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I remember Victoria's Secret was on there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:10:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732813, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GLH, this explains how how he'll work with Hillpatine!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:40:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730428, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736016": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "(sigh)<br><br>The racism and bigotry don't extend everywhere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:41:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735867, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735505": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:    <b>VIRTUAL 'DAP'!!</b>     :&gt;)        :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:48:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735308, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733971": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D,<br><br>you know that most Black folk are conservative (small c).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:51:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733761, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4728854": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Seems as if the Voter Suppressing Sambo is gaining steam for RNC Chair:<br><br>From Booker Rising:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.bookerrising.net/2008/12/impressive-endorsements-for-blackwell.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.bookerrising.net/2008/12/impressive-...</a><br><br><i>Ken Blackwell, candidate for Republican National Committee chairman, has won several powerful endorsements. They include Steve Forbes and Pat Toomey. Steve Forbes, a former presidential candidate, has been very active within Republican circles and is very influential within the RNC. Pat Toomey is a former Congressman from Pennsylvania, who ran in a primary against Arlen Specter for U.S. Senate and almost beat the incumbent. Mr. Toomey went on to become President of Club for Growth, which is considered a very powerful RINO-hunting organization.<br><br>The American Spectator has a piece up today called \"Blackwell's Back\", about the conservative Republican's bid for RNC chair. \"Since Blackwell jumped in the race, two potential candidates for RNC chairman have dropped out and endorsed him. One, Texas GOP chairwoman Tina Benkiser, is now a candidate for co-chair as Blackwell's running mate. The other, Michigan national committeeman Chuck Yob, is active in the Blackwell campaign and has brought his family along for the ride. Although relatively few of those who have a vote in the Jan. 28 election have publicly endorsed a candidate, a plurality of those who have are backing Blackwell. Blackwell's campaign message is two-fold. Philosophically, he is running as a 'no-pale-pastels' conservative who believes the Republican brand has suffered from ethical lapses, overspending, and a general propensity to govern in a 'Democrat lite' fashion. Strategically, Blackwell speaks of implementing 'a genuine 50-state strategy.' According to a statement released before Christmas, that means helping state party leaders raise money by recruiting major speakers for their fundraisers and transferring 10 percent of the RNC's net fundraising proceeds to state party organizations. Blackwell promised to hold quarterly conference calls with committee members from each state and to 'allocate millions of dollars to the precinct organizations in our party to rebuild from the ground up.'\"</i><br><br>We might have issues with Steele, but Blackwell is a straight up SAMBO, without hesitation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_13:52:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Fair enough.<br><br>Because we can't either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:22:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736377, "depth": 12, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4707616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You touch deep within the soul!  It makes me emotional!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_02:44:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4706430, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nickwah22:   Saw that video this summer.   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>NOW I know that I shoulda carried myself STR8 up to ALASKA  -   4 real!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:42:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735826, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732968": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Steele's ' Black support' went up between his elections, while Blackwell's went down.<br><br>WHY?<br><br>Cause Black folk have a problem with Black people that help SUPPRESS THE VOTE OF BLACK FOLK. <br><br>It's as simple as that. <br><br>When Blackwell revealed himself, the Black folk of Ohio said, <br><br>\" okey dokey then. Now that we know who you are, we'll respond accordingly.'<br><br>and, they did. <br><br>IF Blackwell had kept his level of Black voter support from his first election, he'd be Governor of Ohio right now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:14:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730978, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736048": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah it really is brilliant.  I posted some other thoughts on this at <a href=\"http://www.talesfromthe.net/jon/?p=312\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.talesfromthe.net/jon/?p=312</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:45:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "JonPincus", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729958, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731957": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Me too...LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:43:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729962, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735113": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Daps!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:16:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734912, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4730428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Anovelista brought up the topic of \"PARENTING\" yesterday.:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16809.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">'Daddy O' brings parenting into politics</a><br><br><i>Just call him Daddy O.<br> <br>Most leaders\u2019 playbooks take at least a page or two from \u201cThe Art of War,\u201d but President-elect Obama\u2019s rhetoric seems to be torn from very different kind of text: the modern parenting manual.<br><br><b>The \u201cchange we can believe in,\u201d it turns out, shares a lot with the revolution in thinking about child-rearing sprung from the work of Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler, <u>which centers on principles such as mutual respect</u> \u2014 or what the president-elect has called <u>\u201cthe presumption of good faith\u201d \u2014 fostering independence (\u201cTeam of Rivals,\u201d anyone?), and encouragement (\u201cYes we can!\u201d).</u></b><br><br>This passage from Obama\u2019s victory speech, for example, is a family meeting waiting to happen, complete with attempts to acknowledge his own limits, make room for dissent, make sure the listeners feel heard, and stress the importance of everyone\u2019s contribution:<br><br>\u201cThere are many who won\u2019t agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can\u2019t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it\u2019s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years \u2014 block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.\u201d<br><br><b>These and other progressive parenting principles are reflected not only in Obama\u2019s rhetoric, but also in his approach to leadership \u2014 an approach that already seems to be <u>rubbing off.</u></b><br><br>Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), for instance, recently called Senate Democrats\u2019 decision not to strip Sen. Joe Lieberman of his chairmanship a \u201cdirect result of the tone [Obama] set.\u201d<br><br><b>\u201cThe old school was that you reward your friends and punish your enemies,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it\u2019s a new day, and there is no reward and punishment going on.\u201d</b><br><br>No rewards or punishments? Alfie Kohn, whose book \u201cUnconditional Parenting\u201d is subtitled <u>\u201cMoving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason\u201d</u> approves:<br><br><b>\u201cThe most respectful \u2014 and effective \u2014 approach to parenting consists of working WITH children rather than doing things TO them,\u201d he says. \u2018Working with\u2019 parents talk less and listen more. They regularly try to imagine how the world looks from the child's point of view. They bring kids into the process of decision-making whenever possible. \u2018Doing to\u2019 parents, on the other hand, impose their will and use some combination of rewards and punishments in an attempt to elicit obedience.\u201d<br><br>Kohn says a \u201cworking with\u201d approach in the political realm is \u201cessentially more democratic\u201d \u2014 particularly if it offers real choices, and not just the illusion of them.</b></i><br><br>THERE IS MORE.<br><br>Admittedly, my \"parenting strategies\" were at some slight variance to that of my parents.  BUT, still, IN THE END, I MADE the DECISION!  <br><br>Annnnnnnd, \"the kids\" KNEW THAT!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnd, YES, these strategies can transfer into \"working WITH\" 'grown folks'.  IMHO", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:21:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4732479": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:  ABSOLUTELY!!  He's ALREADY MADE THAT VERY CLEAR!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>'cause <b>HE IS LARGE and IN CHARGE!!</b>   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Whooo!  Hoo!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:51:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731914, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did they include photos of the delivery?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:53:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735308, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  Gotta LAUGH!  [Proverbs 15:13]  YOU KNOW!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:47:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735231, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734903": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda,<br><br>Between you & Town....I'm just shaking my head! lol<br><br>(GreenLady, I had to steal your line) lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:04:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734791, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732499": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Trust your instincts. Its not a coincidence, its on purpose.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:50:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729532, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey D,<br><br>The Republican Party will NEVAH get more than 10-15% of the Black vote because of the racists and foolery going on in the Republican Party.  I agree with rikyrah, if the GOP weren't so racist and truly did welcome black folks and black views, they'd get about 30-40% of the black vote.<br><br>Black people are NOT going to vote GOP.  Not gonna happen.  Black folks will ALWAYS look at the GOP with the side eye of suspicion.<br><br>I believe if a true VIABLE 3rd party came around that didn't shuck and buck to racism's tune, that party would be able to peel off 30-40% of the Black vote.  <br><br><br>But most 3rd parties never want to start at dogcatcher and school board and work themselves up.  They ALWAYS start at President, lose, and then wonder why 3rd parties don't catch on.<br><br>It will take a viable third party to peel off the black vote, not Republican \"outreach.\"  Just my opinion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:27:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734703, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735574": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now you know they'll probably be on Myspace! LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:56:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735553, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4740184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I imagine remaining bookstore copies of Steele's book will soon end up in the 50-cent bin, somewhere close to this book:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Condi-vs-Hillary-Great-Presidential/dp/0060839139\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.amazon.com/Condi-vs-Hillary-Great-Pr...</a><br><br>That is, if it isn't one of the many fine copies you can pick up from independent Amazon sellers for one shiny penny.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:40:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729471, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734555": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Very bad news if you didn't already realize it:<br><a href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/economy/miller_downwardmobility.fortune/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/economy/mi...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:32:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "c7c5298c11cf68984e34fcff38a1349a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4733626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the link-up Chris.  Johnson was a powerful black man back in the day.  And a threat because of his penchant for white women. <br> <br><a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_%28boxer\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer</a>)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:30:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729100, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729440": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this week's <i> Washington Informer </i> Opinion page.   <br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=45&Itemid=88\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi/index.php?...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:23:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb90730b238bd2c1f318bc1437a3fc1e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4736609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So true.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:29:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734904, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4730978": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A lot of people I've talked to think that, of the two African Americans, Steele would be the better choice. He gets that the extremist nature of the GOP has pretty much run its course, and is willing to say so publicly.<br><br>Blackwell, on the other hand, walks the line....all the way out to the fringe.<br><br>So, far as they go, it's not a \"black/white\" thing. And, truth be told, Blackwell's going to take a hit for his response to the Saltsman incident.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:53:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730868, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731491": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>hustleandfloe:</b>      <i>... on the topic, I say publish it whenever wherever and way out loud until we adults begin to take as much responsibility as is due for the homicide rate. Every kid won't listen to instruction, but we bear the responsibility for most of the nonsens going on now.<br><br>The prison construction rate, as those who bid for these fat government contracts well know, is DIRECTLY related to the literacy rates going back to 3rd grade. This ain't science. It's US, ya'll. Would love to have a powerful, literate army of high-integrity black folk to fight the never-ending nonsense that race will continue to be in this country.</i><br><br>IFFF this was a response to my post - -  I couldn't AGREE with you more!  <br><br>I tutor students annnnd, in some, cases, I'm not understanding \"WHYCOME\" they have gotten into this situation - - needing a tutor. <br><br>What I have observed is that they are \"believed\" when they say that they \"have no homework!\"  Back \"in my day\", IFFF my children had anything BELOW a B in a subject, they HAD HOMEWORK!!<br><br>Annnnd, I point that strategy out to the parents.  Some of them said, Oh!  I didn't think of that!  Ooooo-kaaaay!<br><br>Again, thank you for YOUR response, COMPLETE WITH DATA  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:17:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729958": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  ADDING THIS to HIS<b> \"JOURNEY TO JANUARY 20, 2008!\"</b><br><br><a href=\"http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_round_two/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Open for Questions: Round two (Monday, December 29, 2008 01:01pm EST / Posted by Dan McSwain)</a><br><br><i><b>During this brief transition period, we\u2019ve rolled out important new tools to let users interact with our team in a <u>transparent and meaningful way.</u></b><br><br>Our first run of Open for Questions was one such feature, with nearly <u>1,000,000 votes cast</u> on questions from the Change.gov community.<br><br>In this round, you can still view all of the questions that have been submitted\u2014or you can break down the questions by category for easier navigation. For instance, you can read the top-ranking question regarding Energy and the Environment and browse through other questions on the same topic by clicking on that issue.<br><br>We think this change is valuable. It serves the other key purpose of features like Open for Questions: making your input easy to pass on to the members of our Transition team that are crafting solutions to these vital issues right now.<br><br>Check out the Open for Questions feature here.  We\u2019ll close this round of questions and put together our responses in the new year.</i><br><br><b>Mr. President-Elect Obama!  BRILLIANT STRATEGY!!</b>  <br><br><b>LARGE and IN CHARGE!!</b>   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:55:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4730983": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  This comes under the HEADING:  What took YOU sooooo long??:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/27/israel-launches-air-strik_n_153664.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>Your request is being processed...<br>Israel Launches Massive Airstrikes Against Hamas In Gaza</a><br><br><i>SCROLL DOWN FOR SLIDESHOW<br><br><b>***UPDATE*** 12/28 8:58PM The White House blamed Hamas for the new round of violence in the Mideast, reports the AP:<br><br>    The Bush administration has called again for a \"sustainable cease-fire\" in the Mideast and demands that Hamas stop its attacks on Israel...<br><br><br>    [Spokesman Gordon] Johndroe blamed the militant Hamas organization for the latest wave in violence, saying that it broke a six-month cease-fire agreement. He said that Hamas has \"shown its true colors as a terrorist organization.\"</b><br><br>***UPDATE*** 12/28 8:58PM The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Israeli forces on Monday morning struck key centers in Gaza City, including Islamic University, and that Hamas may be considering a dramatic response, such as the kidnapping of a soldier:</i><br><br>I just wanted to show the S-----L-----O---W  REACTION of \"THE PRESIDENT!!  HumF!!<br><br>Mr. President-Elect Obama has been sought out to make a RESPONSE!  Even while HE is on VACATION.<br><br>THE PRESIDENT couldn't be FOUND until 2-day!!  HAH!!<br><br>Goin' out like a TRUE - - oops!  FALSE \"leader!\"  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:53:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729962": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "lol<br><br>I can't wait....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:55:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729745, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4738667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep, that's a good one, Spirit! lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_23:58:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736862, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4725868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They will have to create another bubble somewhere to avoid financial and economic armageddon so the real question is what industry will benifit and how can I take advantage of it", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_10:38:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "wawtu", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4722565, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729454": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wanted to share a sampling of Lizz Wright's latest CD \"Orchard\"  It was a B-day gift from my daughter.<br><br>It's Soulful and righteous!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXzdYD3MDZQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXzdYD3MDZQ</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:25:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D,<br><br>if the GOP mainstream had been more Jack Kemp and less Lee Atwater, I honestly believe, the natural Black constituency for the GOP hovers between 30-35%. They don't get the folks over 10%, because of the overt racism. Most Black folks can't get past that and won't even try. They look at Blackwell defending the ' Magic Negro' stuff and go ' Nigger, please', and walk away. We are a community that only recently got any ' money'. We measured wealth in different ways ( remember, we're the community that had PhD's working in the Post Office). We USED to say, ' Well at least I have my self-respect', cause it doesn't cost anything to keep it. And, what does it do for you to have all that money, and no self-respect, and still be Samboing around - like Blackwell?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:35:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734173, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4737138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, throwing a half-baked program at such a serious problem won't do much. It's the mindset that has to be changed. Also some people are just beyond redemption. It comes down to whatever decent people who are left have to cut off the deranged, evil ones. Perhaps if the gov't got rid of all the guns being sold illegally - that would help! Stop the NRA lobbyists from having their way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_22:29:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732369, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736531": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack Obama is conducting a press conference on global warming...<br><br><br>Obama:   And so this is what we're going to about global warming.<br><br>Reporter:  Barack, what do you have to say about the large numbers of black youth killing each other in Houston?  <br><br>Obama:  That's \"President Obama\" to you, and while global warming has nothing to do with black youths killing each other in Houston, my Urban Policy department is working with state and local governments to solve the problem.<br><br>Reporter:  So President Obama, you're not going to stop black youths from killing each other?<br><br>Obama (ignores her and points to another reporter):  Next question.<br><br><br>Later that night on Hannity...<br><br><br>Hannity:  Today Barack Obama totally disrespected a reporter in front of everyone and ignored her very important question on \"black on black crime.\" Why do you think Obama doesn't care that black kids are killing each other?<br><br>Jesse Lee Peterson:  Well Obama ain't black and he's worse than David Duke!  He doesn't care..about black people.  Why isn't Kanye West the Rapper saying anything about that?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:21:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733281, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4707514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "you continue to be on a roll. I want to thank you for your blog and for your voice and for speaking up and out on such a consistent basis that I just breath easier once I've read your articles.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_02:44:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4706430, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice58:  ABSOLUTELY!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  It's NOT copyrighted!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:14:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734903, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4728955": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I so agree!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_13:56:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4728506, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4737150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda, it's interesting California and Texas are prominent hroughout this piece.  <br><br>I wonder what govenors Arnold S.  and Rick Perry have to say about CA  and TX prisons?<br><br>Cheap labor and slavery", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_22:30:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736853, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729471": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I wonder what  Shelby Steele has to say for himself now!  Heehee...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:26:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729284, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I love Lizz Wright.<br><br>Love her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:59:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729454, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4716677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "womanistmusings:  I took a \"Field Trip\" to your site, again.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH for \"bringin' THIS!\"  :&gt;)<br><br>You betta \"RECOGNIZE THIS!\"  :&gt;)  GREAT ENDING!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_03:53:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4706430, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733576": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In all seriousness (though your answer may make me laugh anyway): If those were your only two choices, who would you choose?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733065, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Neither Steele or Blackwell would get from me any crumbs that I spit, pissed on and threw on the floor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:19:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731841, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733067": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "there are two things that are the most common denominator among the Black prison population:<br><br>Fatherlessness and Illiteracy. <br><br>Factor out all else, and these two are above and beyond everything else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:19:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4727832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Devil Made Him Do It:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/28/2008-12-28_bernies_fundamental_defense.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/28/20...</a><br>If you thought Bernard Madoff\u2019s $50 billion investment scheme was audacious, get ready for his alibi. Lawyers for the accused scammer are exploring an insanity defense, we hear. <br><br>\u201cBernie\u2019s family and his attorneys may argue that, somewhere along the line, he had a mental break,\u201d says a Madoff acquaintance. \u201cThey may even say he has a multiple personality disorder.\u201d<br><br>Madoff\u2019s grip on reality does show signs of slipping. The 70-year-old financier, now a prisoner of his East Side penthouse, wore a weird smile when he was photographed shortly after his Dec. 12 arrest. He\u2019s also said to be taking a heavy dose of anti-anxiety medication.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_12:50:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda/Val:  We KNOW that it takes $$$ to do these STUDIES??<br><br>Who's FUNDING THEM???  Annnnnd, \"WHYCOME\" THEY have $$$??<br><br>Just \"axin\". . . . .    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:27:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732499, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Steele is at least on record as rejecting that kind of politicking, and has hinted that he won't tolerate much more of it.\"<br><br><br><br>Which is why Steele won't be the head of the RNC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:30:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731314, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732061": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D:  Thanks, again.   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:45:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731879, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4727967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/magic-negroes-and-the-gop/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Magic Negroes and the GOP</A><br><br><i> These are the type of stunts that make people want to tune out the Republican Party, regardless of whether our message can benefit them or not. The reality for the GOP is that if we continue to poke fun or \u201csatirize\u201d the very people we need to win elections, then we have to accept that \u2013ideology and beliefs aside-they will continue to abandon us at the voting booth.</i></a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_12:59:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4735138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "EVENING THREAD IS UP", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4733095": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>\"Based on this year's fourth-grade reading scores,\" observes Paul Schwartz, a Coalition principal in residence at the U. S. Department of Education, \"California is already planning the number of new prison cells it will need in the next century.\"</i><br><br>When we had the first discussion of the WeeMichelles and their schooling, a poster here wrote that there were all types of schools. <br><br>Including those preparing folks to go to prison. <br><br>I agreed with that statement before, and I do now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:20:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4739756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "heartsand flowers, you tell it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:02:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4737161, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4737198": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's definitely not just the poor in income, it's the poor of mind and spirit, it's the all-black environments were a few bad seeds spread like poison and ruin the entire well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_22:38:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:  Good find!   This is a huge topic!  <br><br>I made a post recognizing the \"fairly large number\" of news commentators that have been \"discovered/uncovered/revealed\" during these 2 years of the election process. And, NOW, it appears as IFF they are \"receding\" in EXPOSURE.  <br><br>WHERE did THEY GO??  In fact, I don't know where many of them came from?<br><br>All I know is that it WAS GREAT SEEING THEM REPORT THE NEWS annnnnnd, RENDERING OPINIONS!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Somehow, I thought that IT WOULD LAST!!  SADLY, It has NOT!<br><br>Look at the \"Tim Russert\" replacement!  Was ANY PERSON OF COLOR in the running??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:21:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732602, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736798": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh yep, you're right...they MUST bring up the hiphop...gotta bring up the hiphop.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:51:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736531, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735158": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Rikyrah. I like Roland and Donna \"I'm not going back to the back of the bus!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:20:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "811a7e4549eb422165aaec909333a57a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4728506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lynn Sweet:<br><br>The Obama team, pledging the ''most open and transparent transition in history,'' gets an ''A'' for disclosing donors to the Jan. 20 inauguration and a ''F'' when it comes to revealing transition meetings with groups. <br><br>The \"F\" is for you Lynn Sweet.  Fuck you!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_13:31:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4727774, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729532": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   Hmmmmm?<br><br>From BPOTW:<br><br>1.  <a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/29/study-houston-leads-in-homicides-by-black-youths/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Study: Houston leads in homicides by black youths<br>December 29, 2008</a><br><br>2.  <a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/28/homicide-rate-rising-for-black-teenagers/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Homicide rate rising for black teenagers</a><br><br>\"WHYCOME\" these \"HEADLINES\" are appearing, frequently, annnnnd, therefore,  that \"STUDIES\" are being conducted at this time??<br><br>Unless there is some other similar \"series of studies\", I don't remember seeing these many-- RECENTLY!   Hmmm?<br><br>Annnnnnd, I guess that \"OTHER\" races/ethnicities/etc.don't have \"homicide rates\" - huh!?<br><br>BUT, I'm \"SURE\" that these \"study projects\" are NOT related to the pending PRESIDENTIAL installation.  <b>Suuuuuuuure!!</b><br><br><b>***MAJOR EYE ROLL***</b><br><br>In the words of Dr. R. - - - -\"talk me down!\"   'cause I'm - - aaaarrrrrgggg!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:30:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 47, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Say that!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:36:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733281, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,  Right on!  Apparently Bush can take the AXE!!!!!<br><br>However, \"Let the president be president\" is like telling a newborn baby to change his/her own shitty diaper!  LOL!<br><br>Frankly, I believe Israel/ Hamas Gaza  is going down because they know Bush is leaving in 23 days!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:04:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732842, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734658": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Val, I will be commandeering the TV in the breakroom. Only ? is what channel. Don't think we get TVONE so, BET? MSNBC? What say you all?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:42:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "811a7e4549eb422165aaec909333a57a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4730564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No, I haven't heard from MsKitty nor TruthSeeker.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:29:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729683, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm sure you're just busting a gut, Jonster.  <br><br>While Northwestern has spent 5 YEARS studying folks killing each other, that time and money could've been spent on EDUCATION.  Let's not be hoodwinked by the fact that NorthwEstern did the study. Otherwise you'll be labeled  an Elitist. :-)))<br><br>Throwing out a bunch of statistsics 23 days before the Bush administration leaves office  and the Obama Administration readys itself to take office smells to high heaven.  <br><br>Let's do the math.  8 YEARS!  2000-2008 George W. Bush took the oath of Office; not once, but twice.  <br><br>He promised to protect and defend the constitution of the US.  NOT!  Because under that oath,  Americans have a right  to LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS!  <br><br>At this juncture, what does a study like this suppose to prove to America?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:44:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734170, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Okay, we were doing good.....until this comment.<br><br>Should/does the color of the person who's speaking out against the GOP's perceived racism matter?<br><br>(and before you hammer me, there's a reason I said \"perceived\")", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:31:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733284, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735193": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"I am sometimes a very slow learner.\"<br><br>Don't worry, most of us are. Love the way you stated it, so REAL.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:23:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4726045, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What's on purpose?  That a shocking amount of black kids are shooting each other (and us white folk) while the overall crime rate is heading south?  You kidding?  It's no coincidence, right?  The timing of the release of these, um, facts, from a 5 year Northeastern University study is a plot.  Ya gotta laugh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:05:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "jonster", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732499, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734171": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Forget SNL.  The primary example of Whites-only television was on full display during the campaign season.  When it came down to receiving serious information--information that's often crafted and shaped by media--it was created, produced and presented by a nearly all-white media.<br><br>One would think that American media would realize the ironic progress of electing a Black man as president, while they represented themselves as anything <i>but</i> progressive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:06:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732602, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "....and <i>that</i> was the point of asking that question.<br><br>Same thing happened with my mom a few weeks ago; she got pissed off at the notion of everyone getting \"free\" health care. Told her I could convert her based off her reactions, and she said \"not to those racists.\"<br><br>My father-in-law went off on a 10 minute rant about immigrants over Thanksgiving; told him that was a conservative viewpoint, and he cussed me out for being a \"damn Republican.\"<br><br>Theory I have (and I won't claim it as my idea) is that the GOP should work to find the common ground, and use that to build relationships. There are some commonalities, but (1) not all black people know that, and (2) the GOP isn't making the effort to tell them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:06:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733971, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Watching \"Tweety's\" documentary of Shrubs 2 \"disaster pieces\":    Iraqi  WAR and Katrina.  I think that it supports the &lt;30% \"approval\" [orrrrr  -  70% DISAPPROVAL] RATING!!<br><br>OOPS!   Make that 3:    THE PRESENT <b>ECONOMY!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:36:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4733670": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  LOL!!!   :&gt;)   VIRTUAL 'DAP'!!!    :&gt;)   <b>YOU JUST SPEAK!!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:31:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733281, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4730604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D:  Thank you.  I saw the \"subtitles\" and these DATA:  <i><br>YOUTH VIOLENCE IN NEW CENTURY<br><br>Trends in homicides by offenders ages 14-24 between 2000-01 and 2006-07.<br><br>\u2022 Houston: Whites, down 10 percent; blacks, up 139 percent<br><br>\u2022 Dallas: Whites, down 46 percent; blacks, down 40 percent<br><br>\u2022 San Antonio: Whites, down 3 percent; blacks, up 38 percent<br><br>\u2022 Boston: Whites, down 40 percent; blacks, up 78 percent<br><br>\u2022 Chicago: Whites, down 47 percent; blacks, down 30 percent<br><br>\u2022 Oklahoma City: Whites, up 19 percent; blacks, up 85 percent<br><br>\u2022 San Francisco: Whites, up 32 percent; blacks, up 79 percent<br><br>\u2022 Los Angeles: Whites, down 20 percent; blacks, down 22 percent<br><br>Source: The Recent Surge In Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time To Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control</i><br><br>It just seems disconcerting (to me) that these studies are appearing so consistently at THIS TIME!!  Annnnnd, I believe that the HEADLINES are, intentionally, \"eyebrow raising\" at a FIRST READ!! <br><br>BUT, thanks for your input!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:31:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "For all the problems I have with the GOP and our lack of outreach, that's the one problem that I have with the black community: the fact that regardless of what the message is, people aren't trying to hear it because of past history.<br><br>That criticism isn't undeserved...but it's proving hard to counter. We can't concede anyone or anywhere, but like you said, there's an element that won't listen regardless of what we do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:47:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734575, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  Thank you.   :&gt;)   Just posted this on \"COUNTDOWN   Day 22.\"<br><br>\"WHYCOME\" the baby doesn't have PALIN in his name??<br><br>How 'bout - - <b>TRIPP EASTON MITCHELL [PALIN]-JOHNSTON??</b><br><br>Do you think that this is the FIRST ATTEMPT for Bristol to <b>DISTANCE</b> herself from  \"The Gov.\"??    Hmmmmmm?<br><br>Waitin' for that \"TELL-ALL\" BOOK!!   :&gt;)<br><br><br>OOPS!:   <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/29/bristol-palin-baby-son-tr_n_154081.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bristol Palin Baby Son Tripp Born</a><br><br><b>Annnnnnnnnnnd, \"WHYCOME\" NO COMMENT from the very mouthy, loves to B  on camera - - GRANDMA \"The Gov.\"?</b>   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:09:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735587, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Micheline:    <i> Lynne <u>SWEET</u> (??)</i>    I DON'T THINK SO!!<br><br>She's  E-V-I-L!!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:34:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4727774, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731006": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Niether can I; and please feel free to comment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:53:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729962, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val:  Thank you!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><b>JANUARY 20, 2009!!</b>   THE DAY of ALL DAYS!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>I will NOT be in DC.   BUT, I'll have my \"digital box\" fired up!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:56:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732035, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4728058": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw her on MSNBC this morning. Seems Lynn is not satisfied with the Obama transparency on revealing transition meetings!  Boo Hoo, Lynn's hating because she can't find wrong-doing on PEO!<br><br>STFU Lynn....There's no There...There!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_13:06:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4727774, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, Nate it is hilariously amusing!  <br><br>I'm sure Steele's book didn't make the Best Sellers List either.  LOL!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:35:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729284, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4739840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nada! Zilch!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:10:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733576, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732164": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thought I saw a post from Truthseeker today on a HuffingtonPost blog.  The name was the same and the commentary read just like one of her postings.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:47:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730564, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "History to be remembered, per the New York Times and a new comic book: Jack Johnson becomes heavyweight champ this week , one hundred years ago. It was a terrible time to be African American (perhaps worse than slavery...someone remind Coon Blackwell) and Johnson's rise and fall something of Greek tragedy.<br><br><a href=\"http://natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com/2008/12/original-johnson.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com/2008/12/o...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:06:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf2c9ce3819616f8ba0ca48c54519c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4740366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Shame!  They all got tricked!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:57:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4740184, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BIGGIE_4_OBAMA:   Something to think about.  Thanks!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:38:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4725868, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732035": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"I just wanted to show the S-----L-----O---W REACTION of \"THE PRESIDENT!! \"<br><br><br>RAOTFL  I can always count on you for a laugh Greenlady. <br><br>I am so looking forward to Jan 20.  Exciting times.  Will everyone attend the celebrations?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:44:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730983, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4726045": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "womanistmusings:  The first time I read your piece my thoughts were very ungenerous.  On the second reading, my thoughts were defensive and analytical (well what about ....).  On the third reading, I stopped fighting you and began listening to you, and now I get it.  I am sometimes a very slow learner.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_10:49:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "e1e14398c00f730e4f2f2710fcbfed5d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4707616, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732702": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Word, GreenLady.  Jails + welfare =slavery.  <br><br>Please tell me what is 21st Centruy about that solution, cause I wanna know how the hell that's going to stop anyone from killing another Soul if they want too", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:57:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732222, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733216": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:  YEP!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:22:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732702, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4728610": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You all are very  concerned about energy independence, and there are plenty who feel as I do about the thievery of the oil industry.<br><br>Check out this website about this documentary:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.gasholemovie.com/Home.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.gasholemovie.com/Home.html</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_13:37:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4734759": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:  WORD!!  * **shrug***", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:51:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734296, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda, you know  the old saying:  \"Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time.\"  <br><br>The reality is, it all depends on who done it and how much down time they're going to get for doing it.  Non melanin need not worry!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:50:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731957, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4739805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:/ALL:    Sharing from the <i>MUDFLATS</i>:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/29/bristols-baby/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bristol\u2019s Baby is Here. What a Tripp.</a><br><br><i>First \u201cofficial\u201d news I\u2019ve heard has just come from KUDO that reports Bristol Palin had her baby.  And the name is\u2026..Tripp?  No, I\u2019m not kidding.  That\u2019s what I just heard.  Either KUDO, who reports this is coming from People Magazine, is the victim of a giant baby hoax, or they actually named the baby \u201cTripp.\u201d<br><br>Tripp as in \u201cwhat a long, strange Tripp it\u2019s been\u201d?  Tripp as a drug reference?  Tripp because it was the only weird name that beganwith \u201cT\u201d they could think of?  Please say it ain\u2019t so.<br><br>I\u2019ll report back as I know more.<br><br>*************************************************<br><br>It IS so.<br><br>SKIP<br><br>Well, poor \u201cTripp\u201d is bound to be the butt of late night talk show jokes, and humor websites across the nation.  At least when he grows up, he can be \u201cMitch.\u201d  Ya know, I really thought they were going to surprise everyone and have a \u201cJohn\u201d or a \u201cSteven.\u201d  Shows what I know!<br><br>Certainly he and his new parents will face challenges a-plenty.  Congratulations and best of luck to the family.  I\u2019m sure a People photo shoot will be coming shortly.</i><br><br>That's ALL!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:07:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736862, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4737161": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "By immigrants I take it they're thinking about Latinos. Because the gov't could easily shift its focus to the African and Caribbean people who are living here illegally too and Black people would be crying racism at the drop of a hat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_22:31:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734173, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4782904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL.  You guys crack me up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_12:01:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "jonster", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735113, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val:  Like YOU, I, initially, ignored the FIRST HEADLINE!   But, then I saw it again!  Uh  -Uh!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I'm watchin' for more!  Under the heading - -     \"NEGATIVE BLACK CRIME WATCH!!\"   :&gt;)<br><br>This will supercede my \"BABY BIRTH WATCH!\"   :&gt;)         :&gt;)         :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:37:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732238, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:  I COMPLETELY AGREE!  The P-EO  has EDUCATION as ONE of HIS projects!  Ima go with that!  :&gt;)<br><br>Thank you for your input.   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:47:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731855, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733761": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>You know darn well that most Black folks don't believe guvmint can solve all the problems.</i><br><br>That's a conservative viewpoint as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:37:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733597, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734791": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"WHERE did THEY GO?? In fact, I don't know where many of them came from?\"<br><br>GLH, they're like the good china or the good bathroom towels...they only come out for company.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:55:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733105, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4730184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw the opposite; a call for more government intervention to an administration that may be more favorable to increasing funding to the cut programs (whether they're actually beneficial or not). So I rolled my eyes too.<br><br>I'm wondering-like the article suggested-if there's another, bigger (better?) reason to the increases than just cut government programs. That doesn't smell right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:07:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729532, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>He promised to protect and defend the constitution of the US. NOT! Because under that oath, Americans have a right to LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS!</i><br><br><br><br>Uh oh....You better tell it!  Go Spirit!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:55:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734667, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b> Breaking News</b><br><br><b>MSNBC Reporting: Bristol Palin Gives Birth To A Boy</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:33:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4706430": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/black-man-or-white-woman.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black men or white women:</a>  Looking at the ways in which black women are maringalized both by black men and feminism.  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/if-you-can-make-black-woman-smile.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">If you can make a black woman smile:</a> great video detailing the hardships of black women", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_02:16:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "saw it and ignored it.  LOL I had the same instinctive response. :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:48:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729532, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:01:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734791, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "h&f, LOL@ \"though Orchard's taking longer to grow on me than SALT\"........", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:29:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735826": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "my mom just asked me if it's black (she saw that young boy on youtube claiming to be the BabyDaddy)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:20:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735553, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey guys,<br><br>Has anyone heard from MsKitty?  Hope all is well!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:40:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4736853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Found this at <a href=\"http://motherjones.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">motherjones.com</a> - I'll put it in the evening thread too.<br><br>What Do Prisoners Make for Victoria's Secret? <br>NEWS: From Starbucks to Microsoft: a sampling of what US inmates make, and for whom <br><br>By Caroline Winter <br>July/August 2008 Issue <br><br>Tens of thousands of US inmates are paid from pennies to minimum wage\u2014minus fines and victim compensation\u2014for everything from grunt work to firefighting to specialized labor. Here's a sampling of what they make, and for whom.<br><br>Eating in: Each month, California inmates process more than 680,000 pounds of beef, 400,000 pounds of chicken products, 450,000 gallons of milk, 280,000 loaves of bread, and 2.9 million eggs (from 160,000 inmate-raised hens). Starbucks subcontractor Signature Packaging Solutions has hired Washington prisoners to package holiday coffees (as well as Nintendo Game Boys). Confronted by a reporter in 2001, a Starbucks rep called the setup \"entirely consistent with our mission statement.\"<br><br>Around the Big House: Texas inmates produce brooms and brushes, bedding and mattresses, toilets, sinks, showers, and bullwhips. Bullwhips?<br><br>Windows dressing: In the mid-1990s, Washington prisoners shrink-wrapped software and up to 20,000 Microsoft mouses for subcontractor Exmark (other reported clients: Costco and JanSport). \"We don't see this as a negative,\" a Microsoft spokesman said at the time. Dell used federal prisoners for PC recycling in 2003, but stopped after a watchdog group warned that it might expose inmates to toxins.<br><br>Back to school: Texas and California inmates make dorm furniture and lockers, diploma covers, binders, logbooks, library book carts, locker room benches, and juice boxes.<br><br>Patriotic duties: Federal Prison Industries, a.k.a. Unicor, says that in addition to soldiers' uniforms, bedding, shoes, helmets, and flak vests, inmates have \"produced missile cables (including those used on the Patriot missiles during the Gulf War)\" and \"wiring harnesses for jets and tanks.\" In 1997, according to Prison Legal News, Boeing subcontractor MicroJet had prisoners cutting airplane components, paying $7 an hour for work that paid union wages of $30 on the outside.<br><br>The law won: In Texas, prisoners make officers' duty belts, handcuff cases, and prison-cell accessories. California convicts make gun containers, creepers (to peek under vehicles), and human-silhouette targets.<br><br>A stitch in time: California inmates sew their own garb. In the 1990s, subcontractor Third Generation hired 35 female South Carolina inmates to sew lingerie and leisure wear for Victoria's Secret and JCPenney. In 1997, a California prison put two men in solitary for telling journalists they were ordered to replace \"Made in Honduras\" labels on garments with \"Made in the usa.\"<br><br>Open wide: At California's prison dental laboratory, inmates produce a complete prosthesis selection, including custom trays, try-ins, bite blocks, and dentures.<br><br>Constructive criticism: Prisoners in for burglary, battery, drug and gun charges, and escape helped build a Wal-Mart distribution center in Wisconsin in 2005, until community uproar halted the program. (Company policy says, \"Forced or prison labor will not be tolerated by Wal-Mart.\")<br><br>On call: Its inmate call centers are the \"best kept secret in outsourcing,\" Unicor boasts. In 1994, a contractor for gop congressional hopeful Jack Metcalf hired Washington state prisoners to call and remind voters he was pro-death penalty. Metcalf, who prevailed, said he never knew.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:58:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735904, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady, true dat.  There isn't a single tv show that I watch consistently.  <br><br>The Black folk did come out like roaches after the light swtich was turned on during this election cycle.  We know it was because of P-EO and the ratings.  <br>the media is still owned by whites/Jews.  <br><br>That's why I think it's criminal what BET has done to their programs; depicting Blacks in the most degrading images.<br><br>Regular TV programing has been white washed for years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:16:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733105, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:       <i>Frankly, I believe Israel/ Hamas Gaza is going down because they know Bush is leaving in 23 days!</i><br><br> Never thought about that! <br><br> Hmmmm?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:57:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734145, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLadyHere, all bets are off, huh?  Now aint that a TRIPP!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:59:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735315, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4738400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:   BWAHAHAHAHA!!      I'm sooo sorry!!   :&gt;)    GOOD ONE!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I'll try to get some OTHER POLL going!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>***shakin' my head****    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_23:29:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736862, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733281": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not only is it not a coincidence, but why am I suspecting, when nobody had said shyt to Dubya on this subject, this will work its way into press conferences with regards to Obama, believing that HE (cause he BLACK - see, how that works, folks. He'll be BLACK for this topic for them) should be able to solve it in one speech...<br><br>cause he's the 'Magic Negro'.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:23:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729532, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  TRUTH!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:05:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734951, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Exactly, rikyrah.  And Steele can decry the racial antics of the GOP all he wants too, even Powell for that matter.  Until the White Rethugs stand up and denounce this shit, fuck the GOP!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:24:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732968, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733799": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D:     LOL!      U    R  2     much!!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:39:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732880, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But what could Bush say that he hasn't already said before? He's on record saying that Israel has the right to defend itself when Hamas/Hezbollah/other entities start acting like fools.<br><br>And if we're gonna be completely fair, Obama and Axelrod did were more non-committal than anything.<br><br>I suppose I'm enabling you by commenting...but you're looking for something that isn't there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:48:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730983, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734951": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I  bet if you digged deep into the mutli-layers of who's funding these \"studies\" it will probably be some interesting names that come up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:08:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733586, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736377": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D,<br>We can't  make excuses and look the other way where it does extend. The ball is in the court of the repugs or provide proof of being worthy of a second glance.<br><br>But, you wanted to know why we can't hear your message.  Its because the actions of the repugs speaking so loudly we can't hear a word they say.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:08:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "antennaness", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736016, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735867": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D,<br>Why is it so hard for you to understand that when most of us smell racism. bigotry, and w supremacy dished out so blatantly as during the last two years, we count ourselves out.  Embracing \"C\" or the repugs would be like suicide or genocide or self hatred.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:24:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "antennaness", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734703, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734844": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RonnieB, I won't say you're wrong about any of this.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:59:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734171, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4782975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"At this juncture, what does a study like this suppose to prove to America?\"<br><br>I just like to know who's out there trying to kill me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_12:09:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "jonster", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734667, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4730754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lizz Wright is plainly ridiculous to me from first to now, though Orchard's taking longer to grow on me than SALT...<br><br>\"How can you lose your song?<br>When you have sung it for so long?<br>How can you forget your dance, your dance<br>When THAT dance is all you ever had?<br><br>It must be, it must be true<br>You can\u2019t SEPARATE THE TWO<br>Oh no, you can\u2019t<br>It\u2019s impossible to do<br>JUST like the salt in the stew <br><br>... on the topic, I say publish it whenever wherever and way out loud until we adults begin to take as much responsibility as is due for the homicide rate.  Every kid won't listen to instruction, but we bear the responsibility for most of the nonsens going on now.<br><br>The prison construction rate, as those who bid for these fat government contracts well know, is DIRECTLY related to the literacy rates going back to 3rd grade.  This ain't science.  It's US, ya'll.  Would love to have a powerful, literate army of high-integrity black folk to fight the never-ending nonsense that race will continue to be in this country.  <br><br>And this ain't a bill cosby redux.  It's aimed AT cosby and those believers of his who think it's an income thing - as I believe the greatest damage done has been done by the black middle class just cutting our kids loose.  These aren't poor schools where black kids can't read.  My high school is now a prime and unfortunate example of a middle class neighborhood struggling with basic literacy among graduating students.<br><br>If we aren't teaching each other to read, expect more bullets.<br><br>\"Based on this year's fourth-grade reading scores,\" observes Paul Schwartz, a Coalition principal in residence at the U. S. Department of Education, \"California is already planning the number of new prison cells it will need in the next century.\"<br><a href=\"http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/view/ces_res/114\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/vi...</a><br><br>More on Prison Cells and Reading Scores... <a href=\"http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whitehurst.htm#PrisonCellsandReadingScores\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whi...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:39:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "22764620d6ee8135683d1faed6c5434d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729454, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:    LOL!!   :&gt;)    I know!!   ***shakin' my head***  Guess my question WAS rhetorical!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:00:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734791, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4722565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah: <b>Monday, DECEMBER 29, 2008  DAY -22  On His \"JOURNEY TO JANUARY 20, 2009\"</b> <br><br>1.  <b>WORD(s)</b>  of the DAY:  <b>TRANSITION TRAIL[Economy/Wars]/VACATION</b><br><br>2.  <b>HEADLINE(s)</b><br><br>     a)  <a href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4BR1OW20081229?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews\" rel=\"nofollow\">Summers: Obama stimulus aimed at long term too<br>Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:30am EST</a><br><br><i>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending government money solely to stimulate consumer spending would be a short-sighted mistake, one of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top economic advisers said on Sunday.<br><br><b>Lawrence Summers, a former treasury secretary and Obama's pick to head the White House National Economic Council, said policy needed to address both immediate job creation and longer-term investment needs.<br><br>\"In this crisis, doing too little poses a greater threat than doing too much,\" Summers wrote in the Washington Post.</b><br><br>\"Some argue that instead of attempting to both create jobs and invest in our long-run growth, we should focus exclusively on short-term policies that generate consumer spending,\" Summers said.<br><br><b>\"But that approach led to some of the challenges we face today -- and it is that approach that we must reject if we are going to strengthen our middle class and our economy over the long run.\"</b><br><br>Obama has said that signing a major economic stimulus package will be his first priority when he takes office on January 20. His advisers have been working with Congress to try to get a package ready for his approval right away.<br><br><b>Vice President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the incoming administration was \"getting awful close\" to reaching agreement with Congress. Government sources have talked about moving a stimulus bill with a price tag in the range of $675 billion to $775 billion over two years.</b></i><br><br>     b)  <a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#28409619: rel=\"nofollow\">Obama Team Crafts Broad Economic Plan [VIDEO]</a><br><br>THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!  MORE L8R.  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Mr. President-Elect Obama!   LARGE and IN CHARGE</b>  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_04:50:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4732602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "FROM USA TODAY- Monday, December 29, 2009 (Television) section- page 3D<br>By Dana Edelson, @NBC Universal Inc.<br><br>Ask TV to better resemble the electorate and candidates<br><br>It should go without saying that TV must do a better job of representing Hispanics, Asian Americans and African Americans. Yet the networks have grown so deaf to the issue, the NAACP has once again been forced to bring it to their attention. If you need a poster child for TV's lack of diversity, look no farther than Saturday Night Live, which has no one to play the first lady and no one funny or appropriate to play the president.<br><br>This unwillingness to reflect the USA as it is goes beyond a neglect of ethnic minorities. Many of the people who saw themselves in Sarah Palin, particularly those who belong to the small-town working class, never see themselves on TV at all, unless they're being vilified or mocked.<br><br>In part, the problem is a by-product of the sorry state of sitcoms. With the rare exception of shows like thirtysomething or Family, the hour-long genre has always been dominated by cops, detectives and doctors \u2014 and by stories that are driven by plot rather than character or social concerns. It's been up to sitcoms to reflect \"regular\" life through such shows as Andy Griffith, All in the Family, Home Improvement, Roseanne and The Cosby Show. But those shows are long gone, replaced by insider comedies that keep an ironic, comic distance from their characters.<br><br>We're not just a more diverse nation than we appear on TV, we're a more interesting one. You'd think someone in Hollywood would notice.<br><br>It appears JJP bloggers are getting the message out there!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15402393\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:51:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733164": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't know much about Blackwell-execpt for what was said around here-until he opened his mouth about Saltsman.]<br><br>And that was all I needed to hear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:23:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732968, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732813": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Exactly, Miranda.  Industrial Complexes for profit and social control.  <br>Education is key, and that Duncan dude had better get on the JOB with stepping it up too!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:05:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732390, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, I'm sure the Devil made him do it!<br><br>If  an 85 year old black man got stopped and arrested for a DWI, do you think he could be placed undr house arrest and plead a case of insanity?<br><br>HELL NO!!!  He's Black, doesn't own a penthouse on the East side, and he didn't bilk billions of dollars from other rich, greedy white folks.  He was driving undr the influence.<br><br>My daughter told me an 85 year old Black man was arrested in her neighborhood over the Christams holidays for DUI.  He spent one night in the slammer.  WTF.  He didn't hurt any one, although the potential certainly was there.  <br><br>Ok, Town, help me break it down!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:43:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4727832, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4728222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If she didn't have haterade, she'd have nothing to drink.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_13:15:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4727774, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "IMiranda, I hope you find it; although I'm not a bit surprised.<br><br>Victoria's Secret probably gives out free thongs to the inmates to help spice things up in the pokey!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:27:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734984, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4740002": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GLH, thanks for the Mudflats update.  I think Bristolad Levi should do a Peoples Magazine photo spot with Tripp and then get their arses outta Alaska.<br><br>Go on Take the Money and Run!<br><br><a href=\"http://video.aol.com/video-detail/take-the-money-and-run-by-the-steve-miller-band/3406035771\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://video.aol.com/video-detail/take-the-mone...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:24:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4739805, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734884": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And just like the holidays...now they're gone! Maybe we'll see'em again next year for \"Christmas at the White House\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:03:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734861, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D:  1.  He was \"axed\" during his \"brief\" vacation, just like Mr. P-E Obama was \"axed\" on his \"extended\" and very-well publicized vacation.  Shrub did NOT respond AT ALL (I believe).  Mr. P-EO, at, least explained SOME OF his actions - - \"monitoring the situation, speaking to Dr. Condi. . \"<br><br>2.  Their COMMITMENT:  Let the PRESIDENT BE PRESIDENT!!<br><br>3.  \"enabling me??\"     :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)   ***shakin' my head***<br><br>D!      D!     D!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:06:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732266, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4738478": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town:      Town!      Town!    LOL!!        LOL!     :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Ima stop typin' so I can GET MY LAUGH ON!!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_23:39:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736531, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733597": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Now D,<br><br>come on now. <br><br>You're not even going down that path. You know darn well that most Black folks don't believe guvmint can solve all the problems. Come on now. Don't insult us. You hang with Black folk, so I know you've had the conversations with us. <br><br>There is NOBODY harder on poor Black folk than a Black person who WORKS...<br><br>You transcribe the conversations about welfare from a BBQ with Black folks...not the voices, just the words.... you know that you'd be thinking it was a meeting of Pat Buchanan and his friends. I'm not going to pretend that it's not. <br><br>Lord knows I don't know anyone harder on poor Black folk than my Black Nationalist Entrepreneur Uncle that grew up in Jim Crow Mississippi.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:28:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732369, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731314": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Unfortunately for the GOP, if Blackwell is the RNC chair, the party will continue down the same Palin-esque path.  We can expect more calculated divisiveness, benign racializing, and dumbed-down politics aimed at the low-information/low-IQ voter.<br><br>Steele is at least on record as rejecting that kind of politicking, and has hinted that he won't tolerate much more of it.  Blackwell, on the other hand, seems willing to tolerate all the racializing necessary to remain at the foot of massa's bed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:12:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730978, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Sunday to a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska. <br>\"We think it's wonderful,\" said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. \"The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited.\" <br>The baby's name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, according to Jones. <br>Baby Tripp takes his surname from his dad, Levi Johnston, an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player who has been dating Bristol for three years. <br>Bristol Palin is currently residing in Wasilla and completing her high-school diploma through correspondence courses. <br>Johnston is studying to become an electrician. He told the Associated Press in October that he and fianc\u00e9e Bristol plan to wed in 2009 and raise the child together.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:57:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735315, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736949": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town, break it down.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_22:09:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736531, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4738487": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit_55z:     U     JUST  SPEAK!!!!    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_23:39:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734912, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Its amazing that we actually had better representation in the darn 70s than we do 3 decades later.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:03:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734296, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, you can't sell me on conservatism.  There isn't one Black person I know personally or professonally that aren't fisically conservative.<br><br>And you'll never be able to convince me with using labels like \"Conservatism.\"    Call it anything you like, but the GOP uses that label to hide behind their own greed and racism. IMHO!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:21:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732369, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734912": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Damn Skippy, and the biggest study on killings was done at the cost of and by the American citizens, and that was the war in Iraq.<br><br>Northwestern can go study that!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:04:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734794, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have to agree.<br><br>Any changes that should take place have to start at the top, especially since there's an opportunity for change to take place at the top. It'd be different if we weren't picking a new chairman.<br><br>Steele would get my vote.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:37:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731314, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Business Week Online & Yahoo News:  \"The [Ten] Worst Predictions About 2008\"<br><br><a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081229/bs_bw/dec2008db20081224028134\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081229/bs_bw/dec20...</a><br><br>Number ten should be particularly amusing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:15:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4734407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "heeheeheeheehee", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:22:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733065, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735315": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:    <b>BREAKING NEWS!!:       \"BABY BOY\"    TRIP    PALIN!!!</b><br><br>MSNBC:    3:30 pm.<br><br>SHOOT!!!   JUST LOST $200 Virtual Dollas!!!     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:34:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   SPEAK!!<br><br>Annnnnd, it doesn't take a major study, complete with chi-square statistics, to make THIS determination. Just  review the \"histories\" of students in any given school!!  THESE 2 pieces of DATA will immediately emerge! [YES, there are exceptions.]", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:47:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733067, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734926": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you don't get TVOne,<br><br>HELL NO to BET. <br><br>I would say C-Span, if you don't want any pundits.<br><br>If you're willing to do pundits, then flip a coin. See how much CNN seems to be using Roland Martin and Donna Brazile. If not as much to your liking, then go over to MSNBC. <br><br>I've decided on TVOne, C-Span, MSNBC and CNN for the Tivos in my house.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:06:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734658, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLadyHere,  <br><br>My reply to #2:  More Police and Welfare programs?? WTF?<br><br>How about EDUCATION as a COUNTERMEASURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:38:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 20, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729532, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If JJP's throwing a party (hint, hint), I might be convinced to make a special guest appearance.<br><br>Short of that, I'll be watching on TV.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:08:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4732035, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Can I try to sell you conservatism based on the fact that you don't think government intervention here may not be the best solution?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:50:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4731855, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734932": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep....prepare for every ill to be discussed ad nauseum...and ONLY discussed with absolutely NO critical analysis or sound solutions offered. That whole CNN Black In America will look like a praise fest compared to what's about to happen...I can see it coming from a mile away.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:07:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733281, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4734427": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Preach it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_18:24:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4733095, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4727774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I see that Lynn Sweet is still drinking the Haterade:<br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/despite_pledge_obama_transitio.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/despite...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_12:44:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4732390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Preach....<br><br>More on the subject:<br><a href=\"http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/EVA110A.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/EVA110A.html</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:50:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4731879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The headlines do prompt a certain \"WTF?\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_16:38:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4730604, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4733928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Chris Chambers:  Thank you for this HISTORICAL \"moment!\"  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_17:48:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729100, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4740074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:   I'm \"rockin' to da music!\"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Good idea.   BUT, I don't know that they can make it outta their element!!   Hmmmmm!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_01:30:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4740002, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4708846": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you so much for taking the time to read my little blog.  I feel that we do not take the time to love and honor one another no one will.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_02:53:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4707514, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's not just \"past history\", but what happens concurrently with whatever the message is. We hear it, alright- loud and clear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_20:36:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "c87fa9ab975275187368e74f6f34d3d1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4734703, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4729331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The \"problem\" with Steele is that the base doesn't consider him \"conservative enough.\"<br><br>I have a sneaking suspicion that we at the GOP are about to learn a harsh lesson in supporting a black man just because he's black......", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_14:19:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4728854, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4730868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh, come on now, D.  Steele's not \"conservative enough\"  <br><br>Steele's not WHITE. PERIOD!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_15:47:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4729331, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4737013": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love Lizz too. :-)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_22:17:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735619, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4735231": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We can always count on you, Miranda, Town & CPL to bring the comedy!  You guys make it fun!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_19:27:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4735096, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4736341": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "jon:   Thank you.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-29_21:04:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4736048, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "9035248", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 1472416411749866906}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "monday_open_thread_398", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 168, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 9035248, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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			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_398' +
		'&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_398/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_398'
			+ '&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_398/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">168</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/monday_open_thread_398/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_398/">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:9035248" 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_398/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:9035248" 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:9035248" 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_398',
			// 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_398/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_398'
			+ '&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_398'
			+ '&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_398'
				+ '&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/9035248/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.requestURL = function() {
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4722565" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4722565" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4722565">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4722565" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4722565" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah: <b>Monday, DECEMBER 29, 2008  DAY -22  On His "JOURNEY TO JANUARY 20, 2009"</b> <br><br>1.  <b>WORD(s)</b>  of the DAY:  <b>TRANSITION TRAIL[Economy/Wars]/VACATION</b><br><br>2.  <b>HEADLINE(s)</b><br><br>     a)  <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4BR1OW20081229?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews" rel="nofollow">Summers: Obama stimulus aimed at long term too<br>Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:30am EST</a><br><br><i>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending government money solely to stimulate consumer spending would be a short-sighted mistake, one of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama\'s top economic advisers said on Sunday.<br><br><b>Lawrence Summers, a former treasury secretary and Obama\'s pick to head the White House National Economic Council, said policy needed to address both immediate job creation and longer-term investment needs.<br><br>"In this crisis, doing too little poses a greater threat than doing too much," Summers wrote in the Washington Post.</b><br><br>"Some argue that instead of attempting to both create jobs and invest in our long-run growth, we should focus exclusively on short-term policies that generate consumer spending," Summers said.<br><br><b>"But that approach led to some of the challenges we face today -- and it is that approach that we must reject if we are going to strengthen our middle class and our economy over the long run."</b><br><br>Obama has said that signing a major economic stimulus package will be his first priority when he takes office on January 20. His advisers have been working with Congress to try to get a package ready for his approval right away.<br><br><b>Vice President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the incoming administration was "getting awful close" to reaching agreement with Congress. Government sources have talked about moving a stimulus bill with a price tag in the range of $675 billion to $775 billion over two years.</b></i><br><br>     b)  <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#28409619: rel="nofollow">Obama Team Crafts Broad Economic Plan [VIDEO]</a><br><br>THAT\'S ALL FOR NOW!  MORE L8R.  :&gt;)<br><br><b>Mr. President-Elect Obama!   LARGE and IN CHARGE</b>  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4725868" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4725868" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4725868">BIGGIE_4_OBAMA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4725868" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4725868" class="dsq-comment-message">They will have to create another bubble somewhere to avoid financial and economic armageddon so the real question is what industry will benifit and how can I take advantage of it</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729645" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729645" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729645">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729645" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729645" class="dsq-comment-message">BIGGIE_4_OBAMA:   Something to think about.  Thanks!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4727774">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4727774" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4727774" class="dsq-comment-message">I see that Lynn Sweet is still drinking the Haterade:<br><br><a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/despite_pledge_obama_transitio.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/despite...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4728058">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4728058" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4728058" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw her on MSNBC this morning. Seems Lynn is not satisfied with the Obama transparency on revealing transition meetings!  Boo Hoo, Lynn\'s hating because she can\'t find wrong-doing on PEO!<br><br>STFU Lynn....There\'s no There...There!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4728222" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4728222">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4728222" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4728222" class="dsq-comment-message">If she didn\'t have haterade, she\'d have nothing to drink.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4728506" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4728506">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4728506" class="dsq-comment-message">Lynn Sweet:<br><br>The Obama team, pledging the \'\'most open and transparent transition in history,\'\' gets an \'\'A\'\' for disclosing donors to the Jan. 20 inauguration and a \'\'F\'\' when it comes to revealing transition meetings with groups. <br><br>The "F" is for you Lynn Sweet.  Fuck you!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4728955" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4728955" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4728955">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4728955" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4728955" class="dsq-comment-message">I so agree!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729588" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729588">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729588" class="dsq-comment-message">Micheline:    <i> Lynne <u>SWEET</u> (??)</i>    I DON\'T THINK SO!!<br><br>She\'s  E-V-I-L!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4727832" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4727832" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4727832">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4727832" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4727832" class="dsq-comment-message">The Devil Made Him Do It:<br><br><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/28/2008-12-28_bernies_fundamental_defense.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/12/28/20...</a><br>If you thought Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion investment scheme was audacious, get ready for his alibi. Lawyers for the accused scammer are exploring an insanity defense, we hear. <br><br>“Bernie’s family and his attorneys may argue that, somewhere along the line, he had a mental break,” says a Madoff acquaintance. “They may even say he has a multiple personality disorder.”<br><br>Madoff’s grip on reality does show signs of slipping. The 70-year-old financier, now a prisoner of his East Side penthouse, wore a weird smile when he was photographed shortly after his Dec. 12 arrest. He’s also said to be taking a heavy dose of anti-anxiety medication.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729745" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729745" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729745">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729745" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729745" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I\'m sure the Devil made him do it!<br><br>If  an 85 year old black man got stopped and arrested for a DWI, do you think he could be placed undr house arrest and plead a case of insanity?<br><br>HELL NO!!!  He\'s Black, doesn\'t own a penthouse on the East side, and he didn\'t bilk billions of dollars from other rich, greedy white folks.  He was driving undr the influence.<br><br>My daughter told me an 85 year old Black man was arrested in her neighborhood over the Christams holidays for DUI.  He spent one night in the slammer.  WTF.  He didn\'t hurt any one, although the potential certainly was there.  <br><br>Ok, Town, help me break it down!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729962" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729962" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729962">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729962" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729962" class="dsq-comment-message">lol<br><br>I can\'t wait....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4731006" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4731006" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4731006">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4731006" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731006" class="dsq-comment-message">Niether can I; and please feel free to comment.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4731957" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4731957" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4731957">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4731957" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731957" class="dsq-comment-message">Me too...LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734765" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734765" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734765">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734765" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734765" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, you know  the old saying:  "Don\'t do the crime, if you can\'t do the time."  <br><br>The reality is, it all depends on who done it and how much down time they\'re going to get for doing it.  Non melanin need not worry!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4727967" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4727967" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4727967" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4727967" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/magic-negroes-and-the-gop/" rel="nofollow">Magic Negroes and the GOP</A><br><br><i> These are the type of stunts that make people want to tune out the Republican Party, regardless of whether our message can benefit them or not. The reality for the GOP is that if we continue to poke fun or “satirize” the very people we need to win elections, then we have to accept that –ideology and beliefs aside-they will continue to abandon us at the voting booth.</i></a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4728610">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4728610" class="dsq-comment-message">You all are very  concerned about energy independence, and there are plenty who feel as I do about the thievery of the oil industry.<br><br>Check out this website about this documentary:<br><br><a href="http://www.gasholemovie.com/Home.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gasholemovie.com/Home.html</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4728854" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4728854">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4728854" class="dsq-comment-message">Seems as if the Voter Suppressing Sambo is gaining steam for RNC Chair:<br><br>From Booker Rising:<br><br><a href="http://www.bookerrising.net/2008/12/impressive-endorsements-for-blackwell.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bookerrising.net/2008/12/impressive-...</a><br><br><i>Ken Blackwell, candidate for Republican National Committee chairman, has won several powerful endorsements. They include Steve Forbes and Pat Toomey. Steve Forbes, a former presidential candidate, has been very active within Republican circles and is very influential within the RNC. Pat Toomey is a former Congressman from Pennsylvania, who ran in a primary against Arlen Specter for U.S. Senate and almost beat the incumbent. Mr. Toomey went on to become President of Club for Growth, which is considered a very powerful RINO-hunting organization.<br><br>The American Spectator has a piece up today called "Blackwell\'s Back", about the conservative Republican\'s bid for RNC chair. "Since Blackwell jumped in the race, two potential candidates for RNC chairman have dropped out and endorsed him. One, Texas GOP chairwoman Tina Benkiser, is now a candidate for co-chair as Blackwell\'s running mate. The other, Michigan national committeeman Chuck Yob, is active in the Blackwell campaign and has brought his family along for the ride. Although relatively few of those who have a vote in the Jan. 28 election have publicly endorsed a candidate, a plurality of those who have are backing Blackwell. Blackwell\'s campaign message is two-fold. Philosophically, he is running as a \'no-pale-pastels\' conservative who believes the Republican brand has suffered from ethical lapses, overspending, and a general propensity to govern in a \'Democrat lite\' fashion. Strategically, Blackwell speaks of implementing \'a genuine 50-state strategy.\' According to a statement released before Christmas, that means helping state party leaders raise money by recruiting major speakers for their fundraisers and transferring 10 percent of the RNC\'s net fundraising proceeds to state party organizations. Blackwell promised to hold quarterly conference calls with committee members from each state and to \'allocate millions of dollars to the precinct organizations in our party to rebuild from the ground up.\'"</i><br><br>We might have issues with Steele, but Blackwell is a straight up SAMBO, without hesitation.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4729331" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729331" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729331" class="dsq-comment-message">The "problem" with Steele is that the base doesn\'t consider him "conservative enough."<br><br>I have a sneaking suspicion that we at the GOP are about to learn a harsh lesson in supporting a black man just because he\'s black......</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4730868" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4730868" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4730868">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730868" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, come on now, D.  Steele\'s not "conservative enough"  <br><br>Steele\'s not WHITE. PERIOD!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4730978" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4730978" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4730978" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4730978" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730978" class="dsq-comment-message">A lot of people I\'ve talked to think that, of the two African Americans, Steele would be the better choice. He gets that the extremist nature of the GOP has pretty much run its course, and is willing to say so publicly.<br><br>Blackwell, on the other hand, walks the line....all the way out to the fringe.<br><br>So, far as they go, it\'s not a "black/white" thing. And, truth be told, Blackwell\'s going to take a hit for his response to the Saltsman incident.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4731314" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4731314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4731314">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4731314" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731314" class="dsq-comment-message">Unfortunately for the GOP, if Blackwell is the RNC chair, the party will continue down the same Palin-esque path.  We can expect more calculated divisiveness, benign racializing, and dumbed-down politics aimed at the low-information/low-IQ voter.<br><br>Steele is at least on record as rejecting that kind of politicking, and has hinted that he won\'t tolerate much more of it.  Blackwell, on the other hand, seems willing to tolerate all the racializing necessary to remain at the foot of massa\'s bed.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4731841" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4731841" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4731841" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4731841" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731841" class="dsq-comment-message">I have to agree.<br><br>Any changes that should take place have to start at the top, especially since there\'s an opportunity for change to take place at the top. It\'d be different if we weren\'t picking a new chairman.<br><br>Steele would get my vote.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4733065" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733065" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733065">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733065" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733065" class="dsq-comment-message">Neither Steele or Blackwell would get from me any crumbs that I spit, pissed on and threw on the floor.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4733576" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733576" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4733576" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733576" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733576" class="dsq-comment-message">In all seriousness (though your answer may make me laugh anyway): If those were your only two choices, who would you choose?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4739840" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4739840" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4739840">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4739840" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4739840" class="dsq-comment-message">Nada! Zilch!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734407" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734407">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734407" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734407" class="dsq-comment-message">heeheeheeheehee</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736622" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736622" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736622">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736622" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736622" class="dsq-comment-message">"Steele is at least on record as rejecting that kind of politicking, and has hinted that he won\'t tolerate much more of it."<br><br><br><br>Which is why Steele won\'t be the head of the RNC.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4732968" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732968">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732968" class="dsq-comment-message">Steele\'s \' Black support\' went up between his elections, while Blackwell\'s went down.<br><br>WHY?<br><br>Cause Black folk have a problem with Black people that help SUPPRESS THE VOTE OF BLACK FOLK. <br><br>It\'s as simple as that. <br><br>When Blackwell revealed himself, the Black folk of Ohio said, <br><br>" okey dokey then. Now that we know who you are, we\'ll respond accordingly.\'<br><br>and, they did. <br><br>IF Blackwell had kept his level of Black voter support from his first election, he\'d be Governor of Ohio right now.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733164" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4733164" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733164" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t know much about Blackwell-execpt for what was said around here-until he opened his mouth about Saltsman.]<br><br>And that was all I needed to hear.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733284">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733284" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly, rikyrah.  And Steele can decry the racial antics of the GOP all he wants too, even Powell for that matter.  Until the White Rethugs stand up and denounce this shit, fuck the GOP!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4733651" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733651" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, we were doing good.....until this comment.<br><br>Should/does the color of the person who\'s speaking out against the GOP\'s perceived racism matter?<br><br>(and before you hammer me, there\'s a reason I said "perceived")</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729100" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729100" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729100">Chris Chambers</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729100" class="dsq-comment-message">History to be remembered, per the New York Times and a new comic book: Jack Johnson becomes heavyweight champ this week , one hundred years ago. It was a terrible time to be African American (perhaps worse than slavery...someone remind Coon Blackwell) and Johnson\'s rise and fall something of Greek tragedy.<br><br><a href="http://natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com/2008/12/original-johnson.html" rel="nofollow">http://natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com/2008/12/o...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733626">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733626" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the link-up Chris.  Johnson was a powerful black man back in the day.  And a threat because of his penchant for white women. <br> <br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_%28boxer" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer</a>)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733928" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733928">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733928" class="dsq-comment-message">Chris Chambers:  Thank you for this HISTORICAL "moment!"  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729284">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729284" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729284" class="dsq-comment-message">Business Week Online & Yahoo News:  "The [Ten] Worst Predictions About 2008"<br><br><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081229/bs_bw/dec2008db20081224028134" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20081229/bs_bw/dec20...</a><br><br>Number ten should be particularly amusing.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729471" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729471" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729471">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729471" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729471" class="dsq-comment-message">I wonder what  Shelby Steele has to say for himself now!  Heehee...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4740184" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4740184">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4740184" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4740184" class="dsq-comment-message">I imagine remaining bookstore copies of Steele\'s book will soon end up in the 50-cent bin, somewhere close to this book:<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Condi-vs-Hillary-Great-Presidential/dp/0060839139" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Condi-vs-Hillary-Great-Pr...</a><br><br>That is, if it isn\'t one of the many fine copies you can pick up from independent Amazon sellers for one shiny penny.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4740366" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4740366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4740366">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4740366" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4740366" class="dsq-comment-message">Shame!  They all got tricked!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729599" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729599">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729599" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, Nate it is hilariously amusing!  <br><br>I\'m sure Steele\'s book didn\'t make the Best Sellers List either.  LOL!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729440" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729440">Denise</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729440" class="dsq-comment-message">this week\'s <i> Washington Informer </i> Opinion page.   <br><br><a href="http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=45&Itemid=88" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi/index.php?...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729454">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729454" class="dsq-comment-message">Wanted to share a sampling of Lizz Wright\'s latest CD "Orchard"  It was a B-day gift from my daughter.<br><br>It\'s Soulful and righteous!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXzdYD3MDZQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXzdYD3MDZQ</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4730754" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4730754" href="http://hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730754" class="dsq-comment-message">Lizz Wright is plainly ridiculous to me from first to now, though Orchard\'s taking longer to grow on me than SALT...<br><br>"How can you lose your song?<br>When you have sung it for so long?<br>How can you forget your dance, your dance<br>When THAT dance is all you ever had?<br><br>It must be, it must be true<br>You can’t SEPARATE THE TWO<br>Oh no, you can’t<br>It’s impossible to do<br>JUST like the salt in the stew <br><br>... on the topic, I say publish it whenever wherever and way out loud until we adults begin to take as much responsibility as is due for the homicide rate.  Every kid won\'t listen to instruction, but we bear the responsibility for most of the nonsens going on now.<br><br>The prison construction rate, as those who bid for these fat government contracts well know, is DIRECTLY related to the literacy rates going back to 3rd grade.  This ain\'t science.  It\'s US, ya\'ll.  Would love to have a powerful, literate army of high-integrity black folk to fight the never-ending nonsense that race will continue to be in this country.  <br><br>And this ain\'t a bill cosby redux.  It\'s aimed AT cosby and those believers of his who think it\'s an income thing - as I believe the greatest damage done has been done by the black middle class just cutting our kids loose.  These aren\'t poor schools where black kids can\'t read.  My high school is now a prime and unfortunate example of a middle class neighborhood struggling with basic literacy among graduating students.<br><br>If we aren\'t teaching each other to read, expect more bullets.<br><br>"Based on this year\'s fourth-grade reading scores," observes Paul Schwartz, a Coalition principal in residence at the U. S. Department of Education, "California is already planning the number of new prison cells it will need in the next century."<br><a href="http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/view/ces_res/114" rel="nofollow">http://www.essentialschools.org/cs/resources/vi...</a><br><br>More on Prison Cells and Reading Scores... <a href="http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whitehurst.htm#PrisonCellsandReadingScores" rel="nofollow">http://www.childrenofthecode.org/interviews/whi...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4731491">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731491" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>hustleandfloe:</b>      <i>... on the topic, I say publish it whenever wherever and way out loud until we adults begin to take as much responsibility as is due for the homicide rate. Every kid won\'t listen to instruction, but we bear the responsibility for most of the nonsens going on now.<br><br>The prison construction rate, as those who bid for these fat government contracts well know, is DIRECTLY related to the literacy rates going back to 3rd grade. This ain\'t science. It\'s US, ya\'ll. Would love to have a powerful, literate army of high-integrity black folk to fight the never-ending nonsense that race will continue to be in this country.</i><br><br>IFFF this was a response to my post - -  I couldn\'t AGREE with you more!  <br><br>I tutor students annnnd, in some, cases, I\'m not understanding "WHYCOME" they have gotten into this situation - - needing a tutor. <br><br>What I have observed is that they are "believed" when they say that they "have no homework!"  Back "in my day", IFFF my children had anything BELOW a B in a subject, they HAD HOMEWORK!!<br><br>Annnnd, I point that strategy out to the parents.  Some of them said, Oh!  I didn\'t think of that!  Ooooo-kaaaay!<br><br>Again, thank you for YOUR response, COMPLETE WITH DATA  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4731728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4731728">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731728" class="dsq-comment-message">h&f, LOL@ "though Orchard\'s taking longer to grow on me than SALT"........</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4732390" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4732390" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732390">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732390" class="dsq-comment-message">Preach....<br><br>More on the subject:<br><a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/EVA110A.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/EVA110A.html</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4732813" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732813">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4732813" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732813" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly, Miranda.  Industrial Complexes for profit and social control.  <br>Education is key, and that Duncan dude had better get on the JOB with stepping it up too!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734984">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734984" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m looking for it, but there was a huge article on Salon a few years back that listed the companies that engage in using prison labor...it was unbelievable. I remember Victoria\'s Secret was on there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735904">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735904" class="dsq-comment-message">IMiranda, I hope you find it; although I\'m not a bit surprised.<br><br>Victoria\'s Secret probably gives out free thongs to the inmates to help spice things up in the pokey!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736853">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736853" class="dsq-comment-message">Found this at <a href="http://motherjones.com" rel="nofollow">motherjones.com</a> - I\'ll put it in the evening thread too.<br><br>What Do Prisoners Make for Victoria\'s Secret? <br>NEWS: From Starbucks to Microsoft: a sampling of what US inmates make, and for whom <br><br>By Caroline Winter <br>July/August 2008 Issue <br><br>Tens of thousands of US inmates are paid from pennies to minimum wage—minus fines and victim compensation—for everything from grunt work to firefighting to specialized labor. Here\'s a sampling of what they make, and for whom.<br><br>Eating in: Each month, California inmates process more than 680,000 pounds of beef, 400,000 pounds of chicken products, 450,000 gallons of milk, 280,000 loaves of bread, and 2.9 million eggs (from 160,000 inmate-raised hens). Starbucks subcontractor Signature Packaging Solutions has hired Washington prisoners to package holiday coffees (as well as Nintendo Game Boys). Confronted by a reporter in 2001, a Starbucks rep called the setup "entirely consistent with our mission statement."<br><br>Around the Big House: Texas inmates produce brooms and brushes, bedding and mattresses, toilets, sinks, showers, and bullwhips. Bullwhips?<br><br>Windows dressing: In the mid-1990s, Washington prisoners shrink-wrapped software and up to 20,000 Microsoft mouses for subcontractor Exmark (other reported clients: Costco and JanSport). "We don\'t see this as a negative," a Microsoft spokesman said at the time. Dell used federal prisoners for PC recycling in 2003, but stopped after a watchdog group warned that it might expose inmates to toxins.<br><br>Back to school: Texas and California inmates make dorm furniture and lockers, diploma covers, binders, logbooks, library book carts, locker room benches, and juice boxes.<br><br>Patriotic duties: Federal Prison Industries, a.k.a. Unicor, says that in addition to soldiers\' uniforms, bedding, shoes, helmets, and flak vests, inmates have "produced missile cables (including those used on the Patriot missiles during the Gulf War)" and "wiring harnesses for jets and tanks." In 1997, according to Prison Legal News, Boeing subcontractor MicroJet had prisoners cutting airplane components, paying $7 an hour for work that paid union wages of $30 on the outside.<br><br>The law won: In Texas, prisoners make officers\' duty belts, handcuff cases, and prison-cell accessories. California convicts make gun containers, creepers (to peek under vehicles), and human-silhouette targets.<br><br>A stitch in time: California inmates sew their own garb. In the 1990s, subcontractor Third Generation hired 35 female South Carolina inmates to sew lingerie and leisure wear for Victoria\'s Secret and JCPenney. In 1997, a California prison put two men in solitary for telling journalists they were ordered to replace "Made in Honduras" labels on garments with "Made in the usa."<br><br>Open wide: At California\'s prison dental laboratory, inmates produce a complete prosthesis selection, including custom trays, try-ins, bite blocks, and dentures.<br><br>Constructive criticism: Prisoners in for burglary, battery, drug and gun charges, and escape helped build a Wal-Mart distribution center in Wisconsin in 2005, until community uproar halted the program. (Company policy says, "Forced or prison labor will not be tolerated by Wal-Mart.")<br><br>On call: Its inmate call centers are the "best kept secret in outsourcing," Unicor boasts. In 1994, a contractor for gop congressional hopeful Jack Metcalf hired Washington state prisoners to call and remind voters he was pro-death penalty. Metcalf, who prevailed, said he never knew.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4737150" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, it\'s interesting California and Texas are prominent hroughout this piece.  <br><br>I wonder what govenors Arnold S.  and Rick Perry have to say about CA  and TX prisons?<br><br>Cheap labor and slavery</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733067">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733067" class="dsq-comment-message">there are two things that are the most common denominator among the Black prison population:<br><br>Fatherlessness and Illiteracy. <br><br>Factor out all else, and these two are above and beyond everything else.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733901">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733901" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   SPEAK!!<br><br>Annnnnd, it doesn\'t take a major study, complete with chi-square statistics, to make THIS determination. Just  review the "histories" of students in any given school!!  THESE 2 pieces of DATA will immediately emerge! [YES, there are exceptions.]</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733095">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733095" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"Based on this year\'s fourth-grade reading scores," observes Paul Schwartz, a Coalition principal in residence at the U. S. Department of Education, "California is already planning the number of new prison cells it will need in the next century."</i><br><br>When we had the first discussion of the WeeMichelles and their schooling, a poster here wrote that there were all types of schools. <br><br>Including those preparing folks to go to prison. <br><br>I agreed with that statement before, and I do now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734427">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734427" class="dsq-comment-message">Preach it!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4737198" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4737198" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4737198" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s definitely not just the poor in income, it\'s the poor of mind and spirit, it\'s the all-black environments were a few bad seeds spread like poison and ruin the entire well.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4735619" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735619" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Lizz Wright.<br><br>Love her.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4737013">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4737013" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Lizz too. :-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729532">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729532" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Hmmmmm?<br><br>From BPOTW:<br><br>1.  <a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/29/study-houston-leads-in-homicides-by-black-youths/" rel="nofollow">Study: Houston leads in homicides by black youths<br>December 29, 2008</a><br><br>2.  <a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/12/28/homicide-rate-rising-for-black-teenagers/" rel="nofollow">Homicide rate rising for black teenagers</a><br><br>"WHYCOME" these "HEADLINES" are appearing, frequently, annnnnd, therefore,  that "STUDIES" are being conducted at this time??<br><br>Unless there is some other similar "series of studies", I don\'t remember seeing these many-- RECENTLY!   Hmmm?<br><br>Annnnnnd, I guess that "OTHER" races/ethnicities/etc.don\'t have "homicide rates" - huh!?<br><br>BUT, I\'m "SURE" that these "study projects" are NOT related to the pending PRESIDENTIAL installation.  <b>Suuuuuuuure!!</b><br><br><b>***MAJOR EYE ROLL***</b><br><br>In the words of Dr. R. - - - -"talk me down!"   \'cause I\'m - - aaaarrrrrgggg!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4730184" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730184" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw the opposite; a call for more government intervention to an administration that may be more favorable to increasing funding to the cut programs (whether they\'re actually beneficial or not). So I rolled my eyes too.<br><br>I\'m wondering-like the article suggested-if there\'s another, bigger (better?) reason to the increases than just cut government programs. That doesn\'t smell right.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4730604">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730604" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Thank you.  I saw the "subtitles" and these DATA:  <i><br>YOUTH VIOLENCE IN NEW CENTURY<br><br>Trends in homicides by offenders ages 14-24 between 2000-01 and 2006-07.<br><br>• Houston: Whites, down 10 percent; blacks, up 139 percent<br><br>• Dallas: Whites, down 46 percent; blacks, down 40 percent<br><br>• San Antonio: Whites, down 3 percent; blacks, up 38 percent<br><br>• Boston: Whites, down 40 percent; blacks, up 78 percent<br><br>• Chicago: Whites, down 47 percent; blacks, down 30 percent<br><br>• Oklahoma City: Whites, up 19 percent; blacks, up 85 percent<br><br>• San Francisco: Whites, up 32 percent; blacks, up 79 percent<br><br>• Los Angeles: Whites, down 20 percent; blacks, down 22 percent<br><br>Source: The Recent Surge In Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time To Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control</i><br><br>It just seems disconcerting (to me) that these studies are appearing so consistently at THIS TIME!!  Annnnnd, I believe that the HEADLINES are, intentionally, "eyebrow raising" at a FIRST READ!! <br><br>BUT, thanks for your input!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4731879" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731879" class="dsq-comment-message">The headlines do prompt a certain "WTF?"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732061" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Thanks, again.   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4731855">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731855" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLadyHere,  <br><br>My reply to #2:  More Police and Welfare programs?? WTF?<br><br>How about EDUCATION as a COUNTERMEASURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732222" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  I COMPLETELY AGREE!  The P-EO  has EDUCATION as ONE of HIS projects!  Ima go with that!  :&gt;)<br><br>Thank you for your input.   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732702" class="dsq-comment-message">Word, GreenLady.  Jails + welfare =slavery.  <br><br>Please tell me what is 21st Centruy about that solution, cause I wanna know how the hell that\'s going to stop anyone from killing another Soul if they want too</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733216" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  YEP!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4732369" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732369" class="dsq-comment-message">Can I try to sell you conservatism based on the fact that you don\'t think government intervention here may not be the best solution?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733597">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733597" class="dsq-comment-message">Now D,<br><br>come on now. <br><br>You\'re not even going down that path. You know darn well that most Black folks don\'t believe guvmint can solve all the problems. Come on now. Don\'t insult us. You hang with Black folk, so I know you\'ve had the conversations with us. <br><br>There is NOBODY harder on poor Black folk than a Black person who WORKS...<br><br>You transcribe the conversations about welfare from a BBQ with Black folks...not the voices, just the words.... you know that you\'d be thinking it was a meeting of Pat Buchanan and his friends. I\'m not going to pretend that it\'s not. <br><br>Lord knows I don\'t know anyone harder on poor Black folk than my Black Nationalist Entrepreneur Uncle that grew up in Jim Crow Mississippi.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4733761" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733761" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>You know darn well that most Black folks don\'t believe guvmint can solve all the problems.</i><br><br>That\'s a conservative viewpoint as well.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733971">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733971" class="dsq-comment-message">D,<br><br>you know that most Black folk are conservative (small c).</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4734173" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734173" class="dsq-comment-message">....and <i>that</i> was the point of asking that question.<br><br>Same thing happened with my mom a few weeks ago; she got pissed off at the notion of everyone getting "free" health care. Told her I could convert her based off her reactions, and she said "not to those racists."<br><br>My father-in-law went off on a 10 minute rant about immigrants over Thanksgiving; told him that was a conservative viewpoint, and he cussed me out for being a "damn Republican."<br><br>Theory I have (and I won\'t claim it as my idea) is that the GOP should work to find the common ground, and use that to build relationships. There are some commonalities, but (1) not all black people know that, and (2) the GOP isn\'t making the effort to tell them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734575">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734575" class="dsq-comment-message">D,<br><br>if the GOP mainstream had been more Jack Kemp and less Lee Atwater, I honestly believe, the natural Black constituency for the GOP hovers between 30-35%. They don\'t get the folks over 10%, because of the overt racism. Most Black folks can\'t get past that and won\'t even try. They look at Blackwell defending the \' Magic Negro\' stuff and go \' Nigger, please\', and walk away. We are a community that only recently got any \' money\'. We measured wealth in different ways ( remember, we\'re the community that had PhD\'s working in the Post Office). We USED to say, \' Well at least I have my self-respect\', cause it doesn\'t cost anything to keep it. And, what does it do for you to have all that money, and no self-respect, and still be Samboing around - like Blackwell?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4734703" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734703" class="dsq-comment-message">For all the problems I have with the GOP and our lack of outreach, that\'s the one problem that I have with the black community: the fact that regardless of what the message is, people aren\'t trying to hear it because of past history.<br><br>That criticism isn\'t undeserved...but it\'s proving hard to counter. We can\'t concede anyone or anywhere, but like you said, there\'s an element that won\'t listen regardless of what we do.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735867">antennaness</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735867" class="dsq-comment-message">D,<br>Why is it so hard for you to understand that when most of us smell racism. bigotry, and w supremacy dished out so blatantly as during the last two years, we count ourselves out.  Embracing "C" or the repugs would be like suicide or genocide or self hatred.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4736016" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736016" class="dsq-comment-message">(sigh)<br><br>The racism and bigotry don\'t extend everywhere.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736377" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736377" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736377">antennaness</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736377" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736377" class="dsq-comment-message">D,<br>We can\'t  make excuses and look the other way where it does extend. The ball is in the court of the repugs or provide proof of being worthy of a second glance.<br><br>But, you wanted to know why we can\'t hear your message.  Its because the actions of the repugs speaking so loudly we can\'t hear a word they say.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736536" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736536" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4736536" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736536" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736536" class="dsq-comment-message">Fair enough.<br><br>Because we can\'t either.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735986" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735986" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735986">Plantsmantx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735986" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735986" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s not just "past history", but what happens concurrently with whatever the message is. We hear it, alright- loud and clear.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4736596">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736596" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736596" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736596">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736596" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736596" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey D,<br><br>The Republican Party will NEVAH get more than 10-15% of the Black vote because of the racists and foolery going on in the Republican Party.  I agree with rikyrah, if the GOP weren\'t so racist and truly did welcome black folks and black views, they\'d get about 30-40% of the black vote.<br><br>Black people are NOT going to vote GOP.  Not gonna happen.  Black folks will ALWAYS look at the GOP with the side eye of suspicion.<br><br>I believe if a true VIABLE 3rd party came around that didn\'t shuck and buck to racism\'s tune, that party would be able to peel off 30-40% of the Black vote.  <br><br><br>But most 3rd parties never want to start at dogcatcher and school board and work themselves up.  They ALWAYS start at President, lose, and then wonder why 3rd parties don\'t catch on.<br><br>It will take a viable third party to peel off the black vote, not Republican "outreach."  Just my opinion.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4737161" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4737161" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4737161" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4737161" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4737161" class="dsq-comment-message">By immigrants I take it they\'re thinking about Latinos. Because the gov\'t could easily shift its focus to the African and Caribbean people who are living here illegally too and Black people would be crying racism at the drop of a hat.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4739756">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4739756" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4739756" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4739756">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4739756" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4739756" class="dsq-comment-message">heartsand flowers, you tell it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734393" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734393" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734393">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734393" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734393" class="dsq-comment-message">No, you can\'t sell me on conservatism.  There isn\'t one Black person I know personally or professonally that aren\'t fisically conservative.<br><br>And you\'ll never be able to convince me with using labels like "Conservatism."    Call it anything you like, but the GOP uses that label to hide behind their own greed and racism. IMHO!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4737138" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4737138" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4737138" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4737138" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4737138" class="dsq-comment-message">No, throwing a half-baked program at such a serious problem won\'t do much. It\'s the mindset that has to be changed. Also some people are just beyond redemption. It comes down to whatever decent people who are left have to cut off the deranged, evil ones. Perhaps if the gov\'t got rid of all the guns being sold illegally - that would help! Stop the NRA lobbyists from having their way.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4732238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4732238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732238">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4732238" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732238" class="dsq-comment-message">saw it and ignored it.  LOL I had the same instinctive response. :-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4733753" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733753" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733753">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733753" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733753" class="dsq-comment-message">Val:  Like YOU, I, initially, ignored the FIRST HEADLINE!   But, then I saw it again!  Uh  -Uh!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m watchin\' for more!  Under the heading - -     "NEGATIVE BLACK CRIME WATCH!!"   :&gt;)<br><br>This will supercede my "BABY BIRTH WATCH!"   :&gt;)         :&gt;)         :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4732499">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4732499" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4732499" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732499">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4732499" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732499" class="dsq-comment-message">Trust your instincts. Its not a coincidence, its on purpose.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4733586" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733586" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733586">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733586" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733586" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda/Val:  We KNOW that it takes $$$ to do these STUDIES??<br><br>Who\'s FUNDING THEM???  Annnnnd, "WHYCOME" THEY have $$$??<br><br>Just "axin". . . . .    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734951" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734951" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734951">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734951" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734951" class="dsq-comment-message">I  bet if you digged deep into the mutli-layers of who\'s funding these "studies" it will probably be some interesting names that come up.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736355" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736355">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736355" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  TRUTH!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734170" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734170" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734170">jonster</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734170" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734170" class="dsq-comment-message">What\'s on purpose?  That a shocking amount of black kids are shooting each other (and us white folk) while the overall crime rate is heading south?  You kidding?  It\'s no coincidence, right?  The timing of the release of these, um, facts, from a 5 year Northeastern University study is a plot.  Ya gotta laugh.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734667" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734667" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734667">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734667" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734667" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m sure you\'re just busting a gut, Jonster.  <br><br>While Northwestern has spent 5 YEARS studying folks killing each other, that time and money could\'ve been spent on EDUCATION.  Let\'s not be hoodwinked by the fact that NorthwEstern did the study. Otherwise you\'ll be labeled  an Elitist. :-)))<br><br>Throwing out a bunch of statistsics 23 days before the Bush administration leaves office  and the Obama Administration readys itself to take office smells to high heaven.  <br><br>Let\'s do the math.  8 YEARS!  2000-2008 George W. Bush took the oath of Office; not once, but twice.  <br><br>He promised to protect and defend the constitution of the US.  NOT!  Because under that oath,  Americans have a right  to LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS!  <br><br>At this juncture, what does a study like this suppose to prove to America?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734794" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734794" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734794">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734794" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734794" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>He promised to protect and defend the constitution of the US. NOT! Because under that oath, Americans have a right to LIFE, LIBERTY and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS!</i><br><br><br><br>Uh oh....You better tell it!  Go Spirit!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734912" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734912" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734912">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734912" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734912" class="dsq-comment-message">Damn Skippy, and the biggest study on killings was done at the cost of and by the American citizens, and that was the war in Iraq.<br><br>Northwestern can go study that!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735113" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735113" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735113">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735113" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735113" class="dsq-comment-message">Daps!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4782904" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4782904" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4782904">jonster</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4782904" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4782904" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL.  You guys crack me up.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4738487" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4738487" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4738487">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4738487" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4738487" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit_55z:     U     JUST  SPEAK!!!!    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4782975" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4782975" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4782975">jonster</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4782975" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4782975" class="dsq-comment-message">"At this juncture, what does a study like this suppose to prove to America?"<br><br>I just like to know who\'s out there trying to kill me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4733281" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733281" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733281">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733281" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733281" class="dsq-comment-message">Not only is it not a coincidence, but why am I suspecting, when nobody had said shyt to Dubya on this subject, this will work its way into press conferences with regards to Obama, believing that HE (cause he BLACK - see, how that works, folks. He\'ll be BLACK for this topic for them) should be able to solve it in one speech...<br><br>cause he\'s the \'Magic Negro\'.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4733670" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4733670" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733670">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4733670" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733670" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  LOL!!!   :&gt;)   VIRTUAL \'DAP\'!!!    :&gt;)   <b>YOU JUST SPEAK!!</b></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4734590">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734590" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734590" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734590">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734590" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734590" class="dsq-comment-message">Say that!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734932" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734932" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734932">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734932" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734932" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep....prepare for every ill to be discussed ad nauseum...and ONLY discussed with absolutely NO critical analysis or sound solutions offered. That whole CNN Black In America will look like a praise fest compared to what\'s about to happen...I can see it coming from a mile away.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736531" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736531" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736531">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736531" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736531" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack Obama is conducting a press conference on global warming...<br><br><br>Obama:   And so this is what we\'re going to about global warming.<br><br>Reporter:  Barack, what do you have to say about the large numbers of black youth killing each other in Houston?  <br><br>Obama:  That\'s "President Obama" to you, and while global warming has nothing to do with black youths killing each other in Houston, my Urban Policy department is working with state and local governments to solve the problem.<br><br>Reporter:  So President Obama, you\'re not going to stop black youths from killing each other?<br><br>Obama (ignores her and points to another reporter):  Next question.<br><br><br>Later that night on Hannity...<br><br><br>Hannity:  Today Barack Obama totally disrespected a reporter in front of everyone and ignored her very important question on "black on black crime." Why do you think Obama doesn\'t care that black kids are killing each other?<br><br>Jesse Lee Peterson:  Well Obama ain\'t black and he\'s worse than David Duke!  He doesn\'t care..about black people.  Why isn\'t Kanye West the Rapper saying anything about that?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736798" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736798" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736798">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736798" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736798" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh yep, you\'re right...they MUST bring up the hiphop...gotta bring up the hiphop.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736949" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736949" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736949">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736949" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736949" class="dsq-comment-message">Town, break it down.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4738478" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4738478" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4738478">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4738478" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4738478" class="dsq-comment-message">Town:      Town!      Town!    LOL!!        LOL!     :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Ima stop typin\' so I can GET MY LAUGH ON!!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4729683">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729683" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729683" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729683">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4729683" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729683" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey guys,<br><br>Has anyone heard from MsKitty?  Hope all is well!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4730564" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4730564" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4730564">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4730564" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730564" class="dsq-comment-message">No, I haven\'t heard from MsKitty nor TruthSeeker.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4732164" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4732164" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732164">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4732164" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732164" class="dsq-comment-message">thought I saw a post from Truthseeker today on a HuffingtonPost blog.  The name was the same and the commentary read just like one of her postings.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4729958" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4729958" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4729958">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4729958" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  ADDING THIS to HIS<b> "JOURNEY TO JANUARY 20, 2008!"</b><br><br><a href="http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_round_two/" rel="nofollow">Open for Questions: Round two (Monday, December 29, 2008 01:01pm EST / Posted by Dan McSwain)</a><br><br><i><b>During this brief transition period, we’ve rolled out important new tools to let users interact with our team in a <u>transparent and meaningful way.</u></b><br><br>Our first run of Open for Questions was one such feature, with nearly <u>1,000,000 votes cast</u> on questions from the Change.gov community.<br><br>In this round, you can still view all of the questions that have been submitted—or you can break down the questions by category for easier navigation. For instance, you can read the top-ranking question regarding Energy and the Environment and browse through other questions on the same topic by clicking on that issue.<br><br>We think this change is valuable. It serves the other key purpose of features like Open for Questions: making your input easy to pass on to the members of our Transition team that are crafting solutions to these vital issues right now.<br><br>Check out the Open for Questions feature here.  We’ll close this round of questions and put together our responses in the new year.</i><br><br><b>Mr. President-Elect Obama!  BRILLIANT STRATEGY!!</b>  <br><br><b>LARGE and IN CHARGE!!</b>   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4736048" href="http://talesfromthe.net/jon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jon</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736048" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah it really is brilliant.  I posted some other thoughts on this at <a href="http://www.talesfromthe.net/jon/?p=312" rel="nofollow">http://www.talesfromthe.net/jon/?p=312</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736341">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736341" class="dsq-comment-message">jon:   Thank you.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730428" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Anovelista brought up the topic of "PARENTING" yesterday.:<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16809.html" rel="nofollow">\'Daddy O\' brings parenting into politics</a><br><br><i>Just call him Daddy O.<br> <br>Most leaders’ playbooks take at least a page or two from “The Art of War,” but President-elect Obama’s rhetoric seems to be torn from very different kind of text: the modern parenting manual.<br><br><b>The “change we can believe in,” it turns out, shares a lot with the revolution in thinking about child-rearing sprung from the work of Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler, <u>which centers on principles such as mutual respect</u> — or what the president-elect has called <u>“the presumption of good faith” — fostering independence (“Team of Rivals,” anyone?), and encouragement (“Yes we can!”).</u></b><br><br>This passage from Obama’s victory speech, for example, is a family meeting waiting to happen, complete with attempts to acknowledge his own limits, make room for dissent, make sure the listeners feel heard, and stress the importance of everyone’s contribution:<br><br>“There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.”<br><br><b>These and other progressive parenting principles are reflected not only in Obama’s rhetoric, but also in his approach to leadership — an approach that already seems to be <u>rubbing off.</u></b><br><br>Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), for instance, recently called Senate Democrats’ decision not to strip Sen. Joe Lieberman of his chairmanship a “direct result of the tone [Obama] set.”<br><br><b>“The old school was that you reward your friends and punish your enemies,” she said. “But it’s a new day, and there is no reward and punishment going on.”</b><br><br>No rewards or punishments? Alfie Kohn, whose book “Unconditional Parenting” is subtitled <u>“Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason”</u> approves:<br><br><b>“The most respectful — and effective — approach to parenting consists of working WITH children rather than doing things TO them,” he says. ‘Working with’ parents talk less and listen more. They regularly try to imagine how the world looks from the child\'s point of view. They bring kids into the process of decision-making whenever possible. ‘Doing to’ parents, on the other hand, impose their will and use some combination of rewards and punishments in an attempt to elicit obedience.”<br><br>Kohn says a “working with” approach in the political realm is “essentially more democratic” — particularly if it offers real choices, and not just the illusion of them.</b></i><br><br>THERE IS MORE.<br><br>Admittedly, my "parenting strategies" were at some slight variance to that of my parents.  BUT, still, IN THE END, I MADE the DECISION!  <br><br>Annnnnnnd, "the kids" KNEW THAT!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnd, YES, these strategies can transfer into "working WITH" \'grown folks\'.  IMHO</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4731914" class="dsq-comment-message">GLH, this explains how how he\'ll work with Hillpatine!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732479">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732479" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  ABSOLUTELY!!  He\'s ALREADY MADE THAT VERY CLEAR!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>\'cause <b>HE IS LARGE and IN CHARGE!!</b>   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Whooo!  Hoo!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4730983" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  This comes under the HEADING:  What took YOU sooooo long??:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/27/israel-launches-air-strik_n_153664.html" rel="nofollow"><br>Your request is being processed...<br>Israel Launches Massive Airstrikes Against Hamas In Gaza</a><br><br><i>SCROLL DOWN FOR SLIDESHOW<br><br><b>***UPDATE*** 12/28 8:58PM The White House blamed Hamas for the new round of violence in the Mideast, reports the AP:<br><br>    The Bush administration has called again for a "sustainable cease-fire" in the Mideast and demands that Hamas stop its attacks on Israel...<br><br><br>    [Spokesman Gordon] Johndroe blamed the militant Hamas organization for the latest wave in violence, saying that it broke a six-month cease-fire agreement. He said that Hamas has "shown its true colors as a terrorist organization."</b><br><br>***UPDATE*** 12/28 8:58PM The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Israeli forces on Monday morning struck key centers in Gaza City, including Islamic University, and that Hamas may be considering a dramatic response, such as the kidnapping of a soldier:</i><br><br>I just wanted to show the S-----L-----O---W  REACTION of "THE PRESIDENT!!  HumF!!<br><br>Mr. President-Elect Obama has been sought out to make a RESPONSE!  Even while HE is on VACATION.<br><br>THE PRESIDENT couldn\'t be FOUND until 2-day!!  HAH!!<br><br>Goin\' out like a TRUE - - oops!  FALSE "leader!"  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732035">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732035" class="dsq-comment-message">"I just wanted to show the S-----L-----O---W REACTION of "THE PRESIDENT!! "<br><br><br>RAOTFL  I can always count on you for a laugh Greenlady. <br><br>I am so looking forward to Jan 20.  Exciting times.  Will everyone attend the celebrations?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732662" class="dsq-comment-message">Val:  Thank you!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><b>JANUARY 20, 2009!!</b>   THE DAY of ALL DAYS!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>I will NOT be in DC.   BUT, I\'ll have my "digital box" fired up!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4732880" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732880" class="dsq-comment-message">If JJP\'s throwing a party (hint, hint), I might be convinced to make a special guest appearance.<br><br>Short of that, I\'ll be watching on TV.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733799">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733799" class="dsq-comment-message">D:     LOL!      U    R  2     much!!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4732266" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732266" class="dsq-comment-message">But what could Bush say that he hasn\'t already said before? He\'s on record saying that Israel has the right to defend itself when Hamas/Hezbollah/other entities start acting like fools.<br><br>And if we\'re gonna be completely fair, Obama and Axelrod did were more non-committal than anything.<br><br>I suppose I\'m enabling you by commenting...but you\'re looking for something that isn\'t there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4732842">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732842" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  1.  He was "axed" during his "brief" vacation, just like Mr. P-E Obama was "axed" on his "extended" and very-well publicized vacation.  Shrub did NOT respond AT ALL (I believe).  Mr. P-EO, at, least explained SOME OF his actions - - "monitoring the situation, speaking to Dr. Condi. . "<br><br>2.  Their COMMITMENT:  Let the PRESIDENT BE PRESIDENT!!<br><br>3.  "enabling me??"     :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)   ***shakin\' my head***<br><br>D!      D!     D!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734145">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734145" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,  Right on!  Apparently Bush can take the AXE!!!!!<br><br>However, "Let the president be president" is like telling a newborn baby to change his/her own shitty diaper!  LOL!<br><br>Frankly, I believe Israel/ Hamas Gaza  is going down because they know Bush is leaving in 23 days!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734809">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734809" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:       <i>Frankly, I believe Israel/ Hamas Gaza is going down because they know Bush is leaving in 23 days!</i><br><br> Never thought about that! <br><br> Hmmmm?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4732602" class="dsq-comment-message">FROM USA TODAY- Monday, December 29, 2009 (Television) section- page 3D<br>By Dana Edelson, @NBC Universal Inc.<br><br>Ask TV to better resemble the electorate and candidates<br><br>It should go without saying that TV must do a better job of representing Hispanics, Asian Americans and African Americans. Yet the networks have grown so deaf to the issue, the NAACP has once again been forced to bring it to their attention. If you need a poster child for TV\'s lack of diversity, look no farther than Saturday Night Live, which has no one to play the first lady and no one funny or appropriate to play the president.<br><br>This unwillingness to reflect the USA as it is goes beyond a neglect of ethnic minorities. Many of the people who saw themselves in Sarah Palin, particularly those who belong to the small-town working class, never see themselves on TV at all, unless they\'re being vilified or mocked.<br><br>In part, the problem is a by-product of the sorry state of sitcoms. With the rare exception of shows like thirtysomething or Family, the hour-long genre has always been dominated by cops, detectives and doctors — and by stories that are driven by plot rather than character or social concerns. It\'s been up to sitcoms to reflect "regular" life through such shows as Andy Griffith, All in the Family, Home Improvement, Roseanne and The Cosby Show. But those shows are long gone, replaced by insider comedies that keep an ironic, comic distance from their characters.<br><br>We\'re not just a more diverse nation than we appear on TV, we\'re a more interesting one. You\'d think someone in Hollywood would notice.<br><br>It appears JJP bloggers are getting the message out there!<br><br><a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15402393" rel="nofollow">http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4733105">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4733105" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  Good find!   This is a huge topic!  <br><br>I made a post recognizing the "fairly large number" of news commentators that have been "discovered/uncovered/revealed" during these 2 years of the election process. And, NOW, it appears as IFF they are "receding" in EXPOSURE.  <br><br>WHERE did THEY GO??  In fact, I don\'t know where many of them came from?<br><br>All I know is that it WAS GREAT SEEING THEM REPORT THE NEWS annnnnnd, RENDERING OPINIONS!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Somehow, I thought that IT WOULD LAST!!  SADLY, It has NOT!<br><br>Look at the "Tim Russert" replacement!  Was ANY PERSON OF COLOR in the running??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734296">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734296" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady, true dat.  There isn\'t a single tv show that I watch consistently.  <br><br>The Black folk did come out like roaches after the light swtich was turned on during this election cycle.  We know it was because of P-EO and the ratings.  <br>the media is still owned by whites/Jews.  <br><br>That\'s why I think it\'s criminal what BET has done to their programs; depicting Blacks in the most degrading images.<br><br>Regular TV programing has been white washed for years.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734759">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734759" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  WORD!!  * **shrug***</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734904">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734904" class="dsq-comment-message">Its amazing that we actually had better representation in the darn 70s than we do 3 decades later.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736609">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736609" class="dsq-comment-message">So true.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734791">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734791" class="dsq-comment-message">"WHERE did THEY GO?? In fact, I don\'t know where many of them came from?"<br><br>GLH, they\'re like the good china or the good bathroom towels...they only come out for company.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734852">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734852" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:    LOL!!   :&gt;)    I know!!   ***shakin\' my head***  Guess my question WAS rhetorical!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734861">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734861" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734884">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734884" class="dsq-comment-message">And just like the holidays...now they\'re gone! Maybe we\'ll see\'em again next year for "Christmas at the White House".</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734903">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734903" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda,<br><br>Between you & Town....I\'m just shaking my head! lol<br><br>(GreenLady, I had to steal your line) lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735096" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  ABSOLUTELY!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  It\'s NOT copyrighted!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735231" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735231" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735231">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735231" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735231" class="dsq-comment-message">We can always count on you, Miranda, Town & CPL to bring the comedy!  You guys make it fun!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736074" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736074" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736074">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736074" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736074" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  Gotta LAUGH!  [Proverbs 15:13]  YOU KNOW!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734171" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734171" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734171">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734171" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734171" class="dsq-comment-message">Forget SNL.  The primary example of Whites-only television was on full display during the campaign season.  When it came down to receiving serious information--information that\'s often crafted and shaped by media--it was created, produced and presented by a nearly all-white media.<br><br>One would think that American media would realize the ironic progress of electing a Black man as president, while they represented themselves as anything <i>but</i> progressive.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734844" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734844">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734844" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734844" class="dsq-comment-message">RonnieB, I won\'t say you\'re wrong about any of this.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734555" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734555" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734555">Rob M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734555" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734555" class="dsq-comment-message">Very bad news if you didn\'t already realize it:<br><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/economy/miller_downwardmobility.fortune/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/economy/mi...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734587" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734587">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734587" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Watching "Tweety\'s" documentary of Shrubs 2 "disaster pieces":    Iraqi  WAR and Katrina.  I think that it supports the &lt;30% "approval" [orrrrr  -  70% DISAPPROVAL] RATING!!<br><br>OOPS!   Make that 3:    THE PRESENT <b>ECONOMY!!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4734658" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734658" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734658">Tyren M.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734658" class="dsq-comment-message">Val, I will be commandeering the TV in the breakroom. Only ? is what channel. Don\'t think we get TVONE so, BET? MSNBC? What say you all?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4734926" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4734926">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4734926" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4734926" class="dsq-comment-message">If you don\'t get TVOne,<br><br>HELL NO to BET. <br><br>I would say C-Span, if you don\'t want any pundits.<br><br>If you\'re willing to do pundits, then flip a coin. See how much CNN seems to be using Roland Martin and Donna Brazile. If not as much to your liking, then go over to MSNBC. <br><br>I\'ve decided on TVOne, C-Span, MSNBC and CNN for the Tivos in my house.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735138" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735138">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735138" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735138" class="dsq-comment-message">EVENING THREAD IS UP</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735158" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735158">Tyren M.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735158" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735158" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Rikyrah. I like Roland and Donna "I\'m not going back to the back of the bus!"</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735308" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735308">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735308" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735308" class="dsq-comment-message"><b> Breaking News</b><br><br><b>MSNBC Reporting: Bristol Palin Gives Birth To A Boy</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735505" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735505" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735505">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735505" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735505" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:    <b>VIRTUAL \'DAP\'!!</b>     :&gt;)        :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735553" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735553" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4735553" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735553" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735553" class="dsq-comment-message">Did they include photos of the delivery?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735574" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735574" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735574">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735574" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735574" class="dsq-comment-message">Now you know they\'ll probably be on Myspace! LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735826" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735826" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735826">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735826" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735826" class="dsq-comment-message">my mom just asked me if it\'s black (she saw that young boy on youtube claiming to be the BabyDaddy)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4736036" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736036" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736036">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736036" class="dsq-comment-message">nickwah22:   Saw that video this summer.   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>NOW I know that I shoulda carried myself STR8 up to ALASKA  -   4 real!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735315" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735315">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735315" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:    <b>BREAKING NEWS!!:       "BABY BOY"    TRIP    PALIN!!!</b><br><br>MSNBC:    3:30 pm.<br><br>SHOOT!!!   JUST LOST $200 Virtual Dollas!!!     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4735587" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735587" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735587">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735587" class="dsq-comment-message">Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth on Sunday to a healthy 7 lb., 4 oz., baby boy in Palmer, Alaska. <br>"We think it\'s wonderful," said Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol\'s grandmother Sally Heath, who confirmed the news. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited." <br>The baby\'s name is Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, according to Jones. <br>Baby Tripp takes his surname from his dad, Levi Johnston, an apprentice electrician and former Wasilla High School hockey player who has been dating Bristol for three years. <br>Bristol Palin is currently residing in Wasilla and completing her high-school diploma through correspondence courses. <br>Johnston is studying to become an electrician. He told the Associated Press in October that he and fiancée Bristol plan to wed in 2009 and raise the child together.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4735728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735728">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735728" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  Thank you.   :&gt;)   Just posted this on "COUNTDOWN   Day 22."<br><br>"WHYCOME" the baby doesn\'t have PALIN in his name??<br><br>How \'bout - - <b>TRIPP EASTON MITCHELL [PALIN]-JOHNSTON??</b><br><br>Do you think that this is the FIRST ATTEMPT for Bristol to <b>DISTANCE</b> herself from  "The Gov."??    Hmmmmmm?<br><br>Waitin\' for that "TELL-ALL" BOOK!!   :&gt;)<br><br><br>OOPS!:   <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/29/bristol-palin-baby-son-tr_n_154081.html" rel="nofollow">Bristol Palin Baby Son Tripp Born</a><br><br><b>Annnnnnnnnnnd, "WHYCOME" NO COMMENT from the very mouthy, loves to B  on camera - - GRANDMA "The Gov."?</b>   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4736862" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4736862">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4736862" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4736862" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLadyHere, all bets are off, huh?  Now aint that a TRIPP!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4738400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4738400">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4738400" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:   BWAHAHAHAHA!!      I\'m sooo sorry!!   :&gt;)    GOOD ONE!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I\'ll try to get some OTHER POLL going!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>***shakin\' my head****    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4738667" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4738667">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4738667" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep, that\'s a good one, Spirit! lol</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4739805" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4739805">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4739805" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:/ALL:    Sharing from the <i>MUDFLATS</i>:<br><br><a href="http://www.themudflats.net/2008/12/29/bristols-baby/" rel="nofollow">Bristol’s Baby is Here. What a Tripp.</a><br><br><i>First “official” news I’ve heard has just come from KUDO that reports Bristol Palin had her baby.  And the name is…..Tripp?  No, I’m not kidding.  That’s what I just heard.  Either KUDO, who reports this is coming from People Magazine, is the victim of a giant baby hoax, or they actually named the baby “Tripp.”<br><br>Tripp as in “what a long, strange Tripp it’s been”?  Tripp as a drug reference?  Tripp because it was the only weird name that beganwith “T” they could think of?  Please say it ain’t so.<br><br>I’ll report back as I know more.<br><br>*************************************************<br><br>It IS so.<br><br>SKIP<br><br>Well, poor “Tripp” is bound to be the butt of late night talk show jokes, and humor websites across the nation.  At least when he grows up, he can be “Mitch.”  Ya know, I really thought they were going to surprise everyone and have a “John” or a “Steven.”  Shows what I know!<br><br>Certainly he and his new parents will face challenges a-plenty.  Congratulations and best of luck to the family.  I’m sure a People photo shoot will be coming shortly.</i><br><br>That\'s ALL!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4740002">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4740002" class="dsq-comment-message">GLH, thanks for the Mudflats update.  I think Bristolad Levi should do a Peoples Magazine photo spot with Tripp and then get their arses outta Alaska.<br><br>Go on Take the Money and Run!<br><br><a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/take-the-money-and-run-by-the-steve-miller-band/3406035771" rel="nofollow">http://video.aol.com/video-detail/take-the-mone...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4740074" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4740074">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4740074" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:   I\'m "rockin\' to da music!"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Good idea.   BUT, I don\'t know that they can make it outta their element!!   Hmmmmm!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4706430" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4706430" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4706430" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4706430" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/black-man-or-white-woman.html" rel="nofollow">Black men or white women:</a>  Looking at the ways in which black women are maringalized both by black men and feminism.  <br><br><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/if-you-can-make-black-woman-smile.html" rel="nofollow">If you can make a black woman smile:</a> great video detailing the hardships of black women</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4707616" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4707616" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4707616">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4707616" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4707616" class="dsq-comment-message">You touch deep within the soul!  It makes me emotional!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4726045" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4726045" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4726045">Alexander</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4726045" class="dsq-comment-message">womanistmusings:  The first time I read your piece my thoughts were very ungenerous.  On the second reading, my thoughts were defensive and analytical (well what about ....).  On the third reading, I stopped fighting you and began listening to you, and now I get it.  I am sometimes a very slow learner.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4735193">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4735193" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4735193" class="dsq-comment-message">"I am sometimes a very slow learner."<br><br>Don\'t worry, most of us are. Love the way you stated it, so REAL.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4707514">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4707514" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4707514" class="dsq-comment-message">you continue to be on a roll. I want to thank you for your blog and for your voice and for speaking up and out on such a consistent basis that I just breath easier once I\'ve read your articles.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4708846" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4708846" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4708846" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4708846" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you so much for taking the time to read my little blog.  I feel that we do not take the time to love and honor one another no one will.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4716677">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4716677" class="dsq-comment-message">womanistmusings:  I took a "Field Trip" to your site, again.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH for "bringin\' THIS!"  :&gt;)<br><br>You betta "RECOGNIZE THIS!"  :&gt;)  GREAT ENDING!   :&gt;)</div>\
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		Dsq.container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.header() + Dsq.container.innerHTML + Dsq.Templates.footer();
	}
	Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML = Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
}); // Dsq.Debug.Profile

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


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

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

	
	

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

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

	
	if((typeof OB_Script != 'undefined') && (typeof OB_versionNum != 'undefined')) {
		if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1) {
			if(window.frames['dsq-reply-frame']) {
				window.frames['dsq-reply-frame'].location = Dsq.Urls.REPLY + (new Date()).getTime() + '&f=jackandjillpolitics&t=monday_open_thread_398&to_redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location) + '&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
			}
		}
	}

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

	



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

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

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

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

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


	


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

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

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

})();




