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I am Mexican, Ojibway Indian (in governmental terms as well) and Irish. My grandfather was raised on a reservation in the early part of the last century. He lost both parents to influenza, apparently as the records are scarce. He was an indentured servant to a German family until he ran away at sixteen to enlist in the navy. Not as a citizen because it would be another decade until some Natives would become citizens. <br><br>He married my grandmother whose father worked for the Pacific railroad. He smuggled family members over the rails little by little. My grandmother was given asylum in 1911.<br><br>The Irish side came in the late 1800s and survived the crossing. They never did own slaves which probably was a source of pain for the white grandfather who disowned us as half breeds.<br><br>The growing and scary scapegoating of Mexicans is very real to me. This is a video that examines the term illegal immigrant. The look is amusing but the points made are in depth. The do gloss over the black experience and sadly I must say that most of you are used to that. Accept my apologies on that but please watch. They do not discount the black experience but you are considered settlers. It is very Native and Mexican in its viewpoint which is rather fresh for me. 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This wasn't the one that was called off because a huge Ron Paul brigade showed up and folks didn't want to answer to them? <br><br>I know that happened at one of the GOP State Conventions.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:19:50", "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": 945691, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Apples and oranges.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:00:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943023, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Whoopi is the one who needs to listen\u2026shut that big mouth for a change, drop that hateful attitude, and actually listen. Denial and <i>\u2018finger-pointing\u2019</i> isn\u2019t going to cut it anymore, IMHO.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:40:01", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947157, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I disagree. Hasselbeck had a chip on her shoulder from the moment Obama stepped on the set. Her focus was to play \"Gotcha\" to impress her Fox News friends. <br><br>That woman is one of the many Sssssssssnakes that's out to get the O man.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:11:02", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943213, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944139": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this is hilarious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:08:54", "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": 943190, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949260": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks D, man I'm going to see it in 2 hours.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_10:12:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 949160, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Black in America on CNN.  Why am I so irritated by it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:42:20", "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": 26, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is everybody loving this as much as I am.  McCain looks like a damn fool.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:06:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944097, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'd forgotten how she gushed to KKK Hannity that his was her favourite show on Fox.  No wonder she kept harping on Rev. Wright on The View.  Damned hypocrite about wanting to live in an equal world.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_02:54:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944545, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tru dat.  And I agree with the other post - that you have to hear the \"other\" side in order to know what they're thinking.  But \"cain't we all just get along\"  needs to \"get along\"  as in outta there and over to FAUX SPEWS!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:07:30", "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": 946267, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nevada GOP convention canceled due to lack of interest. They'll choose national delegates via conference call.<br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/18/nevada-gop-cancels-convention-opts-for-conference-call/?mod=sphere_ts&mod=sphere_wd\" rel=\"nofollow\">I kid you not.</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:42:53", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946181": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The single parent topic came up and it had me grinding my teeth.  There is dishonesty in that discussion.  I know that our biology will not be denied, no matter how much we talk.  I observe that males as a group can withhold marriage as a means of subjugating women: one woman is acceptable for sex only, while another is acceptable for marriage.  They can use it to hedge bets in order to obtain sex.  Our social structure uses it to choose women and to anoint them as worthy, while branding others as not worthy.  That thing called marriage and the lie of respectability.  A woman's desire for respectability is used to control her.<br><br>The other stuff wasn't so bad.  Loved Sheryl Lee Ralph, she don't play.....and the most adorable dimples.<br><br>TD Jakes was slippery as usual.  Non-committal, a word-smith who will not commit.<br><br>They talked and talked....and ended up back at square one:<br>We need access to education <br>We need access to dollars <br>We need access to health care<br><br>...and women need to say no.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:46:01", "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": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945837, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have to cosign. Pelosi is in 'campaign' mode with regards to her answers. She's approachable and engaging but it's all blah blah blah, no real solutions, no accountability. Shout out to Code Pink.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:02:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "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}, "946693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i read a lot of his books as an undergraduate and learned a LOT.  let's just say that, in my view, he's better on paper.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:03:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946584, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Fellow Republicans, can you hear me now?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:50:29", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946025, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lily:  Thanks!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:50:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943544, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "craig:  OFF TOPIC REMARK:  I want to give a shout out blessing to Mr. Obama.  Be well & safe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:03:50", "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": 941368, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i would offer that she was 'explosive' because she's swallowed a lot of her feelings throughout the course of this show.  she probably wanted to let hasselbeck have it on several occasions PRIOR TO this one, then overreacted that day.  that's what happenes when u stuff your feelings...you end up going OFF about something else.  i have a feeling that either whppoi, sherry or joy will REALLY go ballistic in a couple of months.  rosie o'donnell went off on that troll (elisabeth) for a reason!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:11:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946539, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nancy Pelosi on stage at Netroots Nation, spewing bullshyt about how Harry Reid couldn't corral the 17 Democrats who voted in favor of FISA.  <br><br>Y'all know why Tom DeLay was called \"The Hammer\"?  Because he dropped the Hammer on wayward GOPers.  Which Reid has failed to do.  He's a piss-poor Majority Leader and Pelosi is likewise as Speaker of the House.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:41:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "189cfefdc1b6f99ecf3ea93859ec6c73", "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}, "946730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right. Uh huh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:12:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "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": 946602, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl: Thanks again.  I need to do some reading - huh?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:13:16", "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": 946693, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I second that.<br><br>Prayer shields all around.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:06:44", "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": 941604, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How stupid is this?<br><br>The White House \"accidentally\" sent an email blast about the German interview with Maliki to to its entire email list.  It was supposed to be an \"internal\" blast. <br><br><a href=\"http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/almaliki_supports_obamas_timet.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a><br><br>And these are the people who have had control of the country for 7 1/2 years??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_14:24:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "953402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree.  And even though Whoopi didn't necessarily live through Jim Crow, she is not that far removed from it to realize the implications of the use of the word, which is why I am surprised by her support of it.  Most older African Americans--I would guess, 50+ or so, do not use it in their vocabulary at all (I am making a generalization), but at a certain point it became a part of everyday language for the people that came after that generations.  <br><br>But then again, maybe Whoopi is supporting the use of the word because she is a comedian...I don't know.  But I do know she was very upset because she felt that Liz wasn't listening to her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_23:54:35", "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": 949567, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sigh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:39:19", "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": 946602, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rikyrah:<br><br>I've met Al Giordano of \"The Field\" and had coffee with him yesterday morning.  He sends his regards and said to tell you he's a big admirer of your work on JJP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:58:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "189cfefdc1b6f99ecf3ea93859ec6c73", "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}, "947262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "there's a big distinction between being negative and simply being critical.  i caught a bit of the re-air, and i agree with you:  lots of same ol', same ol'.    i think we'll be treated to an ever increasing number of these \"bitch fests\"  (LOL!) as election day gets closer.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:52:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947008, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944194": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Watching CNN, looking at the faces on the troops as they meet Obama. They seem happy to meet him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:18:37", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "948406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>I don't know of any other ethnic group that has televised bitch fests about their supposed inadequacies.</i><br><br>::<br><br>There is no other group who does this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_06:34:27", "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": 947008, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Al Gore just walked out on stage as the \"mystery guest\"  Worth suffering through Pelosi's schtick...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:10:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "189cfefdc1b6f99ecf3ea93859ec6c73", "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}, "947273": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Gosh Karmi, you see hate everywhere.  Are you white?  'Cause if so, then I guess whiteness is not the happy place we are led to believe it is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:55:06", "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": 947209, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sepia,<br><br>I am totally with you on this.  Elizabeth so tries to be the blonde Sean Hannity, it make me sick.  It's the reason I stopped watching th show.  During the political discusscions, especially during the Rev Wright discussions, every word out of her mouth was a Sean Hannity talking point!  I was so pissed that no one else called her on it, that I can't stand to watch the show anymore.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:15:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 19, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944545, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_13:08:43", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945385, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "952398": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My opinion.<br><br>They'll probably re-run tonight or later in the week.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_20:28:23", "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": 952121, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950029": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have wondered about the purpose of these sessions since the beginning of this election cycl.  I would love to know when they were planned.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_12:42:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947262, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943544": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Great video of Barack with the troops. The sound quality is the best I have found and it is candid not just a speech.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM&eurl=http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x159165\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM&eurl...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:56:04", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i'm sure you mean thinking white people don't you? <br>I don't know that i agree. we've been listening to them for oh, about 400 years now. i think it's time for our voices to be heard a little more in fact, all the voices of folks of color in this country need to be heard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_13:44:38", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946262, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "99%:  I'm glad to see the article on Jesse Washington \"get through\".  Yours truly tried to get it through on Friday.  Did it work?  NOPE!  At some point in time, I'm going to take a computer class OR ask someone's child in my Sunday School Class - \"Could ya help a sister out?\"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:58:31", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947176, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945934": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm not sure what purpose it actually serves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:09:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945837, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Here is the problem with your conclusion, it silences.  Yes whites need to learn to listen to what blacks have to say but for any real change to come a conversation needs to happen.  This means that we have to listen to what whites have to say as well.  Conversation means both sides participating equally.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:56:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 18, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944715, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947287": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's about darn time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:59:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "angee_is_mad", "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}, "946267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I really wish they'd give the spot to someone who's not always freaking out,  then she can go get her own show on Fox.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:56:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944465, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946268": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Add <a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/brown-plans-to-withdraw-troops-as-he-backs-obama-over-war-on-terror-872388.html rel=\"nofollow\">Gordon Brown</a href> to the list<br><br>Plans to withdraw-Backs Obama", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:56:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943190, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945912": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We should check out the history of slavery in Islam...to what end?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:06:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "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": 945805, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i wonder if she and suzanne are related.  i love julianne malveaux---very outspoken, astute woman!  i don't know if she supports obama or not, but i always thought she'd make a great surrogate for him re.  the economy.  the only thing is her close ties with the nation of islam.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:01:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947178, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Does anyone know what exactly is the rationale and source of this situation:<br><br><i>If he does not choose Mrs. Clinton, several Democrats said, it would be difficult for him to name any woman \u2014 like Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, someone for whom he has had warm words. Both Clinton and Obama advisers said such a move could create a backlash among women who supported Mrs. Clinton.</i>  <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/us/politics/20veep.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source</a><br><br>I know I'm very late to the party on this one, I've seen it mentioned before in passing but it made no sense to me.  <br><br>Where does this idea of backlash if it's a woman but not Clinton come from? <br><br>How is such a thing credible in any way as something relevant to strategy?<br><br>Seriously I have seen it before but there is so much cognitive dissonance for me over how this could make sense in a general way ... not why Clinton or her supporters would be into it, given the extremely high batshit-power-hungry-insane factor -- but what makes this something that would be reported so blandly in terms of strategy?<br><br>Anyone have any background info/links etc on this? I'd appreciate knowing more.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:35:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949167": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I also heard a whisper campaign that they are the ones behind the subprime lending crises too :)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_09:53:07", "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": 945855, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "99%:  Thanks 2!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:50:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943399, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So I think the heads of states around the world don't seem to have a problem with an Obama presidency!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:24:23", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946268, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947343": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Should have given it to Roland Martin...but, why do I think the entire focus would have been different then?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:11:45", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943213": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In truth, Obama was rather cool towards her as well.<br><br>Mrs. Obama was judicious in her treatment of them all, but Obama was much less so toward Hasselbeck, and he wasn't too chummy, IIRC, with Whoopi, nor vice versa.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:22:35", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943023, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947311": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yes.  but what of their emotional currency with their children?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:03:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947092, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't you understand!<br><br>It was Hillary's turn!<br><br>He just couldn't wait his turn, that...that...man!<br><br>It's Hillary...or no one!<br><br>WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:26:34", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944308, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944243": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I loved that they showed so many troops that had a little Color.  We all know that it's not just GI Joe out there fighting.  Also, I just loved the video they showed of Sen. Obama making that three-point outside shot!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:26:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "83e8906ef713ea0aefaf558ef78c5249", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944194, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "951924": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I watched this and despite the childish animation, it was interesting. However, the idea that black people were settlers is ludicrous. We weren't brought here uner our own free will, so we were victims of \"colonial settlers\" just as much as the Native population. Interesting too, that the only people considered to be illegal immigrants are Mexican. I'm sure there are others from both black and white countries that never seem to be part of the discussion. I realize that the Mexican population may outnumber the rest, but anytime you try to distill this issue down to one set of people, there's a problem. Personally, I don't think that there are enough penalties against the individuals and businesses that provide work to illegals and becuase of their status can pay them a dollar and hour or less. I'm not judging the people who come here for better lives. But it is interesting that the focus is on them, and not the employers who by exploiting their labor, are providing the dubious opportunity for them to come here in the first place.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_18:48:52", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942593, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942709": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hope O sees it, and takes it to heart.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_14:37:24", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941458, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is there nothing those dang muslims haven't done? I bet they are behind the obesity epidemic in this country. Those sly rascals.<br><br><br>Probably cat lovers, too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:02:00", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945805, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950030": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have wondered about the purpose of these sessions since the beginning of this election cycl.  I would love to know when they were planned.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_12:42:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947262, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So you believe that we can just yell them into submission? Conversations don't work that way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_13:53:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 950354, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Brad Blakeman is on looking like someone is making him swallow a turd and still pushing the \"surge worked\" bs and it's evident it's a talking point that he doesn't believe it's enough in light of what the Iraq Prime Minister has said.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:28:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941368, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944258": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<B>CO-SIGN!</B>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:27:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "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": 943744, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They are cousins. Suzanne came to Greensboro and spoke when Dr. Malveaux was being install as the President of Bennett College. i wonder if they are from New Orleans.<br>They both look kinda creole.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:08:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "angee_is_mad", "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": 947296, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944261": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In my rambling in the internet looking for women'voices I stumbled onto a site that is pretty much puma. They linked here so while the officials are telling them to get in line, the puma nation is meeting in living rooms today and plotting Denver and beyond.<br><a href=\"http://alegrescorner.soapblox.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=235\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://alegrescorner.soapblox.net/showDiary.do?...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:28:03", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know why that's so endearing, but it is.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_14:41:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941430, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yeah.  and the u-know-what knows that a good number of those were republican trolls who would never have supported her ass in november anyway!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:11:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946896, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "More Americans should check out the history of Islam, especially the <a href=\"http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/arab-islam-slave-trade/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Slavery</b></a> and slave trade part...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:55:26", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942266, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:  From the many \"shows\" that she has moderated, she seems to have niched herself into presenting the \"Black Perspective\".  'Cause I'm sure that there are no \"qualified brothas/sistas\" to do so.  NOT!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:03:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947275, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MSNBC is reporting it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:22:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941368, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bingo, <b>Craig</b>.<br><br>God help me, but I just couldn't take anymore and turned the channel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:44:04", "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": 945837, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942229": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "there are no words.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:03:52", "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": 941458, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oooooh, no he didn't.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:23:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941458, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just say it right out loud. Great honest thing to say.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:20:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941458, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "during the louisiana primary, suzanne was covering the democratic side, and she mentioned that she called her family members to get them to go out and vote...so they have louisiana roots.  they do look creole, and with that french surname.  cousins...now ain't that somethin'?!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:16:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947331, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I tried to make my description vague, but you'll see what I'm talking about.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_10:15:06", "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": 949260, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I guess the Clinton's have to be thanked for re-invigorating racial tensions.  Lou Dobbs' railing doesn't help either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_14:46:12", "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": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942452, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947328": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, I certainly will. I copied the link and added shift , which produces the open tag &lt; then typed  a  href = \"link\"&gt; then typed link headline and closed the tag   &lt; /a &gt; which produced the following: <br><br><a href=\"http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black American Progressive</a>, which is the name and link to my blog.<br><br>Email me if you need further assistance, okay?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:07:50", "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": 947284, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What's you real point? Get to it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:09:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "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": 945966, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Admiral:  Tissue????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Great imitation of the good Father!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:37:14", "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": 946801, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945837": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Because it's really bad theater?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:59:59", "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": 20, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945680, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943796": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "An aside to msmartin. I just discovered how to look at my posts and replies to them. Back in the speech to the NAACP I made a post that asked how it could it be Barack's fault that a white woman didn't use her privledge or so I thought. Your reply makes it clear that you thought I directed it at you. No, I was poking fun at the woman who was whining. Just wanted to be clear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:22:47", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943088, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942262": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's about damn time.  This will probably not sway your average PUMA member, but it damn sure puts those Obama-haters on notice.<br><br>Top Dem Party Officials Send Sharply-Worded Email Demanding That Hillary Donors And Supporters Get Behind Obama<br><br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/top_democratic_official_sends.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:07:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hmm... this is so weird.<br><br>I just sent an email to the authors of that NYT article asking them -- seriously and for real -- if they have any info that can help me understand the logic.  This is part of what I wrote:<br><br><i>I am trying really hard -- but failing -- to understand the logic behind this situation. I wonder not only where it comes from but why it would be what seems to be common or shared \"wisdom\" to the point where you would be able to just report it as you do. I don't know why I'm so bothered that I don't understand this, but I am.<br><br>So far this is what I have come up with to name why this makes no sense to me:<br><br>1. If the women who supported Senator Clinton were interested in gender -- in the fact that she was a woman and they want more women in positions of power -- then wouldn't they be more supportive of a woman as VP rather than less?<br><br>2. If the women who supported Senator Clinton were interested in her uniquely as a specific candidate, then what does gender have to do with the VP choice at all to them? Wouldn't they be upset at anyone but Senator Clinton being chosen -- that is, why would they single out other women for special backlash over men? </i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:23:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945425, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think the \"Muslims will kill us\" comment helped.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:08:32", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941368, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You cut right to the core with the last paragraph in your comment, TruthSeeker.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:17:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943383, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946523": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "missed it.  i guess i didn't miss much!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:40:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946181, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947392": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "99%:  HUH?????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  I appreciate your words, BUT, I didn't understand what you said.  It is SO VERY OBVIOUS that I am sooo out of my element.  I have the typing down - however!:&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>Tell ya what I'm going ta do.  I'll STUDY what you said & play around with it a little B4 I check myself in for therapy!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Seriously, I will try my best!  I'm bound & determined to move into the 21st Century!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:25:13", "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": 947328, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943990": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Was Hillary\u2019s Debt Problem more Hype than Real?<br>On the face of it, Clinton\u2019s campaign debt was always manageable The New York Times and others had reported that the solution to Clinton\u2019s problem was to simply shutter her presidential campaign committee and transfer her remaining debt to her Senate campaign fund and continue to raise money to pay it down.  Seemingly, she has followed this debt solution\u2013 \u201cClinton has urgently requested her 2008 general election supporters to approve transfer of their unusable donations for this year's presidential race over to her 2012 Senate campaign.  She did the same with $10 million of her surplus 2006 Senate campaign funds that she put into her  presidential campaign fund.  The donors have until August 28th to approve the  transfer, if not, then, Clinton must return the '08 money \u2013 about $23 million. Wasn\u2019t this always the solution to Clinton\u2019s debt problem?<br><br> <a href=\"http://sefermpost.typepad.com/sefermpost/2008/06/for-hillary-cli.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://sefermpost.typepad.com/sefermpost/2008/0...</a><br>  <br><br>Hillary Clinton's revealing purchase: A website called HRC2012<br><a href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/hillary-clint-4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:46:45", "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}, "941602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's on Ben Smith's <a href=\"http://Policito.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Policito.com</a> blogs too.  Not yet on Drudge.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:03:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941368, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950479": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl-When you have a post on the main page you can click on your name and it will pull up your profile with all your posts and besides them to the right will be a tab with how many points given. Sadly, I only seem to get one, LOL. but underneath there is a tab for replies to that specific post. I clicked and saw that one. <br><br>@msmartin--cool", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_14:11:08", "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": 946467, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946896": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "caligirl:  I have YET to be convinced of those \"18 million\" votes!!!  Never saw \"DATA!  And I didn't see Chuck Todd[affectionately now called \"Chucky T\"] eagerly step up to present the numbers.  He straight passed on that because - \"IT'S ABOUT THE DELEGATES!!\"  Mr. Obama was \"holding it down\"  BIG TIME!!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:43:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946513, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942293": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh yes he did!!! LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:13:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941719, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From Blacks4Barack:<br><br>McCain Leaks Details of Obama's 'Secret' Trip To Iraq !<br><br>I SMELL A RAT !!!!!<br><br>Visit: <a href=\"http://www.Blacks4Barack.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.Blacks4Barack.org</a> for story", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:15:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "69a9cd5fced707c0810475b046bc7d12", "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}, "946911": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think they actually welcome an Obama presidency - I know I do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:46:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946794, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947426": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM\" rel=\"nofollow\">The O Man in  Afghanistan.</a>  You Tubed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:30:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sorry if already posted...but the kids who got picked last on the playground are mad:<br><a href=\"http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/for-reporters-t.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/fo...</a><br><br>I really feel sorry it for the McCain camp....its gonna be a painful week for them - unless McCain single-handedly finds Bin Laden and holds a press conference dragging him onto the White House lawn amid a huge rally with Beyonce performing - unless he does that, he is SO forgotten this week.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:09:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947435": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:  YEP!! She just keeps saying that number to(1) make herself feel good and (2) impress the superdelegates, her friends, supporters, the world, etc.  As you can see, I'm still NOT convinced that she is not planning something for the DNC Convention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:31:58", "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": 947340, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947948": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Found your site at MeetTheBloggers<br><br>Don't know whether this is appropriate, but just wanted to share my thoughts with you all:  <a href=\"http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/</a><br><br>As, you will note -- I am a really pissed off .....Most of the times. Enjoy the read<br><br>I am off to blogroll jackandjillpolitics.com/<br><br>Nice Blog. Love it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_04:04:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "apondonet", "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}, "946415": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hehehe....naw...they can't", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:22:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946210, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hmm, I didn't think so,  I thought he was about to hug her like he did with the other ladies, but she didn't want the hug.<br><br>Anyway, I don't like the touchy feely.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:32:52", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943213, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "952053": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "a little color? did they only tell the black troops to show up or are all the black troops deployed to afghanistan?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_19:13:21", "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": 944243, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "948984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice article.<br><br>The statistics toward the end struck me.<br><br>Black men need to get our educations.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_09:15:51", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 948695, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947092": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Menz<br><br>Their leaving, their ability to stay or walk is their currency.  I sense that menz don't want that currency devalued.  That currency can buy a whole lotta sexx and power.  If women forget about the menz, propel themselves forward so that whether the menz stay or leave, their children will be provided for, then the currency of menz is devalued....then leaving or staying becomes it's own reward unattached to the well-being of children and their mothers.<br><br>The Alpha males were visibly uncomfortable with that proposition.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:16:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946523, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942844": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "File under useless information<br><br>I wondering where I can find coverage of Obama's Afghanistan visit...so, I turn to channel 14, which I thought was ABC and they're playing an ad for an Afghani supermarket her it TO.<br><br>Another delightful synchronicity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:03:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That's O.K. because the grave that they try to dig for Obama will end up being their own.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:47:57", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944261, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "955520": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That has ALWAYS been Elisabeth's problem on the show: She does not want to listen to the viewpoint of others. She is forever talking over the other co-hosts, usually making little smart ass remarks. You can't have a discussion with someone like that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-21_09:37:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 951700, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950530": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh!<br><br>I knew there was some flaw in my endeavor. Thanks for pinpointing it :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_14:19:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946105, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944388": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey blksista!  what's cooking?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:48:23", "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": 944258, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "950076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If there are discussions it's on cable access.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_12:52:06", "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": 948406, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "948695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting black woman's perspective on Michelle Obama:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071802557.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_07:57:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "0cdf83b7d7c92673b0cdd56152fc2474", "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}, "946444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "however, when someone is hell-bent on spewing racist, inaccurate distortions (such as elisabeth), that's also silencing.  i've been watching the show regularly since mid-june, and caught the reruns during breaks during the year, and she has consistently been anti-obama at ANY opportunity.  her ignorant, hate-filled rhetoric is  basically republican right-wing talking points that she parrots verbatim.  ABC has no shame apparently, and whoopi, sherry and joy need to be more assertive in reining that mess in.    you can see how frustrated they are...yet they bite their tongues most of the time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946262, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They've been yelping that from when it became obvious that Hillpatine's smoke and mirrors weren't working. They're not really feminists; they are only part of the cult of Hillpatine.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:54:37", "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": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944308, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946513": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i think the number of women who would go that far is being artificially inflated in order to promote controversy.  i don't have anything 'official' to back this up, just a gut feeling.  it's related to the whole \"democrats are so divided...her people won't vote for his people\" nonsense that was blown out of proportion only to be proven false.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:37:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944308, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "CNN is presenting Black In America, now:  Dr. Cornell West, Rev. T.D. Jakes, etc.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:14:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945425": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have read at other sites that this site won't let me link to and I am perfectly fine with that. The site is nutso and full of some very angry womyn if you get my drift. What I can understand is that they feel that choosing another woman would be pandering or a slap  in the face of her supporters. Or both or neither. There seems to be a lot of words strung together with turret type of tangents that it is hard to decipher at times.<br><br>They invested so much and Hillary is their girl, you know. She put up with everything that was thrown to at her and it seems to have fallen on Barack's shoulders to carry the blame. I am just as astounded because there seems to be a recurring theme that Obama followers are member of a cult of  personality and yet they seem to fit that description. <br><br>They are gone from the party and won't come back. But it isn't in the numbers they believe. I say we focus on new voters and turning over some of the Edward followers who have dropped. They are much more logical.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:14:32", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945138, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They have the currency,  it's not as valued by those who leave...why should men care about that currency?  (I'm not trying to be obtuse, just playing devil's advocate)   Emotional currency with a child is not associated with the availability of sex.  I think there has to be some reward or desire.  What is the benefit to a man of raising his child?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:37:54", "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": 947311, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943383": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>'We're fucked.\"</i><br><br>Succinct.<br><br><i>\"Since we are succeeding, then I am convinced, as I have said before, <b>we can withdraw and withdraw with honor, not according to a set timetable.</b>And I\u0092m confident that is what Prime Minister Maliki is talking about, since he has told me that for many meetings we\u0092've had.\"</i><br><br>This is outrageous.  McCain is saying the timetable is not a date metric, but rather,  American honour.  There is no way that this is a priority for Maliki.  Why am I troubled by this?   The white man's burden.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:37:01", "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": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943190, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yeah.  she has some serious problems.  she seems very unhappy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:30:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946267, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One CNN reporter reports to Fredrika that the Afghan people don't have any faith that Obama will make their situation any better and that they don't believe any American president will have an affect on their situation.<br><br>Peter Berger (not sure about the last name) terrorism expert, said that the Afghan people believe that an Obama presidency will be beneficial to their situation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:27:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All this weekend I'm posting about issues related to the Iraqi war and U.S. soldiers, dealing with issues like PTSD, assaults on women in the military, movie review and  other stuff over at <a href=\"http://daddyBstrong.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">daddyBstrong.blogspot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:55:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "80dbd3ee6caa6e9b2c51d4d564ee1bfd", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946467": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "how is it done?  looking at your posts and finding replies, i mean.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:31:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943796, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well I couldn't post the actual videos but here's the Daily Kos link to the diary about Obama with our troops in Afghanistan.   <a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/19/141354/208/337/553922\" rel=\"nofollow\">...Nothin' but net...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:39:01", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942888": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"If he has loved his children....\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:12:10", "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": 942229, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>\"I hate The View, and most shows like it (including O!'s), so I only had it on it for the Obamas' appearances.\"</i><br><br>Yea, sure.  Wink wink. :D", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:37:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943485, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945966": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You're only interested in the history of slavery in the west? Short-term - 3 centuries in the west - compared to Islam's 14 centuries of slavery...still exists under Islam today, in many Muslim countries.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:13:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945912, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946481": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "aren't most of the troops people of colour...?   or at least a good-sized number?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:33:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944243, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You caught me! Eh hee...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:38:54", "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": 943915, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946999": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great week for Obama camp :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:58:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "artchess", "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}, "941368": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Let's see the other side try to spin this:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/19/7522/13523/460/553823\" rel=\"nofollow\">Iraqi Prime Minister Supports Barack's timetable for Withdrawal</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:16:17", "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": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "952121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "is that your opinion or what they said on the show? i didn't see it? is it online anywhere?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_19:29:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946181, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943190": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Re: Al-Maliki's Big Deal Announcement: - In an email, a prominent Republican strategist who occasionally provides advice to the McCain campaign said, simply, <a href=\"http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/almalikis_announcement_a_big_d.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">\"We're fucked.\" </a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:18:42", "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": 18, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It seems tome that someone who lived through Jim Crow would be a staunch advocate of doing away with that word.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_11:06:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 949152, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947008": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I guess what I'm saying is, there was nothing there that I hadn't heard a hundred times before.....well, there was one glimmer, when the lady on the panel - sorry I didn't catch her name - tried to shift slightly from the marriage model to an embracing of all children regardless of their family configuration.  Soledad didn't let her complete her thought  'cause I guess it didn't fit in with the agenda of the show.  She was sort of saying that children shouldn't be held hostage to the marital status of their parents.  <br><br>Well predictably, TD Jakes spoke quickly to prevent that seed from implanting. (hehe, I guess you call call him the prophylactic against fresh ideas) The other alpha male on the panel didn't 'preciate it either.  Of course they know instinctively, that the availability of sex is partially dependent on the reward of marriage.<br><br>I don't know of any other ethnic group that has televised bitch fests about their supposed inadequacies.<br><br>I'm trying not to be so negative...but there are few things that are pleasing to the senses on tv.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:01:14", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946523, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For all those who have much maligned the Obama press organization, here's to you:<br><br>\"Obama Camp Calls McCain A Follower On Foreign Policy\"<br><br><a href=\"http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/obama_camp_calls_mccain_a_foll.php#more\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a><br><br>Looks to me like the Obama campaign were waiting for the more opportune time of releasing this statement, rather than in response to some lame McCain attack ad, but in response to an actual \"official\" in regards to Iraq.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:18:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's some better footage of Obama in Kuwait, including an Obama interview from CBS News:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4275361n\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:45:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942920": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/obama_arrives_in_afghanistan.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Press Pool Report on Obama's Liftoff</a><blockquote>[T]he senator was asked whether he plans to deliver some tough talk to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki about doing more to stand up the instruments of self-governance in their own nations.<br><br><strong>\"Well, you know, I'm more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking,\" he said. \"<u>And I think it is very important to recognize that I'm going over there as a U.S. senator. We have one president at a time, so it's the president's job to deliver those messages</u>.</strong>\"</blockquote>OT but on TVOne, they've run the movie Trouble Man starring Robert Hooks, and are now running the first of the Shaft movie trilogy starring Richard Roundtree.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:18:42", "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}, "941899": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080718/pl_politico/11853\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080718/pl_po...</a><br><br>This is a great story about a Republican delegate for John McCain who is an Obama admirer.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:57:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943361": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Barack better keep the wife and kids away from these people:<br><br><a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_mideast_afp/egyptsocietywomenrights_080717172013\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_mideast...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:34:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "TariqNelson", "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}, "944465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "truth:  Truth [with all respect to you.] be told, she would not like to see, hear about or speak to any Negro/African American/Black person, EXCEPT to say-bring me my ____ [whatever].  That \"cain't[yes I said it :&gt;)] we all just get along\" moment was the frustration about I cain't fit into y'all's WORLD!!<br>The end.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:59:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943023, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947538": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "blksista:  THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for this post!!!  I was smiling and cheering the whole way through!!! <br>Again, THANK YOU!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:53:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947426, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941907": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "God be with you Senator Obama...Hope everything goes well...<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:57:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941503": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OOOOO-eeeee.  They lied!!!<br>Iran on Saturday ruled out freezing its uranium enrichment program casting DOUBT over the VALUE of its talks with 6 world powers [including the USA] less than an hour after they started.  WHAT IS THAT ABOUT!!!!!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/19/iran-rules-out-suspending_n_113750.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/19/iran-rules-ou...</a>.<br><br>You mean that the ink hadn't even dried on the first publication - suspending the UEP before they changed their minds????  Who taught them  the phrase- JUST KIDDING?? :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:44:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"See you at the Inauguration.\"...LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:38:33", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942262, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941400": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Up early?  Me too.<br><br>I saw the same diary.  This should be big news, but so far, I've only seen it on Huffington Post, Andrew Sullivan, and Matt Yglesias.  I guess once it's on Drudge, then it becomes big news.  At the least, it should defintiely be on the Sunday shows.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:22:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946522": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Greg:  Thanks for the different perspective.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944015": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSpeaker speaks again.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:49:23", "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": 943383, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I like Al Girodano and \"The Field\" is probably the best place to go (not including JJP) to get some real analysis and coverage of the Obama campaign without having to worry about any \"Chicken Little\" type of hysterical analysis like on other site.  <br><br>And it seems to me without really censoring people who disagree with him (although he does moderate the site, which really makes it a tight ship) it allows for some really good discussion and analysis of the presidential campaign .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:07:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941578, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941918": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama looks great in Kabul.  It looks like the Afghan governor is making positive comments to an aide about Obama as he gestures to Obama and looks back to talk to the aide with a smile on his face.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_12:00:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946527": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i have 2 cats.  i might be muslim.  hmmm....     ;-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:41:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945855, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "948068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Her mother is Afro-Cuban and her father is white.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_04:47:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947275, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942949": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The innocents.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:24:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942888, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946025": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "conference call? Dang!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:21:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945691, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944490": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Boy I wish I had reread that . Excuse the spelling mistake, please.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:01:48", "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": 944471, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946539": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well said! Here is part of the <i>\u2018conversation\u2019</i> between Whoopi and Elizabeth, it\u2019s from a text copy of it:<br><br><i>GOLDBERG: Yes, we would like to. <b>But you don\u2019t understand</b>. HASSELBECK: I\u2019m not going to take that away from no. GOLDBERG: No, no, I, I want you to. But what I <b>need you to understand</b> is the frustration that goes along when you say we live in the same world. It isn\u2019t balanced. And we would like it to be. But <b>you have to understand, you have to listen to the fact that we\u2019re telling you</b>, there are issues, there are huge problems that still affect us. And <b>you\u2019ve got to know this if you want to know us</b>. HASSELBECK: I\u2019m not trying to take- I understand. I\u2019m not trying to- GOLDBERG: But it didn\u2019t sound like it.</i><br><br>Text can\u2019t convey Whoopi\u2019s actual explosiveness\u2026", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:43:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946262, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm watching.  They seem to be talking about the pregnancy crisis in our community.<br>Absent fathers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:29:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945423, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942959": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Anyone happened to catch the view on Thursday? There was a conversation about the N word. Whoopie and Sheri defended its usage while Elizabeth felt that it was inappropriate for blacks to continue to use it.  Though I am not a fan of Elizabeth I had to agree with her on this one. <a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/07/nigger-who-has-permission.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">I blogged about it and it is leading to some interesting conversation. </a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:26:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 37, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946544": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"why come\"  ...  LOL!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:43:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945570, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946546": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maliki: I Support Obama\u2019s Withdrawal Timetable<br><br><a href=\"http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/19/maliki-i-support-obamas-withdrawal-timetable/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/19/maliki-...</a><br><br>Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a German magazine that he supports Barack Obama\u2019s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office.<br><br>The apparent endorsement of a cornerstone of Obama\u2019s foreign policy drew swift praise from the Obama camp. But the White House stressed that any timelines are contingent on \u201csecurity gains\u201d in the region.<br><br>\u201cU.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,\u201d al-Maliki told the magazine Der Spiegel. He said he wants U.S. troops to leave \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d<br><br>The comments come ahead of Obama\u2019s scheduled meeting with al-Maliki. Obama, who is touring both Afghanistan and Iraq for the first time since becoming a presidential candidate, arrived Saturday in Afghanistan, where he is meeting with U.S. troops.<br><br>\u201cSenator Obama welcomes Prime Minister Maliki\u2019s support for a 16 month timeline for the redeployment of U.S combat brigades,\u201d Obama foreign policy adviser Susan Rice said in a statement Saturday. \u201cThis presents an important opportunity to transition to Iraqi responsibility, while restoring our military and increasing our commitment to finish the fight in Afghanistan.\u201d<br><br>Al-Maliki said for the first time earlier this month that the U.S. military should work toward a timetable for withdrawal \u2014 something President Bush and Obama\u2019s rival John McCain oppose. The White House also reported Friday that Iraq and the United States are discussing a \u201cgeneral time horizon\u201d for reductions in troop levels.<br><br>Both developments gave Obama fuel in his argument that U.S. involvement in Iraq soon must draw to a close. But al-Maliki\u2019s comments to Der Spiegel seemingly were the deepest the foreign leader has waded into the tense foreign policy debate between the two major presidential candidates.<br><br>Al-Maliki told the magazine that his comments were \u201cby no means an election endorsement.\u201d<br><br>But he seemed to refer disparagingly to McCain when he said \u201cshort time periods\u201d in Iraq are more \u201crealistic,\u201d while \u201cartificially prolonging the tenure of U.S. troops in Iraq would cause problems.\u201d", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:43:48", "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}, "942452": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I guess Obama wasn't imagining the rise in crimes against immigrants:<br><br>Beating Death Riles Town's Racial Tensions<br>Local Pennsylvania Officials Say Killing Of A Mexican Immigrant Wasn't A Hate Crime<br>Comments 129<br>SHENANDOAH, Pa., July 18, 2008<br>E-Mail Story<br>Print Story<br>Sphere<br>Share<br>Text Size:  A  A  A<br><br>1 | 2 | 3Lloyd Street is near the scene of a fatal beating of an illegal immigrant, in Shenandoah, Pa., July 15, 2008. Luis Ramirez, 25, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, died July 14, 2008 from injuries he received in the beating. Hate crime or not, the killing has exposed long-simmering tensions in Shenandoah, a blue-collar town of 5,000. (AP Photo/Rick Smith)<br><br><br><br>Related<br>Interactive<br>Immigration and Naturalization<br><br>Who's coming to America? Find out what's being done to screen for terrorists and take a citizenship quiz.<br><br><br><br><br>Video Archive<br>Hot Topic: Immigration<br><br>Video Coverage: CBS News examines the heated debate over immigration in the United States. <br><br><br><br><br>Stories<br>Hate Crime Charge In W.Va. Torture Case<br>FBI Reports Upsurge In Hate Crimes <br><br> <br>(AP) Luis Ramirez came to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago to look for work, landing in this town in Pennsylvania's coal region. Here, he found steady employment, fathered two children and, his fiancee said, occasionally endured harassment by white residents.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:43:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941430": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm a farmer. I've already been working my field for several hours!<br><br>They're talking about it on MSNBC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:27:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941400, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i lost a lot of respect for cornel west when he started criticising barack over petty issues.  he talks too damn much.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:45:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945423, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We could have different perceptions and yours probably is more accurate. I hate The View, and most shows like it (including O!'s), so I only had it on it for the Obamas' appearances.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_16:49:58", "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": 943347, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946558": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Since when did supporting Barack become the litmus test for anit-racist status?  Look I am not a fan of the woman but in this instance she has a point. The N word needs to go period.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:45:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946444, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946837": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:  YEP!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:32:02", "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": 946773, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944471": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey mods, please email me. I do want to be incomplience and if I am posting incorrectly I want to remedy this. I respect your decissions -just want to know what is not good to do. Smile", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:00:26", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944308, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944004": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The McCain camp has issued a statement...<a href=http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/mccain_campaign_responds_to_al.php rel=\"nofollow\">say what? say what?</a href><br><br>I..I...I just don't understand", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:48:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943190, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944022": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I met several of the bloggers from Jack & Jill Politics at Netroots Nation 08. Just wanted to comment how much I enjoyed conversing with you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:50:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "9ce045183df712b5ea4eec684a46fff5", "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}, "946057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I no more got my other \"3points\" out re billary's recent prominence in the news, than here is another one - \"Clinton Vows to Fight \"insulting\" abortion Plan\".  Is there a pattern here?:  women's issues, health care<br>I'm not going to let her out of my sight - mainly because she's keeping her \"face and new hair-do\" IN THE NEWS - almost daily!!<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/07/19/clinton-vows-to-fight-insulting-abortion-plan\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/07/19/cli...</a><br><br>The SSSSSnake continues to slither!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:27:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946571": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "aha ha ha ha!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:47:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945691, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944527": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "T:  I offered a prayer this morning.  Thanks for the co-sign.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:03:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941907, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I love the rawness of <a href=\"http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1003424.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">this quote</a>:<br><br>\"He's welcome to our war-torn city, said Habibullah Hamdard, a 42-year-old teacher. If he has loved his children, he should love the Afghan children who are dying around the country every day. The white guy couldn't do anything, let's see what the black guy can do.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:31:48", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You need to stop telling the truth, CPL.  No one will take you seriously. <br><br>;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_11:07:42", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941489, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "951700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please. Whoopi wasn't yelling, it's just that Elizabeth wasn't LISTENING. Like many people who are stuck in their position.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_18:10:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 950400, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I second that.  Elisabeth aside.  I saw that episode and was pissed before she said anything.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:49:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946558, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946582": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I second that.  Elisabeth aside.  I saw that episode and was pissed before she said anything.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:49:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946558, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "caligirl:  Thanks for this information.  I have not followed him too closely.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:49:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946553, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM\" rel=\"nofollow\">The O Man in Afghanistan!</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_01:33:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "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}, "944028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I do.<br><br>They're sitting on  ungreased broomsticks and spinning. That's <i>got</i> to be painful", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:51:55", "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": 944004, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949152": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I totally agree with this statement, but the problem is the perspective.  I cringed when Whoopi told Elizabeth that we \"don't come from the same worlds\" or \"are not living in the same worlds,\" but she is right.  Their perspectives about things are coming from two completely different experiences, so it is hard for both sides to listen when they both think that they are not being acknowledged.  What Whoopi said about her mom struck a chord with me.  People who grew up, or had parents that grew up, during Jim Crow era, do not see their experiences in America the same way as the younger generation does.  I mean, my mother can still remember traveling to the south and having to put her head down so she wouldn't see the Black men hanging from trees.  <br><br>So this whole issue, is about perspective.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_09:50:06", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946262, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "When Elisabeth stops worshipping at the altar of Sean \"I Hate Black People\" Hannity and Fox \"If It Ain't White, It Ain't Right\" News, only then will she be able to lecture anyone on racism.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:04:41", "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": 21, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945570": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just a thought; actually 3:  Whycome [some character on \"What's Happening\" used to query this way] billary is so vigorously posting all of her Senate activities???  Is it ONLY that she is preparing for a \"RUN\" for POTUS in 2012 or is she STILL trying to IMPRESS superdelegates for a disruption of the convention in August?? Hmmmmm!<br><br>1.  \"Hillary Clinton's revealing purchase - A website called HRC 2012\"<br><br><a href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/hillary-clinton-4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008...</a><br><br>2.  7/15/08 \"Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Veto Override of Medicare Fix\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=300740\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details....</a><br><br>3.  \"7/17/08  \"Senator Clinton Joins Congressional Women for Rally for Fair Pay\"<br><br><a href=\"http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?is=3009131&&\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/detai...</a><br><br>As I have stated on 1 or 2 to the 99th power occasions,  \"that woman-billary clinton\" is a MAJOR SSSSSSSSSnake, and it NOT to be trusted to have stopped campaigning.  As she said, her campaign is \"suspended\".    Any thoughts?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:30:45", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She definitely had an attitude.  You can see the contempt each time his name is mentioned and she never misses a chance to insert Wright.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:51:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944650, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949160": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, that's fairly accurate. Bet they do a joint statement on TV or something when he gets there. No way in hell I'm taking my message to the hood now; it's a lost cause.<br><br>OT (and slight spoiler alert): The Dark Knight is a great movie....aside from the part where Morgan Freeman takes a stand against something that could resemble wiretapping. That part made me throw up. Hollywood really needs to leave their political messages out of the movies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_09:51:06", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943190, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not to take Islam lightly, nor their basic motto - <i>Submit to Islam or <b>Die</b>.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:51:36", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946347, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sydney:  Thanks for this find!!!  I'm sharing it!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_11:08:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 948695, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943023": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Elisabeth says the right words...on the surface.  Then she is cold toward Barack when he appears on the show.  After Michelle comes on, she goes on Hannity and tries to smear Michelle.   She doesn't fool me for one second.  It's not rocket science to figure out you'll get points for opposing the \"N\" word.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:36:51", "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": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942001": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "oh my!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_12:20:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941458, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agree.  i was addressing the whole thing about his being 'cold' towards her when he was on the show...  <br><br>yes, the word 'nigger' is not a part of my vocabulary.  it is a hateful word.  but since she's so passionate about the use of the word, it would behoove her to NOT discuss the 1st black nominee in racist, hate-filled, inaccurate ways.  she may as well use the so-called n-word and just get it over with!  highly hypocritical to say the least.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:53:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946558, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I see your problem immediately.<br><br>Logic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_21:33:45", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946036, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I completely agree with that she definitely doesn't know how to work with a team; they have to tell her to let them finish their statements at least once during each show.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:53:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946267, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Co-sign <strong>lamh</strong> re Al Giordano and The Field. Loved it when he effected the Chicken Little Rule against fearmongering Field hands during the primaries when Miss Anne refused to go away.<br><br>Pelosi got a pass, eh? No one called her and Steny Hoyer on their exceptionally poor job performances.<br><br>It makes sense that Senator Obama would go to Afghanistan first, since he's been saying all along that we should be concentrating on capturing OBL by shoring up the Afghan war front and holding neighboring Pakistan's feet to the fire.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:58:01", "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}, "944063": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maliki story FINALLY on Drudge Report!!!!  Now if after the WH accidentally emailed this story to their reporter list, and Druge has if front page, I guess now the MSM will begin reporting it.   Douchebags!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_17:56:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I completely agree with that she definitely doesn't know how to work with a team; they have to tell her to let them finish their statements at least once during each show.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:54:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946267, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i was wondering why she was the choice--i never knew she was black!  i guess her spanish name threw me off...  i assumed she was some sort of latina/white mix.   either way, she's annoying.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:55:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's funny for me to watch Solidad talk about black men when she is married to a white man.  I have no problem with interracial marriage, and I've dated my share of white guys but  I think hosting a program about race in America that is somewhat judging black  men when you are half black and married to a white man is, well...maybe she isn't the best host.   <br><br>My brother's wife's (who is white) brother is really good friends with her husband and spends a lot of time with them.  I remember after the wedding we had an argument about how she was half Black and half Irish while he always though she was Jewish.<br><br>Anyway, she is an interesting choice for the host.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:35:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945680, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947654": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Saw this over at DK<br><br><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvSF0OG1aZk rel=\"nofollow\">Obama video addresses Netroot Nation</a href>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_02:27:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "941514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "craig:  GOOD ONE!!  I guess putting people \"ON BLAST\" is universal!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>P.S.  I'll be gone most of the day.  Will miss y'all!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_10:46:41", "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": 941458, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942208": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sending those prayers right now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:00:41", "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": 941604, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "949200": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-taser_witt-web-jul19,0,2201847.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tasing death near Jena, LA; victim a COUSIN of Mychal Bell.</a><br><br>They kept tasing him because he would fall down and wouldn't get up on command.<br><br>Over TEN times.<br><br>Anybody who's been tased--their body is trying to absorb the shock.  They can NOT get up.<br><br>These idiots should get LIFE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_10:01:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "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}, "947153": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dr. Malveaux,<br>President of Bennett College (NC)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:30:01", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947008, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942243": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thanks CPL :)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_13:05:50", "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": 941578, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey, anybody can watch this on RedLasso and decide for themselves whether Whoopi was \"explosive\" or not.<br><br>You care not for EliSabeth.  She didn't take a single breath and LISTEN as Whoopi implored her to.  She just wanted to stop looking and sounding like a fool.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:30:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946539, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thought about that later and figured out you were being sarcastic to the original poster.  Sorry if I offended you.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_22:57:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943796, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "942559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Craig, <br><br>I'm sure you do more before 5am, than most people do all day....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_14:05:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 941430, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947168": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whoopi was trying to explain to her, but she wouldn't calm down and just listen.  She kept pushing her viewpoint.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:33:03", "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": 946262, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944097": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Texas_Girl, thank you! I just came over here to post that but you already did :)<br><br>That last sentence is quite a gem: <i>Regardless, voters care about [the] military, not about Iraqi leaders.</i><br><br>And I love the Obama campaign's response:<br><br><i>\"So given that al-Maliki said today that it\u2019s time for an official timetable and that Obama \u201cis right when he talks about 16 months,\u201d will McCain honor that commitment and call for withdrawal or change his position that we should leave Iraq if asked?\"</i><br><br>This is such an interesting news day!<br><br>Exclamation points for everyone!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:01:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944004, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jelana:  Good!  :&gt;)  Pass the popcorn/pretzels-please!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Oh, the important part is that the panelists are \"solutions-based\"; they have programs/movements, etc.  GOOD!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_20:37:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 945554, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "944209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/top_democratic_official_sends.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Top Democratic officials tell some Hillary supporters to stop whining and step up to support Barack</a><br><br>And not a minute too soon.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_18:20:45", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947176": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828982&imw=Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">AP Appoints New National Race and Ethnicity Writer</a><blockquote>Jesse Washington, AP's entertainment editor, succeeds Erin Teixeira.<br><br>The son of an interracial marriage, Washington is, as he puts it, \"a kid from the projects who went to Yale and married a doctor. I\u2019m a person who fits in everywhere and nowhere.\"</blockquote><a href=\"http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829543\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama to Speak at Unity '08 After All</a><br><br><blockquote>Unity: Journalists of Color Inc. said Obama will speak to the convention Sunday morning July 27 in what is expected to be his first national appearance after returning from his travel to Europe and the Middle East.<br><br>Unity said it had also invited the presumptive Republican candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain, to speak at the quadrennial convention as well. It had not able to secure his commitment as of late Saturday, Unity added.</blockquote><a href=\"http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829537\" rel=\"nofollow\">Paul Krugman Tells 'Net' Activists: Obama Will Win -- But Then Press Will Slam Him</a><br><br><blockquote>Krugman was responding to a questioner who had stated that the media was \"in the pocket\" of the \"government.\" Krugman pointed out that this was hardly the case when Clinton was in the White House and would be proven again when Obama took over. \"Get ready for it,\" he warned. <br><br>Krugman also said that there were relatively few prominent academic liberals such as himself because the liberal think tanks only get a fraction of the money that goes to the conservative ones. \"There are more rightwing billionaires,\" he declared.</blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:34:30", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "947178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thank you...how could I forget!  I was looking at it thinking she has the same surname as Suzanne on CNN.<br><br>duh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-20_00:35:05", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 947153, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lol.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:00:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944028, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "943088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So true.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_15:52:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 942758, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "945138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah but but but ... what is the actual logic that makes this something that can be reported in the media without a \"AND THEY'RE BATSHIT CRAZY\" disclaimer or something like that.<br><br>I mean, if some random bunch of people made a fuss and said there was going to be a backlash against Senator Obama if he chooses a VP whose favorite food is not apples, or a VP who can fall asleep at night without whale-sounds playing in the background, or a VP who does not hop on one foot for 30 seconds each day upon getting out of bed -- I assume there would be some sort of \"and isn't that crazy?\" kind of addition to straight-news angle on the thing.<br><br>I want to know WTF kind of logic or rationale makes this credible as something that can just be straight-out written like this. <br><br>Because it is so flat-out NUTS to me that I can't see it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_19:47:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "ce132b1c6b28ba1463d1e2bb41d979f8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944433, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "so true.  i didn't read the article.  those so-called women are nuts!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:02:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 944383, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dont be.  Surely everyone will see this for the bullshit it truly is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:02:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 943383, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "946773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "can't stand her.  never could.  never supported her or bill.  dogs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-19_23:19:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 946057, "depth": 1, "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": "2024817", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 3630967650542347071}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "saturday_open_thread_29", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 216, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 2024817, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.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=saturday_open_thread_29' +
		'&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/saturday_open_thread_29/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='	+ 'saturday_open_thread_29'
			+ '&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/saturday_open_thread_29/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">216</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/saturday_open_thread_29/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/saturday_open_thread_29/">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:2024817" 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/saturday_open_thread_29/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:2024817" 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:2024817" 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'				: 'saturday_open_thread_29',
			// 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/saturday_open_thread_29/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='	+ 'saturday_open_thread_29'
			+ '&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='	+ 'saturday_open_thread_29'
			+ '&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='		+ 'saturday_open_thread_29'
				+ '&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/2024817/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) {
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946976" class="dsq-comment-message">All this weekend I\'m posting about issues related to the Iraqi war and U.S. soldiers, dealing with issues like PTSD, assaults on women in the military, movie review and  other stuff over at <a href="http://daddyBstrong.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">daddyBstrong.blogspot.com</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946999" class="dsq-comment-message">Great week for Obama camp :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946546">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946546" class="dsq-comment-message">Maliki: I Support Obama’s Withdrawal Timetable<br><br><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/19/maliki-i-support-obamas-withdrawal-timetable/" rel="nofollow">http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/19/maliki-...</a><br><br>Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a German magazine that he supports Barack Obama’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office.<br><br>The apparent endorsement of a cornerstone of Obama’s foreign policy drew swift praise from the Obama camp. But the White House stressed that any timelines are contingent on “security gains” in the region.<br><br>“U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,” al-Maliki told the magazine Der Spiegel. He said he wants U.S. troops to leave “as soon as possible.”<br><br>The comments come ahead of Obama’s scheduled meeting with al-Maliki. Obama, who is touring both Afghanistan and Iraq for the first time since becoming a presidential candidate, arrived Saturday in Afghanistan, where he is meeting with U.S. troops.<br><br>“Senator Obama welcomes Prime Minister Maliki’s support for a 16 month timeline for the redeployment of U.S combat brigades,” Obama foreign policy adviser Susan Rice said in a statement Saturday. “This presents an important opportunity to transition to Iraqi responsibility, while restoring our military and increasing our commitment to finish the fight in Afghanistan.”<br><br>Al-Maliki said for the first time earlier this month that the U.S. military should work toward a timetable for withdrawal — something President Bush and Obama’s rival John McCain oppose. The White House also reported Friday that Iraq and the United States are discussing a “general time horizon” for reductions in troop levels.<br><br>Both developments gave Obama fuel in his argument that U.S. involvement in Iraq soon must draw to a close. But al-Maliki’s comments to Der Spiegel seemingly were the deepest the foreign leader has waded into the tense foreign policy debate between the two major presidential candidates.<br><br>Al-Maliki told the magazine that his comments were “by no means an election endorsement.”<br><br>But he seemed to refer disparagingly to McCain when he said “short time periods” in Iraq are more “realistic,” while “artificially prolonging the tenure of U.S. troops in Iraq would cause problems.”</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-945691" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945691" class="dsq-comment-message">Nevada GOP convention canceled due to lack of interest. They\'ll choose national delegates via conference call.<br><br><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/18/nevada-gop-cancels-convention-opts-for-conference-call/?mod=sphere_ts&mod=sphere_wd" rel="nofollow">I kid you not.</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946774">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946774" class="dsq-comment-message">craig,<br><br>are you sure about this? This wasn\'t the one that was called off because a huge Ron Paul brigade showed up and folks didn\'t want to answer to them? <br><br>I know that happened at one of the GOP State Conventions.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946025">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946025" class="dsq-comment-message">conference call? Dang!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946210">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946210" class="dsq-comment-message">Fellow Republicans, can you hear me now?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946415">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946415" class="dsq-comment-message">hehehe....naw...they can\'t</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946571">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946571" class="dsq-comment-message">aha ha ha ha!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-942959" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942959" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyone happened to catch the view on Thursday? There was a conversation about the N word. Whoopie and Sheri defended its usage while Elizabeth felt that it was inappropriate for blacks to continue to use it.  Though I am not a fan of Elizabeth I had to agree with her on this one. <a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/07/nigger-who-has-permission.html" rel="nofollow">I blogged about it and it is leading to some interesting conversation. </a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944545">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944545" class="dsq-comment-message">When Elisabeth stops worshipping at the altar of Sean "I Hate Black People" Hannity and Fox "If It Ain\'t White, It Ain\'t Right" News, only then will she be able to lecture anyone on racism.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944715">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944715" class="dsq-comment-message">Sepia,<br><br>I am totally with you on this.  Elizabeth so tries to be the blonde Sean Hannity, it make me sick.  It\'s the reason I stopped watching th show.  During the political discusscions, especially during the Rev Wright discussions, every word out of her mouth was a Sean Hannity talking point!  I was so pissed that no one else called her on it, that I can\'t stand to watch the show anymore.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946262" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-946262" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946262" class="dsq-comment-message">Here is the problem with your conclusion, it silences.  Yes whites need to learn to listen to what blacks have to say but for any real change to come a conversation needs to happen.  This means that we have to listen to what whites have to say as well.  Conversation means both sides participating equally.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946444">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946444" class="dsq-comment-message">however, when someone is hell-bent on spewing racist, inaccurate distortions (such as elisabeth), that\'s also silencing.  i\'ve been watching the show regularly since mid-june, and caught the reruns during breaks during the year, and she has consistently been anti-obama at ANY opportunity.  her ignorant, hate-filled rhetoric is  basically republican right-wing talking points that she parrots verbatim.  ABC has no shame apparently, and whoopi, sherry and joy need to be more assertive in reining that mess in.    you can see how frustrated they are...yet they bite their tongues most of the time.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-946558" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946558" class="dsq-comment-message">Since when did supporting Barack become the litmus test for anit-racist status?  Look I am not a fan of the woman but in this instance she has a point. The N word needs to go period.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946581">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946581" class="dsq-comment-message">I second that.  Elisabeth aside.  I saw that episode and was pissed before she said anything.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946616">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946616" class="dsq-comment-message">i agree.  i was addressing the whole thing about his being \'cold\' towards her when he was on the show...  <br><br>yes, the word \'nigger\' is not a part of my vocabulary.  it is a hateful word.  but since she\'s so passionate about the use of the word, it would behoove her to NOT discuss the 1st black nominee in racist, hate-filled, inaccurate ways.  she may as well use the so-called n-word and just get it over with!  highly hypocritical to say the least.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946582">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946582" class="dsq-comment-message">I second that.  Elisabeth aside.  I saw that episode and was pissed before she said anything.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947168">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947168" class="dsq-comment-message">Whoopi was trying to explain to her, but she wouldn\'t calm down and just listen.  She kept pushing her viewpoint.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-949152">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949152" class="dsq-comment-message">I totally agree with this statement, but the problem is the perspective.  I cringed when Whoopi told Elizabeth that we "don\'t come from the same worlds" or "are not living in the same worlds," but she is right.  Their perspectives about things are coming from two completely different experiences, so it is hard for both sides to listen when they both think that they are not being acknowledged.  What Whoopi said about her mom struck a chord with me.  People who grew up, or had parents that grew up, during Jim Crow era, do not see their experiences in America the same way as the younger generation does.  I mean, my mother can still remember traveling to the south and having to put her head down so she wouldn\'t see the Black men hanging from trees.  <br><br>So this whole issue, is about perspective.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-949567">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949567" class="dsq-comment-message">It seems tome that someone who lived through Jim Crow would be a staunch advocate of doing away with that word.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-953402">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-953402" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree.  And even though Whoopi didn\'t necessarily live through Jim Crow, she is not that far removed from it to realize the implications of the use of the word, which is why I am surprised by her support of it.  Most older African Americans--I would guess, 50+ or so, do not use it in their vocabulary at all (I am making a generalization), but at a certain point it became a part of everyday language for the people that came after that generations.  <br><br>But then again, maybe Whoopi is supporting the use of the word because she is a comedian...I don\'t know.  But I do know she was very upset because she felt that Liz wasn\'t listening to her.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950354">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950354" class="dsq-comment-message">i\'m sure you mean thinking white people don\'t you? <br>I don\'t know that i agree. we\'ve been listening to them for oh, about 400 years now. i think it\'s time for our voices to be heard a little more in fact, all the voices of folks of color in this country need to be heard.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-950400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-950400" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-950400" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950400" class="dsq-comment-message">So you believe that we can just yell them into submission? Conversations don\'t work that way.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-951700">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-951700" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-951700" class="dsq-comment-message">Please. Whoopi wasn\'t yelling, it\'s just that Elizabeth wasn\'t LISTENING. Like many people who are stuck in their position.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-955520" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-955520">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-955520" class="dsq-comment-message">That has ALWAYS been Elisabeth\'s problem on the show: She does not want to listen to the viewpoint of others. She is forever talking over the other co-hosts, usually making little smart ass remarks. You can\'t have a discussion with someone like that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946539" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-946539" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946539" class="dsq-comment-message">Well said! Here is part of the <i>‘conversation’</i> between Whoopi and Elizabeth, it’s from a text copy of it:<br><br><i>GOLDBERG: Yes, we would like to. <b>But you don’t understand</b>. HASSELBECK: I’m not going to take that away from no. GOLDBERG: No, no, I, I want you to. But what I <b>need you to understand</b> is the frustration that goes along when you say we live in the same world. It isn’t balanced. And we would like it to be. But <b>you have to understand, you have to listen to the fact that we’re telling you</b>, there are issues, there are huge problems that still affect us. And <b>you’ve got to know this if you want to know us</b>. HASSELBECK: I’m not trying to take- I understand. I’m not trying to- GOLDBERG: But it didn’t sound like it.</i><br><br>Text can’t convey Whoopi’s actual explosiveness…</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946725">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946725" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946725" class="dsq-comment-message">i would offer that she was \'explosive\' because she\'s swallowed a lot of her feelings throughout the course of this show.  she probably wanted to let hasselbeck have it on several occasions PRIOR TO this one, then overreacted that day.  that\'s what happenes when u stuff your feelings...you end up going OFF about something else.  i have a feeling that either whppoi, sherry or joy will REALLY go ballistic in a couple of months.  rosie o\'donnell went off on that troll (elisabeth) for a reason!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-947157">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947157" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947157" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947157">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947157" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947157" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, anybody can watch this on RedLasso and decide for themselves whether Whoopi was "explosive" or not.<br><br>You care not for EliSabeth.  She didn\'t take a single breath and LISTEN as Whoopi implored her to.  She just wanted to stop looking and sounding like a fool.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-947209">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947209" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947209" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947209" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947209" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947209" class="dsq-comment-message">Whoopi is the one who needs to listen…shut that big mouth for a change, drop that hateful attitude, and actually listen. Denial and <i>‘finger-pointing’</i> isn’t going to cut it anymore, IMHO.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-947273">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947273" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947273" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947273">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947273" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947273" class="dsq-comment-message">Gosh Karmi, you see hate everywhere.  Are you white?  \'Cause if so, then I guess whiteness is not the happy place we are led to believe it is.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-947733">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947733" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947733">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947733" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947733" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'d forgotten how she gushed to KKK Hannity that his was her favourite show on Fox.  No wonder she kept harping on Rev. Wright on The View.  Damned hypocrite about wanting to live in an equal world.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943023">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943023" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943023" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943023">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943023" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943023" class="dsq-comment-message">Elisabeth says the right words...on the surface.  Then she is cold toward Barack when he appears on the show.  After Michelle comes on, she goes on Hannity and tries to smear Michelle.   She doesn\'t fool me for one second.  It\'s not rocket science to figure out you\'ll get points for opposing the "N" word.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943111">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943111" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943111" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943111">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943111" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943111" class="dsq-comment-message">Apples and oranges.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943213" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943213" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-943213" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943213" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943213" class="dsq-comment-message">In truth, Obama was rather cool towards her as well.<br><br>Mrs. Obama was judicious in her treatment of them all, but Obama was much less so toward Hasselbeck, and he wasn\'t too chummy, IIRC, with Whoopi, nor vice versa.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-944650">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944650" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944650">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944650" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944650" class="dsq-comment-message">I disagree. Hasselbeck had a chip on her shoulder from the moment Obama stepped on the set. Her focus was to play "Gotcha" to impress her Fox News friends. <br><br>That woman is one of the many Sssssssssnakes that\'s out to get the O man.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946598">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946598" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946598" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946598">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946598" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946598" class="dsq-comment-message">She definitely had an attitude.  You can see the contempt each time his name is mentioned and she never misses a chance to insert Wright.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943347">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943347">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943347" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmm, I didn\'t think so,  I thought he was about to hug her like he did with the other ladies, but she didn\'t want the hug.<br><br>Anyway, I don\'t like the touchy feely.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943485">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943485" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943485" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-943485" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943485" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943485" class="dsq-comment-message">We could have different perceptions and yours probably is more accurate. I hate The View, and most shows like it (including O!\'s), so I only had it on it for the Obamas\' appearances.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943915">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943915" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943915">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943915" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943915" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"I hate The View, and most shows like it (including O!\'s), so I only had it on it for the Obamas\' appearances."</i><br><br>Yea, sure.  Wink wink. :D</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943922">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943922" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943922" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-943922" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943922" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943922" class="dsq-comment-message">You caught me! Eh hee...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-944465">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944465" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944465" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944465">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944465" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944465" class="dsq-comment-message">truth:  Truth [with all respect to you.] be told, she would not like to see, hear about or speak to any Negro/African American/Black person, EXCEPT to say-bring me my ____ [whatever].  That "cain\'t[yes I said it :&gt;)] we all just get along" moment was the frustration about I cain\'t fit into y\'all\'s WORLD!!<br>The end.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946267">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946267" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946267">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946267" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946267" class="dsq-comment-message">I really wish they\'d give the spot to someone who\'s not always freaking out,  then she can go get her own show on Fox.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946457" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946457" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946457">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946457" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946457" class="dsq-comment-message">yeah.  she has some serious problems.  she seems very unhappy.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946618">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946618" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946618" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946618">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946618" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946618" class="dsq-comment-message">I completely agree with that she definitely doesn\'t know how to work with a team; they have to tell her to let them finish their statements at least once during each show.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946624">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946624" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946624" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946624">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946624" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946624" class="dsq-comment-message">I completely agree with that she definitely doesn\'t know how to work with a team; they have to tell her to let them finish their statements at least once during each show.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946713" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946713" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946713">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946713" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946713" class="dsq-comment-message">Tru dat.  And I agree with the other post - that you have to hear the "other" side in order to know what they\'re thinking.  But "cain\'t we all just get along"  needs to "get along"  as in outta there and over to FAUX SPEWS!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941400">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941400" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941400" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941400">lamh32</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941400" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941400" class="dsq-comment-message">Up early?  Me too.<br><br>I saw the same diary.  This should be big news, but so far, I\'ve only seen it on Huffington Post, Andrew Sullivan, and Matt Yglesias.  I guess once it\'s on Drudge, then it becomes big news.  At the least, it should defintiely be on the Sunday shows.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941430">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941430" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941430" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941430" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941430" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941430" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m a farmer. I\'ve already been working my field for several hours!<br><br>They\'re talking about it on MSNBC.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-942559">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942559" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942559" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942559">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942559" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942559" class="dsq-comment-message">Craig, <br><br>I\'m sure you do more before 5am, than most people do all day....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-942726">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942726" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942726" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942726">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942726" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942726" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know why that\'s so endearing, but it is.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941458">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941458" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941458" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941458" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941458" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941458" class="dsq-comment-message">I love the rawness of <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1003424.html" rel="nofollow">this quote</a>:<br><br>"He\'s welcome to our war-torn city, said Habibullah Hamdard, a 42-year-old teacher. If he has loved his children, he should love the Afghan children who are dying around the country every day. The white guy couldn\'t do anything, let\'s see what the black guy can do."</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-942709">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942709" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942709" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942709">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942709" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942709" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope O sees it, and takes it to heart.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-943774">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943774" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943774">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943774" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943774" class="dsq-comment-message">Just say it right out loud. Great honest thing to say.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941514" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941514" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941514">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941514" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941514" class="dsq-comment-message">craig:  GOOD ONE!!  I guess putting people "ON BLAST" is universal!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>P.S.  I\'ll be gone most of the day.  Will miss y\'all!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941719">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941719" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941719" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941719">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941719" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941719" class="dsq-comment-message">Oooooh, no he didn\'t.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942293" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942293" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942293">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942293" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942293" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh yes he did!!! LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942001" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942001" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942001">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942001" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942001" class="dsq-comment-message">oh my!</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-942229">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942229" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942229" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942229">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942229" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942229" class="dsq-comment-message">there are no words.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-942888">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942888" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942888" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-942888" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942888" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942888" class="dsq-comment-message">"If he has loved his children...."</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-942949">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942949" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942949" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942949">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942949" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942949" class="dsq-comment-message">The innocents.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941598">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941598" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941598" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941598" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941598" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941598" class="dsq-comment-message">I have to cosign. Pelosi is in \'campaign\' mode with regards to her answers. She\'s approachable and engaging but it\'s all blah blah blah, no real solutions, no accountability. Shout out to Code Pink.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941640">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941640" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941640" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941640" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941640" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941640" class="dsq-comment-message">Al Gore just walked out on stage as the "mystery guest"  Worth suffering through Pelosi\'s schtick...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941907" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941907" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941907">T</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941907" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941907" class="dsq-comment-message">God be with you Senator Obama...Hope everything goes well...<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944527">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944527" class="dsq-comment-message">T:  I offered a prayer this morning.  Thanks for the co-sign.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941918">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941918" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama looks great in Kabul.  It looks like the Afghan governor is making positive comments to an aide about Obama as he gestures to Obama and looks back to talk to the aide with a smile on his face.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942262">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942262" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s about damn time.  This will probably not sway your average PUMA member, but it damn sure puts those Obama-haters on notice.<br><br>Top Dem Party Officials Send Sharply-Worded Email Demanding That Hillary Donors And Supporters Get Behind Obama<br><br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/top_democratic_official_sends.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942423" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942423">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942423" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942423" class="dsq-comment-message">"See you at the Inauguration."...LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942302" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-942302" href="http://www.Blacks4Barack.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Greg Jones</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942302" class="dsq-comment-message">From Blacks4Barack:<br><br>McCain Leaks Details of Obama\'s \'Secret\' Trip To Iraq !<br><br>I SMELL A RAT !!!!!<br><br>Visit: <a href="http://www.Blacks4Barack.org" rel="nofollow">www.Blacks4Barack.org</a> for story</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946522">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946522" class="dsq-comment-message">Greg:  Thanks for the different perspective.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942367" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942367">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942367" class="dsq-comment-message">One CNN reporter reports to Fredrika that the Afghan people don\'t have any faith that Obama will make their situation any better and that they don\'t believe any American president will have an affect on their situation.<br><br>Peter Berger (not sure about the last name) terrorism expert, said that the Afghan people believe that an Obama presidency will be beneficial to their situation.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942452" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942452">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942452" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess Obama wasn\'t imagining the rise in crimes against immigrants:<br><br>Beating Death Riles Town\'s Racial Tensions<br>Local Pennsylvania Officials Say Killing Of A Mexican Immigrant Wasn\'t A Hate Crime<br>Comments 129<br>SHENANDOAH, Pa., July 18, 2008<br>E-Mail Story<br>Print Story<br>Sphere<br>Share<br>Text Size:  A  A  A<br><br>1 | 2 | 3Lloyd Street is near the scene of a fatal beating of an illegal immigrant, in Shenandoah, Pa., July 15, 2008. Luis Ramirez, 25, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, died July 14, 2008 from injuries he received in the beating. Hate crime or not, the killing has exposed long-simmering tensions in Shenandoah, a blue-collar town of 5,000. (AP Photo/Rick Smith)<br><br><br><br>Related<br>Interactive<br>Immigration and Naturalization<br><br>Who\'s coming to America? Find out what\'s being done to screen for terrorists and take a citizenship quiz.<br><br><br><br><br>Video Archive<br>Hot Topic: Immigration<br><br>Video Coverage: CBS News examines the heated debate over immigration in the United States. <br><br><br><br><br>Stories<br>Hate Crime Charge In W.Va. Torture Case<br>FBI Reports Upsurge In Hate Crimes <br><br> <br>(AP) Luis Ramirez came to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago to look for work, landing in this town in Pennsylvania\'s coal region. Here, he found steady employment, fathered two children and, his fiancee said, occasionally endured harassment by white residents.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942758">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942758" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess the Clinton\'s have to be thanked for re-invigorating racial tensions.  Lou Dobbs\' railing doesn\'t help either.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943088">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943088" class="dsq-comment-message">So true.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943796">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943796" class="dsq-comment-message">An aside to msmartin. I just discovered how to look at my posts and replies to them. Back in the speech to the NAACP I made a post that asked how it could it be Barack\'s fault that a white woman didn\'t use her privledge or so I thought. Your reply makes it clear that you thought I directed it at you. No, I was poking fun at the woman who was whining. Just wanted to be clear.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946467">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946467" class="dsq-comment-message">how is it done?  looking at your posts and finding replies, i mean.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950479">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950479" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl-When you have a post on the main page you can click on your name and it will pull up your profile with all your posts and besides them to the right will be a tab with how many points given. Sadly, I only seem to get one, LOL. but underneath there is a tab for replies to that specific post. I clicked and saw that one. <br><br>@msmartin--cool</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946647">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946647" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought about that later and figured out you were being sarcastic to the original poster.  Sorry if I offended you.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942524" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-942524" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942524" class="dsq-comment-message">Co-sign <strong>lamh</strong> re Al Giordano and The Field. Loved it when he effected the Chicken Little Rule against fearmongering Field hands during the primaries when Miss Anne refused to go away.<br><br>Pelosi got a pass, eh? No one called her and Steny Hoyer on their exceptionally poor job performances.<br><br>It makes sense that Senator Obama would go to Afghanistan first, since he\'s been saying all along that we should be concentrating on capturing OBL by shoring up the Afghan war front and holding neighboring Pakistan\'s feet to the fire.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942593">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942593" class="dsq-comment-message">I have stated before that I am a mix of brown and white people. I am Mexican, Ojibway Indian (in governmental terms as well) and Irish. My grandfather was raised on a reservation in the early part of the last century. He lost both parents to influenza, apparently as the records are scarce. He was an indentured servant to a German family until he ran away at sixteen to enlist in the navy. Not as a citizen because it would be another decade until some Natives would become citizens. <br><br>He married my grandmother whose father worked for the Pacific railroad. He smuggled family members over the rails little by little. My grandmother was given asylum in 1911.<br><br>The Irish side came in the late 1800s and survived the crossing. They never did own slaves which probably was a source of pain for the white grandfather who disowned us as half breeds.<br><br>The growing and scary scapegoating of Mexicans is very real to me. This is a video that examines the term illegal immigrant. The look is amusing but the points made are in depth. The do gloss over the black experience and sadly I must say that most of you are used to that. Accept my apologies on that but please watch. They do not discount the black experience but you are considered settlers. It is very Native and Mexican in its viewpoint which is rather fresh for me. I have always considered Mexican meant Native from south of the border.<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1kp1ggWyM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1kp1ggWyM</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-951924">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-951924" class="dsq-comment-message">I watched this and despite the childish animation, it was interesting. However, the idea that black people were settlers is ludicrous. We weren\'t brought here uner our own free will, so we were victims of "colonial settlers" just as much as the Native population. Interesting too, that the only people considered to be illegal immigrants are Mexican. I\'m sure there are others from both black and white countries that never seem to be part of the discussion. I realize that the Mexican population may outnumber the rest, but anytime you try to distill this issue down to one set of people, there\'s a problem. Personally, I don\'t think that there are enough penalties against the individuals and businesses that provide work to illegals and becuase of their status can pay them a dollar and hour or less. I\'m not judging the people who come here for better lives. But it is interesting that the focus is on them, and not the employers who by exploiting their labor, are providing the dubious opportunity for them to come here in the first place.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942649">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942649" class="dsq-comment-message">How stupid is this?<br><br>The White House "accidentally" sent an email blast about the German interview with Maliki to to its entire email list.  It was supposed to be an "internal" blast. <br><br><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/almaliki_supports_obamas_timet.php" rel="nofollow">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a><br><br>And these are the people who have had control of the country for 7 1/2 years??</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942844" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942844">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942844" class="dsq-comment-message">File under useless information<br><br>I wondering where I can find coverage of Obama\'s Afghanistan visit...so, I turn to channel 14, which I thought was ABC and they\'re playing an ad for an Afghani supermarket her it TO.<br><br>Another delightful synchronicity.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942915">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942915" class="dsq-comment-message">For all those who have much maligned the Obama press organization, here\'s to you:<br><br>"Obama Camp Calls McCain A Follower On Foreign Policy"<br><br><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/obama_camp_calls_mccain_a_foll.php#more" rel="nofollow">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a><br><br>Looks to me like the Obama campaign were waiting for the more opportune time of releasing this statement, rather than in response to some lame McCain attack ad, but in response to an actual "official" in regards to Iraq.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942920" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-942920" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942920" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/obama_arrives_in_afghanistan.php" rel="nofollow">Press Pool Report on Obama\'s Liftoff</a><blockquote>[T]he senator was asked whether he plans to deliver some tough talk to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki about doing more to stand up the instruments of self-governance in their own nations.<br><br><strong>"Well, you know, I\'m more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking," he said. "<u>And I think it is very important to recognize that I\'m going over there as a U.S. senator. We have one president at a time, so it\'s the president\'s job to deliver those messages</u>.</strong>"</blockquote>OT but on TVOne, they\'ve run the movie Trouble Man starring Robert Hooks, and are now running the first of the Shaft movie trilogy starring Richard Roundtree.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943190" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-943190" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943190" class="dsq-comment-message">Re: Al-Maliki\'s Big Deal Announcement: - In an email, a prominent Republican strategist who occasionally provides advice to the McCain campaign said, simply, <a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/almalikis_announcement_a_big_d.php" rel="nofollow">"We\'re fucked." </a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943383" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943383">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943383" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>\'We\'re fucked."</i><br><br>Succinct.<br><br><i>"Since we are succeeding, then I am convinced, as I have said before, <b>we can withdraw and withdraw with honor, not according to a set timetable.</b>And Im confident that is what Prime Minister Maliki is talking about, since he has told me that for many meetings we\'ve had."</i><br><br>This is outrageous.  McCain is saying the timetable is not a date metric, but rather,  American honour.  There is no way that this is a priority for Maliki.  Why am I troubled by this?   The white man\'s burden.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943744" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943744">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943744" class="dsq-comment-message">You cut right to the core with the last paragraph in your comment, TruthSeeker.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944258" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-944258" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944258" class="dsq-comment-message"><B>CO-SIGN!</B></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944388" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944388">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944388" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey blksista!  what\'s cooking?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944015" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-944015" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944015" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSpeaker speaks again.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946686" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946686">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946686" class="dsq-comment-message">Dont be.  Surely everyone will see this for the bullshit it truly is.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944004" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944004" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944004">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944004" class="dsq-comment-message">The McCain camp has issued a statement...<a href=http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/07/mccain_campaign_responds_to_al.php rel="nofollow">say what? say what?</a href><br><br>I..I...I just don\'t understand</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-944028" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944028" class="dsq-comment-message">I do.<br><br>They\'re sitting on  ungreased broomsticks and spinning. That\'s <i>got</i> to be painful</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946671" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946671">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946671" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946671" class="dsq-comment-message">Lol.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944097" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944097" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944097">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944097" class="dsq-comment-message">Texas_Girl, thank you! I just came over here to post that but you already did :)<br><br>That last sentence is quite a gem: <i>Regardless, voters care about [the] military, not about Iraqi leaders.</i><br><br>And I love the Obama campaign\'s response:<br><br><i>"So given that al-Maliki said today that it’s time for an official timetable and that Obama “is right when he talks about 16 months,” will McCain honor that commitment and call for withdrawal or change his position that we should leave Iraq if asked?"</i><br><br>This is such an interesting news day!<br><br>Exclamation points for everyone!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946705" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946705">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946705" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946705" class="dsq-comment-message">Is everybody loving this as much as I am.  McCain looks like a damn fool.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944139" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944139" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944139">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944139" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944139" class="dsq-comment-message">this is hilarious.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946268" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946268" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946268">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946268" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946268" class="dsq-comment-message">Add <a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/brown-plans-to-withdraw-troops-as-he-backs-obama-over-war-on-terror-872388.html rel="nofollow">Gordon Brown</a href> to the list<br><br>Plans to withdraw-Backs Obama</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946794" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946794" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946794">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946794" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946794" class="dsq-comment-message">So I think the heads of states around the world don\'t seem to have a problem with an Obama presidency!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946911" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946911" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946911">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946911" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946911" class="dsq-comment-message">I think they actually welcome an Obama presidency - I know I do.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-949160" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-949160" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-949160" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-949160" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949160" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, that\'s fairly accurate. Bet they do a joint statement on TV or something when he gets there. No way in hell I\'m taking my message to the hood now; it\'s a lost cause.<br><br>OT (and slight spoiler alert): The Dark Knight is a great movie....aside from the part where Morgan Freeman takes a stand against something that could resemble wiretapping. That part made me throw up. Hollywood really needs to leave their political messages out of the movies.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-949260" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-949260" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-949260">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-949260" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949260" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks D, man I\'m going to see it in 2 hours.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-949275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-949275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-949275" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-949275" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949275" class="dsq-comment-message">I tried to make my description vague, but you\'ll see what I\'m talking about.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943361" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943361" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-943361" href="http://www.tariqnelson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TariqNelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943361" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943361" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack better keep the wife and kids away from these people:<br><br><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_mideast_afp/egyptsocietywomenrights_080717172013" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/wl_mideast...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-943399" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943399" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-943399" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943399" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943399" class="dsq-comment-message">Well I couldn\'t post the actual videos but here\'s the Daily Kos link to the diary about Obama with our troops in Afghanistan.   <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/19/141354/208/337/553922" rel="nofollow">...Nothin\' but net...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945767" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945767">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945767" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945767" class="dsq-comment-message">99%:  Thanks 2!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943544" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943544">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943544" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943544" class="dsq-comment-message">Great video of Barack with the troops. The sound quality is the best I have found and it is candid not just a speech.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM&eurl=http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x159165" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM&eurl...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945755">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945755" class="dsq-comment-message">Lily:  Thanks!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-943990" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-943990">bison1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-943990" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-943990" class="dsq-comment-message">Was Hillary’s Debt Problem more Hype than Real?<br>On the face of it, Clinton’s campaign debt was always manageable The New York Times and others had reported that the solution to Clinton’s problem was to simply shutter her presidential campaign committee and transfer her remaining debt to her Senate campaign fund and continue to raise money to pay it down.  Seemingly, she has followed this debt solution– “Clinton has urgently requested her 2008 general election supporters to approve transfer of their unusable donations for this year\'s presidential race over to her 2012 Senate campaign.  She did the same with $10 million of her surplus 2006 Senate campaign funds that she put into her  presidential campaign fund.  The donors have until August 28th to approve the  transfer, if not, then, Clinton must return the \'08 money – about $23 million. Wasn’t this always the solution to Clinton’s debt problem?<br><br> <a href="http://sefermpost.typepad.com/sefermpost/2008/06/for-hillary-cli.html" rel="nofollow">http://sefermpost.typepad.com/sefermpost/2008/0...</a><br>  <br><br>Hillary Clinton\'s revealing purchase: A website called HRC2012<br><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/hillary-clint-4.html" rel="nofollow">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944022" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-944022" href="http://www.wvablue.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Carnacki</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944022" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944022" class="dsq-comment-message">I met several of the bloggers from Jack & Jill Politics at Netroots Nation 08. Just wanted to comment how much I enjoyed conversing with you.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944063" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944063" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944063">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944063" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944063" class="dsq-comment-message">Maliki story FINALLY on Drudge Report!!!!  Now if after the WH accidentally emailed this story to their reporter list, and Druge has if front page, I guess now the MSM will begin reporting it.   Douchebags!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944194" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944194" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944194">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944194" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944194" class="dsq-comment-message">Watching CNN, looking at the faces on the troops as they meet Obama. They seem happy to meet him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944243" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944243" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944243">rdxtion</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944243" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944243" class="dsq-comment-message">I loved that they showed so many troops that had a little Color.  We all know that it\'s not just GI Joe out there fighting.  Also, I just loved the video they showed of Sen. Obama making that three-point outside shot!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946481" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946481" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946481">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946481" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946481" class="dsq-comment-message">aren\'t most of the troops people of colour...?   or at least a good-sized number?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-952053" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-952053" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-952053">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-952053" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-952053" class="dsq-comment-message">a little color? did they only tell the black troops to show up or are all the black troops deployed to afghanistan?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944209" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944209" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-944209" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944209" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944209" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/top_democratic_official_sends.php" rel="nofollow">Top Democratic officials tell some Hillary supporters to stop whining and step up to support Barack</a><br><br>And not a minute too soon.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944261" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944261" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944261">Lily</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944261" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944261" class="dsq-comment-message">In my rambling in the internet looking for women\'voices I stumbled onto a site that is pretty much puma. They linked here so while the officials are telling them to get in line, the puma nation is meeting in living rooms today and plotting Denver and beyond.<br><a href="http://alegrescorner.soapblox.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=235" rel="nofollow">http://alegrescorner.soapblox.net/showDiary.do?...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944383" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944383" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944383">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944383" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944383" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s O.K. because the grave that they try to dig for Obama will end up being their own.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946681" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946681" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946681">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946681" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946681" class="dsq-comment-message">so true.  i didn\'t read the article.  those so-called women are nuts!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944308" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944308" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944308">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944308" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944308" class="dsq-comment-message">Does anyone know what exactly is the rationale and source of this situation:<br><br><i>If he does not choose Mrs. Clinton, several Democrats said, it would be difficult for him to name any woman — like Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, someone for whom he has had warm words. Both Clinton and Obama advisers said such a move could create a backlash among women who supported Mrs. Clinton.</i>  <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/us/politics/20veep.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">Source</a><br><br>I know I\'m very late to the party on this one, I\'ve seen it mentioned before in passing but it made no sense to me.  <br><br>Where does this idea of backlash if it\'s a woman but not Clinton come from? <br><br>How is such a thing credible in any way as something relevant to strategy?<br><br>Seriously I have seen it before but there is so much cognitive dissonance for me over how this could make sense in a general way ... not why Clinton or her supporters would be into it, given the extremely high batshit-power-hungry-insane factor -- but what makes this something that would be reported so blandly in terms of strategy?<br><br>Anyone have any background info/links etc on this? I\'d appreciate knowing more.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944433" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944433" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944433">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944433" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944433" class="dsq-comment-message">They\'ve been yelping that from when it became obvious that Hillpatine\'s smoke and mirrors weren\'t working. They\'re not really feminists; they are only part of the cult of Hillpatine.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945138" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945138" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945138">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945138" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945138" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah but but but ... what is the actual logic that makes this something that can be reported in the media without a "AND THEY\'RE BATSHIT CRAZY" disclaimer or something like that.<br><br>I mean, if some random bunch of people made a fuss and said there was going to be a backlash against Senator Obama if he chooses a VP whose favorite food is not apples, or a VP who can fall asleep at night without whale-sounds playing in the background, or a VP who does not hop on one foot for 30 seconds each day upon getting out of bed -- I assume there would be some sort of "and isn\'t that crazy?" kind of addition to straight-news angle on the thing.<br><br>I want to know WTF kind of logic or rationale makes this credible as something that can just be straight-out written like this. <br><br>Because it is so flat-out NUTS to me that I can\'t see it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945425" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945425" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945425">Lily</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945425" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945425" class="dsq-comment-message">I have read at other sites that this site won\'t let me link to and I am perfectly fine with that. The site is nutso and full of some very angry womyn if you get my drift. What I can understand is that they feel that choosing another woman would be pandering or a slap  in the face of her supporters. Or both or neither. There seems to be a lot of words strung together with turret type of tangents that it is hard to decipher at times.<br><br>They invested so much and Hillary is their girl, you know. She put up with everything that was thrown to at her and it seems to have fallen on Barack\'s shoulders to carry the blame. I am just as astounded because there seems to be a recurring theme that Obama followers are member of a cult of  personality and yet they seem to fit that description. <br><br>They are gone from the party and won\'t come back. But it isn\'t in the numbers they believe. I say we focus on new voters and turning over some of the Edward followers who have dropped. They are much more logical.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946036" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946036" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946036">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946036" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946036" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmm... this is so weird.<br><br>I just sent an email to the authors of that NYT article asking them -- seriously and for real -- if they have any info that can help me understand the logic.  This is part of what I wrote:<br><br><i>I am trying really hard -- but failing -- to understand the logic behind this situation. I wonder not only where it comes from but why it would be what seems to be common or shared "wisdom" to the point where you would be able to just report it as you do. I don\'t know why I\'m so bothered that I don\'t understand this, but I am.<br><br>So far this is what I have come up with to name why this makes no sense to me:<br><br>1. If the women who supported Senator Clinton were interested in gender -- in the fact that she was a woman and they want more women in positions of power -- then wouldn\'t they be more supportive of a woman as VP rather than less?<br><br>2. If the women who supported Senator Clinton were interested in her uniquely as a specific candidate, then what does gender have to do with the VP choice at all to them? Wouldn\'t they be upset at anyone but Senator Clinton being chosen -- that is, why would they single out other women for special backlash over men? </i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946105">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946105" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946105" class="dsq-comment-message">I see your problem immediately.<br><br>Logic.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-950530" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-950530" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950530">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-950530" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950530" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh!<br><br>I knew there was some flaw in my endeavor. Thanks for pinpointing it :)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944471" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944471" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944471">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944471" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944471" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey mods, please email me. I do want to be incomplience and if I am posting incorrectly I want to remedy this. I respect your decissions -just want to know what is not good to do. Smile</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-944490" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-944490" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-944490">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-944490" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-944490" class="dsq-comment-message">Boy I wish I had reread that . Excuse the spelling mistake, please.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946513" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946513" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946513">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946513" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946513" class="dsq-comment-message">i think the number of women who would go that far is being artificially inflated in order to promote controversy.  i don\'t have anything \'official\' to back this up, just a gut feeling.  it\'s related to the whole "democrats are so divided...her people won\'t vote for his people" nonsense that was blown out of proportion only to be proven false.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946896" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946896" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946896">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946896" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946896" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  I have YET to be convinced of those "18 million" votes!!!  Never saw "DATA!  And I didn\'t see Chuck Todd[affectionately now called "Chucky T"] eagerly step up to present the numbers.  He straight passed on that because - "IT\'S ABOUT THE DELEGATES!!"  Mr. Obama was "holding it down"  BIG TIME!!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947340" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947340" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947340">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947340" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947340" class="dsq-comment-message">yeah.  and the u-know-what knows that a good number of those were republican trolls who would never have supported her ass in november anyway!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947435" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947435" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947435">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947435" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  YEP!! She just keeps saying that number to(1) make herself feel good and (2) impress the superdelegates, her friends, supporters, the world, etc.  As you can see, I\'m still NOT convinced that she is not planning something for the DNC Convention.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946801" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946801" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946801">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946801" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946801" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t you understand!<br><br>It was Hillary\'s turn!<br><br>He just couldn\'t wait his turn, that...that...man!<br><br>It\'s Hillary...or no one!<br><br>WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946860" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946860" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946860">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946860" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946860" class="dsq-comment-message">Admiral:  Tissue????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Great imitation of the good Father!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945121" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945121" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945121">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945121" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945121" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s some better footage of Obama in Kuwait, including an Obama interview from CBS News:<br><br><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4275361n" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945385" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945385" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945385">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945385" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945385" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry if already posted...but the kids who got picked last on the playground are mad:<br><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/for-reporters-t.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/07/fo...</a><br><br>I really feel sorry it for the McCain camp....its gonna be a painful week for them - unless McCain single-handedly finds Bin Laden and holds a press conference dragging him onto the White House lawn amid a huge rally with Beyonce performing - unless he does that, he is SO forgotten this week.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950155">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-950155" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950155" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945423" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945423" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945423">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945423" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945423" class="dsq-comment-message">CNN is presenting Black In America, now:  Dr. Cornell West, Rev. T.D. Jakes, etc.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945554" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945554" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945554">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945554" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945554" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m watching.  They seem to be talking about the pregnancy crisis in our community.<br>Absent fathers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945634" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945634" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945634">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945634" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945634" class="dsq-comment-message">Jelana:  Good!  :&gt;)  Pass the popcorn/pretzels-please!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Oh, the important part is that the panelists are "solutions-based"; they have programs/movements, etc.  GOOD!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946553" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946553" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946553">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946553" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946553" class="dsq-comment-message">i lost a lot of respect for cornel west when he started criticising barack over petty issues.  he talks too damn much.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946584" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946584">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946584" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946584" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  Thanks for this information.  I have not followed him too closely.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946693" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946693" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946693">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946693" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946693" class="dsq-comment-message">i read a lot of his books as an undergraduate and learned a LOT.  let\'s just say that, in my view, he\'s better on paper.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946737" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946737">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946737" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946737" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl: Thanks again.  I need to do some reading - huh?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945570" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945570" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945570">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945570" class="dsq-comment-message">Just a thought; actually 3:  Whycome [some character on "What\'s Happening" used to query this way] billary is so vigorously posting all of her Senate activities???  Is it ONLY that she is preparing for a "RUN" for POTUS in 2012 or is she STILL trying to IMPRESS superdelegates for a disruption of the convention in August?? Hmmmmm!<br><br>1.  "Hillary Clinton\'s revealing purchase - A website called HRC 2012"<br><br><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/hillary-clinton-4.html" rel="nofollow">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008...</a><br><br>2.  7/15/08 "Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Veto Override of Medicare Fix"<br><br><a href="http://www.clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=300740" rel="nofollow">www.clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details....</a><br><br>3.  "7/17/08  "Senator Clinton Joins Congressional Women for Rally for Fair Pay"<br><br><a href="http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?is=3009131&&" rel="nofollow">http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/detai...</a><br><br>As I have stated on 1 or 2 to the 99th power occasions,  "that woman-billary clinton" is a MAJOR SSSSSSSSSnake, and it NOT to be trusted to have stopped campaigning.  As she said, her campaign is "suspended".    Any thoughts?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946544" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946544" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946544">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946544" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946544" class="dsq-comment-message">"why come"  ...  LOL!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945680" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945680" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945680">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945680" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945680" class="dsq-comment-message">Black in America on CNN.  Why am I so irritated by it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945837" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945837" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-945837" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945837" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945837" class="dsq-comment-message">Because it\'s really bad theater?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945934" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945934" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945934">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945934" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945934" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not sure what purpose it actually serves.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946181" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946181" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946181">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946181" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946181" class="dsq-comment-message">The single parent topic came up and it had me grinding my teeth.  There is dishonesty in that discussion.  I know that our biology will not be denied, no matter how much we talk.  I observe that males as a group can withhold marriage as a means of subjugating women: one woman is acceptable for sex only, while another is acceptable for marriage.  They can use it to hedge bets in order to obtain sex.  Our social structure uses it to choose women and to anoint them as worthy, while branding others as not worthy.  That thing called marriage and the lie of respectability.  A woman\'s desire for respectability is used to control her.<br><br>The other stuff wasn\'t so bad.  Loved Sheryl Lee Ralph, she don\'t play.....and the most adorable dimples.<br><br>TD Jakes was slippery as usual.  Non-committal, a word-smith who will not commit.<br><br>They talked and talked....and ended up back at square one:<br>We need access to education <br>We need access to dollars <br>We need access to health care<br><br>...and women need to say no.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946523" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946523" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946523">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946523" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946523" class="dsq-comment-message">missed it.  i guess i didn\'t miss much!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947008" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947008">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947008" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947008" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess what I\'m saying is, there was nothing there that I hadn\'t heard a hundred times before.....well, there was one glimmer, when the lady on the panel - sorry I didn\'t catch her name - tried to shift slightly from the marriage model to an embracing of all children regardless of their family configuration.  Soledad didn\'t let her complete her thought  \'cause I guess it didn\'t fit in with the agenda of the show.  She was sort of saying that children shouldn\'t be held hostage to the marital status of their parents.  <br><br>Well predictably, TD Jakes spoke quickly to prevent that seed from implanting. (hehe, I guess you call call him the prophylactic against fresh ideas) The other alpha male on the panel didn\'t \'preciate it either.  Of course they know instinctively, that the availability of sex is partially dependent on the reward of marriage.<br><br>I don\'t know of any other ethnic group that has televised bitch fests about their supposed inadequacies.<br><br>I\'m trying not to be so negative...but there are few things that are pleasing to the senses on tv.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947153" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947153">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947153" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947153" class="dsq-comment-message">Dr. Malveaux,<br>President of Bennett College (NC)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947178" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947178" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947178">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947178" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947178" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you...how could I forget!  I was looking at it thinking she has the same surname as Suzanne on CNN.<br><br>duh.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947296" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947296">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947296" class="dsq-comment-message">i wonder if she and suzanne are related.  i love julianne malveaux---very outspoken, astute woman!  i don\'t know if she supports obama or not, but i always thought she\'d make a great surrogate for him re.  the economy.  the only thing is her close ties with the nation of islam.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947331" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947331">angee_is_mad</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947331" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947331" class="dsq-comment-message">They are cousins. Suzanne came to Greensboro and spoke when Dr. Malveaux was being install as the President of Bennett College. i wonder if they are from New Orleans.<br>They both look kinda creole.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947361">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947361" class="dsq-comment-message">during the louisiana primary, suzanne was covering the democratic side, and she mentioned that she called her family members to get them to go out and vote...so they have louisiana roots.  they do look creole, and with that french surname.  cousins...now ain\'t that somethin\'?!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947262" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947262">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947262" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947262" class="dsq-comment-message">there\'s a big distinction between being negative and simply being critical.  i caught a bit of the re-air, and i agree with you:  lots of same ol\', same ol\'.    i think we\'ll be treated to an ever increasing number of these "bitch fests"  (LOL!) as election day gets closer.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950029">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-950029" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950029" class="dsq-comment-message">I have wondered about the purpose of these sessions since the beginning of this election cycl.  I would love to know when they were planned.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950030">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-950030" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950030" class="dsq-comment-message">I have wondered about the purpose of these sessions since the beginning of this election cycl.  I would love to know when they were planned.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-948406" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-948406" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-948406" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-948406" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>I don\'t know of any other ethnic group that has televised bitch fests about their supposed inadequacies.</i><br><br>::<br><br>There is no other group who does this.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-950076" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-950076">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-950076" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-950076" class="dsq-comment-message">If there are discussions it\'s on cable access.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947092" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947092">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947092" class="dsq-comment-message">Menz<br><br>Their leaving, their ability to stay or walk is their currency.  I sense that menz don\'t want that currency devalued.  That currency can buy a whole lotta sexx and power.  If women forget about the menz, propel themselves forward so that whether the menz stay or leave, their children will be provided for, then the currency of menz is devalued....then leaving or staying becomes it\'s own reward unattached to the well-being of children and their mothers.<br><br>The Alpha males were visibly uncomfortable with that proposition.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947311" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947311" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947311">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947311" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947311" class="dsq-comment-message">yes.  but what of their emotional currency with their children?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947468" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947468">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947468" class="dsq-comment-message">They have the currency,  it\'s not as valued by those who leave...why should men care about that currency?  (I\'m not trying to be obtuse, just playing devil\'s advocate)   Emotional currency with a child is not associated with the availability of sex.  I think there has to be some reward or desire.  What is the benefit to a man of raising his child?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-952121">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-952121" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-952121" class="dsq-comment-message">is that your opinion or what they said on the show? i didn\'t see it? is it online anywhere?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-952398" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-952398">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-952398" class="dsq-comment-message">My opinion.<br><br>They\'ll probably re-run tonight or later in the week.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946901" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-946901" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946901" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946901" class="dsq-comment-message">Bingo, <b>Craig</b>.<br><br>God help me, but I just couldn\'t take anymore and turned the channel.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947184" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947184" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947184">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947184" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947184" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s funny for me to watch Solidad talk about black men when she is married to a white man.  I have no problem with interracial marriage, and I\'ve dated my share of white guys but  I think hosting a program about race in America that is somewhat judging black  men when you are half black and married to a white man is, well...maybe she isn\'t the best host.   <br><br>My brother\'s wife\'s (who is white) brother is really good friends with her husband and spends a lot of time with them.  I remember after the wedding we had an argument about how she was half Black and half Irish while he always though she was Jewish.<br><br>Anyway, she is an interesting choice for the host.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947275">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947275" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947275" class="dsq-comment-message">i was wondering why she was the choice--i never knew she was black!  i guess her spanish name threw me off...  i assumed she was some sort of latina/white mix.   either way, she\'s annoying.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947309" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947309">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947309" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  From the many "shows" that she has moderated, she seems to have niched herself into presenting the "Black Perspective".  \'Cause I\'m sure that there are no "qualified brothas/sistas" to do so.  NOT!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-948068" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-948068">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-948068" class="dsq-comment-message">Her mother is Afro-Cuban and her father is white.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947343">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947343" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947343" class="dsq-comment-message">Should have given it to Roland Martin...but, why do I think the entire focus would have been different then?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946057" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946057" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946057">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946057" class="dsq-comment-message">I no more got my other "3points" out re billary\'s recent prominence in the news, than here is another one - "Clinton Vows to Fight "insulting" abortion Plan".  Is there a pattern here?:  women\'s issues, health care<br>I\'m not going to let her out of my sight - mainly because she\'s keeping her "face and new hair-do" IN THE NEWS - almost daily!!<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/07/19/clinton-vows-to-fight-insulting-abortion-plan" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/07/19/cli...</a><br><br>The SSSSSnake continues to slither!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946773" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946773">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946773" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946773" class="dsq-comment-message">can\'t stand her.  never could.  never supported her or bill.  dogs.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946837">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946837" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  YEP!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947176" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947176" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947176" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828982&imw=Y" rel="nofollow">AP Appoints New National Race and Ethnicity Writer</a><blockquote>Jesse Washington, AP\'s entertainment editor, succeeds Erin Teixeira.<br><br>The son of an interracial marriage, Washington is, as he puts it, "a kid from the projects who went to Yale and married a doctor. I’m a person who fits in everywhere and nowhere."</blockquote><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829543" rel="nofollow">Obama to Speak at Unity \'08 After All</a><br><br><blockquote>Unity: Journalists of Color Inc. said Obama will speak to the convention Sunday morning July 27 in what is expected to be his first national appearance after returning from his travel to Europe and the Middle East.<br><br>Unity said it had also invited the presumptive Republican candidate, Arizona Sen. John McCain, to speak at the quadrennial convention as well. It had not able to secure his commitment as of late Saturday, Unity added.</blockquote><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829537" rel="nofollow">Paul Krugman Tells \'Net\' Activists: Obama Will Win -- But Then Press Will Slam Him</a><br><br><blockquote>Krugman was responding to a questioner who had stated that the media was "in the pocket" of the "government." Krugman pointed out that this was hardly the case when Clinton was in the White House and would be proven again when Obama took over. "Get ready for it," he warned. <br><br>Krugman also said that there were relatively few prominent academic liberals such as himself because the liberal think tanks only get a fraction of the money that goes to the conservative ones. "There are more rightwing billionaires," he declared.</blockquote></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947284">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947284" class="dsq-comment-message">99%:  I\'m glad to see the article on Jesse Washington "get through".  Yours truly tried to get it through on Friday.  Did it work?  NOPE!  At some point in time, I\'m going to take a computer class OR ask someone\'s child in my Sunday School Class - "Could ya help a sister out?"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947328" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947328" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947328" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947328" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I certainly will. I copied the link and added shift , which produces the open tag &lt; then typed  a  href = "link"&gt; then typed link headline and closed the tag   &lt; /a &gt; which produced the following: <br><br><a href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Black American Progressive</a>, which is the name and link to my blog.<br><br>Email me if you need further assistance, okay?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947392">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947392" class="dsq-comment-message">99%:  HUH?????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  I appreciate your words, BUT, I didn\'t understand what you said.  It is SO VERY OBVIOUS that I am sooo out of my element.  I have the typing down - however!:&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>Tell ya what I\'m going ta do.  I\'ll STUDY what you said & play around with it a little B4 I check myself in for therapy!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Seriously, I will try my best!  I\'m bound & determined to move into the 21st Century!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947287" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947287">angee_is_mad</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947287" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947287" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s about darn time.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947426" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947426" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947426" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947426" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM" rel="nofollow">The O Man in  Afghanistan.</a>  You Tubed.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947538">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947538" class="dsq-comment-message">blksista:  THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for this post!!!  I was smiling and cheering the whole way through!!! <br>Again, THANK YOU!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947439" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947439" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947439" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimTBZPYvWM" rel="nofollow">The O Man in Afghanistan!</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947654" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-947654">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947654" class="dsq-comment-message">Saw this over at DK<br><br><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvSF0OG1aZk rel="nofollow">Obama video addresses Netroot Nation</a href></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947948" href="http://politicalarticles.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">apondonet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947948" class="dsq-comment-message">Found your site at MeetTheBloggers<br><br>Don\'t know whether this is appropriate, but just wanted to share my thoughts with you all:  <a href="http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/" rel="nofollow">http://www.politicalarticles.net/blog/</a><br><br>As, you will note -- I am a really pissed off .....Most of the times. Enjoy the read<br><br>I am off to blogroll jackandjillpolitics.com/<br><br>Nice Blog. Love it!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-948695" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-948695">Sydney</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-948695" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting black woman\'s perspective on Michelle Obama:<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071802557.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-948984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-948984" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-948984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-948984" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice article.<br><br>The statistics toward the end struck me.<br><br>Black men need to get our educations.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-949575" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-949575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-949575">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-949575" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949575" class="dsq-comment-message">Sydney:  Thanks for this find!!!  I\'m sharing it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-949200" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-949200" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-949200" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-949200" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949200" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-taser_witt-web-jul19,0,2201847.story" rel="nofollow">Tasing death near Jena, LA; victim a COUSIN of Mychal Bell.</a><br><br>They kept tasing him because he would fall down and wouldn\'t get up on command.<br><br>Over TEN times.<br><br>Anybody who\'s been tased--their body is trying to absorb the shock.  They can NOT get up.<br><br>These idiots should get LIFE.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941368">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941368" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941368" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941368" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941368" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941368" class="dsq-comment-message">Let\'s see the other side try to spin this:<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/19/7522/13523/460/553823" rel="nofollow">Iraqi Prime Minister Supports Barack\'s timetable for Withdrawal</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941602" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941602" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941602">lamh32</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941602" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941602" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s on Ben Smith\'s <a href="http://Policito.com" rel="nofollow">Policito.com</a> blogs too.  Not yet on Drudge.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941604" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941604" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941604">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941604" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941604" class="dsq-comment-message">craig:  OFF TOPIC REMARK:  I want to give a shout out blessing to Mr. Obama.  Be well & safe.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941621" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941621" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941621" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941621" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941621" class="dsq-comment-message">I second that.<br><br>Prayer shields all around.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942208" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942208" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942208">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942208" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942208" class="dsq-comment-message">Sending those prayers right now.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941713" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941713" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941713">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941713" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941713" class="dsq-comment-message">MSNBC is reporting it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941740" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941740" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941740">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941740" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941740" class="dsq-comment-message">Brad Blakeman is on looking like someone is making him swallow a turd and still pushing the "surge worked" bs and it\'s evident it\'s a talking point that he doesn\'t believe it\'s enough in light of what the Iraq Prime Minister has said.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942266" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942266" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942266">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942266" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942266" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think the "Muslims will kill us" comment helped.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-945805">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945805" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945805" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-945805" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945805" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945805" class="dsq-comment-message">More Americans should check out the history of Islam, especially the <a href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/arab-islam-slave-trade/" rel="nofollow"><b>Slavery</b></a> and slave trade part...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-945912">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945912" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945912" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945912">Plantsmantx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945912" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945912" class="dsq-comment-message">We should check out the history of slavery in Islam...to what end?</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-945966">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945966" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945966" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-945966" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945966" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945966" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re only interested in the history of slavery in the west? Short-term - 3 centuries in the west - compared to Islam\'s 14 centuries of slavery...still exists under Islam today, in many Muslim countries.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946347">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946347">Plantsmantx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946347" class="dsq-comment-message">What\'s you real point? Get to it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946602">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946602" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946602" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-946602" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946602" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946602" class="dsq-comment-message">Not to take Islam lightly, nor their basic motto - <i>Submit to Islam or <b>Die</b>.</i></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-946730">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946730" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946730" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946730">Plantsmantx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946730" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946730" class="dsq-comment-message">Right. Uh huh.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-947205">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-947205" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-947205" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-947205" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-947205" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-947205" class="dsq-comment-message">Sigh.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-945855">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-945855" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-945855" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-945855">Lily</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-945855" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-945855" class="dsq-comment-message">Is there nothing those dang muslims haven\'t done? I bet they are behind the obesity epidemic in this country. Those sly rascals.<br><br><br>Probably cat lovers, too.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-946527">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-946527" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-946527" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-946527">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-946527" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-946527" class="dsq-comment-message">i have 2 cats.  i might be muslim.  hmmm....     ;-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-949167" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-949167" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-949167">TRW</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-949167" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-949167" class="dsq-comment-message">I also heard a whisper campaign that they are the ones behind the subprime lending crises too :)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941489">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941489" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941489" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941489" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941489" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941489" class="dsq-comment-message">Nancy Pelosi on stage at Netroots Nation, spewing bullshyt about how Harry Reid couldn\'t corral the 17 Democrats who voted in favor of FISA.  <br><br>Y\'all know why Tom DeLay was called "The Hammer"?  Because he dropped the Hammer on wayward GOPers.  Which Reid has failed to do.  He\'s a piss-poor Majority Leader and Pelosi is likewise as Speaker of the House.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941628" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941628" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941628" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941628" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941628" class="dsq-comment-message">You need to stop telling the truth, CPL.  No one will take you seriously. <br><br>;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941503" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941503" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941503">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941503" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941503" class="dsq-comment-message">OOOOO-eeeee.  They lied!!!<br>Iran on Saturday ruled out freezing its uranium enrichment program casting DOUBT over the VALUE of its talks with 6 world powers [including the USA] less than an hour after they started.  WHAT IS THAT ABOUT!!!!!!<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/19/iran-rules-out-suspending_n_113750.html" rel="nofollow">www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/19/iran-rules-ou...</a>.<br><br>You mean that the ink hadn\'t even dried on the first publication - suspending the UEP before they changed their minds????  Who taught them  the phrase- JUST KIDDING?? :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941578" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-941578" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941578" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941578" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah:<br><br>I\'ve met Al Giordano of "The Field" and had coffee with him yesterday morning.  He sends his regards and said to tell you he\'s a big admirer of your work on JJP.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-941626">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941626" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941626">lamh32</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941626" class="dsq-comment-message">I like Al Girodano and "The Field" is probably the best place to go (not including JJP) to get some real analysis and coverage of the Obama campaign without having to worry about any "Chicken Little" type of hysterical analysis like on other site.  <br><br>And it seems to me without really censoring people who disagree with him (although he does moderate the site, which really makes it a tight ship) it allows for some really good discussion and analysis of the presidential campaign .</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-942243">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-942243" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-942243" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-942243">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-942243" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-942243" class="dsq-comment-message">thanks CPL :)</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-941899" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-941899" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-941899">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-941899" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-941899" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080718/pl_politico/11853" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080718/pl_po...</a><br><br>This is a great story about a Republican delegate for John McCain who is an Obama admirer.</div>\
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	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');
}

})();




