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Few people have a better overview of Jackson\u2019s pill habits across the past two decades, including enabling doctors, and according to a source familiar with what she intends to tell authorities, she is ready to \u201creveal all\u201d she knows about his myriad physicians. 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He's sounding more and more like Sarah Palin.   <br><br>My ears hurt.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:30:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580178, "depth": 2, "points": 5, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576795": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ok, this article is from the NY Post<br><br>CUSTODY SNUB FOR 'BAD' DAD<br>JACKO'S MOM & EX IN SECRET DEAL<br><br>Last updated: 9:25 am<br>July 13, 2009 <br>Posted: 4:14 am<br>July 13, 2009<br><br>Cruel stage dad Joe Jackson won't be getting his hands on his son's children any time soon, under a secret custody deal struck by Michael Jackson's mom, Katherine, and baby incubator Debbie Rowe, sources said yesterday. <br><br>Rowe agreed not to pursue any custody claim on ex-hubby Jacko's children -- two of whom are biologically hers -- as long as his loathsome dad is out of the picture when it comes to raising them, according to The Sunday Mirror newspaper in London. <br><br>Cindy Adams: Jackson's Family Disses BFF Elizabeth Taylor<br><br>ONGOING MICHAEL JACKSON COVERAGE<br><br>\"The last thing she wanted was for those kids to be looked after by Joe and go through what Michael went through,\" a source told the paper. \"When [Rowe and Jackson] were [married], Michael poured out his heart about how much he loathed Joe for what he had done.\" <br><br>In a bizarre twist, a source close to the Jackson family told The Post that the tentative pact giving Katherine Jackson custody also calls for continuing an odd charade that began when Michael was alive and Rowe gave birth to two of his three kids: Prince Michael, 12, and daughter Paris, 11. <br><br>At the time, MJ and Rowe agreed that Rowe would never identify herself to the children as their mom -- and the new custody pact would continue to demand that, the source said. <br><br>Instead, Rowe is referred to as a family friend, \"Miss Debbie,\" the source said. She's also called that in front of Jackson's 7-year-old son, Prince Michael II, also called Blanket. His sperm-donor father and surrogate mother have never been identified. <br><br>Jackson's will named his mother as guardian of the kids. But Rowe was said to be mulling a possible court fight. <br><br>Under the tentative deal, she promises not to battle the mom in exchange for getting supervised, monthly visits with Prince Michael and Paris, a family friend told The Post. <br><br>Although Joe and Katherine Jackson are still married, they've lived apart for years. <br><br>The three children are currently with Katherine. <br><br>In a sensational 2003 British documentary on MJ, Jacko said that during his childhood, his dad would often lash out with any weapon within reach: \"Ironing cords, whatever's around . . . throw you up against the wall, hard as he could.\" <br><br>Meanwhile, Neverland apparently will not be another Graceland. <br><br>While the company that owns Michael Jackson's ranch has publicly hinted it's open to burying the singer there and developing the property as a museum, the firm's owner has privately said it's not going to happen. <br><br>Tom Barrack, 62, chairman of Colony Capital, which owns a controlling share of the property, met late last week with concerned ranchers who live near Jacko's home north of Los Angeles and told them not to worry. <br><br>Additional reporting by Lucas I. Alpert<br><br><a href=\"http://www.nypost.com/seven/07132009/news/nationalnews/custody_snub_for_bad_dad_179032.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nypost.com/seven/07132009/news/natio...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:19:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROTFLMAO!!! @ something constructive (\"planning her grocery list\").", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:49:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577735, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580908": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, I remember.<br><br>Noonan was caught saying Palin was <b>\"political bullshit.\"</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:42:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580581, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576304": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JULY 13, 2009 Parties Set to Paint Opposing Pictures of Nominee <br>Democrats Will Describe Judge as a Meticulous Workhorse While Republicans Cite Controversial Decisions, Remarks<br><br><br>By JESS BRAVIN <br>WASHINGTON -- Two different images of Sonia Sotomayor will emerge from the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings that begin Monday.<br><br>Democrats, focusing on her 17-year record as a federal judge, will portray the nominee as a meticulous judicial workhorse, impartially applying the law, even as her rise from the projects marks her as a quintessential American story.<br><br><br>Republicans, dismissing the bulk of her rulings as dictated by precedent, will seize on a handful of controversial decisions and off-the-bench remarks to paint Judge Sotomayor as an extremist who could use her Supreme Court seat to even the scales for minority groups she considers victimized by American history.<br><br>Whether either portrait prevails will rest largely on Judge Sotomayor, who delivers her opening statement Monday. Following convention, she has said nothing publicly since President Barack Obama announced her nomination on May 26.<br><br>At the hearings, she is unlikely to say anything regarding specific cases, or signal her leanings on issues such as abortion. But what she does say will be aimed at soothing fears conservative critics have stoked.<br><br><a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124743972191929637.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124743972191929...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:05:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks! Sorry if I seemed like I'm rushing or impatient...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:31:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580248, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sessions....the same guy who thought nothing was wrong with the KKK until he found out that they were smoking pot. But thought that the NAACP were un-American", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:17:41", "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": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577735, "depth": 2, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580921": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She doesn't get to speak for awhile, Myth.  It's all right - just take deep breaths.  It'll be fine.<br><br>That look is she can't fucking believe these cracker-ass dimwits who insist they're \"unnerved\" and \"concerned\"  - and by gawd, proving her comment about 'a latina woman vs a white asshole.'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:43:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579049, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581948": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To see Sotomayor fade into Dr. Benjamin and back was quite stunning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_12:07:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580134, "depth": 2, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580426": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>\"I'm unnerved by his stupidity.\"</i><br><br>Shit!   Nearly choked on my COFFEE!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:31:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580289, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578386": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL@ Dr. Suess.<br><br>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish<br><br>Sarah can say 'THERE and WHERE\"<br>Can she add a PERIOD when it's due?<br>Or keep running on and breaking rules<br><br>Does she love the limelight?<br>Even though she isn't birght<br>Can she tell the TRUTH <br>or keep lying through the roof!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:04:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577987, "depth": 3, "points": 8, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577365": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "......With his old mean racist ass!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:36:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576946, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, Robin Givhan has been a bit of a hater of all things Michelle.  I'm surprised at the balance of this article.   Good on her!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:07:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576362, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12575839": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent comparison. I have said this for MANY years. It is a shame that most Americans know how many millions died in the Holocaust which is GERMAN history yet they have no knowledge about slavery which lasted over 200 centuries AND is AMERICAN history.<br><br>Our culture suffers from that history education gap.  Many of our children do not know the history AND many non POC do not want to address the WRONGs committed by them...instead they focus on how awful Hitler was!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:46:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12573945, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580962": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now you're getting it, Robin Givhan.  <br><br>\"Women here relate to her not as a distant figure in designer clothes or a yuppie gardener. They see themselves in her -- in both her physical attributes and in her independence.\"<br><br>I don't think African AMERICAN women view First Lady Michelle Obama as a woman in designer clothes or a yuppie gardner.   Just sayin......", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:44:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12573467, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wonderful article...just beautiful how Givhan (didn't she write like a HATER previously?) captured the import and moving historical symbolism in such an endearingly descriptive  way:<br><br>\"Women accessorized their Crayola-hued African-print dresses\"<br><br>What an apt descriptor..'crayola-hued'...it was as easy to visualize as if I too were there with the writer  and sharing the experience.<br><br><br>\"I'm here to see the president. It's important to me because he's an African.\"<br><br>What a sentiment. Imagine that. Obama just inspires folks and AA's have been saying the same thing since Jan 2009.  He is MY President..it is important to me because he has AfAm experience. He understands us and our American journey.<br><br><br>\"..in Accra, Michelle Obama's presence -- her silent, smiling, brown-skinned presence -- delivered a powerful message. The only complaint is that they wanted to see more of her -- and hear her, too. ...snip  Arrival @ La General Hospitals ... the early planning of this trip, only the first lady had been scheduled to visit this hospital. And the message -- and again it is all about symbolism -- appeared to be one of women supporting other women. The sight of this African American first lady -- with her background in hospital bureaucracy, city government and community outreach -- striding into a maternity ward filled with black African mothers-to-be would speak to the important role women play in building strong communities, sound economies and stable governments. With the president by her side, would the message of the visit shift? Would it become a tableau that pointed to the role of government in caring for its people? No less important a point, just . . . different.But as the first couple toured the hospital, Michelle Obama held the hand of the nurse who led the way. \"We are in this together,\" the gesture seemed to say.\"<br><br>\"We want women to be who they are,\" said Shadrack Adjei Adjetey, who was tending a small general-goods store and wearing a T-shirt with the faces of Barack Obama and Atta. \"She can boost the morale of women.\"<br><br><br>\"I like the wife. She has roots in Ghana; I'm part of her,\" said Doris Otebire, a shopkeeper who sells DVDs and compact discs. \"Women are strong and powerful in Ghana and she's strong.\"<br><br><br>\"Im part of her\"  US Too Doris!!  Us Too!!<br>Beautiful. Doesn't it just bring tears of pride and joy to your eyes, when you read that.  Ghanaians make Michelle one of their own too.  I just love our people. We embrace everyone and make them a part of our 'village'.  \"I'm part of her\"<br><br><br>\"As much as this was a presidential farewell, it was for Michelle Obama as well. Twenty-four hours hadn't even passed since she had arrived, but she was no longer the familiar stranger. A block-long banner that hung from one of the airport hangars included three faces: Ghana's president Atta, the president of the United States and the first lady\"<br><br><br>Mighty Michelle...in less than 24 hours Ghanianians put her face right up there with the Presidents!!<br><br>Loving it...we can move a continent...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:07:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12573467, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578411": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMBAO!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:05:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577752, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "India's First Wal-Mart Draws Excitement, Not Protest<br>Venture Comes With Limits That Protect Merchants<br><br>By Emily Wax<br>Washington Post Foreign Service <br>Monday, July 13, 2009 <br><br>AMRITSAR, India -- The wide, clean aisles of India's first Wal-Mart are nothing like Kavita Gopal's usual shopping haunts. There are no bicycle rickshaws careering past her as she buys sacks of rice, no humor-filled haggling over the price of an egg and no demanding neighbors yelling down from their windows for shopping favors. <br><br>\"It's so relaxing and bright in here. It's like a really enjoyable day trip,\" cooed Gopal, a 22-year-old housewife who wore a mustard-colored sari as she slowly pushed a giant wagon through the air-conditioned superstore. <br><br>For shoppers like Gopal, the arrival of the world's largest retailer in one of the world's largest marketplaces has brought more praise than protest. In recent weeks, crowds have swarmed the store, located on the Grand Trunk Road, the ancient and fabled trade route that stretches across India and into Pakistan. <br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071202176.html?hpid=artslot\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:21:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579438": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And who was that freak that shouted \"What about the unborn?\"<br><br>You answered your own question....a freak.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:18:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578300, "depth": 2, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580467": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She does not look like she wants to cry. She is cussing them out in her head. <br><br>Stop freaking out. She's there for a reason", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:32:15", "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": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579049, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12575351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sarah Palin just announced:<br><br><blockquote>The former Republican vice presidential nominee said she plans to write a book, campaign for political candidates from coast to coast \u2014 even Democrats who share her views on limited government, national defense and energy independence \u2014 and build a right-of-center coalition.</blockquote><br><br><a href=\"http://news.aol.com/article/sarah-palin-stump-for-democrats/567777?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl1%7Clink3%7Chttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.aol.com%252Farticle%252Fsarah-palin-stump-for-democrats%252F567777\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.aol.com/article/sarah-palin-stump-f...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:26:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "allheavens", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 28, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/peggy-noonan-goes-off-on_n_229564.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/peggy-...</a><br><br><br>Look what Peggy Noonan had to say about Palin? Think she was holding back? lol<br><br><b>In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn't say what she read because she didn't read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. \"I'm not wired that way,\" \"I'm not a quitter,\" \"I'm standing up for our values.\" I'm, I'm, I'm. <br>In another age it might not have been terrible, but here and now it was actually rather horrifying.</b><br><br><br>Ouch!  Pretty scathing, huh? Whew Lawd!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:06:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12575351, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See what you started?<br><br>My stomach is in knots from laughing so hard. Whew!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:18:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12575944, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh Damn - the tears ......", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:06:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577951, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578438": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She's a judge...and he's not. Jealous. <br><br>He needs to take Richard Pryor's advice: Have a Coke and a smile and STFU.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:06:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577365, "depth": 2, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12574358": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Good Morning.Your Monday jam.Enjoy<br>Streetwave - The Brothers Johnson (Vinyl Album) 1978<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnfUXfcDXU\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnfUXfcDXU</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_08:36:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12585111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BWA HA HA!!!!  Brilliant! Town.  I'm down with Town, and priviledged to have<br>her around!<br>LOL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:16:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12584797, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12575896": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "HEY YOU GUYS!!<br><br>Go check out <a href=\"http://www.c-span.org/Supreme-Court-Sotomayor-Senate-Confirmation-Hearings.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">C-SPAN confirmation hearings</a> for Judge Sotomayor <br><br>There's a control room where you can get different views of the hearing room.  It really gives the entire atmosphere of a circus.<br><br>Of course you have to listen to a few wingnutters and their incredible conspiracy theories with the occasional voice of reason.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:49:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580505": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'll help you to say it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:33:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580101, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579995": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't know...but Schumer is BRINGIN it!!  Backing Sotomayor UP big time based on her judicial record.<br><br>Tell 'em Schumer.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:21:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578776, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577951": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA<br><br>You made me laugh out loud!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:53:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577752, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577441": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Damn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:39:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576946, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12573467": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Full Family Circle<br>The Land of Her Ancestors Claims Michelle Obama as A Favorite Daughter<br>By Robin Givhan<br>Washington Post Staff Writer <br>Monday, July 13, 2009 <br><br>ACCRA, Ghana, July 12 <br><br>The entire population of Labadi and Labone, poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of this capital city's center, seemed to be flowing in one direction. Everyone was scurrying toward a single local landmark -- a two-story yam-colored building: La General Hospital. The president of the United States and first lady Michelle Obama were due to arrive there in a few hours on Saturday morning. A tide of people was advancing, moving with optimism and pride.<br><br>American flags blew in the light balmy breeze from atop the carts of street vendors who had turned the day's excitement into a barker's opportunity. Women accessorized their Crayola-hued African-print dresses with kerchiefs ablaze with red and white stripes and blue stars. And if one eavesdropped on virtually any conversation, whether it was unfolding in English or any of Ghana's languages or dialects, a single common word pierced the cacophony: Obama. Over and over. Obama. <br><br>These residents were honored, and they showed it by dressing up for this moment. Men strode down the red-earth streets dressed in sober business suits and ties, no matter the mugginess of the day. Women hurried along in ankle-length skirts, matching head wraps and heels -- even the occasional pair of high-heeled, metallic gold mules teetered on these uneven roads, some of them squishy with mud. It didn't matter that the only sign that the first couple was anywhere nearby came from the helicopters circling overhead, the police officers guarding streets that had been emptied of traffic and the palpable electricity that comes from knowing that something -- something unusual -- is about to happen. <br><br>Mohammed Sanni, a contractor who lives in this neighborhood, had been standing on a grassy median for three hours. He was so very, very tired of waiting, he said. But he would persevere. \"I'm here to see the president. It's important to me because he's an African. And I'd like to see the first lady,\" Sanni added. \"She seems nice, but I don't know that much about her.\" <br><br>Public anonymity and admiring curiosity were the story lines that followed Michelle Obama as she and her husband raced from Moscow to Rome and finally to Accra in little more than a week. In Moscow, many locals viewed her as the admirable gardener. In Italy, she was a \"spouse,\" one of many wedded to a Group of Eight leader and almost always part of a tour group that moved silently from luncheon to museum tour to motorcade. But here in Africa, while the details of her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 are not known and her pet projects such as community service and nutrition remain a mystery, she is, for the folks here, a hometown girl, a sort of distant cousin who has made good, and whom they've been anxious to meet. <br><br>Michelle Obama's ancestry can be traced back to slaves, many of whom were launched into subjugation from this West African nation. It doesn't matter that the specifics of that part of her family lineage are uncertain or that Ghana may not actually figure in it. Such fine details don't matter to the people here. \"Michelle is from Ghana because her ancestors were from Ghana\" -- of this Helena Botchey, owner of Helen Herbal and Family Planning Shop, is convinced. Barack Obama may have a Kenyan father, but the first lady's roots bear the scars, stresses and emotional weight of Ghana, which became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence in 1957. <br><br>If the president is an emblem of future possibilities for this peaceful democratic country, then the first lady symbolizes how much of a painful history has been overcome. For many residents here, she is the embodiment of optimism, proof that the past is not destiny. <br><br>\"I like the wife. She has roots in Ghana; I'm part of her,\" said Doris Otebire, a shopkeeper who sells DVDs and compact discs. \"Women are strong and powerful in Ghana and she's strong.\" <br><br>Throughout this trip, Michelle Obama has mostly remained silent -- at least in public. This international whirlwind has mostly been about supporting her husband and about the symbolism -- the photo story she can create to underscore his agenda. All too often, that symbolism failed to deliver much of an emotional wallop. It was particularly unsuccessful in Italy, where the G-8 spouses toured the L'Aquila earthquake site in a hasty 10 minutes and then left for lunch. <br><br>But here in Accra, Michelle Obama's presence -- her silent, smiling, brown-skinned presence -- delivered a powerful message. The only complaint is that they wanted to see more of her -- and hear her, too. \"She should speak more publicly and talk about how women can be on our own whether we are married or not married. We don't have to stop at any level,\" said Mawuena Charity Ati, who stopped to chat while on her way to work. \"It's important for the community and the continent at large.\" <br><br>The most resonant moment of that African kinship was when the first lady visited the Cape Coast Castle -- the former slave factory, with its blue window shutters, red tile roof and infamous \"door of no return.\" With her family, she toured the site where so many Africans were separated from their families and embarked on the Middle Passage. The stone holding rooms were dank, cramped and devoid of any natural light. After the tour, the president made a few brief remarks, noting how the history of the place resonated deeply, particularly as the father of two young daughters who are the descendants of both Africans and African Americans. <br><br>But this entire Africa leg has been rich with reminders and subtle references to that dark history. When the couple had breakfast with Ghana's new president John Mills Atta earlier Saturday, it was at Castle Osu, perched over the sea and itself a onetime slave trading post. <br><br>When the president and first lady's motorcade finally arrived at La General Hospital, neighbors peered from balconies, waved flags and cheered. She and the president visited the open-air women's clinic that abuts the main hospital building. Their tour guide was a nurse named, appropriately, Mercy. Mercy Kotey introduced the first couple to a group of about 20 pregnant women. And in a manner that was more like a mother to mothers-to-be, rather than VIP to fans, Michelle Obama inquired after their health and encouraged the women to take care of themselves. <br><br>The tour also included a stop in a nursery where she met a group of mothers with their babies. And rather than offer remarks or deliver a speech, the first lady picked up and comforted a crying child -- at least briefly -- before turning the little one back over to mom. It was a gesture of maternal understanding that spoke volumes in a country that has been focused on high infant mortality, so much so that the government declared the problem a national emergency last year. <br><br>In the early planning of this trip, only the first lady had been scheduled to visit this hospital. And the message -- and again it is all about symbolism -- appeared to be one of women supporting other women. The sight of this African American first lady -- with her background in hospital bureaucracy, city government and community outreach -- striding into a maternity ward filled with black African mothers-to-be would speak to the important role women play in building strong communities, sound economies and stable governments. With the president by her side, would the message of the visit shift? Would it become a tableau that pointed to the role of government in caring for its people? No less important a point, just . . . different. <br><br>But as the first couple toured the hospital, Michelle Obama held the hand of the nurse who led the way. \"We are in this together,\" the gesture seemed to say. <br><br>In the neighborhood surrounding the hospital, so many of the women are shopkeepers, students, errand runners and nurturers. They may spend their days trekking back and forth across red-earth roads instead of dashing from one side of town to the other on a subway, but they too ponder a form of work-family balance -- a topic that Michelle Obama has often talked about stateside. Women here relate to her not as a distant figure in designer clothes or a yuppie gardener. They see themselves in her -- in both her physical attributes and in her independence. <br><br>\"We want women to be who they are,\" said Shadrack Adjei Adjetey, who was tending a small general-goods store and wearing a T-shirt with the faces of Barack Obama and Atta. \"She can boost the morale of women.\" <br><br>After a nonstop, rush-rush day, the president and first lady said their goodbyes to the people of Ghana at Kotoka International Airport in an elaborate departure ceremony staged by the Ghanaian government. The first couple had arrived too late the previous evening for a traditional welcome. But they would not be allowed to leave without a proper send-off. <br><br>And so invited guests -- from dignitaries to Peace Corps volunteers -- crowded onto the tarmac, perhaps a thousand in all, wearing Barack Obama T-shirts or traditional dress that had been personalized with some nod to the American president: his name repeated in a decorative pattern, his photo as a design element. There was a military band in red dress uniform with tubas oompahing. Then came the dancers spinning and high-stepping as their loose-fitting costumes caught the breeze and soared. <br><br>As much as this was a presidential farewell, it was for Michelle Obama as well. Twenty-four hours hadn't even passed since she had arrived, but she was no longer the familiar stranger. A block-long banner that hung from one of the airport hangars included three faces: Ghana's president Atta, the president of the United States and the first lady. She was part of the \"change\" that Ghana says has come. The president spoke and thanked everyone for the warm welcome. Michelle Obama stood off to the side with daughters Malia and Sasha. But when it came time for those last handshakes along the rope lines, it was the first lady who lingered. <br><br>She brought up the rear, her head barely visible above the crowd. Her husband slowed to wait for her. She had a wide smile on her face -- as history caught up with the future. <br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/13/ST2009071300067.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/st...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_07:35:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ONG that is just too true..you need to stop I just spewed coffee all over my computer screen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:07:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577987, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12582058": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Should I say it again?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_12:10:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576041, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577451": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Orrin Hatch is up now Justice.<br><br>Candy Crowley looks so new, improved. lighter and refreshed since the campaign trail. She's one of my favs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:39:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mythe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577365, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12584623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Helluva lot better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:02:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12581805, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576946": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice Sotomayor is looking thru this fool (Sessions) as though he doesnt exist!  I think she is planning her grocery list", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:23:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mythe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 22, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 6, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576436": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What despicable people.  They have no fucking idea how to handle disagreement, do they?  They're like two-year olds with their toys.<br><br>Pat Buchanan - a campaign REALLY needs to be undertaken to have this jackass cracker taken off MSNBC.  And I do understand, he's <i>a nice guy </i> and all.<br><br>And I don't know why Justice has to go upsetting the apple cart so early on Monday morning in the West.  I haven't even had coffee yet and already I'm burning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:09:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576041, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't know why Justice did that?  She just wanna be starting something...! :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:39:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576436, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577987": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Isn't Dr. Seuss dead?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:53:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12575944, "depth": 2, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12575944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ghost writer?  Otherwise - undoubtedly a short, stoopid read.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:50:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 21, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12575351, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "DONE", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:34:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580402, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12585335": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Spirit,<br><br><b>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish</b><br><br><br>Why did you do it?<br><br><br>BWA HA HA HA HA HA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:22:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12585111, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nice!  Congratulations Ms. Benjamin.<br><br>Here's a wiki link.  Impressive<br><br><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Benjamin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Benjamin</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:54:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577781, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12606169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "2009 Black Blog Awards!<br><br>Nominate JJP for:  Best Group Blog<br>                   Best Political/News Blog<br>                   Best Blog<br><br><a href=\"http://www.blackweblogawards.com/categories/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blackweblogawards.com/categories/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_18:02:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mythe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>She wasn't thoughtful enough to know she wasn't thoughtful enough.</i><br><br><br><b>Translation:</b> She was ignorant and proud of it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:15:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578631, "depth": 3, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12574943": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "FYI<br>Tuskegee Airmen, Inc Convention 2009<br>Thurs, Aug 6, 2009 to Sun, Aug 9, 2009<br>Las Vegas, NV<br>Palace Station Hotel & Casino<br>2411 W. Sahara Ave, LV<br>On-site Registration Fee $251.00 [for any regist after 6-30-09]<br>Hotel Rates range $125.97 (courtyard) to $177.97 (tower) total for the 3 nites, for one person<br><br>More info and Registration forms, etc, at TAI, Inc. Site - click on the Convention link<br><a href=\"http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:05:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12573922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Get ready for the backlash for the \"comparison\" part.  Personally I love this. (Forgive me if this was already posted)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h0fBuimJfLlEju474tBDJTxY33LAD99CVCA81\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALe...</a><br><br>Obama says slavery's past should be taught in US<br><br>21 hours ago<br><br>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States' history and should be taught in a meaningful way.<br><br>Obama compared the legacy of slavery to the history of the Holocaust. He said both are horrible parts of history but shouldn't be ignored. He says in a CNN interview that their lessons must never be forgotten.<br><br>Obama returned to Washington early Sunday morning from a trip that took him to Russia, Italy and Ghana. It was the first trip to sub-Saharan Africa for America's first black president.<br><br>Obama and his family visited a West African castle where traders once shipped slaves to the New World.<br><br>Obama was interviewed Saturday for CNN's \"Anderson Cooper: 360.\" A brief excerpt was released on Sunday.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_08:12:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Kismet4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578532": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey now, don't be insulting Dr. Seuss like that (LOL).  He used simple words but his messages were deep, whereas Palin's thought processes wouldn't even make it to the backyard kiddie pool.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:08:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577987, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Peggy Noonan cant stand Palin and really can't hold back. Ever since that time her mic was still live and she got busted...I guess she just said \"screw it, I dont care if y'all know I dont like her or not.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:34:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578432, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581606": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This blog comes up with some funny stuff, a little different, but makes me laugh.<br><br><a href=\"http://corrente.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://corrente.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>Friday, July 10, 2009<br>Wingnut Summer of Love <br><br>Starburst Revolution! - Turn on, tune in, drop out! - Head out on the highway - Lookin' for adventure - And whatever comes your way - Hike the Appalachian Trail - On The Road to Argentina - Naked Brunch - Teabagger Orgies in the Park - G.O.P-Ins - Hampton hideaways and hushpuppy money - Psychedelic wavy gravy love train - lizard brain - proclaim hearts aflame - no shame - media blame - C-Street Spawn Ranch - Helper Shelter!...<br><br>There is a House in Washington <br>They call the Fellowship<br>And it's been a den of many a fool<br>God knows there's more than one<br>Oh mother tell our children<br>To be a hypocrite<br>Spend your time in spin and mystery<br>In the House of the Fellowship.<br><br>Like a true wingnut child - We were born, born to be wild - We can climb so high - Never wanna die! We can grope your thigh!<br><br>Born to be wild!<br>Born to be wild!<br><br>R - Freelove update<br><br>David Brooks, appearing on MSNBC, recalls an intimate evening with a Republican senator:<br><br>BROOKS: You know, all three of us spend a lot of time covering politicians and I don\u2019t know about you guys, but in my view, they\u2019re all emotional freaks of one sort or another. They\u2019re guaranteed to invade your personal space, touch you. I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time. I was like, ehh, get me out of here.<br><br>HARWOOD: What?<br><br>BROOKS: I can only imagine what happens to you guys.<br><br>O\u2019DONNELL: Sorry, who was that?<br><br>BROOKS: I\u2019m not telling you, I\u2019m not telling you.<br><br>[source: Think Progress.org]\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:58:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Angelar", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's what I was listening to instead of killing my brain cells with Morning Joe this morning.  :)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:09:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577651, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The freak was just someone trying to seek attention.<br><br>I suppose, Rush Limpballs paid them to show up,?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:23:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578300, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12585205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She is so cute in that first pic!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:19:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578100, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12585207": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Go Town!<br><br>Woo Hoo!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:19:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12584797, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12573945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Get read for the backlash for the \"comparison\" part.  (Forgive me if this is already posted)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h0fBuimJfLlEju474tBDJTxY33LAD99CVCA81\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALe...</a><br><br>Obama says slavery's past should be taught in US<br><br>21 hours ago<br><br>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States' history and should be taught in a meaningful way.<br><br>Obama compared the legacy of slavery to the history of the Holocaust. He said both are horrible parts of history but shouldn't be ignored. He says in a CNN interview that their lessons must never be forgotten.<br><br>Obama returned to Washington early Sunday morning from a trip that took him to Russia, Italy and Ghana. It was the first trip to sub-Saharan Africa for America's first black president.<br><br>Obama and his family visited a West African castle where traders once shipped slaves to the New World.<br><br>Obama was interviewed Saturday for CNN's \"Anderson Cooper: 360.\" A brief excerpt was released on Sunday.<br><br>Copyright \u00a9 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_08:13:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Kismet4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12583676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Craig! :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_12:44:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12582058, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think this heat is making people lose their minds.  SMH.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:36:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580277, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12573950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OK I admit I'm a bit of conspiracy theorist  so I'm sharing this here. Not so much because I believe in occult influence but the speeches from Michael Jackson & Farakkhan are worth REALLY listening to.<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCu02MX0uuI&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCu02MX0uuI&feat...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_08:13:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Shazza", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579583": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She went to Xavier and Morehouse...and has an MBA...go ahead, Dr. Benjamin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:18:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577781, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Can I politely say.... FUCK LINDSAY GRAHAM!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:24:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 5, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This \"unnerved\" business? Punk.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:35:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580377, "depth": 3, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOPRmeqQU5CZs3Pux4kJLNZbIV3gD99DJTS80\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Dr. Regina Benjamin to be named Surgeon General</a><p><br><br>Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just last fall received a MacArthur Foundation \"genius grant.\" But she made headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala., which serves 4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere.</p>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:09:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "morphusBfly", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578776": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just wondering...will there be a separate Judge Sotomayor thread?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:13:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12574994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The cartoon posted is just great. <br>I really do not believe that people in government and business believe this yet. As more blogs start posting the legislative process all hell is going to break loose.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:08:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A weasel pisser - that's a new one!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:59:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580802, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the heads up!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:11:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12575896, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Isn't that something?!<br><br>I could.....<b>Saaaaaaaaaa&gt;&gt;&gt;lap</b> him", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:36:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579379, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OHMIGAWD!   <br><br>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish.....<br><br>You're a genius...  I cannot STOP laughing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:10:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578386, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581153": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sotomayor open thread is up!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:49:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580908, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577572": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Slimy, swarmy Orrin Hatch..... just makes me want to spit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:42:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577451, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The POTUS has peeps who know what and how to do it. Sounds like a bunch of astute black women running things to me. On the day that the news train changes from Michael Jackson to Sonia Sotomayer and her critics, they mix it up by rolling out a black woman from Alabama as Surgeon General. Keep the MSM confused about who to go after on the attack.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:24:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mythe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577781, "depth": 1, "points": 7, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, please say it!<br><br>I'll help you.  FUCK LINDSAY GRAHAM!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:36:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580101, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Myth,<br><br>These \"southern fried jackasses\" (Waving @ APeach) are haters because this wise Latina is so wise!  She's gonna bring it. Sit back & watch her roll.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:49:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579049, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "...... dialing right now.....<br><br>ROTFLMAO -", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:11:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578549, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Photos of  Dr. Regina Benjamin<br><br><a href=\"http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/images/fall07_atc1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/images/...</a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.usnews.com/dbimages/master/7843/ABL_FE_DA_081113benjamin.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.usnews.com/dbimages/master/7843/ABL_...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:57:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578003, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda,<br><br>You need to stop. My stomach is hurting from laughing!<br><br>Stop it already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:11:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577987, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OMG...\"out of her depth in a shallow pool.\" <br><br>DAYUM!!!!!!!!! <br><br>Yeah, she worked for Reagan, but she's good.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:11:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578432, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "YES WE CAN!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:25:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mythe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580101, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12582389": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "hi everyone,<br>As promised over the weekend, I have posted my lengthy analysis of the Obamas' visit to Ghana with local Ghanaian reactions included. Here's the link<br>Part 2: Analysis of the Visit<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/13/752781/-From-Ghana:-Analysis-of-Obama-Visit-(Part-2)-\" rel=\"nofollow\">diary I posted</a><br>Part 1: Background to the visit<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/8/751233/-Part 1: Background to the visit\" rel=\"nofollow\">diary I posted</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_12:18:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "zizi2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12575577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Enough Already With the Bipartisanship!<br>If Obama wants to get anything done, he needs to start breaking some GOP heads. This is not the time to be making nice.<br>Read More<br><a href=\"http://www.theroot.com/views/enough-already-bipartisanship\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.theroot.com/views/enough-already-bip...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_09:36:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12584797": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am Sarah!<br><br>Sarah I am!<br><br>That Sarah-I-Am<br>That Sarah-I-Am<br>I do not like Sarah-I-Am!<br><br>Do you like political shams?<br><br>I do not like them, Sarah-I-Am!<br>I do not like political shams!<br><br>Would you like me to shoot a moose?<br>Would you like me to be the golden goose?<br><br>I do not want you to shoot a moose<br>I do not want you to be the golden goose<br>I do not like political shams<br>I do not like you, Sarah-I-Am!<br><br>Dont you want to see my beehived locks?<br>Dont you want to see me talk on Fox?<br><br><br>I don't like your locks<br>Don't wanna watch you on Fox<br>Dont want you to shoot a moose<br>or be the golden goose<br>I do not like political shams<br>I do not like you, Sarah-I-Am.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:06:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578386, "depth": 4, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12586344": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks!  great write up", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:43:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12582389, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tell it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:38:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580289, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>She just wanna be starting something.</i><br><br>mmm-Hm..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:44:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577462, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>LMAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:58:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577987, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579049": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice Sotomayor is making me a little nervous.  I am ready for her to say something. She is sitting there looking like she might want to cry or something.  We need to hear something from her soon to see how tight she is wrapped. (Oh, I know I'm gonna hear about that use of words in the coming weeks when she proves how tight she is wrapped.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:15:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mythe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576946, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12600698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're welcome", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_16:06:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "zizi2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12586344, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580243": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, that's the HYPOCRISY and total LUNACY of these white men who want to cry racist to the Latina woman.<br><br>Impotent pricks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:27:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579379, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581783": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "While in Cleveland, my doctor who happened to be black - had a doctorate in Psychology as well as her M.D.   And actually, now that I think of it the doctors at the hospital I worked in Bedford the doctors with dual degrees, like Dr. Benjamin and my physician, were physicians of color.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_12:03:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579583, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580248": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "give me 2 minutes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:27:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578776, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Perfect Monday morning kick-start.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:30:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12574358, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12581805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Waaaaaayyyyyyyy better than Sanjay Gupta.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_12:03:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "LisaM5432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577781, "depth": 1, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12579762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah, but *which* freak? :) Maybe Alan Keyes? He can't be too busy these days...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12579438, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Frank Rich bought it home with this one.....dayum<br><br>She Broke the G.O.P. and Now She Owns It <br><br>Excerpt:<br>These are the cries of a constituency that feels disenfranchised \u2014 by the powerful and the well-educated who gamed the housing bubble, by a news media it keeps being told is hateful, by the immigrants who have taken some of their jobs, by the African-American who has ended a white monopoly on the White House. Palin is their born avatar. She puts a happy, sexy face on ugly emotions, and she can solidify her followers\u2019 hold on a G.O.P. that has no leaders with the guts or alternative vision to stand up to them or to her.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/opinion/12rich.html?_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/opinion/12ric...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:01:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580277": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WTF is this nonsense?!!!!! 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Estrada ain't up there. Deal with it. <br><br>I can't believe this southern fried jackass said he was \"unnerved\" by Judge Sotomayor's statements. <br><br>I'm unnerved by his stupidity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:28:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12577572, "depth": 4, "points": 5, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He is such a weasel pisser.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:40:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580101, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Fucker so deserves 'looking thru.'   Even while looking thru racist jackasses she's still doing something constructive (\"planning her grocery list\").<br><br>Sessions is another one of those mofos that just make me want to spit .... SPIT!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:47:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12576946, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12584906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Although mightily clever, Town - I am sorry.....THIS is just TOO MUCH:<br><br><I>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish</I>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_13:09:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12584797, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580515": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ask and ye shall receive:<br><br>SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION HEARING OPEN THREAD IS UP!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:33:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oooo - SPOT ON!<br><br>But ya know, we kid Dr. Seuss whilst loving him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:13:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12578532, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "With mostly pictures and pop ups<br><br>Just sayin'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:47:49", "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": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12575944, "depth": 2, "points": 6, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12580321": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Noww - why be polite?  Just do it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_11:29:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12580101, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12577781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As a small town Alabama native, I'm doubly proud!<br><br>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama has chosen a well-known Alabama family physician, Dr. Regina Benjamin, to be the next surgeon general.<br><br>An administration official said Obama will announce the nomination later Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to upstage the official announcement.<br><br>Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just last fall received a MacArthur Foundation \"genius grant.\" But she made headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala., which serves 4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere.<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/regina-benjamin-obamas-pi_n_230547.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/regina...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:48:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 5, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12576757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See, there you go... You know I love The Brothers Johnson.<br><br>I'll be good to you, good to you is my favorite! Woo Hoo! :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-13_10:17:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12574358, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12578300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Heh. Too funny. I HATE Beauregard. Truly. GrASSley is another one. They have \"concerns\" that she'll make this a more just society...that's not so good for them.<br><br>Anyway...I don't often say this, but I was very impressed and proud of what Sen. Feinstein said in her opening statement. 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	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_open_thread_11' +
		'&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_open_thread_11/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_open_thread_11'
			+ '&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_open_thread_11/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">116</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/monday_open_thread_11/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_open_thread_11/">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:25257200" 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_open_thread_11/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:25257200" 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:25257200" 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_open_thread_11',
			// 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_open_thread_11/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_open_thread_11'
			+ '&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_open_thread_11'
			+ '&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_open_thread_11'
				+ '&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/25257200/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) {
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Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12576946">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12576946" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12576946" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576946">Myth</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12576946" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576946" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice Sotomayor is looking thru this fool (Sessions) as though he doesnt exist!  I think she is planning her grocery list</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12578300">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12578300" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578300" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578300">APeach</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12578300" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578300" class="dsq-comment-message">Heh. Too funny. I HATE Beauregard. Truly. GrASSley is another one. They have "concerns" that she\'ll make this a more just society...that\'s not so good for them.<br><br>Anyway...I don\'t often say this, but I was very impressed and proud of what Sen. Feinstein said in her opening statement. And I like her comments yesterday ("I think you weaken your case when you go outside of the law.") regarding the CIA concealment. I wonder if that\'s a sign of the apocalypse or something...!<br><br>And who was that freak that shouted "What about the unborn?" What about these stop thinking they have a right to stick their collective noses in women\'s health care. I\'m sick to death of these people.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12579438">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12579438" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12579438" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579438">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12579438" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579438" class="dsq-comment-message">And who was that freak that shouted "What about the unborn?"<br><br>You answered your own question....a freak.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12579762">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12579762" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12579762" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579762">APeach</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12579762" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579762" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, but *which* freak? :) Maybe Alan Keyes? He can\'t be too busy these days...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580073">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580073" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580073" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580073">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580073" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580073" class="dsq-comment-message">The freak was just someone trying to seek attention.<br><br>I suppose, Rush Limpballs paid them to show up,?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577735">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577735" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577735" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12577735" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577735" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577735" class="dsq-comment-message">Fucker so deserves \'looking thru.\'   Even while looking thru racist jackasses she\'s still doing something constructive ("planning her grocery list").<br><br>Sessions is another one of those mofos that just make me want to spit .... SPIT!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12579379">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12579379" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12579379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579379">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12579379" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579379" class="dsq-comment-message">Sessions....the same guy who thought nothing was wrong with the KKK until he found out that they were smoking pot. But thought that the NAACP were un-American</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580243">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580243" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580243" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580243">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580243" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580243" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, that\'s the HYPOCRISY and total LUNACY of these white men who want to cry racist to the Latina woman.<br><br>Impotent pricks!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580635">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580635" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580635" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580635">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580635" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580635" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t that something?!<br><br>I could.....<b>Saaaaaaaaaa&gt;&gt;&gt;lap</b> him</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577823">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577823" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577823" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577823">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577823" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577823" class="dsq-comment-message">ROTFLMAO!!! @ something constructive ("planning her grocery list").</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577365">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577365" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577365" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577365">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577365" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577365" class="dsq-comment-message">......With his old mean racist ass!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12578438">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12578438" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578438" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578438">APeach</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12578438" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578438" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s a judge...and he\'s not. Jealous. <br><br>He needs to take Richard Pryor\'s advice: Have a Coke and a smile and STFU.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577451">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577451" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577451" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577451">Myth</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577451" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577451" class="dsq-comment-message">Orrin Hatch is up now Justice.<br><br>Candy Crowley looks so new, improved. lighter and refreshed since the campaign trail. She\'s one of my favs.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577572">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577572" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577572" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12577572" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577572" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577572" class="dsq-comment-message">Slimy, swarmy Orrin Hatch..... just makes me want to spit.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580289">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580289" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580289">APeach</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580289" class="dsq-comment-message">These f------ need to quit. Estrada ain\'t up there. Deal with it. <br><br>I can\'t believe this southern fried jackass said he was "unnerved" by Judge Sotomayor\'s statements. <br><br>I\'m unnerved by his stupidity.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580426">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580426" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580426" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12580426" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580426" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580426" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"I\'m unnerved by his stupidity."</i><br><br>Shit!   Nearly choked on my COFFEE!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580714">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580714" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580714">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580714" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580714" class="dsq-comment-message">Tell it!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577441">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577441" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577441" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577441">isonprize</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577441" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577441" class="dsq-comment-message">Damn.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12577722">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12577722" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12577722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577722">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12577722" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577722" class="dsq-comment-message">Did she say "planning her grocery list"??<br><br>*dead*</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12579049">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12579049" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12579049" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579049">Myth</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12579049" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579049" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice Sotomayor is making me a little nervous.  I am ready for her to say something. She is sitting there looking like she might want to cry or something.  We need to hear something from her soon to see how tight she is wrapped. (Oh, I know I\'m gonna hear about that use of words in the coming weeks when she proves how tight she is wrapped.)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580921">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580921" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580921" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12580921" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580921" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580921" class="dsq-comment-message">She doesn\'t get to speak for awhile, Myth.  It\'s all right - just take deep breaths.  It\'ll be fine.<br><br>That look is she can\'t fucking believe these cracker-ass dimwits who insist they\'re "unnerved" and "concerned"  - and by gawd, proving her comment about \'a latina woman vs a white asshole.\'</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12580467">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580467" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580467" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580467">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580467" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580467" class="dsq-comment-message">She does not look like she wants to cry. She is cussing them out in her head. <br><br>Stop freaking out. She\'s there for a reason</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12581169">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12581169">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581169" class="dsq-comment-message">Myth,<br><br>These "southern fried jackasses" (Waving @ APeach) are haters because this wise Latina is so wise!  She\'s gonna bring it. Sit back & watch her roll.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580101" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580101" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580101">isonprize</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580101" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580101" class="dsq-comment-message">Can I politely say.... FUCK LINDSAY GRAHAM!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580178" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580178" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580178">Myth</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580178" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580178" class="dsq-comment-message">YES WE CAN!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580377" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580377" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580377">isonprize</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580377" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580377" class="dsq-comment-message">Why is Lindsay Graham blathering all over my computer?   He\'s sounding more and more like Sarah Palin.   <br><br>My ears hurt.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580614" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580614" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580614">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580614" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580614" class="dsq-comment-message">This "unnerved" business? Punk.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580321" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580321" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12580321" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580321" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580321" class="dsq-comment-message">Noww - why be polite?  Just do it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580649" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580649">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580649" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, please say it!<br><br>I\'ll help you.  FUCK LINDSAY GRAHAM!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580505" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580505" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580505">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580505" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580505" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll help you to say it!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580802">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580802" class="dsq-comment-message">He is such a weasel pisser.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12581655" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12581655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12581655" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12581655" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581655" class="dsq-comment-message">A weasel pisser - that\'s a new one!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577781">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577781" class="dsq-comment-message">As a small town Alabama native, I\'m doubly proud!<br><br>WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama has chosen a well-known Alabama family physician, Dr. Regina Benjamin, to be the next surgeon general.<br><br>An administration official said Obama will announce the nomination later Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to upstage the official announcement.<br><br>Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just last fall received a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant." But she made headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala., which serves 4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere.<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/regina-benjamin-obamas-pi_n_230547.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/regina...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580134" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580134" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580134">Myth</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580134" class="dsq-comment-message">The POTUS has peeps who know what and how to do it. Sounds like a bunch of astute black women running things to me. On the day that the news train changes from Michael Jackson to Sonia Sotomayer and her critics, they mix it up by rolling out a black woman from Alabama as Surgeon General. Keep the MSM confused about who to go after on the attack.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12581948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12581948" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12581948" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581948" class="dsq-comment-message">To see Sotomayor fade into Dr. Benjamin and back was quite stunning.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12581898" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12581898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12581898" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12581898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581898" class="dsq-comment-message">One up for the HBCU\'s. I got nothing against the Ivy\'s, but enough is enough.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12581805" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12581805" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12581805">Lisa M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581805" class="dsq-comment-message">Waaaaaayyyyyyyy better than Sanjay Gupta.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12584623" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12584623" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12584623">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12584623" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12584623" class="dsq-comment-message">Helluva lot better.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578003" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578003">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578003" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice!  Congratulations Ms. Benjamin.<br><br>Here\'s a wiki link.  Impressive<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Benjamin" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Benjamin</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578100" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578100">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578100" class="dsq-comment-message">Photos of  Dr. Regina Benjamin<br><br><a href="http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/images/fall07_atc1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/images/...</a><br><br><a href="http://www.usnews.com/dbimages/master/7843/ABL_FE_DA_081113benjamin.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.usnews.com/dbimages/master/7843/ABL_...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12585205" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12585205" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12585205">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12585205" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12585205" class="dsq-comment-message">She is so cute in that first pic!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579583">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12579583" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579583" class="dsq-comment-message">She went to Xavier and Morehouse...and has an MBA...go ahead, Dr. Benjamin.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12581783" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12581783" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12581783" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12581783" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581783" class="dsq-comment-message">While in Cleveland, my doctor who happened to be black - had a doctorate in Psychology as well as her M.D.   And actually, now that I think of it the doctors at the hospital I worked in Bedford the doctors with dual degrees, like Dr. Benjamin and my physician, were physicians of color.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12574994">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12574994" class="dsq-comment-message">The cartoon posted is just great. <br>I really do not believe that people in government and business believe this yet. As more blogs start posting the legislative process all hell is going to break loose.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12574358">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12574358" class="dsq-comment-message">Good Morning.Your Monday jam.Enjoy<br>Streetwave - The Brothers Johnson (Vinyl Album) 1978<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnfUXfcDXU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnfUXfcDXU</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12576757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576757">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576757" class="dsq-comment-message">See, there you go... You know I love The Brothers Johnson.<br><br>I\'ll be good to you, good to you is my favorite! Woo Hoo! :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577190">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577190" class="dsq-comment-message">Perfect Monday morning kick-start.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12573467">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12573467" class="dsq-comment-message">Full Family Circle<br>The Land of Her Ancestors Claims Michelle Obama as A Favorite Daughter<br>By Robin Givhan<br>Washington Post Staff Writer <br>Monday, July 13, 2009 <br><br>ACCRA, Ghana, July 12 <br><br>The entire population of Labadi and Labone, poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of this capital city\'s center, seemed to be flowing in one direction. Everyone was scurrying toward a single local landmark -- a two-story yam-colored building: La General Hospital. The president of the United States and first lady Michelle Obama were due to arrive there in a few hours on Saturday morning. A tide of people was advancing, moving with optimism and pride.<br><br>American flags blew in the light balmy breeze from atop the carts of street vendors who had turned the day\'s excitement into a barker\'s opportunity. Women accessorized their Crayola-hued African-print dresses with kerchiefs ablaze with red and white stripes and blue stars. And if one eavesdropped on virtually any conversation, whether it was unfolding in English or any of Ghana\'s languages or dialects, a single common word pierced the cacophony: Obama. Over and over. Obama. <br><br>These residents were honored, and they showed it by dressing up for this moment. Men strode down the red-earth streets dressed in sober business suits and ties, no matter the mugginess of the day. Women hurried along in ankle-length skirts, matching head wraps and heels -- even the occasional pair of high-heeled, metallic gold mules teetered on these uneven roads, some of them squishy with mud. It didn\'t matter that the only sign that the first couple was anywhere nearby came from the helicopters circling overhead, the police officers guarding streets that had been emptied of traffic and the palpable electricity that comes from knowing that something -- something unusual -- is about to happen. <br><br>Mohammed Sanni, a contractor who lives in this neighborhood, had been standing on a grassy median for three hours. He was so very, very tired of waiting, he said. But he would persevere. "I\'m here to see the president. It\'s important to me because he\'s an African. And I\'d like to see the first lady," Sanni added. "She seems nice, but I don\'t know that much about her." <br><br>Public anonymity and admiring curiosity were the story lines that followed Michelle Obama as she and her husband raced from Moscow to Rome and finally to Accra in little more than a week. In Moscow, many locals viewed her as the admirable gardener. In Italy, she was a "spouse," one of many wedded to a Group of Eight leader and almost always part of a tour group that moved silently from luncheon to museum tour to motorcade. But here in Africa, while the details of her résumé are not known and her pet projects such as community service and nutrition remain a mystery, she is, for the folks here, a hometown girl, a sort of distant cousin who has made good, and whom they\'ve been anxious to meet. <br><br>Michelle Obama\'s ancestry can be traced back to slaves, many of whom were launched into subjugation from this West African nation. It doesn\'t matter that the specifics of that part of her family lineage are uncertain or that Ghana may not actually figure in it. Such fine details don\'t matter to the people here. "Michelle is from Ghana because her ancestors were from Ghana" -- of this Helena Botchey, owner of Helen Herbal and Family Planning Shop, is convinced. Barack Obama may have a Kenyan father, but the first lady\'s roots bear the scars, stresses and emotional weight of Ghana, which became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence in 1957. <br><br>If the president is an emblem of future possibilities for this peaceful democratic country, then the first lady symbolizes how much of a painful history has been overcome. For many residents here, she is the embodiment of optimism, proof that the past is not destiny. <br><br>"I like the wife. She has roots in Ghana; I\'m part of her," said Doris Otebire, a shopkeeper who sells DVDs and compact discs. "Women are strong and powerful in Ghana and she\'s strong." <br><br>Throughout this trip, Michelle Obama has mostly remained silent -- at least in public. This international whirlwind has mostly been about supporting her husband and about the symbolism -- the photo story she can create to underscore his agenda. All too often, that symbolism failed to deliver much of an emotional wallop. It was particularly unsuccessful in Italy, where the G-8 spouses toured the L\'Aquila earthquake site in a hasty 10 minutes and then left for lunch. <br><br>But here in Accra, Michelle Obama\'s presence -- her silent, smiling, brown-skinned presence -- delivered a powerful message. The only complaint is that they wanted to see more of her -- and hear her, too. "She should speak more publicly and talk about how women can be on our own whether we are married or not married. We don\'t have to stop at any level," said Mawuena Charity Ati, who stopped to chat while on her way to work. "It\'s important for the community and the continent at large." <br><br>The most resonant moment of that African kinship was when the first lady visited the Cape Coast Castle -- the former slave factory, with its blue window shutters, red tile roof and infamous "door of no return." With her family, she toured the site where so many Africans were separated from their families and embarked on the Middle Passage. The stone holding rooms were dank, cramped and devoid of any natural light. After the tour, the president made a few brief remarks, noting how the history of the place resonated deeply, particularly as the father of two young daughters who are the descendants of both Africans and African Americans. <br><br>But this entire Africa leg has been rich with reminders and subtle references to that dark history. When the couple had breakfast with Ghana\'s new president John Mills Atta earlier Saturday, it was at Castle Osu, perched over the sea and itself a onetime slave trading post. <br><br>When the president and first lady\'s motorcade finally arrived at La General Hospital, neighbors peered from balconies, waved flags and cheered. She and the president visited the open-air women\'s clinic that abuts the main hospital building. Their tour guide was a nurse named, appropriately, Mercy. Mercy Kotey introduced the first couple to a group of about 20 pregnant women. And in a manner that was more like a mother to mothers-to-be, rather than VIP to fans, Michelle Obama inquired after their health and encouraged the women to take care of themselves. <br><br>The tour also included a stop in a nursery where she met a group of mothers with their babies. And rather than offer remarks or deliver a speech, the first lady picked up and comforted a crying child -- at least briefly -- before turning the little one back over to mom. It was a gesture of maternal understanding that spoke volumes in a country that has been focused on high infant mortality, so much so that the government declared the problem a national emergency last year. <br><br>In the early planning of this trip, only the first lady had been scheduled to visit this hospital. And the message -- and again it is all about symbolism -- appeared to be one of women supporting other women. The sight of this African American first lady -- with her background in hospital bureaucracy, city government and community outreach -- striding into a maternity ward filled with black African mothers-to-be would speak to the important role women play in building strong communities, sound economies and stable governments. With the president by her side, would the message of the visit shift? Would it become a tableau that pointed to the role of government in caring for its people? No less important a point, just . . . different. <br><br>But as the first couple toured the hospital, Michelle Obama held the hand of the nurse who led the way. "We are in this together," the gesture seemed to say. <br><br>In the neighborhood surrounding the hospital, so many of the women are shopkeepers, students, errand runners and nurturers. They may spend their days trekking back and forth across red-earth roads instead of dashing from one side of town to the other on a subway, but they too ponder a form of work-family balance -- a topic that Michelle Obama has often talked about stateside. Women here relate to her not as a distant figure in designer clothes or a yuppie gardener. They see themselves in her -- in both her physical attributes and in her independence. <br><br>"We want women to be who they are," said Shadrack Adjei Adjetey, who was tending a small general-goods store and wearing a T-shirt with the faces of Barack Obama and Atta. "She can boost the morale of women." <br><br>After a nonstop, rush-rush day, the president and first lady said their goodbyes to the people of Ghana at Kotoka International Airport in an elaborate departure ceremony staged by the Ghanaian government. The first couple had arrived too late the previous evening for a traditional welcome. But they would not be allowed to leave without a proper send-off. <br><br>And so invited guests -- from dignitaries to Peace Corps volunteers -- crowded onto the tarmac, perhaps a thousand in all, wearing Barack Obama T-shirts or traditional dress that had been personalized with some nod to the American president: his name repeated in a decorative pattern, his photo as a design element. There was a military band in red dress uniform with tubas oompahing. Then came the dancers spinning and high-stepping as their loose-fitting costumes caught the breeze and soared. <br><br>As much as this was a presidential farewell, it was for Michelle Obama as well. Twenty-four hours hadn\'t even passed since she had arrived, but she was no longer the familiar stranger. A block-long banner that hung from one of the airport hangars included three faces: Ghana\'s president Atta, the president of the United States and the first lady. She was part of the "change" that Ghana says has come. The president spoke and thanked everyone for the warm welcome. Michelle Obama stood off to the side with daughters Malia and Sasha. But when it came time for those last handshakes along the rope lines, it was the first lady who lingered. <br><br>She brought up the rear, her head barely visible above the crowd. Her husband slowed to wait for her. She had a wide smile on her face -- as history caught up with the future. <br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/13/ST2009071300067.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/st...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580962" class="dsq-comment-message">Now you\'re getting it, Robin Givhan.  <br><br>"Women here relate to her not as a distant figure in designer clothes or a yuppie gardener. They see themselves in her -- in both her physical attributes and in her independence."<br><br>I don\'t think African AMERICAN women view First Lady Michelle Obama as a woman in designer clothes or a yuppie gardner.   Just sayin......</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576362" class="dsq-comment-message">Wonderful article...just beautiful how Givhan (didn\'t she write like a HATER previously?) captured the import and moving historical symbolism in such an endearingly descriptive  way:<br><br>"Women accessorized their Crayola-hued African-print dresses"<br><br>What an apt descriptor..\'crayola-hued\'...it was as easy to visualize as if I too were there with the writer  and sharing the experience.<br><br><br>"I\'m here to see the president. It\'s important to me because he\'s an African."<br><br>What a sentiment. Imagine that. Obama just inspires folks and AA\'s have been saying the same thing since Jan 2009.  He is MY President..it is important to me because he has AfAm experience. He understands us and our American journey.<br><br><br>"..in Accra, Michelle Obama\'s presence -- her silent, smiling, brown-skinned presence -- delivered a powerful message. The only complaint is that they wanted to see more of her -- and hear her, too. ...snip  Arrival @ La General Hospitals ... the early planning of this trip, only the first lady had been scheduled to visit this hospital. And the message -- and again it is all about symbolism -- appeared to be one of women supporting other women. The sight of this African American first lady -- with her background in hospital bureaucracy, city government and community outreach -- striding into a maternity ward filled with black African mothers-to-be would speak to the important role women play in building strong communities, sound economies and stable governments. With the president by her side, would the message of the visit shift? Would it become a tableau that pointed to the role of government in caring for its people? No less important a point, just . . . different.But as the first couple toured the hospital, Michelle Obama held the hand of the nurse who led the way. "We are in this together," the gesture seemed to say."<br><br>"We want women to be who they are," said Shadrack Adjei Adjetey, who was tending a small general-goods store and wearing a T-shirt with the faces of Barack Obama and Atta. "She can boost the morale of women."<br><br><br>"I like the wife. She has roots in Ghana; I\'m part of her," said Doris Otebire, a shopkeeper who sells DVDs and compact discs. "Women are strong and powerful in Ghana and she\'s strong."<br><br><br>"Im part of her"  US Too Doris!!  Us Too!!<br>Beautiful. Doesn\'t it just bring tears of pride and joy to your eyes, when you read that.  Ghanaians make Michelle one of their own too.  I just love our people. We embrace everyone and make them a part of our \'village\'.  "I\'m part of her"<br><br><br>"As much as this was a presidential farewell, it was for Michelle Obama as well. Twenty-four hours hadn\'t even passed since she had arrived, but she was no longer the familiar stranger. A block-long banner that hung from one of the airport hangars included three faces: Ghana\'s president Atta, the president of the United States and the first lady"<br><br><br>Mighty Michelle...in less than 24 hours Ghanianians put her face right up there with the Presidents!!<br><br>Loving it...we can move a continent...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578465" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, Robin Givhan has been a bit of a hater of all things Michelle.  I\'m surprised at the balance of this article.   Good on her!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578228">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578228" class="dsq-comment-message">Frank Rich bought it home with this one.....dayum<br><br>She Broke the G.O.P. and Now She Owns It <br><br>Excerpt:<br>These are the cries of a constituency that feels disenfranchised — by the powerful and the well-educated who gamed the housing bubble, by a news media it keeps being told is hateful, by the immigrants who have taken some of their jobs, by the African-American who has ended a white monopoly on the White House. Palin is their born avatar. She puts a happy, sexy face on ugly emotions, and she can solidify her followers’ hold on a G.O.P. that has no leaders with the guts or alternative vision to stand up to them or to her.<br><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/opinion/12rich.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/opinion/12ric...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578569" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOPRmeqQU5CZs3Pux4kJLNZbIV3gD99DJTS80" rel="nofollow"> Dr. Regina Benjamin to be named Surgeon General</a><p><br><br>Benjamin was the first black woman to head a state medical society, received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights and just last fall received a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant." But she made headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala., which serves 4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere.</p></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12573950" class="dsq-comment-message">OK I admit I\'m a bit of conspiracy theorist  so I\'m sharing this here. Not so much because I believe in occult influence but the speeches from Michael Jackson & Farakkhan are worth REALLY listening to.<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCu02MX0uuI&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCu02MX0uuI&feat...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12573922" href="http://iwannalive.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kismet4</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12573922" class="dsq-comment-message">Get ready for the backlash for the "comparison" part.  Personally I love this. (Forgive me if this was already posted)<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h0fBuimJfLlEju474tBDJTxY33LAD99CVCA81" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALe...</a><br><br>Obama says slavery\'s past should be taught in US<br><br>21 hours ago<br><br>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States\' history and should be taught in a meaningful way.<br><br>Obama compared the legacy of slavery to the history of the Holocaust. He said both are horrible parts of history but shouldn\'t be ignored. He says in a CNN interview that their lessons must never be forgotten.<br><br>Obama returned to Washington early Sunday morning from a trip that took him to Russia, Italy and Ghana. It was the first trip to sub-Saharan Africa for America\'s first black president.<br><br>Obama and his family visited a West African castle where traders once shipped slaves to the New World.<br><br>Obama was interviewed Saturday for CNN\'s "Anderson Cooper: 360." A brief excerpt was released on Sunday.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12573945" href="http://iwannalive.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kismet4</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12573945" class="dsq-comment-message">Get read for the backlash for the "comparison" part.  (Forgive me if this is already posted)<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h0fBuimJfLlEju474tBDJTxY33LAD99CVCA81" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALe...</a><br><br>Obama says slavery\'s past should be taught in US<br><br>21 hours ago<br><br>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says slavery is a terrible part of the United States\' history and should be taught in a meaningful way.<br><br>Obama compared the legacy of slavery to the history of the Holocaust. He said both are horrible parts of history but shouldn\'t be ignored. He says in a CNN interview that their lessons must never be forgotten.<br><br>Obama returned to Washington early Sunday morning from a trip that took him to Russia, Italy and Ghana. It was the first trip to sub-Saharan Africa for America\'s first black president.<br><br>Obama and his family visited a West African castle where traders once shipped slaves to the New World.<br><br>Obama was interviewed Saturday for CNN\'s "Anderson Cooper: 360." A brief excerpt was released on Sunday.<br><br>Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12575839">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12575839" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent comparison. I have said this for MANY years. It is a shame that most Americans know how many millions died in the Holocaust which is GERMAN history yet they have no knowledge about slavery which lasted over 200 centuries AND is AMERICAN history.<br><br>Our culture suffers from that history education gap.  Many of our children do not know the history AND many non POC do not want to address the WRONGs committed by them...instead they focus on how awful Hitler was!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12574943" class="dsq-comment-message">FYI<br>Tuskegee Airmen, Inc Convention 2009<br>Thurs, Aug 6, 2009 to Sun, Aug 9, 2009<br>Las Vegas, NV<br>Palace Station Hotel & Casino<br>2411 W. Sahara Ave, LV<br>On-site Registration Fee $251.00 [for any regist after 6-30-09]<br>Hotel Rates range $125.97 (courtyard) to $177.97 (tower) total for the 3 nites, for one person<br><br>More info and Registration forms, etc, at TAI, Inc. Site - click on the Convention link<br><a href="http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12575351" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin just announced:<br><br><blockquote>The former Republican vice presidential nominee said she plans to write a book, campaign for political candidates from coast to coast — even Democrats who share her views on limited government, national defense and energy independence — and build a right-of-center coalition.</blockquote><br><br><a href="http://news.aol.com/article/sarah-palin-stump-for-democrats/567777?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl1%7Clink3%7Chttp%253A%252F%252Fnews.aol.com%252Farticle%252Fsarah-palin-stump-for-democrats%252F567777" rel="nofollow">http://news.aol.com/article/sarah-palin-stump-f...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12575944" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12575944" class="dsq-comment-message">Ghost writer?  Otherwise - undoubtedly a short, stoopid read.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577752" class="dsq-comment-message">With mostly pictures and pop ups<br><br>Just sayin\'</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577951">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577951" class="dsq-comment-message">BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA<br><br>You made me laugh out loud!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12578434" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578434" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh Damn - the tears ......</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578411">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578411" class="dsq-comment-message">LMBAO!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577987">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577987" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t Dr. Seuss dead?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578386">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578386" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL@ Dr. Suess.<br><br>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish<br><br>Sarah can say \'THERE and WHERE"<br>Can she add a PERIOD when it\'s due?<br>Or keep running on and breaking rules<br><br>Does she love the limelight?<br>Even though she isn\'t birght<br>Can she tell the TRUTH <br>or keep lying through the roof!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12584797">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12584797" class="dsq-comment-message">I am Sarah!<br><br>Sarah I am!<br><br>That Sarah-I-Am<br>That Sarah-I-Am<br>I do not like Sarah-I-Am!<br><br>Do you like political shams?<br><br>I do not like them, Sarah-I-Am!<br>I do not like political shams!<br><br>Would you like me to shoot a moose?<br>Would you like me to be the golden goose?<br><br>I do not want you to shoot a moose<br>I do not want you to be the golden goose<br>I do not like political shams<br>I do not like you, Sarah-I-Am!<br><br>Dont you want to see my beehived locks?<br>Dont you want to see me talk on Fox?<br><br><br>I don\'t like your locks<br>Don\'t wanna watch you on Fox<br>Dont want you to shoot a moose<br>or be the golden goose<br>I do not like political shams<br>I do not like you, Sarah-I-Am.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12584906" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12584906" class="dsq-comment-message">Although mightily clever, Town - I am sorry.....THIS is just TOO MUCH:<br><br><I>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish</I></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12585111">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12585111" class="dsq-comment-message">BWA HA HA!!!!  Brilliant! Town.  I\'m down with Town, and priviledged to have<br>her around!<br>LOL!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12585335">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12585335" class="dsq-comment-message">Spirit,<br><br><b>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish</b><br><br><br>Why did you do it?<br><br><br>BWA HA HA HA HA HA</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12585207">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12585207" class="dsq-comment-message">Go Town!<br><br>Woo Hoo!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578549">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578549" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m choking from laughing...<br><br>Somebody call 911<br><br>ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12578611" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578611" class="dsq-comment-message">...... dialing right now.....<br><br>ROTFLMAO -</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12578588" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12578588" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578588" class="dsq-comment-message">OHMIGAWD!   <br><br>Can Sarah scale a fish?<br>And put it in a Dish.....<br><br>You\'re a genius...  I cannot STOP laughing!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578835" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12578835" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578835" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m putting this up on the bulletin board.....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578532">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578532" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey now, don\'t be insulting Dr. Seuss like that (LOL).  He used simple words but his messages were deep, whereas Palin\'s thought processes wouldn\'t even make it to the backyard kiddie pool.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12578774" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578774" class="dsq-comment-message">oooo - SPOT ON!<br><br>But ya know, we kid Dr. Seuss whilst loving him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578166">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578166" class="dsq-comment-message">Stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>LMAO!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578468" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12578468" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578468" class="dsq-comment-message">ONG that is just too true..you need to stop I just spewed coffee all over my computer screen.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578630">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12578630" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578630" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda,<br><br>You need to stop. My stomach is hurting from laughing!<br><br>Stop it already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12579457" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579457">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579457" class="dsq-comment-message">See what you started?<br><br>My stomach is in knots from laughing so hard. Whew!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12578432" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578432" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578432">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12578432" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578432" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/peggy-noonan-goes-off-on_n_229564.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/peggy-...</a><br><br><br>Look what Peggy Noonan had to say about Palin? Think she was holding back? lol<br><br><b>In television interviews she was out of her depth in a shallow pool. She was limited in her ability to explain and defend her positions, and sometimes in knowing them. She couldn\'t say what she read because she didn\'t read anything. She was utterly unconcerned by all this and seemed in fact rather proud of it: It was evidence of her authenticity. She experienced criticism as both partisan and cruel because she could see no truth in any of it. She wasn\'t thoughtful enough to know she wasn\'t thoughtful enough. Her presentation up to the end has been scattered, illogical, manipulative and self-referential to the point of self-reverence. "I\'m not wired that way," "I\'m not a quitter," "I\'m standing up for our values." I\'m, I\'m, I\'m. <br>In another age it might not have been terrible, but here and now it was actually rather horrifying.</b><br><br><br>Ouch!  Pretty scathing, huh? Whew Lawd!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578631">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578631" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG..."out of her depth in a shallow pool." <br><br>DAYUM!!!!!!!!! <br><br>Yeah, she worked for Reagan, but she\'s good.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579036">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12579036" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579036" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>She wasn\'t thoughtful enough to know she wasn\'t thoughtful enough.</i><br><br><br><b>Translation:</b> She was ignorant and proud of it!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580581">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580581" class="dsq-comment-message">Peggy Noonan cant stand Palin and really can\'t hold back. Ever since that time her mic was still live and she got busted...I guess she just said "screw it, I dont care if y\'all know I dont like her or not."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580908">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580908" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, I remember.<br><br>Noonan was caught saying Palin was <b>"political bullshit."</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12581153">isonprize</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581153" class="dsq-comment-message">Sotomayor open thread is up!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12575577">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12575577" class="dsq-comment-message">Enough Already With the Bipartisanship!<br>If Obama wants to get anything done, he needs to start breaking some GOP heads. This is not the time to be making nice.<br>Read More<br><a href="http://www.theroot.com/views/enough-already-bipartisanship" rel="nofollow">http://www.theroot.com/views/enough-already-bip...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12575749">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12575749" class="dsq-comment-message">Afirmative Action will be front and center in Sotomayor confirmation hearings:<br><br>"In 2005, when Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts were confirmed by the Senate, affirmative action seemed almost an after-thought. In Alito’s case, only two of his 33 witnesses in his hearings had obvious ties to affirmative action groups, one from each side of the aisle. For Roberts, Democrats called only two witnesses to speak to his record on civil rights.<br><br>In contrast, more than one-third of the witnesses on the Republican’s list for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing are lawyers and academics, who’ve based their careers on opposing affirmative action, and activists who have become symbols of the anti-affirmative action movement<br><br>With five out of fourteen anti-affirmative action advocates on the minority’s witness list, it’s clear that these focal points are not going away."<br><br><a href="http://trueslant.com/kateklonick/2009/07/10/running-with-ricci-a-preview-of-the-gops-anti-affirmative-action-witnesses/" rel="nofollow">http://trueslant.com/kateklonick/2009/07/10/run...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12575896" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12575896" class="dsq-comment-message">HEY YOU GUYS!!<br><br>Go check out <a href="http://www.c-span.org/Supreme-Court-Sotomayor-Senate-Confirmation-Hearings.aspx" rel="nofollow">C-SPAN confirmation hearings</a> for Judge Sotomayor <br><br>There\'s a control room where you can get different views of the hearing room.  It really gives the entire atmosphere of a circus.<br><br>Of course you have to listen to a few wingnutters and their incredible conspiracy theories with the occasional voice of reason.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576536">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576536" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the heads up!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12576041" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576041">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576041" class="dsq-comment-message"><b> Pat Buchanan: \'Todd Palin Ought To Hold Levi\'s Head Underwater Till The Thrashing Stops\' (VIDEO)</b><br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/pat-buchanan-todd-palin-o_n_230441.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/pat-bu...</a><br><br><br><b>MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan, a strong supporter of Sarah Palin, is extremely unhappy with Levi Johnston for his recent criticism of Sarah Palin, including his appearance on the "Today Show" this morning in which he said Palin, at least in part, resigned the governorship of Alaska in order to make more money. Buchanan had some harsh advice for the Palin family on how to deal with Levi:</b><br><br><b>Well, first, with regard to Levi, I think First Dude up there in Alaska, Todd Palin, ought to take Levi down to the creek and hold his head underwater until the thrashing stops. <br>The whole "Morning Joe" gang laughed pretty hard at Buchanan\'s joke, while Mark Halprin helpfully offered, "That\'s a reality show, right there."</b><br><br><br>So advocating the murder of a young boy is funny? MSNBC need to stop giving Pat Buchanan a platform to spew his hate!  How does Pat Buchanan get away with crap like this? How?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12582058" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12582058" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12582058" class="dsq-comment-message">Should I say it again?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12583676">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12583676" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Craig! :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12576436" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12576436" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576436" class="dsq-comment-message">What despicable people.  They have no fucking idea how to handle disagreement, do they?  They\'re like two-year olds with their toys.<br><br>Pat Buchanan - a campaign REALLY needs to be undertaken to have this jackass cracker taken off MSNBC.  And I do understand, he\'s <i>a nice guy </i> and all.<br><br>And I don\'t know why Justice has to go upsetting the apple cart so early on Monday morning in the West.  I haven\'t even had coffee yet and already I\'m burning.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12577462">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577462" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know why Justice did that?  She just wanna be starting something...! :)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12577651" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12577651" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>She just wanna be starting something.</i><br><br>mmm-Hm..</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578536">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578536" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s what I was listening to instead of killing my brain cells with Morning Joe this morning.  :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576304">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576304" class="dsq-comment-message">JULY 13, 2009 Parties Set to Paint Opposing Pictures of Nominee <br>Democrats Will Describe Judge as a Meticulous Workhorse While Republicans Cite Controversial Decisions, Remarks<br><br><br>By JESS BRAVIN <br>WASHINGTON -- Two different images of Sonia Sotomayor will emerge from the Supreme Court nominee\'s confirmation hearings that begin Monday.<br><br>Democrats, focusing on her 17-year record as a federal judge, will portray the nominee as a meticulous judicial workhorse, impartially applying the law, even as her rise from the projects marks her as a quintessential American story.<br><br><br>Republicans, dismissing the bulk of her rulings as dictated by precedent, will seize on a handful of controversial decisions and off-the-bench remarks to paint Judge Sotomayor as an extremist who could use her Supreme Court seat to even the scales for minority groups she considers victimized by American history.<br><br>Whether either portrait prevails will rest largely on Judge Sotomayor, who delivers her opening statement Monday. Following convention, she has said nothing publicly since President Barack Obama announced her nomination on May 26.<br><br>At the hearings, she is unlikely to say anything regarding specific cases, or signal her leanings on issues such as abortion. But what she does say will be aimed at soothing fears conservative critics have stoked.<br><br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124743972191929637.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124743972191929...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576795">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576795" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok, this article is from the NY Post<br><br>CUSTODY SNUB FOR \'BAD\' DAD<br>JACKO\'S MOM & EX IN SECRET DEAL<br><br>Last updated: 9:25 am<br>July 13, 2009 <br>Posted: 4:14 am<br>July 13, 2009<br><br>Cruel stage dad Joe Jackson won\'t be getting his hands on his son\'s children any time soon, under a secret custody deal struck by Michael Jackson\'s mom, Katherine, and baby incubator Debbie Rowe, sources said yesterday. <br><br>Rowe agreed not to pursue any custody claim on ex-hubby Jacko\'s children -- two of whom are biologically hers -- as long as his loathsome dad is out of the picture when it comes to raising them, according to The Sunday Mirror newspaper in London. <br><br>Cindy Adams: Jackson\'s Family Disses BFF Elizabeth Taylor<br><br>ONGOING MICHAEL JACKSON COVERAGE<br><br>"The last thing she wanted was for those kids to be looked after by Joe and go through what Michael went through," a source told the paper. "When [Rowe and Jackson] were [married], Michael poured out his heart about how much he loathed Joe for what he had done." <br><br>In a bizarre twist, a source close to the Jackson family told The Post that the tentative pact giving Katherine Jackson custody also calls for continuing an odd charade that began when Michael was alive and Rowe gave birth to two of his three kids: Prince Michael, 12, and daughter Paris, 11. <br><br>At the time, MJ and Rowe agreed that Rowe would never identify herself to the children as their mom -- and the new custody pact would continue to demand that, the source said. <br><br>Instead, Rowe is referred to as a family friend, "Miss Debbie," the source said. She\'s also called that in front of Jackson\'s 7-year-old son, Prince Michael II, also called Blanket. His sperm-donor father and surrogate mother have never been identified. <br><br>Jackson\'s will named his mother as guardian of the kids. But Rowe was said to be mulling a possible court fight. <br><br>Under the tentative deal, she promises not to battle the mom in exchange for getting supervised, monthly visits with Prince Michael and Paris, a family friend told The Post. <br><br>Although Joe and Katherine Jackson are still married, they\'ve lived apart for years. <br><br>The three children are currently with Katherine. <br><br>In a sensational 2003 British documentary on MJ, Jacko said that during his childhood, his dad would often lash out with any weapon within reach: "Ironing cords, whatever\'s around . . . throw you up against the wall, hard as he could." <br><br>Meanwhile, Neverland apparently will not be another Graceland. <br><br>While the company that owns Michael Jackson\'s ranch has publicly hinted it\'s open to burying the singer there and developing the property as a museum, the firm\'s owner has privately said it\'s not going to happen. <br><br>Tom Barrack, 62, chairman of Colony Capital, which owns a controlling share of the property, met late last week with concerned ranchers who live near Jacko\'s home north of Los Angeles and told them not to worry. <br><br>Additional reporting by Lucas I. Alpert<br><br><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/07132009/news/nationalnews/custody_snub_for_bad_dad_179032.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.nypost.com/seven/07132009/news/natio...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12576877" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12576877">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12576877" class="dsq-comment-message">India\'s First Wal-Mart Draws Excitement, Not Protest<br>Venture Comes With Limits That Protect Merchants<br><br>By Emily Wax<br>Washington Post Foreign Service <br>Monday, July 13, 2009 <br><br>AMRITSAR, India -- The wide, clean aisles of India\'s first Wal-Mart are nothing like Kavita Gopal\'s usual shopping haunts. There are no bicycle rickshaws careering past her as she buys sacks of rice, no humor-filled haggling over the price of an egg and no demanding neighbors yelling down from their windows for shopping favors. <br><br>"It\'s so relaxing and bright in here. It\'s like a really enjoyable day trip," cooed Gopal, a 22-year-old housewife who wore a mustard-colored sari as she slowly pushed a giant wagon through the air-conditioned superstore. <br><br>For shoppers like Gopal, the arrival of the world\'s largest retailer in one of the world\'s largest marketplaces has brought more praise than protest. In recent weeks, crowds have swarmed the store, located on the Grand Trunk Road, the ancient and fabled trade route that stretches across India and into Pakistan. <br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071202176.html?hpid=artslot" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12578776" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12578776">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12578776" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12578776" class="dsq-comment-message">Just wondering...will there be a separate Judge Sotomayor thread?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12579995" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12579995" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12579995">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12579995" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t know...but Schumer is BRINGIN it!!  Backing Sotomayor UP big time based on her judicial record.<br><br>Tell \'em Schumer.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580248" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580248" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580248">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580248" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580248" class="dsq-comment-message">give me 2 minutes.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580402" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580402">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580402" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580402" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks! Sorry if I seemed like I\'m rushing or impatient...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580553" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580553" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580553">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580553" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580553" class="dsq-comment-message">DONE</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580277" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580277" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580277">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580277" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580277" class="dsq-comment-message">WTF is this nonsense?!!!!! A shoot out at a baby shower for Jamie Hector\'s wife.<br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6699369.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580646">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580646" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580646" class="dsq-comment-message">I think this heat is making people lose their minds.  SMH.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580515" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580515" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580515">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580515" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580515" class="dsq-comment-message">ask and ye shall receive:<br><br>SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION HEARING OPEN THREAD IS UP!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12580523" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12580523" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12580523">Angelar</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12580523" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12580523" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-13/jackson-nanny-to-reveal-all/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/...</a><br><br>"The Daily Beast has learned that Grace Rwaramba, the trusted nanny for Michael Jackson’s children who began working for the superstar in 1991, will be giving a deposition to Los Angeles investigators today in their probe into Jackson’s death. Few people have a better overview of Jackson’s pill habits across the past two decades, including enabling doctors, and according to a source familiar with what she intends to tell authorities, she is ready to “reveal all” she knows about his myriad physicians. That should make some of them very nervous."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12581606" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12581606" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12581606">Angelar</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12581606" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12581606" class="dsq-comment-message">This blog comes up with some funny stuff, a little different, but makes me laugh.<br><br><a href="http://corrente.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://corrente.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>Friday, July 10, 2009<br>Wingnut Summer of Love <br><br>Starburst Revolution! - Turn on, tune in, drop out! - Head out on the highway - Lookin\' for adventure - And whatever comes your way - Hike the Appalachian Trail - On The Road to Argentina - Naked Brunch - Teabagger Orgies in the Park - G.O.P-Ins - Hampton hideaways and hushpuppy money - Psychedelic wavy gravy love train - lizard brain - proclaim hearts aflame - no shame - media blame - C-Street Spawn Ranch - Helper Shelter!...<br><br>There is a House in Washington <br>They call the Fellowship<br>And it\'s been a den of many a fool<br>God knows there\'s more than one<br>Oh mother tell our children<br>To be a hypocrite<br>Spend your time in spin and mystery<br>In the House of the Fellowship.<br><br>Like a true wingnut child - We were born, born to be wild - We can climb so high - Never wanna die! We can grope your thigh!<br><br>Born to be wild!<br>Born to be wild!<br><br>R - Freelove update<br><br>David Brooks, appearing on MSNBC, recalls an intimate evening with a Republican senator:<br><br>BROOKS: You know, all three of us spend a lot of time covering politicians and I don’t know about you guys, but in my view, they’re all emotional freaks of one sort or another. They’re guaranteed to invade your personal space, touch you. I sat next to a Republican senator once at dinner and he had his hand on my inner thigh the whole time. I was like, ehh, get me out of here.<br><br>HARWOOD: What?<br><br>BROOKS: I can only imagine what happens to you guys.<br><br>O’DONNELL: Sorry, who was that?<br><br>BROOKS: I’m not telling you, I’m not telling you.<br><br>[source: Think Progress.org]"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12582331" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12582331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12582331">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12582331" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12582331" class="dsq-comment-message">AFTERNOON OPEN THREAD IS UP!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12582389" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12582389" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12582389">zizi2</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12582389" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12582389" class="dsq-comment-message">hi everyone,<br>As promised over the weekend, I have posted my lengthy analysis of the Obamas\' visit to Ghana with local Ghanaian reactions included. Here\'s the link<br>Part 2: Analysis of the Visit<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/13/752781/-From-Ghana:-Analysis-of-Obama-Visit-(Part-2)-" rel="nofollow">diary I posted</a><br>Part 1: Background to the visit<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/8/751233/-Part 1: Background to the visit" rel="nofollow">diary I posted</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12586344" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12586344" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12586344">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12586344" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12586344" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks!  great write up</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12600698" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12600698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12600698">zizi2</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12600698" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12600698" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re welcome</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12606169" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12606169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12606169">Myth</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12606169" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12606169" class="dsq-comment-message">2009 Black Blog Awards!<br><br>Nominate JJP for:  Best Group Blog<br>                   Best Political/News Blog<br>                   Best Blog<br><br><a href="http://www.blackweblogawards.com/categories/" rel="nofollow">http://www.blackweblogawards.com/categories/</a></div>\
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