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"jackandjillpolitics", "is_initial_load": true, "is_authenticated": false, "timestamp": "2009-12-09_18:46:32", "remote_domain": "", "page": 1, "is_moderator": false, "display_username": "", "points": null, "subscribe_on_post": 2, "moderator_can_edit": false, "is_remote": false, "is_verified": false, "missing_perm": "login"}, "realtime_paused": false, "posts": {"3004416": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "parker404:  Seeeeee!:     You hath spoken the TRUTH!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:42:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002731, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004930": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You see, that's the problem, by and large, most of the 2%-ers don't have that kind of backbone.  But it really says something about McCain when it's 2% as opposed to Bush's 8%-11%.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:27:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3003492, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Looking at this Gallup poll numbers:<br><br>Whites \u2014\u2013 Obama (42%) McCain (50%)<br>Blacks \u2014\u2013 Obama (89%) McCain (2%)<br>Hispanics \u2014 Obama (64%) McCain (26%)<br><br>I wonder what it would take to convince John McCain to call for a commission to study 2% like James T. Harris.  The inquiring minds in the nation want to know: just what in the world would possess any Black person with half-a-brain to vote for John McCain?<br><br>I mean, before the general election kicked off, I was one of those people who thought McCain was a decent and principled person that was worth considering or, at least, someone I could understand people considering.  But the way he's sold his soul in this campaign and the way he's run this campaign quickly cured my momentary illness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_21:17:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 22, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001864": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Re John Lewis's truthtelling:<br><br><i>(McCain added): \"I call on Senator Obama to immediately and personally repudiate these outrageous and divisive comments that are so clearly designed to shut down debate 24 days before the election. <b>Our country must return to the important debate about the path forward for America.\u201d </i></b><br><br>John Fucking McCain is absolutely shameless. We must \"return to the important debate about the path forward?\" Have you talked about that <i>at all</i>? you batshit crazy old man? All he's been doing for who knows how long is attacking Obama on irrelevant, trumped up bullshit. And now he's acting all high and mighty, \"we must return . . . \" Well fuck him. <br><br>I am constantly amazed by John McCain. Just when I think I couldn't despise him any more than I do, he speaks up and I find new depths to my contempt for this lying, worthless, conscienceless sack of shit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:35:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "bigassbelle", "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": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000332": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "nothing like comments from a man who got the shit beaten out of him to tell the truth about Caribou Barbie's Klan rallies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:32:27", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000302, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997933": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been looking all over for that picture.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_10:15:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah and one of these days Roland's really gonna have to show his color with the CNN crew always cutting his time short or, in that case, just letting Tara interrupt him because she wanted to deny the reality.<br><br>But maybe her ig'nant azz has a clip or two of media focus groups where Black women were included as Soccer Mom's and Black men as NASCAR dads.  <br><br>True, Black people aren't a monolith but the 2% she represents should be about as much face time she gets so people don't get the picture that she represents anything more than that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:56:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3005177, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999825": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jelana:  Thanks.  His site carries all of his speeches!  That's why it's so GREAT!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:28:32", "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": 2999577, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005187": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JJai:  I second the motion on the HOUSE NEGRO AWARD!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:06:46", "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": 3004978, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Our Empress, Michelle Obama!<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:33:17", "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": 3000289, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": ".....", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:35:09", "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": 3000340, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995748": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm just stunned! Lord Have Mercy!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:31:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995705, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3009969": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_14:01:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3005150, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack's speech at the DNC'08 was so prophetic.  When he says Republicans must own their failure, it was about a month later that the economic collapse became apparent.<br>Everything he says here, seemed to be a roadmap for what's happened in the last 4 weeks.    <br><br>For additional inspiration, watch again:<br><br>Sen. Barack Obama's Full Speech to the DNC<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:33:04", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000873": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "At least Cheney was smart enough to hide his shyt in a bunker.<br><br>Sarah Palin would probably give away the code that would set off the Nuclear Bomb, in her being \"cute\".", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:42:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3000276, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah: Here's 1 Repug female who GETS IT!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRBZGVagcQ&eurl=http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/sar\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRBZGVagcQ&eurl...</a><br><b>Republican Michelle Laxalt OWNS McCain Camp's Smear Tactics</b><br>VIDEO", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_04:08:36", "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}, "3004973": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Ig'nant azz ran her mouth about \"I played soccer\" like that means something\".<br><br><br>ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:34:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996782": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I concur with Roland Martin. <br><br><a href=\"http://www.talulazoeapple.com/apple/2008/10/is-mccain-paying-for-tokens-at-rallies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.talulazoeapple.com/apple/2008/10/is-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_07:11:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "talulazoeapple", "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}, "3001939": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"check this based on part of McCain's statement copied below, is he endorsing the sort of \"cheers\" that we the entire nation has witnessed in the past week - \"bomb Obama\", \"kill him\", \"off with his head\", \"traitor\", \"treason\", whatever\". <br><br><br><br>It certainly looks that way! So now John Lewis is attacking the character of hardworking white people??? If I hadn't read it for myself, I'd would have thought someone was making this sh%t up!  <br><br>John McCain has lost his m-fing mind!  F him being sad. He should have stopped the vile hateful attacks in it's track. His silence only fueled the fire. The MSM should have called him out for his silence but they enjoyed the m-fing show!  <br><br>Don't start nothing....won't be nothing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:47:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3001591, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005023": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  Co-signing.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:42:16", "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": 3001939, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Manju:  Nice comment!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_04:12:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2996104, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001013": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And Senator Obama and Rep. Lewis should hold a joint press conference and tell the McCain campaign to fuck off.  McCain still hasn't \"repudiated\" the vitriol his campaign knowingly drummed up.  They must really think this is the Jim Crow era.<br><br>First of all, they have absolutely no moral standing to \"demand\" anything.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:59:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b2e78e35619117f258a258c4b014289", "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": 3000302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004993": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:38:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004830, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999874": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  hope this isn't a duplicate.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1EuMogEdk&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1EuMogEdk&feat...</a><br>Evil McCain Caused Financial Disaster, Wants to DISTRACT Us", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:35:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That is another make-me-cry image. Will you stop now? (Not really . . . I love them!!)<br><br>If you all haven't seen \"Sidewalk to Nowhere,\" it's on YouTube. It is one of the most horrifying, despicable, shameful things I've ever seen. An endless march of white folks ranting about the terrifying terrible terrorist Obama. <br><br>It make me sick. Those people make me sick. And they're scaring me. McCain comes out ~ too little, too late? ~ with a message of calm, but I am afraid that these brainless fools have been whipped up into a murderous mob and there's no stopping them. <br><br>It was economic chaos in Germany that let Hitler come to power and get such a hold on the German people. I am very, very worried that the economic chaos here is going to fuel the hate. It's not hard for idiots to make the leap given the propaganda that issues 24-7 from Fox. They're connecting Obama with terrorism. Minorities with the housing crisis. Democrats blamed solely for the economy. Now Michelle Obama being connected with Ayers' wife, Bernardine Doehrns. <br><br>One million jobs lost since December. Trillions of dollars of wealth from average folks siphoned away from 401Ks, retirement accounts. People losing their homes every day. Prices of necessities rising by the hour. <br><br>This is a scary time. For McCain to make delegitimizing Obama as a candidate in the way he's done is incitement to the unbalanced among us to do terrible things. I'm scared to death. I'm praying every day. I hope those of you who pray are doing so as well. If you're not a pray-er, then send positive thoughts to surround this man and his family, please.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_12:15:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "bigassbelle", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995273": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I guess this is under gossip:<br><br>Black Celebrity Kids<br><br><a href=\"http://blackcelebkids.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackcelebkids.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_01:07:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw that bs too Nqest.  There are a few reason why I will be glad when this election is over and Tara Wall is one of them.  I will be so glad when I can turn on the television and not see that ignorant poser ever again.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:39:27", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000403": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyurah:  True dat!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:42:39", "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": 3000169, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We drove 6 miles in Barack's shoes yesterday<br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/173840/78/723/627777\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/173840...</a><br><blockquote><i>Yesterday my wife was \"paced\" for 6 miles on our local freeway by a driver who came up fast behind her as she merged onto the interstate, then this guy slowed up considerably and settled in along side her.  My children were in the car.  We have an \"Obama '08\" sticker in the back window.</i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_21:20:42", "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}, "3002458": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  Welcome back - with the TRUTH!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>How's the gas situation??  Better, I hope!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:04:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3001452, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000411": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:44:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000403, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3009629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nquest - my kids play soccer too, one is on the swim team, one likes horse back riding, and one plays lacrosse (don't ask. . . . -- it is just the neighborhood we live in) however, Sarah Palin doesn't speak for me as a woman at all.  Who the crap is Joe Six Pack?  <br><br>We know what she was doing.  Playing ignorant to that fact means nothing.  I am constantly schooling the folks at my kids school (less than 2% black student body) about the value of diversity, explaining that as black kids especially my boys will have to have the best education, work harder, and strive to be 5 times smarter than white kids in order to be considered equal.   That is just the way life is at this point.  Maybe it will change in another decade or so but right now, that is where we are.<br><br>Ya'll know I don't push the black/white meme simply because I believe you are going to find ignorant assholes in every shape size and color but I am not dumb enough to not recognize we have a long way to go in race relations and I make it a point to have those conversations with the people I meet so they know that I know what time it is.  They don't play with me and they make an extra effort to ask questions and openly address any issues.  I have learned from them and they learn from me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_13:54:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002463": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "John Lewis should have a \"This is 2008:  Jim Crow don't live here anymore\" press conference and put McCain on the spot.  When it was convenient, McCain claimed that Lewis was one of \"three wise men\" he would consult when president.<br><br>Rep. Lewis should bust him out and say not only did McCain not consult me about his \"divisive\" (they love that word, don't they) campaign strategy but he also never had a relationship with me to even pretend like I'm someone he would consult.<br><br>The fact is:  McCain is the worst kind of trianguling poltician.  He fought against the King holiday, had the nerve to disgrace the 40th anniversary for a mindless photo-op then lied and tried to say that he supported the King holiday in the midst of LYING and stumbling through the whole \"Obama played the race card from the bottom of the deck\" campaign tactic where his campaign blamed Obama for doing what they did.<br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2008/04/mccains-exploitation-of-john-l.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2008/04/m...</a><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AjO-IxfMY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AjO-IxfMY</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:05:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3001864, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "totally agree, nquest.  fareeldoe: we need to have like a discovery channel special, complete with English accent voiceover on \"the McKine nee-grauw ahnd his penchant fohr awd vouting.\"<br><br> i get the whole \"we are not monolithic\" thing.  more power to that.  ...but who are those 11 not quite decided black folks, too? there's gotta be something interesting from them, too.<br><br>the 2% for mcain i kinda discount about 90% of that group as talking point republicans. but you're right, let's study the whole 2 anyway.  <br><br>i also thought of mccain in old terms and as a principled man before he copped to the pressure on his side of the aisle he's always \"reaching across.\"  (perhaps swallowing that 'you know he's got a black baby' trick by gwjr without a fight so he could bide his time for this moment was a big clue.)<br><br>I wonder if  there's such thing as a black george will counterpart in the 2, i.e. a black person who at least calls McCain out for losing his mind, if not going as far as to endorse Barack officially.  [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202583_pf.html] <br><br>very honestly - is this black person out there and speaking.   the usual suspects (connerly, williams, et. al) don't count, even if they switch to barack because they've spoken the script too long.<br><br>...and, I wonder if, even having said that McCain's out of his league, Will (or black GWill) would still vote for the pool on principle alone if not the water that's in it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:34:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3002885, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "***Videos***<br>McCain Forced To Defend Obama After Rhetoric Backfires! (Maddow)<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_iKo3GwRg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_iKo3GwRg</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Pittsburgh to Palin: Keep the Puck Out<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPkfaP-E4Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPkfaP-E4Y</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Joe Biden on the Economy in Springfield, Missouri<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ffRRvHsnzUk\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ffRRvHsnzUk</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Annabel's Mom Takes on Sarah Palin, In Korean!!!<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wphLKCEQO4U\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wphLKCEQO4U</a><br><blockquote><i>Sarah Palin....that woman worries me.  She seems a little self-righteous, and a little fanatical</i></blockquote><br>Wow, that translates, even in Korean!<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------<br>30 Days | 30 Reasons : Republicans Ruin The Economy (#26)<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW0pzu0YXs\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW0pzu0YXs</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_01:12:24", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000939": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, Craig. And could <a hre=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/1201/2293/528/626955\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> have been the impetus for Congressman Lewis' remarks? After all, he is GA's representative, right? That's where the \"bomb Obama\" remark, cried out in a GOP rally, originated, yes? Now, some yellow-bellied Democrats over at dkos are calling for an Obama condemnation of Lewis too, claiming that he has brought race to the fore again. Where is their courage for fuck's sake? God! At least they are in the minority and are being cowed by the majority of the posters.<br><br>Don't even respond to McBush, Senator Obama.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:51:06", "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": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000796, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ta-Nehisi adds some perspective and context to the Wallace reference. See below:<br><br>\"Is there really anything else to say? OK, maybe a little. Lewis didn't say McCain/Palin were George Wallace, but he rightfully noted that Wallace--among others--stoked anger and hate for his own political ends, which in turn led to a lot of death. There are a couple other parrellels which are worth noting:<br><br><br>A black lawyer recalls, \"Judge George Wallace was the most liberal judge that I had ever practiced law in front of. He was the first judge in Alabama to call me 'Mister' in a courtroom.\"[2] Later, when a supporter asked why he started using racist messages, Wallace replied, \"You know, I tried to talk about good roads and good schools and all these things that have been part of my career, and nobody listened. And then I began talking about niggers, and they stomped the floor.\"<br><br>He was defeated by John Patterson in Alabama's Democratic gubernatorial primary election in 1958, which at the time was the decisive election, the general election still almost always being a mere formality. This was a political crossroads for Wallace. Patterson ran with the support of the Ku Klux Klan, an organization Wallace had spoken against, while Wallace was endorsed by the NAACP.[2] <br><br>After the election, aide Seymore Trammell recalled Wallace saying, \"Seymore, you know why I lost that governor's race?... I was outniggered by John Patterson. And I'll tell you here and now, I will never be outniggered again.\"[2][4] In the wake of his defeat, Wallace adopted hard-line segregationism, and used this stand to court the white vote in the next gubernatorial election.<br>Fascinating.\"<br><br>Very interesting context. I gotta say although racism is still prevalant in society due to influx of immigrants, voting rights, and shrinking GOP base I am not so sure this is a sound tactic.<br><br>In any case, I believe that Obama will win. I have believed it since he was behind.     I believe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:43:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3001060, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997010": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Barack <a href=\"http://roschellenelson.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-osama-for-president-according-to.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Osama</a> for president according to typo on  hundreds of New York absentee ballots.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_08:06:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "roschelle", "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}, "2995901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Anovelista:  Thanks for this.  I saw the leader/founder/head of ACORN on Larry King.  She spoke well and tried to debunk the criticisms.  I just don't know enough  -yet.  But, I'll keep reading!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:06:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995690, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GM has been a stone's throw away from bankruptcy for a while now.  Thing is, in many perverse ways, bankruptcy would help the company.  For the market share that GM has, they have way too many brands and way too many dealers.  Both the brands part and the dealers part are inseparable--the dealers have a huge lobby of their own and franchise law support from their individual states.  Largely because of contracted obligations to dealers, it cost GM over $1 billion just to shut down the Oldsmobile brand--money that they don't have to axe un-needed brands like Buick, Pontiac, SAAB, or the practically offensive Hummer line.  <br><br>Chrysler, now a private company with fewer brands, isn't much better.  They have a line of middling, gas slugging vehicles in both the Chrysler and Dodge brands, and the Jeep line is full of SUVs.  Forget about hybrids, none of the Chrysler Corp. brands have a small car that gets good gas mileage.  Just like GM and Ford, they relied too heavily on truck and SUV sales and didn't reinvest those profits into cars.    Add the contraction in personal credit, and you've got disaster on the way. <br><br>Merger, bankruptcy, or whatever, if you're a Big 3 employee who's still fortunate to have a job: Pay off your house, put away some money for college (for your family AND yourself), and polish up your resume. The next few years ain't gonna be pretty.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:34:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "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": 2996522, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000946": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/1201/2293/528/626955\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/1201/2...</a><br><br>I forgot to post this...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:51:45", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000939, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000438": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Late Night Jokes of the Week  :&gt;)<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/late-night-jokes-of-the-w_n_133772.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/late-n...</a><br><br>ENJOY!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:47:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-doing-philly-sprint-pictures.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama Doing the \"Philly Sprint\" (Pictures)</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:10:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3010680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "agreed RonnieB", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_14:04:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002635, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998394": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This photo is amazing. Just the inspiration I need to counter all this 24-hrs news cycle BS. Thank you!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:17:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "claudia_m", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005051": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "During the Holocaust there were some Jews who worked the ovens for a few more crumbs of bread and to put off their extermination for as long as possible.People like Tara Wells, Ron Christie, Joe Watkins etc. has that mentality, they have no morals ,values or self esteem.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:46:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "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": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000445": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I picked<a href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2008/10/playing-with-fi.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"> this</a>up from <a href=\"http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/addressing-the.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sully at Daily Dish</a>. Packer writes,\"It\u2019s a big leap from hateful talking points and shouted epithets to vigilantism and the lone gunman.\" But my question is: Is it really? A big leap? <br><br>The other relevant question -  If so many respected voices have spoken against the recent incendiary tack of the McCain campaign, why are  they asking Senator Obama to repudiate Rep. Lewis'? Is it because...?<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:48:20", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000332, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000962": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "ROFLMAO.<br><br>He failed to give as good as Bob Corker gave in his Senate race back in 2006.<br><br>That's why Bob Corker is now \"Senator\" Bob Corker.<br><br>He's drunk on haterade and can't be taken seriously, now that the Obama camp has probably indicated there is no room for him in an Obama Administration.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:53:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998425, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why should Obama make a race speech?<br>Why should Obama be thrown off his stride because McCain fucked up?<br>Let McCain make his own race speech, if he's so inclined.<br>McCain has shit; let McCain clean it up.<br>Also, if Obama makes a race speech, McCain and his surrogates will yell, \"See!\"<br>\"He's bring up race, that one!\"<br>Obama should keep his eyes on the prize and not be distracted.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:43:27", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3003053, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000968": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would have thought you wouldn't need a vote to revoke that Negro's Black Card for becoming McCain's Slave Catcher.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:54:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 2998238, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995849": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Here's some (1) FUNNY stuff and (2) ENERGIZING stuff from <i>MUDFLATS</i><br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sarah-palin-and-her-juneau-neighbors-support-obama/http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sarah-palin-and-her-juneau-neighbors-support-obama/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sarah-...</a><br>SARAH PALIN <b>And Her Juneau Neighbors Support Obama</b><br><br><i>(1). An anonymous Mudflatter in Juneau was taking an evening walk past the Governor\u2019s mansion, found the following political sign in the yard, and sent it to Mudflats for all to enjoy!<br><br>Presumably, the Governor herself is not an Obama supporter\u2026.however, it looks like quite a few of her neighbors are. The following images were passed on by a different Junea Mudflatter. I\u2019ve circled the Obama signs, and pointed with a red arrow at the Governor\u2019s mansion. Looks like Juneau is ready for change!</i><br><br>The pics are rather small but, it seems as if someone is putting \"OBAMA SIGNS\" on the Governor's Mansion AND on their own houses/yards around the mansion!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>(2)<i>Saturday, all these Obama supporters in Alaska\u2019s capitol will have an opportunity to make their voices heard! And in a \u201csensitive climate\u201d where state workers are plentiful, participants are encouraged to wear their best Halloween disguises!</i><br><br>Well, the poster didn't post, BUT it said:<br><br>Join friends and neighbors to:  <b>PROTEST SARAH PALIN</b>;  Wear your best halloween disguise; SATURDAY, October 11; 10:00 am;  Downtown Juneau in front of the CAPITOL!!<br><br>These people are really going ALL OUT.<br><br>I'm tellin' you - She's going to find out that there IS someplace that's better than home! :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:52:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000087": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RAOTFL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:01:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998238, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996418": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyrah:  His OWN \"peeps\" are dissing him!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/economists-for-mccain-tra_n_133718.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/econom...</a><br><b>\"Economists For McCain\" Trash McCain's New Mortgage Plan</b><br><br><i>Many of the professional economists who formally endorsed John McCain's economic plan are expressing bewilderment with his most recent proposal to rectify the home mortgage crisis.<br><br>In interviews with the Huffington Post, roughly a dozen of McCain's economist supporters said they disagreed with the Senator's recent proposal -- for the government to buy distressed mortgages at face value from banks and renegotiate them with homeowners. Several viewed it as a gimmick, driven mostly by political circumstance. Only one pro-McCain economist spoke up in favor of the plan.<br><br>\"This is just political gamesmanship,\" said Robert H. Heidt, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law. \"The bill is wildly over-ambitious in trying to rescue home buyers from the downturn in real estate appreciation. It's costs would never end. I will end up voting for McCain but this is ridiculous.\"</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>The \"boy\" is losin' it!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:05:22", "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}, "3000462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The original message was received at Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:49:05 -0400<br>from <a href=\"http://disqus.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">disqus.com</a> [74.86.107.154]<br><br><br>*** ATTENTION ***<br><br>Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its<br>delivery.  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The next line contains a second error message which is a<br>general translation for other e-mail servers.<br><br>Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail<br>administrator.<br><br>--AOL Postmaster<br><br><br><br>   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----<br>&lt;<a href=\"mailto:mamahelena@aol.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">mamahelena@aol.com</a>&gt;<br>    (reason: 552 mamahelena MAILBOX FULL)<br><br>   ----- Transcript of session follows -----<br>... while talking to air-me03.mail.aol.com.:", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:50:09", "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": 3000445, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999953": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-09/the-politics-of-michelle-obamas-hair/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Politics of Michelle Obama's Hair</a>, and other stuff that may interest you at The Daily Beast,Tina Brown's  new plaything.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:44:44", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know if this particular site has been mentioned already, but for more Obama pics with kids, go to YES WE CAN (Hold Babies) - It's great!<br><br><a href=\"http://yeswecanholdbabies.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://yeswecanholdbabies.wordpress.com/</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:20:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "claudia_m", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998162, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998425": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Harold Ford Jr. has an op/ed in the WaPo:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101002558.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br>He doesn't really come out swinging for Obama, but he is critical of McCain's campaign tactics tying it back to the \"Call me\" ad made about him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:21:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "adriana01", "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}, "3000986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Mr. Obama has FORGIVEN their \"ERRANT WAYS\"!</i><br><br>That's not what I see from what you quoted: <br><br><i>\u201cSenator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric,\u201d Obama told a rally in Philadelphia today. \u201cI appreciate his reminder that we can disagree while being respectful of each other.\u201d </i><br><br>I see Senator Obama specifically naming an action and saying he appreciates it. That to my eyes is &lt;v&gt;very</b> different from forgiving, not just in content but also in the overarching framework of understanding. Forgiveness is about the individual ego, naming and appreciating specific actions is about .... doing.<br><br>(I agree with you on your Q&A)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:56:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000007, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": ":) thanks for that Val. He's doing a good thing, plus making a profit.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:51:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000027, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995875": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I took the survey.  LAWD help the 84 people who voted \"NONE OF THE ABOVE!\"<br>Those MUST have been the \"trolls!\"  :&gt;)<br><br>This felt like what must happen at a <b>KKK RALLY!</b>  Eeewwww!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:00:37", "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": 2995705, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw a funny newspaper review blurb about this movie that I thought was honest.  They didn't really praise or deride the movie for its artistic or entertainment value...they just wondered why Stone would make the film in the first place, and moreover, wondered who would go see it.  One one hand, the people that like 'W' would hate the film and bash it mercilessly, mostly on hearsay.  On the other hand, the people that hate W would probably already know 'what happens' from experience, and wouldn't want to sit through it again.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:41:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "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": 2995665, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John Lewis needs to go oops upside McCain's head.  Knock some sense into him.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_01:29:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "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": 3001864, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995884": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyah:  I plan 2.  Just for the popcorn. . . .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:01:36", "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": 2995665, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Applause!  Serves her right!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:01:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995849, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997936": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "HA! <br><br>Good one", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_10:15:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2997485, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001010": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oliver Stone made \"JFK\" and we haven't stopped talking about who killed Kennedy.<br><br>He was on Bill Maher last night and basically said he made the movie to show all of America what W was really like.<br><br>They were in the same class at Yale - only Stone dropped out to enlist and go to Vietnam, while W dodged service all together.<br><br>I'll probably catch a matinee - cause I expect him to do with \"W\" what he did with \"JFK\".", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:59:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 2995665, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I told you..when he gets his ass beat., he should just take it like a man.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:24:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2996407, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Roland took a \"chunk\" out of James Harris!  I wonder IFFF he's going to make a call?  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/black-conservat.html?cid=134271131#comment-134271131\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/black-c...</a><br><b>Black Conservative Talk Show Host Begs McCain To \"take it to Obama\"</b><br><br>Now I'm wondering IFFF McAncient thought that he was being set up  - even by another conservative?  Hmmmm?<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_04:59:31", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004959": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "and that's a shame bec. as RNC head of outreach to minorities and coming out of a dubious GW administration, that's all the cover you need to take a principled stand and still be a republican.  even now, the podium of w-post conservative editor is enough cover if you need it, to be a legitimate thorn in your own party.  (not to be conflated in any kind of way with that lieberman nonsense.)<br><br>i look at it like a ufc fight. them dudes go at it to actually break bones, but a warrior still appreciates another warrior, fighting with nasty disdain for the opponent who can't or won't bring it.<br><br>it's better for the country to have principled republican opposition to principled democratic opposition (at least nominally anyway) but Obama ain't got nobody to fight against if principle is the question. [cue the curious george palin rally monkies]<br><br>this'll make governing hard as it will prevent the occasional and legitimate bipartisan legislation with all them punks cowering on either side of the aisle.  our fight is just starting if O is elected, but he's built for it and so are we.  get ready for the dirtiest local politics of all time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:32:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jeffrey Wright:<br><br>First he played MLK, now he's playing Colin Powell.<br><br>I thought they would have pegged Harry Lennix or someone like that for Colin Powell - now I gots to go see this movie.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:00:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995684, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's the scene I have in my mind: McCain consulting the \"White Candidate Playbook\" in the chapter on \"How to Be Overtly Racist and Get Away With It.\"<br><br>Running his finger down the relevant page til he gets to: \"Get outraged and demand that the black candidate immediately repudiate the other black man.\" Nod, smile, \"Yeah, that worked for Hillary! Let's do it!\" <br><br>Do it. Wait for the response.<br><br>Uh-oh! It didn't work!<br><br>Because that rulebook? Not working for you now, sucker.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:47:26", "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": 3000302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Harold Ford is a FREAKIN HATER.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:26:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998425, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BAB:  \"Whycome\" you have captured my feelings?  Co-signing!!<br><br>Annnnd since I lived thought most of that tumultuous time, I really didn't think anything negative about Mr. Lewis' statements when he first made them.  What he said was OBVIOUS!!  <br>\"THEY\" were establishing and supporting a RACIALLY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT!!<br><br>Annnnnd, since \"Ms. Thang\" didn't live through these times [via experience], neither did she watch the video replays, she might not have know the depth of what she \"STEPPED INTO!\"  But, \"McAncient\" wasn't gonna tell her 'cause her role was <b>\"ATTACK PIG - WITH LIPSTICK!\"</b>  <br><br>He needs ta apologize to her!  He/Repugs have <b>NO RESPECT FOR HER!!</b><br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:22:24", "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": 3001864, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002230": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Didn't see this posted but I will link to the Back Forty for this video of McCain's anger. One story in there is shocking, to me.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.ruralvotes.com/thebackforty/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ruralvotes.com/thebackforty/index.php</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_19:33:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000007": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Because Mr. Obama has CLASS:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.newser.com/story/39707/obama-thanks-mccain-for-calming-crowd.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newser.com/story/39707/obama-thanks-...</a><br><b>Obama Thanks McCain For Calming Crowd</b><br><br><br><i>(Newser) \u2013 Barack Obama took a moment this morning to thank John McCain for attempting to rein in his angry crowd yesterday. \u201cSenator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric,\u201d Obama told a rally in Philadelphia today. \u201cI appreciate his reminder that we can disagree while being respectful of each other.\u201d McCain had asked his crowd to exercise such respect and quickly cut off a supporter who called Obama \u201can Arab terrorist.\u201d<br><br>As soon as Obama had praised McCain for his military service, he got back to business, criticizing GOP campaign manager Rick Davis for saying that the campaign is \u201cnot a CNBC news show on the stock market.\u201d Obama argued that the candidates must discuss the market and the crisis. \u201cWhen it comes to the economy,\u201d he said, \u201cSenator McCain still doesn\u2019t get it.\u201d<br><br>Source New York Times</i><br><br>O.K. So ALL their LIES have been exposed, their CHARACTER [OOPS!  LACK OF] has been exposed, many of their POLICIES have been determined by ECONOMIC EXPERTS and members of their own party to be FLAWED, and Mr. Obama has FORGIVEN their \"ERRANT WAYS\"!<br><br><b>ANSWER</b>:  BECAUSE they have the <b>WHITE GENE!</b><br><br><b>QUESTION:</b>:  Why should anyone vote for them??  [Keep in mind the audience at the RNC Convention where you needed to have \"sun glasses\" because of the \"glare\"!]<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:51:24", "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}, "3000520": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Some possible historical perspective to the 2008 election:<br><br>I came across this video of Walter Cronkite and company doing an election night analysis of the <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMpQqDP-nk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reagan win in 1980 </a> (disclaimer: I can go on for hours about the suckitude of ol' Ronnie).  But I thought it was it was an interesting clip in that there are a lot of eerie parallels to 2008, with Obama in the Reagan part of the equation.  Will the result be the same?  One can only hope.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:58:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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}, "3002569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nquest:  WELL SAID!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:23:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002463, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998988": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bell,<br><br>I posted about this video yesterday after seeing it on Crooks & Liars. It is so horrifying that I couldn't stand to watch another second of it. I am scared.  It is sickening and so discouraging to see so much hate in this day. It was a scene straight out of the Civil Rights Era!  If anything happens to Senator Obama because of the frenzy whipped up by John McCain and that ignorant hate ranting Sarah Palin, I am holding them responsible!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_12:33:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998855, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996435": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  This is from Cindy \"WALK IN MY SHOES\" and stumble 'cause I just took my pills McAncient:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/cindy-mccain-kept-keating_n_133738.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/cindy-...</a><br>Cindy McCain Kept Keating Partnership AFTER SCANDAL<br><br><br><i>Sen. John McCain's wife and father-in-law continued a lucrative business partnership with disgraced financier Charles H. Keating Jr. for 11 years after the GOP presidential nominee said he ended his close friendship with Keating in March 1987.<br><br>Cindy McCain's business partnership with Keating in a real-estate development between 1986 and 1998 netted her a tidy profit, in addition to years of significant tax benefits. Her father, who died in 2000, earned similar returns.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br>\"Whycome\" I'm loving this expose stuff!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:11:36", "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}, "3005143": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nquest:  Just 'cause she had her HAIR DID OVER-she tries to have a New ATTITUDE!  BUT, it didn't work!<br><br>Still the SAME OLD TIRED BLAME the POOR for their POORNESS.<br><br>I'm coming close to callin' her an \"elitist\"!  If I find out that she has had just one more latte and it's a done deal!!  Actually, She's closer to a \"wanna-be elitist!\"<br>One thing she doesn't \"wanna-be is Black!\" IMHO<br><br>Whew!  Exhausted Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)<br><br>O.K.  She's a SNOB. [No disrespect to THE BLACK SNOB&gt;  :&gt;)]", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:01:01", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000538": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Another piece of evidence of the SCOPE of this crisis.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/sumner-redstones-credit-c_n_133846.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/sumner...</a><br>CBS and VIACOM<br><br><i>Billionaire Sumner Redstone got caught in the credit crunch Friday.<br><br>The 85-year-old mogul, who has long bragged about his financial savvy and competitive drive, was forced to sell a fifth of his family's stake in his two media companies -- Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. -- on a day when the companies' shares were trading at record lows. It shows that even the wealthiest people are not immune to the meltdown in the markets and are being thrust into once-unimaginable situations.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br>I'm trying to keep upbeat, BUT. . . . . .Whew!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:00:05", "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}, "3000027": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Gas Station for Obama<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7boiBsAt4&NR=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7boiBsAt4&NR=1</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:53:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  MAJOR co-sign!!  Love 'em!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:53:41", "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": 2999655, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995934": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Whooo!  Hooo!  Lovin' it!!<br><br>RED  - ta-  PURPLE  - ta - <b>BLUE!!</b>  <br><br>YOU GO Obama-Biden!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:15:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995644, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "other sites report she told people at an earlier event that she was bringing Piper, the 7 year old, and putting a jersey on her to squelch the boos.....<br><br>Well, I didn't work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:02:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004843, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now why is Obama opening his mouth?<br><br>They say \"jump!\", he says, \"how high?\"  <br><br>Un-freakin'-believable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:06:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b2e78e35619117f258a258c4b014289", "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": 3000302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005154": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:  Co-signing!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:02:46", "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": 3005051, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001060": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Game On! Obama is not retreating on the John Lewis comments. <a href=\"http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Obama_backs_Lewis_statement.html?showall\" rel=\"nofollow\">From Politico.</a><br><br>And, btw, John Lewis, imho, was describing the hostile environment created by George Wallace's behavior, and warning that McCain's attacks on Obama, which have spawned much hate-mongering in the past week, is fertile ground for similar violent outcomes. He did not say John McCain/Sarah Palin=George Wallace.<br><br>What John Lewis has said is not very different from what others have in the past week, including those who share McCain's ideology. His perpective, though, is that he has lived it and knows of what he speaks.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:07:05", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Newsweek Poll:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/emnewsweekem-poll-obama-o_n_133794.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/emnews...</a><br>DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD FOR OBAMA<br><br><i>The global financial meltdown has caused a dramatic shift in the 2008 presidential race, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters--a marked shift from the last NEWSWEEK poll, conducted one month ago, when the two candidates were tied at 46 percent.<br><br>Underlying Obama's surge in support: An historic boiling over of dissatisfaction with the status quo. An astounding 86 percent of voters now say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States, while a mere 10 percent say they are satisfied. That's the highest wrong track/right track ratio ever recorded in the NEWSWEEK poll.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br><br>Whooo!  Hoo!  BUT we have to KEEP WORKING.<br><br>I'll be gone most of Sat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:17:33", "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}, "2999018": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i pray.  when a whole lot of us pray (or send positive thoughts) together, not only are we a bunch of pray-ers, but we become the prayer.  <br><br>i think we'll be okay.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_12:39:22", "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": 2998855, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How about a laugh. Look at the sign on Palins Gov. Mansion, I guess those Alaskans are not happy with the heffa!<br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/palin-for-obama.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pal...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_09:10:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "gaiilonfong", "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}, "3000046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BAB:  Co-sign.  Annnnd, I still have my \"sun glasses!\"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:55:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2999116, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005053": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw it too -- Bill Bennett's \"beyond politics.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:47:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3004978, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005168": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin:  AGREED!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:04:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3005003, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not sure if you all watched this video.<br><br>The McCain Wander!<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/the-mccain-wander_n_133775.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/the-mc...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:09:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "By McCain refusing to look at Obama in the first debate and calling him \"that one\" in the second, it gave the racists permission to display their assholery in public at McCain rallies.<br><br>Why can't people call Obama all sorts of names and threaten death on him?<br><br>Why SHOULDN'T they disrespect him?  After all, McCain disrespected him to his face TWICE.<br><br>If McCain is a decent person, he'd FORCEFULLY say \"Violence and disrespect will NOT be tolerated.\"<br><br>But who would believe him, since again, he's been disrespecting Obama TO HIS FACE?  He needs to lead by example, and I don't think that he will because he's losing and desperate.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_01:45:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "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": 3001256, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999539": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dave:  Interesting that you would pick this one out to make a comment.    In some previous article, minorities were \"blamed\" - in part- for this fiscal crisis.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sasha-abramsky/blaming-the-poor_b_133864.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sasha-abramsky/bl...</a><br><i>Blaming The Poor</i><br><br>So, I'm asking [and I'm sure that you will agree that I have that RIGHT],  how does it occur that minorities were NOT asked to be part of the solution?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:51:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2996695, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Senator Obama is on a roll out there in Philly(listening to the South 52nd rally). Stop the pain....Stop the hurt. I. LOVE. IT! <br><br>(Off topic: Is it me or can you tell when he's talking to a whole bunch o' black people - by this I mean an audience that has a high representation of AA's?)<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:51:38", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001591": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not to belabor this issue , BUT check this based on part of McCain's statement copied below, is he endorsing the sort of \"cheers\" that we the entire nation has witnessed in the past week -  \"bomb Obama\", \"kill him\", \"off with his head\", \"traitor\", \"treason\", whatever. <br><br>Is this how McBush expects his \"hardworking\" supporters to express their desire for \"reform\"? Not to mention that Congressman Lewis did not castigate McCain without cause. Unless McCain is so out of touch that he doesn't realize that his angry rhetoric instigated these epithets.<br><br>Oh, and John McCain, your POW game just got played on you, motherfucker. You think you are the only one that's insulated because you got the shit beaten out of you? Say hello to John Lewis, one of your \"wise\" men.<br><br>T.<br><br>From McBush's camp:<br>\"I am saddened that John Lewis, a man I've always admired, would make such a brazen and baseless attack on my character and the character of the thousands of hardworking Americans who come to our events to cheer for the kind of reform that will put America on the right track.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:55:44", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998520": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, because Hannah Montana and the Cheetah Girls are the most dangerous rappers alive!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:36:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "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": 2995705, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She is a pure-D SAMBO<br><br>plain and simple. <br><br>she should have had her tap dancing shoes on so that she could just shuffle on cue. she has been tiresome. Didn't you get the feeling Roland just wanted to say, ' Negro, PLEASE!'.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:05:45", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996475": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  The Gov.'s E-mails  - SAVE 'EM  - says the Judge!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/palin-e-mails-judge-order_n_133727.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/palin-...</a><br>Palin E-Mails:  Judge Orders State To Preserve<br><br><i>ANCHORAGE, Alaska \u2014 A judge has ordered the state of Alaska to preserve any government-related e-mails that Gov. Sarah Palin sent from private accounts.<br><br>Anchorage Superior Court Judge Craig Stowers ruled Friday in the lawsuit brought by Anchorage resident Andree McLeod against Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee.</i><br><br>Guess when it rains  -  it pours!!<br><br>GOT MY BUMBERSHOOT!   No matter to me!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:24:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3009282": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Truth you ain't never lied.  LOL<br><br>Did you see that grin?  Yep he should certainly be watched around young children.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_13:15:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3006115, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "T:  Co-sign.  I believe that it has been said:  \"If you don't start nothin', won't be nothin'.<br><br>McAncient/The Gov.  STARTED somethin'.  They KNEW!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:04:56", "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": 3000445, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996486": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just replied to this but the comment is being held by a moderator, presumably because it had so many links?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:26:09", "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": 2995901, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "After he's sworn in as president, he can make race speeches every week if he wanna.<br><br>But until then, he needs to remind white Americans how broke they are.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:33:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3001563, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000077": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Videos from the Democratic Convention<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=DemConvention\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=DemC...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:00:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005200": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks, it was bugging me that I could not recall. That segment was too terrible for words. She doesn't even seem high brow enough to be so removed from struggle, so dismissive.<br><br>I couldn't  continue to watch further. I need to find out more about her background.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:09:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3005053, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001452": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just got back from Italy! Soooooo tired....but wanted to share how the news over there is so different from what we're fed here. I could only understand the BBC and CNN World News which I have never seen in the USA....and its not even offered on any cable package where I live, but the world economy is in the toilet and the bailout was a straight up necessity for the crap they are not telling us about. Its really really a big mess. Folks sure do love them some Barack Obama though! I saw Obama tees on young Italians! Very cool.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:38:40", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995474": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  1. Nice pics.  I'm just glad that Mr. Obama had his \"sun glasses\" OVER his head and NOT on his eyes!  I would have been remanded to my \"air conditioner!\"   :&gt;)<br><br>2.  WOW!  Another display of <b>\"BLACK MAN MENTORING!\"</b>  It's POWERFUL!!<br>Thank you!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_01:41:30", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998547": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "this commment was posted at <a href=\"http://www.jacksonfreepress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.jacksonfreepress.com</a> of Mississippi (a state we know is for McCain).  <br><br>\"St. Louis Daily Endorses Obama \u2026 with Style  <br><br>Perhaps egged on by the hate week that John McCain and Sarah Palin just put the country through, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decided not to wait to publish its endorsement of Barack Obama. It's beautifully and thoughtfully written:\"<br><br>\"Over the past nine months, Mr. Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, has emerged as the only truly transformative candidate in the race. In the crucible that is a presidential campaign, his intellect, his temperament and equanimity under pressure consistently have been impressive. He has surrounded himself with smart, capable advisers who have helped him refine thorough, nuanced policy positions.<br><br>In a word, Mr. Obama has been presidential. [...]<br><br>Meanwhile, Mr. McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, became the incredible shrinking man. He shrank from his principled stands in favor of a humane immigration policy. He shrank from his universal condemnation of torture and his condemnation of the politics of smear. He even shrank from his own campaign slogan, \u201cCountry First,\u201d by selecting the least qualified running mate since the Swedenborgian shipbuilder Arthur Sewall ran as William Jennings Bryan\u2019s No. 2 in 1896. [...]<br><br>We didn\u2019t know nine months ago that before Election Day, America would face its greatest economic challenge since the Great Depression. The crisis on Wall Street is devastating, but it has offered voters a useful preview of how the two presidential candidates would respond to a crisis.<br><br>Very early on, Mr. Obama reached out to his impressive corps of economic advisers and developed a comprehensive set of recommendations for addressing the problems. He set them forth calmly and explained them carefully.<br><br>Mr. McCain, a longtime critic of government regulation, was late to recognize the threat. The chief economic adviser of his campaign initially was former Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, who had been one of the architects of banking deregulation. When the credit markets imploded, Mr. McCain lurched from one ineffectual grandstand play to another. He squandered the one clear advantage he had over Mr. Obama: experience.<br><br>Mr. McCain first was elected to Congress in 1982 when Mr. Obama was in his senior year at Columbia University. Yet the younger man\u2019s intellectual curiosity and capacity \u2014 and, yes, also the skills he developed as a community organizer and his instincts as a political conciliator \u2014 more than compensate for his lack of more traditional Washington experience.<br>[...]<br><br>We have little doubt that Mr. Obama\u2019s appointees would bring a level of competence, compassion and intellectual achievement to the executive branch that hasn\u2019t been seen since the New Frontier. He has energized a new generation of Americans who would put the concept of service back in \u201cpublic service.\u201d<br><br>Consider that while Mr. McCain selected as his running mate Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, a callow and shrill partisan, Mr. Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. Mr. Biden\u2019s 35-year Senate career has given him encyclopedic expertise on legislative and judicial issues, as well as foreign affairs. [...]<br><br>And the fact that Mr. Obama can explain his thoughts and policies in language that can instruct and inspire is exciting. Eloquence isn\u2019t everything in a president, but it is not nothing, either.<br><br>Experience aside, the 25-year difference in the ages of Mr. McCain, 72, and Mr. Obama, 47, is important largely because Mr. Obama\u2019s election would represent a generational shift. He would be the first chief executive in more than six decades whose worldview was not formed, at least in part, by the Cold War or Vietnam.<br><br>He sees the complicated world as it is today, not as a binary division between us and them, but as a kaleidoscope of shifting alliances and interests. As he often notes, he is the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, an internationalist who yet acknowledges that America is the only nation in the world in which someone of his distinctly modest background could rise as far as his talent, intellect and hard work would take him.<br><br>Given the damage that has been done to America\u2019s moral standing in the world in the last eight years \u2014 by a preemptory war, a unilateralist foreign policy and by policies that have treated both the Geneva Conventions and our own Bill of Rights as optional \u2014 Mr. Obama\u2019s election would help America reclaim the moral high ground.<br><br>It also must be said that Mr. Obama is right on the issues. He was right on the war in Iraq. He is right that all Americans deserve access to health care and right in his pragmatic approach to meeting that goal. He is right on tax policy, infrastructure investment, energy policy and environmental issues. He is right on American ideals.<br><br>He was right when he said in his remarkable speech in March in Philadelphia that \u201cIn the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world\u2019s great religions demand: that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Let us be our brother\u2019s keeper, Scripture tells us. Let us be our sister\u2019s keeper. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well.\u201d [...]<br><br>Finally, only at this late point do we note that Barack Obama is an African-American. Because of who he is and how he has run his campaign, that fact has become almost incidental to most Americans. Instead, his countrymen are weighing his talents, his values and his beliefs, judging him not by the color of his skin, but the content of his character.<br><br>That says something profound and good \u2014 about him as a candidate and about us as a nation.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:39:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "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}, "2999575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nate:  Hey!  :&gt;)  Thank you VERY MUCH for this comment.  I came here ta learn and your comment is very helpful!<br><br>It's VERY ROUGH out here!  Whew!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:55:32", "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": 2999408, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michigander 2:  <b>Another ENDORSEMENT!!!</b>  Yaaaa!  <br><br>I started to make a tally, but, I may miss some.  Soooo, I'll just ENJOY them as they come in!!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:02:01", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998547, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<B>The New McCain Attack Ad That Praises Obama</B><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjY9HOMbb0c\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjY9HOMbb0c</a><br><br>This is not an actual ad, but it would be great to see it anyway", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:40:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "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}, "3005210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  . . \"soccer\". . . <br><br>She tought that maybe errybody would see her as possessing the <b>WHITE GENE</b> after she said it!!  She really must hate all that melanin that she was endowed with!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:11:58", "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": 3004973, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You can watch it live here<br>&lt;a href=\"http://origin.barackobama.com/live/\"</a >", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:55:47", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2999541, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004189": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "but, the BIBLE supports the separation of church and state!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3001686, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hockey Mom Palin was BOOED today<br><br>E&P reports that Sarah Palin was greeted with a chorus of boos at the Philadelphia Flyers game where she dropped the puck at the Flyers' opener:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/hockey-mom-palin-greeted_n_133911.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/hockey...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:38:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Once again, Obama should have the vision and courage to make another race speech and I'm going to keep on saying it until he does (though some of his statements have come close to hitting the notes I believe he should put in a formal address, by himself or with McCain).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:51:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b2e78e35619117f258a258c4b014289", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I dont know if this has been posted.  It's so apropos  for today's thread photo.<br><br>JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK<br><br>A WHITE MAN ASKED HIS BLACK  FRIEND, \"ARE YOU VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK?<br><br>THE BLACK MAN RESPONDED BY SAYING, \"WHY NOT?  HEL, IN THIS COUNTRY MEN ARE PULLED OVER EVERY DAY JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE BLACK; PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTIONS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE BLACK; CONSIDERED TO BE CRIMINALS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE BLACK, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE THOUSANDS OF YOU WHO WONJ'T BE VOTING FOR HIM JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK!  HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT!<br><br>THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT WITH THE SWEAT AND WHIP OF THE BLACK SLAVES' BACK, AND NOW A DESCENDENTOF THOSE SAME SLAVES HAS A CHANCE TO LEAD THE SAME COUNTRY, WEHRE WE WEREN'T CONSIDERED TO BE PEOPLE, WHERE WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO BE EDUCATED, DRINK FROM THE SAME FOUNTAINS, EAT IN THE SAME RESTAURANTS, OR EVEN VOTE.<br><br>SO YES!  I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM!  BUT IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK, BUT BECAUSE HE IS HOPE, HE IS CHANGE, AND HE NOW ALLOWS ME TO UNDERSTAND WHEN MY GRANDSON SAYS THAT HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT WHEN HE GROWS UP, IT IS NOT A FAIRY TALE BUT A SHORT TERM GOAL.  HE NOW SEES, UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS THAT HE CAN ACHIEVE, WITHSTAND AND DO ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK!<br><br>Annononymous", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:36:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003176": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love Jeffrey Wright.  He's an incredible actor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:10:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "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": 3001021, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996522": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  And the 2 shall become 1:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/general-motors-and-chrysl_n_133819.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/genera...</a><br><b>General Motors And Chrysler Discuss Merger</b><br><br><br><br><i>General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry by reducing the Big Three of Detroit automakers to the Big Two.<br><br>The talks between G.M. and Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owns Chrysler, began more than a month ago, and the negotiations are not certain to produce a deal. Two people close to the process said the chances of a merger were \"50-50\" as of Friday and would most likely still take weeks to work out.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br><b>ANSWER</b>  THEY WON'T!!! SOME PEOPLE WILL BE TERMINATED!<br><br><b>QUESTION:</b>   How will all the workers SHARE fewer jobs??<br><br>Oh!  So that's how this MERGER thing works!!    Huh!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:36:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004978": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "she was also on another show talking about how poor people have color tvs and this recession is not like other recessions because of that. Saying folks aren't really struggling for food, etc. I am giving her the house negro of the day award; ala Field Negro.<br><br>It was some ridiculous show with a guy from the national review and Cornell West. He disagreed with him but I could not watch any further.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:35:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999533": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rachel Maddow is FAB.U.LOUS.<br><br>Video: <b>\"What do you mean when you say 'bomb Obama' in America, with our history?\"</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GvApq1x-c\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GvApq1x-c</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:50:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks GreenLady! I hope a lot of people show up to protest! When she released that statement clearing herself from wrong- doing, (Gag) I knew something was up! Crazy @ss nutty woman!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:34:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995945, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a wonderful photo! <br><br>I can't help but wonder what this young man may be inspired to become. Actually, I wonder that about the children in all of the Obama photos that JJP posts.<br><br>I don't know where you guys find these, but please keep 'em coming!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_08:54:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ba68360301d2a83c640ce48fb0e96cf", "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}, "2996536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   Where da \"brothas/sistas?\"  Just looking at the pic:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/g7-nations-vow-coordinati_n_133821.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/g7-nat...</a><br>7 Nations Coordinating on Financial Crisis<br><br>I'm just askin' . . . .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_05:40:21", "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}, "3000123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>What the Troopergate Report Really Says</b><br><a href=\"http://www.time.com/time/printout/0%2C8816%2C1849399%2C00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,184939...</a><br><blockquote><i>But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so.<br><br>The 263 pages of the report show a co-ordinated application of pressure on Monegan so transparent and ham-handed that it was almost certain to end in public embarrassment for the governor. The only surprise is that Troopergate is national news, not just a sorry piece of political gristle to be chewed on by Alaska politicos over steaks at Anchorage's Club Paris.<br><br>A harsh verdict? Consider the report's findings. Not only did people at almost every level of the Palin administration engage in repeated inappropriate contact with Walt Monegan and other high-ranking officials at the Department of Public Safety, but Monegan and his peers constantly warned these Palin disciples that the contact was inappropriate and probably unlawful. Still, the emails and calls continued \u2014 in at least one instance on recorded state trooper phone lines.<br><br>The state's head of personnel, Annette Kreitzer, called Monegan and had to be warned that personnel issues were confidential. The state's attorney general, Talis Colberg, called Monegan and had to be reminded that the call was putting both men in legal jeopardy, should Wooten decide to sue. The governor's chief of staff met with Monegan and had to be reminded by Monegan that, \"This conversation is discoverable ... You don't want Wooten to own your house, do you?\"<br><br>Monegan consistently emerges as the adult in these conversations, while the Palin camp displays a childish impetuousness and sense of entitlement. </i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:06:47", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "interesting that he wasn't man enough to stick with it, once the camera was on his ass...<br><br>punk.ass.bitch, just like his candidate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:17:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3003284, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "icebergslim:   I await your inspiration!!  Thanks!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:58:10", "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": 3001705, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thank you.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:58:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3004189, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997570": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You get the best pictures anywhere!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_09:24:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "nbmars", "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}, "3002179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For the next week, that should be a part of the Obama's campaign arsenal.  They should demand that the McCain campaign strongly repudiate Gov. Palin and any and every \"Obama's a Muslim/Arab\" (demand that they speak forcefully against demonizing Arab/Muslim Americans to avoid the kind of hate crimes we saw after 911), etc., etc.<br><br>In short, they should demand that McCain make a speech on race and bring up the DOLLAR BILL ad they let McCain slide on earlier in the campaign.  They should demand that Senator McCain deal with the \"palling around with terrorist\" idea which can only suggest that Obama is in league with those who would harm this country.<br><br>They should demand that McCain speak forcefully against this idea that Sen. Obama is \"not one of us\" or doesn't see America \"like they do.\"  They should challenge them to stop speaking in racist code.<br><br>Senator Obama has consistently treated Sen. McCain with respect and hasn't talked about McCain's racial slights or even began to talk about either McCain's or Palin's unsavory connections.  They should demand that Sen. McCain place all of this in the context of this nation's racist history and explain why they saw fit to exploit it.<br><br>And, finally, if Sen. McCain isn't willing to do that, the same way Obama made his speech on race then they should say that that makes him unfit to lead.  Sen. McCain says he won't let another Katrina happen but we know what he was doing when it happen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_19:26:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3001864, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3009350": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Actually, it's a curious George doll with an Obama sticker on it. The fool realizes that he's being filmed and takes the sticker off put it in his pocket and shoves the doll to a kid in front of him.\"<br><br>You have to laugh Texas_Girl.  I say let them display their ignorance for everyone to see.  LOL<br><br>You know probably peed his pants when he imagined his face all over the TV screen and having to pass by folks who could take issue with his actions on the street, at his job or in his neighborhood or (courtesy of youtube) when he is on travel in other states.  lol He is covering his a*s.  LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_13:23:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3003284, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "My husband and I had dinner last night with my mother-in-law, who's in a retirement center with 200 other senior citizens. <br><br>She and two others are voting Obama. The rest of those doddering fools, sitting there with their safety nets of Social Security and Medicare, are voting for McCain. Why? Play the Sidewalk video and there you are. <br><br>New rule: If you're a senior citizen living on SOCIALISM by way of Social Security and Medicare, and you vote for McCain? You lose. <br><br>Go back to work. Or hey! Pull yourself up by those much-vaunted Republican bootstraps! Too old? Too bad. Sink or swim, every man, woman and child for himself. Deal with it. <br><br>You vote AGAINST the party that will protect your very survival. If you're so stupid and so willing to do that, then give it up. Live your stinking, selfish principles, motherfuckers. More for the rest of us sane people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_12:55:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "bigassbelle", "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": 2998988, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002189": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi Miranda,<br><br>We had some friends from Germany visit last month and they couldn't wait to take home Obama bumper stickers to put on their car!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_19:27:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "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": 3001452, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Here \"they\" come:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.newser.com/story/39686/blue-collar-white-women-shift-to-obama.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newser.com/story/39686/blue-collar-w...</a><br><b>Blue Collar White Women Shift To Obama</b><br><br><br><br><i>(Newser) \u2013 America's \"Jane Sixpacks\" are leaning toward the Democratic ticket in growing numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. White, working-class women voters make up nearly a quarter of the electorate, and polls are finding that the economic crisis is convincing more voters in this vital group to back Barack Obama, especially in swing states like Michigan and Ohio.<br><br>The focus of these voters on \"kitchen-table issues\" and concerns about the financial health of their families are overcoming any reservations the demographic may have about the candidate's race. \"I am not 100% crazy about Obama,\" said one former Illinois factory worker. \"But I think he will do better for the middle class.\"<br><br>Source Wall Street Journal</i><br><br><br>WSJ [conservative]  Interesting! <br><br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:08:38", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't forget the Jonas Brothers. <br><br>I mean, seriously? The Obamas have more class and grace in a clipped fingernail than these gauche, knuckle-dragging deadenders would ever dream of having.<br><br>Look, these idiots might as well admit that they fear that they'll fall on the wrong end of  \"doing unto others as they have done unto you.\"  While I can laugh at them, they should fear not--Obama would never do that.<br><br>Consider themselves lucky...OK, just kidding! :)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:45:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "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": 2998520, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003159": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nquest,<br><br>Sounds like a good idea. Shame the mofos!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:05:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3003053, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks, jelana.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:01:28", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2999577, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  O.K.  Have \"they\"  stopped the racially hostile crap at their rallies OR do I have to post this?  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/witness-hate-that-mccain-and-palin-are.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/witness-hate...</a><br>Video of an Oct 10, 2008 Rally.<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:36:58", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001685": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Even if we allow the ideological position of \"black conservative\" in the pure modern-day sense of the term, shouldn't the clutch of black conservatives who flourished in the 80's be feeling a little, um, prostituted, having seen their value and voice in the Republican party greatly and dramatically diminished?<br><br>Perhaps they might see that race trumps ideology inside their camp when you pit the ad dollars hannity, rush, and o'reilly bring in versus the comparative chirpin' cricket trickle of chitlin' scraps they get handed in salary and audience.<br><br>BLACK CONSERVATIVE:  Ya mean ya doesn't need me no mo, bawse?<br>BAWSE: Ahh, negrah, don't fret.  I loves ya, but ya done served your turn. Mah own boy Richie Rich III has showed me how I can make a ton without-cha.  Thanks for showin' me the secret handshake though. <br><br>[walking away, then turning back to crying negrah]<br><br>But, hey, I got a bunch of TV shows you can coon in, right now  in 2008!!  Nah, come ohn, boy and walk me to the car.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:07:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 2998238, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OH HELL NO!!!!<br><br><br>Palin Blurs Line Between Church And State As Governor<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/palin-blurs-line-between_n_133863.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/palin-...</a><br>WASILLA, Alaska \u2014 The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.<br><br>What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.<br><br><br>THIS WOMAN IS RECKLESS! She is anti-American, if she does not support the separation between church and state!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:07:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": ".....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:14:11", "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": 3000643, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005272": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You have me laughing out loud!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:21:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3005177, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "White girls!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:18:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000962, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000673": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Comedy Alert! I must apologize in advance for sullying JJP - our 'hood on the internet, as I like to call it - with <a href=\"http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTlkMTdmNDRkMTM1ODZkNGNkZmRiNDFjMDE4YzRjMjg=\" rel=\"nofollow\">this</a> tripe. What nonsense, eh? <br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:15:15", "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}, "3004770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "George W. Bush has an opportunity to leave the big white house with something  other than  a legacy of overt stupidity.  Here's what  G. Dubyah can do:<br><br>1.  Tell Dick Chenney to go fuck himself<br><br>2.  Go before the American people and apologize for  the shambles this country is in<br><br>3.  Go before the American people and apologize for the Iraq war, reassure that   <br>      he  will do everything in his power to work with the current administation to get our <br>      t roops out of Iraq with a time line-  not asome punk-ass time horizon!!!  WTF!<br><br><br>4.  Go before the American people apologize and denounce the overt, shameful, race-     baiting behavior of the Republican Party -In a country at war and in financial ruins a <br>     true leade, particularly,  since he is the POTUS!!!<br><br>ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!  Oh, I must have been dreaming!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:04:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rachel Maddow rocks! <br><br>Rachel Maddow & Keith Olbermann rule the night on MSNBC!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_14:04:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2999533, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995560": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Um...real talk...I didnt know there were that many Steelworkers left in Pittsburgh.<br><br><br><br>But no one organizes like Pittsburgh does.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_01:54:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Inkognegro", "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}, "3000169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "they gotta eat too, GLH. <br><br>they gotta eat too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:13:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000142, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Women are going to think about taking care of their babies, first and foremost.  Even if it means voting for the Black guy, if he's going to make it easier to afford day care, food, and rent, then he can't be that bad.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:49:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "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": 3000142, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You know how you'll be out somewhere and remember something really funny out of the blue and bust out laughing?  I think that link will result in one of those moments for me.  I read it 15 minutes ago and I'm still LMAO.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:09:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 3000673, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She broke it down, didn't she?  I wish more of the talking heads would connect the dots like this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:14:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 2999533, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000182": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm telling you, the hounds are at the gate. The only thing keeping them down are the McCain people in Alaska running things. Come November 5th (God willing), they'll be gone, and the pack of ravenous dogs at her gate will push through.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:15:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000123, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice58:  More than right!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Here's the poster.  I hope!!<br><a href=\"http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/juneaupalin.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/jun...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:17:42", "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": 2995885, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Results of the Anti-Palin Rally IN ALASKA:<br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/anti-palin-rally-on-her-own-capitol-steps/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/anti-p...</a><br><b>Anti-Palin Rally On Her Own Capitol Steps</b><br><br><i>Despite the inclement weather, the Juneau Mudflats team has good things to report!  I got two sets of great photos from Mudflatters Doug, and Judy.  And Sandy Beach recounts the event:<br><br>    I just got back from a very cold, very wet, very windy, but VERY enthusiastic anti-Palin rally.  Unlike last weekend, there were plenty of rolling news cameras, microphones, and reporters with little weather-proof notebooks so maybe we\u2019ll get some press!<br>    The crowd gathered in front of the Capitol steps, which is right downtown, around the corner from the unoccupied Governor\u2019s Mansion. State employees were encouraged to come in disguise due to fear of reprisals by the Palin administration, a chilling thought. Speakers included fishermen, two pediatricians (including one former head of Alaska Public Health), a former state Game Board rep, college student for gay/lesbian rights who\u2019s about to vote for the first time, two Alaska Native veterans, and someone who read an encouraging letter from Juneau state representative Beth Kertulla.To wrap it up, one of Juneau\u2019s favorite singers, Vicki Van Fleet, belted the following, sung to the tune of Janis Joplin\u2019s Mercedes Benz (lyrics by Sally O of Homer, Alaska):  <br><br>    Oh Lord won\u2019t you make me the Vice President<br>    McCain\u2019s just too soft on the environment<br>    Being mayor of Wasilla was really quite hard<br>    Now I\u2019m Commander\u2013in-Chief of the National Guard<br>     <br>    Oh Lord I\u2019m awaiting a heavenly sign<br>    that with my lack of credentials the VP spot is mine!<br>    Forgive my blind ambition and the lies that I have tossed<br>    I must get to DC no matter the cost!!!!<br>     <br>    Oh Lord won\u2019t you give me a PR campaign<br>    I\u2019m cuter and younger than old John McCain<br>    My sister\u2019s ex-husband is my only stain<br>    I\u2019m no Tina Fey but I do gotta brain<br>     <br>    Oh Lord won\u2019t you make me the Vice President<br>    McCain\u2019s just too soft on the environment<br>    Being mayor of Wasilla was my playing card<br>    and being Vice President can\u2019t be all that hard<br>     <br>    Oh Lord won\u2019t you make me the vice-presi \u2013 dent!<br><br>     <br><br><b>The reports say about 300 people showed up!  To give you an equivalent\u2026  If that percentage showed up in Anchorage we\u2019d have had about 3000 people!  And that incredible turnout was not only in the pouring rain, but on the steps of the Capitol building in Sarah Palin\u2019s home state!  Hey Main Stream Media!  Can you hear us NOW??</b> </i><br><br>OOOOEEEEE!  They called out the MSM!   :&gt;)<br><br>The pics and signs were GREAT!<br><br>Obama-Biden '08!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:52:35", "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}, "3004795": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Told y'all the European Union wants Obama as Pres.<br><br>McCain...not so much, and with Palin on the ticket, they're going \"Oh, Hell, NAW!\" in assorted languages...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:08:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002189, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002245": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All in favor, say AYE!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_19:35:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "cherisblog", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998238, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996104": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Heh. This kid seems wise beyond his years. Like he's saying, \"you got this bro; now close the deal.\"<br><br>The kids are always the first to know.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:58:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "94dec464ba2020919c31e0f36a8cc034", "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}, "3005335": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"One thing she doesn't \"wanna-be is Black!\"<br><br><br>As Nquest quote-----Ig'nant azz!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:30:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3005143, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015130.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yep, they are DEFINITELY mavericks!</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:27:20", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995949": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Thank you for this!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_03:18:55", "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": 2995752, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998162": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah,<br><br>I love the pics you put up for the daily threads.  I know you get them from all over, so maybe ya'll should think about putting a collection them in some sort of file on the website so that we could link to them, or share them with other peeps who may not view the websites.  I love sending them to family and friends who are not as obssessed as I am about politics.  I've found that the pics (and videos) hits them harder than articles that most of them won't even read.  As they say, a pictures says a 1000 words.<br><br>Just a thought", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_10:47:00", "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}, "3000643": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Very SORRY for this mess up.  My ISP warned me about the rejection of e-mail due to the fact that they are UPDATING<br><br>The system will be restored TODAY!   YAAAA!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:12:20", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000462, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sigh......<br><br>Fight hard, stay strong<br><br><a href=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/11/161149/03/790/627718 rel=\"nofollow\">CBS: Man Brings \"Obama\" monkey doll to Palin event.</a href><br><br>Actually, it's a curious George doll with an Obama sticker on it. The fool realizes that he's being filmed and takes the sticker off put it in his pocket and shoves the doll to a kid in front of him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_22:25:51", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996117": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What an awesome pic!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_04:00:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "roschelle", "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}, "3002775": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "F-ck that \"after he's sworn\" in bs.  It's time out for that rationale to excuse and shoot down any and everything Obama should and could do now.<br><br>And what makes you think \"reminding White Americans\" about the economy won't be a part of the speech?  That's exact thing that needs to be exposed in the full light of day: that some folks would vote against their own economic interests to avoid voting for him just because he's black.<br><br>Obama didn't wait til after he was \"sworn in\" to make his previous speech on race...  I guess we know why.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:57:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3002635, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is just <b>excellent</b> thank you so much for posting it, T<br><br>(I'm starting to get the flow of this campaign, I think. This is like the fourth time lately I have felt a pull inside myself for the Obama campaign to go in a particular direction and then they do exactly that.<br><br>I think I'm starting to get the hang of it! Not that this matters to anyone but me, but I appreciate it for myself, anyway.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:28:15", "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": 3001060, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lol", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_11:56:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2998453, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val:  I HEARD those BOOS!!  People in the background were giving \"THUMBS DOWN!\"<br><br>Nice GET!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_20:58:30", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002657, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "this is the city that beat up Santa Claus, so I'm not surprised.....LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:13:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002657, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2999199": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bell<br><br>Amen! I couldn't have said it any better!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_13:05:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2999116, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Doggone it, where do you find these awesome pics?!?! At this rate, you're gonna have us crying every other day.<br><br>Beautiful...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:07:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "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}, "3001256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, somehow McCain is \"responsible\" for things people say in his rallies but when John Lewis makes a remark nowhere near Obama, somehow, Obama is supposed to condemn Lewis' statement that come nowhere near threatening McCain's safety.  <br><br>I mean, Rep. Lewis didn't call for people to \"kill\" McCain...  Nothing like that.  Rep. Lewis is a Black man who spoke out strongly against the racism drummed up by a White man and his campaign that was fully aware of the racism they were trying to exploit.  It was only when the mobs started to hurt McCain's standing that McCain spoke up but he didn't CONDEMN any of it.<br><br>Far from it.  <br><br>Nowhere did McCain say that kind of HATE and FEARMONGER has no part in our discourse and I DON'T WANT YOUR VOTE.  That's a condemnation.  What McCain did was damage control until and unless he comes out and strongly condemns the much more dangerous and insulting tactics of his campaign.<br><br>When McCain himself refused to look at Obama and couldn't RESPECTFULLY address him as Senator Obama \"in his face\" as opposed to referring to him as \"that one\"...  Well, there is no way that anyone owes McCain any consideration.<br><br>They got a problem with what Rep. Lewis said... Take it up with John Lewis.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:30:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b2e78e35619117f258a258c4b014289", "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": 3000939, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002794": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cuing Nelson Muntz:: HA-Ha", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_21:00:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "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": 3002657, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004843": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "she pimps those kids like Tyrone would his best $10 HO", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:16:17", "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": 3002868, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RAOTFLMAO.  hah", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_09:44:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995705, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005208": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "those horrible Hindus, Buddhists, and of course, Muslims. Of course, NOBODY voting for Obama in America was a Christian.....<br><br>roll my eyes.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_00:11:41", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002983, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ig'nant azz Tara Wall was trying to play that \"we are not a monolith\" bs along with claiming she hasn't \"endorsed\" anyone bs on CNN when Roland Martin spoke an undeniable truth that when they say \"Soccer Mom's\" and for Sarah Palin \"Hockey Mom's\" that they're talking about a White demographic.<br><br>Ig'nant azz ran her mouth about \"I played soccer\" like that means something.  Ig'nant azz said the economy is one color, \"green,\" while trying to down play the significance of racism like economy wasn't  \"green\" in 1954 or in 1854.<br><br>Seriously...  Are there any Black conservatives they can find who aren't prone to saying the stupidest sh*t?  Ig'nant azz said, \"people vote against candidates for a lot of reasons -- age, gender, etc.\"   Silly mf!!!   <br><br>She's on a show talking about \"race in the race\" brought on by McCain's lynch mobs in training like there have been presidential political rallies/events where people shouted \"kill that old mf!\" or \"bomb her because she has boobs.\"<br><br>Come-the-f*ck-ON!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:16:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3003492, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2997681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ME.  I have got to see W.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_09:45:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2995665, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001778": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks, iceberg. The gold plated impression of Senator Obama is too cool for school. And people should know that in the comments section, there is another link with photos from another of the 4 stops. Germantown, I think.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_18:21:45", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3001705, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3010803": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hey, some crazy stuff has  happened this  election season.  you never know...   :-)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_14:21:58", "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": 3004770, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005001": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "p.s. \"...like economy wasn't \"green\" in 1954 or in 1854.\"  laughing my much black, um, head, off at that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:39:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "hustleandfloe", "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": 3004848, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Notice she had two of her kids with her?   I say that because she seems to have them out in public alot on the campaign trail.   Do they get any schooling or time with their friends?    I recall the very very few times Michelle & Barack took  their daughters out they got accused exposing them by people like Michelle Malkin!!!!!    But then we all know that Malkin wouldn't dare say a thing about Palin baldly exploiting her children.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_21:14:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "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": 3002657, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe Rupert Murdoch will get caught the same way, and be forced to sell Fox Network, which would lead it to being taken off the air...PERMANENTLY.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:26:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3000538, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3002983": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "More McCain PASTOR PROBLEMS:<br><a href=\"http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/McCain%2520Pre%2520Program.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/McCain%20Pr...</a><br><br><b>Pastor Arnold Conrad's invocation:</b><br><br><i>\"I also would also pray, <b>Lord, that  your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, because there are millions of people around this world praying to their god</b>--whether it's Hindu, Buddha, Allah--<b>that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons.  And Lord, I pray that you will guard your own reputation, because they're going to think that their God is bigger than you, if that happens.</b>  So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name with all that happens between now and election day.\" </i><br><br><a href=\"http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/religious_war_in_davenport.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a><br><br><br>Okay, now, let's play the game:  REPUDIATE THAT!    Straight.  No chaser.  No bs.<br><br>No bs about Obama's \"judgment.\"  Talk about McCain's judgment and now, the type of xenophobic, arrogant and intolerant people attracted to his campaign... given a stage by his campaign.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_21:35:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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}, "2995644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hat tip to folks:<br><br>Go over to <a href=\"http://FiveThirtyEight.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">FiveThirtyEight.com</a> and check out the numerous reports from the ground. They are inspiring.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:12:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004872": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL.  Seriously though, they must be thinking you gotta be kidding me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:19:48", "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": 3004795, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3009442": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would not touch it if I were Obama.  If Obama did that he would be getting into the sandbox with McCain.  McCain made this bed, let him lay in it all by himself.<br><br>I wouldn't touch it so he could point the finger back at Obama citing him bringing race into the equation.  Nope.  McCain's mess.  Let him clean it up.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_13:34:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3003053, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have to ask...<br><br>Who's going to see the Oliver Stone movie on Dubya?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:17:49", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3001298": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>What John Lewis has said is not very different from what others have in the past week, including those who share McCain's ideology.</b><br><br>Exactly.  It's because John Lewis put it in the historical context where people can't just pretend it's \"politics.\"  But maybe somebody can tell me when a presidential candidate had people who attended their opponents rallies scream out the blatantly racist stuff we've heard that took McCain a whole week's worth of polls to speak out against.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_17:35:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b2e78e35619117f258a258c4b014289", "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": 3001060, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3006115": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That guy should be watched around little children.   And the cops should check his basement.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_03:33:55", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3003284, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000276": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is what bothers me when I think of Palin getting intelligence briefings.   How dumb can she be to use webmail to conduct city business?  I knew other incidences of incompetence would be discovered.   How dumb could she be to let Todd have access and influence?   Maybe she's not really that ambitious after all...   If she was, she'd protect her reputation more carefully by not allowing her husband to interfere.   Imagine, Todd was trying to get access to a man's personnel files!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:25:52", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3000182, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3004750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've already explained this at length.  This is about a VISION which encompasses everything that is \"the prize\" and everything that Obama has presented himself to be.  <br><br>I already talked about McCain's responsibility as well.<br><br>Why should Obama make a race speech?  For one, he's done it before and now he has an OPPORTUNITY to really paint the VISION he has for the country.  It presents an opportunity for him to inspire... for him to put all people who will hear him... put all their eyes on the prize... in light of the country's economic situation... in light of all the goings on.<br><br>He had no qualms responding to \"Who is Barack Obama?\" Part I courtesy of the Clinton campaign.  He should seize this opportunity or he can merely be a politician and follow your prescription.  It's as simple as that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_23:00:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "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": 3004551, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not a very relevant comment...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_06:46:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "b78e755d95eb6c5141f1d5fece377f7b", "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": 2996536, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000792": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John Lewis caught a major league ass whipping on the Selma Bridge back in 1965, so he's damned well entitled to comment on the bigotry coming out of the McCain camp and they need to drink their six-packs of STHU regarding demanding Obama do shyt.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:29:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3000302, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3009497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"I wonder what it would take to convince John McCain to call for a commission to study 2% like James T. Harris. What in the world would possess any Black person with half-a-brain to vote for John McCain?<br>\"<br><br>RAOTFLMAO!  Hysterical Nquest.  lol", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_13:40:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3002885, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3003053": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Okay, if Obama doesn't make another race speech, let's have a hard hitting add with John Lewis' statement as the theme:  \"The American people deserve better.\"<br><br>Show the news clips of McCain people saying they intentionally were going to \"turn the page\" away from the economy and show that page turning into those images Rachel Maddow used on her show and right before the end shift to one of Obama's inspirational \"post-racial\" primary speeches and contrast it with the incitement of McCain/Palin rallies... fade with John Lewis' statement with a picture of the Diversity of Denver's Democratic Convention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_21:45:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000796": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm glad John Lewis spoke out.<br><br>It's about somebody with some sense of history and the experience to back it up spoke out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_16:29:55", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2998238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The blog We are Respectable Negroes are starting a virtual petition to get James T. Harris, the black conservative radio talk show host who Tommed and shilled for McCain this week at the Milwaukee rally removed from the tribe of honorable black folk at:<br><br><a href=\"http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2008/10/updated-we-now-have-name-for-tom-negro.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...</a><br><br>Please vote!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_10:56:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "e364df47f230e3ed8cfa0997fbf6354e", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "when has Black hair NOT been political? <br><br>just asking.<br><br>But, I do love me some Michelle Obama..LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:27:43", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2999953, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995684": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Count me in....just for S___Ts and giggles.<br><br><br>Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell and Thandie Newton as Condeleeza Rice is worth the price of admission alone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:20:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Inkognegro", "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": 2995665, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>The Gist of the ACORN Story</b><br><br><i>The Republican party is grasping on to the ACORN story as a way to delegitimize what now looks like the probable outcome of the November election. It is also a way to stoke the paranoia of their base, lay the groundwork for legal challenges of close outcomes in various states and promote new legal restrictions on legitimate voting by lower income voters and minorities. The big picture is that these claims of 'voter fraud' are themselves a fraud, a tool to aid in suppressing Democratic voter turnout. But I want give readers a bit more detail to understand what is going because the right-wing freak out about ACORN happens pretty much on schedule every two years. The whole scam is premised on having enough people who don't remember when they tried it before who they can then confuse and lie to. And this is clearly important because I'm hearing from a lot of people whose heart is in the right place thinking some real voter fraud conspiracy has been uncovered and that Obama has to distance himself from it post-haste.</i><br><br>More here: <a href=\"http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223436.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223436.php</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:20:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "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}, "3000302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So, John Lewis <a href=\"http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/11/john-lewis-mccain-palin-playing-with-fire/\" rel=\"nofollow\">comments</a> on the putrefaction of the McCain campaign, and now they are demanding that Senator Obama <a href=\"http://thepage.time.com/mccain-camp-statement-on-john-lewis-remarks/\" rel=\"nofollow\">repudiate</a> Rep. Lewis' remarks.<br><br>Mmmmm.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:28:52", "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": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2996211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58;  I'll do a follow-up!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_04:05:20", "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": 2996021, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This was so on point.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:29:38", "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": 2999533, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2995705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sigh..<br><br>DailyKos Diary:<br><br>I attended a McCain/Palin meetup tonight<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/214022/36?detail=f\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/214022...</a><br><br><i>They talked a little more about how Obama would destroy our country with \"free health care\" and \"gay marriages\".  The feared his daughters would probably play loud rap music in the White House while world leaders were staying.  They feared that Muslim would become our official religion.  One of them even feared that \"the Muslim language would be taught in schools.\"  Priceless. </i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_02:23:26", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3005688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If RayKwan in the barber shop says anything about McCain, you can bet the McCain campaign will hold Obama responsible for it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-12_01:47:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "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": 3000302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3000318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was important because its important to be explicit about it and, as they say, picture is worth a thousand words.  Rachel put in all in context with several thousand words with the historical images.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_15:30:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b2e78e35619117f258a258c4b014289", "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}, "2995541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "the one in Korean is on the money", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-11_01:51:31", "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": 2995303, "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": "5637960", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 6254368120578652277}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "saturday_open_thread_525", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 211, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 5637960, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	return 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_525' +
		'&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_525/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_525'
			+ '&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_525/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">211</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/saturday_open_thread_525/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
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		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
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			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
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	this.trackbacks = function() {
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		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
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		if(trackbacks.length) {
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				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
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			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
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		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
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		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
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		if (has_more) {
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			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
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			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
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	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
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			return;
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		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
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		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
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			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
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			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
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						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
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			return '';
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		html = '';
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			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
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		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>';
	};
	
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	//

	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;
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		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
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			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
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					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
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					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
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			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
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			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
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	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
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		return ''
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				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
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	};

	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>'
				: '')
			;
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		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
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					: '')
				+ '</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"> \
							 \
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									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
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						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
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	//

	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] + '"');
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		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_525',
			// 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
		};

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		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_525/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_525'
			+ '&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_525'
			+ '&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_525'
				+ '&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/5637960/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;
		}

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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3001864" href="http://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bigassbelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001864" class="dsq-comment-message">Re John Lewis\'s truthtelling:<br><br><i>(McCain added): "I call on Senator Obama to immediately and personally repudiate these outrageous and divisive comments that are so clearly designed to shut down debate 24 days before the election. <b>Our country must return to the important debate about the path forward for America.” </i></b><br><br>John Fucking McCain is absolutely shameless. We must "return to the important debate about the path forward?" Have you talked about that <i>at all</i>? you batshit crazy old man? All he\'s been doing for who knows how long is attacking Obama on irrelevant, trumped up bullshit. And now he\'s acting all high and mighty, "we must return . . . " Well fuck him. <br><br>I am constantly amazed by John McCain. Just when I think I couldn\'t despise him any more than I do, he speaks up and I find new depths to my contempt for this lying, worthless, conscienceless sack of shit.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3002463" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002463" class="dsq-comment-message">John Lewis should have a "This is 2008:  Jim Crow don\'t live here anymore" press conference and put McCain on the spot.  When it was convenient, McCain claimed that Lewis was one of "three wise men" he would consult when president.<br><br>Rep. Lewis should bust him out and say not only did McCain not consult me about his "divisive" (they love that word, don\'t they) campaign strategy but he also never had a relationship with me to even pretend like I\'m someone he would consult.<br><br>The fact is:  McCain is the worst kind of trianguling poltician.  He fought against the King holiday, had the nerve to disgrace the 40th anniversary for a mindless photo-op then lied and tried to say that he supported the King holiday in the midst of LYING and stumbling through the whole "Obama played the race card from the bottom of the deck" campaign tactic where his campaign blamed Obama for doing what they did.<br><br><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2008/04/mccains-exploitation-of-john-l.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/davidcorn/2008/04/m...</a><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AjO-IxfMY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AjO-IxfMY</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002569">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002569" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest:  WELL SAID!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002563">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002563" class="dsq-comment-message">BAB:  "Whycome" you have captured my feelings?  Co-signing!!<br><br>Annnnd since I lived thought most of that tumultuous time, I really didn\'t think anything negative about Mr. Lewis\' statements when he first made them.  What he said was OBVIOUS!!  <br>"THEY" were establishing and supporting a RACIALLY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT!!<br><br>Annnnnd, since "Ms. Thang" didn\'t live through these times [via experience], neither did she watch the video replays, she might not have know the depth of what she "STEPPED INTO!"  But, "McAncient" wasn\'t gonna tell her \'cause her role was <b>"ATTACK PIG - WITH LIPSTICK!"</b>  <br><br>He needs ta apologize to her!  He/Repugs have <b>NO RESPECT FOR HER!!</b><br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3002179" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002179" class="dsq-comment-message">For the next week, that should be a part of the Obama\'s campaign arsenal.  They should demand that the McCain campaign strongly repudiate Gov. Palin and any and every "Obama\'s a Muslim/Arab" (demand that they speak forcefully against demonizing Arab/Muslim Americans to avoid the kind of hate crimes we saw after 911), etc., etc.<br><br>In short, they should demand that McCain make a speech on race and bring up the DOLLAR BILL ad they let McCain slide on earlier in the campaign.  They should demand that Senator McCain deal with the "palling around with terrorist" idea which can only suggest that Obama is in league with those who would harm this country.<br><br>They should demand that McCain speak forcefully against this idea that Sen. Obama is "not one of us" or doesn\'t see America "like they do."  They should challenge them to stop speaking in racist code.<br><br>Senator Obama has consistently treated Sen. McCain with respect and hasn\'t talked about McCain\'s racial slights or even began to talk about either McCain\'s or Palin\'s unsavory connections.  They should demand that Sen. McCain place all of this in the context of this nation\'s racist history and explain why they saw fit to exploit it.<br><br>And, finally, if Sen. McCain isn\'t willing to do that, the same way Obama made his speech on race then they should say that that makes him unfit to lead.  Sen. McCain says he won\'t let another Katrina happen but we know what he was doing when it happen.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005611">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005611" class="dsq-comment-message">John Lewis needs to go oops upside McCain\'s head.  Knock some sense into him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001060">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001060" class="dsq-comment-message">Game On! Obama is not retreating on the John Lewis comments. <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Obama_backs_Lewis_statement.html?showall" rel="nofollow">From Politico.</a><br><br>And, btw, John Lewis, imho, was describing the hostile environment created by George Wallace\'s behavior, and warning that McCain\'s attacks on Obama, which have spawned much hate-mongering in the past week, is fertile ground for similar violent outcomes. He did not say John McCain/Sarah Palin=George Wallace.<br><br>What John Lewis has said is not very different from what others have in the past week, including those who share McCain\'s ideology. His perpective, though, is that he has lived it and knows of what he speaks.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005036">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005036" class="dsq-comment-message">Ta-Nehisi adds some perspective and context to the Wallace reference. See below:<br><br>"Is there really anything else to say? OK, maybe a little. Lewis didn\'t say McCain/Palin were George Wallace, but he rightfully noted that Wallace--among others--stoked anger and hate for his own political ends, which in turn led to a lot of death. There are a couple other parrellels which are worth noting:<br><br><br>A black lawyer recalls, "Judge George Wallace was the most liberal judge that I had ever practiced law in front of. He was the first judge in Alabama to call me \'Mister\' in a courtroom."[2] Later, when a supporter asked why he started using racist messages, Wallace replied, "You know, I tried to talk about good roads and good schools and all these things that have been part of my career, and nobody listened. And then I began talking about niggers, and they stomped the floor."<br><br>He was defeated by John Patterson in Alabama\'s Democratic gubernatorial primary election in 1958, which at the time was the decisive election, the general election still almost always being a mere formality. This was a political crossroads for Wallace. Patterson ran with the support of the Ku Klux Klan, an organization Wallace had spoken against, while Wallace was endorsed by the NAACP.[2] <br><br>After the election, aide Seymore Trammell recalled Wallace saying, "Seymore, you know why I lost that governor\'s race?... I was outniggered by John Patterson. And I\'ll tell you here and now, I will never be outniggered again."[2][4] In the wake of his defeat, Wallace adopted hard-line segregationism, and used this stand to court the white vote in the next gubernatorial election.<br>Fascinating."<br><br>Very interesting context. I gotta say although racism is still prevalant in society due to influx of immigrants, voting rights, and shrinking GOP base I am not so sure this is a sound tactic.<br><br>In any case, I believe that Obama will win. I have believed it since he was behind.     I believe.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001240">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001240" class="dsq-comment-message">This is just <b>excellent</b> thank you so much for posting it, T<br><br>(I\'m starting to get the flow of this campaign, I think. This is like the fourth time lately I have felt a pull inside myself for the Obama campaign to go in a particular direction and then they do exactly that.<br><br>I think I\'m starting to get the hang of it! Not that this matters to anyone but me, but I appreciate it for myself, anyway.)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001298">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001298" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>What John Lewis has said is not very different from what others have in the past week, including those who share McCain\'s ideology.</b><br><br>Exactly.  It\'s because John Lewis put it in the historical context where people can\'t just pretend it\'s "politics."  But maybe somebody can tell me when a presidential candidate had people who attended their opponents rallies scream out the blatantly racist stuff we\'ve heard that took McCain a whole week\'s worth of polls to speak out against.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3000796" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000796" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m glad John Lewis spoke out.<br><br>It\'s about somebody with some sense of history and the experience to back it up spoke out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000939">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000939" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, Craig. And could <a hre="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/1201/2293/528/626955" rel="nofollow">this</a> have been the impetus for Congressman Lewis\' remarks? After all, he is GA\'s representative, right? That\'s where the "bomb Obama" remark, cried out in a GOP rally, originated, yes? Now, some yellow-bellied Democrats over at dkos are calling for an Obama condemnation of Lewis too, claiming that he has brought race to the fore again. Where is their courage for fuck\'s sake? God! At least they are in the minority and are being cowed by the majority of the posters.<br><br>Don\'t even respond to McBush, Senator Obama.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000946">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000946" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/1201/2293/528/626955" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/1201/2...</a><br><br>I forgot to post this...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001256">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001256" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, somehow McCain is "responsible" for things people say in his rallies but when John Lewis makes a remark nowhere near Obama, somehow, Obama is supposed to condemn Lewis\' statement that come nowhere near threatening McCain\'s safety.  <br><br>I mean, Rep. Lewis didn\'t call for people to "kill" McCain...  Nothing like that.  Rep. Lewis is a Black man who spoke out strongly against the racism drummed up by a White man and his campaign that was fully aware of the racism they were trying to exploit.  It was only when the mobs started to hurt McCain\'s standing that McCain spoke up but he didn\'t CONDEMN any of it.<br><br>Far from it.  <br><br>Nowhere did McCain say that kind of HATE and FEARMONGER has no part in our discourse and I DON\'T WANT YOUR VOTE.  That\'s a condemnation.  What McCain did was damage control until and unless he comes out and strongly condemns the much more dangerous and insulting tactics of his campaign.<br><br>When McCain himself refused to look at Obama and couldn\'t RESPECTFULLY address him as Senator Obama "in his face" as opposed to referring to him as "that one"...  Well, there is no way that anyone owes McCain any consideration.<br><br>They got a problem with what Rep. Lewis said... Take it up with John Lewis.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005682">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005682" class="dsq-comment-message">By McCain refusing to look at Obama in the first debate and calling him "that one" in the second, it gave the racists permission to display their assholery in public at McCain rallies.<br><br>Why can\'t people call Obama all sorts of names and threaten death on him?<br><br>Why SHOULDN\'T they disrespect him?  After all, McCain disrespected him to his face TWICE.<br><br>If McCain is a decent person, he\'d FORCEFULLY say "Violence and disrespect will NOT be tolerated."<br><br>But who would believe him, since again, he\'s been disrespecting Obama TO HIS FACE?  He needs to lead by example, and I don\'t think that he will because he\'s losing and desperate.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000123">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000123" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>What the Troopergate Report Really Says</b><br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/printout/0%2C8816%2C1849399%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,184939...</a><br><blockquote><i>But the Branchflower report still makes for good reading, if only because it convincingly answers a question nobody had even thought to ask: Is the Palin administration shockingly amateurish? Yes, it is. Disturbingly so.<br><br>The 263 pages of the report show a co-ordinated application of pressure on Monegan so transparent and ham-handed that it was almost certain to end in public embarrassment for the governor. The only surprise is that Troopergate is national news, not just a sorry piece of political gristle to be chewed on by Alaska politicos over steaks at Anchorage\'s Club Paris.<br><br>A harsh verdict? Consider the report\'s findings. Not only did people at almost every level of the Palin administration engage in repeated inappropriate contact with Walt Monegan and other high-ranking officials at the Department of Public Safety, but Monegan and his peers constantly warned these Palin disciples that the contact was inappropriate and probably unlawful. Still, the emails and calls continued — in at least one instance on recorded state trooper phone lines.<br><br>The state\'s head of personnel, Annette Kreitzer, called Monegan and had to be warned that personnel issues were confidential. The state\'s attorney general, Talis Colberg, called Monegan and had to be reminded that the call was putting both men in legal jeopardy, should Wooten decide to sue. The governor\'s chief of staff met with Monegan and had to be reminded by Monegan that, "This conversation is discoverable ... You don\'t want Wooten to own your house, do you?"<br><br>Monegan consistently emerges as the adult in these conversations, while the Palin camp displays a childish impetuousness and sense of entitlement. </i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000182">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000182" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m telling you, the hounds are at the gate. The only thing keeping them down are the McCain people in Alaska running things. Come November 5th (God willing), they\'ll be gone, and the pack of ravenous dogs at her gate will push through.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000276">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000276" class="dsq-comment-message">This is what bothers me when I think of Palin getting intelligence briefings.   How dumb can she be to use webmail to conduct city business?  I knew other incidences of incompetence would be discovered.   How dumb could she be to let Todd have access and influence?   Maybe she\'s not really that ambitious after all...   If she was, she\'d protect her reputation more carefully by not allowing her husband to interfere.   Imagine, Todd was trying to get access to a man\'s personnel files!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000873" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3000873" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000873" class="dsq-comment-message">At least Cheney was smart enough to hide his shyt in a bunker.<br><br>Sarah Palin would probably give away the code that would set off the Nuclear Bomb, in her being "cute".</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2998238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2998238" href="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ChaunceyDevega</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998238" class="dsq-comment-message">The blog We are Respectable Negroes are starting a virtual petition to get James T. Harris, the black conservative radio talk show host who Tommed and shilled for McCain this week at the Milwaukee rally removed from the tribe of honorable black folk at:<br><br><a href="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2008/10/updated-we-now-have-name-for-tom-negro.html" rel="nofollow">http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...</a><br><br>Please vote!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000087" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000087">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3000087" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000087" class="dsq-comment-message">RAOTFL!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000968" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3000968" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3000968" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000968" class="dsq-comment-message">I would have thought you wouldn\'t need a vote to revoke that Negro\'s Black Card for becoming McCain\'s Slave Catcher.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3001685" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001685" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3001685" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3001685" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001685" class="dsq-comment-message">Even if we allow the ideological position of "black conservative" in the pure modern-day sense of the term, shouldn\'t the clutch of black conservatives who flourished in the 80\'s be feeling a little, um, prostituted, having seen their value and voice in the Republican party greatly and dramatically diminished?<br><br>Perhaps they might see that race trumps ideology inside their camp when you pit the ad dollars hannity, rush, and o\'reilly bring in versus the comparative chirpin\' cricket trickle of chitlin\' scraps they get handed in salary and audience.<br><br>BLACK CONSERVATIVE:  Ya mean ya doesn\'t need me no mo, bawse?<br>BAWSE: Ahh, negrah, don\'t fret.  I loves ya, but ya done served your turn. Mah own boy Richie Rich III has showed me how I can make a ton without-cha.  Thanks for showin\' me the secret handshake though. <br><br>[walking away, then turning back to crying negrah]<br><br>But, hey, I got a bunch of TV shows you can coon in, right now  in 2008!!  Nah, come ohn, boy and walk me to the car.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3002245" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3002245" href="http://cheri-thomas.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cheri</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3002245" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002245" class="dsq-comment-message">All in favor, say AYE!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998553">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2998553" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998553" class="dsq-comment-message"><B>The New McCain Attack Ad That Praises Obama</B><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjY9HOMbb0c" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjY9HOMbb0c</a><br><br>This is not an actual ad, but it would be great to see it anyway</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995273" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995273">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995273" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995273" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess this is under gossip:<br><br>Black Celebrity Kids<br><br><a href="http://blackcelebkids.com/" rel="nofollow">http://blackcelebkids.com/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995303" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995303">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995303" class="dsq-comment-message">***Videos***<br>McCain Forced To Defend Obama After Rhetoric Backfires! (Maddow)<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_iKo3GwRg" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_iKo3GwRg</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Pittsburgh to Palin: Keep the Puck Out<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPkfaP-E4Y" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XPPkfaP-E4Y</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Joe Biden on the Economy in Springfield, Missouri<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ffRRvHsnzUk" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ffRRvHsnzUk</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Annabel\'s Mom Takes on Sarah Palin, In Korean!!!<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wphLKCEQO4U" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wphLKCEQO4U</a><br><blockquote><i>Sarah Palin....that woman worries me.  She seems a little self-righteous, and a little fanatical</i></blockquote><br>Wow, that translates, even in Korean!<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------<br>30 Days | 30 Reasons : Republicans Ruin The Economy (#26)<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW0pzu0YXs" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW0pzu0YXs</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995541" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995541" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995541">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995541" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995541" class="dsq-comment-message">the one in Korean is on the money</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995474" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995474" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995474">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995474" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995474" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  1. Nice pics.  I\'m just glad that Mr. Obama had his "sun glasses" OVER his head and NOT on his eyes!  I would have been remanded to my "air conditioner!"   :&gt;)<br><br>2.  WOW!  Another display of <b>"BLACK MAN MENTORING!"</b>  It\'s POWERFUL!!<br>Thank you!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995560" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2995560" href="http://www.inkognegro.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Inkognegro</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995560" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995560" class="dsq-comment-message">Um...real talk...I didnt know there were that many Steelworkers left in Pittsburgh.<br><br><br><br>But no one organizes like Pittsburgh does.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995618" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995618" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995618">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995618" class="dsq-comment-message">Doggone it, where do you find these awesome pics?!?! At this rate, you\'re gonna have us crying every other day.<br><br>Beautiful...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995644" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995644">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995644" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995644" class="dsq-comment-message">Hat tip to folks:<br><br>Go over to <a href="http://FiveThirtyEight.com" rel="nofollow">FiveThirtyEight.com</a> and check out the numerous reports from the ground. They are inspiring.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995934" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995934" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995934">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995934" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Whooo!  Hooo!  Lovin\' it!!<br><br>RED  - ta-  PURPLE  - ta - <b>BLUE!!</b>  <br><br>YOU GO Obama-Biden!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995665" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995665">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995665" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995665" class="dsq-comment-message">I have to ask...<br><br>Who\'s going to see the Oliver Stone movie on Dubya?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995684" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995684" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2995684" href="http://www.inkognegro.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Inkognegro</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995684" class="dsq-comment-message">Count me in....just for S___Ts and giggles.<br><br><br>Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell and Thandie Newton as Condeleeza Rice is worth the price of admission alone.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001021" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3001021" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001021" class="dsq-comment-message">Jeffrey Wright:<br><br>First he played MLK, now he\'s playing Colin Powell.<br><br>I thought they would have pegged Harry Lennix or someone like that for Colin Powell - now I gots to go see this movie.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003176" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3003176">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003176" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003176" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Jeffrey Wright.  He\'s an incredible actor.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995884" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995884" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995884">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995884" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyah:  I plan 2.  Just for the popcorn. . . .</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2997681" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2997681" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997681">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2997681" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997681" class="dsq-comment-message">ME.  I have got to see W.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999466" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999466">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999466" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw a funny newspaper review blurb about this movie that I thought was honest.  They didn\'t really praise or deride the movie for its artistic or entertainment value...they just wondered why Stone would make the film in the first place, and moreover, wondered who would go see it.  One one hand, the people that like \'W\' would hate the film and bash it mercilessly, mostly on hearsay.  On the other hand, the people that hate W would probably already know \'what happens\' from experience, and wouldn\'t want to sit through it again.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001010" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3001010" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3001010" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001010" class="dsq-comment-message">Oliver Stone made "JFK" and we haven\'t stopped talking about who killed Kennedy.<br><br>He was on Bill Maher last night and basically said he made the movie to show all of America what W was really like.<br><br>They were in the same class at Yale - only Stone dropped out to enlist and go to Vietnam, while W dodged service all together.<br><br>I\'ll probably catch a matinee - cause I expect him to do with "W" what he did with "JFK".</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995690" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995690" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2995690" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995690" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995690" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>The Gist of the ACORN Story</b><br><br><i>The Republican party is grasping on to the ACORN story as a way to delegitimize what now looks like the probable outcome of the November election. It is also a way to stoke the paranoia of their base, lay the groundwork for legal challenges of close outcomes in various states and promote new legal restrictions on legitimate voting by lower income voters and minorities. The big picture is that these claims of \'voter fraud\' are themselves a fraud, a tool to aid in suppressing Democratic voter turnout. But I want give readers a bit more detail to understand what is going because the right-wing freak out about ACORN happens pretty much on schedule every two years. The whole scam is premised on having enough people who don\'t remember when they tried it before who they can then confuse and lie to. And this is clearly important because I\'m hearing from a lot of people whose heart is in the right place thinking some real voter fraud conspiracy has been uncovered and that Obama has to distance himself from it post-haste.</i><br><br>More here: <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223436.php" rel="nofollow">http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223436.php</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995901" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995901" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995901">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995901" class="dsq-comment-message">Anovelista:  Thanks for this.  I saw the leader/founder/head of ACORN on Larry King.  She spoke well and tried to debunk the criticisms.  I just don\'t know enough  -yet.  But, I\'ll keep reading!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2996486" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2996486" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996486">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2996486" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996486" class="dsq-comment-message">I just replied to this but the comment is being held by a moderator, presumably because it had so many links?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995705" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995705">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995705" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995705" class="dsq-comment-message">Sigh..<br><br>DailyKos Diary:<br><br>I attended a McCain/Palin meetup tonight<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/214022/36?detail=f" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/214022...</a><br><br><i>They talked a little more about how Obama would destroy our country with "free health care" and "gay marriages".  The feared his daughters would probably play loud rap music in the White House while world leaders were staying.  They feared that Muslim would become our official religion.  One of them even feared that "the Muslim language would be taught in schools."  Priceless. </i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995748" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995748" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995748">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995748" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995748" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m just stunned! Lord Have Mercy!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2995875" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2995875" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995875">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2995875" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995875" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I took the survey.  LAWD help the 84 people who voted "NONE OF THE ABOVE!"<br>Those MUST have been the "trolls!"  :&gt;)<br><br>This felt like what must happen at a <b>KKK RALLY!</b>  Eeewwww!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997677">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997677" class="dsq-comment-message">RAOTFLMAO.  hah</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998520">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998520" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, because Hannah Montana and the Cheetah Girls are the most dangerous rappers alive!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002703">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002703" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t forget the Jonas Brothers. <br><br>I mean, seriously? The Obamas have more class and grace in a clipped fingernail than these gauche, knuckle-dragging deadenders would ever dream of having.<br><br>Look, these idiots might as well admit that they fear that they\'ll fall on the wrong end of  "doing unto others as they have done unto you."  While I can laugh at them, they should fear not--Obama would never do that.<br><br>Consider themselves lucky...OK, just kidding! :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995752">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995752" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack\'s speech at the DNC\'08 was so prophetic.  When he says Republicans must own their failure, it was about a month later that the economic collapse became apparent.<br>Everything he says here, seemed to be a roadmap for what\'s happened in the last 4 weeks.    <br><br>For additional inspiration, watch again:<br><br>Sen. Barack Obama\'s Full Speech to the DNC<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995949">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995949" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Thank you for this!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995849">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995849" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Here\'s some (1) FUNNY stuff and (2) ENERGIZING stuff from <i>MUDFLATS</i><br><br><a href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sarah-palin-and-her-juneau-neighbors-support-obama/http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sarah-palin-and-her-juneau-neighbors-support-obama/" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sarah-...</a><br>SARAH PALIN <b>And Her Juneau Neighbors Support Obama</b><br><br><i>(1). An anonymous Mudflatter in Juneau was taking an evening walk past the Governor’s mansion, found the following political sign in the yard, and sent it to Mudflats for all to enjoy!<br><br>Presumably, the Governor herself is not an Obama supporter….however, it looks like quite a few of her neighbors are. The following images were passed on by a different Junea Mudflatter. I’ve circled the Obama signs, and pointed with a red arrow at the Governor’s mansion. Looks like Juneau is ready for change!</i><br><br>The pics are rather small but, it seems as if someone is putting "OBAMA SIGNS" on the Governor\'s Mansion AND on their own houses/yards around the mansion!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>(2)<i>Saturday, all these Obama supporters in Alaska’s capitol will have an opportunity to make their voices heard! And in a “sensitive climate” where state workers are plentiful, participants are encouraged to wear their best Halloween disguises!</i><br><br>Well, the poster didn\'t post, BUT it said:<br><br>Join friends and neighbors to:  <b>PROTEST SARAH PALIN</b>;  Wear your best halloween disguise; SATURDAY, October 11; 10:00 am;  Downtown Juneau in front of the CAPITOL!!<br><br>These people are really going ALL OUT.<br><br>I\'m tellin\' you - She\'s going to find out that there IS someplace that\'s better than home! :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995885">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995885" class="dsq-comment-message">Applause!  Serves her right!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2995945">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2995945" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  More than right!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Here\'s the poster.  I hope!!<br><a href="http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/juneaupalin.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/jun...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996021">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996021" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks GreenLady! I hope a lot of people show up to protest! When she released that statement clearing herself from wrong- doing, (Gag) I knew something was up! Crazy @ss nutty woman!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996211">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996211" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58;  I\'ll do a follow-up!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996104">Manju</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996104" class="dsq-comment-message">Heh. This kid seems wise beyond his years. Like he\'s saying, "you got this bro; now close the deal."<br><br>The kids are always the first to know.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996284">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996284" class="dsq-comment-message">Manju:  Nice comment!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2996117" href="http://www.inconsequentiallogic.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">roschelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996117" class="dsq-comment-message">What an awesome pic!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996266">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996266" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah: Here\'s 1 Repug female who GETS IT!!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRBZGVagcQ&eurl=http://www.jedreport.com/2008/10/sar" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRBZGVagcQ&eurl...</a><br><b>Republican Michelle Laxalt OWNS McCain Camp\'s Smear Tactics</b><br>VIDEO</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996407">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996407" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Roland took a "chunk" out of James Harris!  I wonder IFFF he\'s going to make a call?  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/black-conservat.html?cid=134271131#comment-134271131" rel="nofollow">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/10/black-c...</a><br><b>Black Conservative Talk Show Host Begs McCain To "take it to Obama"</b><br><br>Now I\'m wondering IFFF McAncient thought that he was being set up  - even by another conservative?  Hmmmm?<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998453">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998453" class="dsq-comment-message">I told you..when he gets his ass beat., he should just take it like a man.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998681">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998681" class="dsq-comment-message">lol</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996418">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996418" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah:  His OWN "peeps" are dissing him!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/economists-for-mccain-tra_n_133718.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/econom...</a><br><b>"Economists For McCain" Trash McCain\'s New Mortgage Plan</b><br><br><i>Many of the professional economists who formally endorsed John McCain\'s economic plan are expressing bewilderment with his most recent proposal to rectify the home mortgage crisis.<br><br>In interviews with the Huffington Post, roughly a dozen of McCain\'s economist supporters said they disagreed with the Senator\'s recent proposal -- for the government to buy distressed mortgages at face value from banks and renegotiate them with homeowners. Several viewed it as a gimmick, driven mostly by political circumstance. Only one pro-McCain economist spoke up in favor of the plan.<br><br>"This is just political gamesmanship," said Robert H. Heidt, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law. "The bill is wildly over-ambitious in trying to rescue home buyers from the downturn in real estate appreciation. It\'s costs would never end. I will end up voting for McCain but this is ridiculous."</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>The "boy" is losin\' it!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996435">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996435" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  This is from Cindy "WALK IN MY SHOES" and stumble \'cause I just took my pills McAncient:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/cindy-mccain-kept-keating_n_133738.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/cindy-...</a><br>Cindy McCain Kept Keating Partnership AFTER SCANDAL<br><br><br><i>Sen. John McCain\'s wife and father-in-law continued a lucrative business partnership with disgraced financier Charles H. Keating Jr. for 11 years after the GOP presidential nominee said he ended his close friendship with Keating in March 1987.<br><br>Cindy McCain\'s business partnership with Keating in a real-estate development between 1986 and 1998 netted her a tidy profit, in addition to years of significant tax benefits. Her father, who died in 2000, earned similar returns.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br>"Whycome" I\'m loving this expose stuff!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996457">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996457" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Newsweek Poll:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/emnewsweekem-poll-obama-o_n_133794.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/emnews...</a><br>DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD FOR OBAMA<br><br><i>The global financial meltdown has caused a dramatic shift in the 2008 presidential race, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. With four weeks left in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama now leads John McCain by double digits, 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters--a marked shift from the last NEWSWEEK poll, conducted one month ago, when the two candidates were tied at 46 percent.<br><br>Underlying Obama\'s surge in support: An historic boiling over of dissatisfaction with the status quo. An astounding 86 percent of voters now say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States, while a mere 10 percent say they are satisfied. That\'s the highest wrong track/right track ratio ever recorded in the NEWSWEEK poll.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br><br>Whooo!  Hoo!  BUT we have to KEEP WORKING.<br><br>I\'ll be gone most of Sat.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996475">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996475" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  The Gov.\'s E-mails  - SAVE \'EM  - says the Judge!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/palin-e-mails-judge-order_n_133727.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/palin-...</a><br>Palin E-Mails:  Judge Orders State To Preserve<br><br><i>ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A judge has ordered the state of Alaska to preserve any government-related e-mails that Gov. Sarah Palin sent from private accounts.<br><br>Anchorage Superior Court Judge Craig Stowers ruled Friday in the lawsuit brought by Anchorage resident Andree McLeod against Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee.</i><br><br>Guess when it rains  -  it pours!!<br><br>GOT MY BUMBERSHOOT!   No matter to me!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996522">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996522" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  And the 2 shall become 1:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/general-motors-and-chrysl_n_133819.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/genera...</a><br><b>General Motors And Chrysler Discuss Merger</b><br><br><br><br><i>General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry by reducing the Big Three of Detroit automakers to the Big Two.<br><br>The talks between G.M. and Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owns Chrysler, began more than a month ago, and the negotiations are not certain to produce a deal. Two people close to the process said the chances of a merger were "50-50" as of Friday and would most likely still take weeks to work out.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br><b>ANSWER</b>  THEY WON\'T!!! SOME PEOPLE WILL BE TERMINATED!<br><br><b>QUESTION:</b>   How will all the workers SHARE fewer jobs??<br><br>Oh!  So that\'s how this MERGER thing works!!    Huh!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999408">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999408" class="dsq-comment-message">GM has been a stone\'s throw away from bankruptcy for a while now.  Thing is, in many perverse ways, bankruptcy would help the company.  For the market share that GM has, they have way too many brands and way too many dealers.  Both the brands part and the dealers part are inseparable--the dealers have a huge lobby of their own and franchise law support from their individual states.  Largely because of contracted obligations to dealers, it cost GM over $1 billion just to shut down the Oldsmobile brand--money that they don\'t have to axe un-needed brands like Buick, Pontiac, SAAB, or the practically offensive Hummer line.  <br><br>Chrysler, now a private company with fewer brands, isn\'t much better.  They have a line of middling, gas slugging vehicles in both the Chrysler and Dodge brands, and the Jeep line is full of SUVs.  Forget about hybrids, none of the Chrysler Corp. brands have a small car that gets good gas mileage.  Just like GM and Ford, they relied too heavily on truck and SUV sales and didn\'t reinvest those profits into cars.    Add the contraction in personal credit, and you\'ve got disaster on the way. <br><br>Merger, bankruptcy, or whatever, if you\'re a Big 3 employee who\'s still fortunate to have a job: Pay off your house, put away some money for college (for your family AND yourself), and polish up your resume. The next few years ain\'t gonna be pretty.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999575">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999575" class="dsq-comment-message">Nate:  Hey!  :&gt;)  Thank you VERY MUCH for this comment.  I came here ta learn and your comment is very helpful!<br><br>It\'s VERY ROUGH out here!  Whew!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996536">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996536" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Where da "brothas/sistas?"  Just looking at the pic:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/g7-nations-vow-coordinati_n_133821.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/g7-nat...</a><br>7 Nations Coordinating on Financial Crisis<br><br>I\'m just askin\' . . . .</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996695">Dave</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996695" class="dsq-comment-message">Not a very relevant comment...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999539">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999539" class="dsq-comment-message">Dave:  Interesting that you would pick this one out to make a comment.    In some previous article, minorities were "blamed" - in part- for this fiscal crisis.<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sasha-abramsky/blaming-the-poor_b_133864.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sasha-abramsky/bl...</a><br><i>Blaming The Poor</i><br><br>So, I\'m asking [and I\'m sure that you will agree that I have that RIGHT],  how does it occur that minorities were NOT asked to be part of the solution?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2996782">talulazoeapple</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2996782" class="dsq-comment-message">I concur with Roland Martin. <br><br><a href="http://www.talulazoeapple.com/apple/2008/10/is-mccain-paying-for-tokens-at-rallies.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.talulazoeapple.com/apple/2008/10/is-...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2997010" href="http://www.inconsequentiallogic.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">roschelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997010" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack <a href="http://roschellenelson.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-osama-for-president-according-to.html" rel="nofollow">Osama</a> for president according to typo on  hundreds of New York absentee ballots.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997385">Mona</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997385" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a wonderful photo! <br><br>I can\'t help but wonder what this young man may be inspired to become. Actually, I wonder that about the children in all of the Obama photos that JJP posts.<br><br>I don\'t know where you guys find these, but please keep \'em coming!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997485">gaiilonfong</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997485" class="dsq-comment-message">How about a laugh. Look at the sign on Palins Gov. Mansion, I guess those Alaskans are not happy with the heffa!<br><br><a href="http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/palin-for-obama.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pal...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2997936">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997936" class="dsq-comment-message">HA! <br><br>Good one</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2997570" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2997570" href="http://rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">rhapsodyinbooks</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997570" class="dsq-comment-message">You get the best pictures anywhere!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2997933" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2997933" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been looking all over for that picture.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998162">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998162" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah,<br><br>I love the pics you put up for the daily threads.  I know you get them from all over, so maybe ya\'ll should think about putting a collection them in some sort of file on the website so that we could link to them, or share them with other peeps who may not view the websites.  I love sending them to family and friends who are not as obssessed as I am about politics.  I\'ve found that the pics (and videos) hits them harder than articles that most of them won\'t even read.  As they say, a pictures says a 1000 words.<br><br>Just a thought</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2998423" href="http://www.thebottomofheaven.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">claudia_m</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998423" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know if this particular site has been mentioned already, but for more Obama pics with kids, go to YES WE CAN (Hold Babies) - It\'s great!<br><br><a href="http://yeswecanholdbabies.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://yeswecanholdbabies.wordpress.com/</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2998394" href="http://www.thebottomofheaven.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">claudia_m</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998394" class="dsq-comment-message">This photo is amazing. Just the inspiration I need to counter all this 24-hrs news cycle BS. Thank you!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2998425" href="http://www.latinopoliticsblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">adriana01</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998425" class="dsq-comment-message">Harold Ford Jr. has an op/ed in the WaPo:<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101002558.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br>He doesn\'t really come out swinging for Obama, but he is critical of McCain\'s campaign tactics tying it back to the "Call me" ad made about him.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2998466" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998466" class="dsq-comment-message">Harold Ford is a FREAKIN HATER.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3000962" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000962" class="dsq-comment-message">ROFLMAO.<br><br>He failed to give as good as Bob Corker gave in his Senate race back in 2006.<br><br>That\'s why Bob Corker is now "Senator" Bob Corker.<br><br>He\'s drunk on haterade and can\'t be taken seriously, now that the Obama camp has probably indicated there is no room for him in an Obama Administration.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3003228">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003228" class="dsq-comment-message">White girls!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998547">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998547" class="dsq-comment-message">this commment was posted at <a href="http://www.jacksonfreepress.com" rel="nofollow">www.jacksonfreepress.com</a> of Mississippi (a state we know is for McCain).  <br><br>"St. Louis Daily Endorses Obama … with Style  <br><br>Perhaps egged on by the hate week that John McCain and Sarah Palin just put the country through, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decided not to wait to publish its endorsement of Barack Obama. It\'s beautifully and thoughtfully written:"<br><br>"Over the past nine months, Mr. Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, has emerged as the only truly transformative candidate in the race. In the crucible that is a presidential campaign, his intellect, his temperament and equanimity under pressure consistently have been impressive. He has surrounded himself with smart, capable advisers who have helped him refine thorough, nuanced policy positions.<br><br>In a word, Mr. Obama has been presidential. [...]<br><br>Meanwhile, Mr. McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, became the incredible shrinking man. He shrank from his principled stands in favor of a humane immigration policy. He shrank from his universal condemnation of torture and his condemnation of the politics of smear. He even shrank from his own campaign slogan, “Country First,” by selecting the least qualified running mate since the Swedenborgian shipbuilder Arthur Sewall ran as William Jennings Bryan’s No. 2 in 1896. [...]<br><br>We didn’t know nine months ago that before Election Day, America would face its greatest economic challenge since the Great Depression. The crisis on Wall Street is devastating, but it has offered voters a useful preview of how the two presidential candidates would respond to a crisis.<br><br>Very early on, Mr. Obama reached out to his impressive corps of economic advisers and developed a comprehensive set of recommendations for addressing the problems. He set them forth calmly and explained them carefully.<br><br>Mr. McCain, a longtime critic of government regulation, was late to recognize the threat. The chief economic adviser of his campaign initially was former Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, who had been one of the architects of banking deregulation. When the credit markets imploded, Mr. McCain lurched from one ineffectual grandstand play to another. He squandered the one clear advantage he had over Mr. Obama: experience.<br><br>Mr. McCain first was elected to Congress in 1982 when Mr. Obama was in his senior year at Columbia University. Yet the younger man’s intellectual curiosity and capacity — and, yes, also the skills he developed as a community organizer and his instincts as a political conciliator — more than compensate for his lack of more traditional Washington experience.<br>[...]<br><br>We have little doubt that Mr. Obama’s appointees would bring a level of competence, compassion and intellectual achievement to the executive branch that hasn’t been seen since the New Frontier. He has energized a new generation of Americans who would put the concept of service back in “public service.”<br><br>Consider that while Mr. McCain selected as his running mate Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, a callow and shrill partisan, Mr. Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. Mr. Biden’s 35-year Senate career has given him encyclopedic expertise on legislative and judicial issues, as well as foreign affairs. [...]<br><br>And the fact that Mr. Obama can explain his thoughts and policies in language that can instruct and inspire is exciting. Eloquence isn’t everything in a president, but it is not nothing, either.<br><br>Experience aside, the 25-year difference in the ages of Mr. McCain, 72, and Mr. Obama, 47, is important largely because Mr. Obama’s election would represent a generational shift. He would be the first chief executive in more than six decades whose worldview was not formed, at least in part, by the Cold War or Vietnam.<br><br>He sees the complicated world as it is today, not as a binary division between us and them, but as a kaleidoscope of shifting alliances and interests. As he often notes, he is the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, an internationalist who yet acknowledges that America is the only nation in the world in which someone of his distinctly modest background could rise as far as his talent, intellect and hard work would take him.<br><br>Given the damage that has been done to America’s moral standing in the world in the last eight years — by a preemptory war, a unilateralist foreign policy and by policies that have treated both the Geneva Conventions and our own Bill of Rights as optional — Mr. Obama’s election would help America reclaim the moral high ground.<br><br>It also must be said that Mr. Obama is right on the issues. He was right on the war in Iraq. He is right that all Americans deserve access to health care and right in his pragmatic approach to meeting that goal. He is right on tax policy, infrastructure investment, energy policy and environmental issues. He is right on American ideals.<br><br>He was right when he said in his remarkable speech in March in Philadelphia that “In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world’s great religions demand: that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Let us be our brother’s keeper, Scripture tells us. Let us be our sister’s keeper. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well.” [...]<br><br>Finally, only at this late point do we note that Barack Obama is an African-American. Because of who he is and how he has run his campaign, that fact has become almost incidental to most Americans. Instead, his countrymen are weighing his talents, his values and his beliefs, judging him not by the color of his skin, but the content of his character.<br><br>That says something profound and good — about him as a candidate and about us as a nation."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000088">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000088" class="dsq-comment-message">Michigander 2:  <b>Another ENDORSEMENT!!!</b>  Yaaaa!  <br><br>I started to make a tally, but, I may miss some.  Soooo, I\'ll just ENJOY them as they come in!!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2998855" href="http://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bigassbelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998855" class="dsq-comment-message">That is another make-me-cry image. Will you stop now? (Not really . . . I love them!!)<br><br>If you all haven\'t seen "Sidewalk to Nowhere," it\'s on YouTube. It is one of the most horrifying, despicable, shameful things I\'ve ever seen. An endless march of white folks ranting about the terrifying terrible terrorist Obama. <br><br>It make me sick. Those people make me sick. And they\'re scaring me. McCain comes out ~ too little, too late? ~ with a message of calm, but I am afraid that these brainless fools have been whipped up into a murderous mob and there\'s no stopping them. <br><br>It was economic chaos in Germany that let Hitler come to power and get such a hold on the German people. I am very, very worried that the economic chaos here is going to fuel the hate. It\'s not hard for idiots to make the leap given the propaganda that issues 24-7 from Fox. They\'re connecting Obama with terrorism. Minorities with the housing crisis. Democrats blamed solely for the economy. Now Michelle Obama being connected with Ayers\' wife, Bernardine Doehrns. <br><br>One million jobs lost since December. Trillions of dollars of wealth from average folks siphoned away from 401Ks, retirement accounts. People losing their homes every day. Prices of necessities rising by the hour. <br><br>This is a scary time. For McCain to make delegitimizing Obama as a candidate in the way he\'s done is incitement to the unbalanced among us to do terrible things. I\'m scared to death. I\'m praying every day. I hope those of you who pray are doing so as well. If you\'re not a pray-er, then send positive thoughts to surround this man and his family, please.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2998988">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2998988" class="dsq-comment-message">Bell,<br><br>I posted about this video yesterday after seeing it on Crooks & Liars. It is so horrifying that I couldn\'t stand to watch another second of it. I am scared.  It is sickening and so discouraging to see so much hate in this day. It was a scene straight out of the Civil Rights Era!  If anything happens to Senator Obama because of the frenzy whipped up by John McCain and that ignorant hate ranting Sarah Palin, I am holding them responsible!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999116" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2999116" href="http://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bigassbelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999116" class="dsq-comment-message">My husband and I had dinner last night with my mother-in-law, who\'s in a retirement center with 200 other senior citizens. <br><br>She and two others are voting Obama. The rest of those doddering fools, sitting there with their safety nets of Social Security and Medicare, are voting for McCain. Why? Play the Sidewalk video and there you are. <br><br>New rule: If you\'re a senior citizen living on SOCIALISM by way of Social Security and Medicare, and you vote for McCain? You lose. <br><br>Go back to work. Or hey! Pull yourself up by those much-vaunted Republican bootstraps! Too old? Too bad. Sink or swim, every man, woman and child for himself. Deal with it. <br><br>You vote AGAINST the party that will protect your very survival. If you\'re so stupid and so willing to do that, then give it up. Live your stinking, selfish principles, motherfuckers. More for the rest of us sane people.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999199">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999199" class="dsq-comment-message">Bell<br><br>Amen! I couldn\'t have said it any better!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000046">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000046" class="dsq-comment-message">BAB:  Co-sign.  Annnnd, I still have my "sun glasses!"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999018">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999018" class="dsq-comment-message">i pray.  when a whole lot of us pray (or send positive thoughts) together, not only are we a bunch of pray-ers, but we become the prayer.  <br><br>i think we\'ll be okay.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2999533" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999533" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel Maddow is FAB.U.LOUS.<br><br>Video: <b>"What do you mean when you say \'bomb Obama\' in America, with our history?"</b><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GvApq1x-c" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GvApq1x-c</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999655">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999655" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel Maddow rocks! <br><br>Rachel Maddow & Keith Olbermann rule the night on MSNBC!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000028">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000028" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  MAJOR co-sign!!  Love \'em!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000177" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000177">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000177" class="dsq-comment-message">She broke it down, didn\'t she?  I wish more of the talking heads would connect the dots like this.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000308">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000308" class="dsq-comment-message">This was so on point.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999541" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999541">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999541" class="dsq-comment-message">Senator Obama is on a roll out there in Philly(listening to the South 52nd rally). Stop the pain....Stop the hurt. I. LOVE. IT! <br><br>(Off topic: Is it me or can you tell when he\'s talking to a whole bunch o\' black people - by this I mean an audience that has a high representation of AA\'s?)<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999577" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999577">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999577" class="dsq-comment-message">You can watch it live here<br>&lt;a href="http://origin.barackobama.com/live/"</a ></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999634">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999634" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, jelana.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999825" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999825">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999825" class="dsq-comment-message">Jelana:  Thanks.  His site carries all of his speeches!  That\'s why it\'s so GREAT!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2999874" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999874" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999874">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999874" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  hope this isn\'t a duplicate.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1EuMogEdk&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1EuMogEdk&feat...</a><br>Evil McCain Caused Financial Disaster, Wants to DISTRACT Us</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2999953" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2999953">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2999953" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-09/the-politics-of-michelle-obamas-hair/" rel="nofollow">The Politics of Michelle Obama\'s Hair</a>, and other stuff that may interest you at The Daily Beast,Tina Brown\'s  new plaything.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000289">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3000289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000289" class="dsq-comment-message">when has Black hair NOT been political? <br><br>just asking.<br><br>But, I do love me some Michelle Obama..LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000340">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3000340" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000340" class="dsq-comment-message">Our Empress, Michelle Obama!<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000351">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000351" class="dsq-comment-message">.....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000007" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000007">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000007" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Because Mr. Obama has CLASS:<br><br><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/39707/obama-thanks-mccain-for-calming-crowd.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newser.com/story/39707/obama-thanks-...</a><br><b>Obama Thanks McCain For Calming Crowd</b><br><br><br><i>(Newser) – Barack Obama took a moment this morning to thank John McCain for attempting to rein in his angry crowd yesterday. “Senator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric,” Obama told a rally in Philadelphia today. “I appreciate his reminder that we can disagree while being respectful of each other.” McCain had asked his crowd to exercise such respect and quickly cut off a supporter who called Obama “an Arab terrorist.”<br><br>As soon as Obama had praised McCain for his military service, he got back to business, criticizing GOP campaign manager Rick Davis for saying that the campaign is “not a CNBC news show on the stock market.” Obama argued that the candidates must discuss the market and the crisis. “When it comes to the economy,” he said, “Senator McCain still doesn’t get it.”<br><br>Source New York Times</i><br><br>O.K. So ALL their LIES have been exposed, their CHARACTER [OOPS!  LACK OF] has been exposed, many of their POLICIES have been determined by ECONOMIC EXPERTS and members of their own party to be FLAWED, and Mr. Obama has FORGIVEN their "ERRANT WAYS"!<br><br><b>ANSWER</b>:  BECAUSE they have the <b>WHITE GENE!</b><br><br><b>QUESTION:</b>:  Why should anyone vote for them??  [Keep in mind the audience at the RNC Convention where you needed to have "sun glasses" because of the "glare"!]<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3000986" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000986" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000986">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000986" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Mr. Obama has FORGIVEN their "ERRANT WAYS"!</i><br><br>That\'s not what I see from what you quoted: <br><br><i>“Senator McCain tried to tone down the rhetoric,” Obama told a rally in Philadelphia today. “I appreciate his reminder that we can disagree while being respectful of each other.” </i><br><br>I see Senator Obama specifically naming an action and saying he appreciates it. That to my eyes is &lt;v&gt;very</b> different from forgiving, not just in content but also in the overarching framework of understanding. Forgiveness is about the individual ego, naming and appreciating specific actions is about .... doing.<br><br>(I agree with you on your Q&A)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000027" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000027">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000027" class="dsq-comment-message">Gas Station for Obama<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7boiBsAt4&NR=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7boiBsAt4&NR=1</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3001967" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001967">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3001967" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001967" class="dsq-comment-message">:) thanks for that Val. He\'s doing a good thing, plus making a profit.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000077" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000077">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000077" class="dsq-comment-message">Videos from the Democratic Convention<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=DemConvention" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=DemC...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000142" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000142">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000142" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Here "they" come:<br><br><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/39686/blue-collar-white-women-shift-to-obama.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newser.com/story/39686/blue-collar-w...</a><br><b>Blue Collar White Women Shift To Obama</b><br><br><br><br><i>(Newser) – America\'s "Jane Sixpacks" are leaning toward the Democratic ticket in growing numbers, the Wall Street Journal reports. White, working-class women voters make up nearly a quarter of the electorate, and polls are finding that the economic crisis is convincing more voters in this vital group to back Barack Obama, especially in swing states like Michigan and Ohio.<br><br>The focus of these voters on "kitchen-table issues" and concerns about the financial health of their families are overcoming any reservations the demographic may have about the candidate\'s race. "I am not 100% crazy about Obama," said one former Illinois factory worker. "But I think he will do better for the middle class."<br><br>Source Wall Street Journal</i><br><br><br>WSJ [conservative]  Interesting! <br><br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000169">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000169" class="dsq-comment-message">they gotta eat too, GLH. <br><br>they gotta eat too.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000403" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000403">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000403" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyurah:  True dat!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000411" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000411">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000411" class="dsq-comment-message">....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3002731" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002731">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002731" class="dsq-comment-message">Women are going to think about taking care of their babies, first and foremost.  Even if it means voting for the Black guy, if he\'s going to make it easier to afford day care, food, and rent, then he can\'t be that bad.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004416" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004416">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004416" class="dsq-comment-message">parker404:  Seeeeee!:     You hath spoken the TRUTH!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3000302" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000302" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000302">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000302" class="dsq-comment-message">So, John Lewis <a href="http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/11/john-lewis-mccain-palin-playing-with-fire/" rel="nofollow">comments</a> on the putrefaction of the McCain campaign, and now they are demanding that Senator Obama <a href="http://thepage.time.com/mccain-camp-statement-on-john-lewis-remarks/" rel="nofollow">repudiate</a> Rep. Lewis\' remarks.<br><br>Mmmmm.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000792" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3000792" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000792" class="dsq-comment-message">John Lewis caught a major league ass whipping on the Selma Bridge back in 1965, so he\'s damned well entitled to comment on the bigotry coming out of the McCain camp and they need to drink their six-packs of STHU regarding demanding Obama do shyt.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3000332" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000332" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000332">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000332" class="dsq-comment-message">nothing like comments from a man who got the shit beaten out of him to tell the truth about Caribou Barbie\'s Klan rallies.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3000445" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000445" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000445">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000445" class="dsq-comment-message">I picked<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2008/10/playing-with-fi.html" rel="nofollow"> this</a>up from <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/addressing-the.html" rel="nofollow">Sully at Daily Dish</a>. Packer writes,"It’s a big leap from hateful talking points and shouted epithets to vigilantism and the lone gunman." But my question is: Is it really? A big leap? <br><br>The other relevant question -  If so many respected voices have spoken against the recent incendiary tack of the McCain campaign, why are  they asking Senator Obama to repudiate Rep. Lewis\'? Is it because...?<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000462">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000462" class="dsq-comment-message">The original message was received at Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:49:05 -0400<br>from <a href="http://disqus.com" rel="nofollow">disqus.com</a> [74.86.107.154]<br><br><br>*** ATTENTION ***<br><br>Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its<br>delivery.  The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section<br>labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----".<br><br>The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section<br>labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----".<br><br>The line beginning with "&lt;&lt;&lt;" describes the specific reason your e-mail could<br>not be delivered.  The next line contains a second error message which is a<br>general translation for other e-mail servers.<br><br>Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail<br>administrator.<br><br>--AOL Postmaster<br><br><br><br>   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----<br>&lt;<a href="mailto:mamahelena@aol.com" rel="nofollow">mamahelena@aol.com</a>&gt;<br>    (reason: 552 mamahelena MAILBOX FULL)<br><br>   ----- Transcript of session follows -----<br>... while talking to air-me03.mail.aol.com.:</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000643">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000643" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Very SORRY for this mess up.  My ISP warned me about the rejection of e-mail due to the fact that they are UPDATING<br><br>The system will be restored TODAY!   YAAAA!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000663">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000663" class="dsq-comment-message">.....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3000579" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000579" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000579">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000579" class="dsq-comment-message">T:  Co-sign.  I believe that it has been said:  "If you don\'t start nothin\', won\'t be nothin\'.<br><br>McAncient/The Gov.  STARTED somethin\'.  They KNEW!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001013" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001013">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001013" class="dsq-comment-message">And Senator Obama and Rep. Lewis should hold a joint press conference and tell the McCain campaign to fuck off.  McCain still hasn\'t "repudiated" the vitriol his campaign knowingly drummed up.  They must really think this is the Jim Crow era.<br><br>First of all, they have absolutely no moral standing to "demand" anything.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001057">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001057" class="dsq-comment-message">Now why is Obama opening his mouth?<br><br>They say "jump!", he says, "how high?"  <br><br>Un-freakin\'-believable.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001537" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001537">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001537" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s the scene I have in my mind: McCain consulting the "White Candidate Playbook" in the chapter on "How to Be Overtly Racist and Get Away With It."<br><br>Running his finger down the relevant page til he gets to: "Get outraged and demand that the black candidate immediately repudiate the other black man." Nod, smile, "Yeah, that worked for Hillary! Let\'s do it!" <br><br>Do it. Wait for the response.<br><br>Uh-oh! It didn\'t work!<br><br>Because that rulebook? Not working for you now, sucker.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005688">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005688" class="dsq-comment-message">If RayKwan in the barber shop says anything about McCain, you can bet the McCain campaign will hold Obama responsible for it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000318" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000318">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000318" class="dsq-comment-message">That was important because its important to be explicit about it and, as they say, picture is worth a thousand words.  Rachel put in all in context with several thousand words with the historical images.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000438" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000438">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000438" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Late Night Jokes of the Week  :&gt;)<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/late-night-jokes-of-the-w_n_133772.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/late-n...</a><br><br>ENJOY!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000520" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000520">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000520" class="dsq-comment-message">Some possible historical perspective to the 2008 election:<br><br>I came across this video of Walter Cronkite and company doing an election night analysis of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTMpQqDP-nk" rel="nofollow">Reagan win in 1980 </a> (disclaimer: I can go on for hours about the suckitude of ol\' Ronnie).  But I thought it was it was an interesting clip in that there are a lot of eerie parallels to 2008, with Obama in the Reagan part of the equation.  Will the result be the same?  One can only hope.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000538" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000538">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000538" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Another piece of evidence of the SCOPE of this crisis.<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/sumner-redstones-credit-c_n_133846.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/sumner...</a><br>CBS and VIACOM<br><br><i>Billionaire Sumner Redstone got caught in the credit crunch Friday.<br><br>The 85-year-old mogul, who has long bragged about his financial savvy and competitive drive, was forced to sell a fifth of his family\'s stake in his two media companies -- Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. -- on a day when the companies\' shares were trading at record lows. It shows that even the wealthiest people are not immune to the meltdown in the markets and are being thrust into once-unimaginable situations.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br>I\'m trying to keep upbeat, BUT. . . . . .Whew!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3000762" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3000762" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000762" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe Rupert Murdoch will get caught the same way, and be forced to sell Fox Network, which would lead it to being taken off the air...PERMANENTLY.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000616">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000616" class="dsq-comment-message">Not sure if you all watched this video.<br><br>The McCain Wander!<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/the-mccain-wander_n_133775.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/the-mc...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3000673">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3000673" class="dsq-comment-message">Comedy Alert! I must apologize in advance for sullying JJP - our \'hood on the internet, as I like to call it - with <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTlkMTdmNDRkMTM1ODZkNGNkZmRiNDFjMDE4YzRjMjg=" rel="nofollow">this</a> tripe. What nonsense, eh? <br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001080" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001080">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001080" class="dsq-comment-message">You know how you\'ll be out somewhere and remember something really funny out of the blue and bust out laughing?  I think that link will result in one of those moments for me.  I read it 15 minutes ago and I\'m still LMAO.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001228" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001228">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3001228" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001228" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015130.php" rel="nofollow">Yep, they are DEFINITELY mavericks!</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001452">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001452" class="dsq-comment-message">Just got back from Italy! Soooooo tired....but wanted to share how the news over there is so different from what we\'re fed here. I could only understand the BBC and CNN World News which I have never seen in the USA....and its not even offered on any cable package where I live, but the world economy is in the toilet and the bailout was a straight up necessity for the crap they are not telling us about. Its really really a big mess. Folks sure do love them some Barack Obama though! I saw Obama tees on young Italians! Very cool.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002189">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002189" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Miranda,<br><br>We had some friends from Germany visit last month and they couldn\'t wait to take home Obama bumper stickers to put on their car!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004795" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3004795" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004795" class="dsq-comment-message">Told y\'all the European Union wants Obama as Pres.<br><br>McCain...not so much, and with Palin on the ticket, they\'re going "Oh, Hell, NAW!" in assorted languages...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004872">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004872" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL.  Seriously though, they must be thinking you gotta be kidding me.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002458">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002458" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  Welcome back - with the TRUTH!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>How\'s the gas situation??  Better, I hope!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001563">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001563" class="dsq-comment-message">Once again, Obama should have the vision and courage to make another race speech and I\'m going to keep on saying it until he does (though some of his statements have come close to hitting the notes I believe he should put in a formal address, by himself or with McCain).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002635">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002635" class="dsq-comment-message">After he\'s sworn in as president, he can make race speeches every week if he wanna.<br><br>But until then, he needs to remind white Americans how broke they are.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3010680">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3010680" class="dsq-comment-message">agreed RonnieB</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3002775" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3002775" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002775" class="dsq-comment-message">F-ck that "after he\'s sworn" in bs.  It\'s time out for that rationale to excuse and shoot down any and everything Obama should and could do now.<br><br>And what makes you think "reminding White Americans" about the economy won\'t be a part of the speech?  That\'s exact thing that needs to be exposed in the full light of day: that some folks would vote against their own economic interests to avoid voting for him just because he\'s black.<br><br>Obama didn\'t wait til after he was "sworn in" to make his previous speech on race...  I guess we know why.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001591">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001591" class="dsq-comment-message">Not to belabor this issue , BUT check this based on part of McCain\'s statement copied below, is he endorsing the sort of "cheers" that we the entire nation has witnessed in the past week -  "bomb Obama", "kill him", "off with his head", "traitor", "treason", whatever. <br><br>Is this how McBush expects his "hardworking" supporters to express their desire for "reform"? Not to mention that Congressman Lewis did not castigate McCain without cause. Unless McCain is so out of touch that he doesn\'t realize that his angry rhetoric instigated these epithets.<br><br>Oh, and John McCain, your POW game just got played on you, motherfucker. You think you are the only one that\'s insulated because you got the shit beaten out of you? Say hello to John Lewis, one of your "wise" men.<br><br>T.<br><br>From McBush\'s camp:<br>"I am saddened that John Lewis, a man I\'ve always admired, would make such a brazen and baseless attack on my character and the character of the thousands of hardworking Americans who come to our events to cheer for the kind of reform that will put America on the right track."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001939">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001939" class="dsq-comment-message">"check this based on part of McCain\'s statement copied below, is he endorsing the sort of "cheers" that we the entire nation has witnessed in the past week - "bomb Obama", "kill him", "off with his head", "traitor", "treason", whatever". <br><br><br><br>It certainly looks that way! So now John Lewis is attacking the character of hardworking white people??? If I hadn\'t read it for myself, I\'d would have thought someone was making this sh%t up!  <br><br>John McCain has lost his m-fing mind!  F him being sad. He should have stopped the vile hateful attacks in it\'s track. His silence only fueled the fire. The MSM should have called him out for his silence but they enjoyed the m-fing show!  <br><br>Don\'t start nothing....won\'t be nothing!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005023">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005023" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  Co-signing.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001686" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3001686" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001686" class="dsq-comment-message">OH HELL NO!!!!<br><br><br>Palin Blurs Line Between Church And State As Governor<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/palin-blurs-line-between_n_133863.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/palin-...</a><br>WASILLA, Alaska — The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God\'s will from the governor\'s office.<br><br>What she didn\'t tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.<br><br><br>THIS WOMAN IS RECKLESS! She is anti-American, if she does not support the separation between church and state!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004189" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004189">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004189" class="dsq-comment-message">but, the BIBLE supports the separation of church and state!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004737" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3004737" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004737" class="dsq-comment-message">thank you.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3001705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3001705" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001705" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-doing-philly-sprint-pictures.html" rel="nofollow">Obama Doing the "Philly Sprint" (Pictures)</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3001778">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3001778" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, iceberg. The gold plated impression of Senator Obama is too cool for school. And people should know that in the comments section, there is another link with photos from another of the 4 stops. Germantown, I think.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004735" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004735">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004735" class="dsq-comment-message">icebergslim:   I await your inspiration!!  Thanks!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002230">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002230" class="dsq-comment-message">Didn\'t see this posted but I will link to the Back Forty for this video of McCain\'s anger. One story in there is shocking, to me.<br><br><a href="http://www.ruralvotes.com/thebackforty/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.ruralvotes.com/thebackforty/index.php</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002657">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002657" class="dsq-comment-message">Hockey Mom Palin was BOOED today<br><br>E&P reports that Sarah Palin was greeted with a chorus of boos at the Philadelphia Flyers game where she dropped the puck at the Flyers\' opener:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/hockey-mom-palin-greeted_n_133911.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/11/hockey...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002781">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002781" class="dsq-comment-message">Val:  I HEARD those BOOS!!  People in the background were giving "THUMBS DOWN!"<br><br>Nice GET!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002794">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002794" class="dsq-comment-message">Cuing Nelson Muntz:: HA-Ha</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002868">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002868" class="dsq-comment-message">Notice she had two of her kids with her?   I say that because she seems to have them out in public alot on the campaign trail.   Do they get any schooling or time with their friends?    I recall the very very few times Michelle & Barack took  their daughters out they got accused exposing them by people like Michelle Malkin!!!!!    But then we all know that Malkin wouldn\'t dare say a thing about Palin baldly exploiting her children.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004843">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004843" class="dsq-comment-message">she pimps those kids like Tyrone would his best $10 HO</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005150">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005150" class="dsq-comment-message">other sites report she told people at an earlier event that she was bringing Piper, the 7 year old, and putting a jersey on her to squelch the boos.....<br><br>Well, I didn\'t work.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3009969">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3009969" class="dsq-comment-message">lol</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004830">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004830" class="dsq-comment-message">this is the city that beat up Santa Claus, so I\'m not surprised.....LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004993">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004993" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002744">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002744" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Results of the Anti-Palin Rally IN ALASKA:<br><br><a href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/anti-palin-rally-on-her-own-capitol-steps/" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/anti-p...</a><br><b>Anti-Palin Rally On Her Own Capitol Steps</b><br><br><i>Despite the inclement weather, the Juneau Mudflats team has good things to report!  I got two sets of great photos from Mudflatters Doug, and Judy.  And Sandy Beach recounts the event:<br><br>    I just got back from a very cold, very wet, very windy, but VERY enthusiastic anti-Palin rally.  Unlike last weekend, there were plenty of rolling news cameras, microphones, and reporters with little weather-proof notebooks so maybe we’ll get some press!<br>    The crowd gathered in front of the Capitol steps, which is right downtown, around the corner from the unoccupied Governor’s Mansion. State employees were encouraged to come in disguise due to fear of reprisals by the Palin administration, a chilling thought. Speakers included fishermen, two pediatricians (including one former head of Alaska Public Health), a former state Game Board rep, college student for gay/lesbian rights who’s about to vote for the first time, two Alaska Native veterans, and someone who read an encouraging letter from Juneau state representative Beth Kertulla.To wrap it up, one of Juneau’s favorite singers, Vicki Van Fleet, belted the following, sung to the tune of Janis Joplin’s Mercedes Benz (lyrics by Sally O of Homer, Alaska):  <br><br>    Oh Lord won’t you make me the Vice President<br>    McCain’s just too soft on the environment<br>    Being mayor of Wasilla was really quite hard<br>    Now I’m Commander–in-Chief of the National Guard<br>     <br>    Oh Lord I’m awaiting a heavenly sign<br>    that with my lack of credentials the VP spot is mine!<br>    Forgive my blind ambition and the lies that I have tossed<br>    I must get to DC no matter the cost!!!!<br>     <br>    Oh Lord won’t you give me a PR campaign<br>    I’m cuter and younger than old John McCain<br>    My sister’s ex-husband is my only stain<br>    I’m no Tina Fey but I do gotta brain<br>     <br>    Oh Lord won’t you make me the Vice President<br>    McCain’s just too soft on the environment<br>    Being mayor of Wasilla was my playing card<br>    and being Vice President can’t be all that hard<br>     <br>    Oh Lord won’t you make me the vice-presi – dent!<br><br>     <br><br><b>The reports say about 300 people showed up!  To give you an equivalent…  If that percentage showed up in Anchorage we’d have had about 3000 people!  And that incredible turnout was not only in the pouring rain, but on the steps of the Capitol building in Sarah Palin’s home state!  Hey Main Stream Media!  Can you hear us NOW??</b> </i><br><br>OOOOEEEEE!  They called out the MSM!   :&gt;)<br><br>The pics and signs were GREAT!<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3002885" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002885" class="dsq-comment-message">Looking at this Gallup poll numbers:<br><br>Whites —– Obama (42%) McCain (50%)<br>Blacks —– Obama (89%) McCain (2%)<br>Hispanics — Obama (64%) McCain (26%)<br><br>I wonder what it would take to convince John McCain to call for a commission to study 2% like James T. Harris.  The inquiring minds in the nation want to know: just what in the world would possess any Black person with half-a-brain to vote for John McCain?<br><br>I mean, before the general election kicked off, I was one of those people who thought McCain was a decent and principled person that was worth considering or, at least, someone I could understand people considering.  But the way he\'s sold his soul in this campaign and the way he\'s run this campaign quickly cured my momentary illness.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3003492" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003492" class="dsq-comment-message">totally agree, nquest.  fareeldoe: we need to have like a discovery channel special, complete with English accent voiceover on "the McKine nee-grauw ahnd his penchant fohr awd vouting."<br><br> i get the whole "we are not monolithic" thing.  more power to that.  ...but who are those 11 not quite decided black folks, too? there\'s gotta be something interesting from them, too.<br><br>the 2% for mcain i kinda discount about 90% of that group as talking point republicans. but you\'re right, let\'s study the whole 2 anyway.  <br><br>i also thought of mccain in old terms and as a principled man before he copped to the pressure on his side of the aisle he\'s always "reaching across."  (perhaps swallowing that \'you know he\'s got a black baby\' trick by gwjr without a fight so he could bide his time for this moment was a big clue.)<br><br>I wonder if  there\'s such thing as a black george will counterpart in the 2, i.e. a black person who at least calls McCain out for losing his mind, if not going as far as to endorse Barack officially.  [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202583_pf.html] <br><br>very honestly - is this black person out there and speaking.   the usual suspects (connerly, williams, et. al) don\'t count, even if they switch to barack because they\'ve spoken the script too long.<br><br>...and, I wonder if, even having said that McCain\'s out of his league, Will (or black GWill) would still vote for the pool on principle alone if not the water that\'s in it.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3004848" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004848" class="dsq-comment-message">Ig\'nant azz Tara Wall was trying to play that "we are not a monolith" bs along with claiming she hasn\'t "endorsed" anyone bs on CNN when Roland Martin spoke an undeniable truth that when they say "Soccer Mom\'s" and for Sarah Palin "Hockey Mom\'s" that they\'re talking about a White demographic.<br><br>Ig\'nant azz ran her mouth about "I played soccer" like that means something.  Ig\'nant azz said the economy is one color, "green," while trying to down play the significance of racism like economy wasn\'t  "green" in 1954 or in 1854.<br><br>Seriously...  Are there any Black conservatives they can find who aren\'t prone to saying the stupidest sh*t?  Ig\'nant azz said, "people vote against candidates for a lot of reasons -- age, gender, etc."   Silly mf!!!   <br><br>She\'s on a show talking about "race in the race" brought on by McCain\'s lynch mobs in training like there have been presidential political rallies/events where people shouted "kill that old mf!" or "bomb her because she has boobs."<br><br>Come-the-f*ck-ON!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3004959" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004959" class="dsq-comment-message">and that\'s a shame bec. as RNC head of outreach to minorities and coming out of a dubious GW administration, that\'s all the cover you need to take a principled stand and still be a republican.  even now, the podium of w-post conservative editor is enough cover if you need it, to be a legitimate thorn in your own party.  (not to be conflated in any kind of way with that lieberman nonsense.)<br><br>i look at it like a ufc fight. them dudes go at it to actually break bones, but a warrior still appreciates another warrior, fighting with nasty disdain for the opponent who can\'t or won\'t bring it.<br><br>it\'s better for the country to have principled republican opposition to principled democratic opposition (at least nominally anyway) but Obama ain\'t got nobody to fight against if principle is the question. [cue the curious george palin rally monkies]<br><br>this\'ll make governing hard as it will prevent the occasional and legitimate bipartisan legislation with all them punks cowering on either side of the aisle.  our fight is just starting if O is elected, but he\'s built for it and so are we.  get ready for the dirtiest local politics of all time.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004973">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004973" class="dsq-comment-message">"Ig\'nant azz ran her mouth about "I played soccer" like that means something".<br><br><br>ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005210">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005210" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  . . "soccer". . . <br><br>She tought that maybe errybody would see her as possessing the <b>WHITE GENE</b> after she said it!!  She really must hate all that melanin that she was endowed with!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004978">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004978" class="dsq-comment-message">she was also on another show talking about how poor people have color tvs and this recession is not like other recessions because of that. Saying folks aren\'t really struggling for food, etc. I am giving her the house negro of the day award; ala Field Negro.<br><br>It was some ridiculous show with a guy from the national review and Cornell West. He disagreed with him but I could not watch any further.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3005053" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005053" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw it too -- Bill Bennett\'s "beyond politics."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005200">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005200" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, it was bugging me that I could not recall. That segment was too terrible for words. She doesn\'t even seem high brow enough to be so removed from struggle, so dismissive.<br><br>I couldn\'t  continue to watch further. I need to find out more about her background.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005187">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005187" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:  I second the motion on the HOUSE NEGRO AWARD!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3005001" href="http://www.hustleandfloe.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005001" class="dsq-comment-message">p.s. "...like economy wasn\'t "green" in 1954 or in 1854."  laughing my much black, um, head, off at that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005003">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005003" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw that bs too Nqest.  There are a few reason why I will be glad when this election is over and Tara Wall is one of them.  I will be so glad when I can turn on the television and not see that ignorant poser ever again.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005168">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005168" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin:  AGREED!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005051">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005051" class="dsq-comment-message">During the Holocaust there were some Jews who worked the ovens for a few more crumbs of bread and to put off their extermination for as long as possible.People like Tara Wells, Ron Christie, Joe Watkins etc. has that mentality, they have no morals ,values or self esteem.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005154">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005154" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:  Co-signing!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005143">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005143" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest:  Just \'cause she had her HAIR DID OVER-she tries to have a New ATTITUDE!  BUT, it didn\'t work!<br><br>Still the SAME OLD TIRED BLAME the POOR for their POORNESS.<br><br>I\'m coming close to callin\' her an "elitist"!  If I find out that she has had just one more latte and it\'s a done deal!!  Actually, She\'s closer to a "wanna-be elitist!"<br>One thing she doesn\'t "wanna-be is Black!" IMHO<br><br>Whew!  Exhausted Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)<br><br>O.K.  She\'s a SNOB. [No disrespect to THE BLACK SNOB&gt;  :&gt;)]</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005335">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005335" class="dsq-comment-message">"One thing she doesn\'t "wanna-be is Black!"<br><br><br>As Nquest quote-----Ig\'nant azz!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005177">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005177" class="dsq-comment-message">She is a pure-D SAMBO<br><br>plain and simple. <br><br>she should have had her tap dancing shoes on so that she could just shuffle on cue. she has been tiresome. Didn\'t you get the feeling Roland just wanted to say, \' Negro, PLEASE!\'.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005272">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005272" class="dsq-comment-message">You have me laughing out loud!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3005456" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3005456" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3005456" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3005456" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005456" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah and one of these days Roland\'s really gonna have to show his color with the CNN crew always cutting his time short or, in that case, just letting Tara interrupt him because she wanted to deny the reality.<br><br>But maybe her ig\'nant azz has a clip or two of media focus groups where Black women were included as Soccer Mom\'s and Black men as NASCAR dads.  <br><br>True, Black people aren\'t a monolith but the 2% she represents should be about as much face time she gets so people don\'t get the picture that she represents anything more than that.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3009629" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3009629" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3009629">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3009629" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest - my kids play soccer too, one is on the swim team, one likes horse back riding, and one plays lacrosse (don\'t ask. . . . -- it is just the neighborhood we live in) however, Sarah Palin doesn\'t speak for me as a woman at all.  Who the crap is Joe Six Pack?  <br><br>We know what she was doing.  Playing ignorant to that fact means nothing.  I am constantly schooling the folks at my kids school (less than 2% black student body) about the value of diversity, explaining that as black kids especially my boys will have to have the best education, work harder, and strive to be 5 times smarter than white kids in order to be considered equal.   That is just the way life is at this point.  Maybe it will change in another decade or so but right now, that is where we are.<br><br>Ya\'ll know I don\'t push the black/white meme simply because I believe you are going to find ignorant assholes in every shape size and color but I am not dumb enough to not recognize we have a long way to go in race relations and I make it a point to have those conversations with the people I meet so they know that I know what time it is.  They don\'t play with me and they make an extra effort to ask questions and openly address any issues.  I have learned from them and they learn from me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3004930" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004930" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3004930" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3004930" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004930" class="dsq-comment-message">You see, that\'s the problem, by and large, most of the 2%-ers don\'t have that kind of backbone.  But it really says something about McCain when it\'s 2% as opposed to Bush\'s 8%-11%.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3009497" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3009497" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3009497">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3009497" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3009497" class="dsq-comment-message">"I wonder what it would take to convince John McCain to call for a commission to study 2% like James T. Harris. What in the world would possess any Black person with half-a-brain to vote for John McCain?<br>"<br><br>RAOTFLMAO!  Hysterical Nquest.  lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3002895" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3002895" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3002895">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3002895" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002895" class="dsq-comment-message">We drove 6 miles in Barack\'s shoes yesterday<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/173840/78/723/627777" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/11/173840...</a><br><blockquote><i>Yesterday my wife was "paced" for 6 miles on our local freeway by a driver who came up fast behind her as she merged onto the interstate, then this guy slowed up considerably and settled in along side her.  My children were in the car.  We have an "Obama \'08" sticker in the back window.</i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3002983" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3002983" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3002983" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3002983" class="dsq-comment-message">More McCain PASTOR PROBLEMS:<br><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/McCain%2520Pre%2520Program.mp3" rel="nofollow">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/McCain%20Pr...</a><br><br><b>Pastor Arnold Conrad\'s invocation:</b><br><br><i>"I also would also pray, <b>Lord, that  your reputation is involved in all that happens between now and November, because there are millions of people around this world praying to their god</b>--whether it\'s Hindu, Buddha, Allah--<b>that his opponent wins, for a variety of reasons.  And Lord, I pray that you will guard your own reputation, because they\'re going to think that their God is bigger than you, if that happens.</b>  So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name with all that happens between now and election day." </i><br><br><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/religious_war_in_davenport.php" rel="nofollow">http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/20...</a><br><br><br>Okay, now, let\'s play the game:  REPUDIATE THAT!    Straight.  No chaser.  No bs.<br><br>No bs about Obama\'s "judgment."  Talk about McCain\'s judgment and now, the type of xenophobic, arrogant and intolerant people attracted to his campaign... given a stage by his campaign.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3005208" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3005208" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005208">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3005208" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005208" class="dsq-comment-message">those horrible Hindus, Buddhists, and of course, Muslims. Of course, NOBODY voting for Obama in America was a Christian.....<br><br>roll my eyes.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3003284" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3003284">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003284" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003284" class="dsq-comment-message">Sigh......<br><br>Fight hard, stay strong<br><br><a href=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/11/161149/03/790/627718 rel="nofollow">CBS: Man Brings "Obama" monkey doll to Palin event.</a href><br><br>Actually, it\'s a curious George doll with an Obama sticker on it. The fool realizes that he\'s being filmed and takes the sticker off put it in his pocket and shoves the doll to a kid in front of him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3005246" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3005246" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3005246">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3005246" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3005246" class="dsq-comment-message">interesting that he wasn\'t man enough to stick with it, once the camera was on his ass...<br><br>punk.ass.bitch, just like his candidate.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3006115" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3006115" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3006115">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3006115" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3006115" class="dsq-comment-message">That guy should be watched around little children.   And the cops should check his basement.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3009282">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3009282" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3009282" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3009282">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3009282" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3009282" class="dsq-comment-message">Truth you ain\'t never lied.  LOL<br><br>Did you see that grin?  Yep he should certainly be watched around young children.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3009350" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3009350" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3009350">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3009350" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3009350" class="dsq-comment-message">"Actually, it\'s a curious George doll with an Obama sticker on it. The fool realizes that he\'s being filmed and takes the sticker off put it in his pocket and shoves the doll to a kid in front of him."<br><br>You have to laugh Texas_Girl.  I say let them display their ignorance for everyone to see.  LOL<br><br>You know probably peed his pants when he imagined his face all over the TV screen and having to pass by folks who could take issue with his actions on the street, at his job or in his neighborhood or (courtesy of youtube) when he is on travel in other states.  lol He is covering his a*s.  LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3003687">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003687" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003687" class="dsq-comment-message">I dont know if this has been posted.  It\'s so apropos  for today\'s thread photo.<br><br>JUST BECAUSE HE\'S BLACK<br><br>A WHITE MAN ASKED HIS BLACK  FRIEND, "ARE YOU VOTING FOR BARACK OBAMA JUST BECAUSE HE\'S BLACK?<br><br>THE BLACK MAN RESPONDED BY SAYING, "WHY NOT?  HEL, IN THIS COUNTRY MEN ARE PULLED OVER EVERY DAY JUST BECAUSE THEY\'RE BLACK; PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTIONS JUST BECAUSE THEY\'RE BLACK; CONSIDERED TO BE CRIMINALS JUST BECAUSE THEY\'RE BLACK, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE THOUSANDS OF YOU WHO WONJ\'T BE VOTING FOR HIM JUST BECAUSE HE\'S BLACK!  HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT!<br><br>THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT WITH THE SWEAT AND WHIP OF THE BLACK SLAVES\' BACK, AND NOW A DESCENDENTOF THOSE SAME SLAVES HAS A CHANCE TO LEAD THE SAME COUNTRY, WEHRE WE WEREN\'T CONSIDERED TO BE PEOPLE, WHERE WE WEREN\'T ALLOWED TO BE EDUCATED, DRINK FROM THE SAME FOUNTAINS, EAT IN THE SAME RESTAURANTS, OR EVEN VOTE.<br><br>SO YES!  I\'M GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM!  BUT IT\'S NOT JUST BECAUSE HE\'S BLACK, BUT BECAUSE HE IS HOPE, HE IS CHANGE, AND HE NOW ALLOWS ME TO UNDERSTAND WHEN MY GRANDSON SAYS THAT HE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT WHEN HE GROWS UP, IT IS NOT A FAIRY TALE BUT A SHORT TERM GOAL.  HE NOW SEES, UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS THAT HE CAN ACHIEVE, WITHSTAND AND DO ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE HE\'S BLACK!<br><br>Annononymous</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3003732" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3003732">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003732" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003732" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  O.K.  Have "they"  stopped the racially hostile crap at their rallies OR do I have to post this?  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/witness-hate-that-mccain-and-palin-are.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/witness-hate...</a><br>Video of an Oct 10, 2008 Rally.<br><br>Obama-Biden \'08!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3004770">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3004770" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004770" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004770">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3004770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004770" class="dsq-comment-message">George W. Bush has an opportunity to leave the big white house with something  other than  a legacy of overt stupidity.  Here\'s what  G. Dubyah can do:<br><br>1.  Tell Dick Chenney to go fuck himself<br><br>2.  Go before the American people and apologize for  the shambles this country is in<br><br>3.  Go before the American people and apologize for the Iraq war, reassure that   <br>      he  will do everything in his power to work with the current administation to get our <br>      t roops out of Iraq with a time line-  not asome punk-ass time horizon!!!  WTF!<br><br><br>4.  Go before the American people apologize and denounce the overt, shameful, race-     baiting behavior of the Republican Party -In a country at war and in financial ruins a <br>     true leade, particularly,  since he is the POTUS!!!<br><br>ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!  Oh, I must have been dreaming!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3010803" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3010803" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3010803">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3010803" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3010803" class="dsq-comment-message">hey, some crazy stuff has  happened this  election season.  you never know...   :-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3003053" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003053" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3003053" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003053" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003053" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, if Obama doesn\'t make another race speech, let\'s have a hard hitting add with John Lewis\' statement as the theme:  "The American people deserve better."<br><br>Show the news clips of McCain people saying they intentionally were going to "turn the page" away from the economy and show that page turning into those images Rachel Maddow used on her show and right before the end shift to one of Obama\'s inspirational "post-racial" primary speeches and contrast it with the incitement of McCain/Palin rallies... fade with John Lewis\' statement with a picture of the Diversity of Denver\'s Democratic Convention.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3004551" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004551" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3004551">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3004551" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004551" class="dsq-comment-message">Why should Obama make a race speech?<br>Why should Obama be thrown off his stride because McCain fucked up?<br>Let McCain make his own race speech, if he\'s so inclined.<br>McCain has shit; let McCain clean it up.<br>Also, if Obama makes a race speech, McCain and his surrogates will yell, "See!"<br>"He\'s bring up race, that one!"<br>Obama should keep his eyes on the prize and not be distracted.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3004750" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3004750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3004750" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3004750" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3004750" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve already explained this at length.  This is about a VISION which encompasses everything that is "the prize" and everything that Obama has presented himself to be.  <br><br>I already talked about McCain\'s responsibility as well.<br><br>Why should Obama make a race speech?  For one, he\'s done it before and now he has an OPPORTUNITY to really paint the VISION he has for the country.  It presents an opportunity for him to inspire... for him to put all people who will hear him... put all their eyes on the prize... in light of the country\'s economic situation... in light of all the goings on.<br><br>He had no qualms responding to "Who is Barack Obama?" Part I courtesy of the Clinton campaign.  He should seize this opportunity or he can merely be a politician and follow your prescription.  It\'s as simple as that.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3003159">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3003159" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3003159" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3003159">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3003159" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3003159" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest,<br><br>Sounds like a good idea. Shame the mofos!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3009442" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3009442" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3009442">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3009442" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3009442" class="dsq-comment-message">I would not touch it if I were Obama.  If Obama did that he would be getting into the sandbox with McCain.  McCain made this bed, let him lay in it all by himself.<br><br>I wouldn\'t touch it so he could point the finger back at Obama citing him bringing race into the equation.  Nope.  McCain\'s mess.  Let him clean it up.</div>\
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	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
			}
		}
		pending = newPending;
	};
	return obj;
})();

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

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

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

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


	


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

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

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

})();




