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false, "message": "Evita,<br><br>I tried & tried to find \"Heaven and Earth\" and \"When I said I do\" by Kenny Lattimore but couldn't find it but I did find this. I've always liked it.<br><br>To The Happy Couple!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfrLFirGWc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfrLFirGWc</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:42:30", "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": 3335932, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335186": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rachel Maddow's <i>Talk Me Down</i> segment is a buzz killer.<br><br>Just sayin'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:32:06", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345431": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree that buying her (and her family if I read right) clothes seems inappropriate.  I've never heard of campaign money being used for wardrobe before.. And $150K -- that's a whole lot of money.  It does sound outrageous. But not hearing it doesn't mean it has never happened.  Do we know for sure that other politicians have not used campaign money for 'marginal campaign expenses'  like clothes while campaigning, meals while campaigning, etc.<br>To me the issue is so much money being spent on a marginal expense versus a real expense like travel or commercials or signage. That's a lot of overhead for clothes.  The amount of money concerns me - and it doesn't matter that those clothes will be donated or not.  You can find nice clothes for say $10-15K and that wouldn't have been so shocking to me.<br><br>As one who can find a loop in most anything, I can see (superficially) how this might been seen as okay expenditure.    But what do the rules say?  I'll admit I don't know how it works.<br><br>And I am no fan of Palin, but as a proud feminist, this talk of her wardrobe is sexist.  Same thing when everyone droned on and on about Hillary's pantsuits and whether they were feminine enough.<br><br>I've never ever heard any political talk of male candidates' wardrobe.  If it was handsome enough, masculine enough, had enough buttons, how much a suit costs, etc. <br>Reducing female candidates to looks and appearance is sexist.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:44:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "0ab2fea6e23cab5a9c9cbc996270cc48", "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": 3339469, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335201": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "evita:  <b>C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S!!!   U  2!!!</b><br><br>Y'all can sing this to each other:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEe4zMBQlaQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">ONLY YOU!  :&gt;)</a><br>By the Platters.  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>GOD BLESS YOU 2!!  :&gt;)<br><br>P.S.  Wave at my mom when you get to PA.!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>P.P.S.  Let us know the DAY OF THE NUPTIALS!  The  <b>\"JJP CHOIR\"</b> will render an A and B Selection!!  :&gt;)  Don't worry.  They will be appropriate!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:33:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/atlantic_starr/always.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/atlantic_sta...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:52:55", "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sweeet", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:57:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3333695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cShe knows her audience, and she\u2019s going right after them. And I\u2019ll tell you why that\u2019s dangerous. It\u2019s dangerous because you don\u2019t want to define down the standards in any institution, ever, in life. You want to always strive to define standards up. If you start defining standards down\u2013\u2019Well, I don\u2019t have a big education, I don\u2019t have experience\u2019\u2013yes, there\u2019s a point to be made that not all the smartest people come out of Yale or Harvard. But to intentionally define down in some kind of wild populism, that those things don\u2019t count in a complicated, dangerous world\u2013that\u2019s dangerous in itself.\"<br><br>DAYUM!!! You betta preach Chuck Hagel!!! He bought the PAIN with that!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_19:40:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:59:16", "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339332": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Soo, I went \"Field Trippin'\" to <i>MUDFLATS</i>:<br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/republicans-speak-on-the-stevens-conviction/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/republ...</a><br><b>Republican Speak On The Stevens Conviction</b><br><br>Actually, they made the SAME platitudinous statements!  So I didn't choose to post them.<br><br>BUT, look what the \"MUDFLAT\" Editor said:<br><br><i>You heard it here, kids.  The Alaskan Republican Party has just reaffirmed their endorsement of, and told you to vote for A CONVICTED FELON!  You show \u2018em Alaska Republicans!  Hold your head high, walk in to the voting booth with the blessing of your political party, fill in that little oval, and vote with impunity for A CONVICTED FELON!  Drive home with a satisfied smile, kiss your spouse, and say, \u201cWhat did you do today, Honey?  I voted for A CONVICTED FELON!\u201c  Proudly call your friends and relatives out of state, and tell them how you, and all your buddies in the Republican party, puffed out your chests, and proudly hitched your wagon to the star of an 84-year old CONVICTED FELON!  Maybe you should call your local party headquarters and suggest a fundraiser\u2026you could do t-shirts, and hats that say, \u201cI VOTED FOR A CONVICTED FELON!\u201d <br><br>Then, put your feet up, and watch the national news, and watch a couple political talk shows, and wonder to yourself, \u201cHow did Alaska become a laughing stock?\u201d</i><br><br>Just love me some <i>MUDFLATS!</i>   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_04:14:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From Dr. Boyce Watkins:<br><br><i>DL Hughley\u2019s Def (and Dumb) Comedy Jam on CNN <br>By Dr. Boyce Watkins <br><br><a href=\"http://www.BoyceWatkins.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.BoyceWatkins.com</a> <br><br>I continue to be irritated by Fox News, which is why I don\u2019t watch it.  We know clear racism when we see it, and it should not be legitimized by our viewership.  However, I\u2019ve always given CNN a pass.  I\u2019ve overlooked the fact that nearly every financial analyst on the network is a White male, since that tends to be the norm in almost every academic department in America.  I could almost overlook the atrocious spectacle called \u201cBlack in America\u201d, which presented African Americans to the world as pathetic lab rats to be studied and pitied.   When it came to CNN, I presumed that they are simply victims of the same institutionalized racism which plagues nearly every other corporation, university and media outlet in our country.  I don\u2019t get mad at every racist I see, since I truly, and perhaps naively, believe that most Americans strive to be good people.<br><br>But the new CNN show, \u201cDL Hughley Breaks the News\u201d was something I simply cannot forgive. <br><br>In Hughley\u2019s new show, he attempts to add a comedic spin to the presidential election with \u201ccommentary\u201d by characters such as \u201cFreddie Mac\u201d, a pimp who apparently caused the financial crisis.  In the interview with Freddie Mac, the pimp makes typical pimp-like comments such as \u201cbitch betta have my money\u201d, and \u201cpimps up, hoes down\u201d in reference to the 2008 Presidential election.   There are also segments which explain that President Obama\u2019s healthcare plan would include \u201cgold grills for everyone\u201d, along with other equally tasteless jokes that have no place on an allegedly \u201cmainstream\u201d news network just a few days before one of the most significant elections in American history.   Nearly every joke on Hughley\u2019s show came back to some generalized stereotype, reminding us that African Americans are seen as relatively trifling \u201csocial critters\u201d and not much of anything else.  My good friend Roland Martin at CNN has never received the same respect as political caricatures like Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck.  So, the most degrading thing CNN can do is to finally give an African American a show after he agrees to turn the stellar Obama presidential campaign into a minstrel show.  I am not sure if Flavor Flav or Juan Williams (the educated version of Flavor Flav) could have done a better job. <br><br>I have to say that DL Hughley lost my respect 2 years ago during the Don Imus debacle.  After working hard on the phone with Rev. Jackson and Rev. Sharpton to construct a plan to challenge Imus\u2019 corporate sponsors, I was saddened to watch DL use this situation as an opportunity to say things that no self-respecting Black public figure would say.  On the Jay Leno show, I dropped my face to the floor when I heard Hughley say, \u201cYes, those women really WERE a pack of nappy headed hoes!\u201d I could not understand why Hughley could not simply make the appearance as a comedian citing the quality of his work, rather than a Black man agreeing to engage in the degradation of Black women for the enjoyment of a predominantly white audience. <br><br>At that point, I decided that when DL Hughley is on a show, I will not watch him.  I can understand the grit and grind of getting ahead, but getting ahead at all costs makes you a professional garden tool.  Perhaps the show\u2019s resident pimp, Freddie Mac could use DL as one of his employees.  The idea that this seasoned comedian would leverage his Blackness in such a degrading way simply makes me wonder why he never developed greater range as a performer. His laughs always go back to the same old unintelligent place, like the little kid on the school bus who memorizes 800 \u201cya mama\u201d jokes and recites them one by one to keep the other kids laughing.  Just when Obama taught us all to step outside the box, CNN and DL Hughley have reminded us to stay inside the socio-political ghetto.   The audience members are not laughing WITH you DL, they are laugh AT YOU. <br><br>I make these comments as a Black man, which I\u2019ve been for quite a while now.  I am a loyal fan of Katt Williams, Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, Richard Pryor, Wanda Sykes, Eddie Murphy and other cutting edge and incredibly talented comedians.  I don\u2019t wear my \u201cBlack Panther Hat\u201d everywhere I go, and I have as many guilty pleasures as anyone when it comes to laughing about things that might be considered offensive.  I also say this as a moderate fan of Def Comedy Jam, most forms of hip hop and nearly everything else that reflects the beauty and diversity of being Black in our great nation.  But the truth of the matter is that there must be a point where the line is drawn, like realizing that you don\u2019t put a porn shop inside a church or bring a gun to a baby shower.  It is amazing that CNN would sign off on this show right before such an historic and politically sacred event, sending a clear message to African Americans that the only way to get their attention is to \u201cbe really black and make us laugh\u201d.  This once again underscores the necessity for more black-owned media outlets.  Perhaps if there were a greater diversity of Black-owned media in America, we would not have to sell each other out for our moment in the sun.  Until that time, I\u2019ll be getting most of my news from the Internet.   <br><br>Congratulations DL, it appears that your show will be a smash hit.  You\u2019ve become America\u2019s favorite nappy headed hoe.  I really hope it was worth it.<br> <br> <br>Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University and author of \"What if George Bush were a Black Man?\"  For more information, please visit <br><br><a href=\"http://www.BoyceWatkins.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.BoyceWatkins.com</a>. <br></i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:17:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm going to track this down in video form. As of right now, it's only in rough transcript.<br><br>It's a panel of \"intelligent\" women on Larry King discussing Sarah Palin.  It was enlightening and disappointing at the same time.  If you watch the video, it's like watch a bitchy fest in High School.<br><br>The women should actually be embarrassed for themselves.  I know I am embarrassed as a female.<br><br>Check it out:<br><br>Larry King: Is Sarah Palin of Script? Can McCain-Palin ticket win?<br><br><a href=\"http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/27/lkl.01.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/27/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:40:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Miss_Me", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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}, "3385935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thanks for the run down, the question was regarding the DonorsChoose campagn - that pale blue box just to the right of the comments here. ---&gt; You'll notice the score card reads $0 dollars raised.  <br><br>I'm curious about it, that's all.  Did you notice it?  I also think you give part of the answer.  The focus for findraising has been campaign contributions, perhaps this other fundraiser just hasn't made it to the top of the marquee yet.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-30_00:42:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f0084a40824d275117157bc847e4957", "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": 3346907, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337304": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's another one.<br>Brace yourself.<br><br>Youtube: BTW I'm voting for McCain/Palin<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A</a><br><br>He has more videos.  .  .don't really know if it's a good thing/", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:42:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Miss_Me", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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}, "3334746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations!  You'll have so many wonderful things to remind you of the period that you got engaged.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:00:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3333736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah: reading about your conversations with your aunt and your dad moved me to donate to your page.  thanks for sharing the personal.  your family's perspective really brings into focus what's important in this election.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_19:43:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ab31bfdf1293c0c0630ad681005091f", "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}, "3337835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Truthseeker,<br><br>I can understand you being appalled!  D L  is sickening to the core with his disrespect for black women. If he was willing to disrespect young black women who are just beginning to find their place in the world, then he doesn't care for any black woman.  Mark. my. words. ....his black @ss is going to fail on CNN!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:58:29", "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": 3337594, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROFLMAO!!!!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:02:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334630, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congrats!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:02:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336321": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THANK YOU!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:00:02", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3335836, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey all-  <br><br>GUESS WHAT!?!?!?!<br><br><br>My boyfriend proposed to me! I'm officially ENGAGED!  (first time for me)<br><br>(And we've agreed to use next weekend to go back and canvass in PA instead of making the rounds with family- I LOVE THIS MAN!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:25:13", "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": 23, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "CONGRATS!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:25:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3333769": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Anbody watching Hardball? I don't have hi-def TV (and need glasses).. what does Chris Matthew's button say?<br><br>I KNOW am mistaken, but the first word sort of looks like \"Obama\"?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_19:45:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Honey01", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336330": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I will say it again:<br><br>50 State Strategy<br><br>The latest RNC Ad Buy? <br><br>MONTANA<br><br><a href=\"http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/27/20618/487#commenttop\" rel=\"nofollow\">FRIGGING MONTANA</a><br><br>WHO ever thought, 8 days out, the RNC would be buying AD TIME IN MONTANA? <br><br>FIFTY STATE STRATEGY", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:00:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Chucky T. says Hispanics Could Put Obama Over The Top!:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27403090/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27403090/</a><br><b>Hispanics could put Obama over the top<br>The overlooked demographic could be the Democrat's key to western states</b><br><br><i>But as important as both constituencies have been to Obama \u2014 particularly in the primaries \u2014 it's Hispanics that could be putting him over the top on Nov. 4.<br><br>Obama's dominance among Hispanics in the West is proving to be the difference maker in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. In addition, the increased numbers of non-Cuban Hispanics in Florida, as well as the growing Hispanic population in North Carolina and Virginia, could be the tipping voting group in those three states. <br><br>SKIP<br><br>There's no easy solution for Republicans. Wooing Hispanics is going to start with simply looking less scornful of immigrants. McCain never acted or looked scornfully at illegal immigrants, but the perception among Hispanics is that his party has.</i><br><br>Mario [\"Dancing With The Stars\"] Lopez  has held interviews with Mr. Obama.  Feels like he is SUPPORTING him and encouraging Hispanics to do so, also!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!   TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_04:34:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335836": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Congratulations Evita!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:24:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "BlackAmericanPrincess", "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}, "3335842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Applause.<br><br>I haven't watched CNN with any regularity ever. But not at all this election cycle. Unless someone points me to a YouTube or a Michelle appearance.  It's been FOX-Lite forever.<br><br>I hate it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:24:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3335749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339440": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:    I had a DUPLICATE which I DELETED.  SORRY.<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_04:42:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3333810": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been trying to read it, but I can't make it out either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_19:48:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3333769, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335864": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am sick to my stomach. I didn't watch, but I had hoped it wouldn't be THAT bad. Apparently it IS that bad. <br><br>Is it time to be send hate mail to CNN? This does not count as \"diversifying\" their programming especially because it is just promoting entrenched prejudices. White Supremacy LIVES among self loathing individuals of all types.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:25:49", "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": 3335749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336892": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was a magnificent piece..thanks for posting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:57:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336441, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334846": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks! I can't see worth a damn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:08:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Honey01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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": 3334125, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3340994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I wish it would really go down on The View!  One day a couple of weeks ago Sherri got real excited and said to Elisabeth, \"Oh no you don't!\" <br><br>She was responding to some crazy GOP supporting statement that Elisabeth made. LOL  <br><br>I thought Sherri was gonna hit her for a minute!<br><br>I also wanted to tell you that I was really inspired by the post that you shared yesterday on the Jim Crow Laws.  Thanks for posting it.  <br><br>I hope that you don't mind, but I talked about your post today on <a href=\"http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com/2008/10/cheris-morning-round-up-radio-show.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">my show</a>, and gave an account of my own personal experience with racism as a child.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_09:06:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3339469, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3346298": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miss Me:  Thank you.  <br><br>You know, I don't consistently watch  The View, mainly because of Elisabeth.  She is maddening, <b>SMARMY/SNARKY/SARCASTIC</b> annnnnd, can I say DUMB!<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!   TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_14:12:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3345003, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3340998": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wonderful piece.  I see the same things (I think we raised similar points over the last few weeks on JJP).  This is beautiful.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_09:07:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336441, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kudos and blessings to you and your mate, Evita!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:08:58", "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": 3334280, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339469": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Brother Roland says  someone needs ta say \"SHUT UP\" to Elizabeth Hasselbeck!  <br><br><a href=\"http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/poor-elizabeth.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/poor-el...</a><br><b>Poor Elizabeth is crying sexism over Palin's campaign-bought clothes</b><br><br><i>Can someone tell Elizabeth Hasselback to sit down and shut up?<br><br>Her complaints over the weekend about the media continuing to talk about the clothes bought for Gov. Sarah Palin by the Republican National Committtee shows why celebrities should stay in their lane and not try to wade into the world of politics.<br><br>First, every time Hasselback and any other Republican mentions the clothing issue, it keeps the story alive. Bottom line: the Republican Party screwed up. They should not have paid for the clothes with campaign funds. That's why it's a story. Remember the $400 haircut by John Edwards? The only reason we know about it because the campaign paid for it. He was ripped for weeks by conservatives, yet now they want everyone to be quiet about $150,000 in expensive duds for the hockey mom from Alaska.<br><br>Talk about ridiculous.<br><br>THERE IS A VIDEO.<br><br><br>I'm tellin' you.  It's gonna \"go down\" one of these days   - on The View!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden  '08!!!   TRUST</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_04:52:09", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3341006": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I forgot to add that the mention of your post in the show starts about 9 minutes in.  You can skip to that part if you like.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_09:07:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3340994, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339213": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Everybody feels it, many are afraid to speak it.</i><br><br>Barack Obama is a being who is doing what he is made to do, the way it needs to be done, in this specific time and place. Not only that, but the collective entity he is part of is now actively choosing to allow him to function for what he is made to do. <br><br>There are resources available for this kind of thing. There are contexts where these resources are normal and unremarkable because pretty much everything functions together as it is made to. But not here.  I had given up that these resources would be able to be available here. I was wrong. Glad to be so.<br><br>(I don't know if this, how I perceive it, is related somehow to what people are calling God -- but it might be.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_03:48:28", "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": 3337114, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3333840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I actually started laughing when I read these predicitions from that crazy Focus on the Family Org - oh if that Obama wins, its the END OF THE WORLD...LOL....these silly people:<br><br>America under President Obama: A view from the Christian Right<br>By Jay Bookman | Monday, October 27, 2008, 10:42 AM <br><br>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<br><br>Focus on the Family, an evangelical Christian group founded by Dr. James Dobson, claims to reach more than 220 million people in 155 nations, and Dobson himself is often described as the nation\u2019s most influential evangelical leader. He is deeply involved in Republican Party politics, and his support is urgently courted by party leaders. It may not be mainstream in some ways, but it is certainly mainstream in terms of the power it wields.<br><br>Now, through their political and lobbying arm, the folks at Focus on the Family have been good enough to peer into their crystal ball to let us see what the United States is going to look like by 2012 should the American people be so foolish as to elect Barack Obama as their president.<br><br>Their description of America in another four years, contained in a \u201cletter from the future,\u201d is not a pretty sight. Here are a few highlights:<br><br>\u2014 By 2012, Obama has remade the U.S. Supreme Court into an activist, pro-gay institution, and as a result \u201cthe Boy Scouts no longer exist as an organization. They chose to disband rather than be forced to obey the Supreme Court decision that they would have to hire homosexual scoutmasters and allow them to sleep in tents with young boys.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 \u201cTens of thousands of Christian (public school) teachers either quit or were fired, and there are hardly any evangelical teachers in public school any more\u2026 In addition, many private Christian schools decided to shut down after the Supreme Court ruled that anti-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation extended to private institutions such as schools.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 \u201cThere are no more Roman Catholic or evangelical Protestant adoption agencies,\u201d and Christian parents are being refused the right to adopt by secular adoption agencies because they have \u201c\u201dnarrow\u2019 or dangerous views on religion or homosexuality.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 \u201cThe Bible can no longer be freely preached over radio or television stations when the subject matter includes such \u2018offensive\u2019 doctrines as criticizing homosexual behavior.\u201d In addition, \u201cchurches have no freedom to refuse to allow their buildings to be used for wedding ceremonies for homosexual couples.\u201d and \u201chomosexuals are now given special bonuses for enlisting in military service.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 Christian nurses, physicians, family counselors, lawyers and other professionals are being stripped of their right to work in those fields, and because homeschooling is now all but outlawed, thousands of homeschooling parents are moving their families to Australia or New Zealand.<br><br>\u2014 The U.S. Supreme Court has \u201cnullified all Federal Communications Commission restrictions on obscene speech or visual content in radio and television broadcasts. As a result, television programs at all hours of the day contain explicit portrayals of sexual acts.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 After President Obama pulled U.S. troops out of Iraq, \u201cAl Qaida operatives from Syria and Iran poured into Iraq and completely overwhelmed the Iraqi security forces,\u201d followed by mass executions. \u201cThe number put to death may soon reach the millions.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 Four U.S. cities have been hit by terror attacks, and \u201cin mid-2010, Iran launched a nuclear bomb that exploded in the middle of Tel Aviv\u2026 President Obama said he abhorred what Iran had done, and he hoped the U.N. would unanimously condemn this crime against humanity.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 Russia has invaded and captured Georgia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria \u201cwith no military response from the U.S. or the U.N.\u201d Instead, President Obama moved to strengthen US ties with communist regimes in Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.<br><br>\u2014 Health care has been nationalized, and \u201cthe waiting list for prostate cancer surgery is 3 years.\u201d In fact, \u201cpeople older than 80 have essentially no access to hospitals or surgical procedures. Their \u2018duty\u2019 is increasingly thought to be to go home to die\u2026.\u201d<br><br>\u2014 \u201cConservative talk radio, for all intents and purposes, was shut down by the end of 2010,\u201d and evangelical Christian book publishers have been barred from selling their products through Amazon, Borders and Barnes and Noble. And dozens of Bush officials, from the Cabinet level on down, are in jail.<br><br>\u201cWhen did all this start?\u201d the folks at Focus on the Family ask, looking back at us in hindsight from 2012. \u201cChristians share a lot of the blame. In 2008, many evangelicals thought Senator Obama was an opportunity for \u2018change\u2019 and they voted for him\u2026. Many people thought he sounded so thoughtful, so reasonable.\u201d Instead, the letter claims, by 2012 Obama had moved to repress all dissent to the point that \u201chardly any brave citizen dares to resist the new government policies any more.\u201d<br><br>This is what millions of our fellow Americans are being told to believe by leaders in whom they place great faith and confidence. This is why you can sense a rising tide of panic from some quarters as it begins to sink in that Barack Obama is likely to become our next president. It is vile, irresponsible and unbelievable fantasy, but to many it is revealed truth. And it is difficult to imagine how that world view can ever be reconciled with that of the mainstream.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_19:50:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334873": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Awesome!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:10:10", "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "MsMartin,<br><br>Agreed. I've said long before that God is in this! And we are here bearing witness to it!  I am so grateful.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:02:07", "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": 3337114, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations! <br><br>And what a way to celebrate your future, canvassing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:10:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Honey01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Barack Obama in Paris! </b><br><a href=\"http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/travel/globespotters/?p=582?8dpc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/travel/globespott...</a><br><br>A Paris gallery is exhibiting an energetic melange of art inspired by Barack Obama.<br>-complete with audio slideshow", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:01:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "All these opportunists think Barack's candidacy is their ticket to the big time.     We're going to have to put them on beat down.      We're going to have to demand high standards.      We're going to have to do \"interventions\", and lock them in the basement closet with duct taped mouths, if necessary.<br><br>No more will it be ok to support just <i>any</i> black person who puts him or herself forward, even when he or she sucks.     Obama has changed all that.   Suddenly, placed alongside Obama's incandescence,  DL's \"humour\" looks even more like the darkest night.        No thanks, DL - we happen to enjoy the light.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:02:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336120, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336417": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can say it again, you have earned the right.  You believed in it from the beginning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:09:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336330, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree with the Roland Report.  When I first heard that she had spent that much money on clothing, my first reaction was \"So the f**k what?\"  There is MUCH more dirt/important issues that you could address, such as the impending indictment of Stevens, the results of the ethics investigation, and the fact that being mayor of Wasilla, AK is like being the President of the Student Government Association of a College or a Girl Scout Troop Leader (a statement which is a personal opinion/assessment based on recent and factual statements from the CURRENT Mayor of Wasilla, Dianne Keller and the City of Wasilla website)<br><br>But the fact remains that as soon as the Republican party made a big deal about it, it became a big deal.  To quote Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton with regards to the role that sexism plays in the election, it is \"an issue that I am surprised to hear that people suddenly care about.\"<br><br>I could EASILY spend that much money on clothes and shoes in 1-2 days and look pretty damn good as a result. Now whether I did that with my own money or public money is another issue.<br><br>P.S. With regards to Mrs. Hasselbeck, It's not so much her views that bother me.  It is the fact that she CONSISTENTLY fails to back up the foot that she shoves into her mouth every time she speaks. She epitomizes, to me, the right wing (and left wing) individuals who will stick their fingers in their ears and sing \"La La La, I can't hear you!! La La La I'm right! You're wrong!!\" when they can't make sense of their point or when they feel somehow threatened rather than have an intellectual discussion and debate. If there was one person that I could punch in the chest, it would be Elizabeth Hasselback.  No really, like a Street Fighter style \"Haduken,\" complete with slow-motion fly-back from Elizabeth.  <br><br>Not that I care to watch the view (it makes me want to commit suicide and gives me explosive diarrhea), but I do hope that they balance her out with a Conservative who makes sensible, legitimate claims when they speak.  I'm all for open dialogue and it is (technically) unfair when the rest of the harpies gang up on her.  Though the vast majority of the time, she deserves it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:22:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Miss_Me", "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": 3339469, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3341028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She was flawless.  <br><br>Michelle looked fantastic.  She is a gorgeous woman inside and out and she looked wonderful.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_09:10:19", "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": 3337544, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I'm basically posting this to ask 1 question:  Is this a relative of <b>The UN-VETTED ONE??</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obama-assassination-plot_n_138297.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obama-...</a><br><b>Obama Assassination Plot Disrupted By ATF</b><br><br><i>WASHINGTON \u2014 Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday.<br><br>In all, the two men whom officials described as neo-Nazi skinheads planned to kill 88 people _ 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.<br><br>The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly African-American school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama, \"shooting at him from the windows,\" the court documents show.<br><br>\"Both individuals stated they would dress in all-white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt,\" the court complaint states. \"Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were willing to die during this attempt.\"<br><br>SKIP<br><br>Sheriffs' deputies in Crockett County, Tenn., arrested the two suspects _ Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ark. _ Oct. 22 on unspecified charges. \"Once we arrested the defendants and suspected they had violated federal law, we immediately contacted federal authorities,\" said Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce.</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE.<br><br>Can I get a <b>REPUDIATION  - McAncient/The UN-VETTED ONE????</b><br><br>Just askin' . . . . .. .<br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!   TRUST<br><br>Guess they'll use the \"INSANITY DEFENSE!\"  <br><br>OR the \"<b>RELATED TO THE UN-VETTED ONE DEFENSE!\"</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:48:03", "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}, "3351073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hasselbeck needs to audition for Jeff Probst's next  \"Survivor \"series titled \"Reunion of  the Right Wing Loosers.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_17:15:28", "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": 3346298, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336441": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A GREAT piece in case you haven't seen it...<br><br>Frank Schaeffer - Obama will be one of the greatest (and most loved) American presidents<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obama-will-be-one-of-the_b_132843.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/o...</a><br><br>...Obama is our last best chance. He's worth laying it all on the line for.<br><br>This is a man who in the age of greed took the high road of community service. This is the good father and husband. This is the humble servant. This is the patient teacher. This is the scholar statesman. This is the man of deep Christian faith. <br><br>...Obama brings a moral clarity to his leadership reserved for those who have had to work for everything they've gotten and had to do twice as well as the person standing next to them because of the color of their skin. His experience of succeeding in spite of his color, social background and prejudice could have been embittering or one that fostered a spiritual rebirth of forgiveness and enlightenment. Obama radiates the calm inner peace of the spirit of forgiveness.<br><br>Speaking as a believing Christian I see the hand of a merciful God in Obama's candidacy. The biblical metaphors abound. The stone the builder rejected is become the cornerstone... the last shall be first... he that would gain his life must first lose it... the meek shall inherit the earth...<br><br>For my secular friends I'll allow that we may have just been extraordinarily lucky! Either way America wins.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:12:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "JenIA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335932": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL @ the difference between you choice and GreenLadyHere's musical choice.<br><br>I'm more like a Stevie Wonder \"As\" type of gyal.<br><br>THank you for the well wishes, sis.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:29:42", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3335464, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This man has put my thoughts and feelings to words.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:06:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336441, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:31:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3345688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "DNLee:   Hey!  :&gt;)  Thank you for you response.<br><br><i>To me the issue is so much money being spent on a marginal expense versus a real expense like travel or commercials or signage.</i><br><br>This statement appears to address <b>JUDGMENT.</b><br><br>That's one of the first charges that McAncient's campaign made against Mr. Obama.  They questioned his JUDGMENT!!<br><br>IMHO, this \"SHOPPING SPREE\" ABSOLUTELY brings into question the \"JUDGMENT\" of him/his campaign/the REPUGS. <br><br>IFFF there was a need to spend that money, THEN it could have been spent in SMALLER parcels.  In that way, it would have, more than likely, gone un-noticed.<br><br>Even in my personal life, IFF I want to make a LARGE PURCHASE and I don't have the LARGE BENJAMINS at a single time, THEN, I pay on it in SMALL INCREMENTS.  It's call JUDGMENT.<br><br>IMHO, I believe that this incident is merely another example of his lack of JUDGMENT - and not  a sexist issue.<br><br>Obama-Biden  '08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:58:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3345431, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>Palin also tried to burnish her foreign policy credentials by meeting in Leesburg, Virginia, with Israel's ambassador to the United States, apologizing for the session's delay.<br><br>\"We look forward to ... working with your Jewish agency,\" she told Ambassador Sallai Meridor just before her speech outside Washington. Israel was established in 1948 as the Jewish homeland but has a secular, elected government.</i> <br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27399823/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source</a><br><br>Oh I suspect I know what she was really saying to the Israeli ambassador. Someone's little Christian extremist brain is showing. Let me give it a shot for translation:<br><br>\"Since Israel -- aka 'The Jew Place' --  is very important to the End Times, I look forward to seeing which of you nasty big-nosed people convert to Christianity and get saved, and which of you nasty big-nosed people suffer in bloody and horrific ways because you don't. But I am saved in any case, so there. And I am certain that your Jewish agency will somehow be helpful in bringing about my bloody fantasies of Armageddon, so I am sure I will be interested in working with it. You little stinky jew man.\" <br><br>(Yoda says: Oy. Sarah, Sarah. Learn to barricade your mind better, you must.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_05:12:49", "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}, "3336986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Beautiful<br><br>Thanks for sharing", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:06:45", "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": 3336925, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335452": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The smear groups have pulled out rev wright, according to Dr. Rachel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:50:26", "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}, "3334432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congratulations!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:39:06", "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bill Burton was super cool!  Good he set her @ss straight and did it calmly! Yay!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:07:22", "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": 3336354, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3346907": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Urban Scientist:  Hey!<br><br><i>JJP is one of the most popular political blogs, highest ranked Black Blogs, and attracts the most impassioned readers as judged by your comments --</i><br><br>You have ABSOLUTELY and ACCURATELY CHARACTERIZED JJP!  Thank you.<br><br>Annnnnd, I'm sure that YOU have also read the following:<br><br>1.  JJP contributes MONEY to Mr. Obama  <b>BOTH</b> HERE AND DIRECTLY.<br><br>2.  JJP has spent COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS CANVASSING and CALLING.<br><br>3.  JJP CAMPAIGNS in a VARIETY of WAYS: - BLOGGING,  attending CONFERENCES, COMEDY EVENTS, COMMUNICATING with OTHER BLOGS, attending the DNC CONVENTION and \"bringin' it \" to US and all via  \"REAL TIME VIDEO, even communicating with \"visitors\", etc.<br><br>4.  JJP HAS advanced itself in the BLOGGING WORLD [<b>of all races</b>] and this STATUS has CREDIBILITY such that <b>\"WHEN WE SPEAK  - ERRYBODY LISTENS!\"</b> -   EVEN IFFF they want to criticize or disagree. <br><br>5.  JJP supports EDUCATION. 'cause UNLIKE McAncient/The <b>UN-VETTED ONE</b> WE are EDUCATED!!!  The HIGH LEVEL of OUR EDUCATION is DISPLAYED in our COMMENTS  -  which YOU have read.<br><br>I encourage you and  your efforts on behalf of Mr. Obama.  Continue YOUR monetary support.  Continue to inspire people to contribute to your blog.<br><br><br>Oh!  Wait a minute.  .   What was YOUR question???<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN  '08!!!  TRUST</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_14:47:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3345249, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335464": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Congratulations to you Evita. I wish you both the best for a long lasting and happy marraige. GreenLadyHere isn't the only one who can dedicate a song. ;0)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inT_oB8RYio\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inT_oB8RYio</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:51:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334442": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Andrew Sullivan's Top 10 reasons for conservatives to vote for Obama:<br><br>Quote:<br><br>    10. A body blow to racial identity politics. An end to the era of Jesse Jackson in black America.<br><br>    9. Less debt. Yes, Obama will raise taxes on those earning over a quarter of a million. And he will spend on healthcare, Iraq, Afghanistan and the environment. But so will McCain. He plans more spending on health, the environment and won't touch defense of entitlements. And his refusal to touch taxes means an extra $4 trillion in debt over the massive increase presided over by Bush. And the CBO estimates that McCain's plans will add more to the debt over four years than Obama's. Fiscal conservatives have a clear choice.<br><br>    8. A return to realism and prudence in foreign policy. Obama has consistently cited the foreign policy of George H. W. Bush as his inspiration. McCain's knee-jerk reaction to the Georgian conflict, his commitment to stay in Iraq indefinitely, and his brinksmanship over Iran's nuclear ambitions make him a far riskier choice for conservatives. The choice between Obama and McCain is like the choice between George H.W. Bush's first term and George W.'s.<br><br>    7. An ability to understand the difference between listening to generals and delegating foreign policy to them.<br><br>    6. Temperament. Obama has the coolest, calmest demeanor of any president since Eisenhower. Conservatism values that kind of constancy, especially compared with the hot-headed, irrational impulsiveness of McCain.<br><br>    5. Faith. Obama's fusion of Christianity and reason, his non-fundamentalist faith, is a critical bridge between the new atheism and the new Christianism.<br><br>    4. A truce in the culture war. Obama takes us past the debilitating boomer warfare that has raged since the 1960s. Nothing has distorted our politics so gravely; nothing has made a rational politics more elusive.<br><br>    3. Two words: President Palin.<br><br>    2. Conservative reform. Until conservatism can get a distance from the big-spending, privacy-busting, debt-ridden, crony-laden, fundamentalist, intolerant, incompetent and arrogant faux conservatism of the Bush-Cheney years, it will never regain a coherent message to actually govern this country again. The survival of conservatism requires a temporary eclipse of today's Republicanism. Losing would be the best thing to happen to conservatism since 1964. Back then, conservatives lost in a landslide for the right reasons. Now, Republicans are losing in a landslide for the wrong reasons.<br><br>    1. The War Against Islamist terror. The strategy deployed by Bush and Cheney has failed. It has failed to destroy al Qaeda, except in a country, Iraq, where their presence was minimal before the US invasion. It has failed to bring any of the terrorists to justice, instead creating the excresence of Gitmo, torture, secret sites, and the collapse of America's reputation abroad. It has empowered Iran, allowed al Qaeda to regroup in Pakistan, made the next vast generation of Muslims loathe America, and imperiled our alliances. We need smarter leadership of the war: balancing force with diplomacy, hard power with better p.r., deploying strategy rather than mere tactics, and self-confidence rather than a bunker mentality.<br><br>    Those conservatives who remain convinced, as I do, that Islamist terror remains the greatest threat to the West cannot risk a perpetuation of the failed Manichean worldview of the past eight years, and cannot risk the possibility of McCain making rash decisions in the middle of a potentially catastrophic global conflict. If you are serious about the war on terror and believe it is a war we have to win, the only serious candidate is Barack Obama. <br><br><a href=\"http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-top-ten-rea.html#more\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:39:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336493": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From Ta-Nehisi<br><br><b> He can now potentially win even without Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida: </b><br><i> Truly, truly shocking. Pre-Iowa I was a skeptic. Post-Iowa--and really post-South Carolina--I thought he could do anything. And now let's give credit where credit is due. Howard Dean. He caught way too much shit for that comment about Confederate Flags and pickup trucks. He was the wrong guy to execute the plan. He was right--even if he was the wrong guy to execute the strategy. Barack Obama is now the candidate of white people who say nigger, but have lost their jobs, retirement and health care. Amazing. We don't have to like each other to realize that we could all sink together. H/T to TPM.   </i><br><br><a href=\"http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/obama_looking_at_270.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:18:01", "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": 3336330, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339055": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin:  WELL SAID!!  THANK YOU!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden ;08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_03:16:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3337114, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How about this? Let Barack get the line-item veto and SLASH Tavis's PBS Show budget to Zero_________! Do it B! Do it! Tavis's ass should be off the air come March so that he'll have more time to promote The Covenant--or better practice the fine art of covering his own ass.<br><br>  You took the words right out of my mouth!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:18:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "jdickenslaw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336120, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335997": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw a Christmas card with an AA choir on the front and immediately thought of you...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:34:46", "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": 3335201, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336518": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank You Boyce,<br><br>Lay. it. down. brotha!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:20:51", "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": 3335749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335495": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/republican_pac_runs_ad_hitting_obama_on_wright/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/republican_pac...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:53:25", "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}, "3337544": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Michelle Obama Tells Leno: I Shop At J. Crew, Buy Online</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/michelle-obama-tells-leno_n_138401.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/michel...</a><br><br><i>BURBANK, Calif. \u2014 No $150,000 wardrobe malfunctions for Michelle Obama.</i><br><br><i>\"Actually, this is a J. Crew ensemble,\" the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told comedian Jay Leno on Monday on his talk show. She wore a yellow sweater, skirt and blouse ensemble.</i><br><br><i>\"You can get some good stuff online,\" she added.</i><br><br><i>Questioned by Leno, the potential first lady declined to criticize GOP vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin about revelations that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 at Neiman Marcus and other high-end retailers on clothes and accessories for Palin and her family.</i><br><br><i>Obama said she and her husband have a policy of spending their own money on their clothes. But she said she wanted to be \"empathetic.\"</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:17:41", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3341150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "the balance is OBAMA, i hope do their job well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_09:22:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "59819b66eacfee9740cd9cc445c5db21", "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}, "3345249": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Re: Donors Choose Participation.  Several other Black Bloggers are also participating, each of us trying to do our part.<br><br>JJP is one of the most popular political blogs, highest ranked Black Blogs, and attracts the most impassioned readers as judged by your comments -- why don't you think any of your readers have contributed to your Donors Choose Campaign?<br><br>I figured JJP participation would really rally some people to support and contribute to education?<br><br>Any ideas how to inspire people and get people to contribute to your projects/ our projects?<br><br>Just curious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_13:34:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "577c650573ff1bc69e57a9ae6caa0e39", "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}, "3336546": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What Political Malpractice Looks Like (The B Team That Ran The McCain Campaign Into The Ground)<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/what-political-malpractic_b_138346.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/wha...</a><br><blockquote><i>Exhibit B: The New York Times (June 8th):<br><br>    Mr. Obama\u2019s aides said some states where they intend to campaign \u2014 like Georgia, Missouri, Montana and North Carolina \u2014 might ultimately be too red to turn blue. But the result of making an effort there could force Mr. McCain to spend money or send him to campaign in what should be safe ground, rather than using those resources in states like Ohio.<br><br>    ...Mr. McCain\u2019s advisers dismissed the Obama campaign claims as bluster. \u201cWe\u2019re confident about our ability to win those states,\u201d said Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to Mr. McCain.<br></i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:24:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336043": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Same here Craig. <br><br>I stopped watching CNN in the middle of the primaries. And I'm a much happier person for doing so...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:37:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3335842, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "justice58:   Aaaaaaa-man!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:22:19", "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": 3337434, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This piece is just beautiful.  I have long believed God was @ work in Obama's rise.  We are living in incredible times and I feel blessed to bear witness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:25:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "db31f0276ac24ac4d7bb797ea36feb8b", "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": 3336441, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337594": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Watkins is on the money.  However, I think DL must have a great degree of control.  I refuse to believe he didn't write much of that show...isn't that what they hired him to do?  I think they saw some of his more astute political musings on \"Real Time\" and thought (as I did) -  he would bring those sharp observational skills to bear.    Instead, he chickened out -  got lazy - defaulted to his lowest denominator.<br><br>It was a humiliating affair.  I sat there, appalled.    I think the CNN people might be appalled also, but they will tell themselves that they don't understand black humour - that this must be what black people find funny.   DL ought to know better.<br><br>I was stunned at the shot DL took at Soledad, something about botox.    My contention with it  is, of all the  people on CNN who might need botox, he chose Soledad to associate with it....She is one of only 4 women of colour on the network - certainly, the one most visible, and he chose to say this as  her colleague.  It doesn't make sense but  for a racial bias, him trying to <i>hobble</i> her.    <br><br>Things have got to at least make sense.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:23:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3335749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339131": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>No more will it be ok to support just any black person who puts him or herself forward, even when he or she sucks. Obama has changed all that.</i><br><br><br>Say it, Truthseeker! Yes he did. He has taught us the meaning of high standards. We're not settling for anything less!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_03:32:06", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3337439, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336572": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Voter Alert! Just reported on CBS Ch 46 news 11:00p.m. Clayton Co GA 10/27/2008 voters waited 8 hrs 2 vote. <br>Reason:State of GA computer system problem!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:26:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "ae910114423f18cdde8e818abcfb1452", "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}, "3335048": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THANK YOU SOOO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:21:54", "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OOOOOeeeeee!  DL got \"pimp-slapped\"  upside his \"Nappy head!\"  DANG!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:39:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3335749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335050": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yay! Your happy union is off to a great start already! Congrats!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:22:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "claudia_m", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See link with excerpts from Michelle on Leno<br><br><i> Obama said she and her husband had a policy of spending their own money on their clothes. But she said she wanted to be \"empathetic.\"    \"A V.P. pick, it's like being shot out of a cannon. All of a sudden you're at the center of attention, and you want to look good,\" said Michelle Obama, adding she has never met Palin. \"You're living in your home, minding your business, and all of a sudden you're on the national stage and everyone's watching.\" </i><br><br><a href=\"http://www.examiner.com/a-1659190%7EMichelle_Obama_shops_at_J__Crew__buys_online.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.examiner.com/a-1659190~Michelle_Obam...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:40:19", "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}, "3334553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Evita,<br><br>Congrats!  Best wishes for a very happy life!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:47:17", "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": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I thought Hagel had weighed in on the <b>UN-VETTED ONE!</b>:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/hagel-palin-arguably-the_n_138211.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/hagel-...</a><br><b>Hagel:  Palin \"Arguably The Thinnest-Resume Candidate\" For VP In The US History</b>  <br><br><i>Hagel skipped the Republican Convention, choosing instead to go, with two aides, on a fact-finding trip to Latin America. He did hear McCain's speech, which, in its evocation of the need to bridge a disabling partisan divide, echoed the theme of his discussion with McCain in their meeting in June. But, Hagel said, he's been \"very disappointed\" by McCain's campaign. \"He gave one unifying speech and then has spent fifty million dollars to destroy his opponent.\" <b>Hagel may be the only senior Republican elected official who has publicly criticized McCain's choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.</b> <u>\"I don't believe she's qualified to be President of the United States,\"</u> Hagel told me. \"The first judgment a potential President makes is who their running mate is--and I don't think John made a very good selection.\" <b>He scoffed at McCain's attempts to portray her as an experienced politician. \"To try to make the excuse that she looks out her window and sees Russia--and that she's commander of the Alaska National Guard.\"</b> He added, <b>\"There is no question that this candidate is arguably the thinnest-r\u00e9sum\u00e9 candidate for Vice-President in the history of America.\"</b><br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br>1.  HE went to Latin American DURING the RNC Convention.  Crist WENT to Disneyland!  Seems like a \"pattern\" to me!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>2.  Those scathing comments!   <b>TRUTH!!!</b><br><br><br><br>Obama-Biden  '08!!!   TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:56:45", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D'oh! Makes perfect sense. I kept staring at his shirt trying to figure it out too....", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:23:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "claudia_m", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334125, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>Suspect's sister: Texas dragging death not racial</b><br><br>DALLAS - A white man accused in the dragging death of a black east Texas man was close friends with the victim and didn't kill him, the suspect's sister said Monday.<br><br>\"This was no hate crime,\" Krystala Boyd said. \"You can't hate somebody you love.\"<br><br>She also said she doesn't believe her brother, Shannon Keith Finley, and childhood friend Charles Ryan Crostley had anything to do with the death of Brandon McClelland.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27408403/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27408403/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:59:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>Rift Cracks 'Demoralized' McCain Campaign<br>McCain Staffers Blame Palin's Lack of Readiness; Palin Loyalists Blame Over-Managing</b><br><br><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6124663&page=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?i...</a><br><br><i>The McCain campaign is definitely demoralized right now. The blame game has begun. </i><br><br><i>There is no question that there is a rift between Sarah Palin's camp and that of John McCain inside the Republican campaign, sources tell ABC News.</i><br><br><i>And you are seeing people within the McCain campaign starting to look to the future.</i> <br><br><i>Not only Palin, but many of the McCain staffers, as well, are circulating their resumes and pointing the finger.</i> <br><br><i>Whenever people in the campaign are starting to worry more about their own reputations rather than whether they're going to win in seven days, there is a significant problem. </i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:26:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Everybody feels it, many are afraid to speak it.  I agree, we are bearing witness to a plan that cannot be changed by man; this is evident in the trials that have been overcome durinng this entire cycle.  Who would have ever thought that the number of conservative republicans who have done so would would turn against the ugliness, hatred and divisiveness of their party to endorse Senator Obama, the clear choice for all men.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_00:22:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336564, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339164": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Here's a JUDGE with a FAUX-moral compass:<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/27/ex-pa-supreme-court-justice-sorry-for-anti-obama-jewish-e-mail/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/27/ex-...</a><br><b>Ex-Pa. Supreme Court justice: Sorry for anti-Obama Jewish e-mail</b><br><br>  <i>A former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice apologized Monday for signing an e-mail to Jewish voters that likened a vote for Barack Obama to ignoring warning signals that led to the Holocaust.<br><br><b>Sandra Schultz Newman said she regrets that she did not review the final draft more carefully before it was released.</b><br><br>\u201cSome of the language was inappropriate and intemperate,\u201d Newman wrote in an e-mail statement Monday. \u201cI apologize to anyone who was offended by this misguided e-mail.\u201d<br><br>The e-mail sent Thursday to 75,000 Jewish voters in Pennsylvania warns \u201cFellow Jewish Voters\u201d of the danger of a second Holocaust due to the threats to Israel from its neighbors.  It also praises Republican presidential candidate John McCain\u2019s qualifications over those of Obama, the Democratic nominee.</i><br><br>SKIP<br><br>A copy of the e-mail provided by Democratic officials says it was \u201cPaid for by the Republican Federal Committee of PA - Victory 2008.\u201d <b>The signatures of Schultz</b> and two other McCain supporters were on the message.<br><br><b>Newman also has been involved in the state Republican Party\u2019s civil lawsuit against the community-activist group ACORN and Secretary of State Pedro Cortes, the state\u2019s top election official.</b></i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>Now let's look at this.  1.  <b>A JUDGE who DOESN'T REVIEW/SCRUTINIZE PAPERWORK that she signs!!  WHAT!!  HOW CAN SHE JUDGE WITHOUT THE RIGHT DATA??</b><br><br>2.  SHE is involved in the Repug's lawsuit AGAINST ACORN!!  What a Coinky-dink!!<br><br>Judge Neuman:  YOUR FAUX-pology is meaningless!!  YOU KNEW what you were doing!   It didn't work!  You got CAUGHT and USED!  How much did YOU GET PAID for this?   YOU are a DISGRACE to the profession!!!<br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_03:38:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Boyce is on it! (I would add Martin Lawrence and Redd Foxx to his illustrious list) <br><br>I didn't realize that DL was an opportunist during the Don Imus debacle...<br><br>People may (or may not) know that DL Hughley did a panel on Bill Maher (not his last appearance, but an appearance over a year ago before the primaries) where DL in effect said, \"There is no way that people would vote for someone named 'Barack Obama.'\"<br><br>Any \"brother\" who knocks another \"brother\" before he is even out of the gate gets no respect from me.  Didn't watch DL's show.<br><br>I am quite surprised at the sheer number of Obama Playa-Haters at this late stage of the general election campaign.  <br><br>Even with the writing on the wall, Tavis Smiley dares cast himself as \"useful,\"--Tavis Smiley is going to keep Barack Obama accountable.<br><br>How about this? Let Barack get the line-item veto and SLASH Tavis's PBS Show budget to Zero_________!  Do it B! Do it! Tavis's ass should be off the air come March so that he'll have more time to promote The Covenant--or better practice the fine art of covering his own ass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:43:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Webb", "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": 3335749, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3346363": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cheri:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  It is my purpose to SHARE information for the use of others.  Sooo, glad you could use such important, HISTORICAL information.  It keeps me grounded.   :&gt;)<br><br>I'll listen to you show.   Continued BEST WISHES!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden  '08!!!  TRUST", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_14:15:26", "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": 3340994, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>oh look at me! the louder i talk the smarter i sound.  no matter how stupid my words are if i say them with 'authority' he will be scared of me.  if i cut him off nobody will be able to understand that he is making a point</i><br><br>to hell with all of those dingbats.  they just say the most random things.  where do these people get their research on ANY candidate is my question.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:33:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336354, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3337664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oops! I didn't know this was already posted! I'm sorry!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_01:31:23", "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": 3337544, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That should be illegal.  If early voting is this bad imagine what next Tuesday (!!!) is going to be like?  You would think this was our first presidential election with modern technology.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:34:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336572, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335115": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Congrats to you both!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:27:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3334275, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This video of Bill Burton on Fox News is hilarious...Enjoy!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/bill-burton-isnt-taking-any-bu.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/bill-burton-is...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:02:56", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JJai:   THANK YOU!  **blushing**<br><br>Wait a minute. . .  I ain't neva blushed!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>I have a humble smile, though!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:46:11", "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": 3335997, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335133": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rachel says the knives are coming out and the rethugs are throwning them.<br><br>Mcshame, this song is fitting for you and your rouge vp pick.<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrjtr_uFac&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrjtr_uFac&feat...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:28:37", "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}, "3345889": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Boy, was she angry! She even had some bass in her voice. She became so loud, I had to turn the volume down.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_14:08:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3336354, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336162": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THANK YOU and WILL DO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:46:42", "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": 3335201, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Arizona Rasmussen McCain 51, Obama 46 McCain +5<br>California Rasmussen Obama 61, McCain 34 Obama +27<br>Connecticut Hartford Courant Obama 56, McCain 31 Obama +25<br>Florida Reuters/Zogby Obama 47, McCain 47 Tie<br>Indiana Reuters/Zogby McCain 50, Obama 44 McCain +6<br>Iowa Marist Obama 52, McCain 42 Obama +10<br>Mississippi Press Register McCain 46, Obama 33 McCain +13<br>Missouri SurveyUSA Obama 48, McCain 48 Tie<br>Missouri Reuters/Zogby Obama 48, McCain 46 Obama +2<br>Nevada Reuters/Zogby Obama 48, McCain 44 Obama +4<br>New Hampshire Marist Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5<br>North Carolina PPP (D) Obama 49, McCain 48 Obama +1<br>North Carolina Reuters/Zogby Obama 50, McCain 46 Obama +4<br>Ohio Reuters/Zogby Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5<br>Oregon SurveyUSA Obama 57, McCain 38 Obama +19<br>Pennsylvania Temple Univ. Obama 50, McCain 41 Obama +9<br>Virginia SurveyUSA Obama 52, McCain 43 Obama +9<br>Virginia Reuters/Zogby Obama 52, McCain 45 Obama +7<br>Virginia Washington Post Obama 52, McCain 44 Obama +8<br>Virginia VCU Obama 51, McCain 40 Obama +11<br>Washington The Washington Poll Obama 55, McCain 34 Obama +21<br>West Virginia Reuters/Zogby McCain 50, Obama 40 McCain +10<br><br>National Rasmussen Reports Obama 51, McCain 46 Obama +5<br>National Gallup Obama 52, McCain 42 Obama +10<br>National Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5<br>National Diageo/Hotline Obama 50, McCain 42 Obama +8<br>National ABC News/Wash Post Obama 52, McCain 45 Obama +7", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:13:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "God talk about sexually repressed.  You know there are some closet cases in Focus on  the Family.  They can never keep their minds off of sex.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:52:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "ecb8e53ad4dc175b15ab69340dd091f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3333840, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335143": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If Jeremiah Wright 527s are the October (27th) Surprise in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, then they have all but given up.<br><br>If you're not going to link Barack to al Quaeda, you have nothing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_21:29:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3335656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/27/205937/51/629/644151\" rel=\"nofollow\">Overcoming Race and Smears. How two Black Men Convinced a White Woman to Vote for Obama</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_22:07:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3336682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "he was hilarious here. he didn't lose his cool. the Fox gal was hysterical..LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_23:37:56", "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": 3336354, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3344363": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michelle:  LOL!   The <b>UN-VETTED ONE</b>  truly gives fodder for humor!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden  '08!!!   TRUST", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-28_12:44:57", "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": 3339545, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3334125": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It means he voted today.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_20:13:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3333769, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3339261": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Ambassador Holbrooke SUPPORTS Mr. Obama!:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-richard-c-holbrooke/why-the-nation-and-the-wo_b_138299.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-richard-c-hol...</a><br><b>Why The Nation And The World NEED Barack Obama</b><br><br><i>For me, the choice is quite simple -- and not simply because I am, by temperament and history, a Democrat. The long and intense political campaign has revealed huge differences in positions, style, and personal qualities of the two candidates. And the conclusion seems clear.<br><br><b>JUDGMENT.</b> John McCain has shown throughout his career a penchant for risk-taking; in his memoirs, he proudly calls himself a gambler. His selection of Sarah Palin, a charismatic but spectacularly unqualified candidate, as his running mate, is just the most glaring of many examples of the real McCain. His bravery in combat attests to his patriotism, courage and toughness, but his judgment has been found sorely lacking time and time again over his career.<br><br>Barack Obama is tough too, but in a different way. No one should underestimate how difficult it was to travel his road, against incredible odds, to the edge of the presidency. But where McCain is impulsive and emotional, Obama is low-key and unemotional. He makes his judgments in a calm and methodical manner; McCain's impulsiveness is anathema to Obama, and rightly so; one cannot play craps with history. Having seen so many political leaders falter under pressure, I prize this ability above most others. <b>And Barack Obama has it.</b><br><br>SKIP<br><br><b>THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.</b>  Advantage to Obama.<br><br><b>FOREIGN POLICY.</b>On Russia since its invasion of Georgia, Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden (who was the first member of Congress to visit Georgia after the invasion), stress helping Georgia rebuild its economy and maintain its independence in the face of a continuing Russian campaign against it. McCain, on the other hand, wants to punish Russia by such actions as expelling them from the Group of 8. Such measures may ultimately be necessary, but they do not help Georgia survive as an independent democracy. <br><br><b>LEADERSHIP</b>.And here again, the contrasting styles of the two men offer a clear choice between a calm and confident man and a highly emotional one, between a major change in the nation's direction and a minor one, between a combative style and a more conciliatory one. Finally, in a year when the Democrats are certain to increase their majority in both Houses, an Obama victory would offer the Democrats control of both the legislative and executive branches for the first time since 1994, and with it the possibility of legislative achievement after years of stalemate. After so many years of polarization at home and unilateralism abroad, the choice for president seems clear.<br><br>Richard Holbrooke is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war in Bosnia.</i><br><br>I believ' that he's just sayin'. . . . . <b>MR. OBAMA IS the CLEAR CHOICE for the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!!</b><br><br>YES WE CAN!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!   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Luv the \"carved pumpkins!!\"  GREAT late night pic!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-27_19:35:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 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": "6330404", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -4235979994375509013}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "monday_evening_open_thread", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 110, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 6330404, "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"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	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=monday_evening_open_thread' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + disqus_default_text +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




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

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

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


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

		
		

		return html;

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

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

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

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


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

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

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

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

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

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


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

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


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

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

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

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

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


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



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

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




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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		d = auth_data;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

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

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

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		}

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

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

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

		var extra_params = '';

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

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


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

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

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

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




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

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

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

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

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




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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

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

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

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return params;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

};
// Dsq.Utils

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

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

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

		header = title;
		body = message;

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

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	};

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

		popup.style.display = 'block';

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			return ret;
		};
	};

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

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

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

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


			//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">110</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/monday_evening_open_thread/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/monday_evening_open_thread/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:6330404" 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/monday_evening_open_thread/trackback/';
		}

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

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

		return html;
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:6330404" 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:6330404" 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'				: 'monday_evening_open_thread',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

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

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

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

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

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

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

	//
	// Menus
	//

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

	//
	// Popups
	//

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

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

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

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

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

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

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

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

		bodyHtml = message;

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

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

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

	//
	// Actions
	//

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

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

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

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

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

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

	//
	// Media
	//

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

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

};
// Dsq.Post


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

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/6330404/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

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

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3333769">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3333769" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3333769" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3333769">Honey01</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3333769" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3333769" class="dsq-comment-message">Anbody watching Hardball? I don\'t have hi-def TV (and need glasses).. what does Chris Matthew\'s button say?<br><br>I KNOW am mistaken, but the first word sort of looks like "Obama"?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3333810">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3333810" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3333810" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3333810">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3333810" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3333810" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been trying to read it, but I can\'t make it out either.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3334125">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3334125" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3334125" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3334125" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3334125" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334125" class="dsq-comment-message">It means he voted today.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3334846">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3334846" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3334846" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334846">Honey01</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3334846" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334846" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks! I can\'t see worth a damn.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3335065">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3335065" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3335065" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3335065" href="http://www.thebottomofheaven.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">claudia_m</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3335065" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335065" class="dsq-comment-message">D\'oh! Makes perfect sense. I kept staring at his shirt trying to figure it out too....</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3333631">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3333631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3333631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3333631">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3333631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3333631" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Getting muy "popcorn" and my GREEN Tea and sitting down to some GREAT READING!!!<br><br>THANK YOU!!  GREAT POST!!!<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!  TRUST<br><br>P.S.   Luv the "carved pumpkins!!"  GREAT late night pic!  :&gt;)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3333695">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3333695" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3333695" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3333695">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3333695" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3333695" class="dsq-comment-message">“She knows her audience, and she’s going right after them. And I’ll tell you why that’s dangerous. It’s dangerous because you don’t want to define down the standards in any institution, ever, in life. You want to always strive to define standards up. If you start defining standards down–’Well, I don’t have a big education, I don’t have experience’–yes, there’s a point to be made that not all the smartest people come out of Yale or Harvard. But to intentionally define down in some kind of wild populism, that those things don’t count in a complicated, dangerous world–that’s dangerous in itself."<br><br>DAYUM!!! You betta preach Chuck Hagel!!! He bought the PAIN with that!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3333736">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3333736" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3333736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3333736">mb</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3333736" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3333736" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah: reading about your conversations with your aunt and your dad moved me to donate to your page.  thanks for sharing the personal.  your family\'s perspective really brings into focus what\'s important in this election.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3333840">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3333840" class="dsq-comment-message">I actually started laughing when I read these predicitions from that crazy Focus on the Family Org - oh if that Obama wins, its the END OF THE WORLD...LOL....these silly people:<br><br>America under President Obama: A view from the Christian Right<br>By Jay Bookman | Monday, October 27, 2008, 10:42 AM <br><br>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<br><br>Focus on the Family, an evangelical Christian group founded by Dr. James Dobson, claims to reach more than 220 million people in 155 nations, and Dobson himself is often described as the nation’s most influential evangelical leader. He is deeply involved in Republican Party politics, and his support is urgently courted by party leaders. It may not be mainstream in some ways, but it is certainly mainstream in terms of the power it wields.<br><br>Now, through their political and lobbying arm, the folks at Focus on the Family have been good enough to peer into their crystal ball to let us see what the United States is going to look like by 2012 should the American people be so foolish as to elect Barack Obama as their president.<br><br>Their description of America in another four years, contained in a “letter from the future,” is not a pretty sight. Here are a few highlights:<br><br>— By 2012, Obama has remade the U.S. Supreme Court into an activist, pro-gay institution, and as a result “the Boy Scouts no longer exist as an organization. They chose to disband rather than be forced to obey the Supreme Court decision that they would have to hire homosexual scoutmasters and allow them to sleep in tents with young boys.”<br><br>— “Tens of thousands of Christian (public school) teachers either quit or were fired, and there are hardly any evangelical teachers in public school any more… In addition, many private Christian schools decided to shut down after the Supreme Court ruled that anti-discrimination laws that include sexual orientation extended to private institutions such as schools.”<br><br>— “There are no more Roman Catholic or evangelical Protestant adoption agencies,” and Christian parents are being refused the right to adopt by secular adoption agencies because they have “”narrow’ or dangerous views on religion or homosexuality.”<br><br>— “The Bible can no longer be freely preached over radio or television stations when the subject matter includes such ‘offensive’ doctrines as criticizing homosexual behavior.” In addition, “churches have no freedom to refuse to allow their buildings to be used for wedding ceremonies for homosexual couples.” and “homosexuals are now given special bonuses for enlisting in military service.”<br><br>— Christian nurses, physicians, family counselors, lawyers and other professionals are being stripped of their right to work in those fields, and because homeschooling is now all but outlawed, thousands of homeschooling parents are moving their families to Australia or New Zealand.<br><br>— The U.S. Supreme Court has “nullified all Federal Communications Commission restrictions on obscene speech or visual content in radio and television broadcasts. As a result, television programs at all hours of the day contain explicit portrayals of sexual acts.”<br><br>— After President Obama pulled U.S. troops out of Iraq, “Al Qaida operatives from Syria and Iran poured into Iraq and completely overwhelmed the Iraqi security forces,” followed by mass executions. “The number put to death may soon reach the millions.”<br><br>— Four U.S. cities have been hit by terror attacks, and “in mid-2010, Iran launched a nuclear bomb that exploded in the middle of Tel Aviv… President Obama said he abhorred what Iran had done, and he hoped the U.N. would unanimously condemn this crime against humanity.”<br><br>— Russia has invaded and captured Georgia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria “with no military response from the U.S. or the U.N.” Instead, President Obama moved to strengthen US ties with communist regimes in Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.<br><br>— Health care has been nationalized, and “the waiting list for prostate cancer surgery is 3 years.” In fact, “people older than 80 have essentially no access to hospitals or surgical procedures. Their ‘duty’ is increasingly thought to be to go home to die….”<br><br>— “Conservative talk radio, for all intents and purposes, was shut down by the end of 2010,” and evangelical Christian book publishers have been barred from selling their products through Amazon, Borders and Barnes and Noble. And dozens of Bush officials, from the Cabinet level on down, are in jail.<br><br>“When did all this start?” the folks at Focus on the Family ask, looking back at us in hindsight from 2012. “Christians share a lot of the blame. In 2008, many evangelicals thought Senator Obama was an opportunity for ‘change’ and they voted for him…. Many people thought he sounded so thoughtful, so reasonable.” Instead, the letter claims, by 2012 Obama had moved to repress all dissent to the point that “hardly any brave citizen dares to resist the new government policies any more.”<br><br>This is what millions of our fellow Americans are being told to believe by leaders in whom they place great faith and confidence. This is why you can sense a rising tide of panic from some quarters as it begins to sink in that Barack Obama is likely to become our next president. It is vile, irresponsible and unbelievable fantasy, but to many it is revealed truth. And it is difficult to imagine how that world view can ever be reconciled with that of the mainstream.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334630">ljf</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334630" class="dsq-comment-message">God talk about sexually repressed.  You know there are some closet cases in Focus on  the Family.  They can never keep their minds off of sex.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334766">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334766" class="dsq-comment-message">ROFLMAO!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3334116" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334116" class="dsq-comment-message">Arizona Rasmussen McCain 51, Obama 46 McCain +5<br>California Rasmussen Obama 61, McCain 34 Obama +27<br>Connecticut Hartford Courant Obama 56, McCain 31 Obama +25<br>Florida Reuters/Zogby Obama 47, McCain 47 Tie<br>Indiana Reuters/Zogby McCain 50, Obama 44 McCain +6<br>Iowa Marist Obama 52, McCain 42 Obama +10<br>Mississippi Press Register McCain 46, Obama 33 McCain +13<br>Missouri SurveyUSA Obama 48, McCain 48 Tie<br>Missouri Reuters/Zogby Obama 48, McCain 46 Obama +2<br>Nevada Reuters/Zogby Obama 48, McCain 44 Obama +4<br>New Hampshire Marist Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5<br>North Carolina PPP (D) Obama 49, McCain 48 Obama +1<br>North Carolina Reuters/Zogby Obama 50, McCain 46 Obama +4<br>Ohio Reuters/Zogby Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5<br>Oregon SurveyUSA Obama 57, McCain 38 Obama +19<br>Pennsylvania Temple Univ. Obama 50, McCain 41 Obama +9<br>Virginia SurveyUSA Obama 52, McCain 43 Obama +9<br>Virginia Reuters/Zogby Obama 52, McCain 45 Obama +7<br>Virginia Washington Post Obama 52, McCain 44 Obama +8<br>Virginia VCU Obama 51, McCain 40 Obama +11<br>Washington The Washington Poll Obama 55, McCain 34 Obama +21<br>West Virginia Reuters/Zogby McCain 50, Obama 40 McCain +10<br><br>National Rasmussen Reports Obama 51, McCain 46 Obama +5<br>National Gallup Obama 52, McCain 42 Obama +10<br>National Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5<br>National Diageo/Hotline Obama 50, McCain 42 Obama +8<br>National ABC News/Wash Post Obama 52, McCain 45 Obama +7</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3334275" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334275" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey all-  <br><br>GUESS WHAT!?!?!?!<br><br><br>My boyfriend proposed to me! I\'m officially ENGAGED!  (first time for me)<br><br>(And we\'ve agreed to use next weekend to go back and canvass in PA instead of making the rounds with family- I LOVE THIS MAN!)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334280">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334280" class="dsq-comment-message">CONGRATS!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334855">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334855" class="dsq-comment-message">Kudos and blessings to you and your mate, Evita!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334361">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334361" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3334432" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334432" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334553">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334553" class="dsq-comment-message">Evita,<br><br>Congrats!  Best wishes for a very happy life!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334659">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334659" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334699">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334699" class="dsq-comment-message">Sweeet</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334721">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3334721" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334721" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334746">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334746" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations!  You\'ll have so many wonderful things to remind you of the period that you got engaged.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3334767" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334767" class="dsq-comment-message">Congrats!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334873">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334873" class="dsq-comment-message">Awesome!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3334876">Honey01</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334876" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations! <br><br>And what a way to celebrate your future, canvassing!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3335048" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335048" class="dsq-comment-message">THANK YOU SOOO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3335050" href="http://www.thebottomofheaven.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">claudia_m</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335050" class="dsq-comment-message">Yay! Your happy union is off to a great start already! Congrats!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3335115">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335115" class="dsq-comment-message">Congrats to you both!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3335201">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335201" class="dsq-comment-message">evita:  <b>C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S!!!   U  2!!!</b><br><br>Y\'all can sing this to each other:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEe4zMBQlaQ" rel="nofollow">ONLY YOU!  :&gt;)</a><br>By the Platters.  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>GOD BLESS YOU 2!!  :&gt;)<br><br>P.S.  Wave at my mom when you get to PA.!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>P.P.S.  Let us know the DAY OF THE NUPTIALS!  The  <b>"JJP CHOIR"</b> will render an A and B Selection!!  :&gt;)  Don\'t worry.  They will be appropriate!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3335997">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335997" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw a Christmas card with an AA choir on the front and immediately thought of you...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336155">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336155" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:   THANK YOU!  **blushing**<br><br>Wait a minute. . .  I ain\'t neva blushed!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>I have a humble smile, though!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3336162" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336162" class="dsq-comment-message">THANK YOU and WILL DO!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3335464">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335464" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations to you Evita. I wish you both the best for a long lasting and happy marraige. GreenLadyHere isn\'t the only one who can dedicate a song. ;0)<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inT_oB8RYio" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inT_oB8RYio</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3335932" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335932" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL @ the difference between you choice and GreenLadyHere\'s musical choice.<br><br>I\'m more like a Stevie Wonder "As" type of gyal.<br><br>THank you for the well wishes, sis.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336721">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336721" class="dsq-comment-message">Evita,<br><br>I tried & tried to find "Heaven and Earth" and "When I said I do" by Kenny Lattimore but couldn\'t find it but I did find this. I\'ve always liked it.<br><br>To The Happy Couple!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfrLFirGWc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfrLFirGWc</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336228">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336228" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/atlantic_starr/always.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/atlantic_sta...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3334442" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3334442" class="dsq-comment-message">Andrew Sullivan\'s Top 10 reasons for conservatives to vote for Obama:<br><br>Quote:<br><br>    10. A body blow to racial identity politics. An end to the era of Jesse Jackson in black America.<br><br>    9. Less debt. Yes, Obama will raise taxes on those earning over a quarter of a million. And he will spend on healthcare, Iraq, Afghanistan and the environment. But so will McCain. He plans more spending on health, the environment and won\'t touch defense of entitlements. And his refusal to touch taxes means an extra $4 trillion in debt over the massive increase presided over by Bush. And the CBO estimates that McCain\'s plans will add more to the debt over four years than Obama\'s. Fiscal conservatives have a clear choice.<br><br>    8. A return to realism and prudence in foreign policy. Obama has consistently cited the foreign policy of George H. W. Bush as his inspiration. McCain\'s knee-jerk reaction to the Georgian conflict, his commitment to stay in Iraq indefinitely, and his brinksmanship over Iran\'s nuclear ambitions make him a far riskier choice for conservatives. The choice between Obama and McCain is like the choice between George H.W. Bush\'s first term and George W.\'s.<br><br>    7. An ability to understand the difference between listening to generals and delegating foreign policy to them.<br><br>    6. Temperament. Obama has the coolest, calmest demeanor of any president since Eisenhower. Conservatism values that kind of constancy, especially compared with the hot-headed, irrational impulsiveness of McCain.<br><br>    5. Faith. Obama\'s fusion of Christianity and reason, his non-fundamentalist faith, is a critical bridge between the new atheism and the new Christianism.<br><br>    4. A truce in the culture war. Obama takes us past the debilitating boomer warfare that has raged since the 1960s. Nothing has distorted our politics so gravely; nothing has made a rational politics more elusive.<br><br>    3. Two words: President Palin.<br><br>    2. Conservative reform. Until conservatism can get a distance from the big-spending, privacy-busting, debt-ridden, crony-laden, fundamentalist, intolerant, incompetent and arrogant faux conservatism of the Bush-Cheney years, it will never regain a coherent message to actually govern this country again. The survival of conservatism requires a temporary eclipse of today\'s Republicanism. Losing would be the best thing to happen to conservatism since 1964. Back then, conservatives lost in a landslide for the right reasons. Now, Republicans are losing in a landslide for the wrong reasons.<br><br>    1. The War Against Islamist terror. The strategy deployed by Bush and Cheney has failed. It has failed to destroy al Qaeda, except in a country, Iraq, where their presence was minimal before the US invasion. It has failed to bring any of the terrorists to justice, instead creating the excresence of Gitmo, torture, secret sites, and the collapse of America\'s reputation abroad. It has empowered Iran, allowed al Qaeda to regroup in Pakistan, made the next vast generation of Muslims loathe America, and imperiled our alliances. We need smarter leadership of the war: balancing force with diplomacy, hard power with better p.r., deploying strategy rather than mere tactics, and self-confidence rather than a bunker mentality.<br><br>    Those conservatives who remain convinced, as I do, that Islamist terror remains the greatest threat to the West cannot risk a perpetuation of the failed Manichean worldview of the past eight years, and cannot risk the possibility of McCain making rash decisions in the middle of a potentially catastrophic global conflict. If you are serious about the war on terror and believe it is a war we have to win, the only serious candidate is Barack Obama. <br><br><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-top-ten-rea.html#more" rel="nofollow">http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335133" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel says the knives are coming out and the rethugs are throwning them.<br><br>Mcshame, this song is fitting for you and your rouge vp pick.<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrjtr_uFac&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrjtr_uFac&feat...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335143" class="dsq-comment-message">If Jeremiah Wright 527s are the October (27th) Surprise in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, then they have all but given up.<br><br>If you\'re not going to link Barack to al Quaeda, you have nothing.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335186" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel Maddow\'s <i>Talk Me Down</i> segment is a buzz killer.<br><br>Just sayin\'</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335409" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I\'m basically posting this to ask 1 question:  Is this a relative of <b>The UN-VETTED ONE??</b><br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obama-assassination-plot_n_138297.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obama-...</a><br><b>Obama Assassination Plot Disrupted By ATF</b><br><br><i>WASHINGTON — Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday.<br><br>In all, the two men whom officials described as neo-Nazi skinheads planned to kill 88 people _ 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.<br><br>The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly African-American school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama, "shooting at him from the windows," the court documents show.<br><br>"Both individuals stated they would dress in all-white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt," the court complaint states. "Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were willing to die during this attempt."<br><br>SKIP<br><br>Sheriffs\' deputies in Crockett County, Tenn., arrested the two suspects _ Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tenn., and Paul Schlesselman 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ark. _ Oct. 22 on unspecified charges. "Once we arrested the defendants and suspected they had violated federal law, we immediately contacted federal authorities," said Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce.</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE.<br><br>Can I get a <b>REPUDIATION  - McAncient/The UN-VETTED ONE????</b><br><br>Just askin\' . . . . .. .<br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!   TRUST<br><br>Guess they\'ll use the "INSANITY DEFENSE!"  <br><br>OR the "<b>RELATED TO THE UN-VETTED ONE DEFENSE!"</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335452" class="dsq-comment-message">The smear groups have pulled out rev wright, according to Dr. Rachel.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335495" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/republican_pac_runs_ad_hitting_obama_on_wright/" rel="nofollow">http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/republican_pac...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335578" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Suspect\'s sister: Texas dragging death not racial</b><br><br>DALLAS - A white man accused in the dragging death of a black east Texas man was close friends with the victim and didn\'t kill him, the suspect\'s sister said Monday.<br><br>"This was no hate crime," Krystala Boyd said. "You can\'t hate somebody you love."<br><br>She also said she doesn\'t believe her brother, Shannon Keith Finley, and childhood friend Charles Ryan Crostley had anything to do with the death of Brandon McClelland.<br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27408403/" rel="nofollow">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27408403/</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335656" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/27/205937/51/629/644151" rel="nofollow">Overcoming Race and Smears. How two Black Men Convinced a White Woman to Vote for Obama</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335749" class="dsq-comment-message">From Dr. Boyce Watkins:<br><br><i>DL Hughley’s Def (and Dumb) Comedy Jam on CNN <br>By Dr. Boyce Watkins <br><br><a href="http://www.BoyceWatkins.com" rel="nofollow">www.BoyceWatkins.com</a> <br><br>I continue to be irritated by Fox News, which is why I don’t watch it.  We know clear racism when we see it, and it should not be legitimized by our viewership.  However, I’ve always given CNN a pass.  I’ve overlooked the fact that nearly every financial analyst on the network is a White male, since that tends to be the norm in almost every academic department in America.  I could almost overlook the atrocious spectacle called “Black in America”, which presented African Americans to the world as pathetic lab rats to be studied and pitied.   When it came to CNN, I presumed that they are simply victims of the same institutionalized racism which plagues nearly every other corporation, university and media outlet in our country.  I don’t get mad at every racist I see, since I truly, and perhaps naively, believe that most Americans strive to be good people.<br><br>But the new CNN show, “DL Hughley Breaks the News” was something I simply cannot forgive. <br><br>In Hughley’s new show, he attempts to add a comedic spin to the presidential election with “commentary” by characters such as “Freddie Mac”, a pimp who apparently caused the financial crisis.  In the interview with Freddie Mac, the pimp makes typical pimp-like comments such as “bitch betta have my money”, and “pimps up, hoes down” in reference to the 2008 Presidential election.   There are also segments which explain that President Obama’s healthcare plan would include “gold grills for everyone”, along with other equally tasteless jokes that have no place on an allegedly “mainstream” news network just a few days before one of the most significant elections in American history.   Nearly every joke on Hughley’s show came back to some generalized stereotype, reminding us that African Americans are seen as relatively trifling “social critters” and not much of anything else.  My good friend Roland Martin at CNN has never received the same respect as political caricatures like Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck.  So, the most degrading thing CNN can do is to finally give an African American a show after he agrees to turn the stellar Obama presidential campaign into a minstrel show.  I am not sure if Flavor Flav or Juan Williams (the educated version of Flavor Flav) could have done a better job. <br><br>I have to say that DL Hughley lost my respect 2 years ago during the Don Imus debacle.  After working hard on the phone with Rev. Jackson and Rev. Sharpton to construct a plan to challenge Imus’ corporate sponsors, I was saddened to watch DL use this situation as an opportunity to say things that no self-respecting Black public figure would say.  On the Jay Leno show, I dropped my face to the floor when I heard Hughley say, “Yes, those women really WERE a pack of nappy headed hoes!” I could not understand why Hughley could not simply make the appearance as a comedian citing the quality of his work, rather than a Black man agreeing to engage in the degradation of Black women for the enjoyment of a predominantly white audience. <br><br>At that point, I decided that when DL Hughley is on a show, I will not watch him.  I can understand the grit and grind of getting ahead, but getting ahead at all costs makes you a professional garden tool.  Perhaps the show’s resident pimp, Freddie Mac could use DL as one of his employees.  The idea that this seasoned comedian would leverage his Blackness in such a degrading way simply makes me wonder why he never developed greater range as a performer. His laughs always go back to the same old unintelligent place, like the little kid on the school bus who memorizes 800 “ya mama” jokes and recites them one by one to keep the other kids laughing.  Just when Obama taught us all to step outside the box, CNN and DL Hughley have reminded us to stay inside the socio-political ghetto.   The audience members are not laughing WITH you DL, they are laugh AT YOU. <br><br>I make these comments as a Black man, which I’ve been for quite a while now.  I am a loyal fan of Katt Williams, Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, Richard Pryor, Wanda Sykes, Eddie Murphy and other cutting edge and incredibly talented comedians.  I don’t wear my “Black Panther Hat” everywhere I go, and I have as many guilty pleasures as anyone when it comes to laughing about things that might be considered offensive.  I also say this as a moderate fan of Def Comedy Jam, most forms of hip hop and nearly everything else that reflects the beauty and diversity of being Black in our great nation.  But the truth of the matter is that there must be a point where the line is drawn, like realizing that you don’t put a porn shop inside a church or bring a gun to a baby shower.  It is amazing that CNN would sign off on this show right before such an historic and politically sacred event, sending a clear message to African Americans that the only way to get their attention is to “be really black and make us laugh”.  This once again underscores the necessity for more black-owned media outlets.  Perhaps if there were a greater diversity of Black-owned media in America, we would not have to sell each other out for our moment in the sun.  Until that time, I’ll be getting most of my news from the Internet.   <br><br>Congratulations DL, it appears that your show will be a smash hit.  You’ve become America’s favorite nappy headed hoe.  I really hope it was worth it.<br> <br> <br>Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University and author of "What if George Bush were a Black Man?"  For more information, please visit <br><br><a href="http://www.BoyceWatkins.com" rel="nofollow">www.BoyceWatkins.com</a>. <br></i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335842" class="dsq-comment-message">Applause.<br><br>I haven\'t watched CNN with any regularity ever. But not at all this election cycle. Unless someone points me to a YouTube or a Michelle appearance.  It\'s been FOX-Lite forever.<br><br>I hate it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336043" class="dsq-comment-message">Same here Craig. <br><br>I stopped watching CNN in the middle of the primaries. And I\'m a much happier person for doing so...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335864" class="dsq-comment-message">I am sick to my stomach. I didn\'t watch, but I had hoped it wouldn\'t be THAT bad. Apparently it IS that bad. <br><br>Is it time to be send hate mail to CNN? This does not count as "diversifying" their programming especially because it is just promoting entrenched prejudices. White Supremacy LIVES among self loathing individuals of all types.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336073" class="dsq-comment-message">OOOOOeeeeee!  DL got "pimp-slapped"  upside his "Nappy head!"  DANG!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336120" class="dsq-comment-message">Boyce is on it! (I would add Martin Lawrence and Redd Foxx to his illustrious list) <br><br>I didn\'t realize that DL was an opportunist during the Don Imus debacle...<br><br>People may (or may not) know that DL Hughley did a panel on Bill Maher (not his last appearance, but an appearance over a year ago before the primaries) where DL in effect said, "There is no way that people would vote for someone named \'Barack Obama.\'"<br><br>Any "brother" who knocks another "brother" before he is even out of the gate gets no respect from me.  Didn\'t watch DL\'s show.<br><br>I am quite surprised at the sheer number of Obama Playa-Haters at this late stage of the general election campaign.  <br><br>Even with the writing on the wall, Tavis Smiley dares cast himself as "useful,"--Tavis Smiley is going to keep Barack Obama accountable.<br><br>How about this? Let Barack get the line-item veto and SLASH Tavis\'s PBS Show budget to Zero_________!  Do it B! Do it! Tavis\'s ass should be off the air come March so that he\'ll have more time to promote The Covenant--or better practice the fine art of covering his own ass.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336497" class="dsq-comment-message">How about this? Let Barack get the line-item veto and SLASH Tavis\'s PBS Show budget to Zero_________! Do it B! Do it! Tavis\'s ass should be off the air come March so that he\'ll have more time to promote The Covenant--or better practice the fine art of covering his own ass.<br><br>  You took the words right out of my mouth!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337439">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337439" class="dsq-comment-message">All these opportunists think Barack\'s candidacy is their ticket to the big time.     We\'re going to have to put them on beat down.      We\'re going to have to demand high standards.      We\'re going to have to do "interventions", and lock them in the basement closet with duct taped mouths, if necessary.<br><br>No more will it be ok to support just <i>any</i> black person who puts him or herself forward, even when he or she sucks.     Obama has changed all that.   Suddenly, placed alongside Obama\'s incandescence,  DL\'s "humour" looks even more like the darkest night.        No thanks, DL - we happen to enjoy the light.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339131" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>No more will it be ok to support just any black person who puts him or herself forward, even when he or she sucks. Obama has changed all that.</i><br><br><br>Say it, Truthseeker! Yes he did. He has taught us the meaning of high standards. We\'re not settling for anything less!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336518" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank You Boyce,<br><br>Lay. it. down. brotha!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337594" class="dsq-comment-message">Watkins is on the money.  However, I think DL must have a great degree of control.  I refuse to believe he didn\'t write much of that show...isn\'t that what they hired him to do?  I think they saw some of his more astute political musings on "Real Time" and thought (as I did) -  he would bring those sharp observational skills to bear.    Instead, he chickened out -  got lazy - defaulted to his lowest denominator.<br><br>It was a humiliating affair.  I sat there, appalled.    I think the CNN people might be appalled also, but they will tell themselves that they don\'t understand black humour - that this must be what black people find funny.   DL ought to know better.<br><br>I was stunned at the shot DL took at Soledad, something about botox.    My contention with it  is, of all the  people on CNN who might need botox, he chose Soledad to associate with it....She is one of only 4 women of colour on the network - certainly, the one most visible, and he chose to say this as  her colleague.  It doesn\'t make sense but  for a racial bias, him trying to <i>hobble</i> her.    <br><br>Things have got to at least make sense.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337835" class="dsq-comment-message">Truthseeker,<br><br>I can understand you being appalled!  D L  is sickening to the core with his disrespect for black women. If he was willing to disrespect young black women who are just beginning to find their place in the world, then he doesn\'t care for any black woman.  Mark. my. words. ....his black @ss is going to fail on CNN!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3335836">BlackAmericanPrincess</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3335836" class="dsq-comment-message">Congratulations Evita!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3336321" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336321" class="dsq-comment-message">THANK YOU!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336078">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336078" class="dsq-comment-message">See link with excerpts from Michelle on Leno<br><br><i> Obama said she and her husband had a policy of spending their own money on their clothes. But she said she wanted to be "empathetic."    "A V.P. pick, it\'s like being shot out of a cannon. All of a sudden you\'re at the center of attention, and you want to look good," said Michelle Obama, adding she has never met Palin. "You\'re living in your home, minding your business, and all of a sudden you\'re on the national stage and everyone\'s watching." </i><br><br><a href="http://www.examiner.com/a-1659190%7EMichelle_Obama_shops_at_J__Crew__buys_online.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.examiner.com/a-1659190~Michelle_Obam...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336280">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336280" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I thought Hagel had weighed in on the <b>UN-VETTED ONE!</b>:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/hagel-palin-arguably-the_n_138211.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/hagel-...</a><br><b>Hagel:  Palin "Arguably The Thinnest-Resume Candidate" For VP In The US History</b>  <br><br><i>Hagel skipped the Republican Convention, choosing instead to go, with two aides, on a fact-finding trip to Latin America. He did hear McCain\'s speech, which, in its evocation of the need to bridge a disabling partisan divide, echoed the theme of his discussion with McCain in their meeting in June. But, Hagel said, he\'s been "very disappointed" by McCain\'s campaign. "He gave one unifying speech and then has spent fifty million dollars to destroy his opponent." <b>Hagel may be the only senior Republican elected official who has publicly criticized McCain\'s choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.</b> <u>"I don\'t believe she\'s qualified to be President of the United States,"</u> Hagel told me. "The first judgment a potential President makes is who their running mate is--and I don\'t think John made a very good selection." <b>He scoffed at McCain\'s attempts to portray her as an experienced politician. "To try to make the excuse that she looks out her window and sees Russia--and that she\'s commander of the Alaska National Guard."</b> He added, <b>"There is no question that this candidate is arguably the thinnest-résumé candidate for Vice-President in the history of America."</b><br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br>1.  HE went to Latin American DURING the RNC Convention.  Crist WENT to Disneyland!  Seems like a "pattern" to me!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>2.  Those scathing comments!   <b>TRUTH!!!</b><br><br><br><br>Obama-Biden  \'08!!!   TRUST</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336330">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336330" class="dsq-comment-message">I will say it again:<br><br>50 State Strategy<br><br>The latest RNC Ad Buy? <br><br>MONTANA<br><br><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/10/27/20618/487#commenttop" rel="nofollow">FRIGGING MONTANA</a><br><br>WHO ever thought, 8 days out, the RNC would be buying AD TIME IN MONTANA? <br><br>FIFTY STATE STRATEGY</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336417">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336417" class="dsq-comment-message">You can say it again, you have earned the right.  You believed in it from the beginning.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336493">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336493" class="dsq-comment-message">From Ta-Nehisi<br><br><b> He can now potentially win even without Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida: </b><br><i> Truly, truly shocking. Pre-Iowa I was a skeptic. Post-Iowa--and really post-South Carolina--I thought he could do anything. And now let\'s give credit where credit is due. Howard Dean. He caught way too much shit for that comment about Confederate Flags and pickup trucks. He was the wrong guy to execute the plan. He was right--even if he was the wrong guy to execute the strategy. Barack Obama is now the candidate of white people who say nigger, but have lost their jobs, retirement and health care. Amazing. We don\'t have to like each other to realize that we could all sink together. H/T to TPM.   </i><br><br><a href="http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/obama_looking_at_270.php" rel="nofollow">http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336354">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336354" class="dsq-comment-message">This video of Bill Burton on Fox News is hilarious...Enjoy!<br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/bill-burton-isnt-taking-any-bu.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/bill-burton-is...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336636">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336636" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>oh look at me! the louder i talk the smarter i sound.  no matter how stupid my words are if i say them with \'authority\' he will be scared of me.  if i cut him off nobody will be able to understand that he is making a point</i><br><br>to hell with all of those dingbats.  they just say the most random things.  where do these people get their research on ANY candidate is my question.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336682">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336682" class="dsq-comment-message">he was hilarious here. he didn\'t lose his cool. the Fox gal was hysterical..LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336994">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336994" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill Burton was super cool!  Good he set her @ss straight and did it calmly! Yay!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345889">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345889" class="dsq-comment-message">Boy, was she angry! She even had some bass in her voice. She became so loud, I had to turn the volume down.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336441">BlueIA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336441" class="dsq-comment-message">A GREAT piece in case you haven\'t seen it...<br><br>Frank Schaeffer - Obama will be one of the greatest (and most loved) American presidents<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obama-will-be-one-of-the_b_132843.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/o...</a><br><br>...Obama is our last best chance. He\'s worth laying it all on the line for.<br><br>This is a man who in the age of greed took the high road of community service. This is the good father and husband. This is the humble servant. This is the patient teacher. This is the scholar statesman. This is the man of deep Christian faith. <br><br>...Obama brings a moral clarity to his leadership reserved for those who have had to work for everything they\'ve gotten and had to do twice as well as the person standing next to them because of the color of their skin. His experience of succeeding in spite of his color, social background and prejudice could have been embittering or one that fostered a spiritual rebirth of forgiveness and enlightenment. Obama radiates the calm inner peace of the spirit of forgiveness.<br><br>Speaking as a believing Christian I see the hand of a merciful God in Obama\'s candidacy. The biblical metaphors abound. The stone the builder rejected is become the cornerstone... the last shall be first... he that would gain his life must first lose it... the meek shall inherit the earth...<br><br>For my secular friends I\'ll allow that we may have just been extraordinarily lucky! Either way America wins.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336564">sdg1844</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336564" class="dsq-comment-message">This piece is just beautiful.  I have long believed God was @ work in Obama\'s rise.  We are living in incredible times and I feel blessed to bear witness.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337114">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337114" class="dsq-comment-message">Everybody feels it, many are afraid to speak it.  I agree, we are bearing witness to a plan that cannot be changed by man; this is evident in the trials that have been overcome durinng this entire cycle.  Who would have ever thought that the number of conservative republicans who have done so would would turn against the ugliness, hatred and divisiveness of their party to endorse Senator Obama, the clear choice for all men.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337434">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337434" class="dsq-comment-message">MsMartin,<br><br>Agreed. I\'ve said long before that God is in this! And we are here bearing witness to it!  I am so grateful.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337586">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337586" class="dsq-comment-message">justice58:   Aaaaaaa-man!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339055" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin:  WELL SAID!!  THANK YOU!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden ;08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3339213">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339213" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Everybody feels it, many are afraid to speak it.</i><br><br>Barack Obama is a being who is doing what he is made to do, the way it needs to be done, in this specific time and place. Not only that, but the collective entity he is part of is now actively choosing to allow him to function for what he is made to do. <br><br>There are resources available for this kind of thing. There are contexts where these resources are normal and unremarkable because pretty much everything functions together as it is made to. But not here.  I had given up that these resources would be able to be available here. I was wrong. Glad to be so.<br><br>(I don\'t know if this, how I perceive it, is related somehow to what people are calling God -- but it might be.)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336892">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336892" class="dsq-comment-message">That was a magnificent piece..thanks for posting.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336980">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336980" class="dsq-comment-message">This man has put my thoughts and feelings to words.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3340998">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3340998" class="dsq-comment-message">Wonderful piece.  I see the same things (I think we raised similar points over the last few weeks on JJP).  This is beautiful.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3336546" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336546">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336546" class="dsq-comment-message">What Political Malpractice Looks Like (The B Team That Ran The McCain Campaign Into The Ground)<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/what-political-malpractic_b_138346.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/wha...</a><br><blockquote><i>Exhibit B: The New York Times (June 8th):<br><br>    Mr. Obama’s aides said some states where they intend to campaign — like Georgia, Missouri, Montana and North Carolina — might ultimately be too red to turn blue. But the result of making an effort there could force Mr. McCain to spend money or send him to campaign in what should be safe ground, rather than using those resources in states like Ohio.<br><br>    ...Mr. McCain’s advisers dismissed the Obama campaign claims as bluster. “We’re confident about our ability to win those states,” said Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to Mr. McCain.<br></i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336572">Tautussun</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336572" class="dsq-comment-message">Voter Alert! Just reported on CBS Ch 46 news 11:00p.m. Clayton Co GA 10/27/2008 voters waited 8 hrs 2 vote. <br>Reason:State of GA computer system problem!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336647">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336647" class="dsq-comment-message">That should be illegal.  If early voting is this bad imagine what next Tuesday (!!!) is going to be like?  You would think this was our first presidential election with modern technology.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336925">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336925" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Barack Obama in Paris! </b><br><a href="http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/travel/globespotters/?p=582?8dpc" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/travel/globespott...</a><br><br>A Paris gallery is exhibiting an energetic melange of art inspired by Barack Obama.<br>-complete with audio slideshow</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3336986">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3336986" class="dsq-comment-message">Beautiful<br><br>Thanks for sharing</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337288">Miss_Me</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337288" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m going to track this down in video form. As of right now, it\'s only in rough transcript.<br><br>It\'s a panel of "intelligent" women on Larry King discussing Sarah Palin.  It was enlightening and disappointing at the same time.  If you watch the video, it\'s like watch a bitchy fest in High School.<br><br>The women should actually be embarrassed for themselves.  I know I am embarrassed as a female.<br><br>Check it out:<br><br>Larry King: Is Sarah Palin of Script? Can McCain-Palin ticket win?<br><br><a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/27/lkl.01.html" rel="nofollow">http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/27/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337304">Miss_Me</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337304" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s another one.<br>Brace yourself.<br><br>Youtube: BTW I\'m voting for McCain/Palin<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxhYampIl7A</a><br><br>He has more videos.  .  .don\'t really know if it\'s a good thing/</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337544" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Michelle Obama Tells Leno: I Shop At J. Crew, Buy Online</b><br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/michelle-obama-tells-leno_n_138401.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/michel...</a><br><br><i>BURBANK, Calif. — No $150,000 wardrobe malfunctions for Michelle Obama.</i><br><br><i>"Actually, this is a J. Crew ensemble," the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told comedian Jay Leno on Monday on his talk show. She wore a yellow sweater, skirt and blouse ensemble.</i><br><br><i>"You can get some good stuff online," she added.</i><br><br><i>Questioned by Leno, the potential first lady declined to criticize GOP vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin about revelations that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 at Neiman Marcus and other high-end retailers on clothes and accessories for Palin and her family.</i><br><br><i>Obama said she and her husband have a policy of spending their own money on their clothes. But she said she wanted to be "empathetic."</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337664" class="dsq-comment-message">Oops! I didn\'t know this was already posted! I\'m sorry!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3341028" class="dsq-comment-message">She was flawless.  <br><br>Michelle looked fantastic.  She is a gorgeous woman inside and out and she looked wonderful.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3337628">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3337628" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Rift Cracks \'Demoralized\' McCain Campaign<br>McCain Staffers Blame Palin\'s Lack of Readiness; Palin Loyalists Blame Over-Managing</b><br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6124663&page=1" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?i...</a><br><br><i>The McCain campaign is definitely demoralized right now. The blame game has begun. </i><br><br><i>There is no question that there is a rift between Sarah Palin\'s camp and that of John McCain inside the Republican campaign, sources tell ABC News.</i><br><br><i>And you are seeing people within the McCain campaign starting to look to the future.</i> <br><br><i>Not only Palin, but many of the McCain staffers, as well, are circulating their resumes and pointing the finger.</i> <br><br><i>Whenever people in the campaign are starting to worry more about their own reputations rather than whether they\'re going to win in seven days, there is a significant problem. </i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339164" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Here\'s a JUDGE with a FAUX-moral compass:<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/27/ex-pa-supreme-court-justice-sorry-for-anti-obama-jewish-e-mail/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/27/ex-...</a><br><b>Ex-Pa. Supreme Court justice: Sorry for anti-Obama Jewish e-mail</b><br><br>  <i>A former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice apologized Monday for signing an e-mail to Jewish voters that likened a vote for Barack Obama to ignoring warning signals that led to the Holocaust.<br><br><b>Sandra Schultz Newman said she regrets that she did not review the final draft more carefully before it was released.</b><br><br>“Some of the language was inappropriate and intemperate,” Newman wrote in an e-mail statement Monday. “I apologize to anyone who was offended by this misguided e-mail.”<br><br>The e-mail sent Thursday to 75,000 Jewish voters in Pennsylvania warns “Fellow Jewish Voters” of the danger of a second Holocaust due to the threats to Israel from its neighbors.  It also praises Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s qualifications over those of Obama, the Democratic nominee.</i><br><br>SKIP<br><br>A copy of the e-mail provided by Democratic officials says it was “Paid for by the Republican Federal Committee of PA - Victory 2008.” <b>The signatures of Schultz</b> and two other McCain supporters were on the message.<br><br><b>Newman also has been involved in the state Republican Party’s civil lawsuit against the community-activist group ACORN and Secretary of State Pedro Cortes, the state’s top election official.</b></i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>Now let\'s look at this.  1.  <b>A JUDGE who DOESN\'T REVIEW/SCRUTINIZE PAPERWORK that she signs!!  WHAT!!  HOW CAN SHE JUDGE WITHOUT THE RIGHT DATA??</b><br><br>2.  SHE is involved in the Repug\'s lawsuit AGAINST ACORN!!  What a Coinky-dink!!<br><br>Judge Neuman:  YOUR FAUX-pology is meaningless!!  YOU KNEW what you were doing!   It didn\'t work!  You got CAUGHT and USED!  How much did YOU GET PAID for this?   YOU are a DISGRACE to the profession!!!<br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3339261">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339261" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Ambassador Holbrooke SUPPORTS Mr. Obama!:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-richard-c-holbrooke/why-the-nation-and-the-wo_b_138299.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-richard-c-hol...</a><br><b>Why The Nation And The World NEED Barack Obama</b><br><br><i>For me, the choice is quite simple -- and not simply because I am, by temperament and history, a Democrat. The long and intense political campaign has revealed huge differences in positions, style, and personal qualities of the two candidates. And the conclusion seems clear.<br><br><b>JUDGMENT.</b> John McCain has shown throughout his career a penchant for risk-taking; in his memoirs, he proudly calls himself a gambler. His selection of Sarah Palin, a charismatic but spectacularly unqualified candidate, as his running mate, is just the most glaring of many examples of the real McCain. His bravery in combat attests to his patriotism, courage and toughness, but his judgment has been found sorely lacking time and time again over his career.<br><br>Barack Obama is tough too, but in a different way. No one should underestimate how difficult it was to travel his road, against incredible odds, to the edge of the presidency. But where McCain is impulsive and emotional, Obama is low-key and unemotional. He makes his judgments in a calm and methodical manner; McCain\'s impulsiveness is anathema to Obama, and rightly so; one cannot play craps with history. Having seen so many political leaders falter under pressure, I prize this ability above most others. <b>And Barack Obama has it.</b><br><br>SKIP<br><br><b>THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.</b>  Advantage to Obama.<br><br><b>FOREIGN POLICY.</b>On Russia since its invasion of Georgia, Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden (who was the first member of Congress to visit Georgia after the invasion), stress helping Georgia rebuild its economy and maintain its independence in the face of a continuing Russian campaign against it. McCain, on the other hand, wants to punish Russia by such actions as expelling them from the Group of 8. Such measures may ultimately be necessary, but they do not help Georgia survive as an independent democracy. <br><br><b>LEADERSHIP</b>.And here again, the contrasting styles of the two men offer a clear choice between a calm and confident man and a highly emotional one, between a major change in the nation\'s direction and a minor one, between a combative style and a more conciliatory one. Finally, in a year when the Democrats are certain to increase their majority in both Houses, an Obama victory would offer the Democrats control of both the legislative and executive branches for the first time since 1994, and with it the possibility of legislative achievement after years of stalemate. After so many years of polarization at home and unilateralism abroad, the choice for president seems clear.<br><br>Richard Holbrooke is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war in Bosnia.</i><br><br>I believ\' that he\'s just sayin\'. . . . . <b>MR. OBAMA IS the CLEAR CHOICE for the PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!!</b><br><br>YES WE CAN!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!   TRUST</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339332" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Soo, I went "Field Trippin\'" to <i>MUDFLATS</i>:<br><br><a href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/republicans-speak-on-the-stevens-conviction/" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/republ...</a><br><b>Republican Speak On The Stevens Conviction</b><br><br>Actually, they made the SAME platitudinous statements!  So I didn\'t choose to post them.<br><br>BUT, look what the "MUDFLAT" Editor said:<br><br><i>You heard it here, kids.  The Alaskan Republican Party has just reaffirmed their endorsement of, and told you to vote for A CONVICTED FELON!  You show ‘em Alaska Republicans!  Hold your head high, walk in to the voting booth with the blessing of your political party, fill in that little oval, and vote with impunity for A CONVICTED FELON!  Drive home with a satisfied smile, kiss your spouse, and say, “What did you do today, Honey?  I voted for A CONVICTED FELON!“  Proudly call your friends and relatives out of state, and tell them how you, and all your buddies in the Republican party, puffed out your chests, and proudly hitched your wagon to the star of an 84-year old CONVICTED FELON!  Maybe you should call your local party headquarters and suggest a fundraiser…you could do t-shirts, and hats that say, “I VOTED FOR A CONVICTED FELON!” <br><br>Then, put your feet up, and watch the national news, and watch a couple political talk shows, and wonder to yourself, “How did Alaska become a laughing stock?”</i><br><br>Just love me some <i>MUDFLATS!</i>   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339409" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Chucky T. says Hispanics Could Put Obama Over The Top!:<br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27403090/" rel="nofollow">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27403090/</a><br><b>Hispanics could put Obama over the top<br>The overlooked demographic could be the Democrat\'s key to western states</b><br><br><i>But as important as both constituencies have been to Obama — particularly in the primaries — it\'s Hispanics that could be putting him over the top on Nov. 4.<br><br>Obama\'s dominance among Hispanics in the West is proving to be the difference maker in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. In addition, the increased numbers of non-Cuban Hispanics in Florida, as well as the growing Hispanic population in North Carolina and Virginia, could be the tipping voting group in those three states. <br><br>SKIP<br><br>There\'s no easy solution for Republicans. Wooing Hispanics is going to start with simply looking less scornful of immigrants. McCain never acted or looked scornfully at illegal immigrants, but the perception among Hispanics is that his party has.</i><br><br>Mario ["Dancing With The Stars"] Lopez  has held interviews with Mr. Obama.  Feels like he is SUPPORTING him and encouraging Hispanics to do so, also!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!   TRUST</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339440" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:    I had a DUPLICATE which I DELETED.  SORRY.<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339469" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Brother Roland says  someone needs ta say "SHUT UP" to Elizabeth Hasselbeck!  <br><br><a href="http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/poor-elizabeth.html" rel="nofollow">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/poor-el...</a><br><b>Poor Elizabeth is crying sexism over Palin\'s campaign-bought clothes</b><br><br><i>Can someone tell Elizabeth Hasselback to sit down and shut up?<br><br>Her complaints over the weekend about the media continuing to talk about the clothes bought for Gov. Sarah Palin by the Republican National Committtee shows why celebrities should stay in their lane and not try to wade into the world of politics.<br><br>First, every time Hasselback and any other Republican mentions the clothing issue, it keeps the story alive. Bottom line: the Republican Party screwed up. They should not have paid for the clothes with campaign funds. That\'s why it\'s a story. Remember the $400 haircut by John Edwards? The only reason we know about it because the campaign paid for it. He was ripped for weeks by conservatives, yet now they want everyone to be quiet about $150,000 in expensive duds for the hockey mom from Alaska.<br><br>Talk about ridiculous.<br><br>THERE IS A VIDEO.<br><br><br>I\'m tellin\' you.  It\'s gonna "go down" one of these days   - on The View!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden  \'08!!!   TRUST</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3340994" class="dsq-comment-message">I wish it would really go down on The View!  One day a couple of weeks ago Sherri got real excited and said to Elisabeth, "Oh no you don\'t!" <br><br>She was responding to some crazy GOP supporting statement that Elisabeth made. LOL  <br><br>I thought Sherri was gonna hit her for a minute!<br><br>I also wanted to tell you that I was really inspired by the post that you shared yesterday on the Jim Crow Laws.  Thanks for posting it.  <br><br>I hope that you don\'t mind, but I talked about your post today on <a href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com/2008/10/cheris-morning-round-up-radio-show.html" rel="nofollow">my show</a>, and gave an account of my own personal experience with racism as a child.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3341006" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3341006" class="dsq-comment-message">I forgot to add that the mention of your post in the show starts about 9 minutes in.  You can skip to that part if you like.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3346363">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3346363" class="dsq-comment-message">Cheri:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  It is my purpose to SHARE information for the use of others.  Sooo, glad you could use such important, HISTORICAL information.  It keeps me grounded.   :&gt;)<br><br>I\'ll listen to you show.   Continued BEST WISHES!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden  \'08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3345003">Miss_Me</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345003" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with the Roland Report.  When I first heard that she had spent that much money on clothing, my first reaction was "So the f**k what?"  There is MUCH more dirt/important issues that you could address, such as the impending indictment of Stevens, the results of the ethics investigation, and the fact that being mayor of Wasilla, AK is like being the President of the Student Government Association of a College or a Girl Scout Troop Leader (a statement which is a personal opinion/assessment based on recent and factual statements from the CURRENT Mayor of Wasilla, Dianne Keller and the City of Wasilla website)<br><br>But the fact remains that as soon as the Republican party made a big deal about it, it became a big deal.  To quote Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton with regards to the role that sexism plays in the election, it is "an issue that I am surprised to hear that people suddenly care about."<br><br>I could EASILY spend that much money on clothes and shoes in 1-2 days and look pretty damn good as a result. Now whether I did that with my own money or public money is another issue.<br><br>P.S. With regards to Mrs. Hasselbeck, It\'s not so much her views that bother me.  It is the fact that she CONSISTENTLY fails to back up the foot that she shoves into her mouth every time she speaks. She epitomizes, to me, the right wing (and left wing) individuals who will stick their fingers in their ears and sing "La La La, I can\'t hear you!! La La La I\'m right! You\'re wrong!!" when they can\'t make sense of their point or when they feel somehow threatened rather than have an intellectual discussion and debate. If there was one person that I could punch in the chest, it would be Elizabeth Hasselback.  No really, like a Street Fighter style "Haduken," complete with slow-motion fly-back from Elizabeth.  <br><br>Not that I care to watch the view (it makes me want to commit suicide and gives me explosive diarrhea), but I do hope that they balance her out with a Conservative who makes sensible, legitimate claims when they speak.  I\'m all for open dialogue and it is (technically) unfair when the rest of the harpies gang up on her.  Though the vast majority of the time, she deserves it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3346298">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3346298" class="dsq-comment-message">Miss Me:  Thank you.  <br><br>You know, I don\'t consistently watch  The View, mainly because of Elisabeth.  She is maddening, <b>SMARMY/SNARKY/SARCASTIC</b> annnnnd, can I say DUMB!<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!   TRUST</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3351073">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3351073" class="dsq-comment-message">Hasselbeck needs to audition for Jeff Probst\'s next  "Survivor "series titled "Reunion of  the Right Wing Loosers."</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3345431" href="http://urban-science.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DNLee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345431" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree that buying her (and her family if I read right) clothes seems inappropriate.  I\'ve never heard of campaign money being used for wardrobe before.. And $150K -- that\'s a whole lot of money.  It does sound outrageous. But not hearing it doesn\'t mean it has never happened.  Do we know for sure that other politicians have not used campaign money for \'marginal campaign expenses\'  like clothes while campaigning, meals while campaigning, etc.<br>To me the issue is so much money being spent on a marginal expense versus a real expense like travel or commercials or signage. That\'s a lot of overhead for clothes.  The amount of money concerns me - and it doesn\'t matter that those clothes will be donated or not.  You can find nice clothes for say $10-15K and that wouldn\'t have been so shocking to me.<br><br>As one who can find a loop in most anything, I can see (superficially) how this might been seen as okay expenditure.    But what do the rules say?  I\'ll admit I don\'t know how it works.<br><br>And I am no fan of Palin, but as a proud feminist, this talk of her wardrobe is sexist.  Same thing when everyone droned on and on about Hillary\'s pantsuits and whether they were feminine enough.<br><br>I\'ve never ever heard any political talk of male candidates\' wardrobe.  If it was handsome enough, masculine enough, had enough buttons, how much a suit costs, etc. <br>Reducing female candidates to looks and appearance is sexist.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345688" class="dsq-comment-message">DNLee:   Hey!  :&gt;)  Thank you for you response.<br><br><i>To me the issue is so much money being spent on a marginal expense versus a real expense like travel or commercials or signage.</i><br><br>This statement appears to address <b>JUDGMENT.</b><br><br>That\'s one of the first charges that McAncient\'s campaign made against Mr. Obama.  They questioned his JUDGMENT!!<br><br>IMHO, this "SHOPPING SPREE" ABSOLUTELY brings into question the "JUDGMENT" of him/his campaign/the REPUGS. <br><br>IFFF there was a need to spend that money, THEN it could have been spent in SMALLER parcels.  In that way, it would have, more than likely, gone un-noticed.<br><br>Even in my personal life, IFF I want to make a LARGE PURCHASE and I don\'t have the LARGE BENJAMINS at a single time, THEN, I pay on it in SMALL INCREMENTS.  It\'s call JUDGMENT.<br><br>IMHO, I believe that this incident is merely another example of his lack of JUDGMENT - and not  a sexist issue.<br><br>Obama-Biden  \'08!!!  TRUST</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3339545">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3339545" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3339545" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3339545">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3339545" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3339545" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Palin also tried to burnish her foreign policy credentials by meeting in Leesburg, Virginia, with Israel\'s ambassador to the United States, apologizing for the session\'s delay.<br><br>"We look forward to ... working with your Jewish agency," she told Ambassador Sallai Meridor just before her speech outside Washington. Israel was established in 1948 as the Jewish homeland but has a secular, elected government.</i> <br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27399823/" rel="nofollow">Source</a><br><br>Oh I suspect I know what she was really saying to the Israeli ambassador. Someone\'s little Christian extremist brain is showing. Let me give it a shot for translation:<br><br>"Since Israel -- aka \'The Jew Place\' --  is very important to the End Times, I look forward to seeing which of you nasty big-nosed people convert to Christianity and get saved, and which of you nasty big-nosed people suffer in bloody and horrific ways because you don\'t. But I am saved in any case, so there. And I am certain that your Jewish agency will somehow be helpful in bringing about my bloody fantasies of Armageddon, so I am sure I will be interested in working with it. You little stinky jew man." <br><br>(Yoda says: Oy. Sarah, Sarah. Learn to barricade your mind better, you must.)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3344363" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3344363" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3344363">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3344363" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3344363" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle:  LOL!   The <b>UN-VETTED ONE</b>  truly gives fodder for humor!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden  \'08!!!   TRUST</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3341150" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3341150" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3341150" href="http://www.commoditytradingaccount.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Commodity Trading Accounts</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3341150" class="dsq-comment-message">the balance is OBAMA, i hope do their job well.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3345249" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3345249" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3345249" href="http://sciedsociety.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Urban Scientist</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3345249" class="dsq-comment-message">Re: Donors Choose Participation.  Several other Black Bloggers are also participating, each of us trying to do our part.<br><br>JJP is one of the most popular political blogs, highest ranked Black Blogs, and attracts the most impassioned readers as judged by your comments -- why don\'t you think any of your readers have contributed to your Donors Choose Campaign?<br><br>I figured JJP participation would really rally some people to support and contribute to education?<br><br>Any ideas how to inspire people and get people to contribute to your projects/ our projects?<br><br>Just curious.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3346907" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3346907">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3346907" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3346907" class="dsq-comment-message">Urban Scientist:  Hey!<br><br><i>JJP is one of the most popular political blogs, highest ranked Black Blogs, and attracts the most impassioned readers as judged by your comments --</i><br><br>You have ABSOLUTELY and ACCURATELY CHARACTERIZED JJP!  Thank you.<br><br>Annnnnd, I\'m sure that YOU have also read the following:<br><br>1.  JJP contributes MONEY to Mr. Obama  <b>BOTH</b> HERE AND DIRECTLY.<br><br>2.  JJP has spent COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS CANVASSING and CALLING.<br><br>3.  JJP CAMPAIGNS in a VARIETY of WAYS: - BLOGGING,  attending CONFERENCES, COMEDY EVENTS, COMMUNICATING with OTHER BLOGS, attending the DNC CONVENTION and "bringin\' it " to US and all via  "REAL TIME VIDEO, even communicating with "visitors", etc.<br><br>4.  JJP HAS advanced itself in the BLOGGING WORLD [<b>of all races</b>] and this STATUS has CREDIBILITY such that <b>"WHEN WE SPEAK  - ERRYBODY LISTENS!"</b> -   EVEN IFFF they want to criticize or disagree. <br><br>5.  JJP supports EDUCATION. \'cause UNLIKE McAncient/The <b>UN-VETTED ONE</b> WE are EDUCATED!!!  The HIGH LEVEL of OUR EDUCATION is DISPLAYED in our COMMENTS  -  which YOU have read.<br><br>I encourage you and  your efforts on behalf of Mr. Obama.  Continue YOUR monetary support.  Continue to inspire people to contribute to your blog.<br><br><br>Oh!  Wait a minute.  .   What was YOUR question???<br><br><b>OBAMA-BIDEN  \'08!!!  TRUST</b></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3385935">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3385935" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3385935" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3385935" href="http://sciedsociety.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Urban Scientist</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3385935" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3385935" class="dsq-comment-message">thanks for the run down, the question was regarding the DonorsChoose campagn - that pale blue box just to the right of the comments here. ---&gt; You\'ll notice the score card reads $0 dollars raised.  <br><br>I\'m curious about it, that\'s all.  Did you notice it?  I also think you give part of the answer.  The focus for findraising has been campaign contributions, perhaps this other fundraiser just hasn\'t made it to the top of the marquee yet.</div>\
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