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I just had to point out that regardless of the subjects, Annie Leibovitz, is an amazing photographer.  The photo of the Bush gang is no exception.  You can almost see the power struggles, conceit, defeat, disrespect and arrogance within the group in one shot.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_12:53:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880256, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Girl, pass that tinfoil hat.  We KNOW THE PATTERN.<br><br>And when Reid opened his mouth, my bullshyt detector switched on auto pilot for his ass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:45:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881787, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882985": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep! 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That people have to hear these lame-assed excuses <i>NOW.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:26:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881787, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883006": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/roland-burris-reid-meetin_n_155068.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Reid gets Mitch McConnell on board to keep Burris out.</a><br><br>Yuck.  Dealmaking with the Franken ascendancy in the balance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:21:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4883523": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "On point TRW.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:06:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883284, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think what scares Reid is the fact of Jackson's name, and his progressive politics.<br><br>The son, however, is not the father.<br><br>Jesse Sr. has not been arrested, that is true.  But how he got his money, his past utterances, his womanizing, his tendency to grandstand and the perception of him (as well as Sharpton) as an ambulance chaser--these attributes seem to outweigh the fact that he is the first mainsteam black man ever to run for president on the Democratic ticket, that he has cachet both nationally and internationally, that he has a weekly radio show listened to by thousands, that he is a great speaker who connects across colors and races, and that he is a progressive.<br><br>Reid's fears are not unfounded.  He doesn't want a potential 'rabble rouser' in the Senate.  He wants someone to be quiet and to take orders, no matter how odious.<br><br>And me, I don't agree with fear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:07:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882905, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882360": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "His goatee will always hold a place in my heart, but he's not exactly a paragon of virtue. There's a reason why both Kerry and Obama gave him the once over for Veep but ultimately he remained in the on deck circle. He's already got prior baggage. This was just the latest brick in the wall.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:10:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "TriniPrincess", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881828, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Umm, food for thought.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_18:57:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883284, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I can't find anything.  It's on tv, but not on the website yet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:13:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "98daca41f465bb63116bcfd04341c67a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881706, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Very good point rikyrah! Food for thought.<br><br>This situation is exposing the cancerous tumor that needs to be removed from the Democratic Party -- The DLC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:08:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882905, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883044": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What books did you read while vacationing?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:25:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4883049": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The difference between Ford and Jackson is that one is a DLCer and the other is a true progressive.  Ford is a great schmoozer.  Those who live in the  beltway bubble love him. Even after losing the senate race you had fools like James Carville promoting Ford as Dean's replacement as DNC chairman even after the dems won in a landslide. Jackson  will have to do what Obama did. Go visit downstate and meet with the people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882905, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4887657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Happy Birthday, Texas_Girl!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_22:57:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881554, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4879979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Rikyrah,<br><br>Shirley Caesar can set your soul on fire. The woman is so annointed!  My  all time favorites are \"Sweeping Through The City\"  & \"I Won't Be Troubled No More\"!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_12:05:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4882035": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Reid Defends Himself From Racism Accusations (Video)</b><br><br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/reid-defends-himself-from_n_155080.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/reid-d...</a><br><br><i>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was forced to defend his support for African-American politicians in a testy exchange with David Gregory on \"Meet the Press\" Sunday.</i><br><br><i>In a discussion of Senate appointee Roland Burris, Gregory repeated a claim of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that the Nevada Senator had opposed three other black potential replaces for President-elect Barack Obama. \"He's making it up,\" Reid said.</i> <br><br><i>Gregory went on to say that people close to Burris were suggesting that \"Reid doesn't want an African-American to succeed Obama.\" Reid gave a lengthy and impassioned defense of his history of promoting black Senate politicians. Anyone accusing him of racism, he concluded, is \"part of the Blagojevich spin.\" Watch:</i><br><br><br><br><b>Reid is flip flopping! Hmmmmm...now JJJ is acceptable?</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:42:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4883062": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just have Minnesota certify that Franken won, and the Republicans can howl to the moon for all I care.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:28:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883006, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882025": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I love Annie Leibovitz' work - she stands alone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:41:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880410, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh snap....you're right! LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:48:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4886295, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4887171": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hell yeah, CPL!<br><br>Reid is too freaking nervous. If he did use the \"N-word\" , Reid probably thought it was safe to do so.<br><br>Reid  sure was squirming like worm on MTP today.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_22:11:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4886686, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agree.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_18:07:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883284, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Happy New Year, JJP!<br><br>Justice58, <br><br>Had a great time visiting with my family in Houston. Back in L.A. now and I actually feel refreshed. I guess visiting family helps. <br><br>I'm a day older today and I'm beginning to get grey hair. Taking a minute for it to sink in... However, it may blow my cover at the office. - they think I\"m in my late 20s....pssst....I'm 39 today. OH LAWD.....!!!! I'M ALMOST 40!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:52:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4880531": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just saw Reid on MTP.<br><br>All I can say is, I want to read the transcript of what Reid said EXACTLY to Blago about black appointees or hear an untouched excerpt.  He's claiming that his words were twisted and that this story is nothing but push back filtering out of the Blago/Burris camp.<br><br>When asked whether he would allow Burris to be seated, Reid sputtered that he and Dick Durbin tomorrow would talk to Burris.<br><br>Monday is going to be really interesting.  <br><br>The Obama girls going to Sidwell Friends.  Obama arriving in Washington and meeting with Dems.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:09:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 34, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880186, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882286": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "somebody lyin'.<br><br>LMAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb90730b238bd2c1f318bc1437a3fc1e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882035, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The transcript might have actually caught Reid saying the \"N-word\" which is probably why he's squirming, cause he's trying to remember EXACTLY what he said to Blago when he called him to pressure him not to appoint JJJ to the seat.<br><br>If he remembered what he said, his appearance on MTP is more relaxed and confident and he could tell Gregory to drink a glass of STHU.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:50:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881898, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So, we can extend that and say -- JJjr. needs to explicitly \"disprove\" every statement and position his father makes and has made, b/c his father contributes to JJjr's moral, social, ethical and educational foundation?<br><br>So, to many whites this can be \"That's proof enough for [them]\" that JJjr. has no \"electability,\" among whites who hold dissimilar views to JJsr.<br><br>You are building a case against Reid for supposedly using the same type of evidence in Reid's analysis of JJjr's electability as you want to use in your case against Reid (Setting Whether or not Reid believes the things you have accused him of aside).<br><br>Your logic is absurd. <br><br>As I've suggested in other cases here, you should come up with better evidence.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:06:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882751, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882082": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'll wait for the real transcripts to pass judgement. After all teh press said Obama himself did not want JJjr at first. It made me look like a fool earlier -- so, I'll think I will wait.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:45:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882035, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883227": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now THIS argument I like on the surface, I second the thought that you should develop into a post about chi-politics specifically Rikyrah.<br><br>Harold Ford is a DLCer, and absolutely no threat to the dominant power structure within the DLC wing of the DNC.  Remember all these CBCers lined-up to support HRC, b/c they saw doing that would achieve some of their own goals.<br><br>\"Electability\" is b.s. I think electability is something the \"old-guard\" power-structure uses to try deny challengers.<br><br>it is not tin-foil hat time at all. It's about supplanting the existing dominant paradigm within the DNC rank-and-file.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:41:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882905, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So, if Blago leaked the information you'd believe Blago over Reid? <br>...<br>Interesting...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:48:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881732, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882102": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:47:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881828, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883414": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't read anything but Instyle and blogs....does that sorta count as \"reading\"?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:56:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883044, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Some of my friends are f@#$%^ by me", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:34:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882788, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884382": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Chicklit and Brent Easton Ellis.  I also love spy novels.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_18:38:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883044, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Red Phone<br><a href=\"http://mxrk.net/home/category/red-phone\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mxrk.net/home/category/red-phone</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_19:09:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4883678": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The DLC has a place within the DNC -- they just need to be called out and marginalized when DLCers try to marginalize more liberal or progressive dems from the leadership positions DLC-friendly people like Reid have currently.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:21:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883549, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Co-sign.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:20:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883049, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "HIS ASS GOT CAUGHT. <br><br>But, I'm with you....I want to read the transcripts", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:18:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 29, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880531, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just saw the  clip of Reid at Ta-Nehisi,and boy Reid looks weak.  He doing a lot of blinking which is usually a sign of lying..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:01:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880531, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Great point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:49:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882905, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I used to live in Houston, wonderful place.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:00:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881554, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey, My Fellow Texan!<br><br>Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Happy New Year!<br><br>Glad to hear you had a great stay with the family in Houston. Good to see you back.<br><br>I had to laugh at the comment about the hair.... Don't worry, you know black don't crack! lol<br><br>Good to see you! Yay!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:02:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881554, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's commendable. <br><br>Republicans love fear though, and it works. <br><br>So, on some level democratic leadership should take negatives into account (even if you personally disagree with their assessment).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:24:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883526, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881669": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just saw on MSNBC that Bill Richardson withdraws as commerce secretary because of FBI investigation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:04:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "98daca41f465bb63116bcfd04341c67a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4882699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hello there!<br><br>Thank you, thank you, thank you...for giving us SHIRLEY! Is there anyone who can even come close to her??<br><br>Phenomenal!<br><br>A wonderful Sunday blessing for us all!<br><br>Peace, blessings and DUNAMIS!<br>Lisa", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:45:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "53e8f8217bdc58ee1a6eb9100e6b6835", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4883330": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "New post up about Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s ' electability'.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:49:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4881682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "well in all fairness the last 8 years we've had swiftness in everything. i dont think their failure was in not acting fast enough i think it was not acting wisely. They shouldve just had a special election. Reid is just like other democratic officials under-estimating black candidates. why would jackson lose? illinois elected the only black senator in barack, why wouldnt jj or burris or davis be able to win?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:06:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "allamr18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880770, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882196": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes. I would. Why? Because Blago is willing to rat on whomever to save his own ass! He's not going down without a fight!  I believe Blago played his trump card with Burris because of the conversation he had with Reid! Just saying...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:58:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882096, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886295": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Girl, Rick Warren's already on program down in Hotlanta on MLK weekend, so it's not too far off the mark to suggest Hard Time Harry join him on stage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:39:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883368, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I want to  <b>hear</b>  the tapes myself. Both sides are being self-serving.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:23:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880531, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL.... Blago don't care about the feds though, he's planning on rehabbing his reputation for a run at the presidency in 2016.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:07:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886821": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:51:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883379, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just saw the MSNBC report on Richardson.  <br><br>It's really too bad, but I give him props not allowing himself to become a distraction for the new administration.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:59:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb90730b238bd2c1f318bc1437a3fc1e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882102, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "really? damn thats harsh. is there an article anywhere?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:08:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "allamr18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "(SIgh)<br><br>In my best Florida Evans impersonation:<br><br>DAMN.....DAMN......DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:06:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "...and he was stumbling and shyt.  I picked up on that one.<br><br>Like I said, I want to read that transcript.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:07:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881644, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886328": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "For once, I remember DL Hughley saying this about the Mets' John Rocker when Rocker went off with bigoted comments and said he had had three black people to his house for dinner:<br><br>\"When you can number how many POC have been in your house, you're a bigoted Mofo..\" LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:39:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882913, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880186": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Reid, McConnell to Meet on Burris<a href=\"http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/04/reid-mcconnell-meet-burris-appointment/l\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Appointment</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_12:31:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 35, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rat or lie? <br>Rat or use racial hucksters like Rush?<br>\"Hey there's Bobby Rush in the audience, what have you got to say bobby?\" (blago et. al at least x3 before Rush made it to the stage).<br><br>Blago's that smart, to \"trap\" Reid, given on the same wire-taps Blago thinks he can appoint himself as senator and escape his troubles?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:02:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882196, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "First let me correct myself, it was in 1978 that the revelation occurred concerning black men being admitted to the priesthood and full humanity restored to black Mormon families.<br><br>Second, in regards to the difference in faith and practice....it may not be provable what Reid actually believes about his faith and how he puts into practice its revelations.  However, the few blacks in a place like Nevada, its Western settler culture, how individuals saw blacks living there, his social upbringing, as well as the strictures of Mormonism<u>before 1978</u>--all this contributes to how someone views the world and how he responds to other people in it.  That's proof enough for me.  It's frankly relative whether Reid is good or not or in between.<br><br>Note too that I never concluded  that Reid was racist or that he was practicing a double standard or even that he was prejudiced.  I do think, though, that compared to someone like Howard Dean, it appears that he doesn't walk it like he talks it as consistently.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:51:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882348, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886339": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks, Justice; I try to turn a phrase, but Town has me beat by a longshot.<br><br>LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:39:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882888, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Reid Hits Blago for 'Distorting' Their Conversation in Leak to Sun-Times</b><br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/reid-hits-blago.html#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01...</a><br><br><i>And finally, an on-the-record response to the Chicago Sun-Times story (see below) from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who accuses Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of \"distorting\" their conversation in leaks to the media.</i><br><br><i>\"Gov. Blagojevich appears to be trying to distract attention from his daunting legal problems and damaged credibility by distorting information about private phone calls between himself and other public officials,\" Reid said in the statement. \"It is regrettable and reprehensible.</i><br><br><i>\"Gov. Blagojevich\u2019s efforts to try to tarnish others while the cloud of suspicion continues to grow over him are shameful, as are his efforts to further betray the public trust and sow seeds of division.  As each day passes it becomes increasingly clear that Gov. Blagojevich is not fit to lead, and he should resign.</i><br><br><i>\"I will not allow his corruption charges or his antics to distract me from leading the Senate, <b>to drive a wedge in our party</b> or to obscure the facts.\"</i><br><br><br><br>I believe Reid  may have F'd up big and is trying to cover his @ss!  Pass the popcorn...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:10:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I certainly understand your point.  Nobody wants to hear the \"I've got Black friends\" defense when someone is accused of racism--(a la Bill Clinton), but doesn't he have a point as well?   If he is accused of being set against having Black people in the Senate--or by extension, public office, shouldn't he be able to rebut that by saying, actually, no, I have worked to get Blacks into the Senate and public office by doing x, y, and z so arguments to the contrary are untrue.<br><br>Look, Reid could turn out to be a flaming racist, but as of right now...there is no there, there.  Everything just seems to be coincidental and I find it disturbing that people are willing to take the word of a corrupt, race baiting governor over Reid just because they think that he is a weak leader.  I don't think that is fair.  <br><br>Even if he did say, you know what, I don't think these three candidates can win statewide office, so what?  He does have a point--though it may be based on flawed logic.  Why does that automatically equal racism?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:53:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882490, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4885831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cricket network went offline, so  I couldn't respond until now.<br><br>I dunno; I think you're reading much too much into what I am writing, which is some cases is putting stuff out there thinking out loud.<br><br>Like I said before, Blago has thown a monkey wrench in all  this, and the reason why Richardson has been thrown under the bus (according to Mrs. Alan Greenspan tonight on NBC News) is that that shyt back home in New Mexico is getting too hot to handle, and that Obama couldn't take  <i>two</i> effing problems at the same time.  He said he wanted his Cabinet to be relatively clean.  To be clean is to inspire confidence that you ain't gonna screw people around.  That's what Blago has done in previous shady stuff, and this is what he is trying to do with Burris, generate a smoke screen and getting black folks excited that no one wants to seat a black man or woman in Obama's hallowed seat. <br><br>I want to see the breadth and width of Reid's contribution to this mess.  But then again, outside of an outright death threat, Blago could have sloughed off any cajoling he was getting from <i>anybody.</i>  He could have kept it clean by not expecting some kind of beneficence or post in exchange, and talking shyt for the recording devices that he half-knew were there.  It was his decision and he decided to play games, like (paraphasing Edna Ferber) he was some petty Chicago Nero.<br><br>There are ways, and there are ways in which people can say, I helped so and so get a leg up at this agency or that office.  But it seemed kinda tired, at least to me.  And ingenuous.<br><br>My late dad (I have had two) in his position of high bureaucracy, helped a few white guys get some jobs when they were fired after decades at their companies.  A few of these guys he didn't know from Adam, but he made inquiries and helped these men continue to be breadwinners for their families in low to middle management positions <i>when he was supposed to be insuring that blacks and people of color get a fair deal.</i><br><br>He didn't go broadcasting about it, either.  And he didn't have to do it, but he did it out of loyalty for friends or underlings.  And when he told me about it, there was no crowing, no \"look at these mofos now,\" it was no \"look what I did for these so and sos,\" it was just a quiet acknowledgment that he was responsible for a lot of stuff that he hadn't expected to assume...<br><br>Like I said, Reid may not know how to talk about people, especially under the withering examination of David Gregory of MTP.  He stuttered and stumbled and <i>he was fearful.</i>  A guy who has nothing to lose or has no guilt doesn't act in this way.  <br><br>I'm afraid that I am repeating myself, so I will say no more about it for now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:02:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4884308, "depth": 12, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama can put him somewhere else in the Administration under a Presidential Recess Appointment, just like Bush did when he wanted to give one of his cronies a job in the White House.  Obama can do no less for Richardson.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:54:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882302, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That change was in 1976.<br><br>I was thinking about mindset more than just religion.  Reid was a convert to Mormonism when he was in college, in the Fifties, long before their prophet had his revelation.  <br><br>There are still those Mormons who may not recognize in word and deed what happened in 1976, just like there are those Mormons who broke off from the church and continued to adhere to plural marriage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:03:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881800, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884308": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If you are not \"mobbing\" Reid okay , but I do get a sense on this blog and others that with just a couple of news stories, all of a sudden Reid is the devil himself--and I have a feeling that many are not willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is a weak leader.  I just don't see how the recent stories make him suspect.  He said before the appointment he wouldn't seat anyone, he said after the appointment he wouldn't seat anyone.  He spoke to Blago about potential candidates and *possibly* made flawed electibility arguments, just as he spoke to other Dem senators about potential candidates as well.  Where's the beef?  <br><br>And the reason I don't think Reid's defense against the racism charge falls under the same tired \"I have Black friends\" nonsense, is that he does in fact have a point, which is why, I don't think it was offensive--at least I wasn't offended by it.  <br><br>But for now, my argument, as well as everyone's else's is speculation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_18:30:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883946, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882780": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:56:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882758, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882783": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wait.<br><br>Just where and when did Obama say that?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:56:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882082, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881760": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That's what Reid <i> thinks.</i><br><br>Reid is not the arbiter in this case.  He can only suggest or offer.  For him to <i>threaten</i> is another thing entirely.<br><br>Let me say this, too.  Reid is a Mormon.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:11:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881682, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thought you'd be interested in a new analysis of the Obama victory written by independent strategist Jacqueline Salit  called \"HOW THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT WENT LEFT BY GOING RIGHT: Her analysis makes the case that for the first time in American history, independents determined the outcome of the major party primaries and the independent vote was critically decisive for Obama\u2019s November win.  She tells the story of how the independent movement has gained a new, more powerful position in the political landscape and, in the process, shifted left-of-center. <br><br> * Obama polled 52% of the independent vote as compared with McCain's 44%, strong evidence that independents have become more center-left than center right.<br><br> * 6% of the overall electorate were independents of color -- African American, Latino, Asian American and Native American. Seventy percent of those voters chose Barack Obama.<br><br> * In the 33 states that held open primaries or caucuses, 65% of independents chose to vote in the Democratic contests. <br><br> * Though the Clinton machine was promoting her inevitability (\u201cIt\u2019s her time\u201d), South Carolina primary voters overwhelmingly chose Obama with 78% of the black vote and a plurality (42%) of the independent vote.<br><br>Salit is the Executive Editor of the Neo-Independent magazine and the President of the Committee for a Unified Independent Party, aka <a href=\"http://IndependentVoting.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">IndependentVoting.org</a>. I have been working with Jackie and many others for the past 15 years to develop a multi-racial, left-of-center independent movement. <br><br>While many within the independent movement have advocated for a viable third party, preferably with a rich (or famous, or both) white man at the head of the ticket, AND while many centrists and moderates would like to stake a claim in the current political shift, Jackie has been there etching out a road-map that took us on many sideroads, by-ways and even swampland to discover and develop the voice of ordinary people within the American political landscape. That voice was heard loud and clear on November 4, 2008. <br><br>Who are the independents? I urge you to read Jackie's paper. And let me know what you think. <a href=\"http://grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-independent-movement-went-left-by.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com/2008/...</a><br>Nancy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:29:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "nhanks", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4882788": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sounds like Reid has staffers who read blogs that have been discussing this.<br><br>Whycome every time someone gets caught with their bigoted slips hanging, they always have to \"defend\" themselves against the accusations.  That's just like hearing:<br><br>\"Some of my friends are AA/Latino/Asian______(fill in the blank)\"<br><br>\"I'm not prejudiced.\"<br><br>Whichever way this cookie crumbles, we already KNEW Blago was dirty, but Hard-Time Harry doesn't have clean hands, either and is now trying to CYA...too little and too LATE.<br><br>That genie's not going back into the bottle from whence it came.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:55:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881732, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883304": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly ... Franken has won, in fact Coleman is reversing his legal stance on excluding absentee ballots. Coleman should be happy he is not going to end up expelled from the senate (he maybe indicted shortly over a contributer's payment to his wife for 75k).<br><br>Burris is about \"good governance,\" and dems avoiding being tarred and feathered or \"lynched\" /snark by the public backlash about Blago's idiocy.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:47:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883062, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881769": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "special election is moderately risky -- but more importantly expensive.<br><br>JJjr. is \"hurt\" by his father. Burris and Davis are hurt by their age, and Burris by being a loser and having statements like \"a bunch of unqualified white boys\" as to why he lost the gov. race on the record...<br><br>Of the three I think JJjr. has the strongest position. However, JJjr. is a lot like Clinton -- unfairly he is getting tarred by people's feelings about a family member.<br><br>However, who said politics is about fairness or justice?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:14:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881682, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882285": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rat!  <br><br>My opinion!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:06:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882238, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "...and I'm saying, just like with Patterson in New York, this kind of pressure goes on when there are plumb appointments.<br><br>If Reid even got caught on audio saying the N word, or code words or phrases like \"those kinds of people,\"  I wanna know besides people talking and writing about it.  I mean, I just wanna know...what IS the motivation besides race?  Obama is now eminent, and more than capable...just what is the deal?  What was going to upset the fruit basket by having JJJr., Obama's mentor or Danny (ugh!) Davis take the seat?  You have three black guys who are nominal Dems but are conservative to progressive.<br><br>Reid trotted out his credentials that he had appointed a black woman to some post in Nevada or some such.  Man,  I didn't want to hear that shyt this early in the morning...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:32:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 28, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880618, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883317": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, I should have been clearer. I'm not going to fall for the press making the news instead of reporting it (again).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:50:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882835, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881787": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>Reid trotted out his credentials that he had appointed a black woman to some post in Nevada or some such</i><br><br>when they start in on THAT line of talk....well, you know what I think.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:15:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880750, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He must have said some racist shyt?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:27:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881787, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree. I like Richardson.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:07:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882215, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "has anyone read the Vanity Fair Article talking about the Bush Administration? Basically the article has 5 to 10 people who worked with bush during the last 8 years talking about different events and how the administration handled it. its a long article maybe 13 or so pages buts its incredibly insightful heres the link<br><a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/02/bush-oral-history200902\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/200...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_12:39:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "allamr18", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4880770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That is weak just weak. The Illinois Dems messed up by not acting swiftly.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:33:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880750, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881795": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First the zipper whispers and now the alleged land quid pro qous. All I could do was shake my head at the breaking news chyron. Would've loved to see him @ State instead of Hill, but maybe the demerit to Commerce happened for a reason. Can Dems aim their fire anywhere else besides their own feet? Damn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:15:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "TriniPrincess", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881800": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Reid is a Mormon? What do you mean by that exactly? LDS stopped their de jure discrimination on black males entering their \"priesthood\" status in their theocratic structure in the 1970s.<br><br>Back it up, otherwise it seems like a non-sequitor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:17:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881760, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882313": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BWA HA HA HA AH HA<br><br>Denise, you're hilarious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:08:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882286, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The press suspected (operative word) that Obama didn't want JJJ.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:01:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882783, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4885912": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Texas_Girl:       <b>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJPIZ-C-9c\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b> Happy Birthday  (Stevie Wonder)</b></a><br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)   Annnnnnd, ENJOY <b>YOUR SPECIAL DAY!!</b>    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>God Bless you!   :&gt;)<br><br>P.S.  Psssst!   There's a CURE for GRAY HAIR - - - -\"Loreal-mycin!\"   :&gt;)<br><br>It works!!!    ***looking in my mirror!***     :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:09:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881554, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4886942": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I swear, I'm looking for someone to pop open the trunk of their cars and be selling all kinds of inaugural shyt in the next two to three weeks.  LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:52:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4879868, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You mean, even though he has not been accused of any wrong doing, he is unwilling to let this hinder the incoming President?<br><br>What a concept.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:18:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "b45f45c3d16eaa32e1783c1d1798a893", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See that is the problem with doing appointments is that it shuts out real talent. The democratic process is the best way to deal with this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:18:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881682, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883368": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Next thing you know, Harry Reid will be all up in Trinity United for Pastor Anniversary. LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:54:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882788, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884394": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw that documentary too - it was interesting.  Some of her works were display n museums across the country last year.  They were in Atlanta at the High during late summer of 2007.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_18:39:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882939, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree, that's why I have been saying that we need to hear the tapes.  But I'm sorry when people use that line you automatically think otherwise.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:04:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882758, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882348": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ok... well that seems an awful lot like prejudice to me.<br><br>What some \"mormons\" may believe has nothing to do with what Reid may or may not believe and is not good evidence, it's just prejudice.<br><br>I dont' mean to pick your statement appart -- it is just it seems people jump to \"racism\" and \"double standards\" and \"prejudice\" an awful lot to describe the fate of black in politics -- but then do EXACTLY the same thing in reference to others.<br><br>smh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:11:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Piepiepie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882256, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881838": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:21:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "faba19c60bc49948a7a5801b50c79fe1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881787, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL...dont knock the hustle.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_12:43:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4879830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "*in my best Whitney Houston the Crackhead voice* Show me the transcript! I wanna see the transcript!<br><br>All they have to do is provide a transcript like they did when they exposed Gov. BlahBlahBlah. Afterall, the Gov.'s mouth ain't no prayer book.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:54:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882082, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882869": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Listen to him on tape. First he says Blagojevich is making it up to distract and as Gregory pushes that the conversations are believed to be on tape.... Either Reid is nervous or he misspoke by stating \"when\" Blagojevich \"says\" he's making it up! Huh?  <br><br>My opinion....Reid seem to be backpeddling to me!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:03:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882286, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4881848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>Breaking News: Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/</a><br><br><i>New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.</i><br><br><i>\"Let me say unequivocally that I and my Administration have acted properly in all matters and that this investigation will bear out that fact,\" he said Sunday in a report by NBC News. \"But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would have forced an untenable delay in the confirmation process.\"</i><br><br><i>He said he plans to continue in his role as governor. \"I appreciate the confidence President-elect Obama has shown in me, and value our friendship and working partnership. I told him that I am eager to serve in the future in any way he deems useful. And like all Americans, I pray for his success and the success of our beloved country.\"</i><br><br><br><b>Oh God!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_14:22:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4886460": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Blksista, get ready for the \"My remarks were taken out of context...\" line; it's standard comment to the press when one is caught with their slips showing and their drawers hanging.  LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_21:44:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4880531, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882882": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please tell me who exactly believes ANYTHING that Cheney says.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:07:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882341, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "fyi:  <a href=\"http://www.wildervisions.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.wildervisions.com/</a><br><br>Looks like brotha Wilder is still a trailblazer<br><br>(v-dap:  Booker Rising)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_12:47:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb90730b238bd2c1f318bc1437a3fc1e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4882888": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL!<br><br>Hey CPL!<br><br>You really have a way with words!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:08:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882788, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4879830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/yes-we-can-cookies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Order your \"Yes We Can\" Inaugural Cookies</a><br><br>Cookies of Barack, Michelle, Joe, Abe Lincoln and you can get Blago cookies, too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_11:46:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4882905": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "About the ' unelectability' of Jesse Jackson, Jr. <br><br>I was reading on OpenLeft, and someone brought up a fabulous point about the ' electability' of Jesse Jackson, Jr. They backed Harold Ford, Jr., and damn near everyone in his family had been arrested, indicted or convicted. But, they supported his DLC behind. <br><br>Jesse Jackson only has his father, who, by my account, had never been arrested (on anything other civil rights issues). His brothers are solid businessmen. His sisters have led quiet private lives. <br><br>Quiet as it's been kept, Jesse Jackson, Jr. has shown a strong independent streak beginning with his quest for his Congressional Seat. There have been some moves by him that I have questioned over the years, but he's been willing to take risks on candidates that were NOT machine-approved. Some won, some lost, but he still was willing to do it. And, he's been building bridges and reaching out to other communities from the moment he entered Congress. <br><br>I'm not buying the 'electability' argument. In fact, I believe it's just the opposite. They were afraid of him WINNING the seat in 2010. And once he did that, it would be hard to get him out, unless HE wanted to leave it. <br><br>Just call me a tinfoil hat wearer.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:08:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882341": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<b>Cheney: Israel Did Not Seek US Approval For Invasion</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/cheney-israel-did-not-see_n_155072.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/cheney...</a><br><br><i>WASHINGTON \u2014 Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Israel did not seek U.S. approval before a ground invasion against Hamas, the bloodiest Mideast clash in years now escalating into urban warfare.</i><br><br><i>From the White House to Capitol Hill, U.S. officials remained firmly behind Israel. They urged a cease-fire, but put the onus on Hamas, as Israeli troops and tanks cut through the coastal Gaza strip. U.S. lawmakers defended Israel's ground incursion as a justifiable response to Hamas rocket fire on Israel.</i><br><br><i>Cheney said Israel \"didn't seek clearance or approval from us, certainly\" before thousands of soldiers pushed into Gaza after nightfall on Saturday.</i><br><br><b>He did not directly answer whether Israel informed its powerful ally, the U.S., of its plans before launching them. But the ground offensive, which followed a week of punishing aerial raids on Hamas, had been expected as Israeli forces mounted near the border.</b><br><br><i>\"They have said, now, for a period of months _ they told me on my last trip over there _ that they didn't want to have to act, where Gaza was concerned,\" Cheney said. \"They had gotten out of there three years ago. But if the rocketing didn't stop, they felt they had no choice but to take action. And if they did, they would be very aggressive, in terms of trying to take down Hamas. And that's exactly what's happened.\"</i><br><br><i>U.S. leaders have carefully noted the consequences of a new war, including a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the death of civilians there. But they point blame one-sidedly on Hamas, which has called for the destruction of Israel and is deemed by the U.S. government to be a terrorist organization.</i><br><br><i>Sens. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin _ the top two Democrats in the chamber _ and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell all described Israel's actions as understandable. \"I think what the Israelis are doing is very important,\" Reid said. \"I think this terrorist organization, Hamas, has got to be put away. They've got to come to their senses.\"</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:10:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4882913": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "see, that's what I mean. <br><br>when you start that, ' oh count how many Black folk I've appointed', my antennae go up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:11:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882788, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4884964": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "EVENING THREAD IS UP", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_19:33:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 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}, "4883946": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Look, I am not \"mobbing\" Reid, but both of these guys, Blago and Reid, look soooo suspect that those recordings of Reid's phone calls to <br>Blago need to be transcribed and released.  I don't trust either of them.<br><br>Bill Clinton's false analogies not withstanding, Reid does not help himself proving how liberal he is like some guy showing off all of his credit cards before he pays for his meal.  Either he is sweating this whole thing, or he doesn't know how to talk to people about people.  Namely, blacks and people of color don't even want to be referred to in this manner <i>at this late stage of the game.</i><br><br>I do so agree that Blago is still creating a distraction with Burris regarding his upcoming impeachment.  And I hope those 9 brothers can see some sense.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_17:50:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4883523, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is a salient point Rikyrah.  Sounds like it would be worthy of its own post  because I think you are absolutely right - they were afraid of Jesse Jr. WINNING and having the seat for as long as he wanted.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:13:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anovelista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882905, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882422": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a concept indeed.  Someone willing to put the country ahead of advancing their own political resume, it is almost unbelievable.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_15:18:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4881828, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883447": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree Pie3. In one of the transcripts, Blago said that Obama didn't want JJJ. They had folks, including me, scratching their heads because JJJ was a BIG PEO supporter during the primary and the general. Come to find out, JJJ was on Obama's list.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:59:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882238, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4883284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree to an extent.  When people were asking Bill Clinton what was going on with his comments comparing Jesse Jackson and Obama, and his defense was, well, my office in in Harlem and my initiative has given aid to Africa, all I could do was hang my head.  One did not have anything to do with the other.  There was no plausible explanation for the JJ comparison--in my mind--and his  race-based defense undermined his credibility.<br><br>But here, Reid's defense is at least relevant to what he has been accused of--blocking or trying to block Black people from the Senate (or public office), which is why I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.  But like I said, I could be wrong.  <br><br>I just feel uncomfortable with the growing mob against Reid that is based on, as of right now, sheer speculation and the word of a self-serving governor trying to save his own skin.  <br><br>I was reading another blog (based on the opinion by a former Blago-ite) and they were saying that this whole Burris affair is meant for the impeachment hearing.   Blago needs 19 votes from state senators to survive impeachment, and 9 of the state senators are black.  Just food for thought as the motivation behind Blago's moves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:47:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882859, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4880468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "but, do they taste good...LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_13:01:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4879830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882938": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He's such a liar! And bold with it!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:14:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882882, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4882939": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "was watching a documentary series on the British Royal family, and it was so interesting watching the part about when Leibovitz came to photograph her in advance of her visit to the U.S.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-04_16:14:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 4882025, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4879868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Everyone is trying to make their buck. 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	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=sunday_open_thread_30' +
		'&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_30/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_30'
			+ '&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_30/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">122</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
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			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
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		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;
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			var trackbacks = [
			
			
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			var trackback_url = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sunday_open_thread_30/trackback/';
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		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>';
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			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
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		return html;
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	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
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		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
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				source = reaction.retweets;
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		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;
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		}

		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;

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			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"/>';
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		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">';
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					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
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					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
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					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>';
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		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
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	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:9355050" 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() {
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			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 +=
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					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
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					+ 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> \
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			}
			return html;
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		return ' \
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			+ (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"> \
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			</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) {
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		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<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"> \
							 \
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								 \
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								 \
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								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
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									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
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						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
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	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		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_30',
			// 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_30/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_30'
			+ '&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_30'
			+ '&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_30'
				+ '&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/9355050/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;
		}

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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4879830" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/yes-we-can-cookies.html" rel="nofollow">Order your "Yes We Can" Inaugural Cookies</a><br><br>Cookies of Barack, Michelle, Joe, Abe Lincoln and you can get Blago cookies, too.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4879868">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4879868" class="dsq-comment-message">Everyone is trying to make their buck. Good for them.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886942" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886942" class="dsq-comment-message">I swear, I\'m looking for someone to pop open the trunk of their cars and be selling all kinds of inaugural shyt in the next two to three weeks.  LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880303">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880303" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL...dont knock the hustle.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880468">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4880468" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880468" class="dsq-comment-message">but, do they taste good...LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4879893">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4879893" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/washington/04clinton.html?hp" rel="nofollow">A Donor’s Gift Soon Followed Clinton’s Help</a><br>WASHINGTON — An upstate New York developer donated $100,000 to former President Bill Clinton’s foundation in November 2004, around the same time that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure millions of dollars in federal assistance for the businessman’s mall project.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4879979">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4879979" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Rikyrah,<br><br>Shirley Caesar can set your soul on fire. The woman is so annointed!  My  all time favorites are "Sweeping Through The City"  & "I Won\'t Be Troubled No More"!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880186">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880186" class="dsq-comment-message">Reid, McConnell to Meet on Burris<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/04/reid-mcconnell-meet-burris-appointment/l" rel="nofollow"> Appointment</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4880531" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880531" class="dsq-comment-message">Just saw Reid on MTP.<br><br>All I can say is, I want to read the transcript of what Reid said EXACTLY to Blago about black appointees or hear an untouched excerpt.  He\'s claiming that his words were twisted and that this story is nothing but push back filtering out of the Blago/Burris camp.<br><br>When asked whether he would allow Burris to be seated, Reid sputtered that he and Dick Durbin tomorrow would talk to Burris.<br><br>Monday is going to be really interesting.  <br><br>The Obama girls going to Sidwell Friends.  Obama arriving in Washington and meeting with Dems.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880618">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880618" class="dsq-comment-message">HIS ASS GOT CAUGHT. <br><br>But, I\'m with you....I want to read the transcripts</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4880750" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880750" class="dsq-comment-message">...and I\'m saying, just like with Patterson in New York, this kind of pressure goes on when there are plumb appointments.<br><br>If Reid even got caught on audio saying the N word, or code words or phrases like "those kinds of people,"  I wanna know besides people talking and writing about it.  I mean, I just wanna know...what IS the motivation besides race?  Obama is now eminent, and more than capable...just what is the deal?  What was going to upset the fruit basket by having JJJr., Obama\'s mentor or Danny (ugh!) Davis take the seat?  You have three black guys who are nominal Dems but are conservative to progressive.<br><br>Reid trotted out his credentials that he had appointed a black woman to some post in Nevada or some such.  Man,  I didn\'t want to hear that shyt this early in the morning...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880770">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880770" class="dsq-comment-message">That is weak just weak. The Illinois Dems messed up by not acting swiftly.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881682">allamr18</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881682" class="dsq-comment-message">well in all fairness the last 8 years we\'ve had swiftness in everything. i dont think their failure was in not acting fast enough i think it was not acting wisely. They shouldve just had a special election. Reid is just like other democratic officials under-estimating black candidates. why would jackson lose? illinois elected the only black senator in barack, why wouldnt jj or burris or davis be able to win?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4881760" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881760" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s what Reid <i> thinks.</i><br><br>Reid is not the arbiter in this case.  He can only suggest or offer.  For him to <i>threaten</i> is another thing entirely.<br><br>Let me say this, too.  Reid is a Mormon.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4881800" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881800" class="dsq-comment-message">Reid is a Mormon? What do you mean by that exactly? LDS stopped their de jure discrimination on black males entering their "priesthood" status in their theocratic structure in the 1970s.<br><br>Back it up, otherwise it seems like a non-sequitor.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882256" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882256" class="dsq-comment-message">That change was in 1976.<br><br>I was thinking about mindset more than just religion.  Reid was a convert to Mormonism when he was in college, in the Fifties, long before their prophet had his revelation.  <br><br>There are still those Mormons who may not recognize in word and deed what happened in 1976, just like there are those Mormons who broke off from the church and continued to adhere to plural marriage.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882348" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882348" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok... well that seems an awful lot like prejudice to me.<br><br>What some "mormons" may believe has nothing to do with what Reid may or may not believe and is not good evidence, it\'s just prejudice.<br><br>I dont\' mean to pick your statement appart -- it is just it seems people jump to "racism" and "double standards" and "prejudice" an awful lot to describe the fate of black in politics -- but then do EXACTLY the same thing in reference to others.<br><br>smh.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882751" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882751" class="dsq-comment-message">First let me correct myself, it was in 1978 that the revelation occurred concerning black men being admitted to the priesthood and full humanity restored to black Mormon families.<br><br>Second, in regards to the difference in faith and practice....it may not be provable what Reid actually believes about his faith and how he puts into practice its revelations.  However, the few blacks in a place like Nevada, its Western settler culture, how individuals saw blacks living there, his social upbringing, as well as the strictures of Mormonism<u>before 1978</u>--all this contributes to how someone views the world and how he responds to other people in it.  That\'s proof enough for me.  It\'s frankly relative whether Reid is good or not or in between.<br><br>Note too that I never concluded  that Reid was racist or that he was practicing a double standard or even that he was prejudiced.  I do think, though, that compared to someone like Howard Dean, it appears that he doesn\'t walk it like he talks it as consistently.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882885" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882885" class="dsq-comment-message">So, we can extend that and say -- JJjr. needs to explicitly "disprove" every statement and position his father makes and has made, b/c his father contributes to JJjr\'s moral, social, ethical and educational foundation?<br><br>So, to many whites this can be "That\'s proof enough for [them]" that JJjr. has no "electability," among whites who hold dissimilar views to JJsr.<br><br>You are building a case against Reid for supposedly using the same type of evidence in Reid\'s analysis of JJjr\'s electability as you want to use in your case against Reid (Setting Whether or not Reid believes the things you have accused him of aside).<br><br>Your logic is absurd. <br><br>As I\'ve suggested in other cases here, you should come up with better evidence.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881769" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4881769" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881769" class="dsq-comment-message">special election is moderately risky -- but more importantly expensive.<br><br>JJjr. is "hurt" by his father. Burris and Davis are hurt by their age, and Burris by being a loser and having statements like "a bunch of unqualified white boys" as to why he lost the gov. race on the record...<br><br>Of the three I think JJjr. has the strongest position. However, JJjr. is a lot like Clinton -- unfairly he is getting tarred by people\'s feelings about a family member.<br><br>However, who said politics is about fairness or justice?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881829">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881829" class="dsq-comment-message">See that is the problem with doing appointments is that it shuts out real talent. The democratic process is the best way to deal with this.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881787">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881787" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Reid trotted out his credentials that he had appointed a black woman to some post in Nevada or some such</i><br><br>when they start in on THAT line of talk....well, you know what I think.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881838">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881838" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881838" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881898">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881898" class="dsq-comment-message">He must have said some racist shyt?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886686" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886686" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886686" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886686" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886686" class="dsq-comment-message">The transcript might have actually caught Reid saying the "N-word" which is probably why he\'s squirming, cause he\'s trying to remember EXACTLY what he said to Blago when he called him to pressure him not to appoint JJJ to the seat.<br><br>If he remembered what he said, his appearance on MTP is more relaxed and confident and he could tell Gregory to drink a glass of STHU.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4887171" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4887171" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4887171">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4887171" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4887171" class="dsq-comment-message">Hell yeah, CPL!<br><br>Reid is too freaking nervous. If he did use the "N-word" , Reid probably thought it was safe to do so.<br><br>Reid  sure was squirming like worm on MTP today.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882490" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882490" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882490" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882490" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882490" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!<br><br><i>I\'ve appointed blacks...<br>I live next door to...<br>My kids/grandkids are going to school with...<br>Some of my best friends are...</i><br><br>Oh, man.  That people have to hear these lame-assed excuses <i>NOW.</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882758" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882758">TRW </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882758" class="dsq-comment-message">I certainly understand your point.  Nobody wants to hear the "I\'ve got Black friends" defense when someone is accused of racism--(a la Bill Clinton), but doesn\'t he have a point as well?   If he is accused of being set against having Black people in the Senate--or by extension, public office, shouldn\'t he be able to rebut that by saying, actually, no, I have worked to get Blacks into the Senate and public office by doing x, y, and z so arguments to the contrary are untrue.<br><br>Look, Reid could turn out to be a flaming racist, but as of right now...there is no there, there.  Everything just seems to be coincidental and I find it disturbing that people are willing to take the word of a corrupt, race baiting governor over Reid just because they think that he is a weak leader.  I don\'t think that is fair.  <br><br>Even if he did say, you know what, I don\'t think these three candidates can win statewide office, so what?  He does have a point--though it may be based on flawed logic.  Why does that automatically equal racism?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882780" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882780" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882780" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882780" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882859" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882859" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882859">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882859" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882859" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree, that\'s why I have been saying that we need to hear the tapes.  But I\'m sorry when people use that line you automatically think otherwise.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883284" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883284">TRW </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883284" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883284" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree to an extent.  When people were asking Bill Clinton what was going on with his comments comparing Jesse Jackson and Obama, and his defense was, well, my office in in Harlem and my initiative has given aid to Africa, all I could do was hang my head.  One did not have anything to do with the other.  There was no plausible explanation for the JJ comparison--in my mind--and his  race-based defense undermined his credibility.<br><br>But here, Reid\'s defense is at least relevant to what he has been accused of--blocking or trying to block Black people from the Senate (or public office), which is why I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.  But like I said, I could be wrong.  <br><br>I just feel uncomfortable with the growing mob against Reid that is based on, as of right now, sheer speculation and the word of a self-serving governor trying to save his own skin.  <br><br>I was reading another blog (based on the opinion by a former Blago-ite) and they were saying that this whole Burris affair is meant for the impeachment hearing.   Blago needs 19 votes from state senators to survive impeachment, and 9 of the state senators are black.  Just food for thought as the motivation behind Blago\'s moves.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883523" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883523">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883523" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883523" class="dsq-comment-message">On point TRW.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883946" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883946" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883946" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883946" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883946" class="dsq-comment-message">Look, I am not "mobbing" Reid, but both of these guys, Blago and Reid, look soooo suspect that those recordings of Reid\'s phone calls to <br>Blago need to be transcribed and released.  I don\'t trust either of them.<br><br>Bill Clinton\'s false analogies not withstanding, Reid does not help himself proving how liberal he is like some guy showing off all of his credit cards before he pays for his meal.  Either he is sweating this whole thing, or he doesn\'t know how to talk to people about people.  Namely, blacks and people of color don\'t even want to be referred to in this manner <i>at this late stage of the game.</i><br><br>I do so agree that Blago is still creating a distraction with Burris regarding his upcoming impeachment.  And I hope those 9 brothers can see some sense.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884308" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884308" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884308">TRW </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884308" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884308" class="dsq-comment-message">If you are not "mobbing" Reid okay , but I do get a sense on this blog and others that with just a couple of news stories, all of a sudden Reid is the devil himself--and I have a feeling that many are not willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is a weak leader.  I just don\'t see how the recent stories make him suspect.  He said before the appointment he wouldn\'t seat anyone, he said after the appointment he wouldn\'t seat anyone.  He spoke to Blago about potential candidates and *possibly* made flawed electibility arguments, just as he spoke to other Dem senators about potential candidates as well.  Where\'s the beef?  <br><br>And the reason I don\'t think Reid\'s defense against the racism charge falls under the same tired "I have Black friends" nonsense, is that he does in fact have a point, which is why, I don\'t think it was offensive--at least I wasn\'t offended by it.  <br><br>But for now, my argument, as well as everyone\'s else\'s is speculation.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4885831" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4885831" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4885831" class="dsq-comment-message">Cricket network went offline, so  I couldn\'t respond until now.<br><br>I dunno; I think you\'re reading much too much into what I am writing, which is some cases is putting stuff out there thinking out loud.<br><br>Like I said before, Blago has thown a monkey wrench in all  this, and the reason why Richardson has been thrown under the bus (according to Mrs. Alan Greenspan tonight on NBC News) is that that shyt back home in New Mexico is getting too hot to handle, and that Obama couldn\'t take  <i>two</i> effing problems at the same time.  He said he wanted his Cabinet to be relatively clean.  To be clean is to inspire confidence that you ain\'t gonna screw people around.  That\'s what Blago has done in previous shady stuff, and this is what he is trying to do with Burris, generate a smoke screen and getting black folks excited that no one wants to seat a black man or woman in Obama\'s hallowed seat. <br><br>I want to see the breadth and width of Reid\'s contribution to this mess.  But then again, outside of an outright death threat, Blago could have sloughed off any cajoling he was getting from <i>anybody.</i>  He could have kept it clean by not expecting some kind of beneficence or post in exchange, and talking shyt for the recording devices that he half-knew were there.  It was his decision and he decided to play games, like (paraphasing Edna Ferber) he was some petty Chicago Nero.<br><br>There are ways, and there are ways in which people can say, I helped so and so get a leg up at this agency or that office.  But it seemed kinda tired, at least to me.  And ingenuous.<br><br>My late dad (I have had two) in his position of high bureaucracy, helped a few white guys get some jobs when they were fired after decades at their companies.  A few of these guys he didn\'t know from Adam, but he made inquiries and helped these men continue to be breadwinners for their families in low to middle management positions <i>when he was supposed to be insuring that blacks and people of color get a fair deal.</i><br><br>He didn\'t go broadcasting about it, either.  And he didn\'t have to do it, but he did it out of loyalty for friends or underlings.  And when he told me about it, there was no crowing, no "look at these mofos now," it was no "look what I did for these so and sos," it was just a quiet acknowledgment that he was responsible for a lot of stuff that he hadn\'t expected to assume...<br><br>Like I said, Reid may not know how to talk about people, especially under the withering examination of David Gregory of MTP.  He stuttered and stumbled and <i>he was fearful.</i>  A guy who has nothing to lose or has no guilt doesn\'t act in this way.  <br><br>I\'m afraid that I am repeating myself, so I will say no more about it for now.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884101" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884101" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4884101" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884101" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884101" class="dsq-comment-message">i agree.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884564" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884564" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884564">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884564" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884564" class="dsq-comment-message">Umm, food for thought.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886564" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886564" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886564" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886564" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886564" class="dsq-comment-message">Girl, pass that tinfoil hat.  We KNOW THE PATTERN.<br><br>And when Reid opened his mouth, my bullshyt detector switched on auto pilot for his ass.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886544" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886544" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886544" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886544" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886544" class="dsq-comment-message">I bet that appointment doesn\'t give homegirl nothing to do except wave her title - the real wiseguys are doing the actual work.<br><br>If she was THAT PROMINENT in Nevada politics, we would have heard of her before Reid dragged her out to prop himself up as "not being a racist..."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4880667" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4880667" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880667">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4880667" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880667" class="dsq-comment-message">I want to  <b>hear</b>  the tapes myself. Both sides are being self-serving.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881644" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881644" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881644">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881644" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881644" class="dsq-comment-message">I just saw the  clip of Reid at Ta-Nehisi,and boy Reid looks weak.  He doing a lot of blinking which is usually a sign of lying..</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881716" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4881716" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881716" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881716" class="dsq-comment-message">...and he was stumbling and shyt.  I picked up on that one.<br><br>Like I said, I want to read that transcript.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886460" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886460" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886460" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886460" class="dsq-comment-message">Blksista, get ready for the "My remarks were taken out of context..." line; it\'s standard comment to the press when one is caught with their slips showing and their drawers hanging.  LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4880256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880256">allamr18</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4880256" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880256" class="dsq-comment-message">has anyone read the Vanity Fair Article talking about the Bush Administration? Basically the article has 5 to 10 people who worked with bush during the last 8 years talking about different events and how the administration handled it. its a long article maybe 13 or so pages buts its incredibly insightful heres the link<br><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/02/bush-oral-history200902" rel="nofollow">http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/200...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4880410" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4880410" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880410">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880410" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the link, I am about to read it now.  I just had to point out that regardless of the subjects, Annie Leibovitz, is an amazing photographer.  The photo of the Bush gang is no exception.  You can almost see the power struggles, conceit, defeat, disrespect and arrogance within the group in one shot.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882025" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882025" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882025">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882025" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882025" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Annie Leibovitz\' work - she stands alone.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882939" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882939" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882939">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882939" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882939" class="dsq-comment-message">was watching a documentary series on the British Royal family, and it was so interesting watching the part about when Leibovitz came to photograph her in advance of her visit to the U.S.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884394" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884394">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884394" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884394" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw that documentary too - it was interesting.  Some of her works were display n museums across the country last year.  They were in Atlanta at the High during late summer of 2007.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4880325" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4880325" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880325">Denise</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4880325" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880325" class="dsq-comment-message">fyi:  <a href="http://www.wildervisions.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wildervisions.com/</a><br><br>Looks like brotha Wilder is still a trailblazer<br><br>(v-dap:  Booker Rising)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4880438" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4880438" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4880438">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4880438" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880438" class="dsq-comment-message">Have you all seen the inaugural collectibles?<br><a href="http://pic2009.inauguralcollectibles.com" rel="nofollow">http://pic2009.inauguralcollectibles.com</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4880737" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4880737" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4880737" href="http://grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nancy Hanks</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4880737" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought you\'d be interested in a new analysis of the Obama victory written by independent strategist Jacqueline Salit  called "HOW THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT WENT LEFT BY GOING RIGHT: Her analysis makes the case that for the first time in American history, independents determined the outcome of the major party primaries and the independent vote was critically decisive for Obama’s November win.  She tells the story of how the independent movement has gained a new, more powerful position in the political landscape and, in the process, shifted left-of-center. <br><br> * Obama polled 52% of the independent vote as compared with McCain\'s 44%, strong evidence that independents have become more center-left than center right.<br><br> * 6% of the overall electorate were independents of color -- African American, Latino, Asian American and Native American. Seventy percent of those voters chose Barack Obama.<br><br> * In the 33 states that held open primaries or caucuses, 65% of independents chose to vote in the Democratic contests. <br><br> * Though the Clinton machine was promoting her inevitability (“It’s her time”), South Carolina primary voters overwhelmingly chose Obama with 78% of the black vote and a plurality (42%) of the independent vote.<br><br>Salit is the Executive Editor of the Neo-Independent magazine and the President of the Committee for a Unified Independent Party, aka <a href="http://IndependentVoting.org" rel="nofollow">IndependentVoting.org</a>. I have been working with Jackie and many others for the past 15 years to develop a multi-racial, left-of-center independent movement. <br><br>While many within the independent movement have advocated for a viable third party, preferably with a rich (or famous, or both) white man at the head of the ticket, AND while many centrists and moderates would like to stake a claim in the current political shift, Jackie has been there etching out a road-map that took us on many sideroads, by-ways and even swampland to discover and develop the voice of ordinary people within the American political landscape. That voice was heard loud and clear on November 4, 2008. <br><br>Who are the independents? I urge you to read Jackie\'s paper. And let me know what you think. <a href="http://grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-independent-movement-went-left-by.html" rel="nofollow">http://grassrootsindependent.blogspot.com/2008/...</a><br>Nancy</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881554" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881554">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881554" class="dsq-comment-message">Happy New Year, JJP!<br><br>Justice58, <br><br>Had a great time visiting with my family in Houston. Back in L.A. now and I actually feel refreshed. I guess visiting family helps. <br><br>I\'m a day older today and I\'m beginning to get grey hair. Taking a minute for it to sink in... However, it may blow my cover at the office. - they think I"m in my late 20s....pssst....I\'m 39 today. OH LAWD.....!!!! I\'M ALMOST 40!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881653" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881653" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881653">Micheline </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881653" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881653" class="dsq-comment-message">I used to live in Houston, wonderful place.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881655" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881655">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881655" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, My Fellow Texan!<br><br>Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Happy New Year!<br><br>Glad to hear you had a great stay with the family in Houston. Good to see you back.<br><br>I had to laugh at the comment about the hair.... Don\'t worry, you know black don\'t crack! lol<br><br>Good to see you! Yay!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4885912" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4885912" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4885912">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4885912" class="dsq-comment-message">Texas_Girl:       <b>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!</b><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYJPIZ-C-9c" rel="nofollow"><b> Happy Birthday  (Stevie Wonder)</b></a><br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)   Annnnnnd, ENJOY <b>YOUR SPECIAL DAY!!</b>    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>God Bless you!   :&gt;)<br><br>P.S.  Psssst!   There\'s a CURE for GRAY HAIR - - - -"Loreal-mycin!"   :&gt;)<br><br>It works!!!    ***looking in my mirror!***     :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4887657" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4887657" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4887657">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4887657" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4887657" class="dsq-comment-message">Happy Birthday, Texas_Girl!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881669" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881669" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881669">KianaB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881669" class="dsq-comment-message">I just saw on MSNBC that Bill Richardson withdraws as commerce secretary because of FBI investigation.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881710" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881710" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881710">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881710" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881710" class="dsq-comment-message">(SIgh)<br><br>In my best Florida Evans impersonation:<br><br>DAMN.....DAMN......DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881695" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881695" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4881695" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881695" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881695" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL.... Blago don\'t care about the feds though, he\'s planning on rehabbing his reputation for a run at the presidency in 2016.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881706" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881706" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881706">allamr18</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881706" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881706" class="dsq-comment-message">really? damn thats harsh. is there an article anywhere?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881764" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881764" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881764">KianaB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881764" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881764" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t find anything.  It\'s on tv, but not on the website yet.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881795" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881795" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4881795" href="http://kiss-my-tiara.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TriniPrincess</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881795" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881795" class="dsq-comment-message">First the zipper whispers and now the alleged land quid pro qous. All I could do was shake my head at the breaking news chyron. Would\'ve loved to see him @ State instead of Hill, but maybe the demerit to Commerce happened for a reason. Can Dems aim their fire anywhere else besides their own feet? Damn.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881828" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881828">Kat</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881828" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881828" class="dsq-comment-message">You mean, even though he has not been accused of any wrong doing, he is unwilling to let this hinder the incoming President?<br><br>What a concept.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882102" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882102" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882102" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882102" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882102" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882215" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882215">Denise</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882215" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882215" class="dsq-comment-message">I just saw the MSNBC report on Richardson.  <br><br>It\'s really too bad, but I give him props not allowing himself to become a distraction for the new administration.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882302" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882302" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882302">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882302" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882302" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree. I like Richardson.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882762" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882762" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882762" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882762" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882762" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama can put him somewhere else in the Administration under a Presidential Recess Appointment, just like Bush did when he wanted to give one of his cronies a job in the White House.  Obama can do no less for Richardson.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882360" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882360" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882360" href="http://kiss-my-tiara.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TriniPrincess</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882360" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882360" class="dsq-comment-message">His goatee will always hold a place in my heart, but he\'s not exactly a paragon of virtue. There\'s a reason why both Kerry and Obama gave him the once over for Veep but ultimately he remained in the on deck circle. He\'s already got prior baggage. This was just the latest brick in the wall.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882422" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882422" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882422">TRW </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882422" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882422" class="dsq-comment-message">What a concept indeed.  Someone willing to put the country ahead of advancing their own political resume, it is almost unbelievable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881732" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881732">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881732" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Reid Hits Blago for \'Distorting\' Their Conversation in Leak to Sun-Times</b><br><br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/reid-hits-blago.html#comments" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01...</a><br><br><i>And finally, an on-the-record response to the Chicago Sun-Times story (see below) from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who accuses Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of "distorting" their conversation in leaks to the media.</i><br><br><i>"Gov. Blagojevich appears to be trying to distract attention from his daunting legal problems and damaged credibility by distorting information about private phone calls between himself and other public officials," Reid said in the statement. "It is regrettable and reprehensible.</i><br><br><i>"Gov. Blagojevich’s efforts to try to tarnish others while the cloud of suspicion continues to grow over him are shameful, as are his efforts to further betray the public trust and sow seeds of division.  As each day passes it becomes increasingly clear that Gov. Blagojevich is not fit to lead, and he should resign.</i><br><br><i>"I will not allow his corruption charges or his antics to distract me from leading the Senate, <b>to drive a wedge in our party</b> or to obscure the facts."</i><br><br><br><br>I believe Reid  may have F\'d up big and is trying to cover his @ss!  Pass the popcorn...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882096" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882096" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882096" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882096" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882096" class="dsq-comment-message">So, if Blago leaked the information you\'d believe Blago over Reid? <br>...<br>Interesting...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882196" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882196" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882196">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882196" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882196" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes. I would. Why? Because Blago is willing to rat on whomever to save his own ass! He\'s not going down without a fight!  I believe Blago played his trump card with Burris because of the conversation he had with Reid! Just saying...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882238" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882238" class="dsq-comment-message">Rat or lie? <br>Rat or use racial hucksters like Rush?<br>"Hey there\'s Bobby Rush in the audience, what have you got to say bobby?" (blago et. al at least x3 before Rush made it to the stage).<br><br>Blago\'s that smart, to "trap" Reid, given on the same wire-taps Blago thinks he can appoint himself as senator and escape his troubles?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882285" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882285" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882285">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882285" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882285" class="dsq-comment-message">Rat!  <br><br>My opinion!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883447" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883447" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883447">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883447" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883447" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree Pie3. In one of the transcripts, Blago said that Obama didn\'t want JJJ. They had folks, including me, scratching their heads because JJJ was a BIG PEO supporter during the primary and the general. Come to find out, JJJ was on Obama\'s list.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882788" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882788" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882788" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882788" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882788" class="dsq-comment-message">Sounds like Reid has staffers who read blogs that have been discussing this.<br><br>Whycome every time someone gets caught with their bigoted slips hanging, they always have to "defend" themselves against the accusations.  That\'s just like hearing:<br><br>"Some of my friends are AA/Latino/Asian______(fill in the blank)"<br><br>"I\'m not prejudiced."<br><br>Whichever way this cookie crumbles, we already KNEW Blago was dirty, but Hard-Time Harry doesn\'t have clean hands, either and is now trying to CYA...too little and too LATE.<br><br>That genie\'s not going back into the bottle from whence it came.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882888" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882888" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882888">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882888" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882888" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!<br><br>Hey CPL!<br><br>You really have a way with words!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4886339">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886339" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886339" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886339" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886339" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886339" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, Justice; I try to turn a phrase, but Town has me beat by a longshot.<br><br>LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882913" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882913" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882913">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882913" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882913" class="dsq-comment-message">see, that\'s what I mean. <br><br>when you start that, \' oh count how many Black folk I\'ve appointed\', my antennae go up.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886328" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886328" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886328" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886328" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886328" class="dsq-comment-message">For once, I remember DL Hughley saying this about the Mets\' John Rocker when Rocker went off with bigoted comments and said he had had three black people to his house for dinner:<br><br>"When you can number how many POC have been in your house, you\'re a bigoted Mofo.." LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4887093" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4887093" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4887093">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4887093" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4887093" class="dsq-comment-message">lol</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883130" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883130">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883130" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883130" class="dsq-comment-message">Some of my friends are f@#$%^ by me</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883368" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883368" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883368">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883368" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883368" class="dsq-comment-message">Next thing you know, Harry Reid will be all up in Trinity United for Pastor Anniversary. LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886295" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886295" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4886295" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886295" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886295" class="dsq-comment-message">Girl, Rick Warren\'s already on program down in Hotlanta on MLK weekend, so it\'s not too far off the mark to suggest Hard Time Harry join him on stage.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886651" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4886651">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886651" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh snap....you\'re right! LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4881848" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4881848" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4881848">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4881848" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4881848" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Breaking News: Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary</b><br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/" rel="nofollow">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/</a><br><br><i>New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.</i><br><br><i>"Let me say unequivocally that I and my Administration have acted properly in all matters and that this investigation will bear out that fact," he said Sunday in a report by NBC News. "But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would have forced an untenable delay in the confirmation process."</i><br><br><i>He said he plans to continue in his role as governor. "I appreciate the confidence President-elect Obama has shown in me, and value our friendship and working partnership. I told him that I am eager to serve in the future in any way he deems useful. And like all Americans, I pray for his success and the success of our beloved country."</i><br><br><br><b>Oh God!</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882035" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882035" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882035">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882035" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882035" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Reid Defends Himself From Racism Accusations (Video)</b><br><br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/reid-defends-himself-from_n_155080.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/reid-d...</a><br><br><i>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was forced to defend his support for African-American politicians in a testy exchange with David Gregory on "Meet the Press" Sunday.</i><br><br><i>In a discussion of Senate appointee Roland Burris, Gregory repeated a claim of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that the Nevada Senator had opposed three other black potential replaces for President-elect Barack Obama. "He\'s making it up," Reid said.</i> <br><br><i>Gregory went on to say that people close to Burris were suggesting that "Reid doesn\'t want an African-American to succeed Obama." Reid gave a lengthy and impassioned defense of his history of promoting black Senate politicians. Anyone accusing him of racism, he concluded, is "part of the Blagojevich spin." Watch:</i><br><br><br><br><b>Reid is flip flopping! Hmmmmm...now JJJ is acceptable?</b></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882082" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882082" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882082" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882082" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882082" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll wait for the real transcripts to pass judgement. After all teh press said Obama himself did not want JJjr at first. It made me look like a fool earlier -- so, I\'ll think I will wait.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882783" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882783" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882783" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882783" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882783" class="dsq-comment-message">Wait.<br><br>Just where and when did Obama say that?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882835" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882835" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882835">Micheline </span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882835" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882835" class="dsq-comment-message">The press suspected (operative word) that Obama didn\'t want JJJ.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883317" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883317" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883317" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883317" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883317" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, I should have been clearer. I\'m not going to fall for the press making the news instead of reporting it (again).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883379" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883379">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883379" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883379" class="dsq-comment-message">*in my best Whitney Houston the Crackhead voice* Show me the transcript! I wanna see the transcript!<br><br>All they have to do is provide a transcript like they did when they exposed Gov. BlahBlahBlah. Afterall, the Gov.\'s mouth ain\'t no prayer book.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883502" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883502" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883502" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883502" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883502" class="dsq-comment-message">Yup, exactly. I\'ll wait to hear the words out of Reid\'s mouth.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4886821" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4886821" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4886821">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4886821" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4886821" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO!!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882286" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882286" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882286">Denise</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882286" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882286" class="dsq-comment-message">somebody lyin\'.<br><br>LMAO!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882313" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882313" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882313">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882313" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882313" class="dsq-comment-message">BWA HA HA HA AH HA<br><br>Denise, you\'re hilarious.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882869" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882869" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882869">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882869" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882869" class="dsq-comment-message">Listen to him on tape. First he says Blagojevich is making it up to distract and as Gregory pushes that the conversations are believed to be on tape.... Either Reid is nervous or he misspoke by stating "when" Blagojevich "says" he\'s making it up! Huh?  <br><br>My opinion....Reid seem to be backpeddling to me!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882341" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882341" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882341">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882341" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>Cheney: Israel Did Not Seek US Approval For Invasion</b><br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/cheney-israel-did-not-see_n_155072.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/cheney...</a><br><br><i>WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Israel did not seek U.S. approval before a ground invasion against Hamas, the bloodiest Mideast clash in years now escalating into urban warfare.</i><br><br><i>From the White House to Capitol Hill, U.S. officials remained firmly behind Israel. They urged a cease-fire, but put the onus on Hamas, as Israeli troops and tanks cut through the coastal Gaza strip. U.S. lawmakers defended Israel\'s ground incursion as a justifiable response to Hamas rocket fire on Israel.</i><br><br><i>Cheney said Israel "didn\'t seek clearance or approval from us, certainly" before thousands of soldiers pushed into Gaza after nightfall on Saturday.</i><br><br><b>He did not directly answer whether Israel informed its powerful ally, the U.S., of its plans before launching them. But the ground offensive, which followed a week of punishing aerial raids on Hamas, had been expected as Israeli forces mounted near the border.</b><br><br><i>"They have said, now, for a period of months _ they told me on my last trip over there _ that they didn\'t want to have to act, where Gaza was concerned," Cheney said. "They had gotten out of there three years ago. But if the rocketing didn\'t stop, they felt they had no choice but to take action. And if they did, they would be very aggressive, in terms of trying to take down Hamas. And that\'s exactly what\'s happened."</i><br><br><i>U.S. leaders have carefully noted the consequences of a new war, including a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the death of civilians there. But they point blame one-sidedly on Hamas, which has called for the destruction of Israel and is deemed by the U.S. government to be a terrorist organization.</i><br><br><i>Sens. Harry Reid and Dick Durbin _ the top two Democrats in the chamber _ and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell all described Israel\'s actions as understandable. "I think what the Israelis are doing is very important," Reid said. "I think this terrorist organization, Hamas, has got to be put away. They\'ve got to come to their senses."</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882882" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882882" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882882">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882882" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882882" class="dsq-comment-message">Please tell me who exactly believes ANYTHING that Cheney says.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882938" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882938" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882938">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882938" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882938" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s such a liar! And bold with it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882699" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882699" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882699" href="http://blackwowomenblowthetrumpet.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BlackWomenBlowTheTrumpet</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882699" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello there!<br><br>Thank you, thank you, thank you...for giving us SHIRLEY! Is there anyone who can even come close to her??<br><br>Phenomenal!<br><br>A wonderful Sunday blessing for us all!<br><br>Peace, blessings and DUNAMIS!<br>Lisa</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882985" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882985">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882985" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882985" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep! I thanked Rikyrah this morning for Shirley Caesar!<br><br>It was good indeed!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882905" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4882905">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882905" class="dsq-comment-message">About the \' unelectability\' of Jesse Jackson, Jr. <br><br>I was reading on OpenLeft, and someone brought up a fabulous point about the \' electability\' of Jesse Jackson, Jr. They backed Harold Ford, Jr., and damn near everyone in his family had been arrested, indicted or convicted. But, they supported his DLC behind. <br><br>Jesse Jackson only has his father, who, by my account, had never been arrested (on anything other civil rights issues). His brothers are solid businessmen. His sisters have led quiet private lives. <br><br>Quiet as it\'s been kept, Jesse Jackson, Jr. has shown a strong independent streak beginning with his quest for his Congressional Seat. There have been some moves by him that I have questioned over the years, but he\'s been willing to take risks on candidates that were NOT machine-approved. Some won, some lost, but he still was willing to do it. And, he\'s been building bridges and reaching out to other communities from the moment he entered Congress. <br><br>I\'m not buying the \'electability\' argument. In fact, I believe it\'s just the opposite. They were afraid of him WINNING the seat in 2010. And once he did that, it would be hard to get him out, unless HE wanted to leave it. <br><br>Just call me a tinfoil hat wearer.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4882928" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4882928" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4882928" href="http://55secretstreet.typepad.com/anovelista/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anovelista</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4882928" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4882928" class="dsq-comment-message">That is a salient point Rikyrah.  Sounds like it would be worthy of its own post  because I think you are absolutely right - they were afraid of Jesse Jr. WINNING and having the seat for as long as he wanted.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883049" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883049" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883049">Micheline </span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883049" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883049" class="dsq-comment-message">The difference between Ford and Jackson is that one is a DLCer and the other is a true progressive.  Ford is a great schmoozer.  Those who live in the  beltway bubble love him. Even after losing the senate race you had fools like James Carville promoting Ford as Dean\'s replacement as DNC chairman even after the dems won in a landslide. Jackson  will have to do what Obama did. Go visit downstate and meet with the people.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883687" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883687" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883687" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883687" class="dsq-comment-message">Co-sign.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883227" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883227" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883227" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883227" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883227" class="dsq-comment-message">Now THIS argument I like on the surface, I second the thought that you should develop into a post about chi-politics specifically Rikyrah.<br><br>Harold Ford is a DLCer, and absolutely no threat to the dominant power structure within the DLC wing of the DNC.  Remember all these CBCers lined-up to support HRC, b/c they saw doing that would achieve some of their own goals.<br><br>"Electability" is b.s. I think electability is something the "old-guard" power-structure uses to try deny challengers.<br><br>it is not tin-foil hat time at all. It\'s about supplanting the existing dominant paradigm within the DNC rank-and-file.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883325" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883325" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883325">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883325" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883325" class="dsq-comment-message">Great point.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883526" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883526" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883526" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883526" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883526" class="dsq-comment-message">I think what scares Reid is the fact of Jackson\'s name, and his progressive politics.<br><br>The son, however, is not the father.<br><br>Jesse Sr. has not been arrested, that is true.  But how he got his money, his past utterances, his womanizing, his tendency to grandstand and the perception of him (as well as Sharpton) as an ambulance chaser--these attributes seem to outweigh the fact that he is the first mainsteam black man ever to run for president on the Democratic ticket, that he has cachet both nationally and internationally, that he has a weekly radio show listened to by thousands, that he is a great speaker who connects across colors and races, and that he is a progressive.<br><br>Reid\'s fears are not unfounded.  He doesn\'t want a potential \'rabble rouser\' in the Senate.  He wants someone to be quiet and to take orders, no matter how odious.<br><br>And me, I don\'t agree with fear.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883705" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883705" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883705" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883705" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s commendable. <br><br>Republicans love fear though, and it works. <br><br>So, on some level democratic leadership should take negatives into account (even if you personally disagree with their assessment).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883549" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883549" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883549">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883549" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883549" class="dsq-comment-message">Very good point rikyrah! Food for thought.<br><br>This situation is exposing the cancerous tumor that needs to be removed from the Democratic Party -- The DLC.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883678">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883678" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883678" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883678" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883678" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883678" class="dsq-comment-message">The DLC has a place within the DNC -- they just need to be called out and marginalized when DLCers try to marginalize more liberal or progressive dems from the leadership positions DLC-friendly people like Reid have currently.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883006">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883006" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883006" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883006" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883006" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883006" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/roland-burris-reid-meetin_n_155068.html" rel="nofollow">Reid gets Mitch McConnell on board to keep Burris out.</a><br><br>Yuck.  Dealmaking with the Franken ascendancy in the balance.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883062">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883062" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883062" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883062">Admiral_Komack</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883062" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883062" class="dsq-comment-message">Just have Minnesota certify that Franken won, and the Republicans can howl to the moon for all I care.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883304">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883304" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883304" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4883304" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5L3M8Pn9KU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Piepiepie</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883304" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883304" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly ... Franken has won, in fact Coleman is reversing his legal stance on excluding absentee ballots. Coleman should be happy he is not going to end up expelled from the senate (he maybe indicted shortly over a contributer\'s payment to his wife for 75k).<br><br>Burris is about "good governance," and dems avoiding being tarred and feathered or "lynched" /snark by the public backlash about Blago\'s idiocy.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883044">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883044" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883044" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883044">Admiral_Komack</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883044" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883044" class="dsq-comment-message">What books did you read while vacationing?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883414">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883414" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883414" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883414">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883414" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883414" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t read anything but Instyle and blogs....does that sorta count as "reading"?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4884382">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884382" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884382" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884382">pjamma</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884382" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884382" class="dsq-comment-message">Chicklit and Brent Easton Ellis.  I also love spy novels.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4883330">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4883330" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4883330" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4883330">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4883330" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4883330" class="dsq-comment-message">New post up about Jesse Jackson, Jr.\'s \' electability\'.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4884494">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884494" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884494" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884494">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884494" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884494" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.imkeepingup.com/2009/01/2008-in-review-for-blacks.html" rel="nofollow">2008 in Review for Blacks</a><br><br>From keeping up with the huxtables</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4884680">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884680" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884680" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884680">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884680" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884680" class="dsq-comment-message">The Red Phone<br><a href="http://mxrk.net/home/category/red-phone" rel="nofollow">http://mxrk.net/home/category/red-phone</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4884964">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4884964" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4884964" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4884964">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4884964" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4884964" class="dsq-comment-message">EVENING THREAD IS UP</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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