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{"5534210": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin,agree and brilliant observation!  Thank you.<br><br>I think the mere fact that the First Daughters are BLACK will help little Black girls to pick up a black doll.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:45:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534111, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is the kind of story that makes my day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:02:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca7b648ca326aaf23f80935985f70cb8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5536264": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit, they have tuned into a part of America that no one knew about or listened to and low and behold we have valid input.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:19:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535773, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Folks better STEP UP OR STEP ASIDE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:04:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534504, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, I want a pic  of her at the Inaguration. I know there has to be at least ONE pic of when she was bought out before the swearing in ceremony. She was wearing a burgundy outfit I believe, the hat had a lot of flowers on it if I remember correctly...it was in true Dorothy Height fabulousness!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:01:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535133, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm searching....can't find one anywhere...I remember vividly though when she came out, because I just started smiling and I forgot who, but the commentator said \"there's Dorothy Height...in one of her infamous hats! Dont you just love it!\"....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:27:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534423, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "msmartin, they probably won't give cred, but at least it's being read.<br><br>LOVING IT!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:51:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535312, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whew!  re-reading this article just melts my heart!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:19:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think she said private YOUNG citizens. It was that they were children. I don't think they'd have commented if it had been Barack and Michelle dolls.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:31:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534634, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5539890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hear you, msmartin, but you know charity begins at home.  One of my daughters is having surgery tomorrow, so she suggested we spend the afternoon at the homeless shelter.<br><br>I came to DC to be with her through the surgery, so she gives back by serving at the shelter.<br><br>I ask for your prayers.  Thank you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:00:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5536211, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534268": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'll concede the point to you for arguments sake; however, while there have been black dolls available, they weren't associated with real life images that could be reference points for years to come.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:52:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534200, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534276": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I loved Aretha's hat....and not only that...I LUUUUUVED Dorothy Height's hat!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:52:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532596, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh Yeah.  Be afraid, be very afraid.  <br><br>The Knee-Grows are Coming, the Knee-Grows are Coming!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:33:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535327, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535312": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Everybody reads JJP Politics.  I can't tell you how many times that I've noticed after we have had a major discussion about something, someone brings up the point on their broadcast.  It's usually something they've never discussed before; they probably  never even thought about it until they read it here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:11:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535182, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535313": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, I could have told the staff that she was going to DC regardless of what they said!<br><br>Despite Crowds, 105-Year-Old Heads To Capitol<br><a href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99563301\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?st...</a><br><br>Is it just me but did the media find every black centurion in the country? I totally have enjoyed their stories, so encouraging.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:11:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535321": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama will be held to a higher standard, just as he was during the entire campaign.  I recall when Bush first got in the expectations were so low all he had to do was show up and the media gave him a pass.  Not to mention the Bush people had the media so afraid of getting access.   Obama has promised \"transparency\" so the bar will be kept very high.   I've already heard some of the media grousing about \"transparency\" and it hasn't even been a week yet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:12:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca7b648ca326aaf23f80935985f70cb8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534146, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535324": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Singer Aretha Franklin, keeping all her voluptuous business under wraps\"<br><br>BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:12:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534583, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534814": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Media Alert: <br><br>Article on Desiree Rogers, the new White House Social Secretary, in the new issue of Vogue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:32:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5535327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is that why there is such a fear of Eric Holder being confirmed? teeheehee.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:10:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534991, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BARACK:   \"I WON\"<br><br>Hee, hee!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:56:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535366, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5543541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"How can we see what he is doing if the bathroom doors are not only closed, but you can't see through them?\"<br><br>Umh, umh, umh,   shakin' my head.  Town, you are too Funny!     I bet you were the kid who made everyone laugh in class while keeping a straight face.  That was you, wasn't it?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_23:32:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5538724, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5539093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There's not doubt the company is trying to capitalize off the Obamas.  That point isn't being argued.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_18:49:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535667, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5532288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Has anyone heard about the dolls  that Beenie Babies has made that are named similar to the Obama girls?  There has been a statement issued by Michelle's spokesperson saying she didn't think companies should use private citizens for \"marketing\".  <br><br>What do  you all think?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_12:46:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 33, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535874": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are so right.  I've noticed the exact same thing many times.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:55:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535312, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh yes, Change is coming to the Justice Department.  I bet that's all President Obama could think of after he won.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:15:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535327, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534349": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Actually, that's not true - I had a Diana Ross doll as a child in the late 70s (I'm afraid to check eBay to see what they are going for now).<br><br>There have also been dolls made for Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhuru of Star Trek - in fact, I think a new collection is coming out), Brandy, Destiny's Child, etc. <br><br>I agree with your earlier point that they should have asked the Obamas first and worked out some sort of charitable endeavor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:55:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534268, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not only that but I heard on the radio that other dolls in this collection were named Paris, Lindsay and Brittney. As the lady said reporting it, I don't want Malia & Sasha in THAT company!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:38:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef6b300676d1702a1666b17cc6a7403f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5533979, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534352": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/al-qaeda-what-next.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">al-Qaeda, what next?</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:58:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5533379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's hard out here for a PIMP!   <br><br>Please,  These mofos can come with the black doll thing now, but leave the FIRST KID'S NAMES out of it.<br><br>And then tryig to deny the dolls aren't about Sasha and Malia Obama.  Of course they aren't.  <br><br>How unabashedly insulting to The First Family.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:24:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532288, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534356": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari\" - Bill Burton On WH's outdated tech<br><br><a href=\"http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/wired-or-tired.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/wired-or-...</a><br><br>LOL...it shouldn't be funny...how sad is it that the White House technology is stuck in the age of Disco??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:58:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535382": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Where does the (T Boone) Pickens plan stand now? Not so good w/ prices so cheap but prices will change and some of the infrastructure needed for his plan will provides jobs.<br><a href=\"http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-01-01/webextra9.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-01-01/webextra...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:17:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5539991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So true, msmartin, so true.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:08:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5536264, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5536672": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have said many times that I was far more excited about Michelle going to the White House than even The President. I can't help it that I feel this way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:43:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535493, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Co-sign, Miranda.<br><br>\"I'm kinda tired of the implications from a lot of these columns - especially feminists - that think the role of the First Lady is just something diminishing to women.\"<br><br>Diminish what others accomplish instead of building the kinds of lives they REALLY want for themselves!<br><br>Michelle, just like Barack enter the White House with a new game book and rules.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:40:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534507, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mugabe is a straight up thug. This man must have the DNA of a jackal.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:01:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534350, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535422": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am so happy for all the centurions who were able to witness this - imagine their feelings.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:20:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535313, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So true. I think the media is grousing about \"transparency\" because that will make it harder for them to spin issues. They can't spin it if the Obama administration is letting the people see it for themselves - the media won't be a filter of information anymore....hallelujah.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:20:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535321, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535426": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I found this to be a thoughtful article on Obama's inaugural address from <a href=\"http://www.harpers.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.harpers.org</a><br><br>January 24, 5:45 PM, 2009<br><br>First Words and Deeds<br>By Scott Horton<br><br>We\u2019re just over one hundred hours into the Obama presidency now and Obama has acted decisively to implement a number of his promises from the election campaign\u2013those which could be implemented with the stroke of a pen. He has also provided something of a map for his coming administration. His inaugural address and a series of presidential directives addressing issues relating to the treatment of detainees merit special attention. \u201cPresident Obama uttered no words today that will be quoted in a hundred years\u201d writes George Packer of the Obama inaugural address. He goes on to pay Obama a series of very high compliments, including that \u201che delivered something better than rhetorical excitement\u2014he spoke the truth, which makes its own history and carries its own poetry.\u201d<br><br>We\u2019ll have to come back in ten years and see if this speech is being quoted. It has a number of marvelous rhetorical turns and memorable passages, and I think Packer may be wrong about its longevity, but he is right about its immediacy. Obama has shown, throughout his long journey to Washington, that he values political speech, that he considers it a vehicle for inspiring and moving the nation\u2019s culture much in the way important political figures of the nineteen century did. He regularly delivers speeches that are more than flash and sizzle, that offer us something to chew over, debate and measure. He also pays close attention to his words; they have obviously been culled and sculpted with unusual skill. American political culture is not particularly rich in this sense, and in fact the arrival of broadcast media has cheapened the process. Could an American political figure today deliver a rhetorical gemstone that is the equal of Lincoln\u2019s Cooper Union speech and survive? Does our age not in fact call for the eight-second sound bite rather than the well-reasoned argument? Have we abandoned that appeal to reason that was the cornerstone of political debate for the generation that founded our republic?<br><br>The Obama inaugural speech was a bit of a time machine. It carefully connected with prior presidencies and existential crises. Grave challenges face us today, it said, but they are almost trifling compared to the perils tackled and surmounted by earlier American generations. Take courage from the experience and wisdom that our forefathers offer. The keynote of this speech was unmistakably conservative\u2013a sense of loss, an appeal to remember the nation\u2019s better and nobler days and to take inspiration from them:<br><br>In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things \u2014 some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor \u2014 who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.<br><br>While several messages are woven together, one of the most important is a commitment to govern from the center on the basis of shared values. It is not surprising that this speech was extremely appealing to conservative commentators like Patrick Buchanan and Peggy Noonan and drew so much criticism from the left. On the other hand, even as Obama reaches out to traditional conservatives, he smacks the neoconservatives across the face, defining them and their conduct as far outside the mainstream of American culture.<br><br>We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man \u2014 a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience sake.<br><br>In a sweeping series of orders issued within the two days that followed, Obama provided a sense of what he meant by this. He detailed a process for shuttering the Guant\u00e1namo detention camps within the coming year (and hopefully earlier than that). He forbade the use of torture techniques that his predecessor had authorized. He shut down the CIA\u2019s black sites and terminated its extraordinary rendition program. He explicitly reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to abide rigorously by the commitments the United States made to the world under the Geneva Conventions and rejected the contrary opinions rendered by the Bush Administration\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel, between September 11, 2001 and the hour Bush left office.<br><br>Joe Klein at Time magazine complains about the soft-spoken way that Obama went about all of this. He did not issue a statement rattling with condemnation of the abuses that marked the eight years of his predecessor\u2019s rule. But Klein has missed a critical aspect of the Obama style. Obama is a law professor and in the earlier debate on these issues it was clear that he was versed in the legal policy details concerning the treatment of detainees. While Beltway chatterboxes debated whether Obama would follow the course charted by Vice President Cheney, those who tracked his views recognized this for nonsense.<br><br>There is also considerable artistry behind the orders. They do not take a machete to the age of Bush. Instead they tread lightly. Often they identify a single thread from the prior policy, which, once drawn, causes its objectionable aspects to fall away. They consistently go about resurrecting traditional American views\u2014not asserting something novel. Obama\u2019s orders are, in sum, a fine match to the Obama inaugural address. We are not witnessing the articulation of a new \u201cObama doctrine.\u201d Rather it is the triumph of tradition and experience over eight years of aberrant bad judgment.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:20:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca7b648ca326aaf23f80935985f70cb8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5534915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A .BIG .ASS. RESOUNDING. MUTHA FUCKING   Y.E.S.!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:41:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534146, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "that was an interesting article. I do agree that the First Lady will NOT repeat Hillary Clinton's mistakes, and will find her own way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:00:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534191, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535431": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Macs for everyone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:21:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535242, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534921": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read it while sitting under the dryer at the salon...its a great article.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:39:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534814, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534413": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "to answer the question Miranda,<br><br>YEP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:03:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534146, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda, <br><br>can you point me in the direction of a picture of Dr. Height's hat?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:04:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534276, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5540060": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You a fool!! ROFLMAO!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:12:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Mirandalynn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5538724, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5536481": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If he does nothing else, this will be monumental to me.  I have been sick about what Bush and Cheney and their operatives (the good old boys club) has done to maintain control and undo the justice that had been achieved and set the country back to a time when they were the only voice that mattered.<br><br>I hope the President comes through like a bull dozer loud and strong with combat boots and tears down the establishment of supremacy and control they tried to build.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:34:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535886, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535971": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sheer POETRY, Miranda, Sheer POETRY.<br><br>\" can't even begin to imagine what it means to see this man become president...and for those black women to see Michelle holding that bible...WOW.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:01:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535463, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whoo hoo!  yes!   at our small community technology center, we are replacing pcs with macs --- both the director and i are mac enthusiasts!  obama's people should have equipment that's at least as good as ours!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:29:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "zackboston", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535431, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535463": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can't even wrap my head around living 100 years. My sister recorded my great-grandmother's account of her life before she died at 95 about 10 years ago...and its the most fascinating stuff....I can't even begin to imagine what it means to see this man become president...and for those black women to see Michelle holding that bible...WOW.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:21:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535422, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534954": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A WHITE HOUSE BUTLER RETURNS - BY INVITATION<br>Eugene Allen, who endured segregation, is a guest of honor.<br><br>Washington -- Eugene Allen, who worked for more than three decades as a White House butler -- some of those years during an era of brutal segregation when he often had to use back doors despite his employer's rarefied address -- sat in the shadow of the Capitol dome Tuesday and watched Barack Obama become the first African American president of the United States.<br>\"I never would have believed it,\" said Allen, 89, sitting in an invitation-only area. He wore a black cashmere coat purchased for the occasion, a checkered scarf and a Sinatra fedora. \"In the 1940s and 1950s, there were so many things in America you just couldn't do. You wouldn't even dream that you could dream of a moment like this.\"<br><br>Allen received his invitation from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies after the Washington Post published an article about him in the wake of Obama's election. The report chronicled Allen's White House career, which began during the Truman administration and ended during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, and told of his 65-year marriage to Helene.<br><br>The couple had planned to go vote for Obama together. But a day before the election, Helene, 86, died in her sleep. On election day, Allen went to his voting precinct alone.<br>The invitation to the swearing-in surprised him. \"I've served a lot of presidents,\" he said, \"but I've never been to an inauguration.\"<br><a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/inauguration/la-na-butler21-2009jan21%2C0%2C2093880.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/inaugurati...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:43:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5534446": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We had a discussion the other day about whether or not racism is over now that Barack Obama is the President, as the kids say NOT. We agreed that it will take more education to overcome the ignorance we are facing.<br><br>The following link is a way of trying to understand what we face in overcoming ignorance. It's called  agnotology. I'll let them describe it, \"When it comes to many contentious subjects, our usual relationship to information is reversed: Ignorance increases.\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/agnotology/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/agnotology/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:03:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5534453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think the Obamas would have approved it, in any fashion (naming the girls after Malia and Sasha.)<br><br>I DO believe it was a lost opportunity. They didn't need to put breasts on the dolls either - that's another bone of contention.<br><br>But, I have to say, I stepped back a minute, and thought about  it - little Black girls, all over the country, playing ' White House' with their own Malia and Sasha dolls. That thought stunned me in its implications.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:07:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534111, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda, my daughters and I were discussing this last night.  I enjoy the stories too.<br><br>It's a true testament to the LONGEVITY and SPIRIT of our Black elders.<br><br><br>BTW, I arrived in DC yesterday. I'll be here for 2 weeks.  My daughters and I drove around the Capitol and Whie House.  The energy of the city is alive and well!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:25:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535313, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535188": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL....I wonder how many black people looked on CNN, read the title and said \"well DUH\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:58:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534413, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A new generation is indeed  taking over.  I love it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:45:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534356, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Agree.  That's change I cannot believe in.<br><br>NO way, NO how, NO Sasha & Malia!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:45:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534862, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535493": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have to be honest, the image of Michelle has meant more to me as a black woman.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:27:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535463, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5533959": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "its not going to happen. its way to expensive and  our economy cant sustain it. if we nationalize banks it makes it even harder for other banks to compete against govt backed banks with low interest rates. which means wed have to buy even more banks. so it wont happen. what will happen is that we will buy up bad assets and sell them back to consumers when things stabilize. but nationalizing banks wont and shouldnt happen. and lets be fair weve only ha 25 or so banks fail. i think in the 70s there were something like 100 and the great depression had 300 or so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:27:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "allamr18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532638, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There is an article over at politico about the president restaffing the Justice Department with Bush's harshest critics.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:46:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535504": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wow, what does it feel like driving around the city knowing the president is black?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:26:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535480, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda<br><br>You inquired a few days ago about the idea of bad banks and what they would consist of. This link is greater detail on credit default swap deriatives, one of the toxic assets the bank woud end up w/. The author of the ISI report has a better idea on how to deal w/ them; it is definitely more palatble.<br>To those whom are following rikyrah's discussion of nationalizing these large financial institutions credit default swaps are one of the reasons the issue keeps coming up.<br><br>courtesy the big picture:<br><a href=\"http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/morgenson-time-to-unravel-the-knot-of-credit-default-swaps/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/morgenson-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:47:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5534485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Question - even if the Obamas chose to hook up with a company that would donate a portion of the profits to charity, do you EVER think they'd agree to put out Malia and Sasha dolls? <br><br>I can't see it. I can see how they could see this as a slippery slope. I just don't see how they could do anything that was OFFICIALLY sanctioned by them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:06:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532288, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5533979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They got busted and they are LYING.  Apparently the \"Malia\" and \"Sasha\" dolls are the only black dolls in their collection.  What a coincidence!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:29:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532587, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5533990": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah, I read a report from CNN on the nationalization of banks.  Id like to hear what others have to sa as well.<br><br>Don't bet on bank nationalization<br>Investors can't seem to shake the notion the U.S. will seize control of a big bank. But experts don't think that's likely.<br><br>By David Ellis, <a href=\"http://CNNMoney.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNNMoney.com</a> staff writer<br>Last Updated: January 22, 2009: 7:15 AM ET<br><br>NEW YORK (<a href=\"http://CNNMoney.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNNMoney.com</a>) -- Nothing seems to scare bankers, or their shareholders for that matter, more than the word \"nationalization.\"<br><br>Fears about the underlying health of banks have run so deep in recent days that there has been rampant speculation that the U.S. government may have to go so far as effectively seize control and manage one, if not more, of the country's largest financial institutions.<br><br>These worries sent bank stocks into their latest downward spiral Tuesday -- shares of some of the biggest banks, including Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) and Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500) fell by 20% or more. <br><br>Although shares of these and other banks bounced back sharply Wednesday, most big bank stocks are still trading well below where they began this year. Investors are concerned about the huge losses incurred by Citi and BofA and the rising amount of taxpayer money that the government is committing to support them.<br><br><br>Here's a link.<br><br><a href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/news/companies/banks_nationalization/?postversion=2009012207\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/news/companies/...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:30:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532638, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534504": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That is a great visual..I'm LMAO. <br><br>These folks are on the cutting edge, and they've been dragged back a decade... no wonder they're pissed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:10:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534356, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5533994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree they shouldn't be allowed to \"come up\" on the backs of the Obamas, but part of me feels there is a lost opportunity for little black girls in this situation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:28:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5533379, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why do people seem to be under the impression that being First Lady means sitting around eating bon-bons and only having teas and smiling for photo ops?? I'm kinda tired of the implications from a lot of these columns - especially feminists - that think the role of the First Lady is just something diminishing to women. Hell, I seriously doubt I was busier than Laura Bush the last 8 years let alone the many hats Michelle will be wearing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:11:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534406, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think this is fabulous. I cried when I first read the article about him and his wife at the WaPo.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:49:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535534": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michelle validated me...that's the only way I know how to describe it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:31:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535493, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534517": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This psycho has to go! It's leaders like him that are plaguing some African countries ... purely corrupt and oppressing his own people, it's disgusting!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:12:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534350, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534521": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "...little Black girls, all over the country, playing ' White House' with their own Malia and Sasha dolls...<br><br>That's all I was saying.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:12:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534453, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534015": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>The Obamas, John Legend, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah Behind the Scenes at HBO's \"We Are One\" concert </b><br><br>Great footage from John Legend's web site with the president and first lady greeting and chatting with celebrities.  It's about 11 minutes long but worth it:<br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/cxac2k\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/cxac2k</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5534538": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I will be surprised if Michelle doesn't change that image.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:11:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534507, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535051": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "here is a handy 'Obameter' keeping track of 500 Obama promises as he fulfills 'em: <br><br><a href=\"http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/</a><br><br>he's already done 7 out of 500!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:49:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "ibeching", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5539150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a terrific idea Miranda.  I know it means a lot to a lot of people.<br><br>I had just remarked to my son the other day about how Ms. Robinson, a regular everyday black woman without any political aspirations has gone from the South Side of Chicago to the Whitehouse.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_18:54:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535599, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534032": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I liked Aretha Franklin's hat just fine on her.  I also thought her gifts were sweet to the First Family.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:33:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532596, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534350": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From The Sunday TimesJanuary 25, 2009<br>Mugabe\u2019s bitter troops close private schoolsSophie Shaw in Harare <br><br><i>PUPILS as young as five years old were being turned away from school gates by President Robert Mugabe\u2019s army last week as Zimbabwe\u2019s education system, once one of the finest in Africa, became the latest victim of his ruinous corruption and economic mismanagement. <br><br>A week after the scheduled beginning of the academic year, all state schools remain closed. They are not expected to reopen until at least the end of February. As far as the state is concerned, if its own schools are shut, then the private ones have no right to be open.</i><br><br><a href=\"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5581254.ece\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afr...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:58:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5535575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good points on the \"spinning and filtering.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:32:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca7b648ca326aaf23f80935985f70cb8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535424, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534555": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you so much for this.  I looked every where for a couple of days for footage related to the concert and couldn't find anything. (I missed it.)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:15:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534015, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can't believe Tweety made the connection that I had between Aretha's choice of song and Marian Anderson. He just did on his weekend show", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:52:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5540194": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMBAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:23:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5538724, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534054": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think it's a lost opportunity.  The company should have just come up with different names.  And they definitely shouldn't keep lying about where they got the names Malia and Sasha.  Very sloppy on their part.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:33:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5533994, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read a story about her hat this morning.  WTF. First, the hat was phenomenal, and second, the song she sang and her voice equaled the historic moment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:36:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532596, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We should do a whole thread on what the image of Michelle, Malia, Sasha AAANNND Mama Robinson really mean (or potentially could mean) to black women.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:37:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535202, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First of all, the company had the gall to lie and say that the dolls weren't named after the First Daughters. <br><br>Secondly, the company should have already been producing dolls of other ethnicities before this. <br><br>Thirdly, the dolls have breasts, which is too creepy for words. These are children. <br><br>No wonder Mrs. Obama is upset.  Unfortunately, I think this is going to be a constant issue. I have read articles about the JFK era, and the WH during that time was constantly having to go after companies trying to exploit Kennedy's children.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:14:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "b45f45c3d16eaa32e1783c1d1798a893", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5533994, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534583": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Agree.  The Queen delivered, PERIOD.<br><br>From the Sunday, January 25, 2009 WaPo Syle Section <br><br>It mentions Aretha's on words about her Hat and fashion statement . and includes other inaugural attendees comments aw well.<br><br>The Kind of Day For Sunday Best<br>By Robin Givhan<br>Washington Post Staff Writer <br>Sunday, January 25, 2009; Page M03 <br><br>On the far western reaches of the Mall, near the Washington Monument, the throngs gathered in the wee hours for the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the first African American president. They had to wait until the sun was high in the sky before witnessing the historic moment that had drawn them here. So most people endured the long wait in frigid temperatures by wrapping themselves in well-worn blankets and layering on as many pieces of clothing as they could manage without turning into Weebles. <br><br>But in between those folks bundled in jeans and parkas, leggings and sweat shirts, there were some who refused to be reduced to informality. They would wear their cashmere trousers and their mink-lined coats and so what if that meant they couldn't stretch out on the ground to make their wait more comfortable? They would stand. Dignified. <br><br>For them, that historic Tuesday afternoon required the reverence typically reserved for Sunday morning. They'd come to the Mall to hear a sermon of hope, and they waved their American flags in a patriotic chorus of \"Amen.\" <br><br>\"I wanted to wear something warm and presentable. I didn't want to wear sweats, not on a day like this. It means a lot. On a day like this, it's a little like getting ready to go to church,\" said Alexander Heatrice, 29. The Oklahoma native is in his fourth year at Howard University dental school and was dressed in a sober black overcoat and a fedora with a tiny feather tucked into its black band. <br><br>Singer Aretha Franklin, keeping all her voluptuous business under wraps, looked as though she could have stepped out of a black-and-white photograph of Harlem ladies headed to service on Communion Sunday. For her performance during the swearing-in, she stepped forward in a gray coat with matching gloves and a glorious hat. It was magnificent with its pillbox shape and bodacious bow. In fact, it was more than a mere Sunday morning church service hat. Her millinery proclaimed: \"I am going to Sunday service and I plan on sticking around all afternoon. Hallelujah!\" <br><br>For some of those gathered, it didn't matter that they lacked invitations for an up-close view of the pomp and the dignitaries. The day still required a certain formality. For them, it was not merely about putting on a fancy fur coat, although there were plenty of women -- and some men -- swaddled in them. Rudy Carn, from Atlanta, wore black trousers, black leather-and-suede boots and a full-length blue fox coat that he'd purchased in Alaska. \"Eight hundred dollars!\" he exclaimed. \"I don't wear jeans and a T-shirt. Growing up, my mother didn't let us wear jeans.\" Like so many, he wanted to witness history. And history, he said, deserves more respect than baggy sweats can deliver. <br><br>Others dressed well because they not only wanted to watch history unfold, they planned to be part of it. Tamala Crawford, 41, came from Los Angeles and wore the fur coat her father had given her and earmuffs so she would not disturb her immaculate and elaborate hairdo. \"I didn't want to mess up my hairdo in case Barack sees me,\" she said with a smile. She'd dressed up out of respect. And she brought her video camera so that she could create a time capsule for her 4-year-old daughter, Sophia. <br><br>But ultimately, for those who believe that clothes can send powerful messages and have the capacity to make one stand straighter, taller and with more pride, the day required fine attire because it was a day of giving praise that their prayers had been answered. <br><br>\"I wanted to look special,\" said Yolanda Burroughs, 40, from Houston. She wore black velvet pants with a matching coat with a strand of pearls twisted around her neck. Her makeup was meticulously applied. \"We've come too far in history to show up in sweats and warm-up pants.\" <br><br><br>\"We can put on a sweat suit any day. This is a special day,\" he said. \"I put on my Sunday best -- but without the full suit.\" <br><br>\"We've come to far in history to show up in sweat  and warm-up pants.\"<br><br>Well said.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:17:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534032, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5536632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AFTERNOON THREAD IS UP", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:43:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5540159": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town, Town, Town.  BWA HAHAAAAA!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:24:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5538724, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534077": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is EXACTLY what they should have done!  They could have built a sustained relationship with the White House for all they know.  Now they just look like idiots.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:35:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534030, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"That's the man,\" the butler said, nodding. \"Whew. I'm telling you, it's something to see. Seeing him standing there -- well, it's been worth it all.\"<br><br>Joy always comes in the morning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:56:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I honestly don't know rikyrah.  The company should have asked though before they tried to profit.  I hate the whole situation because the little dolls are gorgeous and the Obama girls are just too adorable to ignore.  I didn't know the dolls had breasts though.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:18:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534485, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534607": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm sure she will.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:19:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534538, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ya know I've always been curious about the \"doll test\" simply because I always had black dolls except once, and I remember as soon as my mom found the black doll, I threw that white Baby Alive under the bed - I was probably 4 at the time. I had  black Baby Tender Love, Black Baby Alive, Christie.....both times I watched the clips of the doll test, I was so heartbroken, but its just hard for me personally to understand given my own growing up experience.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:56:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534349, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read that one of the dolls had braids.  I personally don't like braids, but braids are a large part of AA culture.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:19:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534485, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5540251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I grew up with Black dolls and so did my daughters.<br><br>I'd love to see a thread dedicated to thi topic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:30:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535599, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535133": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda, is this the pic you're looking for?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aolcdn.com/ch_bv/dorothy-height-300a032307.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2007/03/23/if-this-hat-could-talk-the-height-of-women-history/&h=225&w=300&sz=21&tbnid=YRYB5-krIeCpOM::&tbnh=87&tbnw=116&prev=/images%253Fq%253Dphoto%252Bof%252Bdorothy%252Bheight%252527s%252Binaugural%252Bhat&hl=en&usg=__xjJEzDtx6yibpkQUOBDYwv1tgZ4=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www....</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:57:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534740, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You're clearly and justifiably upset about them using the girls' names and the underhanded manner in which they're trying to deny it. I still think if the situation had been handled in a different manner and approved by the Obamas, it would have encouraged little black girls to pick the black dolls in the next study when the choice of a black doll is offered.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:37:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534054, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534112": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is it just because the dolls have breasts? Or is it because its porn? People finding their voice now is just a little too much.<br>Can we agree to leave these children alone, now?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:40:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532587, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5536163": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here is the link: <a href=\"http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/2009_Feb_Desiree_Rogers/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Life of the Party</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:13:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534814, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5538724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WASHINGTON (AP)  President Barack Obama has already gone back on his promises of transparency, a disgruntled organization says.<br><br>\"Barack Obama promises transparency, but all of the White House bathroom doors are solid,\" says Jefrrey McMullen, president of Keep Obama Accountable (KOA).  \"How can we see what he is doing if the bathroom doors are not only closed, but you can't see through them?\"<br><br>Making the White House replace their solid bathroom doors with clear ones is a top priority for KOA.  \"Obama could be cutting side deals with rogue nations, palling around with terrorists on Facebook...we don't know what he's doing because the door is closed.  It is of the upmost importance that we know what Obama is doing behind those doors.\"<br><br>When asked if clear bathroom doors for the private White House residence was also a priority for KOA, McMullen said yes.  \"The American people deserve and have a right to know what Obama is doing behind those doors.\"<br><br>Challenged by the notion that what one does in the privacy of their bathroom does not violate the spirit of transparency, McMullen disagreed.  \"Obama is the one who said he wanted total transparency in government and we're holding him to that.  We the people have the right to know if he is using 3-ply toilet paper on the public dime or is he holding himself to the same cuts he demands the American people make.\"<br><br>The White House had no comment for this article.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_18:21:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535424, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "An article in response to what Larry King said about his son wanting to be Black<br><br><a href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0125pagejan25%2C0%2C1530541.column\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/c...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:44:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "OhPuhleezee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5534634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "One more thought. Michelle said the marketing of private citizens is what she was offended by.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:21:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534485, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5532587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "the company thought they could pimp off Malia and Sasha, and there's now obviously a backlash......not just from the First Lady, but also from the public, who are squeamish about the exploitation of CHILDREN.  <br><br>Of course, 'Malia' is just  SOOOO a popular name...come on. <br><br>they got busted and now are scrambling.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:12:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532288, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535149": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't know Marian Anderson sang My Country Tis Of Thee for Kennedy's Inauguration.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:58:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535068, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROFL..................i can actually picture somebody running around screaming that.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:40:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535586, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I learned something new in that the doll test issue was used in Brown vs Board of Education.   By the way, that same doll test was done again not too long ago and I believe it was shown on Oprah.  Frankly, I think this company is just out to capitalize on this popularity of the Obama girls.   <br><br>The following is from <a href=\"http://www.swamppolitics.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.swamppolitics.com</a> today on this issue.<br><br>\"Posted January 25, 2009 9:26 AM<br> <br><br>(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images.)<br><br>by Frank James<br><br>First Lady Michelle Obama has let it be known she's not amused that a Chicago-area company has appropriated her daughters' names for use on its one-foot tall dolls.<br><br>Ty Inc. maker of Beanie Babies, has introduced Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha, two brown-colored dolls, as part of its TyGirlz line. To which Mrs. Obama has said through her press secretary: \"We feel it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes.\"<br><br>No small irony there since it appeared to many observers of the recently ended presidential campaign that the Obama girls were an important part of the president's marketing effort to gain the White House. They helped introduce the then-unknown senator as a family man with adorable, smart and well-mannered offspring. In some unmeasurable way, the girls likely helped the Obamas win the big prize.<br><br>Doll maker Ty's response is essentially, hey, we just liked the names. Any resemblance to living persons is merely coincidence. As the Associated Press reported:<br><br>The Oak Brook-based company chose the names because \"they are beautiful names,\" not because of any resemblance to Malia and Sasha Obama, said spokeswoman Tania Lundeen.<br><br>\"There's nothing on the dolls that refers to the Obama girls,\" Lundeen said. \"It would not be fair to say they are exact replications of these girls. They are not.\"<br><br><br>The dolls have bronze skin and \"real doll hair,\" Lundeen said. They were introduced in early January and a limited supply has been shipped to retailers.<br><br>This response is reminiscent of the Curtiss Candy Co., maker of the original Baby Ruth candy bar. When people suggested it was named after legendary homerun hitter Babe Ruth, the company insisted it was actually named after President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth. But many people, including Ruth, believed that story was a fiction meant to cheat him out of royalties. Meanwhile, the company did all manner of baseball-related promotions over the years.<br><br>in any event, the Obamas are entitled to have whatever response to the dolls they'd like. But here's something everyone should keep in mind.<br><br>A little over five decades ago when civil rights lawyers were trying to graphically show racism's psychically destructive power, they used famous, heartbreaking research by psychologist Kenneth Clark.<br><br>In experiments, he demonstrated that given the choice, young black children would almost invariably choose white dolls over black ones. When asked which dolls were good and beautiful, the black children, nearly without fail, pointed to the white dolls. The black dolls were perceived as bad or ugly. That research was used by the lawyers who argued Brown vs. Board of Education and helped sway the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down school segregation in 1954.<br><br>Fast forward 55 years. How remarkable it is that in 2009 we should have a company believing it can profit by marketing brown-colored dolls named Malia and Sasha. Maybe the dolls aren't so much a sign of exploitation. Maybe they actually signal progress.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca7b648ca326aaf23f80935985f70cb8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532288, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5532596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "January 23, 2009, 6:52 pm <br>Lasting Buzz Over Aretha Franklin\u2019s Hat<br>By Katharine Q. Seelye<br><br><a href=\"http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/kits-aretha-post/?apage=2#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/k...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/brown-in-land-of-maple-leaf-excuse-for.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brown in the land of the Maple Leaf: </a>Looking at a man that was beaten by 3 police officers. As he lay apologizing for being brown, they stole 200 from him.Big surprise they have not been charged.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/legalized-prostitution-in-nevada.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Legalized Prostitution in Nevada:</a> Looking at a push to legalize prostitution for the purposes of taxing it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:19:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5535161": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A white woman that I work with already stated \"well, let's see what he's going to do - talking is easy.\"<br><br>She also questioned how much was spent on the inauguration celebrations and even had the nerve to say maybe he shouldn't have had one to which I responded that he's the President and he should have one just like all the other presidents before him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:59:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534915, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5538753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree, Obama should have had a YouTube swearing in and had the inaugural ball at McDonalds.  <br><br>GEEZ.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_18:22:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535161, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "CNN: WILL OBAMA HAVE TO BE BETTER BECAUSE HE IS BLACK?<br><br>Excerpt:<br>Will people hold Obama to a different standard because he is the first African-American president?<br>Americans appear split by race on that answer. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, 53 percent of blacks say the American public will hold Obama to a higher standard than past presidents because he is black. Most whites -- 61 percent -- say Obama's race will not matter in how he will be judged.<br><br>The question divided several people who were racial pioneers themselves.<br><br>Alexander Jefferson was one of the first blacks allowed to become a fighter pilot. He was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black pilots who escorted bombers in World War II.<br>\"We had to be twice as good to be average,\" he said.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/24/obama.pressure/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/24/obama.pr...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:39:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "12b0b4b66fee0dbbc8e1ce824da9d816", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5535182": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah, that's because Tweety reads JJP Politics!  <br><br>LOL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:58:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535068, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5536211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "God bless you and your daughters.  They are the forgotten citizens who we will remember under this administration.<br><br>I so want to serve, but I can't seem to stop \"serving\" my family long enough to help anyone else. It's maddening.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_16:16:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535706, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5540308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All of the bruhaha over Re-Re's hat is indicative of the disconnect between the main stream and black culture. For black women, a hat isn't just a hat. It's OUR CROWN, and you just don't mess with our crowns. Big Momma and nem will cut you.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:35:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5532596, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534030": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, they lied.  They probably thought the Obamas would be honored that they chose their daughters.  They could have taken a different approach; like get permission from the Obamas or donate a portion of the proceeds to help fund one of the Obamas favorite charities.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:33:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5533979, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "At some point this could  have been a marvelous opportunity for a REPUTABLE company to produce the dolls. <br><br>It would be unprecedented to fashion dolls after the POTUS's children, and it seems highly unlikely, that the Obama's would set that trend.   <br>IMHO<br><br>It is one thing for folks to cash in on the POTUS.  He's pretty much fair game, but not his CHILDREN!!!!!  <br><br>Leave Sasha and Malia out of this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:45:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5533994, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5535706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "msmartin, I don't have words to describe how I feel..... I don't have words.<br><br>Today we're going to visit several homeless shelters.  My daughters have a generous spirit.  We're taking food and clothing, books, inaugural memorabilia, etc.  These folks are just as much citizens of DC as anyone else. We want to serve!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:45:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535504, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5532638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Will someone explain this notion of ' nationalizing the banks' to me that I heard on This Week With Stepinfetchonopoulos?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:13:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 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}, "5535202": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It probably has to do more than anything with the way you grew up.  I always loved black dolls too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_15:02:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535128, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5548004": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well the weather is much warmer now! By the way you can go to the White House w/o a previous appointment but you'll have to wait in line for a while. You can book an appt for the Capitol tour online.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-26_07:24:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535480, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534191": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nuch has been made on Michelle Obama, her wardrobe and what she'll do. The times of London posits she will be another Princess D without the unhappiness:<br><a href=\"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5581109.ece\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:46:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5538801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why do these Sasha and Malia dolls have breasts?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_18:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5535667, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534200": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That's an interesting thought - but I think the real Malia and Sasha (with their ever changing black girl hair styles for instance) will be better for little black girls self esteem.  A variety of Black dolls have been available for years now and sadly those test results haven't improved.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_13:47:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534111, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5534714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I Agree.  As I posted down thread, I can't imagine the POTUS and First lady sanctioning the use of their daughter's image and name for marketing of any kind.<br><br>Little Black girls and other ethnic groups will have the real visual images of Sasha and Malia to play white house.  <br><br>Question:  What if little White, Asians, Latinos, Indian, and Native American girls walked into toy stores and chose black dolls because of the First Black daughters in the White House?<br><br>After all, Larry King's son Carson said he \"wants to be Black.\"  I'm sure he's not the only White kid having these wants and desires.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_14:28:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5534485, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5540095": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "President Obama comes on STEALTH & SILKEN FEET.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-25_20:17:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5536481, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "10508784", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -7333589809451553973}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "sunday_open_thread_066", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 125, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 10508784, "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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};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
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	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
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	this.EMAIL = "Email";
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  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
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};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
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Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
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			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});
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
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			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
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			(num == 1
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				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

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



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	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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};

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() {
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				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=sunday_open_thread_066' +
		'&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/sunday_open_thread_066/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='	+ 'sunday_open_thread_066'
			+ '&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/sunday_open_thread_066/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">125</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sunday_open_thread_066/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/sunday_open_thread_066/">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:10508784" 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"> \
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				</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/sunday_open_thread_066/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:10508784" 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:10508784" 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'				: 'sunday_open_thread_066',
			// 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/sunday_open_thread_066/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='	+ 'sunday_open_thread_066'
			+ '&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='	+ 'sunday_open_thread_066'
			+ '&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='		+ 'sunday_open_thread_066'
				+ '&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/10508784/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.
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5532288">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5532288" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5532288" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5532288">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5532288" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5532288" class="dsq-comment-message">Has anyone heard about the dolls  that Beenie Babies has made that are named similar to the Obama girls?  There has been a statement issued by Michelle\'s spokesperson saying she didn\'t think companies should use private citizens for "marketing".  <br><br>What do  you all think?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5532587">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5532587" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5532587" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5532587">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5532587" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5532587" class="dsq-comment-message">the company thought they could pimp off Malia and Sasha, and there\'s now obviously a backlash......not just from the First Lady, but also from the public, who are squeamish about the exploitation of CHILDREN.  <br><br>Of course, \'Malia\' is just  SOOOO a popular name...come on. <br><br>they got busted and now are scrambling.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5533979">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5533979" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5533979" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5533979" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5533979" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5533979" class="dsq-comment-message">They got busted and they are LYING.  Apparently the "Malia" and "Sasha" dolls are the only black dolls in their collection.  What a coincidence!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534030">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534030" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534030" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534030">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534030" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534030" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, they lied.  They probably thought the Obamas would be honored that they chose their daughters.  They could have taken a different approach; like get permission from the Obamas or donate a portion of the proceeds to help fund one of the Obamas favorite charities.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534077">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534077" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534077" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534077" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534077" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534077" class="dsq-comment-message">That is EXACTLY what they should have done!  They could have built a sustained relationship with the White House for all they know.  Now they just look like idiots.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534862">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534862" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534862" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534862">Shazza</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534862" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534862" class="dsq-comment-message">Not only that but I heard on the radio that other dolls in this collection were named Paris, Lindsay and Brittney. As the lady said reporting it, I don\'t want Malia & Sasha in THAT company!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534977">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534977" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534977" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534977">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534977" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534977" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree.  That\'s change I cannot believe in.<br><br>NO way, NO how, NO Sasha & Malia!!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534112">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534112" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534112" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534112">RobM</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534112" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534112" class="dsq-comment-message">Is it just because the dolls have breasts? Or is it because its porn? People finding their voice now is just a little too much.<br>Can we agree to leave these children alone, now?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5533379">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5533379" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5533379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5533379">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5533379" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5533379" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s hard out here for a PIMP!   <br><br>Please,  These mofos can come with the black doll thing now, but leave the FIRST KID\'S NAMES out of it.<br><br>And then tryig to deny the dolls aren\'t about Sasha and Malia Obama.  Of course they aren\'t.  <br><br>How unabashedly insulting to The First Family.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5533994">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5533994" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5533994" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5533994">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5533994" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5533994" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree they shouldn\'t be allowed to "come up" on the backs of the Obamas, but part of me feels there is a lost opportunity for little black girls in this situation.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534054">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534054" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534054" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534054" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534054" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534054" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think it\'s a lost opportunity.  The company should have just come up with different names.  And they definitely shouldn\'t keep lying about where they got the names Malia and Sasha.  Very sloppy on their part.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534111">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534111" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534111" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534111">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534111" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534111" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re clearly and justifiably upset about them using the girls\' names and the underhanded manner in which they\'re trying to deny it. I still think if the situation had been handled in a different manner and approved by the Obamas, it would have encouraged little black girls to pick the black dolls in the next study when the choice of a black doll is offered.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534210">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534210" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534210" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534210">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534210" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534210" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin,agree and brilliant observation!  Thank you.<br><br>I think the mere fact that the First Daughters are BLACK will help little Black girls to pick up a black doll.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534200">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534200" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534200" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534200" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534200" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534200" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s an interesting thought - but I think the real Malia and Sasha (with their ever changing black girl hair styles for instance) will be better for little black girls self esteem.  A variety of Black dolls have been available for years now and sadly those test results haven\'t improved.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534268">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534268" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534268" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534268">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534268" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534268" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll concede the point to you for arguments sake; however, while there have been black dolls available, they weren\'t associated with real life images that could be reference points for years to come.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534349">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534349" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534349" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534349" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534349" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534349" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually, that\'s not true - I had a Diana Ross doll as a child in the late 70s (I\'m afraid to check eBay to see what they are going for now).<br><br>There have also been dolls made for Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhuru of Star Trek - in fact, I think a new collection is coming out), Brandy, Destiny\'s Child, etc. <br><br>I agree with your earlier point that they should have asked the Obamas first and worked out some sort of charitable endeavor.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5535128">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535128" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535128" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535128">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535128" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535128" class="dsq-comment-message">Ya know I\'ve always been curious about the "doll test" simply because I always had black dolls except once, and I remember as soon as my mom found the black doll, I threw that white Baby Alive under the bed - I was probably 4 at the time. I had  black Baby Tender Love, Black Baby Alive, Christie.....both times I watched the clips of the doll test, I was so heartbroken, but its just hard for me personally to understand given my own growing up experience.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5535202">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535202" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535202" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535202">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535202" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535202" class="dsq-comment-message">It probably has to do more than anything with the way you grew up.  I always loved black dolls too.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5535599">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535599" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535599" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535599">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535599" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535599" class="dsq-comment-message">We should do a whole thread on what the image of Michelle, Malia, Sasha AAANNND Mama Robinson really mean (or potentially could mean) to black women.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5539150">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5539150" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5539150" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5539150">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5539150" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5539150" class="dsq-comment-message">What a terrific idea Miranda.  I know it means a lot to a lot of people.<br><br>I had just remarked to my son the other day about how Ms. Robinson, a regular everyday black woman without any political aspirations has gone from the South Side of Chicago to the Whitehouse.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5540251">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5540251" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5540251" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5540251">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5540251" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5540251" class="dsq-comment-message">I grew up with Black dolls and so did my daughters.<br><br>I\'d love to see a thread dedicated to thi topic.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534453">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534453" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534453" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534453">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534453" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534453" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think the Obamas would have approved it, in any fashion (naming the girls after Malia and Sasha.)<br><br>I DO believe it was a lost opportunity. They didn\'t need to put breasts on the dolls either - that\'s another bone of contention.<br><br>But, I have to say, I stepped back a minute, and thought about  it - little Black girls, all over the country, playing \' White House\' with their own Malia and Sasha dolls. That thought stunned me in its implications.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534521">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534521" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534521" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534521">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534521" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534521" class="dsq-comment-message">...little Black girls, all over the country, playing \' White House\' with their own Malia and Sasha dolls...<br><br>That\'s all I was saying.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534169">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534169" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534169" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534169">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534169" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534169" class="dsq-comment-message">At some point this could  have been a marvelous opportunity for a REPUTABLE company to produce the dolls. <br><br>It would be unprecedented to fashion dolls after the POTUS\'s children, and it seems highly unlikely, that the Obama\'s would set that trend.   <br>IMHO<br><br>It is one thing for folks to cash in on the POTUS.  He\'s pretty much fair game, but not his CHILDREN!!!!!  <br><br>Leave Sasha and Malia out of this.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534579">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534579" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534579" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534579">Kat</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534579" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534579" class="dsq-comment-message">First of all, the company had the gall to lie and say that the dolls weren\'t named after the First Daughters. <br><br>Secondly, the company should have already been producing dolls of other ethnicities before this. <br><br>Thirdly, the dolls have breasts, which is too creepy for words. These are children. <br><br>No wonder Mrs. Obama is upset.  Unfortunately, I think this is going to be a constant issue. I have read articles about the JFK era, and the WH during that time was constantly having to go after companies trying to exploit Kennedy\'s children.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534485">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534485" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534485" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534485">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534485" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534485" class="dsq-comment-message">Question - even if the Obamas chose to hook up with a company that would donate a portion of the profits to charity, do you EVER think they\'d agree to put out Malia and Sasha dolls? <br><br>I can\'t see it. I can see how they could see this as a slippery slope. I just don\'t see how they could do anything that was OFFICIALLY sanctioned by them.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5534601">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534601" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534601" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534601">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534601" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534601" class="dsq-comment-message">I honestly don\'t know rikyrah.  The company should have asked though before they tried to profit.  I hate the whole situation because the little dolls are gorgeous and the Obama girls are just too adorable to ignore.  I didn\'t know the dolls had breasts though.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534618">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534618" class="dsq-comment-message">I read that one of the dolls had braids.  I personally don\'t like braids, but braids are a large part of AA culture.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534634">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534634" class="dsq-comment-message">One more thought. Michelle said the marketing of private citizens is what she was offended by.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534765">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534765" class="dsq-comment-message">I think she said private YOUNG citizens. It was that they were children. I don\'t think they\'d have commented if it had been Barack and Michelle dolls.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534714">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534714" class="dsq-comment-message">I Agree.  As I posted down thread, I can\'t imagine the POTUS and First lady sanctioning the use of their daughter\'s image and name for marketing of any kind.<br><br>Little Black girls and other ethnic groups will have the real visual images of Sasha and Malia to play white house.  <br><br>Question:  What if little White, Asians, Latinos, Indian, and Native American girls walked into toy stores and chose black dolls because of the First Black daughters in the White House?<br><br>After all, Larry King\'s son Carson said he "wants to be Black."  I\'m sure he\'s not the only White kid having these wants and desires.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535667">Angela</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535667" class="dsq-comment-message">I learned something new in that the doll test issue was used in Brown vs Board of Education.   By the way, that same doll test was done again not too long ago and I believe it was shown on Oprah.  Frankly, I think this company is just out to capitalize on this popularity of the Obama girls.   <br><br>The following is from <a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com" rel="nofollow">www.swamppolitics.com</a> today on this issue.<br><br>"Posted January 25, 2009 9:26 AM<br> <br><br>(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images.)<br><br>by Frank James<br><br>First Lady Michelle Obama has let it be known she\'s not amused that a Chicago-area company has appropriated her daughters\' names for use on its one-foot tall dolls.<br><br>Ty Inc. maker of Beanie Babies, has introduced Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha, two brown-colored dolls, as part of its TyGirlz line. To which Mrs. Obama has said through her press secretary: "We feel it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes."<br><br>No small irony there since it appeared to many observers of the recently ended presidential campaign that the Obama girls were an important part of the president\'s marketing effort to gain the White House. They helped introduce the then-unknown senator as a family man with adorable, smart and well-mannered offspring. In some unmeasurable way, the girls likely helped the Obamas win the big prize.<br><br>Doll maker Ty\'s response is essentially, hey, we just liked the names. Any resemblance to living persons is merely coincidence. As the Associated Press reported:<br><br>The Oak Brook-based company chose the names because "they are beautiful names," not because of any resemblance to Malia and Sasha Obama, said spokeswoman Tania Lundeen.<br><br>"There\'s nothing on the dolls that refers to the Obama girls," Lundeen said. "It would not be fair to say they are exact replications of these girls. They are not."<br><br><br>The dolls have bronze skin and "real doll hair," Lundeen said. They were introduced in early January and a limited supply has been shipped to retailers.<br><br>This response is reminiscent of the Curtiss Candy Co., maker of the original Baby Ruth candy bar. When people suggested it was named after legendary homerun hitter Babe Ruth, the company insisted it was actually named after President Grover Cleveland\'s daughter Ruth. But many people, including Ruth, believed that story was a fiction meant to cheat him out of royalties. Meanwhile, the company did all manner of baseball-related promotions over the years.<br><br>in any event, the Obamas are entitled to have whatever response to the dolls they\'d like. But here\'s something everyone should keep in mind.<br><br>A little over five decades ago when civil rights lawyers were trying to graphically show racism\'s psychically destructive power, they used famous, heartbreaking research by psychologist Kenneth Clark.<br><br>In experiments, he demonstrated that given the choice, young black children would almost invariably choose white dolls over black ones. When asked which dolls were good and beautiful, the black children, nearly without fail, pointed to the white dolls. The black dolls were perceived as bad or ugly. That research was used by the lawyers who argued Brown vs. Board of Education and helped sway the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down school segregation in 1954.<br><br>Fast forward 55 years. How remarkable it is that in 2009 we should have a company believing it can profit by marketing brown-colored dolls named Malia and Sasha. Maybe the dolls aren\'t so much a sign of exploitation. Maybe they actually signal progress."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5538801">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5538801" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do these Sasha and Malia dolls have breasts?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5539093">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5539093" class="dsq-comment-message">There\'s not doubt the company is trying to capitalize off the Obamas.  That point isn\'t being argued.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5532596">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5532596" class="dsq-comment-message">January 23, 2009, 6:52 pm <br>Lasting Buzz Over Aretha Franklin’s Hat<br>By Katharine Q. Seelye<br><br><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/kits-aretha-post/?apage=2#comments" rel="nofollow">http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/k...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534032" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534032" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534032" class="dsq-comment-message">I liked Aretha Franklin\'s hat just fine on her.  I also thought her gifts were sweet to the First Family.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534583">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534583" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree.  The Queen delivered, PERIOD.<br><br>From the Sunday, January 25, 2009 WaPo Syle Section <br><br>It mentions Aretha\'s on words about her Hat and fashion statement . and includes other inaugural attendees comments aw well.<br><br>The Kind of Day For Sunday Best<br>By Robin Givhan<br>Washington Post Staff Writer <br>Sunday, January 25, 2009; Page M03 <br><br>On the far western reaches of the Mall, near the Washington Monument, the throngs gathered in the wee hours for the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the first African American president. They had to wait until the sun was high in the sky before witnessing the historic moment that had drawn them here. So most people endured the long wait in frigid temperatures by wrapping themselves in well-worn blankets and layering on as many pieces of clothing as they could manage without turning into Weebles. <br><br>But in between those folks bundled in jeans and parkas, leggings and sweat shirts, there were some who refused to be reduced to informality. They would wear their cashmere trousers and their mink-lined coats and so what if that meant they couldn\'t stretch out on the ground to make their wait more comfortable? They would stand. Dignified. <br><br>For them, that historic Tuesday afternoon required the reverence typically reserved for Sunday morning. They\'d come to the Mall to hear a sermon of hope, and they waved their American flags in a patriotic chorus of "Amen." <br><br>"I wanted to wear something warm and presentable. I didn\'t want to wear sweats, not on a day like this. It means a lot. On a day like this, it\'s a little like getting ready to go to church," said Alexander Heatrice, 29. The Oklahoma native is in his fourth year at Howard University dental school and was dressed in a sober black overcoat and a fedora with a tiny feather tucked into its black band. <br><br>Singer Aretha Franklin, keeping all her voluptuous business under wraps, looked as though she could have stepped out of a black-and-white photograph of Harlem ladies headed to service on Communion Sunday. For her performance during the swearing-in, she stepped forward in a gray coat with matching gloves and a glorious hat. It was magnificent with its pillbox shape and bodacious bow. In fact, it was more than a mere Sunday morning church service hat. Her millinery proclaimed: "I am going to Sunday service and I plan on sticking around all afternoon. Hallelujah!" <br><br>For some of those gathered, it didn\'t matter that they lacked invitations for an up-close view of the pomp and the dignitaries. The day still required a certain formality. For them, it was not merely about putting on a fancy fur coat, although there were plenty of women -- and some men -- swaddled in them. Rudy Carn, from Atlanta, wore black trousers, black leather-and-suede boots and a full-length blue fox coat that he\'d purchased in Alaska. "Eight hundred dollars!" he exclaimed. "I don\'t wear jeans and a T-shirt. Growing up, my mother didn\'t let us wear jeans." Like so many, he wanted to witness history. And history, he said, deserves more respect than baggy sweats can deliver. <br><br>Others dressed well because they not only wanted to watch history unfold, they planned to be part of it. Tamala Crawford, 41, came from Los Angeles and wore the fur coat her father had given her and earmuffs so she would not disturb her immaculate and elaborate hairdo. "I didn\'t want to mess up my hairdo in case Barack sees me," she said with a smile. She\'d dressed up out of respect. And she brought her video camera so that she could create a time capsule for her 4-year-old daughter, Sophia. <br><br>But ultimately, for those who believe that clothes can send powerful messages and have the capacity to make one stand straighter, taller and with more pride, the day required fine attire because it was a day of giving praise that their prayers had been answered. <br><br>"I wanted to look special," said Yolanda Burroughs, 40, from Houston. She wore black velvet pants with a matching coat with a strand of pearls twisted around her neck. Her makeup was meticulously applied. "We\'ve come too far in history to show up in sweats and warm-up pants." <br><br><br>"We can put on a sweat suit any day. This is a special day," he said. "I put on my Sunday best -- but without the full suit." <br><br>"We\'ve come to far in history to show up in sweat  and warm-up pants."<br><br>Well said.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535324">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535324" class="dsq-comment-message">"Singer Aretha Franklin, keeping all her voluptuous business under wraps"<br><br>BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534057">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534057" class="dsq-comment-message">I read a story about her hat this morning.  WTF. First, the hat was phenomenal, and second, the song she sang and her voice equaled the historic moment.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534276">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534276" class="dsq-comment-message">I loved Aretha\'s hat....and not only that...I LUUUUUVED Dorothy Height\'s hat!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534423">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534423" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, <br><br>can you point me in the direction of a picture of Dr. Height\'s hat?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534740">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534740" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m searching....can\'t find one anywhere...I remember vividly though when she came out, because I just started smiling and I forgot who, but the commentator said "there\'s Dorothy Height...in one of her infamous hats! Dont you just love it!"....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535133">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535133" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, is this the pic you\'re looking for?<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aolcdn.com/ch_bv/dorothy-height-300a032307.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2007/03/23/if-this-hat-could-talk-the-height-of-women-history/&h=225&w=300&sz=21&tbnid=YRYB5-krIeCpOM::&tbnh=87&tbnw=116&prev=/images%253Fq%253Dphoto%252Bof%252Bdorothy%252Bheight%252527s%252Binaugural%252Bhat&hl=en&usg=__xjJEzDtx6yibpkQUOBDYwv1tgZ4=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www....</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535234">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535234" class="dsq-comment-message">No, I want a pic  of her at the Inaguration. I know there has to be at least ONE pic of when she was bought out before the swearing in ceremony. She was wearing a burgundy outfit I believe, the hat had a lot of flowers on it if I remember correctly...it was in true Dorothy Height fabulousness!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5540308">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5540308" class="dsq-comment-message">All of the bruhaha over Re-Re\'s hat is indicative of the disconnect between the main stream and black culture. For black women, a hat isn\'t just a hat. It\'s OUR CROWN, and you just don\'t mess with our crowns. Big Momma and nem will cut you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5532638">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5532638" class="dsq-comment-message">Will someone explain this notion of \' nationalizing the banks\' to me that I heard on This Week With Stepinfetchonopoulos?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5533959">allamr18</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5533959" class="dsq-comment-message">its not going to happen. its way to expensive and  our economy cant sustain it. if we nationalize banks it makes it even harder for other banks to compete against govt backed banks with low interest rates. which means wed have to buy even more banks. so it wont happen. what will happen is that we will buy up bad assets and sell them back to consumers when things stabilize. but nationalizing banks wont and shouldnt happen. and lets be fair weve only ha 25 or so banks fail. i think in the 70s there were something like 100 and the great depression had 300 or so.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5533990">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5533990" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah, I read a report from CNN on the nationalization of banks.  Id like to hear what others have to sa as well.<br><br>Don\'t bet on bank nationalization<br>Investors can\'t seem to shake the notion the U.S. will seize control of a big bank. But experts don\'t think that\'s likely.<br><br>By David Ellis, <a href="http://CNNMoney.com" rel="nofollow">CNNMoney.com</a> staff writer<br>Last Updated: January 22, 2009: 7:15 AM ET<br><br>NEW YORK (<a href="http://CNNMoney.com" rel="nofollow">CNNMoney.com</a>) -- Nothing seems to scare bankers, or their shareholders for that matter, more than the word "nationalization."<br><br>Fears about the underlying health of banks have run so deep in recent days that there has been rampant speculation that the U.S. government may have to go so far as effectively seize control and manage one, if not more, of the country\'s largest financial institutions.<br><br>These worries sent bank stocks into their latest downward spiral Tuesday -- shares of some of the biggest banks, including Citigroup (C, Fortune 500), Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) and Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500) fell by 20% or more. <br><br>Although shares of these and other banks bounced back sharply Wednesday, most big bank stocks are still trading well below where they began this year. Investors are concerned about the huge losses incurred by Citi and BofA and the rising amount of taxpayer money that the government is committing to support them.<br><br><br>Here\'s a link.<br><br><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/news/companies/banks_nationalization/?postversion=2009012207" rel="nofollow">http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/news/companies/...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534015" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534015" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534015" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>The Obamas, John Legend, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah Behind the Scenes at HBO\'s "We Are One" concert </b><br><br>Great footage from John Legend\'s web site with the president and first lady greeting and chatting with celebrities.  It\'s about 11 minutes long but worth it:<br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/cxac2k" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/cxac2k</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534555">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534555" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you so much for this.  I looked every where for a couple of days for footage related to the concert and couldn\'t find anything. (I missed it.)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534146">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534146" class="dsq-comment-message">CNN: WILL OBAMA HAVE TO BE BETTER BECAUSE HE IS BLACK?<br><br>Excerpt:<br>Will people hold Obama to a different standard because he is the first African-American president?<br>Americans appear split by race on that answer. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, 53 percent of blacks say the American public will hold Obama to a higher standard than past presidents because he is black. Most whites -- 61 percent -- say Obama\'s race will not matter in how he will be judged.<br><br>The question divided several people who were racial pioneers themselves.<br><br>Alexander Jefferson was one of the first blacks allowed to become a fighter pilot. He was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black pilots who escorted bombers in World War II.<br>"We had to be twice as good to be average," he said.<br><br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/24/obama.pressure/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/24/obama.pr...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534413" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534413">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534413" class="dsq-comment-message">to answer the question Miranda,<br><br>YEP.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535188" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535188" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535188">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535188" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535188" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL....I wonder how many black people looked on CNN, read the title and said "well DUH"</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534915">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534915" class="dsq-comment-message">A .BIG .ASS. RESOUNDING. MUTHA FUCKING   Y.E.S.!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535161" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535161" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535161">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535161" class="dsq-comment-message">A white woman that I work with already stated "well, let\'s see what he\'s going to do - talking is easy."<br><br>She also questioned how much was spent on the inauguration celebrations and even had the nerve to say maybe he shouldn\'t have had one to which I responded that he\'s the President and he should have one just like all the other presidents before him.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5538753" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5538753">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5538753" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5538753" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree, Obama should have had a YouTube swearing in and had the inaugural ball at McDonalds.  <br><br>GEEZ.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535321" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535321">Angela</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535321" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535321" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama will be held to a higher standard, just as he was during the entire campaign.  I recall when Bush first got in the expectations were so low all he had to do was show up and the media gave him a pass.  Not to mention the Bush people had the media so afraid of getting access.   Obama has promised "transparency" so the bar will be kept very high.   I\'ve already heard some of the media grousing about "transparency" and it hasn\'t even been a week yet.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535424" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535424">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535424" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535424" class="dsq-comment-message">So true. I think the media is grousing about "transparency" because that will make it harder for them to spin issues. They can\'t spin it if the Obama administration is letting the people see it for themselves - the media won\'t be a filter of information anymore....hallelujah.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535575">Angela</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535575" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535575" class="dsq-comment-message">Good points on the "spinning and filtering."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5538724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5538724">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5538724" class="dsq-comment-message">WASHINGTON (AP)  President Barack Obama has already gone back on his promises of transparency, a disgruntled organization says.<br><br>"Barack Obama promises transparency, but all of the White House bathroom doors are solid," says Jefrrey McMullen, president of Keep Obama Accountable (KOA).  "How can we see what he is doing if the bathroom doors are not only closed, but you can\'t see through them?"<br><br>Making the White House replace their solid bathroom doors with clear ones is a top priority for KOA.  "Obama could be cutting side deals with rogue nations, palling around with terrorists on Facebook...we don\'t know what he\'s doing because the door is closed.  It is of the upmost importance that we know what Obama is doing behind those doors."<br><br>When asked if clear bathroom doors for the private White House residence was also a priority for KOA, McMullen said yes.  "The American people deserve and have a right to know what Obama is doing behind those doors."<br><br>Challenged by the notion that what one does in the privacy of their bathroom does not violate the spirit of transparency, McMullen disagreed.  "Obama is the one who said he wanted total transparency in government and we\'re holding him to that.  We the people have the right to know if he is using 3-ply toilet paper on the public dime or is he holding himself to the same cuts he demands the American people make."<br><br>The White House had no comment for this article.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5540060" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5540060" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5540060">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5540060" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5540060" class="dsq-comment-message">You a fool!! ROFLMAO!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5540194" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5540194">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5540194" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5540194" class="dsq-comment-message">LMBAO!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5540159" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5540159">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5540159" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5540159" class="dsq-comment-message">Town, Town, Town.  BWA HAHAAAAA!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5543541" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5543541">isonprize</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5543541" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5543541" class="dsq-comment-message">"How can we see what he is doing if the bathroom doors are not only closed, but you can\'t see through them?"<br><br>Umh, umh, umh,   shakin\' my head.  Town, you are too Funny!     I bet you were the kid who made everyone laugh in class while keeping a straight face.  That was you, wasn\'t it?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534191" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534191">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534191" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534191" class="dsq-comment-message">Nuch has been made on Michelle Obama, her wardrobe and what she\'ll do. The times of London posits she will be another Princess D without the unhappiness:<br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5581109.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534406" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534406">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534406" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534406" class="dsq-comment-message">that was an interesting article. I do agree that the First Lady will NOT repeat Hillary Clinton\'s mistakes, and will find her own way.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534507" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534507">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534507" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534507" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do people seem to be under the impression that being First Lady means sitting around eating bon-bons and only having teas and smiling for photo ops?? I\'m kinda tired of the implications from a lot of these columns - especially feminists - that think the role of the First Lady is just something diminishing to women. Hell, I seriously doubt I was busier than Laura Bush the last 8 years let alone the many hats Michelle will be wearing.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534538" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534538">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534538" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534538" class="dsq-comment-message">I will be surprised if Michelle doesn\'t change that image.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534607" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534607" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534607">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534607" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534607" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m sure she will.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534886" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534886">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534886" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534886" class="dsq-comment-message">Co-sign, Miranda.<br><br>"I\'m kinda tired of the implications from a lot of these columns - especially feminists - that think the role of the First Lady is just something diminishing to women."<br><br>Diminish what others accomplish instead of building the kinds of lives they REALLY want for themselves!<br><br>Michelle, just like Barack enter the White House with a new game book and rules.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534350" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534350">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534350" class="dsq-comment-message">From The Sunday TimesJanuary 25, 2009<br>Mugabe’s bitter troops close private schoolsSophie Shaw in Harare <br><br><i>PUPILS as young as five years old were being turned away from school gates by President Robert Mugabe’s army last week as Zimbabwe’s education system, once one of the finest in Africa, became the latest victim of his ruinous corruption and economic mismanagement. <br><br>A week after the scheduled beginning of the academic year, all state schools remain closed. They are not expected to reopen until at least the end of February. As far as the state is concerned, if its own schools are shut, then the private ones have no right to be open.</i><br><br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5581254.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afr...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534385" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534385">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534385" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534385" class="dsq-comment-message">Mugabe is a straight up thug. This man must have the DNA of a jackal.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534517" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534517" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534517" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534517" class="dsq-comment-message">This psycho has to go! It\'s leaders like him that are plaguing some African countries ... purely corrupt and oppressing his own people, it\'s disgusting!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534352" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534352" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534352" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534352" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/al-qaeda-what-next.html" rel="nofollow">al-Qaeda, what next?</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534356" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534356" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534356">Miranda</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534356" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534356" class="dsq-comment-message">"It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari" - Bill Burton On WH\'s outdated tech<br><br><a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/wired-or-tired.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/wired-or-...</a><br><br>LOL...it shouldn\'t be funny...how sad is it that the White House technology is stuck in the age of Disco??</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534504" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534504" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534504">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534504" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534504" class="dsq-comment-message">That is a great visual..I\'m LMAO. <br><br>These folks are on the cutting edge, and they\'ve been dragged back a decade... no wonder they\'re pissed.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535242" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535242">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535242" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535242" class="dsq-comment-message">Folks better STEP UP OR STEP ASIDE.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535431" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535431">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535431" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535431" class="dsq-comment-message">Macs for everyone.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535526" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535526">zackboston</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535526" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535526" class="dsq-comment-message">whoo hoo!  yes!   at our small community technology center, we are replacing pcs with macs --- both the director and i are mac enthusiasts!  obama\'s people should have equipment that\'s at least as good as ours!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534975" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534975">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534975" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534975" class="dsq-comment-message">A new generation is indeed  taking over.  I love it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534446" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534446">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534446" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534446" class="dsq-comment-message">We had a discussion the other day about whether or not racism is over now that Barack Obama is the President, as the kids say NOT. We agreed that it will take more education to overcome the ignorance we are facing.<br><br>The following link is a way of trying to understand what we face in overcoming ignorance. It\'s called  agnotology. I\'ll let them describe it, "When it comes to many contentious subjects, our usual relationship to information is reversed: Ignorance increases."<br><br><a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/agnotology/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/agnotology/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5534646" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534646" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534646" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/brown-in-land-of-maple-leaf-excuse-for.html" rel="nofollow">Brown in the land of the Maple Leaf: </a>Looking at a man that was beaten by 3 police officers. As he lay apologizing for being brown, they stole 200 from him.Big surprise they have not been charged.<br><br><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/legalized-prostitution-in-nevada.html" rel="nofollow">Legalized Prostitution in Nevada:</a> Looking at a push to legalize prostitution for the purposes of taxing it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534814" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534814">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534814" class="dsq-comment-message">Media Alert: <br><br>Article on Desiree Rogers, the new White House Social Secretary, in the new issue of Vogue.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534921" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534921" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534921">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534921" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534921" class="dsq-comment-message">I read it while sitting under the dryer at the salon...its a great article.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5536163" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5536163">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5536163" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5536163" class="dsq-comment-message">Here is the link: <a href="http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/2009_Feb_Desiree_Rogers/" rel="nofollow">Life of the Party</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534954" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534954" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534954">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534954" class="dsq-comment-message">A WHITE HOUSE BUTLER RETURNS - BY INVITATION<br>Eugene Allen, who endured segregation, is a guest of honor.<br><br>Washington -- Eugene Allen, who worked for more than three decades as a White House butler -- some of those years during an era of brutal segregation when he often had to use back doors despite his employer\'s rarefied address -- sat in the shadow of the Capitol dome Tuesday and watched Barack Obama become the first African American president of the United States.<br>"I never would have believed it," said Allen, 89, sitting in an invitation-only area. He wore a black cashmere coat purchased for the occasion, a checkered scarf and a Sinatra fedora. "In the 1940s and 1950s, there were so many things in America you just couldn\'t do. You wouldn\'t even dream that you could dream of a moment like this."<br><br>Allen received his invitation from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies after the Washington Post published an article about him in the wake of Obama\'s election. The report chronicled Allen\'s White House career, which began during the Truman administration and ended during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, and told of his 65-year marriage to Helene.<br><br>The couple had planned to go vote for Obama together. But a day before the election, Helene, 86, died in her sleep. On election day, Allen went to his voting precinct alone.<br>The invitation to the swearing-in surprised him. "I\'ve served a lot of presidents," he said, "but I\'ve never been to an inauguration."<br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/inauguration/la-na-butler21-2009jan21%2C0%2C2093880.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/inaugurati...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535021" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535021">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535021" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535021" class="dsq-comment-message">I think this is fabulous. I cried when I first read the article about him and his wife at the WaPo.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535108" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535108" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535108">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535108" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535108" class="dsq-comment-message">"That\'s the man," the butler said, nodding. "Whew. I\'m telling you, it\'s something to see. Seeing him standing there -- well, it\'s been worth it all."<br><br>Joy always comes in the morning.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535238">Angela</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535238" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535238" class="dsq-comment-message">This is the kind of story that makes my day.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535409" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535409" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535409">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535409" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535409" class="dsq-comment-message">Whew!  re-reading this article just melts my heart!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5534991" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534991" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534991">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5534991" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534991" class="dsq-comment-message">There is an article over at politico about the president restaffing the Justice Department with Bush\'s harshest critics.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535327" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535327">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535327" class="dsq-comment-message">Is that why there is such a fear of Eric Holder being confirmed? teeheehee.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535366">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535366" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535366" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh yes, Change is coming to the Justice Department.  I bet that\'s all President Obama could think of after he won.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535886" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535886">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535886" class="dsq-comment-message">BARACK:   "I WON"<br><br>Hee, hee!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5536481" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5536481">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5536481" class="dsq-comment-message">If he does nothing else, this will be monumental to me.  I have been sick about what Bush and Cheney and their operatives (the good old boys club) has done to maintain control and undo the justice that had been achieved and set the country back to a time when they were the only voice that mattered.<br><br>I hope the President comes through like a bull dozer loud and strong with combat boots and tears down the establishment of supremacy and control they tried to build.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5540095" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5540095">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5540095" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5540095" class="dsq-comment-message">President Obama comes on STEALTH & SILKEN FEET.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535586" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535586">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535586" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535586" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh Yeah.  Be afraid, be very afraid.  <br><br>The Knee-Grows are Coming, the Knee-Grows are Coming!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535645" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535645" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535645">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535645" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535645" class="dsq-comment-message">ROFL..................i can actually picture somebody running around screaming that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5534994" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5534994">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5534994" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda<br><br>You inquired a few days ago about the idea of bad banks and what they would consist of. This link is greater detail on credit default swap deriatives, one of the toxic assets the bank woud end up w/. The author of the ISI report has a better idea on how to deal w/ them; it is definitely more palatble.<br>To those whom are following rikyrah\'s discussion of nationalizing these large financial institutions credit default swaps are one of the reasons the issue keeps coming up.<br><br>courtesy the big picture:<br><a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/morgenson-time-to-unravel-the-knot-of-credit-default-swaps/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/morgenson-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535051" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5535051" href="www.ibeching.tumblr.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ibeching</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535051" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535051" class="dsq-comment-message">here is a handy \'Obameter\' keeping track of 500 Obama promises as he fulfills \'em: <br><br><a href="http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/" rel="nofollow">http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/</a><br><br>he\'s already done 7 out of 500!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535068" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535068">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535068" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535068" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t believe Tweety made the connection that I had between Aretha\'s choice of song and Marian Anderson. He just did on his weekend show</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535182" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535182">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535182" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535182" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah, that\'s because Tweety reads JJP Politics!  <br><br>LOL!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535312" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535312">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535312" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535312" class="dsq-comment-message">Everybody reads JJP Politics.  I can\'t tell you how many times that I\'ve noticed after we have had a major discussion about something, someone brings up the point on their broadcast.  It\'s usually something they\'ve never discussed before; they probably  never even thought about it until they read it here.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535773" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535773" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535773">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535773" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535773" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin, they probably won\'t give cred, but at least it\'s being read.<br><br>LOVING IT!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5536264" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5536264" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5536264">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5536264" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit, they have tuned into a part of America that no one knew about or listened to and low and behold we have valid input.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5539991" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5539991">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5539991" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5539991" class="dsq-comment-message">So true, msmartin, so true.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535874" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535874">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535874" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535874" class="dsq-comment-message">You are so right.  I\'ve noticed the exact same thing many times.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535149" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535149" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535149">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535149" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535149" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t know Marian Anderson sang My Country Tis Of Thee for Kennedy\'s Inauguration.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535313" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535313" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535313">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535313" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535313" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, I could have told the staff that she was going to DC regardless of what they said!<br><br>Despite Crowds, 105-Year-Old Heads To Capitol<br><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99563301" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?st...</a><br><br>Is it just me but did the media find every black centurion in the country? I totally have enjoyed their stories, so encouraging.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535422" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535422" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535422">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535422" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535422" class="dsq-comment-message">I am so happy for all the centurions who were able to witness this - imagine their feelings.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535463" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535463" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535463">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535463" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535463" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t even wrap my head around living 100 years. My sister recorded my great-grandmother\'s account of her life before she died at 95 about 10 years ago...and its the most fascinating stuff....I can\'t even begin to imagine what it means to see this man become president...and for those black women to see Michelle holding that bible...WOW.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535493" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535493" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535493">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535493" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535493" class="dsq-comment-message">I have to be honest, the image of Michelle has meant more to me as a black woman.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535534" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535534" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535534">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535534" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535534" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle validated me...that\'s the only way I know how to describe it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5536672" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5536672" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5536672">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5536672" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5536672" class="dsq-comment-message">I have said many times that I was far more excited about Michelle going to the White House than even The President. I can\'t help it that I feel this way.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535971" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535971" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535971">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535971" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535971" class="dsq-comment-message">Sheer POETRY, Miranda, Sheer POETRY.<br><br>" can\'t even begin to imagine what it means to see this man become president...and for those black women to see Michelle holding that bible...WOW."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535480" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535480" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535480">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535480" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535480" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, my daughters and I were discussing this last night.  I enjoy the stories too.<br><br>It\'s a true testament to the LONGEVITY and SPIRIT of our Black elders.<br><br><br>BTW, I arrived in DC yesterday. I\'ll be here for 2 weeks.  My daughters and I drove around the Capitol and Whie House.  The energy of the city is alive and well!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535504" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535504" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535504">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535504" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535504" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, what does it feel like driving around the city knowing the president is black?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5535706" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535706" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535706">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535706" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535706" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin, I don\'t have words to describe how I feel..... I don\'t have words.<br><br>Today we\'re going to visit several homeless shelters.  My daughters have a generous spirit.  We\'re taking food and clothing, books, inaugural memorabilia, etc.  These folks are just as much citizens of DC as anyone else. We want to serve!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5536211" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5536211" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5536211">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5536211" class="dsq-comment-message">God bless you and your daughters.  They are the forgotten citizens who we will remember under this administration.<br><br>I so want to serve, but I can\'t seem to stop "serving" my family long enough to help anyone else. It\'s maddening.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5539890" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5539890">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5539890" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5539890" class="dsq-comment-message">I hear you, msmartin, but you know charity begins at home.  One of my daughters is having surgery tomorrow, so she suggested we spend the afternoon at the homeless shelter.<br><br>I came to DC to be with her through the surgery, so she gives back by serving at the shelter.<br><br>I ask for your prayers.  Thank you.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5548004" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5548004" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5548004" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5548004" class="dsq-comment-message">Well the weather is much warmer now! By the way you can go to the White House w/o a previous appointment but you\'ll have to wait in line for a while. You can book an appt for the Capitol tour online.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535382" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535382">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535382" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535382" class="dsq-comment-message">Where does the (T Boone) Pickens plan stand now? Not so good w/ prices so cheap but prices will change and some of the infrastructure needed for his plan will provides jobs.<br><a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-01-01/webextra9.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-01-01/webextra...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535426" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535426">Angela</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535426" class="dsq-comment-message">I found this to be a thoughtful article on Obama\'s inaugural address from <a href="http://www.harpers.org" rel="nofollow">www.harpers.org</a><br><br>January 24, 5:45 PM, 2009<br><br>First Words and Deeds<br>By Scott Horton<br><br>We’re just over one hundred hours into the Obama presidency now and Obama has acted decisively to implement a number of his promises from the election campaign–those which could be implemented with the stroke of a pen. He has also provided something of a map for his coming administration. His inaugural address and a series of presidential directives addressing issues relating to the treatment of detainees merit special attention. “President Obama uttered no words today that will be quoted in a hundred years” writes George Packer of the Obama inaugural address. He goes on to pay Obama a series of very high compliments, including that “he delivered something better than rhetorical excitement—he spoke the truth, which makes its own history and carries its own poetry.”<br><br>We’ll have to come back in ten years and see if this speech is being quoted. It has a number of marvelous rhetorical turns and memorable passages, and I think Packer may be wrong about its longevity, but he is right about its immediacy. Obama has shown, throughout his long journey to Washington, that he values political speech, that he considers it a vehicle for inspiring and moving the nation’s culture much in the way important political figures of the nineteen century did. He regularly delivers speeches that are more than flash and sizzle, that offer us something to chew over, debate and measure. He also pays close attention to his words; they have obviously been culled and sculpted with unusual skill. American political culture is not particularly rich in this sense, and in fact the arrival of broadcast media has cheapened the process. Could an American political figure today deliver a rhetorical gemstone that is the equal of Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech and survive? Does our age not in fact call for the eight-second sound bite rather than the well-reasoned argument? Have we abandoned that appeal to reason that was the cornerstone of political debate for the generation that founded our republic?<br><br>The Obama inaugural speech was a bit of a time machine. It carefully connected with prior presidencies and existential crises. Grave challenges face us today, it said, but they are almost trifling compared to the perils tackled and surmounted by earlier American generations. Take courage from the experience and wisdom that our forefathers offer. The keynote of this speech was unmistakably conservative–a sense of loss, an appeal to remember the nation’s better and nobler days and to take inspiration from them:<br><br>In reaffirming the greatness of our nation we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those that prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor — who have carried us up the long rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.<br><br>While several messages are woven together, one of the most important is a commitment to govern from the center on the basis of shared values. It is not surprising that this speech was extremely appealing to conservative commentators like Patrick Buchanan and Peggy Noonan and drew so much criticism from the left. On the other hand, even as Obama reaches out to traditional conservatives, he smacks the neoconservatives across the face, defining them and their conduct as far outside the mainstream of American culture.<br><br>We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man — a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience sake.<br><br>In a sweeping series of orders issued within the two days that followed, Obama provided a sense of what he meant by this. He detailed a process for shuttering the Guantánamo detention camps within the coming year (and hopefully earlier than that). He forbade the use of torture techniques that his predecessor had authorized. He shut down the CIA’s black sites and terminated its extraordinary rendition program. He explicitly reaffirmed the government’s commitment to abide rigorously by the commitments the United States made to the world under the Geneva Conventions and rejected the contrary opinions rendered by the Bush Administration’s Office of Legal Counsel, between September 11, 2001 and the hour Bush left office.<br><br>Joe Klein at Time magazine complains about the soft-spoken way that Obama went about all of this. He did not issue a statement rattling with condemnation of the abuses that marked the eight years of his predecessor’s rule. But Klein has missed a critical aspect of the Obama style. Obama is a law professor and in the earlier debate on these issues it was clear that he was versed in the legal policy details concerning the treatment of detainees. While Beltway chatterboxes debated whether Obama would follow the course charted by Vice President Cheney, those who tracked his views recognized this for nonsense.<br><br>There is also considerable artistry behind the orders. They do not take a machete to the age of Bush. Instead they tread lightly. Often they identify a single thread from the prior policy, which, once drawn, causes its objectionable aspects to fall away. They consistently go about resurrecting traditional American views—not asserting something novel. Obama’s orders are, in sum, a fine match to the Obama inaugural address. We are not witnessing the articulation of a new “Obama doctrine.” Rather it is the triumph of tradition and experience over eight years of aberrant bad judgment."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5535729" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5535729">OhPuhleezee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5535729" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5535729" class="dsq-comment-message">An article in response to what Larry King said about his son wanting to be Black<br><br><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0125pagejan25%2C0%2C1530541.column" rel="nofollow">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/c...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5536632">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5536632" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5536632" class="dsq-comment-message">AFTERNOON THREAD IS UP</div>\
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