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John Cornyn: \"Do you agree with what Chief Justice John Roberts said?\"<br><br>Translation: \"Why aren't cosigning right wing talking points like we want you to?\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:01:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 5, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755999": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Again....Jesus Christ!  Are we rehashing yesterday?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:48:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12749347, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12749347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Coburn is grilling Sotomayor about the 2nd ammendment.  <br><br>Coburn:  \"Are you gonna take guns away from my bitter white contituents, if you do, you got some 'splainin to do!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:54:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12747074, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JJPnese Translation:<br><br>Cornyn: What should I tell my constituents, as to why I should like a Mexican sit on the Supreme Court?<br><br>Cornyn: What's creating this cognitive dissonance is you're supposed to be this tamale eating, salsa dancing hot latina spitfire with a razor blade ready to cut somebody and you're sitting here just as cool as a cucumber.<br><br>Cornyn: If you sit on the SC and uphold gay marriage, you're just creating law and we can't have that.<br><br>Cornyn: ACORN and Bill Ayers are bribing you, aren't they?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:18:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743106, "depth": 1, "points": 7, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12752432": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Coburn is deeply troubled by Sotomayor's passion!<br><br>YT's SCURRED of the passionate, smart, Latina Judge who's going to sit on the highest court in the LAND.<br><br>I'd bet a dollar that these crackas really do have Hispanic maids and gardners....and I'ts killing them that Sonia Sotomayor is going to don that black robe in broad day light and they have their white robes hidden in the closet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:02:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742212": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Graham whines on the prospect of losing his white entitlement:<br><br>\"A lot of the wrongs that have been mentioned have been righted and some have yet to come....do you understand the difference between that and letting 9 unelected officials change society....You will have to if you get on the Court with your fellow justices sit down and discuss whether the 2nd Amend. is a fundamental right and incorporated with every state. Even if you listen to your colleagues and read all the precedent, aren't you going to decide based on what you think America is all about?....You'll have to rely on your view of America, who we are, and how far we're gonna go  \"<br><br><br>hahahahaha...THAT's Riiiiight Lindsay...Sotomayor...is going to tell your southerncrackerasstoSUCKITUP...and STFU from the SCOTUS!!!<br><br>Graham's fear is palpable...as he so candidly articulates it...shrivels his testicles ..lmao!<br><br>I just loooove EQual OPPORTUNITY...lol lol<br><br><br>OOOOH...he is going LOW now...race and class...he asks:<br><br>Have you ever known a low income Latina woman who was devoutly pro-life?<br>Have you ever known a low income Latina woman who was pro-death penalty?<br><br>You spic, you know you are aborting babies and will not kill all those other violent spics!<br><br>Graham is FOS...can't STAND his HATE on full display...how crude and rude to be sosooo racist engaging in stereotypes, as if your race/income makes  you a monolith without the capablity of independent thought.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:22:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12759112": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AFTERNOON OPEN THREAD IS UP!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_14:06:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12802760": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Tonight on MSNBC, Pat was horrible, Full of vitriolic trash, constantly saying that WHITE MEN made this country OMG! I commend Rachel Maddow for standing up to this crap! This country should move forward, Let ALL people of talent represent this country. Us white guys will soon be in the minority so we should GET OVER IT! We have out first African American President, and we will soon have our first Supreme Ct. Latina Justice Sotomayer! Conservatives need to stop being so negative and let the country move forward, you can't change progress. GOP is now the, \"Party Of No\"! Why not be the party of maybe for a change?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-17_02:26:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "jonathantaylor", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just wish she could say it as condescendingly as they ask the question.  Pricks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:36:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742463, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do they get asked?  Becasue he said something about the committees when asked at his press conference when he had his wife standing there - after conceding by what's-his-name, Norm.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:02:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743573, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right - some people never get it.  Don't forget that there are plenty of people WHO do.<br><br>Sonia Sotomayor should be proud of her heritage; it's who she is.  Part of that 'she is who she is' is one of the reasons I never apologize for who I am, because I am who I am.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:43:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12755324, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12747860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ya know - I stopped watching the news and shit for a good long time, months, and I mean MONTHS - 6 to 7 months.  I couldn't stand to see any of their faces or hear their voices.  <br><br>And what the hell does going to work have to do with who the president is?  I mean that is flat out STUPIDITY.<br><br>I tell them the same thing they told me - FUCKING DEAL WITH IT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:48:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743478, "depth": 4, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes!  Some of these folks were not there when the Q's were asked by other Senators...so it is a rehash...repeated Q on 2nd Amend,foreign law blahblahblah", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:03:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12755999, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am laughing my butt off...maybe my coworkers will suggest mental leave.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:27:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "moObama", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12740451, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i clicked the link but it was the wizard of oz<br><br><br>but i can see the repubs as the Wicked Witch <br>Barack Obama poured Hope and change all over them<br>and  they melted", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:03:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "danadevin74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742829, "depth": 3, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12758125": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is exactly why, no matter who's show he's on, I turn the channel as soon as I hear his name.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:42:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Muzikal203", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12756893, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755067": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Police love her<br>Law enforcement and DAs love her too\"---and that's got me concerned.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "AM2k9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "5 cops shot in Jersey shootout.<br><a href=\"http://wcco.com/national/jersey.city.shooting.2.1088103.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wcco.com/national/jersey.city.shooting.2...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:37:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "TAG60", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12765830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I've already run my mouth about who I am here, so I won't go into it.<br>But, I know that one's ancestry does not define a person.<br>I know that the amount of melanin in one's skin has no bearing on who that person is.<br>I know that what matters is what a person thinks, what a person feels, and what a person does as a result of those two things.<br>I see our President now, and smile, seeing the true dream of America come alive before my eyes, that we embrace the pasts of all peoples who are Americans, we mingle, we talk, we exchange ideas and points of view - and we all grow stronger because of it, because we see that we really are much closer than those who view only differences might suggest.<br><br>And then there's this jackass Pat Robertson, whose family and religious values start in other people's bedrooms and minds.  For me especially, seeing the venom and bile come to the surface with people I didn't suspect (and those I did) has been sobering.  It also reminds me to take nobody and nothing for granted.  <br><br>Seeing him especially go on his angry, spittle-flying rants is both infuriating and really funny for me.  Infuriating because the very fact that opinions like this are on air encourages others to follow his absolutely lazy stereotypical thinking, and worse yet to think that this is somehow okay or somehow valuable.  On the other hand, it's really funny because these same conservatives that agree with him always talked so loudly about how they're oh-so-logical, and how everyone else is all emotional and uneducated.  Pot, kettle, what?<br><br>I came here to this site originally because I wanted to learn.  I wanted to know, I wanted to understand even the little things about life from the points of view here, and I value all I've learned and read so far.<br><br>Keep your chin up, boycott the hell out of Starbucks, and encourage others to as well because of this.  Just remember that not every whitey's a hater.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_16:47:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "windswept", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12756893, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755591": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It was interesting to see that the Pope was more open to meeting with the President than the catholics were at Notre Dame?  Cause you see I don't think it had anything to do with abortion; I think they were just a bunch of white folk who don't like the fact that he is a person of color in charge of this country. Given the history of the other leaders who they accepted regardless of beliefs. I have not seen so much hatred for a President in my entire life.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:38:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742890, "depth": 3, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12740750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Kyl starting with Ricci!<br><br>\"Neither the majority nor the four dissenting judges cited any cases that addressed the question of disparate impact. It found few if any lower court opinions that addressed the issue. Isn't it true that you were incorrect by your earlier statement that you were bound by precedent? \"<br><br>\"I'm aware of the facts of the case. The question I asked was very simple. What was the precedent that bound you? The Court itself noted it could find few if any precedent \"<br><br>Nasty, disrespectful ..mofo...as usual!!<br><br>\"Isn't it true that the result of your decision was to grant summary judgment against these parties, and secondly, that there was no Supreme Court precedent that required that result. I don't know what the precedent would be in the 2nd Cir. \"<br><br>So far, Sotomayor, has not provided the precedent...hmmmm..Sotomayor cites prior appeals court ruling as precedent.<br><br>Kyl's claim that \"all 9 of the justices disagreed\" with her rationale is unfair, because on that point, the panel was bound by prior circuit precedent. <br><br>Feinstein points out that Ricci was 5-4.   This is an important point.   Ricci was a very close case.   If the SCOTUS's ideological balance were a little different, it would have come out the other way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_09:39:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12757135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rachel had on a guest from <a href=\"http://Slate.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Slate.com</a> (?) who talked about these jackasses droning on and on and on.   I hope they just keep hammering nails in their coffins.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:17:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12756466, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742290": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Ricci case SHOULD have gone back to the state of Connecticut.  PERIOD.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:24:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742016, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12739741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the thread Rikyrah.. good timing...hearing starts @9:30EST<br><br>Nice pic with Appellate Judge DamonKeith(center)...I wonder if it was taken at the Detroit WrightAA Museum.<br><br> Today, we'll have the remaining nine senators ask questions to Judge Sotomayor. So far, the Democrats have taken less than their allotted 20 minutes, so perhaps that will continue today <br><br>You know those southernwhitemales are going to continue to make asses of themselves,<br>I wonder what LindaChavez will say..should be interesting<br><br>There are 31 witnesses--including New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci, Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, and former Yankee pitcher David Cone--who have been called by the Senate Majority and Minority to testify.   It is likely that their testimony will begin this afternoon and it's possible, though still very up in the air, that the hearings will conclude today <br><br>Yesterday , we got through Round 2 of questioning by 10 senators in about 2.5 hours. There are four Republican senators left and five Democrats left with 20 minutes each, so it stands to reason that we may get through all of Round 2 by lunch. <br><br>Possible we will hear from Ricci today?<br><br><br>Live blogging available at this link:<br>/www.scotusblog.com/wp/", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_09:07:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "my week was just fine<br><br>but i got a chance to see people for who they really are<br>people who i thought were okay<br>people i had lunch with everyday<br>now all of a sudden didn't even say hello<br>it was like they couldn't even look me in my face", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:18:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "danadevin74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12744020, "depth": 5, "points": 6, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12754603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How much longer do we have to listen to Session..... He's one ignorant, condesending cracka.  \"Distrimination.\"  dude can't pronounce the word, but certainly knows how to work it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:11:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "These CRACKAS have been in MELTDOWN since November 4, 2008.<br><br>Scene from the GOP camp on election night:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:38:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742563, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12767918": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did you mean Pat Buchanan or Robertson. Which one are you talking about. if it's Pat Buchanan, he has wasted his time because he is some ole piece of relic from years past who needs to go home and sit under a rock with his mean ole sister. There is certainly no help for him and I can' t understand why he is even contacted to appear on TV. I think if he has to have a debate his debater should be Farahkhan. That's someone who can shut him up. But tonight he is going to be a guest on Rachel Madow show and she can certainly close his mouth. If time or programs are not gracious enough to invite Farahkan then there should be no room on regualar cable shows for Buchanan. I want to know when they are going to put restrictions on what is considered over the line when tv and radio people make their rants over the air about their distaste for this country and its electorate. When will what they say become equal to \"yelling fire in a crowded theater\". What is the limit of the assualt on the president, this country and even the children.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_17:52:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12765830, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Klobuchar playing clean up hitter, cites Sotomayor's record...<br><br> K:Only death penalty you rule on, Heatley, you sustained the death penalty? <br><br>SS: Yes, rejected the defendant's claims <br><br>K:  putting letters of support on the record is reading loving letters, including from cops. <br><br> Police love her<br> Law enforcement and DAs love her too<br><br><br>Go AMY!  Set the record straight....Sessions has a prune face look...hahahaha<br><br>And here comes Coryn...his turn!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:39:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Gotta run out for an hour..y'all<br>Specter is up now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't know...but she did rule against PlannedParenthood...said that the gov't does have the right to say how their funds are used.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:42:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742870, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12745675": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep, what Town SAID.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:35:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12744369, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12740296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Uh, Sonia could easily pass for black in this picture. <br><br>I'm just sayin.'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_09:24:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "blueberry", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey, Unca Clarence is anything they want him to be. He has no mind of his own except to make sure that he does nothing that will uplift Black Americans. And we are stuck with him for life. What a raw deal.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:39:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743935, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12757714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sessions is such a turd.<br><br>and Leahy also thanked her family for their patience.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:32:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12757203, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12757203": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Here comes Session again!!<br>He is filibustering reading from NYT's...this is ALL just so it can be read into the record.<br><br>It is just awful...Leahy...now shutting him down...says record will be held open for whatEVER<br><br>Now Leahy.. telling SS she has graciously answered with patience and intelligence.<br><br>Says That 2K ppl attended hearing..now going to recess for 10min...then panel of witness after recess", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:19:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742870": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is she a practicing Catholic?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:39:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742678, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756186": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm done. The stupid and hypocrisy, IT BURNS!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:53:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "LisaM5432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742607": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BWA HA HA!!!!<br><br>\"11:45 am: Sotomayor finally snaps and charges the committee yelling \u201cYou think I won\u2019t cut you???\u201d forcing Sen. Tom Leahy to request an unscheduled recess.\"<br><br>......As she pulls the switch blade out of the sleeve of her blazer...... a tattoo of a crucifix is revealed.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:33:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12740451, "depth": 1, "points": 4, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12745958": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They are who we thought they were.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:37:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12744359, "depth": 6, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yepper!...I think I included her...isn't THAT interesting...how religion plays no role..despite..the US President creating such an uproar at NotreDame for his pro-choice views.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:40:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742678, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think Unca Clarence is also a Catholic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:07:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742890, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Fuck Ken Starr and Lindsey Graham.  Y'all \"BUG' the hell out me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:27:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744454": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No kidding. They really are out-classed here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:21:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742493, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yes...COGNITIVE dissonance...as if those ittybittybrains have any cognition!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:43:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12751136, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12757269": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who's questioning right now?<br><br>Edit:  Never mind, I see your comment on Sessions.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:21:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12751136": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Apparently the word of the day from Repugnants is: Dissonance s/b, obviously, Hypocrisy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:58:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "LisaM5432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now, if David Brooks were nearby, Miss Lindsey could practice his Kung-Fu grip and then feel Brooks' leg...uh, feel better...yeah, that's it, feel better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:08:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742588, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lindsay is such a southern-fried asshat...and he bugs the hell out of me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:28:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742212, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742440": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WRB -<br><br>That SCOTUS liveblogging is frickin' addictive", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:28:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744491": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL!  You're just too funny, danadevin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:22:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743781, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743478": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "2 of my co-workers were so angry they didn't come to work for a week<br>stating family probs<br>but everybody knew what it was <br>your willing to give up a weeks pay<br>just because of Barack Obama<br>now thats some serious crazy<br>i didn't wan't George Bush to be president<br>but i wasn't missing work because of him<br><br><br>we have people who refuse to accept Barack Obama as President<br>and it's driving them crazy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:55:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "danadevin74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742829, "depth": 3, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12759866": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "SECOND SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION HEARING OPEN THREAD IS UP!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_14:23:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12741950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Okay - help me here.<br><br>I do not GET why those firefighters are there. It will add nothing to the story regarding THE LAW.  Sotomayor based her decision on THE LAW.  An appeal was made. The Supreme Court then 'changed the law' (as I think I heard her say Tuesday, I believe) and set the precedent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:15:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742463": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i love when she said \"yes sir, i understand the constitution\". I think they are desperately hoping to get a rise out of her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:29:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "TAG60", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12741629, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12747074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Its fascinating listening to these GOP senators repeatedly prodding Sotomayor to give her opinion on cases she may have to rule on once seated on the Supreme Court, knowing she would be indicating she's prejudged the issues by doing so.<br><br>I've also noticed how breathless and desperate the GOP's questioning is today, knowing its their last chance to trip her up after failing to do so all week.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:45:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742467": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ooooh!! Sonia Sotomayor is better than me, ya heard? Miss Lindsay was just straight up nasty to her. That shit was messed up!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:29:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "itgurl_29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12741444": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, the boat from Africa...stopped in PR and Jamaica BEFORE coming to the states!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:01:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12740296, "depth": 1, "points": 6, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "These friggin GOPr's asked for a THIRD round!  Here comes Graham again:<br><br>Points out that he and Russ Feingold have come to the same conclusion about the 2nd Amendment, and that never happens! Notes his 25 year JAG experience.Calls today historic because of the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. We are better and stronger than him because we give him his day in court and a right to counsel.<br>Do you know of any concept in domestic criminal law that would allow for indefinite detention? Held in jail without a trial.<br><br>SS: There you have an advantage on me...(doesn't know) <br><br>LG: The point I'm trying to make is that we can't demand of the Geneva Convention that a prisoner of war go to a civilian war <br><br>LG: Under military law, is there any requirement to try every enemy prisoner<br>SS: There are constitutional principles that require a speedy trial, so no <br><br>The length of this questioning is unpredented....We're going on 3.5 hours with only one 10min break. <br><br>LG..droning on about the military and detainees in great detail...just filibustering his opinion about holding enemy combatants until they die, and that does not make America bad.<br><br>\"The people we are fighting, if we let them go, they're going to try to kill us all.\" <br><br>Please remember judge.. 'we are not talking about ppl who held up a liquor store, these folks have signed up for a cause\"<br><br>Know that 'unelected judges cannot run the war'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:56:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12747084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>and so far the record shows her rulings are consistent with catholicism, on this issue.</i><br><br>I understand....but we don't know if she's \"pro/anti choice.\"   At least I haven't heard anything one way or the other.   Her rulings, I would venture, are C/W the law and for whatever reason(s) happened to be C/W Catholicism.  Of course, that's also leaving a lot of room because the unknown here is what decisions you are referencing.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:45:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743629, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756813": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "it just shows the level of hatred they have<br>talking about socialist,marxist,communist, the average person doesn't even know what those words mean<br><br>i wonder if Hillary or Edwards had won would they be met with this much hatred?<br><br><br>yes it was Stupid.  people lost their damn minds that night", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:09:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "danadevin74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12747860, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744020": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Really? That's deep. I wonder if it was also a more peaceful week for you! :)<br><br>I hope it's killin' 'em. Much less stupid to put up with.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:09:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "APeach", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743478, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742493": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Agree, Lisa.  These clowns are really showing just  how much Latina woman has rendered them IMPOTENT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:29:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742015, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12740451": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Senate hearing Schedule for Thursday, July 16, 2009:<br><br>9:35 am: Sessions and Coburn reenact a classic scene from \u201cThe Cisco Kid.\u201d<br>10:15 am: John Kyl berates Sotomayor about her \u201cWise Latina\u201d statements while dressed as Carmen Miranda.<br>11:00 am: John Cornyn calls Charro as a rebuttal witness.<br>11:45 am: Sotomayor finally snaps and charges the committee yelling \u201cYou think I won\u2019t cut you???\u201d forcing Sen. Tom Leahy to request an unscheduled recess.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_09:29:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 8, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12744411": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He is indeed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:20:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "vulcan_girl", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743935, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12741994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Damn skippy..yellow bellied coward racistasshole</i><br><br>Oh-oh, Miss Lindsay is starting off by jumping right into the fire, eh?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:16:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12741629, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12740977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I know. If she showed up at a backyard BBQ, nobody would even give her a second glance.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_09:46:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12740296, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12757874": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>It really tore me up yesterday watching Pat Buchanan let loose on television the racist venom that he normally reserves for print. I could only cry, not just because what he said about Judge Sotomayor, and by extension all of us Black and Brown people who have worked our asses off and earned our achievements, was so damn hurtful but out of frustration that we can't or won't do a damn thing about it! </i><br><br><br><br>You said it NMP!  I also watched and heard Pat Buchanan go on a racist rant while Chris Matthews laughed. Mika and Joe laugh also and state: <b>That's Pat being Pat.</b> They know very well what his views are but continue to give him a platform.  He uses the word <b>\"Affirmative Action baby\"</b> as if it's a disgusting bad thing & spew racist venom while other panelist sit there with their mouths opens looking @ him.<br><br>When is it enough~ MSNBC allows Pat Buchanan to use the air waves to advocate violence and murder against 19 year old Levi Johnston and they think he is being funny. I too want Pat Buchanan off TV. I don't want to hear his racist views. I grew up during the Civil Rights Era and I don't want to hear that sh!t anymore!!<br><br>Enough! I want respect as well!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:36:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12756893, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "no, no, no. that would be described as passionate which would quickly devolve ..to hotbloodedLatina...not\" reasoned\" superior intellect.<br><br>ittybittyminds with power do not respect powerful intellect...they consider it their role to demonstrate how powerless that intellect is b4 them in all their ignorant GLORY as they revel in their stooopidity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:44:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742733, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12769142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Between the Pats Buchanan and Robertson, their views tend to blur enough that I think they pretty much share the same views.  I've seen Buchanan spew much of the same bile as I've heard come from the head of Robertson (e.g. gay marraige, racial equality, politically-motivated patriotism), so I tend to mock one with the other.<br><br>I know Rachel <i>loves</i> sparring with Pat Buchanan, and I look forward to seeing it tonight.<br><br>As for your other points about broadcast decency, I do think it should be heartily re-examined - but I also understand why it hasn't been done yet.  It's only when the main public as a body begins to truly eye Conservatives with suspicion and disgust that most of the things they had a hand in initiating get reversed.  <br><br>Unfortunately, for the time being, more people will be shocked and horrified by the word \"blowjob\" than by hearing about how many people have died due to politically- or religiously-motivated violence.  Until that changes, I don't see broadcast decency standards changing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_18:28:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "windswept", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12767918, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743543": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Welll - one thing has nothing to do with the other.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:57:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742944, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's like he's telling her she has been a bad \"girl\" and needs a timeout. They turn my stomach. They need to go take care of their moral majority, which is neither. Bunch of hypocrits that believe America belongs to them and everyone else is just of no importance. they can talk about this woman the way they do and then endorse a nitwit like Sarah Palin.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:43:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742015, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755324": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Isn't it strange that they are attacking this woman because she feels proud of her heritage and not overjoyed with theirs. When they talk about the out of context statement that they can't let go of,These sickos sound like they are saying \"How dare you feel about us (white folk) the same way we feel about you!\" And the newest Senator was the ones to ask the best questions. You would think this is a hearing on Scalia and the other racist on the bench. And the statement, \"if I as a white male had made that statement everyone would have been all over me\", make me want to puke. They didn't have to make the statement because for years that have acted out the role by keeping the bench filled with white males.  It's like they are trying to bring her to her knees for being proud of her heritage. I am glad to know that CNN has this on its sister station in spanish so that all Latinos can see exactly how the Republicans feel about them. It never ceases to amaze me how whites find it absolutely shocking that minorities are not all in love with them and wish to be them. They can say that they don't want their children to marry a minority and a minority can agree with them and they are totally shocked and want to know why. Some people never get it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:30:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12754603, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742015": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miss Lindsey is talking to Sonia like she is a child.<br><br>This goes beyond offensive at this point and will further cement the GOP as a minority party for some time to come.<br><br>Unbelievable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:17:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "blueberry", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742016": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They were not in the room when Kyl was spewing his opposition to her Ricci ruling.<br><br>We're on day four, which is already one day more than CJ Roberts or Justice Alito were called to testify <br><br>They are trying to say SS did her 'own thing' that she chose to look at precedent, even though the SCOTUS said there was no precedent, which is false for what her job was she followed the precedent of Circuit court rulings.<br><br>You are right the SCOTUS changed the law...set NEW precedent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:17:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12741950, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12754817": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh GAWD, Strutiny.  The word is \"Scrutiny.\"<br><br>Sessions is setting the stage for their token white priviledged, Ricci.<br><br>He's accusing Sotomayor of being a coward.  That dirty mofo!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:16:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12754603, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743052": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Amy's a champion.  Interesting WRB, we have two senators on the judiciary committee from our state.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:45:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742831, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755857": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Or turn them on if she is in Argentina.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:44:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742493, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12802883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It makes me proud as an American, that you consider him a discredit to his race!<br><br>It also gives me hope for a more perfect union.<br><br>Peace and blessings to you.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-17_02:36:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12802760, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743573": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, is that not just too coincidental? How did Franken land this plum assignment?<br><br>They are both REPRESENTIN..though very well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:58:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743052, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756893": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It really tore me up yesterday watching Pat Buchanan let loose on television the racist venom that he normally reserves for print.  I could only cry, not just because what he said about Judge Sotomayor, and by extension all of us Black and Brown people who have worked our asses off  and earned our achievements, was so damn hurtful but out of frustration that we can't or won't do a damn thing about it!  <br><br>For the last month or so--when it was announced that Starbucks was teaming up with Morning Joe--I've been on a one woman boycott of Starbucks.  Now I know that denying Starbucks by $4.25 a day venti caramel macchiato fix won't put a dent in their profits, so I kept it to myself.  But last night while watching this racist arsonist as Tavis Smiley aptly described Buchanan, I thought why?  Why should I not be more vocal about my boycott?  Why am I not trying to get other folks to join me? <br> <br>If Starbucks' market collapsed in \"Liberal America\" aka Manhatten, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle, Starbucks' would effectively collapse.  MSNBC certainly couldn't ignore our complaints if Daily Kos et al launched a boycott of Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, their two most popular shows, until they publicly denounced Pat Buchanan.<br><br>No, I don't want to turn off my tv!  I want Pat Buchanan off tv!  I want some damn respect for all of us!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:11:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 8, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "raotfl", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:58:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12744491, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "they are hoping that Sotomayer<br>will jump up and start crying<br><br>but it seem the repubs are the only ones<br>having melt downs right now", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:31:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "danadevin74", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742467, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742570": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A fucktard who is bent on creating more fuckery.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:32:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742079, "depth": 2, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12753309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't forget, \"deeply troubled, and \"concerned\"  all code words for \"Us crackas aint used to you hispanics ruling the roost.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:04:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12751136, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"....and if we had our ways, YOU WOULDN'T, Rosa....Maria.....Sonia - hmmptf \"<br><br>Don't forget, Rachel Maddow is going to have Pat Buchanan on her show tonight to discuss some over the top bullshit it put out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:45:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12753309, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756920": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Coburn is a jackass", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:12:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lindsay is sooo terrified;<br><br>\"Every case I've seen by PuertoRicanLDEF advocated against restrictions on abortion and advocated federal tax payer funding of abortion for low income women. It advocated against the death penalty. It advocated against testing and quotas in employment law. That's just the record in this organization. Whether or not you advocate those positions, I haven't seen it in your judging \"<br><br><br>Die from fright!<br><br><br>What gets me is why if pro-life is such an issue...no one talks about all the friggin Catholics on the SCOTUS...kennedy, scalia, alito, sotomayor....talk about a pro-life majority!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:32:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742079": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lindsey Graham is a FUCKTARD!<br><br>What the fuck does he think WHTIE America has done all these centuries if it hasn't tried to impose it's views and way of life on any person who was not white.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:18:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12741629, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742081": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Feinstein points out that Ricci was 5-4. This is an important point. Ricci was a very close case. If the SCOTUS's ideological balance were a little different, it would have come out the other way.</i><br><br>Yeah - and as I understand the Ricci case the decisions were all close.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:18:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12740750, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743106": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Coryn:<br><br>What should I tell my constituents, who are watching these hearings, that in Berkeley and other places around the country you say one thing, but in these hearings you are saying something that sounds contradictory if not diametrically opposed? <br><br><br>SS:<br><br><br>Tell them to look at my record.<br><br><br>BAM!!<br><br><br>\"What's creating this cognitive dissonance is that you appear to be a different person almost in your speeches and in some of your comments \"<br><br>Damn, if this buttface did not just call her 2-faced!!<br><br>Here we go, here we go....all the closetgenderconfused issues;<br><br>Coryn:<br>Tying it to same sex marriage \"If the Supreme Court holds that there is a right to same sex marriage, would that be interpreting the law or would that be making the law?\" <br><br>SS:<br><br>I understand the seriousness of this question, I understand the seriousness of same-sex marriage. It's being hotly debated, debated in various courts on the state level, this is the type of situation where even the characterizing of whatever the Court may do one way or another suggests that I have prejudged an issue and that I come to that issue with my own personal views <br><br><br>hahahahah bamboozles his ittybittybrain...hahahaha..take it to 'em Sotomayor....now she is breaking it down like he is a retard...LOVIN it!!<br><br>SS: going over vaguely the process of judging for the thousandth time <br><br>\"Policy,\" this is like the argument about the use of the word \"fundamental,\" this is a case where the word means something different in the legal world and in the real world. I was talking about the ramifications of a precedent on all similar cases; when Congress talks about policy, it's talking about something completely different about choices in law <br><br>Coryn moves on:<br><br> What is the difference in your mind between a political contribution and a bribe? <br><br>SS:<br> It has been before the S Ct. since Buckley v. Valeo. Is a contributor seeking to influence or buy someone'<br><br>Coryn:<br>refutes that it wasn't a direct contribution...then says<br>is President Obama carrying out the mandate of a democratic society? Are you basically painting with such a broad brush when it comes to people's rights under the 1st Amendment...to make contributions, you consider that a form of bribery? <br><br>summabytch!!<br><br>SS: No sir!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:46:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TC:<br><br>I believe you are passionate and reflect your passions. I look at myself and when I gave a speech, I let it all go. I'm more measured when I'm in Congress<br><br> TC's problem is that he really sees a dissonance outside her jurisprudence (just like Hatch said)<br> <br><br>So no matter how passionate he paints her..he can't correlate that with her REASONED jurisprudence!!<br><br>hahahahaha", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:46:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12752432, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12774859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You may be very right, unfortunatly. What a shame. We have become, once again, a beacon to the world. It's such a shame and so sad that there are many who are so blinded by their ignorance and hate, they can't enjoy this time in our nation. Especially the ones who worry so much about outside forces bringing down our nation; not knowing that they are doing more that any outside force ever could by helping the nation destruct from within.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_19:20:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "khrish", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12769142, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Um, I was trying putting her presumably catholic views, in the context of rulings she made that were not pro-choice.<br><br>One can only speculate how personal/religious views will impact judgment...and so far the record shows her rulings are consistent with catholicism, on this issue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:59:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12743543, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12745549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "11:46 am: Before Sen. Leahy can drop the gavel, however, Sotomayor whips out an AK-47, points it at Sessions and screams, \"Say hello to my little friends!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_11:34:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12740451, "depth": 1, "points": 3, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12742608": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks to you guys watching and liveblogging this.  I don't know how y'all can stand it.  I would have probably done an Elvis on my TV by now.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:33:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742212, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12740563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What are the odds it'll be a white guy calling himself a Senator and \"representative\" of the people?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_09:32:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12743637": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Gotta take off - this from the SCOTUS liveblogging.<br><br> Another firefigher will also testify, Benjamin Vargas: <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03firefighter.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03firefight...</a><br>10:58<br>\tKristina Moore:  Oops that link did not work: <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03firefighter.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03fi...</a><br>10:58<br>\tKristina Moore:  The firefighters will likely testify this afternoon", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:59:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12755928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_12:46:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12742607, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12782589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mark Twain wrote (and I'm paraphrasing here, since I'm at work) something to the effect of \"even the most powerful tyrant is helpless in the face of mockery.\"<br><br>They are only as powerful as we believe they are.  If those who've been abusing their power or this system get laughed at and mocked every time they try to start anything, their power will quickly evaporate.<br><br>Sometimes, pointing and laughing is far more powerful than the strongest neutron bomb, or the most draconian policy.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_19:49:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "windswept", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12774859, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12756466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Coryn back up again...boy these guys really are politicizing this hearing for the cameras<br><br>JC asks her to explain her statement about no neutrality in judging, like he said he would<br><br>He is asking the same Q's as Hatch....describes judges as 'rightwingactivism' and then asks her a qustion...SS says...I do not describe judges that way...I do not use those terms.<br><br><br>hahaha, she is now having to explain how IDEAS are fun to share!!  <br><br>\"Please don't forget that I taught at two law schools. It's fun to think about ideas.You sit at a lunchroom among judges and you'll often hear them say...'did you see what that law prof said? or what some other judge wrote? what do you think about it?' It's just talking, it's just sharing ideas.\" <br><br>Dumbass, Coryn asked her what did she mean by saying 'foreign law gets the creative juices flowing'<br><br>Coryn is an ASS<br><br>Coburn up AGAIN...claims he is going in a different direction....brings up judges pay and says due to deficit we may not be able to pay.<br><br>He now is going to Madison...wants to know about welfare clause,  general commerce cause and Federalists papers.<br><br>HERE WE GO!!<br><br>Coburn is going to read another Madison quote! In case you did not know he is the father of our Constitution! <br><br>O how I hate the condescending remarks.<br><br><br>Coburn: wants to know whether Commerce Clause jurisprudence gives too much power to Congress.  This is basically the opposite perspective from Feinstein.We now have trillons of dollars of debt. Maybe some reigning of Congress on the general welfare clause, the commerce clause, and the 10th amendment is in order?<br><br><br>SS (in sum):  it's your fault; stop spending so much money; and quit your whining.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:00:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12757588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Precisely...<br><br><i>it just shows the level of hatred they have<br>talking about socialist, marxist,communist, the average person doesn't even know what those words mean. </i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_13:29:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "IWordsmith", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 12756813, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "12741629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lindsay's turn!!<br><br>Starts out speaking to her as if she is an imbecile!<br>\"Graham, says that there are a lot of wrongs, but it's not the supreme court's job to fix them//do you understand that/\"<br><br>ugh<br><br>Admits, he would not have had the courage as a judge, letalone politician in 1955 to have voted for Brown vs. Ed<br><br>Damn skippy..yellow bellied coward racistasshole<br><br>This hypocritical SOB, now starts in about marriage with his GAY ass, he switches up!  NOW he DESIRES activism...guess his prostate needs a massage!!<br><br>Graham:<br>\"Is there a legal cookbook you can go to and say 'a, this is a fundamental right and b is not?\" <br><br>Such a WISEASS<br><br><br>Sotomayor:<br><br> You hire judges for their judgments, not for their personal views <br>hahahah...score one for Sotomayor", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-07-16_10:06:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "4 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "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": "25713819", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -4086262287098500914}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 110, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 25713819, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48' +
		'&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/sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48/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='	+ 'sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48'
			+ '&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/sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48/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">110</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:25713819" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:25713819" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p> \n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
									<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You must log into an account in order to comment on Jack and Jill Politics" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Required:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:25713819" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jackandjillpolitics',
			't'				: 'sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48/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='	+ 'sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48'
			+ '&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='	+ 'sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48'
			+ '&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='		+ 'sonia_sotomayor_confirmation_hearing_open_thread_48'
				+ '&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/25713819/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

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

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

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12756893">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12756893" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756893" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756893">NMP1</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12756893" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756893" class="dsq-comment-message">It really tore me up yesterday watching Pat Buchanan let loose on television the racist venom that he normally reserves for print.  I could only cry, not just because what he said about Judge Sotomayor, and by extension all of us Black and Brown people who have worked our asses off  and earned our achievements, was so damn hurtful but out of frustration that we can\'t or won\'t do a damn thing about it!  <br><br>For the last month or so--when it was announced that Starbucks was teaming up with Morning Joe--I\'ve been on a one woman boycott of Starbucks.  Now I know that denying Starbucks by $4.25 a day venti caramel macchiato fix won\'t put a dent in their profits, so I kept it to myself.  But last night while watching this racist arsonist as Tavis Smiley aptly described Buchanan, I thought why?  Why should I not be more vocal about my boycott?  Why am I not trying to get other folks to join me? <br> <br>If Starbucks\' market collapsed in "Liberal America" aka Manhatten, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle, Starbucks\' would effectively collapse.  MSNBC certainly couldn\'t ignore our complaints if Daily Kos et al launched a boycott of Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, their two most popular shows, until they publicly denounced Pat Buchanan.<br><br>No, I don\'t want to turn off my tv!  I want Pat Buchanan off tv!  I want some damn respect for all of us!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12757874" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12757874">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12757874" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>It really tore me up yesterday watching Pat Buchanan let loose on television the racist venom that he normally reserves for print. I could only cry, not just because what he said about Judge Sotomayor, and by extension all of us Black and Brown people who have worked our asses off and earned our achievements, was so damn hurtful but out of frustration that we can\'t or won\'t do a damn thing about it! </i><br><br><br><br>You said it NMP!  I also watched and heard Pat Buchanan go on a racist rant while Chris Matthews laughed. Mika and Joe laugh also and state: <b>That\'s Pat being Pat.</b> They know very well what his views are but continue to give him a platform.  He uses the word <b>"Affirmative Action baby"</b> as if it\'s a disgusting bad thing & spew racist venom while other panelist sit there with their mouths opens looking @ him.<br><br>When is it enough~ MSNBC allows Pat Buchanan to use the air waves to advocate violence and murder against 19 year old Levi Johnston and they think he is being funny. I too want Pat Buchanan off TV. I don\'t want to hear his racist views. I grew up during the Civil Rights Era and I don\'t want to hear that sh!t anymore!!<br><br>Enough! I want respect as well!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12758125" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12758125" href="http://muzikalthoughts.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Muzikal203</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12758125" class="dsq-comment-message">That is exactly why, no matter who\'s show he\'s on, I turn the channel as soon as I hear his name.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12765830">windswept</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12765830" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve already run my mouth about who I am here, so I won\'t go into it.<br>But, I know that one\'s ancestry does not define a person.<br>I know that the amount of melanin in one\'s skin has no bearing on who that person is.<br>I know that what matters is what a person thinks, what a person feels, and what a person does as a result of those two things.<br>I see our President now, and smile, seeing the true dream of America come alive before my eyes, that we embrace the pasts of all peoples who are Americans, we mingle, we talk, we exchange ideas and points of view - and we all grow stronger because of it, because we see that we really are much closer than those who view only differences might suggest.<br><br>And then there\'s this jackass Pat Robertson, whose family and religious values start in other people\'s bedrooms and minds.  For me especially, seeing the venom and bile come to the surface with people I didn\'t suspect (and those I did) has been sobering.  It also reminds me to take nobody and nothing for granted.  <br><br>Seeing him especially go on his angry, spittle-flying rants is both infuriating and really funny for me.  Infuriating because the very fact that opinions like this are on air encourages others to follow his absolutely lazy stereotypical thinking, and worse yet to think that this is somehow okay or somehow valuable.  On the other hand, it\'s really funny because these same conservatives that agree with him always talked so loudly about how they\'re oh-so-logical, and how everyone else is all emotional and uneducated.  Pot, kettle, what?<br><br>I came here to this site originally because I wanted to learn.  I wanted to know, I wanted to understand even the little things about life from the points of view here, and I value all I\'ve learned and read so far.<br><br>Keep your chin up, boycott the hell out of Starbucks, and encourage others to as well because of this.  Just remember that not every whitey\'s a hater.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12767918" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12767918">khrish</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12767918" class="dsq-comment-message">Did you mean Pat Buchanan or Robertson. Which one are you talking about. if it\'s Pat Buchanan, he has wasted his time because he is some ole piece of relic from years past who needs to go home and sit under a rock with his mean ole sister. There is certainly no help for him and I can\' t understand why he is even contacted to appear on TV. I think if he has to have a debate his debater should be Farahkhan. That\'s someone who can shut him up. But tonight he is going to be a guest on Rachel Madow show and she can certainly close his mouth. If time or programs are not gracious enough to invite Farahkan then there should be no room on regualar cable shows for Buchanan. I want to know when they are going to put restrictions on what is considered over the line when tv and radio people make their rants over the air about their distaste for this country and its electorate. When will what they say become equal to "yelling fire in a crowded theater". What is the limit of the assualt on the president, this country and even the children.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12769142" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12769142">windswept</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12769142" class="dsq-comment-message">Between the Pats Buchanan and Robertson, their views tend to blur enough that I think they pretty much share the same views.  I\'ve seen Buchanan spew much of the same bile as I\'ve heard come from the head of Robertson (e.g. gay marraige, racial equality, politically-motivated patriotism), so I tend to mock one with the other.<br><br>I know Rachel <i>loves</i> sparring with Pat Buchanan, and I look forward to seeing it tonight.<br><br>As for your other points about broadcast decency, I do think it should be heartily re-examined - but I also understand why it hasn\'t been done yet.  It\'s only when the main public as a body begins to truly eye Conservatives with suspicion and disgust that most of the things they had a hand in initiating get reversed.  <br><br>Unfortunately, for the time being, more people will be shocked and horrified by the word "blowjob" than by hearing about how many people have died due to politically- or religiously-motivated violence.  Until that changes, I don\'t see broadcast decency standards changing.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12774859" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12774859">khrish</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12774859" class="dsq-comment-message">You may be very right, unfortunatly. What a shame. We have become, once again, a beacon to the world. It\'s such a shame and so sad that there are many who are so blinded by their ignorance and hate, they can\'t enjoy this time in our nation. Especially the ones who worry so much about outside forces bringing down our nation; not knowing that they are doing more that any outside force ever could by helping the nation destruct from within.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12782589" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12782589">windswept</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12782589" class="dsq-comment-message">Mark Twain wrote (and I\'m paraphrasing here, since I\'m at work) something to the effect of "even the most powerful tyrant is helpless in the face of mockery."<br><br>They are only as powerful as we believe they are.  If those who\'ve been abusing their power or this system get laughed at and mocked every time they try to start anything, their power will quickly evaporate.<br><br>Sometimes, pointing and laughing is far more powerful than the strongest neutron bomb, or the most draconian policy.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12740451" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12740451">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12740451" class="dsq-comment-message">Senate hearing Schedule for Thursday, July 16, 2009:<br><br>9:35 am: Sessions and Coburn reenact a classic scene from “The Cisco Kid.”<br>10:15 am: John Kyl berates Sotomayor about her “Wise Latina” statements while dressed as Carmen Miranda.<br>11:00 am: John Cornyn calls Charro as a rebuttal witness.<br>11:45 am: Sotomayor finally snaps and charges the committee yelling “You think I won’t cut you???” forcing Sen. Tom Leahy to request an unscheduled recess.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742607">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742607" class="dsq-comment-message">BWA HA HA!!!!<br><br>"11:45 am: Sotomayor finally snaps and charges the committee yelling “You think I won’t cut you???” forcing Sen. Tom Leahy to request an unscheduled recess."<br><br>......As she pulls the switch blade out of the sleeve of her blazer...... a tattoo of a crucifix is revealed.....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755928" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755928">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755928" class="dsq-comment-message">BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12745549">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12745549" class="dsq-comment-message">11:46 am: Before Sen. Leahy can drop the gavel, however, Sotomayor whips out an AK-47, points it at Sessions and screams, "Say hello to my little friends!"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744802">MoObama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744802" class="dsq-comment-message">I am laughing my butt off...maybe my coworkers will suggest mental leave.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743707">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743707" class="dsq-comment-message">Sen. John Cornyn: "Do you agree with what Chief Justice John Roberts said?"<br><br>Translation: "Why aren\'t cosigning right wing talking points like we want you to?"</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12747074" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12747074">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12747074" class="dsq-comment-message">Its fascinating listening to these GOP senators repeatedly prodding Sotomayor to give her opinion on cases she may have to rule on once seated on the Supreme Court, knowing she would be indicating she\'s prejudged the issues by doing so.<br><br>I\'ve also noticed how breathless and desperate the GOP\'s questioning is today, knowing its their last chance to trip her up after failing to do so all week.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12749347">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12749347" class="dsq-comment-message">Coburn is grilling Sotomayor about the 2nd ammendment.  <br><br>Coburn:  "Are you gonna take guns away from my bitter white contituents, if you do, you got some \'splainin to do!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755999" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12755999" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755999" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755999" class="dsq-comment-message">Again....Jesus Christ!  Are we rehashing yesterday?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756575">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756575" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes!  Some of these folks were not there when the Q\'s were asked by other Senators...so it is a rehash...repeated Q on 2nd Amend,foreign law blahblahblah</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742831">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742831" class="dsq-comment-message">Klobuchar playing clean up hitter, cites Sotomayor\'s record...<br><br> K:Only death penalty you rule on, Heatley, you sustained the death penalty? <br><br>SS: Yes, rejected the defendant\'s claims <br><br>K:  putting letters of support on the record is reading loving letters, including from cops. <br><br> Police love her<br> Law enforcement and DAs love her too<br><br><br>Go AMY!  Set the record straight....Sessions has a prune face look...hahahaha<br><br>And here comes Coryn...his turn!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743052" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743052">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743052" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743052" class="dsq-comment-message">Amy\'s a champion.  Interesting WRB, we have two senators on the judiciary committee from our state.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743573" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743573">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743573" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743573" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, is that not just too coincidental? How did Franken land this plum assignment?<br><br>They are both REPRESENTIN..though very well.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12743758" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743758" class="dsq-comment-message">Do they get asked?  Becasue he said something about the committees when asked at his press conference when he had his wife standing there - after conceding by what\'s-his-name, Norm.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12749838">TyrenM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12749838" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been wondering about that myself. But, maybe they\'ll speed up filling the backlog of shortage of judges nationwide. Also maybe for upcoming Bush cleanup Senate investigations. Time will reveal.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12751136" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12751136">Lisa M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12751136" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12751136" class="dsq-comment-message">Apparently the word of the day from Repugnants is: Dissonance s/b, obviously, Hypocrisy.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12753309" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12753309">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12753309" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12753309" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t forget, "deeply troubled, and "concerned"  all code words for "Us crackas aint used to you hispanics ruling the roost."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755895" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12755895" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755895" class="dsq-comment-message">"....and if we had our ways, YOU WOULDN\'T, Rosa....Maria.....Sonia - hmmptf "<br><br>Don\'t forget, Rachel Maddow is going to have Pat Buchanan on her show tonight to discuss some over the top bullshit it put out.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755831" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755831" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755831">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755831" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755831" class="dsq-comment-message">yes...COGNITIVE dissonance...as if those ittybittybrains have any cognition!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12752432" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12752432" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12752432">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12752432" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12752432" class="dsq-comment-message">Coburn is deeply troubled by Sotomayor\'s passion!<br><br>YT\'s SCURRED of the passionate, smart, Latina Judge who\'s going to sit on the highest court in the LAND.<br><br>I\'d bet a dollar that these crackas really do have Hispanic maids and gardners....and I\'ts killing them that Sonia Sotomayor is going to don that black robe in broad day light and they have their white robes hidden in the closet.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755914">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755914" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755914" class="dsq-comment-message">TC:<br><br>I believe you are passionate and reflect your passions. I look at myself and when I gave a speech, I let it all go. I\'m more measured when I\'m in Congress<br><br> TC\'s problem is that he really sees a dissonance outside her jurisprudence (just like Hatch said)<br> <br><br>So no matter how passionate he paints her..he can\'t correlate that with her REASONED jurisprudence!!<br><br>hahahahaha</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742015" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742015" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742015">Liza</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742015" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742015" class="dsq-comment-message">Miss Lindsey is talking to Sonia like she is a child.<br><br>This goes beyond offensive at this point and will further cement the GOP as a minority party for some time to come.<br><br>Unbelievable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742493" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742493" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742493">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742493" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742493" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree, Lisa.  These clowns are really showing just  how much Latina woman has rendered them IMPOTENT.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755857" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755857" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755857">khrish</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755857" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755857" class="dsq-comment-message">Or turn them on if she is in Argentina.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12744454" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12744454" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744454">APeach</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12744454" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744454" class="dsq-comment-message">No kidding. They really are out-classed here.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755835" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755835" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755835">khrish</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755835" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755835" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s like he\'s telling her she has been a bad "girl" and needs a timeout. They turn my stomach. They need to go take care of their moral majority, which is neither. Bunch of hypocrits that believe America belongs to them and everyone else is just of no importance. they can talk about this woman the way they do and then endorse a nitwit like Sarah Palin.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742588" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742588">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742588" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742588" class="dsq-comment-message">Lindsay is sooo terrified;<br><br>"Every case I\'ve seen by PuertoRicanLDEF advocated against restrictions on abortion and advocated federal tax payer funding of abortion for low income women. It advocated against the death penalty. It advocated against testing and quotas in employment law. That\'s just the record in this organization. Whether or not you advocate those positions, I haven\'t seen it in your judging "<br><br><br>Die from fright!<br><br><br>What gets me is why if pro-life is such an issue...no one talks about all the friggin Catholics on the SCOTUS...kennedy, scalia, alito, sotomayor....talk about a pro-life majority!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12756771" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756771" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756771">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12756771" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756771" class="dsq-comment-message">Now, if David Brooks were nearby, Miss Lindsey could practice his Kung-Fu grip and then feel Brooks\' leg...uh, feel better...yeah, that\'s it, feel better.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12742678">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742678" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742678" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742678">Town</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742678" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742678" class="dsq-comment-message">And Sotomayor would be another Catholic on the bench.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742890" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742890" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742890">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742890" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742890" class="dsq-comment-message">yepper!...I think I included her...isn\'t THAT interesting...how religion plays no role..despite..the US President creating such an uproar at NotreDame for his pro-choice views.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12755591">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755591" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755591" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755591">khrish</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755591" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755591" class="dsq-comment-message">It was interesting to see that the Pope was more open to meeting with the President than the catholics were at Notre Dame?  Cause you see I don\'t think it had anything to do with abortion; I think they were just a bunch of white folk who don\'t like the fact that he is a person of color in charge of this country. Given the history of the other leaders who they accepted regardless of beliefs. I have not seen so much hatred for a President in my entire life.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12743935" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743935" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743935">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743935" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743935" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Unca Clarence is also a Catholic.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755659" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755659" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755659">khrish</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755659" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755659" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, Unca Clarence is anything they want him to be. He has no mind of his own except to make sure that he does nothing that will uplift Black Americans. And we are stuck with him for life. What a raw deal.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12744411" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12744411" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744411">vulcan_girl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12744411" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744411" class="dsq-comment-message">He is indeed.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12742870">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742870" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742870" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12742870" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742870" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742870" class="dsq-comment-message">Is she a practicing Catholic?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742944" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742944" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742944">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742944" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742944" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t know...but she did rule against PlannedParenthood...said that the gov\'t does have the right to say how their funds are used.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12743543">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12743543" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743543" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12743543" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743543" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743543" class="dsq-comment-message">Welll - one thing has nothing to do with the other.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12743629" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743629" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743629">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743629" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743629" class="dsq-comment-message">Um, I was trying putting her presumably catholic views, in the context of rulings she made that were not pro-choice.<br><br>One can only speculate how personal/religious views will impact judgment...and so far the record shows her rulings are consistent with catholicism, on this issue.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12747084">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12747084" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12747084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12747084" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12747084" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12747084" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>and so far the record shows her rulings are consistent with catholicism, on this issue.</i><br><br>I understand....but we don\'t know if she\'s "pro/anti choice."   At least I haven\'t heard anything one way or the other.   Her rulings, I would venture, are C/W the law and for whatever reason(s) happened to be C/W Catholicism.  Of course, that\'s also leaving a lot of room because the unknown here is what decisions you are referencing.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743880" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743880">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743880" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743880" class="dsq-comment-message">Gotta run out for an hour..y\'all<br>Specter is up now.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755067" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755067" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755067">AM2k9</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755067" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755067" class="dsq-comment-message">"Police love her<br>Law enforcement and DAs love her too"---and that\'s got me concerned.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12756186" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756186" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756186">Lisa M</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12756186" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756186" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m done. The stupid and hypocrisy, IT BURNS!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742212" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742212" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742212">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742212" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742212" class="dsq-comment-message">Graham whines on the prospect of losing his white entitlement:<br><br>"A lot of the wrongs that have been mentioned have been righted and some have yet to come....do you understand the difference between that and letting 9 unelected officials change society....You will have to if you get on the Court with your fellow justices sit down and discuss whether the 2nd Amend. is a fundamental right and incorporated with every state. Even if you listen to your colleagues and read all the precedent, aren\'t you going to decide based on what you think America is all about?....You\'ll have to rely on your view of America, who we are, and how far we\'re gonna go  "<br><br><br>hahahahaha...THAT\'s Riiiiight Lindsay...Sotomayor...is going to tell your southerncrackerasstoSUCKITUP...and STFU from the SCOTUS!!!<br><br>Graham\'s fear is palpable...as he so candidly articulates it...shrivels his testicles ..lmao!<br><br>I just loooove EQual OPPORTUNITY...lol lol<br><br><br>OOOOH...he is going LOW now...race and class...he asks:<br><br>Have you ever known a low income Latina woman who was devoutly pro-life?<br>Have you ever known a low income Latina woman who was pro-death penalty?<br><br>You spic, you know you are aborting babies and will not kill all those other violent spics!<br><br>Graham is FOS...can\'t STAND his HATE on full display...how crude and rude to be sosooo racist engaging in stereotypes, as if your race/income makes  you a monolith without the capablity of independent thought.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742439" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742439" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742439">APeach</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742439" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742439" class="dsq-comment-message">Lindsay is such a southern-fried asshat...and he bugs the hell out of me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742608" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742608" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742608">MsKitty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742608" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742608" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks to you guys watching and liveblogging this.  I don\'t know how y\'all can stand it.  I would have probably done an Elvis on my TV by now.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12741629" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12741629" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12741629">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12741629" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12741629" class="dsq-comment-message">Lindsay\'s turn!!<br><br>Starts out speaking to her as if she is an imbecile!<br>"Graham, says that there are a lot of wrongs, but it\'s not the supreme court\'s job to fix them//do you understand that/"<br><br>ugh<br><br>Admits, he would not have had the courage as a judge, letalone politician in 1955 to have voted for Brown vs. Ed<br><br>Damn skippy..yellow bellied coward racistasshole<br><br>This hypocritical SOB, now starts in about marriage with his GAY ass, he switches up!  NOW he DESIRES activism...guess his prostate needs a massage!!<br><br>Graham:<br>"Is there a legal cookbook you can go to and say \'a, this is a fundamental right and b is not?" <br><br>Such a WISEASS<br><br><br>Sotomayor:<br><br> You hire judges for their judgments, not for their personal views <br>hahahah...score one for Sotomayor</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12741994" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12741994" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12741994" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12741994" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12741994" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Damn skippy..yellow bellied coward racistasshole</i><br><br>Oh-oh, Miss Lindsay is starting off by jumping right into the fire, eh?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742079" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742079" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742079">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742079" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742079" class="dsq-comment-message">Lindsey Graham is a FUCKTARD!<br><br>What the fuck does he think WHTIE America has done all these centuries if it hasn\'t tried to impose it\'s views and way of life on any person who was not white.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12742570">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742570" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742570" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12742570" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742570" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742570" class="dsq-comment-message">A fucktard who is bent on creating more fuckery.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742463" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742463" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742463">TAG60</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742463" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742463" class="dsq-comment-message">i love when she said "yes sir, i understand the constitution". I think they are desperately hoping to get a rise out of her.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12742733">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12742733" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12742733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12742733" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12742733" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742733" class="dsq-comment-message">I just wish she could say it as condescendingly as they ask the question.  Pricks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12743028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743028">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743028" class="dsq-comment-message">no, no, no. that would be described as passionate which would quickly devolve ..to hotbloodedLatina...not" reasoned" superior intellect.<br><br>ittybittyminds with power do not respect powerful intellect...they consider it their role to demonstrate how powerless that intellect is b4 them in all their ignorant GLORY as they revel in their stooopidity.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743185" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12743185" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743185" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743185" class="dsq-comment-message">oh, jeezzus...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12739741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12739741">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12739741" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the thread Rikyrah.. good timing...hearing starts @9:30EST<br><br>Nice pic with Appellate Judge DamonKeith(center)...I wonder if it was taken at the Detroit WrightAA Museum.<br><br> Today, we\'ll have the remaining nine senators ask questions to Judge Sotomayor. So far, the Democrats have taken less than their allotted 20 minutes, so perhaps that will continue today <br><br>You know those southernwhitemales are going to continue to make asses of themselves,<br>I wonder what LindaChavez will say..should be interesting<br><br>There are 31 witnesses--including New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci, Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, and former Yankee pitcher David Cone--who have been called by the Senate Majority and Minority to testify.   It is likely that their testimony will begin this afternoon and it\'s possible, though still very up in the air, that the hearings will conclude today <br><br>Yesterday , we got through Round 2 of questioning by 10 senators in about 2.5 hours. There are four Republican senators left and five Democrats left with 20 minutes each, so it stands to reason that we may get through all of Round 2 by lunch. <br><br>Possible we will hear from Ricci today?<br><br><br>Live blogging available at this link:<br>/www.scotusblog.com/wp/</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12740296">Liza</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12740296" class="dsq-comment-message">Uh, Sonia could easily pass for black in this picture. <br><br>I\'m just sayin.\'</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12741444">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12741444" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, the boat from Africa...stopped in PR and Jamaica BEFORE coming to the states!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12740977">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12740977" class="dsq-comment-message">I know. If she showed up at a backyard BBQ, nobody would even give her a second glance.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12740563" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12740563" class="dsq-comment-message">What are the odds it\'ll be a white guy calling himself a Senator and "representative" of the people?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12740750">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12740750" class="dsq-comment-message">Kyl starting with Ricci!<br><br>"Neither the majority nor the four dissenting judges cited any cases that addressed the question of disparate impact. It found few if any lower court opinions that addressed the issue. Isn\'t it true that you were incorrect by your earlier statement that you were bound by precedent? "<br><br>"I\'m aware of the facts of the case. The question I asked was very simple. What was the precedent that bound you? The Court itself noted it could find few if any precedent "<br><br>Nasty, disrespectful ..mofo...as usual!!<br><br>"Isn\'t it true that the result of your decision was to grant summary judgment against these parties, and secondly, that there was no Supreme Court precedent that required that result. I don\'t know what the precedent would be in the 2nd Cir. "<br><br>So far, Sotomayor, has not provided the precedent...hmmmm..Sotomayor cites prior appeals court ruling as precedent.<br><br>Kyl\'s claim that "all 9 of the justices disagreed" with her rationale is unfair, because on that point, the panel was bound by prior circuit precedent. <br><br>Feinstein points out that Ricci was 5-4.   This is an important point.   Ricci was a very close case.   If the SCOTUS\'s ideological balance were a little different, it would have come out the other way.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12742081" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742081" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Feinstein points out that Ricci was 5-4. This is an important point. Ricci was a very close case. If the SCOTUS\'s ideological balance were a little different, it would have come out the other way.</i><br><br>Yeah - and as I understand the Ricci case the decisions were all close.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12741950" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12741950" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay - help me here.<br><br>I do not GET why those firefighters are there. It will add nothing to the story regarding THE LAW.  Sotomayor based her decision on THE LAW.  An appeal was made. The Supreme Court then \'changed the law\' (as I think I heard her say Tuesday, I believe) and set the precedent.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742016">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742016" class="dsq-comment-message">They were not in the room when Kyl was spewing his opposition to her Ricci ruling.<br><br>We\'re on day four, which is already one day more than CJ Roberts or Justice Alito were called to testify <br><br>They are trying to say SS did her \'own thing\' that she chose to look at precedent, even though the SCOTUS said there was no precedent, which is false for what her job was she followed the precedent of Circuit court rulings.<br><br>You are right the SCOTUS changed the law...set NEW precedent.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742290">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742290" class="dsq-comment-message">The Ricci case SHOULD have gone back to the state of Connecticut.  PERIOD.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742402">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742402" class="dsq-comment-message">Fuck Ken Starr and Lindsey Graham.  Y\'all "BUG\' the hell out me.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12742440" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742440" class="dsq-comment-message">WRB -<br><br>That SCOTUS liveblogging is frickin\' addictive</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742682">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742682" class="dsq-comment-message">Yepper!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742467">itgurl_29</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742467" class="dsq-comment-message">Ooooh!! Sonia Sotomayor is better than me, ya heard? Miss Lindsay was just straight up nasty to her. That shit was messed up!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742563">danadevin74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742563" class="dsq-comment-message">they are hoping that Sotomayer<br>will jump up and start crying<br><br>but it seem the repubs are the only ones<br>having melt downs right now</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742829">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742829" class="dsq-comment-message">These CRACKAS have been in MELTDOWN since November 4, 2008.<br><br>Scene from the GOP camp on election night:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743781">danadevin74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743781" class="dsq-comment-message">i clicked the link but it was the wizard of oz<br><br><br>but i can see the repubs as the Wicked Witch <br>Barack Obama poured Hope and change all over them<br>and  they melted</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744491">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744491" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!  You\'re just too funny, danadevin.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756385">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756385" class="dsq-comment-message">raotfl</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12743478">danadevin74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743478" class="dsq-comment-message">2 of my co-workers were so angry they didn\'t come to work for a week<br>stating family probs<br>but everybody knew what it was <br>your willing to give up a weeks pay<br>just because of Barack Obama<br>now thats some serious crazy<br>i didn\'t wan\'t George Bush to be president<br>but i wasn\'t missing work because of him<br><br><br>we have people who refuse to accept Barack Obama as President<br>and it\'s driving them crazy</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12747860" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12747860" class="dsq-comment-message">Ya know - I stopped watching the news and shit for a good long time, months, and I mean MONTHS - 6 to 7 months.  I couldn\'t stand to see any of their faces or hear their voices.  <br><br>And what the hell does going to work have to do with who the president is?  I mean that is flat out STUPIDITY.<br><br>I tell them the same thing they told me - FUCKING DEAL WITH IT.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756813">danadevin74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756813" class="dsq-comment-message">it just shows the level of hatred they have<br>talking about socialist,marxist,communist, the average person doesn\'t even know what those words mean<br><br>i wonder if Hillary or Edwards had won would they be met with this much hatred?<br><br><br>yes it was Stupid.  people lost their damn minds that night</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12757588" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12757588" class="dsq-comment-message">Precisely...<br><br><i>it just shows the level of hatred they have<br>talking about socialist, marxist,communist, the average person doesn\'t even know what those words mean. </i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744020">APeach</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744020" class="dsq-comment-message">Really? That\'s deep. I wonder if it was also a more peaceful week for you! :)<br><br>I hope it\'s killin\' \'em. Much less stupid to put up with.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744359">danadevin74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744359" class="dsq-comment-message">my week was just fine<br><br>but i got a chance to see people for who they really are<br>people who i thought were okay<br>people i had lunch with everyday<br>now all of a sudden didn\'t even say hello<br>it was like they couldn\'t even look me in my face</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12745958">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12745958" class="dsq-comment-message">They are who we thought they were.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756482">danadevin74</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756482" class="dsq-comment-message">yes i know it now<br>but i was still kinda hurt by it<br>im 34 years old and i should already know how it is<br>but i just didn\'t expect people to clown like that<br>the 2 co-workers i mentioned they seem to be okay with  President Obama now<br>but i can\'t forget how they acted<br>so now when they speak <br>i wave and keep stepping</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12742784">TAG60</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12742784" class="dsq-comment-message">5 cops shot in Jersey shootout.<br><a href="http://wcco.com/national/jersey.city.shooting.2.1088103.html" rel="nofollow">http://wcco.com/national/jersey.city.shooting.2...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743106" class="dsq-comment-message">Coryn:<br><br>What should I tell my constituents, who are watching these hearings, that in Berkeley and other places around the country you say one thing, but in these hearings you are saying something that sounds contradictory if not diametrically opposed? <br><br><br>SS:<br><br><br>Tell them to look at my record.<br><br><br>BAM!!<br><br><br>"What\'s creating this cognitive dissonance is that you appear to be a different person almost in your speeches and in some of your comments "<br><br>Damn, if this buttface did not just call her 2-faced!!<br><br>Here we go, here we go....all the closetgenderconfused issues;<br><br>Coryn:<br>Tying it to same sex marriage "If the Supreme Court holds that there is a right to same sex marriage, would that be interpreting the law or would that be making the law?" <br><br>SS:<br><br>I understand the seriousness of this question, I understand the seriousness of same-sex marriage. It\'s being hotly debated, debated in various courts on the state level, this is the type of situation where even the characterizing of whatever the Court may do one way or another suggests that I have prejudged an issue and that I come to that issue with my own personal views <br><br><br>hahahahah bamboozles his ittybittybrain...hahahaha..take it to \'em Sotomayor....now she is breaking it down like he is a retard...LOVIN it!!<br><br>SS: going over vaguely the process of judging for the thousandth time <br><br>"Policy," this is like the argument about the use of the word "fundamental," this is a case where the word means something different in the legal world and in the real world. I was talking about the ramifications of a precedent on all similar cases; when Congress talks about policy, it\'s talking about something completely different about choices in law <br><br>Coryn moves on:<br><br> What is the difference in your mind between a political contribution and a bribe? <br><br>SS:<br> It has been before the S Ct. since Buckley v. Valeo. Is a contributor seeking to influence or buy someone\'<br><br>Coryn:<br>refutes that it wasn\'t a direct contribution...then says<br>is President Obama carrying out the mandate of a democratic society? Are you basically painting with such a broad brush when it comes to people\'s rights under the 1st Amendment...to make contributions, you consider that a form of bribery? <br><br>summabytch!!<br><br>SS: No sir!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12744369">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12744369" class="dsq-comment-message">JJPnese Translation:<br><br>Cornyn: What should I tell my constituents, as to why I should like a Mexican sit on the Supreme Court?<br><br>Cornyn: What\'s creating this cognitive dissonance is you\'re supposed to be this tamale eating, salsa dancing hot latina spitfire with a razor blade ready to cut somebody and you\'re sitting here just as cool as a cucumber.<br><br>Cornyn: If you sit on the SC and uphold gay marriage, you\'re just creating law and we can\'t have that.<br><br>Cornyn: ACORN and Bill Ayers are bribing you, aren\'t they?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12745675">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12745675" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep, what Town SAID.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12752404" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12752404" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12752404">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12752404" class="dsq-comment-message">Town,<br><br>Break it down, baby!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12743637" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12743637" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12743637" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12743637" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12743637" class="dsq-comment-message">Gotta take off - this from the SCOTUS liveblogging.<br><br> Another firefigher will also testify, Benjamin Vargas: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03firefighter.html" rel="nofollow">www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03firefight...</a><br>10:58<br>	Kristina Moore:  Oops that link did not work: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03firefighter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/nyregion/03fi...</a><br>10:58<br>	Kristina Moore:  The firefighters will likely testify this afternoon</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12754603">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12754603" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12754603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12754603">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12754603" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12754603" class="dsq-comment-message">How much longer do we have to listen to Session..... He\'s one ignorant, condesending cracka.  "Distrimination."  dude can\'t pronounce the word, but certainly knows how to work it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12755324">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755324" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755324" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755324">khrish</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755324" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755324" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t it strange that they are attacking this woman because she feels proud of her heritage and not overjoyed with theirs. When they talk about the out of context statement that they can\'t let go of,These sickos sound like they are saying "How dare you feel about us (white folk) the same way we feel about you!" And the newest Senator was the ones to ask the best questions. You would think this is a hearing on Scalia and the other racist on the bench. And the statement, "if I as a white male had made that statement everyone would have been all over me", make me want to puke. They didn\'t have to make the statement because for years that have acted out the role by keeping the bench filled with white males.  It\'s like they are trying to bring her to her knees for being proud of her heritage. I am glad to know that CNN has this on its sister station in spanish so that all Latinos can see exactly how the Republicans feel about them. It never ceases to amaze me how whites find it absolutely shocking that minorities are not all in love with them and wish to be them. They can say that they don\'t want their children to marry a minority and a minority can agree with them and they are totally shocked and want to know why. Some people never get it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12755811">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755811" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755811" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12755811" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755811" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755811" class="dsq-comment-message">Right - some people never get it.  Don\'t forget that there are plenty of people WHO do.<br><br>Sonia Sotomayor should be proud of her heritage; it\'s who she is.  Part of that \'she is who she is\' is one of the reasons I never apologize for who I am, because I am who I am.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12754817">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12754817" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12754817" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12754817">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12754817" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12754817" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh GAWD, Strutiny.  The word is "Scrutiny."<br><br>Sessions is setting the stage for their token white priviledged, Ricci.<br><br>He\'s accusing Sotomayor of being a coward.  That dirty mofo!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12755983">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12755983" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12755983" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12755983">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12755983" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12755983" class="dsq-comment-message">You AIN\'T lying! Racist mofo!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12756296">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12756296" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756296">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12756296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756296" class="dsq-comment-message">These friggin GOPr\'s asked for a THIRD round!  Here comes Graham again:<br><br>Points out that he and Russ Feingold have come to the same conclusion about the 2nd Amendment, and that never happens! Notes his 25 year JAG experience.Calls today historic because of the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. We are better and stronger than him because we give him his day in court and a right to counsel.<br>Do you know of any concept in domestic criminal law that would allow for indefinite detention? Held in jail without a trial.<br><br>SS: There you have an advantage on me...(doesn\'t know) <br><br>LG: The point I\'m trying to make is that we can\'t demand of the Geneva Convention that a prisoner of war go to a civilian war <br><br>LG: Under military law, is there any requirement to try every enemy prisoner<br>SS: There are constitutional principles that require a speedy trial, so no <br><br>The length of this questioning is unpredented....We\'re going on 3.5 hours with only one 10min break. <br><br>LG..droning on about the military and detainees in great detail...just filibustering his opinion about holding enemy combatants until they die, and that does not make America bad.<br><br>"The people we are fighting, if we let them go, they\'re going to try to kill us all." <br><br>Please remember judge.. \'we are not talking about ppl who held up a liquor store, these folks have signed up for a cause"<br><br>Know that \'unelected judges cannot run the war\'</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756466" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756466">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12756466" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756466" class="dsq-comment-message">Coryn back up again...boy these guys really are politicizing this hearing for the cameras<br><br>JC asks her to explain her statement about no neutrality in judging, like he said he would<br><br>He is asking the same Q\'s as Hatch....describes judges as \'rightwingactivism\' and then asks her a qustion...SS says...I do not describe judges that way...I do not use those terms.<br><br><br>hahaha, she is now having to explain how IDEAS are fun to share!!  <br><br>"Please don\'t forget that I taught at two law schools. It\'s fun to think about ideas.You sit at a lunchroom among judges and you\'ll often hear them say...\'did you see what that law prof said? or what some other judge wrote? what do you think about it?\' It\'s just talking, it\'s just sharing ideas." <br><br>Dumbass, Coryn asked her what did she mean by saying \'foreign law gets the creative juices flowing\'<br><br>Coryn is an ASS<br><br>Coburn up AGAIN...claims he is going in a different direction....brings up judges pay and says due to deficit we may not be able to pay.<br><br>He now is going to Madison...wants to know about welfare clause,  general commerce cause and Federalists papers.<br><br>HERE WE GO!!<br><br>Coburn is going to read another Madison quote! In case you did not know he is the father of our Constitution! <br><br>O how I hate the condescending remarks.<br><br><br>Coburn: wants to know whether Commerce Clause jurisprudence gives too much power to Congress.  This is basically the opposite perspective from Feinstein.We now have trillons of dollars of debt. Maybe some reigning of Congress on the general welfare clause, the commerce clause, and the 10th amendment is in order?<br><br><br>SS (in sum):  it\'s your fault; stop spending so much money; and quit your whining.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12757135" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12757135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12757135" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12757135" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12757135" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel had on a guest from <a href="http://Slate.com" rel="nofollow">Slate.com</a> (?) who talked about these jackasses droning on and on and on.   I hope they just keep hammering nails in their coffins.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12756920">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12756920" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12756920" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12756920">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12756920" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12756920" class="dsq-comment-message">Coburn is a jackass</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12757203">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12757203" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12757203" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12757203">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12757203" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12757203" class="dsq-comment-message">Here comes Session again!!<br>He is filibustering reading from NYT\'s...this is ALL just so it can be read into the record.<br><br>It is just awful...Leahy...now shutting him down...says record will be held open for whatEVER<br><br>Now Leahy.. telling SS she has graciously answered with patience and intelligence.<br><br>Says That 2K ppl attended hearing..now going to recess for 10min...then panel of witness after recess</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12757714">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12757714" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12757714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12757714">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12757714" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12757714" class="dsq-comment-message">Sessions is such a turd.<br><br>and Leahy also thanked her family for their patience.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12757269">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12757269" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12757269" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-12757269" href="http://leftistmoon.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WordSmith</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12757269" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12757269" class="dsq-comment-message">Who\'s questioning right now?<br><br>Edit:  Never mind, I see your comment on Sessions.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12759112">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12759112" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12759112" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12759112">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12759112" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12759112" class="dsq-comment-message">AFTERNOON OPEN THREAD IS UP!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-12759866">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12759866" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12759866" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12759866">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12759866" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12759866" class="dsq-comment-message">SECOND SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION HEARING OPEN THREAD IS UP!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12802760">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12802760" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12802760" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12802760">jonathantaylor</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12802760" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12802760" class="dsq-comment-message">Tonight on MSNBC, Pat was horrible, Full of vitriolic trash, constantly saying that WHITE MEN made this country OMG! I commend Rachel Maddow for standing up to this crap! This country should move forward, Let ALL people of talent represent this country. Us white guys will soon be in the minority so we should GET OVER IT! We have out first African American President, and we will soon have our first Supreme Ct. Latina Justice Sotomayer! Conservatives need to stop being so negative and let the country move forward, you can\'t change progress. GOP is now the, "Party Of No"! Why not be the party of maybe for a change?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-12802883">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-12802883" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-12802883" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-12802883">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-12802883" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-12802883" class="dsq-comment-message">It makes me proud as an American, that you consider him a discredit to his race!<br><br>It also gives me hope for a more perfect union.<br><br>Peace and blessings to you.</div>\
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