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true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906498": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OMG,<br><br>I just saw Michelle Bernard on Hardball from yesterday, commenting on the New Yorker cover. <br><br>Obama needs to hire her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:26:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Look like you are replying...guess you felt like being nasty, huh. Anyway, my posts are not spam...they are links, and they were not all together some hours ago...roughly 8hrs ago. Has something to do with points, e.g. Jibreel Riley's posted 2 hours ago, has 2 points and it's at the top.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_00:43:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906774, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903172": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.slate.com/id/2195317/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quit Whining About the New Yorker Cover</a> - <i>\u201cSweet mercy me. The New Yorker has offended Barack Obama, John McCain, the New Republic, Jake Tapper, the Huffington Post, and the sensibilities of thousands\u2014maybe millions!\u2014of Americans. Rather than appreciating the joke\u2014The New Yorker was cataloging and sending up the most extreme and common of the anti-Obama smears\u2014the Obama campaign issued a roar of indignation (\"tasteless and offensive\").\u201d</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:18:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "fade away", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:15:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906263, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It would NEVER happen...<br><br>Exhibit A: <a href=\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7491280.stm\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wax Hitler beheaded</a> - B/c the Jewish community would completely shut you down completely before you're even add the color red to that caricature.<br><br>Exhibit B: <a href=\"http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=19983 rel=\"nofollow\">Black Hole racist?</a> - I realize some things aren't racist, and sometimes knee-grows can be OVERLY suspicious / sensitive. That NYer situation does not fall into that catergory.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:22:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902145, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No matter the intent, there were all sorts of things wrong with the cover's cartoon, as Obama calls it.<br><br>I don't know from \"a little racist;\" is that like being a little pregnant?<br><br>Shrub invites critics whenever he speaks: <blockquote>\u201cMy hope is that people take a deep breath and realize that our deposits are protected by our gubmint.\u201d<br><br>\u201cIf I had a magic wand,\u201d he smirked, \u201cbut the president dudn\u2019t have a magic wand.\u201d Gestures with hands together, \u201cYou just can\u2019t say \u2018low gas.\u2019\u201d<br><br>\u201cThe purpose [of bailing out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae] was to \u2026 kinda calm nerves.\u201d<br><br>\u201cSure, you have to be careful about the reefs, the reefs are important, but you can drill around the reefs.\u201d</blockquote>Other than that, your points are excellent, and  as I've posted below, Obama says he's moved on from the cartoon, and so have I.<br><br>Right now on CNN, Cafferty is saying:<blockquote>[McCain] is a little too cute by half to say \"well, you should hold off on having any ideas until you go over [to Iraq].  I mean, that's just nonsense, total, complete nonsense.  <br><br>You don't have to live in the ocean to learn about fish.  I mean, this war has been going on for more than 5 years, and we all know about the war in Iraq.</blockquote>Cafferty then switched gears:<blockquote>The man who could become the first black president of the United States is calling on blacks to take more responsibility for improving their own lives.  Speaking to the NAACP in Cincinnati, Obama got the most applause when he urged blacks to do more for themselves.  Obama said the problems that plague the black community are not unique ones but \"we just have them a little worse.\"  <br><br>Obama's been criticized by Jesse Jackson for talking down to blacks; Jackson is clearly in the minority on this, no pun intended.  The largest study ever done of AAs shows 84% of those surveyed say they think blacks do need to be \"more responsible for themselves as individuals\" and other civil rights activists give Obama high marks for balancing his role as a black candidate with the need to speak to all races.  <br><br>So here's the question:  \"Is Barack Obama talking down to blacks as Jesse Jackson claims when he tells them they must take more responsibility for themselves?\" Go to cnn.com/caffertyfile to post a comment on my blog.</blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:31:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903345, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She's been pretty good of late.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:48:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906498, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903566": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The thing is, this was just bad satire.  You know what is clever satire.  Colbert.  I think that his Obama \"secret Muslim\" schtick is hilarious.  Because he provides context, and points out the ridiculousness of it all.  The NY cover was not good satire, so why don't they just admit it.  More than that, why don't they also admit that they used the cover to increase readership. I think it offends me more that they put this on the cover, and are now trying to do the \"Gee, whiz, shucks\" routine about how they didn't think it would cause such a huge response.  Yeah right.<br><br>And I hate how people are saying, oh no, the Obama campaign shouldn't have responded.  This is another situation, where he is screwed either way.  Did it ever occur to people that in addition to Obama, other Muslim Americans are taking a hit with all this is he or isn't he back and forth.  Are people that naive to believe that you can just put something out there, and you are not entitled to respond if it directly involves you and/or your family?  Give me a break.    <br><br>And when people talk about how Obama is too sensitive, all I can do is laugh.  Just a few weeks ago, when Obama pointed out that McCain was \"losing his bearings\" by painting him as the Hamas candidate in a fundraising email, McCain cried foul about ageism.  Then when Sen. Kerry pointed out that McCain has shown an increasing lack of awareness about what is actually going on in Iraq (Shunni, Shite, tomatoe, tomato), McCain cried foul.  And when Gen. Wesley Clark answered a question about whether being shot down in a fighter plane qualified McCain to be president, McCain went after his head.  (this is where the Obama camp should have looked at the context of the statement--I tsk, tsk them for this episode).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:51:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BT,<br><br>Amen. <br><br>IF I tell you I find something RACIST... don't tell me that I just don't 'understand the real meaning'. <br><br>HELL YEAH, I get the REAL Meaning...<br><br>It's RACIST.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:56:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903841, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906000": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bambi Obama...yes Bambi! Are you going to coddle this guy all the way to the White House. Geesee, grow a pair (so Rev Jackson can snip them off).<br><br>I'll hold my breath until one of you defend Condi Rice with the same zeal!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_22:10:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "rileymayhem20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903954": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did y'all see this:<br><br><a href=\"http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/viewbydate.asp?id=1792\" rel=\"nofollow\">An Artist's Reply</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:32:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "907075": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jeff:  . . .AA's are human and fallible and probably TOO SENSITIVE.\"  <br><br>You really had a fairly good \"RAMBLE\" going on which almost started to sound as IF you were, somewhat, getting \"it\".  This was, in my opinion, firmly negated by  \"probably TOO SENSITIVE.\"  <br><br>I won't even go back and re-state other statements which should have given me the clue to expect that last statement.  \"I wish you well\"???????  \"We\" are NOT sick - just \"Sick and tired\" of the RACIST CRAP that goes on DAILY!<br>So, I wish YOU WELL!  And please - NO MORE THOUGHTS NEEDED!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_01:13:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906935, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, he finally said something and admitted he's been \"derelict\" for taking so long.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_19:28:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 904635, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think your analogy is a bit off.  Look, not that it matters a lot but it will tell you a bit where I'm coming from, I'm a white, conservative (moderate libertarian actually), Gen Xer that has never voted for a Democrat.  When I saw Obama give his acceptance speech and give Michelle the fist bump I literally paused the TV, looked at my wife and said \"How cool is that?  You would never see any of the Republicans do that.\"  Then came the \"terrorist fist jab\" comment from a Fox person and I'm thinking \"WTF?!?!?!\" and \"man are the people on \"my side\" seriously out of touch\".<br><br>In short, a person who would come up with the \"terrorist fist jab\" comment deserves to be ridiculed and made fun of.  Now, where the analogy falls flat is that a person that repeats the jewish canard deserves to be more ostracized than ridiculed because it is more pernicious than ridiculous.  Thus, I viewed the cover piece in its intended light which is lampooning a ridiculouos comment from the right.<br><br>Now, it sucks that so many people are ignorant and don't get it (I'm talking about the people that think Obama is a Muslim not the people on this site).  So in this vein I kinda of think that Obama protesting this is like Bush protesting all the monkey/chimp cartoons.  In short its silly for a President or Senator to take satire seriously.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_00:09:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "8318103e9b8354c8bad74c3a0203ab18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902145, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How many times are you going to spam the same post?  But thanks for the icon in your name makes it very easy to skip your posts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_00:09:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903226, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906263": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Do you see any value in  the Obama campaign and/or supporters co-opting the image  represented in the New Yorkers cover \u201cPolitics of Fear\u201d  Rather than condemning the cover as incendiary, take ownership of the image.  For example, in the 1960s African Americans took ownership of the word black as a term of self-identification, beauty, and pride.  Would it be over the top, if Obama supporters made posters, t-shirts, etc. of the covers image?  If the Obama supporters took ownership of the image, and then reconstructed it for its own purpose\u2013 to fight the smear spawned by the politics of fear.  In other words, since the image is already out in the public domain \u2013 take a post-modernist approach to reconstruct its political utility.  Or shouldn\u2019t we go there?  Just allow the story to fad away?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_22:47:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "bison1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"with rights and freedoms come responsibilities. That\u2019s something the mainstream media seems to have forgotten too many times during Bush\u2019s presidency.\"<br><br>If the MSM ever had a sense of responsibility, and that I doubt, they lost it long before Bush.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:24:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "1de2d33433ebdb3f7247ca125431a441", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It was \"people's issues\" that would have kept yo black ass handing out towels in the men's room.  Yet when those same kinds of issues rear their their heads under the guise of humor, you have nothing to say.<br><br>You just slapped an entire generation of people in the face.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:04:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903642, "depth": 3, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have plenty of faith in the Americans who were rightly offended and insulted by this attempt at racial and ethnic satire.  <br><br>So should you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:22:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902723, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903450": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D~<br><br>I'm not going to patronize you about how being a \"little racist\" is tantamount to be a \"little pedophiliac\".   And I'm not sure what to say about your ease and comfort around quasi-white supremacists.<br><br>Actually, I'm not sure what to say ...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:41:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903345, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "911904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wrong thread.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_13:28:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am so tired of people doing racist crap and saying \"its just a joke\", \"you're too sensitive\", or \"get over it\". There's the Curious George T-shirt, the sock monkey doll, the racist GOP button, all of the Clinton racist remarks, the magazine cover with a target over Obama, the Michelle Obama lynch picture, the horrifying museum exhibit that was immediately shut down, and now this! In every bloody instance someone said Black people were being too sensitive, we were interpreting things in the wrong way, and these things were just satires or an expression of freedom of speech. What the hell is the matter with these people!!!? How much bile do you expect us to take from you? You get outraged when Obama doesn't wear a stupid pin and we're supposed to be okay with you depicting him as a terrorist!?  Screw these people and their stupid \"satires\" that are just ways for those in power to insult those without power and get away with it because they are intellectuals or something. <br><br>These people have no sensitivity towards Black people at all if they think these things are no big deal. I hope I never become the type of person to become insensitive to this crap so that I alienate myself from my brothers and sisters because then I would become a useless waste of skin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:20:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "88cc2e3b44ea537139ac2b890ac4a8c6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904539": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who can say what the \"real meaning\" is? Look, it's obvioius we disagree and that I disagree with a large portion of this thread's commenters. And that's fine, disagreement isn't necessarily bad. Plus, I'm not trying to convince anybody anything. If you find it offensive than you find it offensive, who am I to tell you. My point would be that I believe that unlike the GOP \"White\" house buttons, the idea behind the cover is to be CONSTRUCTIVE not DESTRUCTIVE. So while I'm not arguing that anybody agree with me or change their mind, I will argue that if you look at both sides you might come out of it with a better perspective, even if it's an enhancement of the perspective you already had. I certainly understand why people are offended by this, but I feel secure in myself because I can see both sides. And this advice is not just for commentors here but for everybody who sees this cover.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_18:32:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "a42af36335fb70fcbbe1495efe039878", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 904173, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If the cartoonist had titled this \"Fox News\" or had drawn a picture of Sean Hannity reporting in the corner, than it might have had the desired effect of parody. The New Yorker failed big time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:49:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "kate03", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902437": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "*** REPOST ***<br><br>It would NEVER happen...<br><br>Exhibit A: <a href=\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7491280.stm\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wax Hitler beheaded</a> - B/c the Jewish community would completely shut you down completely before you're even add the color red to that caricature.<br><br>Exhibit B: <a href=\"http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=19983\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black Hole racist remark?</a> - I realize some things aren't racist, and sometimes knee-grows can be OVERLY suspicious / sensitive. That NYer situation does not fall into that category.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:23:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902408, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904103": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Here's an interesting Barack quote on Larry King (to be televised tonight)<br><br>Well, you know, by getting on \"Larry King\" and telling everybody I'm a Christian and I wasn't raised in a Muslim home. And pledge allegiance to the flag. And, you know, all the things that have been reported in these e-mails are completely untrue and have been debunked again and again and again. So, all you can do is just tell the truth and trust in the American people that over time, they're going to know what the truth is.<br><br>   One last point I want to -- I do want to make about these e-mails, though. And I think this has an impact on this \"New Yorker\" cover.<br><br>   You know, this is actually an insult against Muslim-Americans, something that we don't spend a lot of time talking about. And sometimes I've been derelict in pointing that out.<br><br>   You know, there are wonderful Muslim-Americans all across the country who are doing wonderful things. And for this to be used as sort of an insult, or to raise suspicions about me, I think is unfortunate. And it's not what America's all about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:48:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "bison1:  Co-signing with rikyrah.  Anyway, I would need to know a person's \"credentials\"[i.e., political position, length in the blogsphere, breadth in the blogsphere, etc.] BEFORE I would contemplate a major political action.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:51:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906263, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The problem I have with white \"liberals\" is that they think it's okay to be racist because unlike say the hillbillies we saw in the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries, they <i>feel</i> the Negro's pain.  They support affirmative action, and they think the violence in Darfur is tragic.<br><br>None of these feelings and beliefs matter, though.  Actions matter.  And when you publish a cartoon that would be roundly condemned if it had appeared in the National Review, you're no less a racist than the hillbillies in WV and KY depicted during the primaries news coverage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:41:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "happycozy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903154": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Cheryl, <br>I hear you. Just as I hear the opinions of everybody who is offended by this. I disagree, but since I decided that it simply doesn't offend me, I've been asking my self, \"Was it worth it?\" Was the New Yorker making it's statement (a statement I agree with) worth the controversy and negative attention? As I noted earlier, people are simply not in a place to flippant or jokey right now. Everybody has just been too emotionally charged. But a little controversy isn't always a bad thing if it stretches people and makes them question and grow. To my mind this cover will convince no one who previously thought highly of Obama to believe he is literally what the cover shows BUT it might make a few people go, \"You know what, it IS ridiculous the way he's been portrayed. I'm going to do a little research on what this guy's really about.\" or, as you and others have asserted, it might entrench these ideas into the heads of people who already saw him this way. But they weren't going to vote for him anyway, so again, I'm asking where's the real harm? If it is worth it or not will be determined by the media; if they honestly tackle the issue with discussion of this \"Politics of Fear\" and the treatment of Barack Obama, then the cover would have done good. But while I may have too faith in America's people, I have very little faith in America's media; the very thing that made this cover relevant and possible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:16:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "a42af36335fb70fcbbe1495efe039878", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903982": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hmmm...maybe he's been reading J&J?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:35:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903954, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906415": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wha if Don Imus did this?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:13:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "bison1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902700, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "For what it's worth, my two cents:<br><br>1. With the exception of the burning American flag, the drawing-looked it by itself-is funny.<br>2. However, it's also a little racist.<br>3. But, as someone who laughs off these type of smears when they come across some of the fringe right wing sites, I see the point they were trying to make.<br>4. They could have expressed that point in a different way.<br>5. Hasn't President Bush-since we like to invoke him here for just about anything-gotten a lot worse treatment for a lot less?<br>6. Isn't this what normally happens to politicians and public figures?<br><br>That's all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:31:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "905010": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Who knows. But this is real satire because the faux National Review cover includes truth about its subjects in its satire. That's why it's funny. Cindy used to be addicted to pills, McCain is old, can't remember that Czechoslovakia isn't a country, and breaks into song about bombing Iran with a giggle, Republicans, with the help of spineless Democratic leadership in Congress (Barack has no leadership in Congress), are burning the Constitution and Dick Cheney, by McCain's admission, would have a prominent role in any McCain presidency.<br><br>The New Yorker cover doesn't present any truth. It's a satire of the smears without any context for those smears in the artwork.(Notice that this satirist provides context for the main focus of the cartoon!)<br><br>The New Yorker cover is pure propaganda and the editors know it. Which is why they spent a whole day trying to explain themselves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_19:32:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903982, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906163": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I do not know who really gets the intent straight-out?   I do no believe that the regular subscribers of The New Yorker -- -- no matter how superior they feel their intellect is -- do on some level feed into the parody of the caricature of the Obamas.. The sad realty, our politics are not that sophisticated. I know the liberal politics of the magazine, but this does not represent that strain.  The satirical intent of the cover  is lost because it is also depicts the living nightmare that many American\u2019s envision.  The New Yorker\u2019s image and representation affirms every smear that low information critics and those who just have disdained for the Obama\u2019s harbored. Wittingly or not,  this cartoon encourages racism, misogyny, hatred, violence, vilification of Muslim and actively undermines Obama's campaign.  The editors should have known that anything that gives off  even a whiff of  racism is not going to render the desired satirical message.  It is just  plain reckless journalism.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_22:31:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "bison1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey Bronze Trinity,<br><br>No white person can fully understand what it means to be a minority in this country.  Some (liberals) think they can but when it comes down to it they are only fooling themselves.  So, yes, a lot of whites don't have sensitivity toward AA's.  Some are trying to work on it and some don't give a damn.<br><br>Now, you know how a lot of people say that we should have a serious national discussion on race but we never do?  Well, if we ever did I think an interesting topic would be perceptions of the different races.  One thing I was told by an AA on the internet (and in my experience it seems to be largely true) when we were discussing some issue around a decade ago was that whites and blacks perceive thinks radically different.  I forget the issue but all the white people were saying that the issue had absolutely nothing to do with race and the AA said that \"for us everything has to do with race\".<br><br>Now, I had never thought about it quite like that but it did turn on a light a bit in my head and your post (and many others) seem to confirm this.  In this particular instance I (a white) don't see any racist intent and see it as actually making fun of ignorant right wing white people and really had very little to do with Obama.  But you are obviously very hurt by it and basically state \"screw\" white people.<br><br>So, yes, whites don't have a good idea of what insults AA's because, I think, a lot of whites don't view the world in a \"everything has to do with race\" mentality.  For example, Bush is routinely portrayed as monkey or a chimp.  White people (except maybe the Klan types) don't view this as an affront to whites.  But if Obama was portrayed in a similar fashion the uproar would be huge and, I believe, but perhaps I'm wrong, that you would feel even more insulted than about this satirical cover.<br><br>Anyway, I've rambled enough and will end on this thought.  Yes, whites are human and fallible and probably not sensitive enough.  But perhaps AA's are human and fallible and probably too sensitive.   I wish you well and would welcome any thoughts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_00:44:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "8318103e9b8354c8bad74c3a0203ab18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903841, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Some of his supporters are already doing that by taking the name Hussein as their middle name.<br><br>I'm not sure that the same kind of reclamation can be done with propaganda like this. I think it would be best to let it fade away.<br><br>Which is why I almost didn't even come in here but here I am.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:53:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906263, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902330": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I asked on another post if they ran this \"cover\" past a few non-NYKer-reading people just to get a feel for its impact!   I think OBVIOUSLY NOT!!!<br>Also asked:  Do you think that billary's \"blue collar[in some cases - RED NECK], hard-working Americans, white Americans\" know anything about SATIRE??  Probably think that it's a new brand of Michelin radials and hope they're on sale!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:16:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I've been wanting Obama to say something in reference to Muslims whenever talk of these emails come up. It's utterly offensive that anyone would equate being a Muslim to something negative.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_18:41:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 904103, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If the New Yorker is big and bad enough to print \"satire\" like this, they should also be prepared to apologize to people for whom it's offensive. I think the Obama campaign was right to condemn this illustration.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:00:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "JillTubman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "905922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "although he was talking to a black audience, Obama never specified black people are the ONLY ones who should be taking responsibility. you could say it was inferred by context, but interesting that the MSM continues to report this as though he said you black people need to get it together. that is not the case.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_21:57:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903945, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think we should all have a little more faith in Americans. This may be bad timing because of the strong emotions that have been coursing through the veins of voters this election cycle, but this is nothing but satire. And it's typical of the New Yorker. There cover's rarely correlate to a story inside it's pages. My question is, how many people who were going to vote for Obama, will this magazine cover convince otherwise? Where are the people who were on their way to vote for Obama, who see this cover and say, \"My goodness! I had no idea! Burning the flag? Terrorist fist jabs? I must now immeadiately vote for John McCain. And tell all my friends to do so as well. This magazine shows the future!\" Where are those people? This cover attacks those who are attacking Obama, it's showing the ridiculous of the claims to tear them down. I'm usually one to get in a huff about these things but this is so clearly satire, I wouldn't want to vote of people who can't tell.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:42:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "a42af36335fb70fcbbe1495efe039878", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "901956": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>\u201cObviously I wouldn\u2019t have run a cover just to get attention.\u201d</i><br><br>What, he's just in it for the intellectual stimulation?  Elitist little prick.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_14:50:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "910790": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, I'm trying to understand where AA's are coming from because, as I said, it's important and whites and blacks clearly don't think the same way on many issues and I want to better understand the difference.  <br><br>I'll try to do a better job of explaining these two beliefs about \"sensitivity\" and \"less racism than AA's think\" (which is really part of the same argument.).  First off, let me say, you are absolutely right that you and basically all minorities experience racism on a daily basis.  I understand and deplore this.  But lets take a step back and look at it from a larger perspective.<br><br>Take the next 10 events in the country that are viewed differently by AA's and whites.  Let's say that on each of the issues that 80 percent of blacks view each of these events as proof of racism and that 80 percent of whites think that the issue has little or nothing to do with race and, even if it was racial, it wasn't racist (a very important distinction).  What I'm saying is that out of those 10 events just because AA's believe that they were racist doesn't make it so.  And just because whites didn't think it was racist doesn't mean that it wasn't.  Therefore I think that blacks may be \"too sensitive\" and believe there is more racism out there than actually exists and that whites aren't \"sensitive\" enough and that there is more racism out there than they think.<br><br>To bring it closer to home if one of your male friends tells you that he got on an elevator today and there was a white women in there and she moved to get as far away from him as possible I think that some AA's would view this as the more subtle form of racism that is prevalent in society.  And you may be right.  But it is only a guess and a perception and not necessarily reality.  It may be the case that this woman went home to her friends and said \"I was so embarrassed today.  My lunch did not sit with me well and I was real gassy and as I was riding in an elevator a guy hopped in.  I had to squeeze to keep from farting and moved toward the corner of the elevator just in case I couldn't hold it in.\"<br><br>So the racism that was earnestly perceived was not racism at all and was merely a funny incident.  But that funny incident has real effects if it is perceived as racism and it has to grind on you, wear on you, and it has to make some people sick to their core to have to live under these conditions.   But of course, in our hypothetical situation, it was more likely that she either was afraid of a black man and consciously moved away or wasn't consciously aware but still moved away due to \"latent racism\".<br><br>I hope that clears it up a bit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_11:44:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "8318103e9b8354c8bad74c3a0203ab18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 907492, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904033": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actually, they sold it. Way, way back in the day, when they were considered the 4th Estate, there was integrity in journalism and reporting.<br><br>But that was way back in the 20th century, ending around the 80s.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:40:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903876, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "905928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "the issue at hand would be \"smeared.\" to say you are muslim is only negative if you believe that islam is negative. to say you're the devil...when it comes to bush, let's just look at the iraq war never mind anything else. i'd say it's not a \"smear,\" calling bush the devil at all.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_21:59:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903674, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902090": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"At no point does he apologize for offending people.\"<br><br>-Beause the clown doesn't think he's done anything wrong.<br><br>He doesn't get it.<br><br>Fuck The New Yorker.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_14:58:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "910412": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a bit of a thread jack because it doesn't necissarily have anything to do with the Obama cover, but I get pretty sick and tired when I'm told that racism isn't what it used to be in this country. B.S! It may be a little different, it's not the Klan anymore, but racism in America is very much alive and well. <br><br>Jeff, it's terrific that you're stretching yourself in this way. Racism in not a \"Black\" problem. It threatens the entire country, white and otherwise, so the more you can learn and sophisticate yourself to this the better. Lord knows, I'm still learning too, we can never fully understand another person or what it feels to be in their skin, but we can train ourselves to be empathetic and attuned to the real nature of the world around us. So Jeff, a piece of advice. When discussing race, it's best to avoid blanket statements like \"most African-Americans\" or \"you probably know,\" because one of racisms greatest feats is convincing the majority that minorities are all the same or have the same experiences. Not true. There's nothing I can pretend to know about a Black person before I get to know that person just as there is nothing I can pretend to know about you just because I know you're white.<br><br>We've all been taught in school that racism was a fad in the '50's and that MLK fixed it and everythings great now. NOT TRUE. I don't know if there is \"more\" racism than whites believe or \"less\" racism than Black believe because racism is racism. There are no shades. I will say this; in 1965 a study was done that polled white people. It asked if they believed Blacks were given equal treatment in America. In 1965. 75% of whites said yes. They did the same poll in 2005 with the same results. Now, if we were so wrong then, what makes us so enlightened now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_11:12:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "a42af36335fb70fcbbe1495efe039878", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 907492, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904013": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Again, I see your point, but I don't see that image as ridiculing Obama at all. It's ridiculing those who ridicule him. It is taking aim at all the ludicrous arrows and slings that have been flung at him that would not and have not been flung at other candidates. Like I said before, I'm not sure it's worth it, but if the cover can expand the dialogue people have on how the media discusses Barack Obama, then more power to it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:37:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "a42af36335fb70fcbbe1495efe039878", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903650, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904014": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Shrub ain't the devil; he' s just devilish.<br><br>And a liar.<br><br>And a sociopath.<br><br>And incompetent.<br><br>And a buffoon.<br><br>And a drunk.<br><br>And a cokehead.<br><br>Other than that, he's all right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:38:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903674, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'd have more faith if the percentage of Americans believing Obama (incorrectly) is Muslim were decreasing and not increasing despite much attempts on the behalf of the Obama campaign to clarify.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:01:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "JillTubman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902723, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-newyorker15-2008jul15,0,3558701.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">If Obama Can't Handle Satire, How Will He Handle Real Attacks?</a> - <i>\u201cLet's be frank. People sophisticated enough to read, say, newspaper editorials are smart enough to know that the New Yorker's cover art this week -- portraying Barack Obama as a be-turbaned Muslim and wife Michelle as an Afro-sporting terrorist with an AK-47 across her back -- is a work of satire. But what about the millions of dumb Americans who will think otherwise?\u201d</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:22:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904334": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That whole LA Times argument of <br><br>If Obama's campaign is upset by a magazine satire, what will it do when the real attacks begin..<br><br>is like saying, ignore our ignorance and protect us from those other ethnic scary people. Bull. <br><br>It is very difficult to win a war that has more than one front.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_18:12:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cheney is The Evil One..<br><br>and everything that you could possibly think that means.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:54:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 904014, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There's nothing to say, really. I don't let other people's issues affect me personally.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:57:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903450, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "907343": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "With tongue firmly in cheek, yes, we should shut down dialogue when we disagree, the world would be much better off that way!<br><br>Anyway, sure, I admit I don't quite get it.  I can only guess at what it is like to put up with the crap that you and other minorities have to put up with.  I can only imagine what its like to have people to treat you differently because of the amount of melanin in your skin.   I can only imagine the rage that I would feel if I wasn't given a promotion (or offered a job) simply because of the body I was born into.   I fully understand that there is a lot more racism out there that you and most AA's have to deal with than I and most whites think there is.<br><br>Hell, I was shocked when I was talking to one of my former co-workers and he related a story about how our black co-worker and he went to an apartment complex five minutes apart and one was given an application while the other was told that there were no vacancies.  I don't need to tell you which one got the application and which one didn't.  And this was in \"liberal\" Northern California just a few years ago.<br><br>But I'm trying to understand because I think it's important for me to grow as a person and I think it's important for our country for each of us to try to grow as individuals and as a society.  Being raised post-MLK I am sick of racism and sometimes it amazes me the level that still exists.  <br><br>And yes, maybe I'm wrong, but here is another of my beliefs that you may not agree with, but I believe that, generally speaking, there is more racism in our country than whites believe there is but at the same time I think that there is less than what AA's believe there is.<br><br>Now, I don't have a real good idea how you would react to that statement because I don't know you.  But I believe that some AA's would be mad at that statement (much as you were mad at my previous statement) and others would say, well, yes, of course.   What is the breakdown of those that would agree and those that would disagree, I don't know.  I could guess (as could you) but I would trust your guess better than mine because you probably know a lot more African-Americans than I do.<br><br>Anyway, here is another thought, if an AA went to, say, an Irish Catholic website because they were interested in getting a different perspective on things and made a comment and announced he was black and then he was told that \"NO MORE THOUGHTS NEEDED!\" what percentage of AA's would consider it racist?   It's an interesting thought experiment and exploring these differences in thoughts, I believe, is worth it because it can led to better understanding and hopefully a better world.<br><br>(Not to say that I took your comments as racist)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_02:19:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "8318103e9b8354c8bad74c3a0203ab18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 907075, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The New Yorker cover confirmes every negative subliminal message that was planted during the primaries. The satirical intent is lost because it is also depicts the living nightmare that many American\u2019s envision. The cover makes Michelle Obama his running mate rather than wife. Both are to be equally feared. Even if Obama\u2019s campaign is not saying it\u2013 you are getting two for one. It pictures Michelle Obama as the reincarnation Angela Davis. She is to be feared just as much as Obama, she holds the firepower, the balls, the phallic symbol  and wears the combat boots. She is the driving force behind black revolutionary activism. She is the angry black woman. For her, the revolution goes on. She is portrayed as a life member of the Black Panther Party, and he is viewed as the mirror imagine of a Muslim Jihadist\u2013Osama Bin Laden in camouflage. They are depicted as the ultimate subversive black couple who seeks to destroy the ideals of American. Once they are in the White House, they will trample on everything that American holds dear and sacred. This couple will desecrate the holy sanctum of American patriotism. This was illustrated by the burning of the American flag in the fire place as they trampled on the presidential seal in the oval office while giving each other the terrorist victory sign\u2013the fist bump.  The cover beefed-ups the chatter about possible reparations for black people.  The cover is appropriately titled \u2018The Politics of Fear\u2019.  The New Yorker\u2019s image and representation affirms every smear that low information critics and those who just have disdained for the Obama\u2019s harbored.  The cover takes a lot of distortions, lies, and misconceptions about the Obamas and puts a mirror up to them and this image validates them for some Americas. Smears are perpetuated not just by those miscreants who wish them to be taken as truth, but also even by those who repeat the smears innocently or in effort to dispel them. Each repetition makes the smear sound more familiar and, psychologists tell us, easier to believe.  The cover  is offensive, misogynist, anti-Islamic, racist, and just plain reckless journalism. The cover is incendiary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_22:38:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "bison1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:57:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "happycozy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902991, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902544": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Get over it.  Not that big of deal.  This stuff always happens.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:30:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "4653c487c7cb10289a1726dfa0010846", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What you don't seem to understand, Nick, is this kind of mockery and ridicule isn't limited to the Obamas, nor is it limited to this election.  <br><br>This is mockery, ridicule and contempt--disguised as satire.  A relative handful of \"White Kids\" who believe that they have license to be as contemptuous of Black folks as they wish.   People who have decided who is worthy of respect and decency, and who is not.  <br><br>As I've said before, poking fun at Barack's ears or his lankiness or even the way he speaks, is all fair.  But the worst thing about the New Yorker's cover is that the authors (a) don't have a clue as to how offensive it is to an entire people; and (b) believe that they are rightfully entitled to offend those people.<br><br>As someone mentioned earlier, we can all count on never seeing an image of a bug-eyed, big-nosed Jew wearing Nazi oven mits.  Why?<br><br>Because some satire really isn't satire at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:58:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903154, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904675": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I watched that.  84 percent think blacks need to be more responsible...84% of blacks surveyed?  If so, then he is preaching to the choir.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_18:45:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903945, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "907492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jeff:  Yes the First Amendment exists so you are entitled to state that you believe that \"there is less (racism) than what AA's believe there is.\"  However, EXPERIENCING acts of racism is NOT a \"belief \"system.  It is REALITY as you demonstrated with the co-worker incident in \" 'liberal' Northern California just a few years ago\".  I can almost guarantee that this same/similar incident  occurrs daily.<br>To your point of \"but I'm trying to understand\" and \"getting a different perspective\":  You have formed your opinions - \"AA's are TOO SENSITIVE\"; \"there is less(racism) than what AA's believe there is\".  So, again, you are trying to learn???  Continue in your quest.<br>Check out rikyrah's post below.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_02:49:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 907343, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903525": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Are you seriously asking me if George Bush has gotten worse treatment than Barack Obama, you are on the wrong blog my friend. And I agree with RonnieB, black folks don't really have a spectrum of small to large racism. Racism is racism, no matter its form.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:47:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "JillTubman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903345, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906674": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "craig: YEP!  I e-mailed her to tell her so.<br>Oh Yeah -  I saw her on an earlier panel during the primary race.  Her <br>response to the question of billary \"stealing\" the primary race from<br>Mr. Obama:  \"If she does, Black folks would riot in the streets.\"<br>Rest of the panel:  CRICKETS**********<br>Fade to black!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_23:53:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 906647, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>It also shows how undiverse the New Yorker staff must be since clearly no black person was on board in an senior enough position to say \u201cWhoa there, do you have any idea what\u2019s going to happen to us when people see this\u201d?<br></i><br><br>Thanks Jill<br><br>I'm glad you realized it too: they don't even have the Black face ON THE STAFF to pimp and hide behind when #($* like this comes up. <br><br>VVERRRRY instructive indeed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:00:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http ://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/07/the_incredibly_thin_skin_of_ba_1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Don't bother reading the article; just look at the pictures.</a><br><br>I'm not defending Bush. But if Obama wants to be president, this is what comes with the territory. You get clowned, occasionally in ways that aren't flattering. <br><br>And if being called a Muslim isn't a smear, it's damn sure on the \"fight the smears\" site in those words.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_18:46:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 904063, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But we don't have devil immigrants partaking and bettering our own nation. (Much to the chagrin of some evangelic fundamentalists.) Point to Hades on the map.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_18:34:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903674, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903787": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So what should I do? Jump up and cry foul? Sign a petition?<br><br>This country was founded on racism. From the looks of it, racism isn't going away anytime soon. Not even Obama's impending coronation will fix that. <br><br>Does being pissed off at the New Yorker help lower the price of gas? End the war in Iraq?<br><br>Yes, it sucks. But unless we're gonna declare war on every racist in America-which may or may not go over too well, since that means we'll have to take out some of our own!-aren't there more important issues for us to deal with at present? Is this really our biggest deal?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:14:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903706, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903277": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Any time you have to drag your staff on the cable stations, in rotation, all day, yesterday then something is amiss.<br><br>It is called, \"We f*cked up\".  That is what it is called.<br><br>I saw Roland Martin on CNN last night, steaming.  He had the actual magazine, with the ad wrap and showed it on tv.<br><br>Nothing of the magazine showed any explanation, nothing of the cover.  In fact, the actual article does not relate to the cover at all.<br><br>The New Yorker picked a controversial cover, to sell magazines.  That is what it did.  And why not use one of the most popular politicians WORLD WIDE, right now, and that is Barack Obama.<br><br>Word here in Chicago is that Michelle is pissed and rightfully so.<br><br>In the end, The New Yorker will wish it would have not done this.  Sure, they have sophisticated readers, but even they had a problem with the cover and what they were trying to convey.<br><br>Will it hurt Obama?  I don't think so.  It just reinforces ugly smears, already out there.  And those bigoted voters were not going to vote Obama anyway.<br><br>Lastly, The Obama Campaign has been slow in responding on the smears.  I remember, on one of my trips to Iowa, I asked the office mgr. what r u going to do about the internet smears.  The standard line was, we tell the people it is not true, yada, yada, and I could tell she was frustrated.  But, you got to nip this crap in the bud and the campaign has been too slow in doing this.   Again, once the debates start then we will see the full force of the whisper campaign on the internet, full blown.  Get ready, y'all it is going to get ugly.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:26:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CNN just ran a clip of Obama with Larry King: <blockquote><strong>BO:</strong> I know it was the <em>New Yorker</em>'s attempt at satire. I don't think they were entirely successful with it but, you know what, it is a cartoon, Larry, and that's why we've got the 1st Amendment, and I think the American people are probably spending a lot more time worrying about what's happening with the banking system and the housing market, what's happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, than cartoons, so I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about it.<br><br><strong>LK:</strong> But didn't it personally sting you?<br><br><strong>BO:</strong> Naw, you know, one of the things when you're running for president for almost 2 years is you get a pretty thick skin and, uh, I've seen and heard worse. I do think that in attempting to satirize something, they probably fueled some misconceptions about me instead, but that was their editorial judgement.  As I said, ultimately it's a cartoon and it's not what the American people is spending a lot of time thinking about.</blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_16:59:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902854": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhoretz/16021\" rel=\"nofollow\">Team Obama's Tantrum Misfired</a> - <i>\u201cThe problem with rapid response is precisely that it is rapid, and therefore might be hasty and ill-considered. That is clearly the case with the Obama camp\u2019s amazingly dumb tantrum regarding the New Yorker cover \u2014 a magazine friendly to Obama whose illustration was clearly intended to be a parody of anti-Obama feeling on the Right. Three seconds of thought might have led the campaign to reconsider its decision to denounce the illustration. Six seconds of thought might have led the campaign to see the illustration as an opportunity, to say, \u201cThe New Yorker has brilliantly encapsulated the evil right-wing campaign against Barack and Michelle Obama, a campaign that must not be allowed to gain purchase in the American psyche.\u201d\u201d</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:51:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "902130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cObviously I wouldn\u2019t have run a cover just to get attention.\u201d<br><br>-BULL<br> SHIT", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_15:01:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "905973": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Liberals Bashing Liberals... I love it", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_22:06:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "rileymayhem20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 905010, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "906767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Still don't like the cover.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-16_00:08:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm a person who has been told \"it's just a joke,\" and \"you're too sensitive,\" but I'd like to think that the intent of t-shirt that connects Obama with a monkey is totally different than this magazine cover. The two can't be confused. The t-shirt was intended to promote a stereotype, the cover was intended to tear some down (regardless of whether or not that attempt was successful). I'm a person that tries to cry \"racism!\" whenever I see it, but I'm sorry I don't see it here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:45:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "a42af36335fb70fcbbe1495efe039878", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903841, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "903674": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ok, let's see:<br><br>Obama has been smeared as a Muslim. Not true.<br><br>George Bush has been smeared as the devil. Also, not true.<br><br>In terms of theology, which do you consider worse?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:01:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903525, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "905979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Call me when they apologize to President Bush 1st", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_22:07:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "rileymayhem20", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 902977, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "904063": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Smeared as the devil where exactly? I think it's pretty devilish to attack a country that didn't attack us. I think it was pretty devilish to ignore Katrina. I think creating a culture of fear and using torture as an approved interrogation method is devilish. I think wiretapping innocent Americans illegally and getting away with it is devilish. I could go on. Why are you defending George Bush?<br><br>And it's not a smear to call Obama Muslim. Islam is a beautiful religion that deserves protection and respect along with all other faiths. It is untrue however and the inaccuracy is usually coupled with other accusations designed to make Obama look un-American.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-15_17:43:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "JillTubman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 903674, "depth": 3, "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": "1922194", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 2825294706457968395}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 78, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 1922194, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler' +
		'&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/new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler/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='	+ 'new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler'
			+ '&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/new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler/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">78</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler/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/new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler/">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:1922194" 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/new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler/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:1922194" 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:1922194" 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'				: 'new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler',
			// 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/new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler/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='	+ 'new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler'
			+ '&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='	+ 'new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler'
			+ '&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='		+ 'new_yorker_and_obama_makes_me_wanna_holler'
				+ '&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/1922194/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-901956">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-901956" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-901956" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-901956">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-901956" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-901956" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>“Obviously I wouldn’t have run a cover just to get attention.”</i><br><br>What, he\'s just in it for the intellectual stimulation?  Elitist little prick.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-906000">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-906000" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-906000" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-906000" href="http://www.myspace.com/rileymayhem20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jibreel Riley</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-906000" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906000" class="dsq-comment-message">Bambi Obama...yes Bambi! Are you going to coddle this guy all the way to the White House. Geesee, grow a pair (so Rev Jackson can snip them off).<br><br>I\'ll hold my breath until one of you defend Condi Rice with the same zeal!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-903954">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-903954" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903954" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903954" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-903954" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903954" class="dsq-comment-message">Did y\'all see this:<br><br><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/viewbydate.asp?id=1792" rel="nofollow">An Artist\'s Reply</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-903982">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-903982" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903982" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903982">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-903982" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903982" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmm...maybe he\'s been reading J&J?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-905010">\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-905010" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-905010" class="dsq-comment-message">Who knows. But this is real satire because the faux National Review cover includes truth about its subjects in its satire. That\'s why it\'s funny. Cindy used to be addicted to pills, McCain is old, can\'t remember that Czechoslovakia isn\'t a country, and breaks into song about bombing Iran with a giggle, Republicans, with the help of spineless Democratic leadership in Congress (Barack has no leadership in Congress), are burning the Constitution and Dick Cheney, by McCain\'s admission, would have a prominent role in any McCain presidency.<br><br>The New Yorker cover doesn\'t present any truth. It\'s a satire of the smears without any context for those smears in the artwork.(Notice that this satirist provides context for the main focus of the cartoon!)<br><br>The New Yorker cover is pure propaganda and the editors know it. Which is why they spent a whole day trying to explain themselves.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-905973" href="http://www.myspace.com/rileymayhem20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jibreel Riley</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-905973" class="dsq-comment-message">Liberals Bashing Liberals... I love it</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-904103" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-904103" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904103" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904103" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s an interesting Barack quote on Larry King (to be televised tonight)<br><br>Well, you know, by getting on "Larry King" and telling everybody I\'m a Christian and I wasn\'t raised in a Muslim home. And pledge allegiance to the flag. And, you know, all the things that have been reported in these e-mails are completely untrue and have been debunked again and again and again. So, all you can do is just tell the truth and trust in the American people that over time, they\'re going to know what the truth is.<br><br>   One last point I want to -- I do want to make about these e-mails, though. And I think this has an impact on this "New Yorker" cover.<br><br>   You know, this is actually an insult against Muslim-Americans, something that we don\'t spend a lot of time talking about. And sometimes I\'ve been derelict in pointing that out.<br><br>   You know, there are wonderful Muslim-Americans all across the country who are doing wonderful things. And for this to be used as sort of an insult, or to raise suspicions about me, I think is unfortunate. And it\'s not what America\'s all about.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-904635">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904635" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been wanting Obama to say something in reference to Muslims whenever talk of these emails come up. It\'s utterly offensive that anyone would equate being a Muslim to something negative.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-904980" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904980" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904980" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, he finally said something and admitted he\'s been "derelict" for taking so long.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903277" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903277" class="dsq-comment-message">Any time you have to drag your staff on the cable stations, in rotation, all day, yesterday then something is amiss.<br><br>It is called, "We f*cked up".  That is what it is called.<br><br>I saw Roland Martin on CNN last night, steaming.  He had the actual magazine, with the ad wrap and showed it on tv.<br><br>Nothing of the magazine showed any explanation, nothing of the cover.  In fact, the actual article does not relate to the cover at all.<br><br>The New Yorker picked a controversial cover, to sell magazines.  That is what it did.  And why not use one of the most popular politicians WORLD WIDE, right now, and that is Barack Obama.<br><br>Word here in Chicago is that Michelle is pissed and rightfully so.<br><br>In the end, The New Yorker will wish it would have not done this.  Sure, they have sophisticated readers, but even they had a problem with the cover and what they were trying to convey.<br><br>Will it hurt Obama?  I don\'t think so.  It just reinforces ugly smears, already out there.  And those bigoted voters were not going to vote Obama anyway.<br><br>Lastly, The Obama Campaign has been slow in responding on the smears.  I remember, on one of my trips to Iowa, I asked the office mgr. what r u going to do about the internet smears.  The standard line was, we tell the people it is not true, yada, yada, and I could tell she was frustrated.  But, you got to nip this crap in the bud and the campaign has been too slow in doing this.   Again, once the debates start then we will see the full force of the whisper campaign on the internet, full blown.  Get ready, y\'all it is going to get ugly.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903345" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903345" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903345" class="dsq-comment-message">For what it\'s worth, my two cents:<br><br>1. With the exception of the burning American flag, the drawing-looked it by itself-is funny.<br>2. However, it\'s also a little racist.<br>3. But, as someone who laughs off these type of smears when they come across some of the fringe right wing sites, I see the point they were trying to make.<br>4. They could have expressed that point in a different way.<br>5. Hasn\'t President Bush-since we like to invoke him here for just about anything-gotten a lot worse treatment for a lot less?<br>6. Isn\'t this what normally happens to politicians and public figures?<br><br>That\'s all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903450">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903450" class="dsq-comment-message">D~<br><br>I\'m not going to patronize you about how being a "little racist" is tantamount to be a "little pedophiliac".   And I\'m not sure what to say about your ease and comfort around quasi-white supremacists.<br><br>Actually, I\'m not sure what to say ...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903642" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903642" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-903642" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903642" class="dsq-comment-message">There\'s nothing to say, really. I don\'t let other people\'s issues affect me personally.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903706">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903706" class="dsq-comment-message">It was "people\'s issues" that would have kept yo black ass handing out towels in the men\'s room.  Yet when those same kinds of issues rear their their heads under the guise of humor, you have nothing to say.<br><br>You just slapped an entire generation of people in the face.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903787" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903787" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903787" class="dsq-comment-message">So what should I do? Jump up and cry foul? Sign a petition?<br><br>This country was founded on racism. From the looks of it, racism isn\'t going away anytime soon. Not even Obama\'s impending coronation will fix that. <br><br>Does being pissed off at the New Yorker help lower the price of gas? End the war in Iraq?<br><br>Yes, it sucks. But unless we\'re gonna declare war on every racist in America-which may or may not go over too well, since that means we\'ll have to take out some of our own!-aren\'t there more important issues for us to deal with at present? Is this really our biggest deal?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903945" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903945" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903945" class="dsq-comment-message">No matter the intent, there were all sorts of things wrong with the cover\'s cartoon, as Obama calls it.<br><br>I don\'t know from "a little racist;" is that like being a little pregnant?<br><br>Shrub invites critics whenever he speaks: <blockquote>“My hope is that people take a deep breath and realize that our deposits are protected by our gubmint.”<br><br>“If I had a magic wand,” he smirked, “but the president dudn’t have a magic wand.” Gestures with hands together, “You just can’t say ‘low gas.’”<br><br>“The purpose [of bailing out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae] was to … kinda calm nerves.”<br><br>“Sure, you have to be careful about the reefs, the reefs are important, but you can drill around the reefs.”</blockquote>Other than that, your points are excellent, and  as I\'ve posted below, Obama says he\'s moved on from the cartoon, and so have I.<br><br>Right now on CNN, Cafferty is saying:<blockquote>[McCain] is a little too cute by half to say "well, you should hold off on having any ideas until you go over [to Iraq].  I mean, that\'s just nonsense, total, complete nonsense.  <br><br>You don\'t have to live in the ocean to learn about fish.  I mean, this war has been going on for more than 5 years, and we all know about the war in Iraq.</blockquote>Cafferty then switched gears:<blockquote>The man who could become the first black president of the United States is calling on blacks to take more responsibility for improving their own lives.  Speaking to the NAACP in Cincinnati, Obama got the most applause when he urged blacks to do more for themselves.  Obama said the problems that plague the black community are not unique ones but "we just have them a little worse."  <br><br>Obama\'s been criticized by Jesse Jackson for talking down to blacks; Jackson is clearly in the minority on this, no pun intended.  The largest study ever done of AAs shows 84% of those surveyed say they think blacks do need to be "more responsible for themselves as individuals" and other civil rights activists give Obama high marks for balancing his role as a black candidate with the need to speak to all races.  <br><br>So here\'s the question:  "Is Barack Obama talking down to blacks as Jesse Jackson claims when he tells them they must take more responsibility for themselves?" Go to cnn.com/caffertyfile to post a comment on my blog.</blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-904675">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904675" class="dsq-comment-message">I watched that.  84 percent think blacks need to be more responsible...84% of blacks surveyed?  If so, then he is preaching to the choir.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-905922">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-905922" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-905922" class="dsq-comment-message">although he was talking to a black audience, Obama never specified black people are the ONLY ones who should be taking responsibility. you could say it was inferred by context, but interesting that the MSM continues to report this as though he said you black people need to get it together. that is not the case.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903525" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cheryl aka jill tubman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903525" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you seriously asking me if George Bush has gotten worse treatment than Barack Obama, you are on the wrong blog my friend. And I agree with RonnieB, black folks don\'t really have a spectrum of small to large racism. Racism is racism, no matter its form.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903674" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903674" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok, let\'s see:<br><br>Obama has been smeared as a Muslim. Not true.<br><br>George Bush has been smeared as the devil. Also, not true.<br><br>In terms of theology, which do you consider worse?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-904014" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904014" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904014" class="dsq-comment-message">Shrub ain\'t the devil; he\' s just devilish.<br><br>And a liar.<br><br>And a sociopath.<br><br>And incompetent.<br><br>And a buffoon.<br><br>And a drunk.<br><br>And a cokehead.<br><br>Other than that, he\'s all right.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-904150">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904150" class="dsq-comment-message">Cheney is The Evil One..<br><br>and everything that you could possibly think that means.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-904063" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904063" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cheryl aka jill tubman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904063" class="dsq-comment-message">Smeared as the devil where exactly? I think it\'s pretty devilish to attack a country that didn\'t attack us. I think it was pretty devilish to ignore Katrina. I think creating a culture of fear and using torture as an approved interrogation method is devilish. I think wiretapping innocent Americans illegally and getting away with it is devilish. I could go on. Why are you defending George Bush?<br><br>And it\'s not a smear to call Obama Muslim. Islam is a beautiful religion that deserves protection and respect along with all other faiths. It is untrue however and the inaccuracy is usually coupled with other accusations designed to make Obama look un-American.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-904680" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904680" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904680" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http ://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/07/the_incredibly_thin_skin_of_ba_1.html" rel="nofollow">Don\'t bother reading the article; just look at the pictures.</a><br><br>I\'m not defending Bush. But if Obama wants to be president, this is what comes with the territory. You get clowned, occasionally in ways that aren\'t flattering. <br><br>And if being called a Muslim isn\'t a smear, it\'s damn sure on the "fight the smears" site in those words.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-904554">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904554" class="dsq-comment-message">But we don\'t have devil immigrants partaking and bettering our own nation. (Much to the chagrin of some evangelic fundamentalists.) Point to Hades on the map.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-905928">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-905928" class="dsq-comment-message">the issue at hand would be "smeared." to say you are muslim is only negative if you believe that islam is negative. to say you\'re the devil...when it comes to bush, let\'s just look at the iraq war never mind anything else. i\'d say it\'s not a "smear," calling bush the devil at all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902330">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902330" class="dsq-comment-message">I asked on another post if they ran this "cover" past a few non-NYKer-reading people just to get a feel for its impact!   I think OBVIOUSLY NOT!!!<br>Also asked:  Do you think that billary\'s "blue collar[in some cases - RED NECK], hard-working Americans, white Americans" know anything about SATIRE??  Probably think that it\'s a new brand of Michelin radials and hope they\'re on sale!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902700">happycozy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902700" class="dsq-comment-message">The problem I have with white "liberals" is that they think it\'s okay to be racist because unlike say the hillbillies we saw in the West Virginia and Kentucky primaries, they <i>feel</i> the Negro\'s pain.  They support affirmative action, and they think the violence in Darfur is tragic.<br><br>None of these feelings and beliefs matter, though.  Actions matter.  And when you publish a cartoon that would be roundly condemned if it had appeared in the National Review, you\'re no less a racist than the hillbillies in WV and KY depicted during the primaries news coverage.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906415">bison1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906415" class="dsq-comment-message">Wha if Don Imus did this?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902820" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902820">kate03</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902820" class="dsq-comment-message">If the cartoonist had titled this "Fox News" or had drawn a picture of Sean Hannity reporting in the corner, than it might have had the desired effect of parody. The New Yorker failed big time.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-902977" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cheryl aka jill tubman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902977" class="dsq-comment-message">If the New Yorker is big and bad enough to print "satire" like this, they should also be prepared to apologize to people for whom it\'s offensive. I think the Obama campaign was right to condemn this illustration.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-905979" href="http://www.myspace.com/rileymayhem20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jibreel Riley</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-905979" class="dsq-comment-message">Call me when they apologize to President Bush 1st</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902090">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902090" class="dsq-comment-message">"At no point does he apologize for offending people."<br><br>-Beause the clown doesn\'t think he\'s done anything wrong.<br><br>He doesn\'t get it.<br><br>Fuck The New Yorker.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-902119" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902119" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902119">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-902119" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902119" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>It also shows how undiverse the New Yorker staff must be since clearly no black person was on board in an senior enough position to say “Whoa there, do you have any idea what’s going to happen to us when people see this”?<br></i><br><br>Thanks Jill<br><br>I\'m glad you realized it too: they don\'t even have the Black face ON THE STAFF to pimp and hide behind when #($* like this comes up. <br><br>VVERRRRY instructive indeed.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902130" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902130">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902130" class="dsq-comment-message">“Obviously I wouldn’t have run a cover just to get attention.”<br><br>-BULL<br> SHIT</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902145" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902145">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902145" class="dsq-comment-message">I pose this question to everyone who says this is no big deal.What if I drew a cartoon depicting a Jew with the most vile Nazi characteristics with his mangled fingers manipulating the banking system and then say this is satire because I wanted to show the silliness of what some people believe?I bet you my last dollar that would the last thing I drew for any publication and would the New Yorker even consider putting that trash on its cover.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-902408" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902408" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902408">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902408" class="dsq-comment-message">It would NEVER happen...<br><br>Exhibit A: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7491280.stm" rel="nofollow">Wax Hitler beheaded</a> - B/c the Jewish community would completely shut you down completely before you\'re even add the color red to that caricature.<br><br>Exhibit B: <a href="http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=19983 rel="nofollow">Black Hole racist?</a> - I realize some things aren\'t racist, and sometimes knee-grows can be OVERLY suspicious / sensitive. That NYer situation does not fall into that catergory.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902437" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902437">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902437" class="dsq-comment-message">*** REPOST ***<br><br>It would NEVER happen...<br><br>Exhibit A: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7491280.stm" rel="nofollow">Wax Hitler beheaded</a> - B/c the Jewish community would completely shut you down completely before you\'re even add the color red to that caricature.<br><br>Exhibit B: <a href="http://polipundit.com/index.php?p=19983" rel="nofollow">Black Hole racist remark?</a> - I realize some things aren\'t racist, and sometimes knee-grows can be OVERLY suspicious / sensitive. That NYer situation does not fall into that category.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-906773" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906773">Jeff Kuper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906773" class="dsq-comment-message">I think your analogy is a bit off.  Look, not that it matters a lot but it will tell you a bit where I\'m coming from, I\'m a white, conservative (moderate libertarian actually), Gen Xer that has never voted for a Democrat.  When I saw Obama give his acceptance speech and give Michelle the fist bump I literally paused the TV, looked at my wife and said "How cool is that?  You would never see any of the Republicans do that."  Then came the "terrorist fist jab" comment from a Fox person and I\'m thinking "WTF?!?!?!" and "man are the people on "my side" seriously out of touch".<br><br>In short, a person who would come up with the "terrorist fist jab" comment deserves to be ridiculed and made fun of.  Now, where the analogy falls flat is that a person that repeats the jewish canard deserves to be more ostracized than ridiculed because it is more pernicious than ridiculous.  Thus, I viewed the cover piece in its intended light which is lampooning a ridiculouos comment from the right.<br><br>Now, it sucks that so many people are ignorant and don\'t get it (I\'m talking about the people that think Obama is a Muslim not the people on this site).  So in this vein I kinda of think that Obama protesting this is like Bush protesting all the monkey/chimp cartoons.  In short its silly for a President or Senator to take satire seriously.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902544" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-902544">mitchell</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902544" class="dsq-comment-message">Get over it.  Not that big of deal.  This stuff always happens.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-902723" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-902723" href="http://isntso.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Renkoski</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902723" class="dsq-comment-message">I think we should all have a little more faith in Americans. This may be bad timing because of the strong emotions that have been coursing through the veins of voters this election cycle, but this is nothing but satire. And it\'s typical of the New Yorker. There cover\'s rarely correlate to a story inside it\'s pages. My question is, how many people who were going to vote for Obama, will this magazine cover convince otherwise? Where are the people who were on their way to vote for Obama, who see this cover and say, "My goodness! I had no idea! Burning the flag? Terrorist fist jabs? I must now immeadiately vote for John McCain. And tell all my friends to do so as well. This magazine shows the future!" Where are those people? This cover attacks those who are attacking Obama, it\'s showing the ridiculous of the claims to tear them down. I\'m usually one to get in a huff about these things but this is so clearly satire, I wouldn\'t want to vote of people who can\'t tell.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903215">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903215" class="dsq-comment-message">I have plenty of faith in the Americans who were rightly offended and insulted by this attempt at racial and ethnic satire.  <br><br>So should you.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-902991" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cheryl aka jill tubman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902991" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'d have more faith if the percentage of Americans believing Obama (incorrectly) is Muslim were decreasing and not increasing despite much attempts on the behalf of the Obama campaign to clarify.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903647">happycozy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-903647" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903647" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903154" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903154" href="http://isntso.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Renkoski</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903154" class="dsq-comment-message">Cheryl, <br>I hear you. Just as I hear the opinions of everybody who is offended by this. I disagree, but since I decided that it simply doesn\'t offend me, I\'ve been asking my self, "Was it worth it?" Was the New Yorker making it\'s statement (a statement I agree with) worth the controversy and negative attention? As I noted earlier, people are simply not in a place to flippant or jokey right now. Everybody has just been too emotionally charged. But a little controversy isn\'t always a bad thing if it stretches people and makes them question and grow. To my mind this cover will convince no one who previously thought highly of Obama to believe he is literally what the cover shows BUT it might make a few people go, "You know what, it IS ridiculous the way he\'s been portrayed. I\'m going to do a little research on what this guy\'s really about." or, as you and others have asserted, it might entrench these ideas into the heads of people who already saw him this way. But they weren\'t going to vote for him anyway, so again, I\'m asking where\'s the real harm? If it is worth it or not will be determined by the media; if they honestly tackle the issue with discussion of this "Politics of Fear" and the treatment of Barack Obama, then the cover would have done good. But while I may have too faith in America\'s people, I have very little faith in America\'s media; the very thing that made this cover relevant and possible.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903650">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903650" class="dsq-comment-message">What you don\'t seem to understand, Nick, is this kind of mockery and ridicule isn\'t limited to the Obamas, nor is it limited to this election.  <br><br>This is mockery, ridicule and contempt--disguised as satire.  A relative handful of "White Kids" who believe that they have license to be as contemptuous of Black folks as they wish.   People who have decided who is worthy of respect and decency, and who is not.  <br><br>As I\'ve said before, poking fun at Barack\'s ears or his lankiness or even the way he speaks, is all fair.  But the worst thing about the New Yorker\'s cover is that the authors (a) don\'t have a clue as to how offensive it is to an entire people; and (b) believe that they are rightfully entitled to offend those people.<br><br>As someone mentioned earlier, we can all count on never seeing an image of a bug-eyed, big-nosed Jew wearing Nazi oven mits.  Why?<br><br>Because some satire really isn\'t satire at all.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-904013" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904013" href="http://isntso.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Renkoski</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904013" class="dsq-comment-message">Again, I see your point, but I don\'t see that image as ridiculing Obama at all. It\'s ridiculing those who ridicule him. It is taking aim at all the ludicrous arrows and slings that have been flung at him that would not and have not been flung at other candidates. Like I said before, I\'m not sure it\'s worth it, but if the cover can expand the dialogue people have on how the media discusses Barack Obama, then more power to it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903566">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903566" class="dsq-comment-message">The thing is, this was just bad satire.  You know what is clever satire.  Colbert.  I think that his Obama "secret Muslim" schtick is hilarious.  Because he provides context, and points out the ridiculousness of it all.  The NY cover was not good satire, so why don\'t they just admit it.  More than that, why don\'t they also admit that they used the cover to increase readership. I think it offends me more that they put this on the cover, and are now trying to do the "Gee, whiz, shucks" routine about how they didn\'t think it would cause such a huge response.  Yeah right.<br><br>And I hate how people are saying, oh no, the Obama campaign shouldn\'t have responded.  This is another situation, where he is screwed either way.  Did it ever occur to people that in addition to Obama, other Muslim Americans are taking a hit with all this is he or isn\'t he back and forth.  Are people that naive to believe that you can just put something out there, and you are not entitled to respond if it directly involves you and/or your family?  Give me a break.    <br><br>And when people talk about how Obama is too sensitive, all I can do is laugh.  Just a few weeks ago, when Obama pointed out that McCain was "losing his bearings" by painting him as the Hamas candidate in a fundraising email, McCain cried foul about ageism.  Then when Sen. Kerry pointed out that McCain has shown an increasing lack of awareness about what is actually going on in Iraq (Shunni, Shite, tomatoe, tomato), McCain cried foul.  And when Gen. Wesley Clark answered a question about whether being shot down in a fighter plane qualified McCain to be president, McCain went after his head.  (this is where the Obama camp should have looked at the context of the statement--I tsk, tsk them for this episode).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-903663" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903663" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903663" class="dsq-comment-message">CNN just ran a clip of Obama with Larry King: <blockquote><strong>BO:</strong> I know it was the <em>New Yorker</em>\'s attempt at satire. I don\'t think they were entirely successful with it but, you know what, it is a cartoon, Larry, and that\'s why we\'ve got the 1st Amendment, and I think the American people are probably spending a lot more time worrying about what\'s happening with the banking system and the housing market, what\'s happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, than cartoons, so I haven\'t spent a lot of time thinking about it.<br><br><strong>LK:</strong> But didn\'t it personally sting you?<br><br><strong>BO:</strong> Naw, you know, one of the things when you\'re running for president for almost 2 years is you get a pretty thick skin and, uh, I\'ve seen and heard worse. I do think that in attempting to satirize something, they probably fueled some misconceptions about me instead, but that was their editorial judgement.  As I said, ultimately it\'s a cartoon and it\'s not what the American people is spending a lot of time thinking about.</blockquote></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903841" href="http://bronzetrinity.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bronze Trinity</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903841" class="dsq-comment-message">I am so tired of people doing racist crap and saying "its just a joke", "you\'re too sensitive", or "get over it". There\'s the Curious George T-shirt, the sock monkey doll, the racist GOP button, all of the Clinton racist remarks, the magazine cover with a target over Obama, the Michelle Obama lynch picture, the horrifying museum exhibit that was immediately shut down, and now this! In every bloody instance someone said Black people were being too sensitive, we were interpreting things in the wrong way, and these things were just satires or an expression of freedom of speech. What the hell is the matter with these people!!!? How much bile do you expect us to take from you? You get outraged when Obama doesn\'t wear a stupid pin and we\'re supposed to be okay with you depicting him as a terrorist!?  Screw these people and their stupid "satires" that are just ways for those in power to insult those without power and get away with it because they are intellectuals or something. <br><br>These people have no sensitivity towards Black people at all if they think these things are no big deal. I hope I never become the type of person to become insensitive to this crap so that I alienate myself from my brothers and sisters because then I would become a useless waste of skin.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-904084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904084" href="http://isntso.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Renkoski</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904084" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m a person who has been told "it\'s just a joke," and "you\'re too sensitive," but I\'d like to think that the intent of t-shirt that connects Obama with a monkey is totally different than this magazine cover. The two can\'t be confused. The t-shirt was intended to promote a stereotype, the cover was intended to tear some down (regardless of whether or not that attempt was successful). I\'m a person that tries to cry "racism!" whenever I see it, but I\'m sorry I don\'t see it here.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-906935" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-906935" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906935">Jeff Kuper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906935" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Bronze Trinity,<br><br>No white person can fully understand what it means to be a minority in this country.  Some (liberals) think they can but when it comes down to it they are only fooling themselves.  So, yes, a lot of whites don\'t have sensitivity toward AA\'s.  Some are trying to work on it and some don\'t give a damn.<br><br>Now, you know how a lot of people say that we should have a serious national discussion on race but we never do?  Well, if we ever did I think an interesting topic would be perceptions of the different races.  One thing I was told by an AA on the internet (and in my experience it seems to be largely true) when we were discussing some issue around a decade ago was that whites and blacks perceive thinks radically different.  I forget the issue but all the white people were saying that the issue had absolutely nothing to do with race and the AA said that "for us everything has to do with race".<br><br>Now, I had never thought about it quite like that but it did turn on a light a bit in my head and your post (and many others) seem to confirm this.  In this particular instance I (a white) don\'t see any racist intent and see it as actually making fun of ignorant right wing white people and really had very little to do with Obama.  But you are obviously very hurt by it and basically state "screw" white people.<br><br>So, yes, whites don\'t have a good idea of what insults AA\'s because, I think, a lot of whites don\'t view the world in a "everything has to do with race" mentality.  For example, Bush is routinely portrayed as monkey or a chimp.  White people (except maybe the Klan types) don\'t view this as an affront to whites.  But if Obama was portrayed in a similar fashion the uproar would be huge and, I believe, but perhaps I\'m wrong, that you would feel even more insulted than about this satirical cover.<br><br>Anyway, I\'ve rambled enough and will end on this thought.  Yes, whites are human and fallible and probably not sensitive enough.  But perhaps AA\'s are human and fallible and probably too sensitive.   I wish you well and would welcome any thoughts.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-907075" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-907075">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-907075" class="dsq-comment-message">Jeff:  . . .AA\'s are human and fallible and probably TOO SENSITIVE."  <br><br>You really had a fairly good "RAMBLE" going on which almost started to sound as IF you were, somewhat, getting "it".  This was, in my opinion, firmly negated by  "probably TOO SENSITIVE."  <br><br>I won\'t even go back and re-state other statements which should have given me the clue to expect that last statement.  "I wish you well"???????  "We" are NOT sick - just "Sick and tired" of the RACIST CRAP that goes on DAILY!<br>So, I wish YOU WELL!  And please - NO MORE THOUGHTS NEEDED!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-907343" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-907343">Jeff Kuper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-907343" class="dsq-comment-message">With tongue firmly in cheek, yes, we should shut down dialogue when we disagree, the world would be much better off that way!<br><br>Anyway, sure, I admit I don\'t quite get it.  I can only guess at what it is like to put up with the crap that you and other minorities have to put up with.  I can only imagine what its like to have people to treat you differently because of the amount of melanin in your skin.   I can only imagine the rage that I would feel if I wasn\'t given a promotion (or offered a job) simply because of the body I was born into.   I fully understand that there is a lot more racism out there that you and most AA\'s have to deal with than I and most whites think there is.<br><br>Hell, I was shocked when I was talking to one of my former co-workers and he related a story about how our black co-worker and he went to an apartment complex five minutes apart and one was given an application while the other was told that there were no vacancies.  I don\'t need to tell you which one got the application and which one didn\'t.  And this was in "liberal" Northern California just a few years ago.<br><br>But I\'m trying to understand because I think it\'s important for me to grow as a person and I think it\'s important for our country for each of us to try to grow as individuals and as a society.  Being raised post-MLK I am sick of racism and sometimes it amazes me the level that still exists.  <br><br>And yes, maybe I\'m wrong, but here is another of my beliefs that you may not agree with, but I believe that, generally speaking, there is more racism in our country than whites believe there is but at the same time I think that there is less than what AA\'s believe there is.<br><br>Now, I don\'t have a real good idea how you would react to that statement because I don\'t know you.  But I believe that some AA\'s would be mad at that statement (much as you were mad at my previous statement) and others would say, well, yes, of course.   What is the breakdown of those that would agree and those that would disagree, I don\'t know.  I could guess (as could you) but I would trust your guess better than mine because you probably know a lot more African-Americans than I do.<br><br>Anyway, here is another thought, if an AA went to, say, an Irish Catholic website because they were interested in getting a different perspective on things and made a comment and announced he was black and then he was told that "NO MORE THOUGHTS NEEDED!" what percentage of AA\'s would consider it racist?   It\'s an interesting thought experiment and exploring these differences in thoughts, I believe, is worth it because it can led to better understanding and hopefully a better world.<br><br>(Not to say that I took your comments as racist)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-907492">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-907492" class="dsq-comment-message">Jeff:  Yes the First Amendment exists so you are entitled to state that you believe that "there is less (racism) than what AA\'s believe there is."  However, EXPERIENCING acts of racism is NOT a "belief "system.  It is REALITY as you demonstrated with the co-worker incident in " \'liberal\' Northern California just a few years ago".  I can almost guarantee that this same/similar incident  occurrs daily.<br>To your point of "but I\'m trying to understand" and "getting a different perspective":  You have formed your opinions - "AA\'s are TOO SENSITIVE"; "there is less(racism) than what AA\'s believe there is".  So, again, you are trying to learn???  Continue in your quest.<br>Check out rikyrah\'s post below.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-910412" href="http://isntso.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Renkoski</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-910412" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a bit of a thread jack because it doesn\'t necissarily have anything to do with the Obama cover, but I get pretty sick and tired when I\'m told that racism isn\'t what it used to be in this country. B.S! It may be a little different, it\'s not the Klan anymore, but racism in America is very much alive and well. <br><br>Jeff, it\'s terrific that you\'re stretching yourself in this way. Racism in not a "Black" problem. It threatens the entire country, white and otherwise, so the more you can learn and sophisticate yourself to this the better. Lord knows, I\'m still learning too, we can never fully understand another person or what it feels to be in their skin, but we can train ourselves to be empathetic and attuned to the real nature of the world around us. So Jeff, a piece of advice. When discussing race, it\'s best to avoid blanket statements like "most African-Americans" or "you probably know," because one of racisms greatest feats is convincing the majority that minorities are all the same or have the same experiences. Not true. There\'s nothing I can pretend to know about a Black person before I get to know that person just as there is nothing I can pretend to know about you just because I know you\'re white.<br><br>We\'ve all been taught in school that racism was a fad in the \'50\'s and that MLK fixed it and everythings great now. NOT TRUE. I don\'t know if there is "more" racism than whites believe or "less" racism than Black believe because racism is racism. There are no shades. I will say this; in 1965 a study was done that polled white people. It asked if they believed Blacks were given equal treatment in America. In 1965. 75% of whites said yes. They did the same poll in 2005 with the same results. Now, if we were so wrong then, what makes us so enlightened now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-910790">Jeff Kuper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-910790" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I\'m trying to understand where AA\'s are coming from because, as I said, it\'s important and whites and blacks clearly don\'t think the same way on many issues and I want to better understand the difference.  <br><br>I\'ll try to do a better job of explaining these two beliefs about "sensitivity" and "less racism than AA\'s think" (which is really part of the same argument.).  First off, let me say, you are absolutely right that you and basically all minorities experience racism on a daily basis.  I understand and deplore this.  But lets take a step back and look at it from a larger perspective.<br><br>Take the next 10 events in the country that are viewed differently by AA\'s and whites.  Let\'s say that on each of the issues that 80 percent of blacks view each of these events as proof of racism and that 80 percent of whites think that the issue has little or nothing to do with race and, even if it was racial, it wasn\'t racist (a very important distinction).  What I\'m saying is that out of those 10 events just because AA\'s believe that they were racist doesn\'t make it so.  And just because whites didn\'t think it was racist doesn\'t mean that it wasn\'t.  Therefore I think that blacks may be "too sensitive" and believe there is more racism out there than actually exists and that whites aren\'t "sensitive" enough and that there is more racism out there than they think.<br><br>To bring it closer to home if one of your male friends tells you that he got on an elevator today and there was a white women in there and she moved to get as far away from him as possible I think that some AA\'s would view this as the more subtle form of racism that is prevalent in society.  And you may be right.  But it is only a guess and a perception and not necessarily reality.  It may be the case that this woman went home to her friends and said "I was so embarrassed today.  My lunch did not sit with me well and I was real gassy and as I was riding in an elevator a guy hopped in.  I had to squeeze to keep from farting and moved toward the corner of the elevator just in case I couldn\'t hold it in."<br><br>So the racism that was earnestly perceived was not racism at all and was merely a funny incident.  But that funny incident has real effects if it is perceived as racism and it has to grind on you, wear on you, and it has to make some people sick to their core to have to live under these conditions.   But of course, in our hypothetical situation, it was more likely that she either was afraid of a black man and consciously moved away or wasn\'t consciously aware but still moved away due to "latent racism".<br><br>I hope that clears it up a bit.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-904173">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904173" class="dsq-comment-message">BT,<br><br>Amen. <br><br>IF I tell you I find something RACIST... don\'t tell me that I just don\'t \'understand the real meaning\'. <br><br>HELL YEAH, I get the REAL Meaning...<br><br>It\'s RACIST.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904539" href="http://isntso.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nick Renkoski</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904539" class="dsq-comment-message">Who can say what the "real meaning" is? Look, it\'s obvioius we disagree and that I disagree with a large portion of this thread\'s commenters. And that\'s fine, disagreement isn\'t necessarily bad. Plus, I\'m not trying to convince anybody anything. If you find it offensive than you find it offensive, who am I to tell you. My point would be that I believe that unlike the GOP "White" house buttons, the idea behind the cover is to be CONSTRUCTIVE not DESTRUCTIVE. So while I\'m not arguing that anybody agree with me or change their mind, I will argue that if you look at both sides you might come out of it with a better perspective, even if it\'s an enhancement of the perspective you already had. I certainly understand why people are offended by this, but I feel secure in myself because I can see both sides. And this advice is not just for commentors here but for everybody who sees this cover.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-903876">jed</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903876" class="dsq-comment-message">"with rights and freedoms come responsibilities. That’s something the mainstream media seems to have forgotten too many times during Bush’s presidency."<br><br>If the MSM ever had a sense of responsibility, and that I doubt, they lost it long before Bush.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-904033" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904033" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually, they sold it. Way, way back in the day, when they were considered the 4th Estate, there was integrity in journalism and reporting.<br><br>But that was way back in the 20th century, ending around the 80s.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-904334">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-904334" class="dsq-comment-message">That whole LA Times argument of <br><br>If Obama\'s campaign is upset by a magazine satire, what will it do when the real attacks begin..<br><br>is like saying, ignore our ignorance and protect us from those other ethnic scary people. Bull. <br><br>It is very difficult to win a war that has more than one front.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906163">bison1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906163" class="dsq-comment-message">I do not know who really gets the intent straight-out?   I do no believe that the regular subscribers of The New Yorker -- -- no matter how superior they feel their intellect is -- do on some level feed into the parody of the caricature of the Obamas.. The sad realty, our politics are not that sophisticated. I know the liberal politics of the magazine, but this does not represent that strain.  The satirical intent of the cover  is lost because it is also depicts the living nightmare that many American’s envision.  The New Yorker’s image and representation affirms every smear that low information critics and those who just have disdained for the Obama’s harbored. Wittingly or not,  this cartoon encourages racism, misogyny, hatred, violence, vilification of Muslim and actively undermines Obama\'s campaign.  The editors should have known that anything that gives off  even a whiff of  racism is not going to render the desired satirical message.  It is just  plain reckless journalism.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906205">bison1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906205" class="dsq-comment-message">The New Yorker cover confirmes every negative subliminal message that was planted during the primaries. The satirical intent is lost because it is also depicts the living nightmare that many American’s envision. The cover makes Michelle Obama his running mate rather than wife. Both are to be equally feared. Even if Obama’s campaign is not saying it– you are getting two for one. It pictures Michelle Obama as the reincarnation Angela Davis. She is to be feared just as much as Obama, she holds the firepower, the balls, the phallic symbol  and wears the combat boots. She is the driving force behind black revolutionary activism. She is the angry black woman. For her, the revolution goes on. She is portrayed as a life member of the Black Panther Party, and he is viewed as the mirror imagine of a Muslim Jihadist–Osama Bin Laden in camouflage. They are depicted as the ultimate subversive black couple who seeks to destroy the ideals of American. Once they are in the White House, they will trample on everything that American holds dear and sacred. This couple will desecrate the holy sanctum of American patriotism. This was illustrated by the burning of the American flag in the fire place as they trampled on the presidential seal in the oval office while giving each other the terrorist victory sign–the fist bump.  The cover beefed-ups the chatter about possible reparations for black people.  The cover is appropriately titled ‘The Politics of Fear’.  The New Yorker’s image and representation affirms every smear that low information critics and those who just have disdained for the Obama’s harbored.  The cover takes a lot of distortions, lies, and misconceptions about the Obamas and puts a mirror up to them and this image validates them for some Americas. Smears are perpetuated not just by those miscreants who wish them to be taken as truth, but also even by those who repeat the smears innocently or in effort to dispel them. Each repetition makes the smear sound more familiar and, psychologists tell us, easier to believe.  The cover  is offensive, misogynist, anti-Islamic, racist, and just plain reckless journalism. The cover is incendiary.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906263">bison1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906263" class="dsq-comment-message">Do you see any value in  the Obama campaign and/or supporters co-opting the image  represented in the New Yorkers cover “Politics of Fear”  Rather than condemning the cover as incendiary, take ownership of the image.  For example, in the 1960s African Americans took ownership of the word black as a term of self-identification, beauty, and pride.  Would it be over the top, if Obama supporters made posters, t-shirts, etc. of the covers image?  If the Obama supporters took ownership of the image, and then reconstructed it for its own purpose– to fight the smear spawned by the politics of fear.  In other words, since the image is already out in the public domain – take a post-modernist approach to reconstruct its political utility.  Or shouldn’t we go there?  Just allow the story to fad away?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906433">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906433" class="dsq-comment-message">fade away</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906665">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906665" class="dsq-comment-message">bison1:  Co-signing with rikyrah.  Anyway, I would need to know a person\'s "credentials"[i.e., political position, length in the blogsphere, breadth in the blogsphere, etc.] BEFORE I would contemplate a major political action.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-906681" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906681" class="dsq-comment-message">Some of his supporters are already doing that by taking the name Hussein as their middle name.<br><br>I\'m not sure that the same kind of reclamation can be done with propaganda like this. I think it would be best to let it fade away.<br><br>Which is why I almost didn\'t even come in here but here I am.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906498">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906498" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG,<br><br>I just saw Michelle Bernard on Hardball from yesterday, commenting on the New Yorker cover. <br><br>Obama needs to hire her.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-906647" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906647" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s been pretty good of late.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906674">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906674" class="dsq-comment-message">craig: YEP!  I e-mailed her to tell her so.<br>Oh Yeah -  I saw her on an earlier panel during the primary race.  Her <br>response to the question of billary "stealing" the primary race from<br>Mr. Obama:  "If she does, Black folks would riot in the streets."<br>Rest of the panel:  CRICKETS**********<br>Fade to black!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906767">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906767" class="dsq-comment-message">Still don\'t like the cover.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-911904" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-911904" class="dsq-comment-message">Wrong thread.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-902854" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-902854" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/jpodhoretz/16021" rel="nofollow">Team Obama\'s Tantrum Misfired</a> - <i>“The problem with rapid response is precisely that it is rapid, and therefore might be hasty and ill-considered. That is clearly the case with the Obama camp’s amazingly dumb tantrum regarding the New Yorker cover — a magazine friendly to Obama whose illustration was clearly intended to be a parody of anti-Obama feeling on the Right. Three seconds of thought might have led the campaign to reconsider its decision to denounce the illustration. Six seconds of thought might have led the campaign to see the illustration as an opportunity, to say, “The New Yorker has brilliantly encapsulated the evil right-wing campaign against Barack and Michelle Obama, a campaign that must not be allowed to gain purchase in the American psyche.””</i></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903172" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903172" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2195317/" rel="nofollow">Quit Whining About the New Yorker Cover</a> - <i>“Sweet mercy me. The New Yorker has offended Barack Obama, John McCain, the New Republic, Jake Tapper, the Huffington Post, and the sensibilities of thousands—maybe millions!—of Americans. Rather than appreciating the joke—The New Yorker was cataloging and sending up the most extreme and common of the anti-Obama smears—the Obama campaign issued a roar of indignation ("tasteless and offensive").”</i></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-903226" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-903226" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-newyorker15-2008jul15,0,3558701.story" rel="nofollow">If Obama Can\'t Handle Satire, How Will He Handle Real Attacks?</a> - <i>“Let\'s be frank. People sophisticated enough to read, say, newspaper editorials are smart enough to know that the New Yorker\'s cover art this week -- portraying Barack Obama as a be-turbaned Muslim and wife Michelle as an Afro-sporting terrorist with an AK-47 across her back -- is a work of satire. But what about the millions of dumb Americans who will think otherwise?”</i></div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-906774">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-906774" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-906774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-906774">Lily</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-906774" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906774" class="dsq-comment-message">How many times are you going to spam the same post?  But thanks for the icon in your name makes it very easy to skip your posts.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-906925">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-906925" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-906925" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-906925" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-906925" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-906925" class="dsq-comment-message">Look like you are replying...guess you felt like being nasty, huh. Anyway, my posts are not spam...they are links, and they were not all together some hours ago...roughly 8hrs ago. Has something to do with points, e.g. Jibreel Riley\'s posted 2 hours ago, has 2 points and it\'s at the top.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
';

(function() {
	
	





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

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


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

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

	
	

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

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

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

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

})();




