskan. He rose through party ranks by reducing the AIP’s platform to a single page that “90 percent of Alaskans could agree with.”<br><br>    <b>This meant scrubbing the old platform of what Chryson called “racist language” while accommodating the state’s growing Christian right movement by emphasizing the AIP’s commitment to the “traditional family.”</b> “The AIP is very family-oriented,” Chryson explained. “We’re for the traditional family — daddy, mommy, kids — because we all know that it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. And we don’t care if Heather has two mommies. That’s not a traditional family.”<br><br>   <b> Chryson further streamlined the AIP’s platform by softening its secessionist language. Instead of calling for immediate separation from the Uni ted States, the platform now demands a vote on independence. Yet Chryson maintains that his party remains committed to full independence. “The Alaskan Independence Party has got links to almost every independence-minded movement in the world,” Chryson exclaimed. “And Alaska is not the only place that’s about separation. There’s at least 30 different states that are talking about some type of separation from the United States.” </b><br><br><a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/pa...</a><br><br>::<br><br>These radical, racist, gun-worshipping, Christianist, extremist un-American secessionists could be a heartbeat away from the presidency.<br><br>THIS is what has infiltrated our government.<br><br>THIS is why they are pointing terrorist fingers at Barack.<br><br>FUCK. Them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994072">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994072" class="dsq-comment-message">Major Co-Sign!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994234" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2994234" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994234" class="dsq-comment-message">He hasn\'t been vetted the way he should have. It wouldn\'t haven taken an informal investigation to get those employees to sing, had they been ASKED. That\'s all I\'m saying... not that I\'m signing up to visit his stomping grounds.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2990141" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990141" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Obama should give another race speech.  I said it yesterday and feel even stronger about it today with McCain\'s essentially whispered (as opposed to "full-throated") attempt to tamp down the raging flames of today\'s Jim Crow mobs.<br><br>An Obama speech would show whether he\'s a leader or just a gifted politician.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2990247">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990247" class="dsq-comment-message">it isn\'t obama\'s responsibility to give a speech every time folks decide to lose their damn minds.  if a speech is to be given, let mccain try to stumble through one.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2990395" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990395" class="dsq-comment-message">You say "responsibility" while I\'m talking OPPORTUNITY.<br><br>What I\'m talking about is not another case of Obama having to delicately distance himself from and pathologize Black people (e.g. Rev. Wright) while attempting to be more palatable to White folk.  I\'m talking about a chance for Obama to LEAD.  A chance for Obama to be the inspirational leader people believe he is.  <br><br>Obviously, I think McCain should have a serious press conference to fully confront the monster he created.  He frankly hasn\'t done nearly enough.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2990571">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990571" class="dsq-comment-message">this is a missed OPPORTUNITY for mccain and GEORGE BUSH (remember him?).  black folks have had to shoulder the burden of bigotry and hatred for too long--it\'s time for others to step up.  imagine bush calling mccain and palin out for this mess--it could be his one last gasp at some semblance of redemption.  this is not obama\'s cross to bear.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2993977" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2993977" class="dsq-comment-message">Cali, I\'m not talking "crosses" or, again, "responsibility."<br><br>You obviously just don\'t get it.  It wasn\'t Obama\'s "cross to bear" when the Rev. Wright youtubes were blowing up but his happy azz jumped then.  So one has to wonder:  leader or merely politician?<br><br>I\'m talking about Obama showing that his is a visionary LEADER instead of merely a gifted politician who is all about calculating "crosses to bear" and other stuff.<br><br>And you act like you can\'t read.  Regardless as to this being an opportunity for McBush... it still presents an opportunity for Obama.  This is about a vision for America.<br><br>Does Obama has one?  Or was his race speech back in March merely the production of a triangulating politician?  <br><br>Yes, for McCain this is about redemption...  For Obama, however, this is an opportunity to inspire with a vision.<br><br>But now that I think about it... this is Obama\'s "responsibility."  He missed his opportunity to throw down (t)his cross when Russert and Clinton cowed him into taking the Farrakhan test.  He could have said (and he initially wanted to) that it\'s not his "responsibility" to answer for, denounce/reject/distance himself from folks White folks don\'t like.<br><br>It was real easy for him to tell the Uhuru brothers in FLA and his anti-FISA supporters how he won\'t always think like they do, etc.  Yeah, easy like McCain & company stoking the race flames.  So, yeah... Obama bears some responsibility since you really want to make it about that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994925" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994925">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994925" class="dsq-comment-message">before you start critiquing my reading (or anyone else\'s), you really could learn how to write.  i don\'t know what kind of bug crawled up and died in your ass tonight, but that really isn\'t my problem.  i don\'t come on here to stress.  <br><br>you see it your way and i see it mine.  case closed.  in the end, obama\'s gonna do whatever HE wants.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2995376" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995376" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO<br><br>You decided to "critique" what I wrote.  You wanted to comment in response to what I wrote.  So, obviously, there was some kind of bug, wild hair... something that crawled up your ass and when I responded to you... it caused you stress?<br><br>Too funny...   <br><br>What\'s the matter?  You didn\'t expect for me to have a comeback?   Why does that bother you when, again, you decided to make an ignorant comment about something I said, not once but twice?<br><br><br>The moral to this story:<br><b>Don\'t try to dish it when you can\'t take it.</b><br><br>And that "you really could learn how to write" stuff... PRICELESS!<br><br>Thanks for the entertainment.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997084">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997084" class="dsq-comment-message">agreed.  They can access Barack\'s speech on race via youtube.  <br><br>Nquest, I would be very interested in John McCain\'s explanation.  <br><br>Because I am feeling that if he were to win the White House, he would be quick to break out the Whites Only and Coloreds signs.  So yes, I want John McCain to explain it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2990595" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2990595" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990595" class="dsq-comment-message">I would predict that he will during his 1/2 primetime ad buy on October 29.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2990151">Arlene</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990151" class="dsq-comment-message">WTF is this ACORN CRAP?  CNN\'s Larry King is covering this, when mcshame and pale-in should be front and center</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2990354">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2990354" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990354" class="dsq-comment-message">"no bias, no bull"...yeah...riiiiiiiiiiiiight.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2990489">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2990489" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain-Palin release comment and somehow they manage to blame Obama for the Alaska legislative findings. Even more amazingly they say the report shows she acted within her authority to terminate Monegan (didn\'t they find she abused her authority?) I will post the text when it is on-line.  I just heard it on MSNBC.<br><br>Found the text on Rueters:<br><br><i>The McCain-Palin statement said, "Today\'s report shows that the Governor acted within her proper and lawful authority in the reassignment of Walt Monegan."<br><br>"This was a partisan led inquiry run by (Barack) Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper (Michael) Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior," the campaign\'s statement said. Obama is the Democratic presidential candidate.<br><br>"Lacking evidence to support the original Monegan allegation, the Legislative Council seriously overreached, making a tortured argument to find fault without basis in law or fact," the McCain-Palin statement said. (World Desk Americas 1-202-898-8347) </i><br><br>They aren\'t even trying to tie things to reality.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2991141">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2991141" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl, Co-sign!  Barack Obama is not the world \'s saivor.  These folks play, they pay it\'s called Karma.  I think Barack leads by example, and accepts responsibility for himself, and so should every one else.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994778" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2994778" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2994778" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994778" class="dsq-comment-message">Who said anything about "savior of the world"?<br><br>RE:  Accept responsibility for himself...  That\'s what he should have done when Hillary called him "Toby" when she gave him the Farrakhan test, etc., etc., etc.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2993851" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2993851" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2993851">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2993851" class="dsq-comment-message">WHOA!!!! What the............<br><br>I walk in & turn on the tube to David Schuster announcing that McStupid DEFENDED Obama today during a campaign speech & they booed him.......Then the investigators found that Palin abused her power!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Jesus must be coming back tonight! I am amazed!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2997305">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2997305" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2997305" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997305">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997305" class="dsq-comment-message">RAOTFL  Isn\'t that a thing of beauty Teacher.  LOLOL  <br><br>I am enjoying the show.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994002" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994002" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994002">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2994002" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994002" class="dsq-comment-message">THANK YOU SARAH PALIN!!!! Oh yeah, baby!!!!  This is our ticket to RIIIIIIIDE.  She might be subject to criminal charges!  This calls for impeachment....A little burning in effigy in pig lipstick!!!  Why am I so happy?!?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994044" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994044" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994044">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2994044" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994044" class="dsq-comment-message">Uh oh. What if they replace her with Romney? S\'not gonna happen. Either way, THEY LOSE!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2994249">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994249" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994249" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994249">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994249" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m getting nervous about that, too.  Bring in someone else with three weeks to go and all of a sudden he may have a chance.  Especially if he does a complete 180 on Palin and spins it as he does not think someone who abuses their authority and lacks ethics should be in the White House.  Then he will tie it to Obama and his "lack of ethics" in associating with Ayers, ACORN, Wright and Rezco. This becomes the story.  Add a God fearing man like Huckabee to the ticket and McCain wins.<br><br>I\'m gonna go throw up now.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2994092">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994092" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994092" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994092">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994092" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG, Palin had her youngest daughter on stage with the same glasses she wears. Yuck.<br><br>Well, as the story goes on, it doesn\'t appear that she has committed an impeachable offense. O well. I still hope she goes down in flames and all the racists realize that they have been played.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2994307">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994307" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994307" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994307">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2994307" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994307" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1041639920081011" rel="nofollow">Palin says hey, it\'s ok to abuse your power as long as you don\'t risk criminal prosecution!</a><br><br>Interesting.<br><br>It sort of reminds me of a statement from Vine Deloria, Jr :<br><br><i>"Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent. Today with an information `superhighway\' now looming on the horizon, we are told that a lack of access to information will doom people to a life of meaninglessness -- and poverty. As we look around and observe modern industrial society, however, there is no question that information, in and of itself, is useless and that as more data is generated, <b>ethical and moral decisions are taking on a fantasy dimension in which a `lack of evidence to indict\' is the moral equivalent of the good deed."</b></i><br><br>Source for the Vine Deloria, Jr. quote is <a href="http://www.indigenouspeople.net/vine.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2994996">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994996" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994996" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994996">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2994996" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994996" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle:  This came from your cite:<br><br><i>"This was a partisan led inquiry run by (Barack) Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper (Michael) Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior," the campaign\'s statement said. Obama is the Democratic presidential candidate.</i><br><br>Sooooo, this investigation was DRIVEN by Mr. Obama who had CONTROL over the <b>10 Repugs and the 4 Dems.</b><br><br>Annnnnnd, psssssst, I heard that Mr. Obama WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR - - -<br><br><b>the EXTINCTION OF THE DINOSAUR!!</b><br><br>I\'m just saying. . . . . <br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2994937">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2994937" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2994937" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2994937">Manju</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2994937" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2994937" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha, look at these kids! Their hysterical. Laughing. Celebrating. Its like they know what the adults are afraid to say: The first bl...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986049">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986049" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986049" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986049">indie-ed</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986049" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986049" class="dsq-comment-message">Rezko is singing...and this could be bad for Obama.<br><br>As someone who has lived in Chicago my entire life, I am not surprised by the company Obama keeps. No one moves through the fetid pool of political cronyism and corruption here and keeps the \'big stink\' off of themselves.<br><br>The city and state are corrupt as all get out and the feds have long been looking to crack the Daily Machine and Al Capone-style business dealing.<br><br>Now, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reports Tony Rezko may be giving the feds a long look at Chicago Machine politics than first thought.  Her sources tell her that Rezko has started singing about a politically-connected bank, Broadway Bank, run by the family of Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.<br><br>The Giannoulias family has been involved with Obama as far back as his first state senate campaign in 1996. Rezko and the Giannoulias family are as close and tied together as anyone in Chicago could be.<br><br>It has been long rumored here in Chicago that Obama obtained a sweetheart deal on his first town home here in Chicago — and the financing came from  Broadway Bank, the Giannoulias bank. The Giannoulias family helped Obama with his campaign finances and gets him deeper in their pocket with his sweetheart mortgage deal (for the first home he owned that he could not afford) – all in exchange for quid pro quo...<br><br>Could that quid pro quo have been an endorsement of Alexi Giannoulias by Barak Obama? Giannoulias would have never become State Treasurer without Obama’s help.<br><br>In March 2006, Giannoulias said that "his \'good friend and mentor, Barack Obama,\' inspired him to run."<br><br>In fact, Giannoulias\' "endorsers" were basically the base of the Obama coalition: white north side progressives and south side blacks.<br><br>Every politician in the Chicago area, Daleyites and anti-Daleyites, eager to collect campaign funds from Greek Americans backed Giannoulias. Obama\'s early endorsement was critical.<br><br>People I know heard that Tony Rezko is giving up the Giannoulias family to Patrick Fitzgerald. If Rezko is turning on them, then Rezko is going to give up Governor Rod Blagojevich and Obama too.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986528">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986528" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986528" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986528">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986528" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986528" class="dsq-comment-message">Umm...And so you heard it from someone you know, because they heard it from someone else, who also heard it from a friend ,who is a friend of your friend, who is best friends with another friend, and the list goes on...<br><br>Blah Blah Fuckety Blah!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987757">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987757" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987757">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987757" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987757" class="dsq-comment-message">ROTFL</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987303">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987303" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987303" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987303">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987303" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987303" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL, I always trust the word of trolls on blogs.<br><br>There\'s this one guy -- I forget his name, last name starts with an R i think -- who has been posting that oooooh, bad Rezko-related  things are going to happen to Barack Obama like relly relly SOON, like any minute now, like at least in "the next two weeks" -- and I googled him and found that he\'s been making this very same claim since late May/early June.<br><br>Maybe this troll is that guy! But maybe not, they\'re kinda interchangeable in their talking points. Often cut and pasted as well.<br><br>So, indie-ed troll-thing, tell us your real name and stand behind your words in a way we can verify. You claim to be in Chicagoand know things -- how can we verify who you are, who are these "people you know" and let us verify them as well. <br><br>Right now, it\'s kind of like you\'re part of some sort of weird religious cult that keeps saying some major religious event will happen on such and such a date, and when it doesn\'t, they hope no one notices or something....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987615">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987615" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987615" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987615">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987615" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987615" class="dsq-comment-message">indie  - we could care less.  There is no way in hell we would allow McCain/Palin to get anywhere near the White House with their race baiting crap.  All I am saying is that you need to let your boss know that he needs to make sure this does not escalate.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2985938">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2985938" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2985938" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2985938" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2985938" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2985938" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/urgent-big-story-about-to-break-we-are-one-step-closer-to-rezko-giving-obama-up-to-federal-prosecutors/" rel="nofollow">Rezko giving Obama up to federal prosecutors</a>. "<i>Barack Obama will serve a prison sentence in the next few years — because knowing Fitzgerald, there is no reason he would be going through all of this if that was not the targeted goal in the long term. <b>Rezko and the Giannoulias family are as close and tied together as anyone in Chicago could be. If Rezko is turning on them, then Rezko is going to give up Governor Rod Blagojevich and Obama too.</b></i>"</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986314">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986314" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986314">MsKitty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986314" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986314" class="dsq-comment-message">Yawn.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2987300">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2987300" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2987300" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2987300">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2987300" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2987300" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:  Co-sign!   :&gt;)       Adding my Rate Down Arrow   -  that would be -er, um -<b>NEGATIVE 373!!  and dropping!!  :&gt;) </b>   :&gt;)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986369">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986369" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986369" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986369">indie-ed</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986369" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986369" class="dsq-comment-message">Either you know Chicago all too well...or not at all.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2986728">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2986728" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2986728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2986728">MsKitty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2986728" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2986728" class="dsq-comment-message">Because it bears repeating...<br><br>Yawn.</div>\
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	 </li>\
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