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It's true and it's true with GOOD reason.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:22:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647653, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646987": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Absolutely wonderful!   I hope Alaskans reject her resoundingly.  Has there been any polling about how she might do in a senate run.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646878, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3653644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have really learned a lot about \"feminism\" this election. One site I keep an eye on, is already pushing the black vote on  Prop  8. This is still all about Hillary and her looking just like them.<br><br>Well, let them stew. Last I heard one slogan was 300 strong, that sounds about right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_20:49:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645033, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3653133": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mark my words: Rahm WILL train them and he is not the Dog Whisperer. What's ironic is that Rahm and George both served in the Clinton White House. They seem polar opposites.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_19:56:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "goldenstar", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648792, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Let's not forget: More Gays and Lesbians voted for McCain 27% than for Bush 23%. Kerry received 77% of support from the gay community and Obama received 70%. With all the ridiculous focus on \"black homophobia\", where is the focus on white gay bias? Clearly, there is a lot left to do on this issue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:50:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "5018fed0ab413b3c89461fe90acac450", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641816, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646996": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They weren't a threat they just wouldn't be subjugated or taken over like what happened to Hawaii or Puerto Rico. This was always about US domination. Look at Haiti - they've wiped out the economy and force to pay back billions of looted money. They're so poor they could never have a functioning gov't. It will be interesting to see whether we the people make it a necessary priority for the US policy to change and what Obama does. We can't leave it up the gov't to decide. And the Congo just deteriorated as well.  This is not the time to ignore or worsen these conflicts.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:41:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644984, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What are you disagreeing about?  Richardson is a womanizer. <br><br>Does he have the creds for the position...you bet...but he brings other volatile baggage he is a KNOWN womanizer.  He can't seem to keep his chauvinistic hands to himself.  His female aides acknowledge they just have to get use to him touching inappropriately.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:25:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646965, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644952": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"No Country for Old (white) Men\".  That's pretty much sums up the attitude I think President Elect Obama has to make when making his choice of Secretary of State.  I know the conventional wisdom is that Treasury Secretary is the most important decision he has to make, but thinking long-term to 2012, I think the choice of Secretary of State is as important.  Immediately after the '04 election when I heard Tim Russert put the nation on notice that the next and future elections will be decided in the South West by Latinos, I took notice. He was right and then some.<br><br>I know, I know that Senator Obama owes much to John Kerry for giving him the opportunity to speak at the '04 Convention and coming out earlier than any other top tier Democrat to endorse him, but I'm sorry this is not a time for repayment of personal debts but a down payment on the future of this Party and country.  <br><br>One of the reasons I thought it was important for Senator Obama to run this time is that because of the rapid racial demographic changes in formerly majority black congressional districts and cities, it might be the very last real opportunity for an African American to ascend to the White House.  Not only have Latinos redrawn congressional districts, look at the largest states in the country poised to become majority Latino.  <br><br>Not only do they know they have the upper hand in the Democratic Party, they plan to play it--hard.  Latinos want Bill Richardson as Secretary of State.  He's more than qualified, and they are owed.  Period.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:51:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644953": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MoveOn is offering a free Obama \"Yes We Did\" sticker:<br><br><a href=\"http://pol.moveon.org/shepstickers/?id=-10778599-8QG6r3x\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://pol.moveon.org/shepstickers/?id=-1077859...</a><br><br>More are available if you make a donation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:51:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i can't get enough of the you tube videos of jubilant celebrations that took place all over the country on tues night. joyfull kids jumping up and down in the street in one city after another. it really says alot about where things were at and how much frustration there was. read frank rich today. he nails it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:37:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "andyfrombrooklyn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3654690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i know, that's why i said its a job in itself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_21:10:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3654272, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "whiterosebuddy,<br><br>I'm in Chicago. Which radio station?<br><br>See, I always thought that Blago would choose Jarrett. First, he needs the black vote (yes, he's delusional enough to think that he can run for another term as governor and as Oprah would say, that's a whole 'nother show) and he's in big trouble w/ black voters.<br><br>Jarrett would be the best choice for him. Keeps him in \"good graces\" w/ Barack and gives Blago some IL vote capital.<br><br>I luv me some IL politics. It is just startin' to really really....change. And, the balls are in the people's court!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:30:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "goldenstar", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647823, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ditto on Johnson, Suprk<br><br>I was really ticked about that remark, but then I remembered Johnson was never known to be the brightest bulb in the box. All he had to do was remember how he WAS given the ball as the rookie in the FINALS to win.<br><br>That remark was so disappointing but he along with lots of other Cali folks backed Hillary.  I dogged every single person I knew who back HRC. I wore them DOWN..I cited every single problem with HRC and how she was not what we needed and I demolished that pervasive myth tthat Bill was 'our' friend.  When he showed his true colors all my buddies could do was hang their head and said thanks for the heads up.<br><br>Quite a number of my friends were 65plus, so I was being pegged as the young whippersnapper...and they were the sages.  It felt good to have them come around.<br><br>Bob Johnson had his ugly lyingschemingasskissingshady hateradeass on CNN, talking about what a great day it was for AfricanAmericans. I wanted to pewk.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:36:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647093, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645991": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Her poem <br><br>Still I Rise <br><br>is one of my favorites,....and certainly fits this moment.<br><br>  <br> <br>  You may write me down in history<br>With your bitter, twisted lies,<br>You may trod me in the very dirt<br>But still, like dust, I'll rise.<br><br>Does my sassiness upset you?<br>Why are you beset with gloom?<br>'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells<br>Pumping in my living room.<br><br>Just like moons and like suns,<br>With the certainty of tides,<br>Just like hopes springing high,<br>Still I'll rise.<br><br>Did you want to see me broken?<br>Bowed head and lowered eyes?<br>Shoulders falling down like teardrops.<br>Weakened by my soulful cries.<br><br>Does my haughtiness offend you?<br>Don't you take it awful hard<br>'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines<br>Diggin' in my own back yard.<br><br>You may shoot me with your words,<br>You may cut me with your eyes,<br>You may kill me with your hatefulness,<br>But still, like air, I'll rise.<br><br>Does my sexiness upset you?<br>Does it come as a surprise<br>That I dance like I've got diamonds<br>At the meeting of my thighs?<br><br>Out of the huts of history's shame<br>I rise<br>Up from a past that's rooted in pain<br>I rise<br>I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,<br>Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.<br>Leaving behind nights of terror and fear<br>I rise<br>Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear<br>I rise<br>Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,<br>I am the dream and the hope of the slave.<br>I rise<br>I rise<br>I rise.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:59:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644488, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Highly unlikely. She cannot appoint herself to it. They did that very recently w/ the daughter and changed the state constittution to prevent a governor appointment. The other mitigating factor is Alaska is highly dependent on OIL REVENUE  for their state budget. W/ oil at $63 there is no money for the programs they laid out(They were like all of us planning like good times were going to roll forever). As she makes choices she will be more critically examined in Alaska(mudflats has always been on the case but as Bush has shown until the s@#$ hits the fan everyone wnats to drink a beer w/ the cheerful guy). Plus the Democrat  whom ran will have a great deal more support from the incoming President(rightfully the trial was not enough to do more than lipservice and I am sure the Democrat knew it. Plus hometown turnout is still home town turnout until something changes it.) Lastly I doubt that the Republicans will be in a position of having something new to say if the new election takes place before summer of 09. If there is a positive change in the economy they will not stand a chance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:39:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644115, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why he gotta have 'Spock' ears? Just  sayin'.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:54:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "LisaM5432", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647032": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Those journalists are just promoting white woman accommodation which is the sister to white male patriarchy. It's all about them and what they want and if you get in their way they'll try to take you down by any means necessary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:45:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645033, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3654026": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda - blog was complete bullshit. . . . but opinions are like assholes, everybody has one so . . .. I wouldn' t sweat it. <br><br>Don't take the reaction personal (i.e. Michelle's statements of being a mother first).  They don't know what to do or expect from our next first family so they are fishing.   Let them.  It is all good.  That just means they are paying attention.  <br><br>Regarding Dana Golstein catching fire - she may just get burned so again . . . I wouldn't sweat it.  Like it or not, we are all going to get another crash course/refresh on the importance of family values over the next few years from the Obamas.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_21:05:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3652738, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please don't. He needs to be banished into ignominy. Wiped from the conscious of all black Americans.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:39:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647293, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643969": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't. Get. Me. Started.<br><br>The \"gay movement\" is much like the feminist movement.<br><br>Ain't I A Gayman?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:24:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641831, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645508": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She is FIERCE....love her!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:36:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645264, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644488": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not sure if this has been posted yet. <br><br><b>Maya Angelou on Barack Obama Presidency</b><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6H_7azFLfs\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6H_7azFLfs</a><br><br>I believe deep down she must have never thought this possible when she endorsed Hillary. But, we all pulled together and it happened!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:43:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 21, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Co-signing, msmaritn.  I'm not feeling Maya Angelo's poetry for an Obama Inauguration/administration. PERIOD!<br><br>Rita Dove", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:44:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646280, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3653199": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OMG! Who told this chick that she could have an opinion about anything? Dana Goldstein probably thought Sarah Palin was qualified to be a heart beat from the Oval Office.<br><br>I've been thinking about MLK, RFK, Moses and Joshua. I think <a href=\"http://sojournersplace.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunday-inspirationthe-commissioning-of.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">a New \"Joshua\" has just been commissioned.</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_20:04:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "SjP08", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648727, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647568": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So true.  And let us not forget Michelle and her affordable fashion that looked great on her.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:41:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647423, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644501": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "London Calling. An outlook to 2008 based on the economy and whatt President Elect Obama economic agenda as articulated duing the election campaign(very important concept):<br><a href=\"http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article5114069.ece\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:45:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nate:  Co-sign.  Since I hesitate to write their \"names\", I didn't write to ask  \"Where are they.\"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Anyone want to \"wager\" on WHAT DAY they will re-appear??  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I'm gonna say -ummmm, Monday, 11-10-08!  Why NOT?  :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnnd, there will be some article on ECONOMICS that they will \"cut/paste\".<br><br>Almost   -  TRUST!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_06:10:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641802, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647332": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Until there is parity and reciprocity any success of the Gay Rights Industrial Complex will be limited. You never see them comparing the Holocaust to marriage amendments but have no problem using every struggle by PoC as a litmus.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:15:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643969, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647247": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She made very valid points but still many people just don't want to hear what she's saying. No on 8 did not outreach that I was aware of. There were even gay Republicans that approached them about reaching out to straight women in the party and they were rebuffed. I've learned you can write no one off without first trying to find a way to appeal to them on some common ground point of view and then take it from there. And there has to be reciprocity. There was this assumption that Black people would automatically vote for No on 8 because some white people voted for Obama.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:07:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641816, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See what happens when you create a monster! I'm laughing at this. The Rethugs went way over the line of reason because they were sooo desperate to hang on to power. She isn't as 'dumb' as they're trying to make her out but she is a racist, willfully ignorant and selfish. She knows how to jockey for power with the worse of them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:48:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646333, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Out of this tragedy hopefully we can talk with Cuba as adults.I think Obama should make a statement that now is the time for a change in policy and the United States will be there to help the Cuban people without preconditions.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:47:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643722, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3649124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The senate seat should go to Luis Gutierrez.Do not underestimate the work the Latino community did in helping Barack Obama get elected.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_17:58:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647823, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642981": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I'll co-sign.  :&gt;)<br><br>She was \"tough\" with those \"gotcha questions\",  like, \"What do YOU READ??\"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    <br><br>President-Elect Obama!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  First Lady Michelle!    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_06:13:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641718, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646566": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent analysis. Malcolm always remained calm, cool, collected and focused no matter what.  I am a big Malcolm fan.  :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:49:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "db31f0276ac24ac4d7bb797ea36feb8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643660, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645033": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sleep, eat, walk, think, breathe...!  I know some conservatives will say we fear her.  I don't fear her.  I fear what she represents: anti-intellectualism.  It started with George Bush, but Palin has taken it up a level, and a level, and a level.  And I hate her arrogance.  I can tolerate arrogance in really smart people, but not stupid people.  I truely think she believes it's some sort of virtue to be ignorant.<br><br>It pisses me off to know end to listen to white journalists, particularly white female journalists, dismiss criticism of her as sexist.  Why the hell is is sexist to expect someone who wants to assume the 2nd highest office int he land to have at least the knowledge of a 6th grader?  <br><br>It kills me that while China and India are producing billions of the brightest minds in the world, we're even having this debate.  It kills me that I have to lecture my black teenage son everyday about the perils of not getting a college degree then turn on the tv and have to confront this walking and barely coherently talking contradiction.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:01:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644115, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read where Bobby Jindal and Huckelbee also have scheduled trips   to Iowa as well.<br><br>I bet the GOP ticket this time will be Palin/Jindal or Romney/Jindal.<br><br>None of the white GOP men will want to be on a ticket with Palin.<br><br>The GOP like's Gingrich's ideas but they don't really like him as a politician.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_17:22:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648135, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646062": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, Katie C. gets my kudos for holding up a big ass mirror to the ignorant one. And whoa nelly, did we get to take a real hard look at mediocrity.<br><br>Katie's interview reminded me a bit of Tim Russert's interview style.  Maybe Katie shoud consider going to MSNBC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641718, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cuba and Haiti were hit really hard this season.  May God Bless all who want his blessings.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:41:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643722, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647600": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He was able to get enough points to play spoiler in past elections....this time he's gone down to 1%.   I guess his supporters went into the booth and broke out into a cold sweat.   I'm glad he's now powerless on that front...Shep called him \"irrelevant\", which got him upset.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:43:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644802, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644530": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As far as Alaska is concerned,since Gov. Palin railed against earmarks no more of my tax dollars should go to finance any policies in that state.Alaskans can thank their Governor when they can no longer drink from the federal teet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:50:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644465, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I loved your posts, they were spot on.  I just watched Magic Johnson talking about how he wouldn't mind working for him in the private sector. I will not go into my first response, but then again I was through with Magic when he came out with that you don't want to give the ball to the rookie comment. <br><br>I liked Condi's statement, and I think all along she was behind Obama, perhaps because she never endorsed McCain and thought Palin was unqualified. But as you wrote she is a war criminal, and while I was touched by her emotions and what she said, she cannot get a pass for all the wrongs that have happened under her watch. I am curious to know where Bob Johnson's at, and it looks as if I have found a new blog to read. Thanks again for the excellent post.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:51:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646961, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3653238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whiterosbuddy, great eye. Thanks. :-))", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_20:08:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3652567, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647608": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Agreed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:44:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647551, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RM, James Clyburn definitely has done himself, the Obama campaign/transition, and the Democrats proud. He is rock solid. He appeared on a late evening program earlier this week and articulated PE Obama's vision on how he would govern this country. Very impressive.<br><br>Rep. Clyburn? Neutral during the primaries? Only in public. Cause ya know he was on the DL for PE Obama.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:05:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644640, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647610": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Exactly, msmartin.  <br>\"He responed that he wasn't a product like kleenex.\"  <br>Hahaha! <br> <br>Candy (Creepy) Crowler is high on CARBOHYDRATES!  Thus, the line of questioning of Barack, as if he is a slave in the market square, and Oprah is the slave master.  Pit-i-ful!  I think CNN has health coverage for her to sign in to CARBO-REHAB!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:44:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647434, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3654272": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey nickwah22 - there is no such thing as \"only a homemaker\".  Women that stay home, work at least 3 times harder than they would if they worked outside the home.  Just an fyi.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_21:08:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3653491, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3652738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That was the dumbest blog I've read in a while....and that's saying a lot considering this campaign season. I'm real sick of women criticizing other women who put their families first. I am incredibly sick of it. Its absolutely demeaning to me as a DAUGHTER to see someone dismiss the importance of putting children first as if its comparable to any old job. Dana Golstein can catch fire.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_19:13:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648727, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648132": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I see why you would feel it is contradictory but it isn't.<br>When folks get old and they are beat down and old black folks have had so many dreams and hopes die by the time they get to sixty...until I can understand why they just might have the emotional stamina to hope for something again only to lose in the end. When you get old you don't want drama you want to be on the winning team...despair and depression are real hard to bear with old age...so they cling to what they beleive will bring a ray of light instead.<br><br>But I FEEL you...it is those young politicians like JacksonLee, TubbsJones, Meeks that I despised for not having the courage of conviction so they did what was political expedient for THEMSELVES they did not care one wit for their constituencies...those are the ones I want thrown out of office.<br><br>I can forgive the old..they have too many other physical and mental infirmities for me to be resentful of them simply wanting to have peace in their old age.<br><br>I also don't think their joy was fake...it was just too much for their old spirits to hope for is all.<br><br>I mean you have to stop and think about it surely you would agree that extreme emotions are very taxing spiritually.  Elation and Jubilance now bring them nothing but comfort even as it the energy to expression it taxes their spirit.<br><br>Disappointment and despair would have only weighed their spirits down...so they declined to take that risk.<br><br>That is what the young ar e for.  Also, if you look throughout history...it is the young who bring about change...seldom the old...it was young college students who sat at those lunch counters and young people who were willing to march with Martin INITIALLY and young people who were hosed and had their heads beat in like Lewis....the elders were nothing but AFRAID for their children and they admonished and cautioned them against all of that in the South. Those old grayheads and parents were terrified.<br><br>They were lead by the young...just like this election it was the children who brought their parents along...even Caroline Kennedy said that along with McCaskill their children told them to support Obama.<br><br>So, we can't be too angry at our old southerners who lived through Jim Crow...they were just doing the best their spirits could tolerate.<br><br>B", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:34:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647664, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "All Nader cares about is getting even the dimmest spotlight on himself and like a great deal of wannabe politicians before him, he knows stupid reactionary remarks will do it.<br><br>He somehow feels he is a spokesperson for the ignored, yet whenever he gets a chance to speak out he becomes an example of the type of personality and ideas that needs to be ignored.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:53:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b89f12834bf997e3bf96bb4c37e262e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3642777, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GOP gears up for 2012<br>By JONATHAN MARTIN | 11/9/08 6:56 AM EST   <br><br>Sarah Palin's and Mitt Romney's names are both bandied about for a possible run in 2012.<br>Photo: Composite image by <a href=\"http://Politico.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Politico.com</a> <br><br>Votes are still being counted in some races in last Tuesday\u2019s election, but no matter: Talk of the potential Republican field in the 2012 presidential election is already underway. <br><br>Too early? <br><br>Too bad \u2014 just look around. <br><br>Two potential candidates will be in Iowa before month\u2019s end, multiple prospects \u2014 almost certainly including Sarah Palin \u2014 will make high-profile appearances this week at the Republican Governors Association meeting, and Newt Gingrich\u2019s name has already been floated in a Bob Novak column. <br><br>Read the rest of te article<br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15451.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15451...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:34:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646785, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647112": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tell'em!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:53:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646784, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmmm...'cause he's cool and doesn't show his emotions?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:46:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that it wold send a powerful message too, but it doesn't seem likely at this point. <br><br>As for the womanizer stuff, I have heard the rumors too. I just hope that Richardson doesn't blow it like Villaraigosa did in LA. It seems that white America will be less forgiving of a black or brown person engaging in shenanigans than it will of a white guy (see McCain, Kennedys, etc.)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:37:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "adriana01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646965, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You know, I read a diary at Kos where the author was on a commercial flight with Nader.   Nader stood in the aisle talking loudly to his travelling partners who were seated.   People had to sqeeze past him to walk down the aisle.<br><br>Here's the diary:<br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/3/154539/7275\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/3/1545...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:48:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644549, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am in Cali too, so I know what you mean. I heard some of the same stuff very early in the primaries in the barber shop and just shook my head. But what I did do was to get my lap top and play them this clip of Dick Gregory. <br><br><b>Dick Gregory apologizes to the first Black President</b><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcN5iKArQU\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcN5iKArQU</a><br><br>Not sure if it changed anyone's mind, since everyone seems to act as if they supported Obama from the beginning, and that is including a lot of political figures here in California (no names will be mentioned). But even if it didn't change anyone's mind, it offered a prospective in their thinking. <br><br>As for Bob Johnson he will forever be on my list for a lot of things he did with BET. Makes me want to go watch my Boondock's Season 2 which had episodes which BET had banned in the United States.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:48:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647526, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647244": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm pleased that you added her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:06:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646961, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit, when I first saw this I saw him taping it too, but if you look closely, he's taping, stapling and gluing it back together.  That is how badly it has been shredded.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:10:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645756, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You right about that spirit.  The complacency and inaction gave Bush the powers befitting a dictator.  Not only did Bush and his ilk shred the constitution, but they also pushed a large number of Americans to the outer fringes of American society - they attempted to make many voiceless and irrelavant.<br><br>It is over now, America woke up and the masses took their country back.  It took our new president to make them believe that it was possible and even worth doing.<br><br>\"It is our time, Our time is now!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:51:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646455, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "While I didn't understand why they diddn't/couldn't support the competent, intelligent, inspiring black candidate with a beautiful black family, I do not begrudge them their choice.<br><br>But, again, I don't understand the tears because of this historic moment w.h.e.n. you (they) tried to stop this moment from coming to realization - it's contradictory.<br><br>Fine, you supported who you supported, (and some of them quite vigorously) but don't hit  me with the fake shit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:49:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647295, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3653491": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Whats the problem?  They can't have black folk in the White House that ain't pulling their weight.  Hell, if she continued on with the article should might have said the two girls need to cut the damn front lawn!  She is ignorant at best; where was her article when all of the other First Ladies were in the White House, with no children, just chillin'?  Michelle Obama is a stand up woman, I doubt she will only be a homemaker, not that it isn't a job in itself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_20:35:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3652965, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I hate that he spoke to Crowley at all.  She's been just short of nasty.  <br><br>I remember her early on asking if an Oprah endorsement would sell him to the American people.  He responed that he wasn't a product like kleenex.  I knew then he wouldn't be taking much shit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:28:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647338, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644094": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree. And at the end of Malcolm's life, he was all about bringing people together.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:41:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643660, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wrong about the Chi-town reference", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:41:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "ecb8e53ad4dc175b15ab69340dd091f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643660, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648195": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647610, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes Parker. I admire him as well. I remember he said his daughter & grandson worked hard for Obama during the primaries and you could see the pride he was feeling. And even today he talked about his daughters tears after Obama won the election. So much joy, so much hope!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:12:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644804, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646669": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think it should be Richardson too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:01:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644952, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646159": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She must plan on violating <i>her own state's constitution</i>.<br><br>The state of Alaska was major pissed that Former Senator, then Governor Frank Murkowski, used his power as Governor, to appoint his daughter to his Senate Seat.<br><br>This woman's arrogance knows no bounds, and that's why the GOP leaders are slinging her under the bus and grounding her into such a powder that she can't say \"2012\", let alone run.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:13:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645442, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644115": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am going to keep an ear out to see if she tries to snag Sen. Ted Stevens seat.  I don't think I could sleep well at night thinking she was voting on major decisions in Washington.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:44:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643375, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646165": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The shoes are a remarkable reminder of how far he has walked to get here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:13:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645834, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WhoTF is Dana Goldstein and why does she have a job at the American Prospect):http://prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=11&year=2008&base_name=the_indiginties_of_firstladydo.<br><br>This is the kind of S@#$ that is going to make for alot of drama. One of the things we have pushed at this blog is that African Americans want the same things Caucasian Americans and Jewish Americans want. The variation is likely to be cultural at best. Whom does not want a safe clean neighborhood, school for their children, an opportunity to compete for a good job and the right to do their job to the best of their ability. Why would this change for the First Lady.<br><br>This B%^&* is now dumping the whole question of what the First Lady(the job) does on Michelle's lap as if it has no precedence except as a demeaning role. Why is she looking for MAMMY and I don't mean Eisenhower.<br>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_17:32:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am watching Meet the Press. Rep James Clyburn SC House Majority Leader just said Obama(sorry President Elect is so unsatisfying) will govern from the Center Right on some things and Center Left on others. God Damn someone on national TV who understands", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:06:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maurice:  Major co-sign!!  :&gt;)<br><br><i>Long live President Barack HUSSEIN Obama!</i><br>INDEED!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_08:24:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643375, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647206": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excerpt of the script from MTP Interview with Valerie Jarrett:  <br><br>She aint playin!<br><br><br>MR. BROKAW:  The prominent names we're hearing, of course, are Paul Volcker, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve under Ronald Reagan; Tim Geitner, who is the head of the Federal Reserve in New York City; Bob Rubin, who is a former Treasury secretary; and his deputy, Larry Summers.  Are there other names out there that we don't know on the economic team?<br><br>MS. JARRETT:  Well, now, you know I'm not going to share any of that with you.  Part of the...<br><br>MR. BROKAW:  Well, why not?<br><br>MS. JARRETT:  Part of the strength of our team...<br><br>MR. BROKAW:  It's just the two of us sitting here.<br><br>MS. JARRETT:  I know.  Exactly.  I've heard that line before.  I think one of the real strengths of Senator Obama's campaign and now President-elect Obama's transition is that he really does like to think this through thoroughly and not telecast what he's going to do until he's ready to make a decision.  I am confident that he will pick the best person for the job.  And it will be a daunting job, and the person he selects will be up to it.<br><br>Love her!!!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27629956/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27629956/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:01:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645725, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "YES!  <br>I thought I was the only one who noticed it...her and that John King.<br><br>I am glad someone else recalled how Crowley was such a shyt.<br><br>Did you see King interview Schwarzenegger today...it was clear as a bell that King came of age during the Reagan years and he belongs to the demographic that thinks Reagan was such a great Prez!...NOT.  King jsut kept probing AHnold for what the GOP would have to do. I know he did not like the answers AS was giving cause he kept coming back with the same one over and over.<br><br>Ahnold told his IGNANT ass that the repubs are going to have to forget ideology and solve problems that the American people want done.  King couldn't believe that AS was not an idealogue so he kept pressing him. AS of course, stuck to his guns.<br><br>I think Fareed Zakaria said it best today in terms of what is happening ...there is a paradigm shift...the repubs have loss the conservative tax and spend argument they have pilloried the Dems with for the past 2 decades.<br><br>It will no longer be about big government or little government but rather,  Smart government.<br><br>That is Obama's real opportunity.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:54:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647434, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yea, I think so. She is from that generation that never thought they'd see the day. I think I may want a poem from her...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:09:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "islandgirl550", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644488, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm also on the hunt for Tavis. <br><br>I noticed that BET has \"special programming\" since Obama won, probably so that Johnson can try and hide the fact that he has been a perfect ass this year.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:09:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "b45f45c3d16eaa32e1783c1d1798a893", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641766, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you kindly for adding her to the JCL post.  Zebras can't change their stripes!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:55:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646961, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "snicker<br>snicker<br>you got that right she's a real<br><br>TUBBER<br><br>high on carbs...I like that!!!<br><br>tee hee", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:55:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647610, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Black gay men and lesbian women have brother, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, parents, and friends who love  and support them too. looks like untapped support.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_04:35:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641831, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lurkin probably.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_04:36:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641802, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think anyone should have supported him because of his race.  I also don't think the ones who didn't support him should use this historic moment which includes race to join the party.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:57:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647295, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I spoke to my uncle this weekend.  He told me that Obama is a combination of JFK and Malcolm X.  I never thought about that.  But you know something I totally agree with him.  <br><br>The discipline.  The type of family man he is.  His laughter when someone says something whack to him.  His incisive response to accusations. His non emotional intellectualism.  His insatiable intelligence.  His Chi-town roots.  His humility.  Being sharp, clean, thin and oh so cool.<br><br>People link him historically with Martin Luther King, Jr. and rightfully so.  But is personal demeanor is more like Malcolm X.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_08:31:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "ecb8e53ad4dc175b15ab69340dd091f1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644175": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is very nice, love the song.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:55:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643237, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647448": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CPL has already written on this yesterday, but I feel this is important. <br><br><b>The REAL Reason Why Lieberman Wants To Keep His Gavel</b><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015577.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/indiv...</a><br><br>Lieberman didn't want to hold Bush accountable, but he seems exceedingly anxious to keep the committee that would go after Obama with a vengeance, effectively becoming a Waxman-like figure -- holding hearings, issuing subpoenas, and launching investigations against the Democratic president.<br><br>Lieberman doesn't care about \"reconciliation,\" he cares about going after a Democratic administration. Why else would he fight diligently to be chairman of one committee instead of another?<br><br>If anyone has the time please sign and forward this petition. <br><br><b>Just Say No to Joe</b><br><a href=\"http://action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/nomorejoe\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/nom...</a><br><br> To: Members of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee<br><br>Dear Senators,<br><br>Two years ago, Democrats in Joe Lieberman's own state voted for change in Connecticut's U.S. Senate primary against Ned Lamont.<br><br>Despite pledges to caucus with the party and refrain from attacking our presidential nominee, Senator Lieberman has consistently threatened to leave our ranks and even attacked Barack Obama as keynote speaker during Republican Convention.<br><br>Earlier this week, he even campaigned against a \"filibuster-proof Democratic majority.\" Make no mistake about it, when graciously offered a chance to remain in the caucus at the expense of his chairmanship, he offered more threats in a nationally televised press conference.<br><br>The decision is now up to you. Please do not allow Joe Lieberman to go around Senator Reid and remain chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.<br><br>Though Lieberman has not investigated one meaningful scandal in his role as chairman during the Bush Administration, we are certain he will only be too happy to cause problems for an Obama administration when 2009 rolls around.<br><br>It's time for Joe to go.<br><br>Please sign the letter to the 19 Senators on the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee  who determine committee chairs -- and ask them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel before the start of the next Congress.<br><br><br>PS~ Hat tip to Admiral Komack also", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:29:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:       <b>Sunday, NOVEMBER 9, 2008   -    DAY  -72    -  on his \"JOURNEY TO JANUARY\"</b><br><br>1.  <b>WORD(S) </b>of the DAY:      <b>CHANGE/REVERSE (Bush Policies)</b><br><br>2.  <b>Headline:</b>      <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/08/obama-ready-to-quickly-re_n_142406.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama  Ready To  Ouickly REVERSE Bush Actions, Executive Orders</a><br><br><i><b>Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team.</b><br><br>A team of four dozen advisers, working for months in virtual solitude, set out to identify regulatory and policy changes Obama could implement soon after his inauguration. The team is now consulting with liberal advocacy groups, Capitol Hill staffers and potential agency chiefs to prioritize those they regard as the most onerous or ideologically offensive, said a top transition official who was not permitted to speak on the record about the inner workings of the transition.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br><br>3.  <b>The AFFECT of President-Elect Obama's victory  -- in FRANCE:</b><br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/11/08/obama-supporters-in-france-set-sights-on-diversity-at-home/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama Supporters In France Set Sights On Diversity At Home</a><br><br><i><b>Barack Obama\u2019s supporters in France are taking up a new challenge: breaking down barriers in French politics so that younger generations of Arab and black minorities dare reach for the Elysee Palace.<br><br>The first of a string of committees formed in France to support Obama\u2019s presidential bid has decided it will not disband after the election victory, but instead work for change at home.<br><br>Called \u201cThe Movement\u201d, the 2,000-strong group in the eastern city of Lyon plans to set up a blog to track progress in getting visible minorities into positions of power and speak out against discrimination.</b><br><br>\u201cOur friends are asking us to continue,\u201d said Patrice Schoendorff, president of the Friends of Obama Group. \u201cThere is a glass ceiling in France and that ceiling needs to be shattered.\u201d<br><br>Obama\u2019s historic election as the first African American in the White House is holding up a mirror to France, home to one of Europe\u2019s biggest black communities and the largest Muslim minority.<br><br>France\u2019s political establishment remains overwhelmingly white despite the appointment of two women of north African descent and a black human rights minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy\u2019s government.<br><br>There is only one black member of parliament from mainland France.<br><br>\u201cObama can be an example here,\u201d said Azedine Haffar, a former municipal councillor from a Lyon suburb and senior member of The Movement.</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>4.  <b>The President-Elect continues to REST and RELAX with the FIRST FAMILY.</b>  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>President-Elect Obama!!  First Lady Michelle!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_06:57:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644182": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have family in Havana and luckily they made it thru alright...This is very late for a hurricane.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_09:56:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "islandgirl550", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643722, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648792": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Goldenstar....I absolutely LOVE this write up of Stepinfetchinopolous interview with Emanuel...it is an awesome synopsis hahahahaa!!! ctfu:<br><br>------<br><br>OK. Joining George and Rahm in the middle of their interview as I experience some TiVo problems. GS asks about whether or not Obama supports using the $700 billion bailout package to help the auto industry. Emanuel says that the auto industry is important, and they've already given them $25 billion, maybe they should get to using that. GS asks him a different question, and Emanuel basically gives him the same answer, only instead of enumerating his points \"1,2,3,4\" he does it \"A,B,C,D.\" Then GS asks again, and Emanuel says that he already answered the question. GOD THIS WILL BE FUN WITH THIS GUY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.<br><br>Emanuel says that the two major goals of economic stimulus will be infrastructure growth and middle class tax cuts, but it seems clear that it won't be the focus of the lame duck session. Will Obama \"postpone\" the tax increase on the upper five percent until the recession is over? Emanuel says that the tax plan is a \"net tax reduction,\" so no, and then reiterates his previous answer, AGAIN. And then he reanswers it again. SO, here is the Emanuel method for answering teevee talking heads:<br><br>1. THESIS.<br>2. I SAID, \"THESIS,\" DUMBASS.<br>3. SYNTHESIS, LIKE A LEAD PIPE TO THE DOME.<br><br>Again. This is awesome. I hope Rahm Emanuel can train these people, like dogs.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/09/tv-soundoff-sunday-talkin_n_142426.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/09/tv-soundoff-s...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_17:41:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648091, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You make some really great points.  But I think Angelou and many others supported the candidate they thought they would have favor with if that candidate won and I'm not mad at them for that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:48:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648132, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I, too thought Valerie was awesome. I just loved her comeback when Brokaw asked her to tell some of Obama's weaknesses!!  It was great.<br><br>I liked even better how she said there friendship was such that they only had to exchange looks before he walked out to give his acceptance speech as President-elect.  <br><br>This is going to be a truly great white house team.<br><br>Like Jarrett said....my heart is filled with immense pride and joy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:47:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645264, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643169": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love that, took me a while to get it, but once I did I thought it was great. Thanks for the link", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_06:59:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641826, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A close friend of mine, a gay black man and I have discussed this issue often.  He feels that black gays our on their own in the struggle for rights.  He also believes the struggle for black gays is two-fold and that they are fighting against discrimination on two fronts with no assist from their white counterparts in the gay community.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:47:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643969, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "David:  Hey!  :&gt;)  This WAS posted;  BUT your reminder is very helpful!!  :&gt;) CO-SIGN! :&gt;)<br><br>THANK YOU!  :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_07:00:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3642671, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3651036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "June  19, 2008 Charlie Rose interview with<br>The three Emanuel brothers -- Ezekiel, Rahm and Ari  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlie-rose/my-conversation-with-ezek_b_108153.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlie-rose/my-c...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_18:13:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648224, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Link drop: Barack Obama and the 9/11 Generation - About how 9/11 and the events thereafter will inform a Barack presidency (we hope) <a href=\"http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/barack-obama-and-the-911-generation/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/barack-ob...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_03:32:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "DrewRicketts", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I haven't seen this getting the kind of attention it deserves. <a href=\"http://change.gov/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://change.gov/</a><br><br>I think this speaks volumes of the kind of presidency we can all look forward to.<br><br>We can't possibly expect everyone to agree with any President's decisions, but when was the last time anyone has had a president go out of his way to make sure everyone had an equal voice.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_04:48:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b89f12834bf997e3bf96bb4c37e262e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ya know...people like Brokaw are going to have to <i>recover...</i><br><br>I am sooooo tired of these guys (Woodward, Brokaw, Schieffer) sucking up to tired powers that were, and then are oblivious to the fact that they have to pick their own teeth off the ground.<br><br>These guys are <i>faux</i> journalists.  They only parrot and symp with <i>losers</i> like Bush, Rove and McShame.<br><br>Real journalists step back from becoming part of the problem.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:14:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645725, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646775": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Maybe if she had remained neutral, I could have lived with that.  But for now, she is irrelevant to me.  She should save her poems for the next Clinton inauguration (if there is one).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:14:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646537, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644216": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dropping this link in case you guys missed it. Bill Ayers finally <a href=\"http://roschellenelson.blogspot.com/2008/11/bill-ayers-finally-speaks.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">speaks</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:00:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "roschelle", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3652410": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "SUNDAY EVENING OPEN THREAD IS UP", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_18:34:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647455": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NO DRAMA OBAMA.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:29:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647406, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyah, poweful cartoon post.  Pesident-Elect Obama taping up the Constitution........", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:48:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644979, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647293": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks Suprk & Ms. Martin <br><br>Maybe I'll update with Bob Johnson but I cannot staannnd him and he's such an obvious phony I just don't want to give him any attention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:11:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647093, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647295": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Angelou was like Vernon Jordan, both of them were too old to see the change. Both of them felt their friends were more than color of skin.<br><br>I do not agree with that ...but there were a lot of politicians in the same basket.  Even the CBC, Lewis, Meeks, Waters, etc", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:11:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646775, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It certainly is Our time, and this is a shout  out to all you little TROLLS: I will not standby silently and let any one feed me a bunch of regurgitated talking points cut and pasted  from the rethug  talking heads.<br><br>President-Elect Barack Obama!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:15:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646578, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646785": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And the Government does not have to worry about her blocking access to that oil pipeline.<br><br>Can you say \"Emminent Domain\"?  Unless Alaska secedes from the Union, the lower 48 can declare emminent domain and just take whatever resources Alaska has, and the Supreme Court will back it up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:15:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644530, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How could one write a poem like this and campaign so vigorously against the very subject of it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:16:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645991, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646281": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cause, once again, middle-class white gay guys drove the agenda, and just assumed that all of California would get on board to prevent the proposition from passing.<br><br>If they do their homework, the proposition doesn't pass.  And many LGBTs of color specifically said that the powers that be on this issue failed to approached them for support and on the ground GOTV efforts.<br><br>So, rather than assume blame, they retreat into their \"whiteness\" and pass the buck on those who have jack shyt to do with it - US.<br><br>And I'm hollering \"bullshyt\" on all of IT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:16:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641831, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  <b>HEAD BOW</b>   for victims of Hurricane Paloma:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27561036/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Monster Hurricane Makes Landfall In Cuba</a><br><br><i>CAMAGUEY, Cuba - A ferocious Hurricane Paloma roared across Cuba on Sunday, downing power lines, flooding the coast and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate on an island still recovering from two other devastating storms.<br><br>Early reports of damage were limited, but Cuban state media said the late-season storm toppled a major communications tower on the southern coast, interrupted electricity and phone service, and sent sea surges of up to 2,300 feet along the coast.<br><br>Paloma made landfall near Santa Cruz del Sur late Saturday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, but soon weakened to a Category 1 storm with winds of 85 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters warned that even though the hurricane had lost its intensity, it could still produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.<br>Story continues below \u2193</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>God Bless ALL.<br><br><br>P.S.  Church calls!  L8R  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_08:42:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647307": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So is Eric Holder", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:12:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646907, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  I've \"read\"  all your posts!  Really EXCITING !!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks for keeping the \"spirit\" alive!!   :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama!  \"&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_07:34:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3642285, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did anyone else hear that Obama had recommeded Jarrett for his Senate seat?<br><br>Talk about a political powder keg with the Jacksons...oooohwee.<br><br>Jesse Jr, has been a very staunch ally and excellent co-campaign manager ...he really has made it known he wants that seat.  He has earned it on his own political merits, too<br><br>However, his daddy's reputation in the state is such that no one beleives he could win outside of the cities...in the rural areas..and those would be a huge risk.<br><br>Now Jarrett, would simply be stepping in the shoes Carol Mosely Braun...and they alredy know Illinois will elect a black woman to the Senate.<br><br>Is this going to be the first Obama drama...his recommendation for Jarrett over Jr?<br><br>I bet he has Jr in mind for another plum assignment, maybe?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:05:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year 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}, "3645264": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hello my people, Just stopping by to give a shout out to a sister who repped on MTP this morning - Valerie Jarrett. Always loved her. Love her even more today. She's a tough nut to crack. You would have to hypnotize her to get her off message and even then I'm not sure that could happen. <br><br>Go Valerie!<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:21:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 18, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, it is about time. How can such a tiny island be such a threat? This has gone on way too long.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:55:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644514, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644759": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Here is a site which featured some of the best shots from the campaign. <br><br><b>Callie Shell - The Obama Gallery</b><br><a href=\"http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0810/callie-bp.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0810/callie-b...</a><br><br>as you get to the bottom of the page click <b> show more images</b>. I thought there were just a few pics, but it is a good size gallery.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:25:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Suprk", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645786": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bill Richardson has other potentially volatile baggage analogous to Bill Clinton, that is why I doubt he will be selected.<br><br>Kerry, being on the foreign relations committee and being a great friend of Biden is a better choice.<br><br>I also think Susan Rice would be a fantastic choice...if we need Kerry in the Senate more.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:50:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644952, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646304": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms.Martin, your friend is CORRECT on all counts.<br><br>They're fighting discrimination by our own (because we're such \"Christians\" y'know -&gt;snark), and just like the feminist movement, we're useful as long as we do the heavy lifting; when they're successful, they sling us under the bus while they reap the benefits of our hard work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:18:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645732, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL.....Aren't they all?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:21:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646420, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643237": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Hoping that this is not a duplicate:<br><br>This <b>SONG and VISUALS - from AROUND the WORLD</b> are simply WONDERFUL!! :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://blip.tv/file/1338283\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>The Obama Song(World of Friends):  Bridges For Obama</b></a><br><br><br>ENJOY!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect OBAMA!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_07:13:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think Candy Crowley is also going to have to take a step back. She gave some really slanted reporting even AFTER they HRC went down.<br><br>Yellin had the plum assignment..she had the winner...Crowley was assigned to HRC cause of her seniority but Jessica Yellin did a wonderful job.<br><br>I was ticked that they switched Yellin off...I thought she should have stayed on since Yellin was the one assigned to him from jump.<br><br>Crowley is not getting in that door...she is just a step ahead of Fox...she did get a question in at the press conference...but Obama was dismissive of part of it..and Fox had no questions.<br><br>yipee", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:16:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646881, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rob M,<br>Clyburn definitely gets it. I was very pleased when he checked Martinez about his saying that universal healthcare was divisive...I was like huh? No it wasn't Bush vetoed it!!<br>Clyburn jumped right in and corrected him on that.<br>I was very happy when the way Clyburn presented the issues and focused on prioritizing them so as to move the agenda forward.<br><br>Obama has a mandate for universal health care, middle class tax cuts, energy policy and bringin our troops home from Iraq.<br><br>Clyburn did a very good job framing how Obama would proceed on those.<br><br>He also focused on getting a stimulus packaged.<br><br>I was unsure how community health clinics would be part of the 'step-plan' for health care but I liked the concept that Clyburn was introducing as a way to move forward in a step-wise fashion.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:56:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645130, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646317": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have a good post up about Latino appointments in a new administration from a contributor to my own blog. Check it out here:<br><br><a href=\"http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=362\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=362</a><br><br>There's also this, which might shed some light on things:<br><br><a href=\"http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=359\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=359</a><br><br>I can tell you that unless we Latinos continue to maintain the momentum, we will not overwhelm those states with our growing numbers. I have studied Latino  political incorporation, and sometimes it takes a generation or two for us to gain any real representation (other than token) after becoming majorities in cities and towns.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:19:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "adriana01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644952, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646867": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I see Obama going to Cuba--not in the near future--but possibly mid or near end of first term.<br><br>I think Fidel would want to stay alive for that one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:26:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644984, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "As odd as this sounds, Katie Couric needs to be given a THANK YOU. <br><br>when the Palin interview first came out, I thought Couric didn't do her job. <br><br>in retrospect, Couric just calmly and smoothly kept on handing Caribou Barbie more and more rope so that she could hang herself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:02:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tavis showed up with Dark Sith for a joint interview trying to stay relevant.<br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:18:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644656, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646331": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In other words, Shelby Steele will still continue to be a SLAVE-CATCHER, for his corporate masters.<br><br>Nothing to see there, move along, GAME OVER.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:21:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644895, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646333": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I hope you're right about the grinding CPL, this woman should have no place in the decision making process - not just because she's ignorant and unimaginative, but because she is willing to divide the nation along cultural, religious and racial lines and not just to win an election, rather because that is who she is -  divisive, ignorant and bigoted and dismissive of a large portion of the people of the nation she seeks to lead.  Very dangerous!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:21:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646159, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nader needs to go someplace and stfu. He's only seeking attention!  Will he ever get that no one gives a d%mn about him? Geeez!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:30:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3642777, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have admired Jim Clyburn throughout this election.  I love that he stayed neutral during the primary, but called Clinton out for his racist shenanigans.  It will be great to see Clyburn work with the President-Elect.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:31:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644640, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kids???<br><br>Not just kids.  ADULTS, too!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:25:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644443, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, Jarett don't play. I am really intrigued about how she was offering Michelle a position and Michelle brought her fiancee to discussion it with Jarrett before she would accept.<br><br>I wonder what that was all about.  I can't imagine what type of politics was being played that Michelle a Harvard grad and former mentor to Barack, felt she needed his judgment before she was willing to accept.<br><br>And then to see how all this played out in the end?  Knowing what we know about Obama he was definitely playing chess and I wonder what ideas he had that he felt strongly enough to sit and discuss the 'opportunity' with Michelle...after all he was still a community organizer at that point, no?<br><br>Obama is a long range planner, that is for sure...covers all the details...right down to his fiancee's JOB?  <br><br>Interesting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:20:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thorough and Deliberate!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647366, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3645834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Those were some great pics. I found the one of the bottom soles of his shoes most moving.<br><br>He had holes in them despite having re-soled them twice since the primaries started.<br><br>I like the way Obama thinks...comfortable shoes that have stood him good steed they just needed to be resoled...and he marched on knocked on doors and running with all his heart and SOLE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_12:52:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644759, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647888": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<b>It Still Felt Good the Morning After</b><br><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/opinion/09rich.html?_r=1&oref=slogin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/opinion/09ric...</a><br><blockquote><i>Americans now say they favor government doing more (51 percent), not less (43) \u2014 an 11-point swing since 2004 \u2014 and they still overwhelmingly reject the Iraq war. That\u2019s a centrist country tilting center-left, and that\u2019s the majority who voted for Obama.</i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:10:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I love that she was born in Iran. So interesting. I really like Valerie!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:23:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "islandgirl550", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645264, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642777": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sore loser Ralph Nader:<br><br>Ralph Nader asks if Barack Obama will be an Uncle Tom<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsP6XN2dIo\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsP6XN2dIo</a><br><br>Did Nader hold Bush's feet to the fire?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_05:13:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648224": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't recall what Stepinfetchinopolous said the letters were I believe it was a TV station though.<br><br>Check out the video on this link...you gotta listen to the interview with Emanuel..it comes towards the end.<br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/11/rahmbo-pledges.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/11...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:43:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648091, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646878": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Palin can't appoint herself. <br><br>If Stevens wins and he resigns or is expelled, there will be a special election withing 60-90 days. Palin would be able to run for that Senate seat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:27:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645442, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Birds of a feather\"... <br><br>Yes  indeed they will have to recover.  They sense that America has become \"No Country for Old White Men.\"   Once they  choose to take off the blinders, they'll see the the rest of America!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:27:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646770, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If that was MAnn Coulter, she got some major slaps upside the head and couldn't defend that shyt she spewed.<br><br>OTOH, S is a real person; a bougeosie African-American supporting McCain because of the tax cuts she thought she'd get to continue to enjoy.<br><br>And she was a slave-catcher as well - even in the face of evidence of McCain and Palin's bigotry, she kept insisting that McCain was the way to go and that Palin really wasn't a bigot. &lt;&lt;&lt;eye roll&gt;&gt;&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:28:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646443, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'll ask again:<br><br>Anyone seen Shelby Steele?<br><br><br>BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:12:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She might be the first loony African-American to talk about how Obama needs bulletproof glass.<br><br>On the scale of self-hating Negroes, she's ranking close to Clarence Thomas.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:28:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646420, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3648940": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TuthSeeker, heeheheee!  Ralph Nader: \"Irrelevant.\"  This is os true.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_17:56:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647600, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642285": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Great videos of the spontaneous celebration outside White House:<br><a href=\"http://jotman.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://jotman.com/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_04:00:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646382": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Both she and Tweety.<br><br>We wanted flamethrowing journalism and they used honey and got homegirl to not only hang herself, but tie the knots in the rope she used to hang herself.<br><br>You can always let out more rope if the rope line is oiled....(think more flies with honey)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:26:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641718, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3642801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama victory celebrators shout \"We love you\" to NYPD riot police....<br><br>NYPD \"We Love You\" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn OBAMA Rally<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_YACdv7Nl9Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_YACdv7Nl9Y</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_05:22:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I read that he was staying out of the senate appointment.  I hope he takes Jarrett to Washington with him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:14:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647823, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Especially \"S\", cause she was ragging on us and urging to vote for McCain.<br><br>Karmi is mental on off their meds.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:24:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641802, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644344": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "no but the new trolls have a new agenda. Barack Obama isn't black or some other negative fcukrey", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:22:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641802, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646907": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No....Susan Rice is there as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:31:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646472, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Preach, msmartin!  He's also an example of \"waling the talk\"  by practicing The \"Law of Economy\"  which is: You get the most effect out of everything you do, you get  what you need, and everything is turned a spiritual effect. <br>                            ----------\"The Spiritual Laws of Life\" by Harold Klemp<br><br>With the world economy in a shambles, I'd trust a President  who wears worn-soled shoes to lead our country!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_15:26:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646165, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, but I've been looking for his ass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:40:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641766, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644353": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She didn't do her job because she would've made Palin look like an idiot.  How many VP candidates are asked the questions she asked Palin? Couric knew something we didn't know early in the game.  Shame on her for not snitching! haha", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:24:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641718, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3652965": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am curious to see what cause (or causes) First Lady-Elect, Michelle Obama would champion.<br><br>That being said, I thought Dana Goldstein's article sucked.<br>If the First Lady-Elect puts her children first and wants to put her children first, what's the problem?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_19:37:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3652738, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641800": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think the reports of Katie Couric's demise have been greatly exaggerated. I still remember the rumors from the first of this year that she'd bow out of CBS after the election.  And as it's turned out, it was one of Couric's interviews that played a pivotal part of the election.  <br><br>Couric is not the best reporter, and her ratings aren't great.  But her tenure as the lead anchor for the CBS Evening News has been far from the failure many predicted. I'll watch her reports before I turn to Charlie Gibson on ABC or Brian Williams on NBC.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:19:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641718, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not that I want or that JJP needs them back...but you haven't heard from Karmi, s, or indie-ed lately either.  Hmm...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:20:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641766, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "His shirt!! LOVE IT.  Lengthy article that I will have to read after my matinee at the theater.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:27:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644216, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3652561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maya Angeo is a seventy year old, smart, capable, and astute buisness women. <br> <br>She made her way in life with the  help of hard earned $$$ from Black folk through her works.  And that's great.  I have doubts about her pondering jim crow when she supported Billary.  <br><br>Annnd, I don't think that every one who did not support Barack is not a racist, tom, or coon. Just make your choice and claim it. When your choice looses, tryig to slink over to the winning side to grab  your 15 minutes or so fame & catch a quick $$$, irritates the living f#@ck out of me!<br><br>I  think that our elders need to support the next generation who have worked, struggled, maybe not as intensely as the elders, but earned their stations in lfe just as well.<br><br>Good lawd, I could see if the Barack was ignorant, and dumb like Palin.  We need to hold up and support  black brilliance, intelligence, goodness.  Those are the qualities we are as a people.  <br><br>Angelou had an opportunity to bring some of dem lovely poems to life in support of Barack, but she made her choice.<br><br>Into the Jonny Come Lately Camp for you Maya!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_18:53:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3648132, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She left us with a mention about the \"bullet proof glass\" before she left.  I don't think she'll be back she's bitter.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:30:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646366, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was thinking the same thing; and people don't think global warming exists! HA.  Hopefully this is the last one though", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_10:28:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644182, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3652567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks Spirit...that was good.<br><br>it was not complete though....so I searched out the entire interview<br>it was good<br><br><a href=\"http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/06/16/1/a-discussion-about-healthcare-with-ezekiel-ari-and-rahm-emanuel\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/06/16/1/a...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_18:53:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3651036, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641816": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jasmyne Cannick: \"No-on-8's White Bias\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-cannick8-2008nov08%2C0%2C3669070.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/...</a><br><br>I'm definitely an outsider in this conversation that Ms. Cannick is having, having no knowledge of any ideological rifts between Black and White gays/lesbians--but I nevertheless found myself thinking about what she was talking about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:24:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647963": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Ain't I A Gayman?\"<br><br><br>HaHa...Craig...I like that. It is like the feminist movement's relationship with black women.<br><br>I think that black LGBTs need to formualte their own agenda and identity if the mainstream white LGBT community continues to marginalize them.<br><br>I", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:17:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Rhondacoca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3643969, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647964": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well this was stated on some local chicago station...and Stepinfetchitnopolous played it this morning and asked Rahmbo about it. Of course Rahmbo said nada.<br><br>In the paper I read Jarrett was being consided as HUD sec.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:17:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "bf592ce4366b6f179fe40d8422c998a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647922, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3644895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Unfortunately, I saw him on Election Night on some program. Tells me that there is no rest for the weary (and I mean the doctrine-weary).<br><br>That guy will still be around to show his folk that he's loyal opposition and a stalwart defender of the minority in this country.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_11:42:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "goldenstar", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641766, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641826": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"From 52 to 48, With Love\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index4.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index...</a><br><br>It only took me to the seventh picture to figure out what they were talking about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:28:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3641831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I followed this issue on Andrew Sullivan's blog. I clicked on every 'No on 8' Ad that he posted. I didn't see ONE with Black folk. If you don't care enough to get Black gay folk in an ad so that they can appeal to the Black community, then why are you shocked when ' No on 8' loses?  were there no Black gay people in California that wanted to be married and were willing to cut an ad? no Black gay people, married, with children?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_02:29:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641816, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think Ann Coulter was pretending to be s and Karmi...and possibly indie-ed....LOL.....she was awfully quiet the last 3 months.....I think her assignment was targeting the black blogosphere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:33:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646366, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3643375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Kudos to  Katie Couric for revealing the real Sara Palin!  Can you imagine how insecure<br>America would feel today if this woman TODAY was a heart beat away from the Presidency...thanks to John McCain?<br><br>America woke up from a long sleep just in time to send these two characters back to where they belong! <br><br>Long live President Barack HUSSEIN Obama!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_07:36:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "919abda75e7b9da3fea9211e3deb7c3c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read something that he wrote about Obama's win but I couldnt go past the second paragraph. I cannot stand him.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:20:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Rhondacoca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3641766, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646961": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That's why I added her to my Johnny Come Lately post.<br>They Feel Safe to Come Out Now  <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9</a>   and<br>There's Nothing Like A Fair Weather Friend   <a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/5fye8o\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/5fye8o</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:37:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3644488, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3647987": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You must not have seen my many posts about John King.  I think he got paid every time he mentioned Hillary's name.<br><br>I saw part of the interview with AS, he probably would have liked to say more, but he needs a lot of money for CA and the republicans aren't running shit.  They don't even have a viable candidate to pump up.<br><br>I am a fan of Fareed Zakaria.  He always told the truth.  He even tried to make people understand why Palin was popular in Alaska, it's the oil money stupid.<br><br>You are spot on about \"smart government\" and I think Obama will run a smart government.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_16:21:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3647723, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646965": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I disagree.  Richardson's nomination would send a powerful message to Mexico, Central and Latino America that this president means bidness.<br><br>I was willing to see Richardson as Veep; I could understand why Obama had to pick Biden, but I think Latinos everywhere do not want to see lip service from even black presidents.  They're entitled to some <i>respect.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_14:37:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3645786, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3646455": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sure you right, msmartin.  America is waking up from a long, deep, sleep. Its the sleeping that handed the bushwhack administration the scissors to shred it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-09_13:35:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd0d2421fbf06d0f0ed2d20f7f1f09c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3646123, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "6807071", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 4580615078389393470}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "sunday_open_thread_86", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 175, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 6807071, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=sunday_open_thread_86' +
		'&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_86/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_86'
			+ '&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_86/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">175</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sunday_open_thread_86/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sunday_open_thread_86/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:6807071" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

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

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

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

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

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

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

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

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/sunday_open_thread_86/trackback/';
		}

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

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

		return html;
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:6807071" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p> \n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
									<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You must log into an account in order to comment on Jack and Jill Politics" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Required:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:6807071" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

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

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

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jackandjillpolitics',
			't'				: 'sunday_open_thread_86',
			// 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_86/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_86'
			+ '&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_86'
			+ '&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_86'
				+ '&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/6807071/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643155" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:       <b>Sunday, NOVEMBER 9, 2008   -    DAY  -72    -  on his "JOURNEY TO JANUARY"</b><br><br>1.  <b>WORD(S) </b>of the DAY:      <b>CHANGE/REVERSE (Bush Policies)</b><br><br>2.  <b>Headline:</b>      <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/08/obama-ready-to-quickly-re_n_142406.html" rel="nofollow">Obama  Ready To  Ouickly REVERSE Bush Actions, Executive Orders</a><br><br><i><b>Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team.</b><br><br>A team of four dozen advisers, working for months in virtual solitude, set out to identify regulatory and policy changes Obama could implement soon after his inauguration. The team is now consulting with liberal advocacy groups, Capitol Hill staffers and potential agency chiefs to prioritize those they regard as the most onerous or ideologically offensive, said a top transition official who was not permitted to speak on the record about the inner workings of the transition.<br><br>Read the whole story here.</i><br><br><br>3.  <b>The AFFECT of President-Elect Obama\'s victory  -- in FRANCE:</b><br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/11/08/obama-supporters-in-france-set-sights-on-diversity-at-home/" rel="nofollow">Obama Supporters In France Set Sights On Diversity At Home</a><br><br><i><b>Barack Obama’s supporters in France are taking up a new challenge: breaking down barriers in French politics so that younger generations of Arab and black minorities dare reach for the Elysee Palace.<br><br>The first of a string of committees formed in France to support Obama’s presidential bid has decided it will not disband after the election victory, but instead work for change at home.<br><br>Called “The Movement”, the 2,000-strong group in the eastern city of Lyon plans to set up a blog to track progress in getting visible minorities into positions of power and speak out against discrimination.</b><br><br>“Our friends are asking us to continue,” said Patrice Schoendorff, president of the Friends of Obama Group. “There is a glass ceiling in France and that ceiling needs to be shattered.”<br><br>Obama’s historic election as the first African American in the White House is holding up a mirror to France, home to one of Europe’s biggest black communities and the largest Muslim minority.<br><br>France’s political establishment remains overwhelmingly white despite the appointment of two women of north African descent and a black human rights minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government.<br><br>There is only one black member of parliament from mainland France.<br><br>“Obama can be an example here,” said Azedine Haffar, a former municipal councillor from a Lyon suburb and senior member of The Movement.</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>4.  <b>The President-Elect continues to REST and RELAX with the FIRST FAMILY.</b>  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>President-Elect Obama!!  First Lady Michelle!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644952">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644952" class="dsq-comment-message">"No Country for Old (white) Men".  That\'s pretty much sums up the attitude I think President Elect Obama has to make when making his choice of Secretary of State.  I know the conventional wisdom is that Treasury Secretary is the most important decision he has to make, but thinking long-term to 2012, I think the choice of Secretary of State is as important.  Immediately after the \'04 election when I heard Tim Russert put the nation on notice that the next and future elections will be decided in the South West by Latinos, I took notice. He was right and then some.<br><br>I know, I know that Senator Obama owes much to John Kerry for giving him the opportunity to speak at the \'04 Convention and coming out earlier than any other top tier Democrat to endorse him, but I\'m sorry this is not a time for repayment of personal debts but a down payment on the future of this Party and country.  <br><br>One of the reasons I thought it was important for Senator Obama to run this time is that because of the rapid racial demographic changes in formerly majority black congressional districts and cities, it might be the very last real opportunity for an African American to ascend to the White House.  Not only have Latinos redrawn congressional districts, look at the largest states in the country poised to become majority Latino.  <br><br>Not only do they know they have the upper hand in the Democratic Party, they plan to play it--hard.  Latinos want Bill Richardson as Secretary of State.  He\'s more than qualified, and they are owed.  Period.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646669">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646669" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it should be Richardson too.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646317" href="http://www.latinopoliticsblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">adriana01</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646317" class="dsq-comment-message">I have a good post up about Latino appointments in a new administration from a contributor to my own blog. Check it out here:<br><br><a href="http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=362" rel="nofollow">http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=362</a><br><br>There\'s also this, which might shed some light on things:<br><br><a href="http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=359" rel="nofollow">http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=359</a><br><br>I can tell you that unless we Latinos continue to maintain the momentum, we will not overwhelm those states with our growing numbers. I have studied Latino  political incorporation, and sometimes it takes a generation or two for us to gain any real representation (other than token) after becoming majorities in cities and towns.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645786">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645786" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill Richardson has other potentially volatile baggage analogous to Bill Clinton, that is why I doubt he will be selected.<br><br>Kerry, being on the foreign relations committee and being a great friend of Biden is a better choice.<br><br>I also think Susan Rice would be a fantastic choice...if we need Kerry in the Senate more.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646965" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646965" class="dsq-comment-message">I disagree.  Richardson\'s nomination would send a powerful message to Mexico, Central and Latino America that this president means bidness.<br><br>I was willing to see Richardson as Veep; I could understand why Obama had to pick Biden, but I think Latinos everywhere do not want to see lip service from even black presidents.  They\'re entitled to some <i>respect.</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647406">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647406" class="dsq-comment-message">What are you disagreeing about?  Richardson is a womanizer. <br><br>Does he have the creds for the position...you bet...but he brings other volatile baggage he is a KNOWN womanizer.  He can\'t seem to keep his chauvinistic hands to himself.  His female aides acknowledge they just have to get use to him touching inappropriately.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647455">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647455" class="dsq-comment-message">NO DRAMA OBAMA.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3648157" href="http://www.latinopoliticsblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">adriana01</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648157" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that it wold send a powerful message too, but it doesn\'t seem likely at this point. <br><br>As for the womanizer stuff, I have heard the rumors too. I just hope that Richardson doesn\'t blow it like Villaraigosa did in LA. It seems that white America will be less forgiving of a black or brown person engaging in shenanigans than it will of a white guy (see McCain, Kennedys, etc.)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644953" class="dsq-comment-message">MoveOn is offering a free Obama "Yes We Did" sticker:<br><br><a href="http://pol.moveon.org/shepstickers/?id=-10778599-8QG6r3x" rel="nofollow">http://pol.moveon.org/shepstickers/?id=-1077859...</a><br><br>More are available if you make a donation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645264">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645264" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello my people, Just stopping by to give a shout out to a sister who repped on MTP this morning - Valerie Jarrett. Always loved her. Love her even more today. She\'s a tough nut to crack. You would have to hypnotize her to get her off message and even then I\'m not sure that could happen. <br><br>Go Valerie!<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645508">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645508" class="dsq-comment-message">She is FIERCE....love her!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647366">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647366" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, Jarett don\'t play. I am really intrigued about how she was offering Michelle a position and Michelle brought her fiancee to discussion it with Jarrett before she would accept.<br><br>I wonder what that was all about.  I can\'t imagine what type of politics was being played that Michelle a Harvard grad and former mentor to Barack, felt she needed his judgment before she was willing to accept.<br><br>And then to see how all this played out in the end?  Knowing what we know about Obama he was definitely playing chess and I wonder what ideas he had that he felt strongly enough to sit and discuss the \'opportunity\' with Michelle...after all he was still a community organizer at that point, no?<br><br>Obama is a long range planner, that is for sure...covers all the details...right down to his fiancee\'s JOB?  <br><br>Interesting.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647809">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647809" class="dsq-comment-message">Thorough and Deliberate!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645725">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645725" class="dsq-comment-message">I, too thought Valerie was awesome. I just loved her comeback when Brokaw asked her to tell some of Obama\'s weaknesses!!  It was great.<br><br>I liked even better how she said there friendship was such that they only had to exchange looks before he walked out to give his acceptance speech as President-elect.  <br><br>This is going to be a truly great white house team.<br><br>Like Jarrett said....my heart is filled with immense pride and joy.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646770" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646770" class="dsq-comment-message">Ya know...people like Brokaw are going to have to <i>recover...</i><br><br>I am sooooo tired of these guys (Woodward, Brokaw, Schieffer) sucking up to tired powers that were, and then are oblivious to the fact that they have to pick their own teeth off the ground.<br><br>These guys are <i>faux</i> journalists.  They only parrot and symp with <i>losers</i> like Bush, Rove and McShame.<br><br>Real journalists step back from becoming part of the problem.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646881">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646881" class="dsq-comment-message">"Birds of a feather"... <br><br>Yes  indeed they will have to recover.  They sense that America has become "No Country for Old White Men."   Once they  choose to take off the blinders, they\'ll see the the rest of America!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647338">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647338" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Candy Crowley is also going to have to take a step back. She gave some really slanted reporting even AFTER they HRC went down.<br><br>Yellin had the plum assignment..she had the winner...Crowley was assigned to HRC cause of her seniority but Jessica Yellin did a wonderful job.<br><br>I was ticked that they switched Yellin off...I thought she should have stayed on since Yellin was the one assigned to him from jump.<br><br>Crowley is not getting in that door...she is just a step ahead of Fox...she did get a question in at the press conference...but Obama was dismissive of part of it..and Fox had no questions.<br><br>yipee</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647434">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647434" class="dsq-comment-message">I hate that he spoke to Crowley at all.  She\'s been just short of nasty.  <br><br>I remember her early on asking if an Oprah endorsement would sell him to the American people.  He responed that he wasn\'t a product like kleenex.  I knew then he wouldn\'t be taking much shit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647610" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly, msmartin.  <br>"He responed that he wasn\'t a product like kleenex."  <br>Hahaha! <br> <br>Candy (Creepy) Crowler is high on CARBOHYDRATES!  Thus, the line of questioning of Barack, as if he is a slave in the market square, and Oprah is the slave master.  Pit-i-ful!  I think CNN has health coverage for her to sign in to CARBO-REHAB!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647739">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647739" class="dsq-comment-message">snicker<br>snicker<br>you got that right she\'s a real<br><br>TUBBER<br><br>high on carbs...I like that!!!<br><br>tee hee</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648195">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648195" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647723">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647723" class="dsq-comment-message">YES!  <br>I thought I was the only one who noticed it...her and that John King.<br><br>I am glad someone else recalled how Crowley was such a shyt.<br><br>Did you see King interview Schwarzenegger today...it was clear as a bell that King came of age during the Reagan years and he belongs to the demographic that thinks Reagan was such a great Prez!...NOT.  King jsut kept probing AHnold for what the GOP would have to do. I know he did not like the answers AS was giving cause he kept coming back with the same one over and over.<br><br>Ahnold told his IGNANT ass that the repubs are going to have to forget ideology and solve problems that the American people want done.  King couldn\'t believe that AS was not an idealogue so he kept pressing him. AS of course, stuck to his guns.<br><br>I think Fareed Zakaria said it best today in terms of what is happening ...there is a paradigm shift...the repubs have loss the conservative tax and spend argument they have pilloried the Dems with for the past 2 decades.<br><br>It will no longer be about big government or little government but rather,  Smart government.<br><br>That is Obama\'s real opportunity.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647987">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647987" class="dsq-comment-message">You must not have seen my many posts about John King.  I think he got paid every time he mentioned Hillary\'s name.<br><br>I saw part of the interview with AS, he probably would have liked to say more, but he needs a lot of money for CA and the republicans aren\'t running shit.  They don\'t even have a viable candidate to pump up.<br><br>I am a fan of Fareed Zakaria.  He always told the truth.  He even tried to make people understand why Palin was popular in Alaska, it\'s the oil money stupid.<br><br>You are spot on about "smart government" and I think Obama will run a smart government.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647206">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647206" class="dsq-comment-message">Excerpt of the script from MTP Interview with Valerie Jarrett:  <br><br>She aint playin!<br><br><br>MR. BROKAW:  The prominent names we\'re hearing, of course, are Paul Volcker, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve under Ronald Reagan; Tim Geitner, who is the head of the Federal Reserve in New York City; Bob Rubin, who is a former Treasury secretary; and his deputy, Larry Summers.  Are there other names out there that we don\'t know on the economic team?<br><br>MS. JARRETT:  Well, now, you know I\'m not going to share any of that with you.  Part of the...<br><br>MR. BROKAW:  Well, why not?<br><br>MS. JARRETT:  Part of the strength of our team...<br><br>MR. BROKAW:  It\'s just the two of us sitting here.<br><br>MS. JARRETT:  I know.  Exactly.  I\'ve heard that line before.  I think one of the real strengths of Senator Obama\'s campaign and now President-elect Obama\'s transition is that he really does like to think this through thoroughly and not telecast what he\'s going to do until he\'s ready to make a decision.  I am confident that he will pick the best person for the job.  And it will be a daunting job, and the person he selects will be up to it.<br><br>Love her!!!!<br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27629956/" rel="nofollow">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27629956/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646355">islandgirl550</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646355" class="dsq-comment-message">I love that she was born in Iran. So interesting. I really like Valerie!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646472">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646472" class="dsq-comment-message">And the only black advisor in PE Obama\'s inner(really on the inside) circle...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646907" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646907" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646907" class="dsq-comment-message">No....Susan Rice is there as well.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647307" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647307">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647307" class="dsq-comment-message">So is Eric Holder</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644443">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644443" class="dsq-comment-message">i can\'t get enough of the you tube videos of jubilant celebrations that took place all over the country on tues night. joyfull kids jumping up and down in the street in one city after another. it really says alot about where things were at and how much frustration there was. read frank rich today. he nails it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646853" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646853" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646853" class="dsq-comment-message">Kids???<br><br>Not just kids.  ADULTS, too!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644501">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644501" class="dsq-comment-message">London Calling. An outlook to 2008 based on the economy and whatt President Elect Obama economic agenda as articulated duing the election campaign(very important concept):<br><a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article5114069.ece" rel="nofollow">http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3643660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643660">ljf</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643660" class="dsq-comment-message">I spoke to my uncle this weekend.  He told me that Obama is a combination of JFK and Malcolm X.  I never thought about that.  But you know something I totally agree with him.  <br><br>The discipline.  The type of family man he is.  His laughter when someone says something whack to him.  His incisive response to accusations. His non emotional intellectualism.  His insatiable intelligence.  His Chi-town roots.  His humility.  Being sharp, clean, thin and oh so cool.<br><br>People link him historically with Martin Luther King, Jr. and rightfully so.  But is personal demeanor is more like Malcolm X.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646566">sdg1844</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646566" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent analysis. Malcolm always remained calm, cool, collected and focused no matter what.  I am a big Malcolm fan.  :-)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644094" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3644094" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644094" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree. And at the end of Malcolm\'s life, he was all about bringing people together.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644098">ljf</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644098" class="dsq-comment-message">Wrong about the Chi-town reference</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643375">Maurice Stewart</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643375" class="dsq-comment-message">Kudos to  Katie Couric for revealing the real Sara Palin!  Can you imagine how insecure<br>America would feel today if this woman TODAY was a heart beat away from the Presidency...thanks to John McCain?<br><br>America woke up from a long sleep just in time to send these two characters back to where they belong! <br><br>Long live President Barack HUSSEIN Obama!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644115">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644115" class="dsq-comment-message">I am going to keep an ear out to see if she tries to snag Sen. Ted Stevens seat.  I don\'t think I could sleep well at night thinking she was voting on major decisions in Washington.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644465">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644465" class="dsq-comment-message">Highly unlikely. She cannot appoint herself to it. They did that very recently w/ the daughter and changed the state constittution to prevent a governor appointment. The other mitigating factor is Alaska is highly dependent on OIL REVENUE  for their state budget. W/ oil at $63 there is no money for the programs they laid out(They were like all of us planning like good times were going to roll forever). As she makes choices she will be more critically examined in Alaska(mudflats has always been on the case but as Bush has shown until the s@#$ hits the fan everyone wnats to drink a beer w/ the cheerful guy). Plus the Democrat  whom ran will have a great deal more support from the incoming President(rightfully the trial was not enough to do more than lipservice and I am sure the Democrat knew it. Plus hometown turnout is still home town turnout until something changes it.) Lastly I doubt that the Republicans will be in a position of having something new to say if the new election takes place before summer of 09. If there is a positive change in the economy they will not stand a chance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644530">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644530" class="dsq-comment-message">As far as Alaska is concerned,since Gov. Palin railed against earmarks no more of my tax dollars should go to finance any policies in that state.Alaskans can thank their Governor when they can no longer drink from the federal teet.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646785" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646785" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646785" class="dsq-comment-message">And the Government does not have to worry about her blocking access to that oil pipeline.<br><br>Can you say "Emminent Domain"?  Unless Alaska secedes from the Union, the lower 48 can declare emminent domain and just take whatever resources Alaska has, and the Supreme Court will back it up.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648135">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648135" class="dsq-comment-message">GOP gears up for 2012<br>By JONATHAN MARTIN | 11/9/08 6:56 AM EST   <br><br>Sarah Palin\'s and Mitt Romney\'s names are both bandied about for a possible run in 2012.<br>Photo: Composite image by <a href="http://Politico.com" rel="nofollow">Politico.com</a> <br><br>Votes are still being counted in some races in last Tuesday’s election, but no matter: Talk of the potential Republican field in the 2012 presidential election is already underway. <br><br>Too early? <br><br>Too bad — just look around. <br><br>Two potential candidates will be in Iowa before month’s end, multiple prospects — almost certainly including Sarah Palin — will make high-profile appearances this week at the Republican Governors Association meeting, and Newt Gingrich’s name has already been floated in a Bob Novak column. <br><br>Read the rest of te article<br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15451.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15451...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3648618" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648618">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648618" class="dsq-comment-message">I read where Bobby Jindal and Huckelbee also have scheduled trips   to Iowa as well.<br><br>I bet the GOP ticket this time will be Palin/Jindal or Romney/Jindal.<br><br>None of the white GOP men will want to be on a ticket with Palin.<br><br>The GOP like\'s Gingrich\'s ideas but they don\'t really like him as a politician.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645442">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645442" class="dsq-comment-message">It was reported by a journalist (I don\'t remember which organization) that she would appoint herself.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646878">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646878" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin can\'t appoint herself. <br><br>If Stevens wins and he resigns or is expelled, there will be a special election withing 60-90 days. Palin would be able to run for that Senate seat.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646987" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646987">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646987" class="dsq-comment-message">Absolutely wonderful!   I hope Alaskans reject her resoundingly.  Has there been any polling about how she might do in a senate run.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646159" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646159" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646159" class="dsq-comment-message">She must plan on violating <i>her own state\'s constitution</i>.<br><br>The state of Alaska was major pissed that Former Senator, then Governor Frank Murkowski, used his power as Governor, to appoint his daughter to his Senate Seat.<br><br>This woman\'s arrogance knows no bounds, and that\'s why the GOP leaders are slinging her under the bus and grounding her into such a powder that she can\'t say "2012", let alone run.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646333">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646333" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope you\'re right about the grinding CPL, this woman should have no place in the decision making process - not just because she\'s ignorant and unimaginative, but because she is willing to divide the nation along cultural, religious and racial lines and not just to win an election, rather because that is who she is -  divisive, ignorant and bigoted and dismissive of a large portion of the people of the nation she seeks to lead.  Very dangerous!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647071" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647071" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647071" class="dsq-comment-message">See what happens when you create a monster! I\'m laughing at this. The Rethugs went way over the line of reason because they were sooo desperate to hang on to power. She isn\'t as \'dumb\' as they\'re trying to make her out but she is a racist, willfully ignorant and selfish. She knows how to jockey for power with the worse of them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645033">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645033" class="dsq-comment-message">Sleep, eat, walk, think, breathe...!  I know some conservatives will say we fear her.  I don\'t fear her.  I fear what she represents: anti-intellectualism.  It started with George Bush, but Palin has taken it up a level, and a level, and a level.  And I hate her arrogance.  I can tolerate arrogance in really smart people, but not stupid people.  I truely think she believes it\'s some sort of virtue to be ignorant.<br><br>It pisses me off to know end to listen to white journalists, particularly white female journalists, dismiss criticism of her as sexist.  Why the hell is is sexist to expect someone who wants to assume the 2nd highest office int he land to have at least the knowledge of a 6th grader?  <br><br>It kills me that while China and India are producing billions of the brightest minds in the world, we\'re even having this debate.  It kills me that I have to lecture my black teenage son everyday about the perils of not getting a college degree then turn on the tv and have to confront this walking and barely coherently talking contradiction.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647032" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647032" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647032" class="dsq-comment-message">Those journalists are just promoting white woman accommodation which is the sister to white male patriarchy. It\'s all about them and what they want and if you get in their way they\'ll try to take you down by any means necessary.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3653644">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3653644" class="dsq-comment-message">I have really learned a lot about "feminism" this election. One site I keep an eye on, is already pushing the black vote on  Prop  8. This is still all about Hillary and her looking just like them.<br><br>Well, let them stew. Last I heard one slogan was 300 strong, that sounds about right.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643618">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643618" class="dsq-comment-message">Maurice:  Major co-sign!!  :&gt;)<br><br><i>Long live President Barack HUSSEIN Obama!</i><br>INDEED!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643237">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643237" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Hoping that this is not a duplicate:<br><br>This <b>SONG and VISUALS - from AROUND the WORLD</b> are simply WONDERFUL!! :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://blip.tv/file/1338283" rel="nofollow"><b>The Obama Song(World of Friends):  Bridges For Obama</b></a><br><br><br>ENJOY!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect OBAMA!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644175" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644175">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644175" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644175" class="dsq-comment-message">This is very nice, love the song.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3642777" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642777" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3642777">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3642777" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642777" class="dsq-comment-message">Sore loser Ralph Nader:<br><br>Ralph Nader asks if Barack Obama will be an Uncle Tom<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsP6XN2dIo" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ibsP6XN2dIo</a><br><br>Did Nader hold Bush\'s feet to the fire?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644549" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644549" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644549">David </span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644549" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644549" class="dsq-comment-message">All Nader cares about is getting even the dimmest spotlight on himself and like a great deal of wannabe politicians before him, he knows stupid reactionary remarks will do it.<br><br>He somehow feels he is a spokesperson for the ignored, yet whenever he gets a chance to speak out he becomes an example of the type of personality and ideas that needs to be ignored.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3647651" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647651">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647651" class="dsq-comment-message">You know, I read a diary at Kos where the author was on a commercial flight with Nader.   Nader stood in the aisle talking loudly to his travelling partners who were seated.   People had to sqeeze past him to walk down the aisle.<br><br>Here\'s the diary:<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/3/154539/7275" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/3/1545...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644802" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644802">Justice58</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644802" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644802" class="dsq-comment-message">Nader needs to go someplace and stfu. He\'s only seeking attention!  Will he ever get that no one gives a d%mn about him? Geeez!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3647600" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647600" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647600">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647600" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647600" class="dsq-comment-message">He was able to get enough points to play spoiler in past elections....this time he\'s gone down to 1%.   I guess his supporters went into the booth and broke out into a cold sweat.   I\'m glad he\'s now powerless on that front...Shep called him "irrelevant", which got him upset.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3648940" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3648940" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648940">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3648940" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648940" class="dsq-comment-message">TuthSeeker, heeheheee!  Ralph Nader: "Irrelevant."  This is os true.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3642801" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642801" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3642801">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3642801" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642801" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama victory celebrators shout "We love you" to NYPD riot police....<br><br>NYPD "We Love You" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn OBAMA Rally<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_YACdv7Nl9Y" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_YACdv7Nl9Y</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3641718" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641718" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641718">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641718" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641718" class="dsq-comment-message">As odd as this sounds, Katie Couric needs to be given a THANK YOU. <br><br>when the Palin interview first came out, I thought Couric didn\'t do her job. <br><br>in retrospect, Couric just calmly and smoothly kept on handing Caribou Barbie more and more rope so that she could hang herself.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3641800" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641800" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641800">Nate_Wesley</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641800" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641800" class="dsq-comment-message">I think the reports of Katie Couric\'s demise have been greatly exaggerated. I still remember the rumors from the first of this year that she\'d bow out of CBS after the election.  And as it\'s turned out, it was one of Couric\'s interviews that played a pivotal part of the election.  <br><br>Couric is not the best reporter, and her ratings aren\'t great.  But her tenure as the lead anchor for the CBS Evening News has been far from the failure many predicted. I\'ll watch her reports before I turn to Charlie Gibson on ABC or Brian Williams on NBC.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3642981" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642981" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3642981">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3642981" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642981" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I\'ll co-sign.  :&gt;)<br><br>She was "tough" with those "gotcha questions",  like, "What do YOU READ??"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    <br><br>President-Elect Obama!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  First Lady Michelle!    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644353" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644353" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644353">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644353" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644353" class="dsq-comment-message">She didn\'t do her job because she would\'ve made Palin look like an idiot.  How many VP candidates are asked the questions she asked Palin? Couric knew something we didn\'t know early in the game.  Shame on her for not snitching! haha</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646062" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646062" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646062">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646062" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646062" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, Katie C. gets my kudos for holding up a big ass mirror to the ignorant one. And whoa nelly, did we get to take a real hard look at mediocrity.<br><br>Katie\'s interview reminded me a bit of Tim Russert\'s interview style.  Maybe Katie shoud consider going to MSNBC.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646382" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646382" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646382" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646382" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646382" class="dsq-comment-message">Both she and Tweety.<br><br>We wanted flamethrowing journalism and they used honey and got homegirl to not only hang herself, but tie the knots in the rope she used to hang herself.<br><br>You can always let out more rope if the rope line is oiled....(think more flies with honey)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3641766" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641766" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641766">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641766" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641766" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll ask again:<br><br>Anyone seen Shelby Steele?<br><br><br>BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644656" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644656" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644656">Kat</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644656" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644656" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m also on the hunt for Tavis. <br><br>I noticed that BET has "special programming" since Obama won, probably so that Johnson can try and hide the fact that he has been a perfect ass this year.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3647354" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647354" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647354" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647354" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647354" class="dsq-comment-message">Tavis showed up with Dark Sith for a joint interview trying to stay relevant.<br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641802">Nate_Wesley</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641802" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641802" class="dsq-comment-message">Not that I want or that JJP needs them back...but you haven\'t heard from Karmi, s, or indie-ed lately either.  Hmm...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642623" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3642623" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3642623" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642623" class="dsq-comment-message">lurkin probably.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3642967" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642967" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3642967">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3642967" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642967" class="dsq-comment-message">Nate:  Co-sign.  Since I hesitate to write their "names", I didn\'t write to ask  "Where are they."  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Anyone want to "wager" on WHAT DAY they will re-appear??  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m gonna say -ummmm, Monday, 11-10-08!  Why NOT?  :&gt;)<br><br>Annnnnnd, there will be some article on ECONOMICS that they will "cut/paste".<br><br>Almost   -  TRUST!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644344" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644344" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644344">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644344" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644344" class="dsq-comment-message">no but the new trolls have a new agenda. Barack Obama isn\'t black or some other negative fcukrey</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646366" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646366" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646366" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646366" class="dsq-comment-message">Especially "S", cause she was ragging on us and urging to vote for McCain.<br><br>Karmi is mental on off their meds.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646420" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646420">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646420" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646420" class="dsq-comment-message">She left us with a mention about the "bullet proof glass" before she left.  I don\'t think she\'ll be back she\'s bitter.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646820" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646820" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646820">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646820" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646820" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL.....Aren\'t they all?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646887" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646887" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646887" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646887" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646887" class="dsq-comment-message">She might be the first loony African-American to talk about how Obama needs bulletproof glass.<br><br>On the scale of self-hating Negroes, she\'s ranking close to Clarence Thomas.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646443" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646443">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646443" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646443" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Ann Coulter was pretending to be s and Karmi...and possibly indie-ed....LOL.....she was awfully quiet the last 3 months.....I think her assignment was targeting the black blogosphere.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646883" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646883" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646883" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646883" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646883" class="dsq-comment-message">If that was MAnn Coulter, she got some major slaps upside the head and couldn\'t defend that shyt she spewed.<br><br>OTOH, S is a real person; a bougeosie African-American supporting McCain because of the tax cuts she thought she\'d get to continue to enjoy.<br><br>And she was a slave-catcher as well - even in the face of evidence of McCain and Palin\'s bigotry, she kept insisting that McCain was the way to go and that Palin really wasn\'t a bigot. &lt;&lt;&lt;eye roll&gt;&gt;&gt;</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3641883" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641883" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641883">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641883" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641883" class="dsq-comment-message">No, but I\'ve been looking for his ass.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644895" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644895" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644895">goldenstar</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644895" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644895" class="dsq-comment-message">Unfortunately, I saw him on Election Night on some program. Tells me that there is no rest for the weary (and I mean the doctrine-weary).<br><br>That guy will still be around to show his folk that he\'s loyal opposition and a stalwart defender of the minority in this country.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3646331" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646331" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646331" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3646331" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646331" class="dsq-comment-message">In other words, Shelby Steele will still continue to be a SLAVE-CATCHER, for his corporate masters.<br><br>Nothing to see there, move along, GAME OVER.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3647984" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647984" href="http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rhondacoca</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647984" class="dsq-comment-message">I read something that he wrote about Obama\'s win but I couldnt go past the second paragraph. I cannot stand him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3641816" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641816" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641816">Nate_Wesley</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641816" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641816" class="dsq-comment-message">Jasmyne Cannick: "No-on-8\'s White Bias"<br><br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-cannick8-2008nov08%2C0%2C3669070.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/...</a><br><br>I\'m definitely an outsider in this conversation that Ms. Cannick is having, having no knowledge of any ideological rifts between Black and White gays/lesbians--but I nevertheless found myself thinking about what she was talking about.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3641831" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641831">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641831" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641831" class="dsq-comment-message">I followed this issue on Andrew Sullivan\'s blog. I clicked on every \'No on 8\' Ad that he posted. I didn\'t see ONE with Black folk. If you don\'t care enough to get Black gay folk in an ad so that they can appeal to the Black community, then why are you shocked when \' No on 8\' loses?  were there no Black gay people in California that wanted to be married and were willing to cut an ad? no Black gay people, married, with children?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646281" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646281" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646281" class="dsq-comment-message">Cause, once again, middle-class white gay guys drove the agenda, and just assumed that all of California would get on board to prevent the proposition from passing.<br><br>If they do their homework, the proposition doesn\'t pass.  And many LGBTs of color specifically said that the powers that be on this issue failed to approached them for support and on the ground GOTV efforts.<br><br>So, rather than assume blame, they retreat into their "whiteness" and pass the buck on those who have jack shyt to do with it - US.<br><br>And I\'m hollering "bullshyt" on all of IT.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3643969" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3643969" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643969" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t. Get. Me. Started.<br><br>The "gay movement" is much like the feminist movement.<br><br>Ain\'t I A Gayman?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3645732" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3645732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645732">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645732" class="dsq-comment-message">A close friend of mine, a gay black man and I have discussed this issue often.  He feels that black gays our on their own in the struggle for rights.  He also believes the struggle for black gays is two-fold and that they are fighting against discrimination on two fronts with no assist from their white counterparts in the gay community.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646304" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646304" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646304" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms.Martin, your friend is CORRECT on all counts.<br><br>They\'re fighting discrimination by our own (because we\'re such "Christians" y\'know -&gt;snark), and just like the feminist movement, we\'re useful as long as we do the heavy lifting; when they\'re successful, they sling us under the bus while they reap the benefits of our hard work.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647332" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647332" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647332" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647332" class="dsq-comment-message">Until there is parity and reciprocity any success of the Gay Rights Industrial Complex will be limited. You never see them comparing the Holocaust to marriage amendments but have no problem using every struggle by PoC as a litmus.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647963" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647963" href="http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rhondacoca</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647963" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647963" class="dsq-comment-message">"Ain\'t I A Gayman?"<br><br><br>HaHa...Craig...I like that. It is like the feminist movement\'s relationship with black women.<br><br>I think that black LGBTs need to formualte their own agenda and identity if the mainstream white LGBT community continues to marginalize them.<br><br>I</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642621" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3642621" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642621" class="dsq-comment-message">Black gay men and lesbian women have brother, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, parents, and friends who love  and support them too. looks like untapped support.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644945" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644945" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644945">hal</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644945" class="dsq-comment-message">Let\'s not forget: More Gays and Lesbians voted for McCain 27% than for Bush 23%. Kerry received 77% of support from the gay community and Obama received 70%. With all the ridiculous focus on "black homophobia", where is the focus on white gay bias? Clearly, there is a lot left to do on this issue.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3647247" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647247" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647247" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647247" class="dsq-comment-message">She made very valid points but still many people just don\'t want to hear what she\'s saying. No on 8 did not outreach that I was aware of. There were even gay Republicans that approached them about reaching out to straight women in the party and they were rebuffed. I\'ve learned you can write no one off without first trying to find a way to appeal to them on some common ground point of view and then take it from there. And there has to be reciprocity. There was this assumption that Black people would automatically vote for No on 8 because some white people voted for Obama.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3641826">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3641826" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3641826" class="dsq-comment-message">"From 52 to 48, With Love"<br><br><a href="http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index4.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index...</a><br><br>It only took me to the seventh picture to figure out what they were talking about.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643169">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643169" class="dsq-comment-message">I love that, took me a while to get it, but once I did I thought it was great. Thanks for the link</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642155" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3642155" href="http://heardonmystoop.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DrewRicketts</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642155" class="dsq-comment-message">Link drop: Barack Obama and the 9/11 Generation - About how 9/11 and the events thereafter will inform a Barack presidency (we hope) <a href="http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/barack-obama-and-the-911-generation/" rel="nofollow">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/barack-ob...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642285" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3642285">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642285" class="dsq-comment-message">Great videos of the spontaneous celebration outside White House:<br><a href="http://jotman.com/" rel="nofollow">http://jotman.com/</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3643362" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643362">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643362" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  I\'ve "read"  all your posts!  Really EXCITING !!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks for keeping the "spirit" alive!!   :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama!  "&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3642671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3642671">David </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3642671" class="dsq-comment-message">I haven\'t seen this getting the kind of attention it deserves. <a href="http://change.gov/" rel="nofollow">http://change.gov/</a><br><br>I think this speaks volumes of the kind of presidency we can all look forward to.<br><br>We can\'t possibly expect everyone to agree with any President\'s decisions, but when was the last time anyone has had a president go out of his way to make sure everyone had an equal voice.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3643173" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643173">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3643173" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643173" class="dsq-comment-message">David:  Hey!  :&gt;)  This WAS posted;  BUT your reminder is very helpful!!  :&gt;) CO-SIGN! :&gt;)<br><br>THANK YOU!  :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3643722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3643722">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3643722" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <b>HEAD BOW</b>   for victims of Hurricane Paloma:<br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27561036/" rel="nofollow">Monster Hurricane Makes Landfall In Cuba</a><br><br><i>CAMAGUEY, Cuba - A ferocious Hurricane Paloma roared across Cuba on Sunday, downing power lines, flooding the coast and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate on an island still recovering from two other devastating storms.<br><br>Early reports of damage were limited, but Cuban state media said the late-season storm toppled a major communications tower on the southern coast, interrupted electricity and phone service, and sent sea surges of up to 2,300 feet along the coast.<br><br>Paloma made landfall near Santa Cruz del Sur late Saturday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, but soon weakened to a Category 1 storm with winds of 85 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters warned that even though the hurricane had lost its intensity, it could still produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.<br>Story continues below ↓</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE<br><br>God Bless ALL.<br><br><br>P.S.  Church calls!  L8R  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644182" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644182">islandgirl550</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644182" class="dsq-comment-message">I have family in Havana and luckily they made it thru alright...This is very late for a hurricane.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644374">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644374" class="dsq-comment-message">I was thinking the same thing; and people don\'t think global warming exists! HA.  Hopefully this is the last one though</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3644093" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644093" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644093">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644093" class="dsq-comment-message">Cuba and Haiti were hit really hard this season.  May God Bless all who want his blessings.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644514" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644514">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644514" class="dsq-comment-message">Out of this tragedy hopefully we can talk with Cuba as adults.I think Obama should make a statement that now is the time for a change in policy and the United States will be there to help the Cuban people without preconditions.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644984">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3644984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644984" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, it is about time. How can such a tiny island be such a threat? This has gone on way too long.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646867" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646867" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646867" class="dsq-comment-message">I see Obama going to Cuba--not in the near future--but possibly mid or near end of first term.<br><br>I think Fidel would want to stay alive for that one.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646996" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646996" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646996" class="dsq-comment-message">They weren\'t a threat they just wouldn\'t be subjugated or taken over like what happened to Hawaii or Puerto Rico. This was always about US domination. Look at Haiti - they\'ve wiped out the economy and force to pay back billions of looted money. They\'re so poor they could never have a functioning gov\'t. It will be interesting to see whether we the people make it a necessary priority for the US policy to change and what Obama does. We can\'t leave it up the gov\'t to decide. And the Congo just deteriorated as well.  This is not the time to ignore or worsen these conflicts.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644216" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3644216" href="http://www.inconsequentiallogic.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">roschelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644216" class="dsq-comment-message">Dropping this link in case you guys missed it. Bill Ayers finally <a href="http://roschellenelson.blogspot.com/2008/11/bill-ayers-finally-speaks.html" rel="nofollow">speaks</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644367">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644367" class="dsq-comment-message">His shirt!! LOVE IT.  Lengthy article that I will have to read after my matinee at the theater.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644488">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644488" class="dsq-comment-message">Not sure if this has been posted yet. <br><br><b>Maya Angelou on Barack Obama Presidency</b><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6H_7azFLfs" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6H_7azFLfs</a><br><br>I believe deep down she must have never thought this possible when she endorsed Hillary. But, we all pulled together and it happened!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3644655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644655">islandgirl550</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644655" class="dsq-comment-message">Yea, I think so. She is from that generation that never thought they\'d see the day. I think I may want a poem from her...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3645991" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645991">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645991" class="dsq-comment-message">Her poem <br><br>Still I Rise <br><br>is one of my favorites,....and certainly fits this moment.<br><br>  <br> <br>  You may write me down in history<br>With your bitter, twisted lies,<br>You may trod me in the very dirt<br>But still, like dust, I\'ll rise.<br><br>Does my sassiness upset you?<br>Why are you beset with gloom?<br>\'Cause I walk like I\'ve got oil wells<br>Pumping in my living room.<br><br>Just like moons and like suns,<br>With the certainty of tides,<br>Just like hopes springing high,<br>Still I\'ll rise.<br><br>Did you want to see me broken?<br>Bowed head and lowered eyes?<br>Shoulders falling down like teardrops.<br>Weakened by my soulful cries.<br><br>Does my haughtiness offend you?<br>Don\'t you take it awful hard<br>\'Cause I laugh like I\'ve got gold mines<br>Diggin\' in my own back yard.<br><br>You may shoot me with your words,<br>You may cut me with your eyes,<br>You may kill me with your hatefulness,<br>But still, like air, I\'ll rise.<br><br>Does my sexiness upset you?<br>Does it come as a surprise<br>That I dance like I\'ve got diamonds<br>At the meeting of my thighs?<br><br>Out of the huts of history\'s shame<br>I rise<br>Up from a past that\'s rooted in pain<br>I rise<br>I\'m a black ocean, leaping and wide,<br>Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.<br>Leaving behind nights of terror and fear<br>I rise<br>Into a daybreak that\'s wondrously clear<br>I rise<br>Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,<br>I am the dream and the hope of the slave.<br>I rise<br>I rise<br>I rise.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646280" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646280">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646280" class="dsq-comment-message">How could one write a poem like this and campaign so vigorously against the very subject of it?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646537">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646537" class="dsq-comment-message">Co-signing, msmaritn.  I\'m not feeling Maya Angelo\'s poetry for an Obama Inauguration/administration. PERIOD!<br><br>Rita Dove</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646775">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646775" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe if she had remained neutral, I could have lived with that.  But for now, she is irrelevant to me.  She should save her poems for the next Clinton inauguration (if there is one).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647295">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647295" class="dsq-comment-message">Angelou was like Vernon Jordan, both of them were too old to see the change. Both of them felt their friends were more than color of skin.<br><br>I do not agree with that ...but there were a lot of politicians in the same basket.  Even the CBC, Lewis, Meeks, Waters, etc</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647664">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647664" class="dsq-comment-message">While I didn\'t understand why they diddn\'t/couldn\'t support the competent, intelligent, inspiring black candidate with a beautiful black family, I do not begrudge them their choice.<br><br>But, again, I don\'t understand the tears because of this historic moment w.h.e.n. you (they) tried to stop this moment from coming to realization - it\'s contradictory.<br><br>Fine, you supported who you supported, (and some of them quite vigorously) but don\'t hit  me with the fake shit.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648132">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648132" class="dsq-comment-message">I see why you would feel it is contradictory but it isn\'t.<br>When folks get old and they are beat down and old black folks have had so many dreams and hopes die by the time they get to sixty...until I can understand why they just might have the emotional stamina to hope for something again only to lose in the end. When you get old you don\'t want drama you want to be on the winning team...despair and depression are real hard to bear with old age...so they cling to what they beleive will bring a ray of light instead.<br><br>But I FEEL you...it is those young politicians like JacksonLee, TubbsJones, Meeks that I despised for not having the courage of conviction so they did what was political expedient for THEMSELVES they did not care one wit for their constituencies...those are the ones I want thrown out of office.<br><br>I can forgive the old..they have too many other physical and mental infirmities for me to be resentful of them simply wanting to have peace in their old age.<br><br>I also don\'t think their joy was fake...it was just too much for their old spirits to hope for is all.<br><br>I mean you have to stop and think about it surely you would agree that extreme emotions are very taxing spiritually.  Elation and Jubilance now bring them nothing but comfort even as it the energy to expression it taxes their spirit.<br><br>Disappointment and despair would have only weighed their spirits down...so they declined to take that risk.<br><br>That is what the young ar e for.  Also, if you look throughout history...it is the young who bring about change...seldom the old...it was young college students who sat at those lunch counters and young people who were willing to march with Martin INITIALLY and young people who were hosed and had their heads beat in like Lewis....the elders were nothing but AFRAID for their children and they admonished and cautioned them against all of that in the South. Those old grayheads and parents were terrified.<br><br>They were lead by the young...just like this election it was the children who brought their parents along...even Caroline Kennedy said that along with McCaskill their children told them to support Obama.<br><br>So, we can\'t be too angry at our old southerners who lived through Jim Crow...they were just doing the best their spirits could tolerate.<br><br>B</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648284">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648284" class="dsq-comment-message">You make some really great points.  But I think Angelou and many others supported the candidate they thought they would have favor with if that candidate won and I\'m not mad at them for that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3652561">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3652561" class="dsq-comment-message">Maya Angeo is a seventy year old, smart, capable, and astute buisness women. <br> <br>She made her way in life with the  help of hard earned $$$ from Black folk through her works.  And that\'s great.  I have doubts about her pondering jim crow when she supported Billary.  <br><br>Annnd, I don\'t think that every one who did not support Barack is not a racist, tom, or coon. Just make your choice and claim it. When your choice looses, tryig to slink over to the winning side to grab  your 15 minutes or so fame & catch a quick $$$, irritates the living f#@ck out of me!<br><br>I  think that our elders need to support the next generation who have worked, struggled, maybe not as intensely as the elders, but earned their stations in lfe just as well.<br><br>Good lawd, I could see if the Barack was ignorant, and dumb like Palin.  We need to hold up and support  black brilliance, intelligence, goodness.  Those are the qualities we are as a people.  <br><br>Angelou had an opportunity to bring some of dem lovely poems to life in support of Barack, but she made her choice.<br><br>Into the Jonny Come Lately Camp for you Maya!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647754">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647754" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think anyone should have supported him because of his race.  I also don\'t think the ones who didn\'t support him should use this historic moment which includes race to join the party.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3646961" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646961" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s why I added her to my Johnny Come Lately post.<br>They Feel Safe to Come Out Now  <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9</a>   and<br>There\'s Nothing Like A Fair Weather Friend   <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5fye8o" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/5fye8o</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647093">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647093" class="dsq-comment-message">I loved your posts, they were spot on.  I just watched Magic Johnson talking about how he wouldn\'t mind working for him in the private sector. I will not go into my first response, but then again I was through with Magic when he came out with that you don\'t want to give the ball to the rookie comment. <br><br>I liked Condi\'s statement, and I think all along she was behind Obama, perhaps because she never endorsed McCain and thought Palin was unqualified. But as you wrote she is a war criminal, and while I was touched by her emotions and what she said, she cannot get a pass for all the wrongs that have happened under her watch. I am curious to know where Bob Johnson\'s at, and it looks as if I have found a new blog to read. Thanks again for the excellent post.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3647293" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3647293" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647293" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Suprk & Ms. Martin <br><br>Maybe I\'ll update with Bob Johnson but I cannot staannnd him and he\'s such an obvious phony I just don\'t want to give him any attention.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647551">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647551" class="dsq-comment-message">Please don\'t. He needs to be banished into ignominy. Wiped from the conscious of all black Americans.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647608">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647608" class="dsq-comment-message">Agreed.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647526">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647526" class="dsq-comment-message">Ditto on Johnson, Suprk<br><br>I was really ticked about that remark, but then I remembered Johnson was never known to be the brightest bulb in the box. All he had to do was remember how he WAS given the ball as the rookie in the FINALS to win.<br><br>That remark was so disappointing but he along with lots of other Cali folks backed Hillary.  I dogged every single person I knew who back HRC. I wore them DOWN..I cited every single problem with HRC and how she was not what we needed and I demolished that pervasive myth tthat Bill was \'our\' friend.  When he showed his true colors all my buddies could do was hang their head and said thanks for the heads up.<br><br>Quite a number of my friends were 65plus, so I was being pegged as the young whippersnapper...and they were the sages.  It felt good to have them come around.<br><br>Bob Johnson had his ugly lyingschemingasskissingshady hateradeass on CNN, talking about what a great day it was for AfricanAmericans. I wanted to pewk.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647653">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647653" class="dsq-comment-message">I am in Cali too, so I know what you mean. I heard some of the same stuff very early in the primaries in the barber shop and just shook my head. But what I did do was to get my lap top and play them this clip of Dick Gregory. <br><br><b>Dick Gregory apologizes to the first Black President</b><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcN5iKArQU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcN5iKArQU</a><br><br>Not sure if it changed anyone\'s mind, since everyone seems to act as if they supported Obama from the beginning, and that is including a lot of political figures here in California (no names will be mentioned). But even if it didn\'t change anyone\'s mind, it offered a prospective in their thinking. <br><br>As for Bob Johnson he will forever be on my list for a lot of things he did with BET. Makes me want to go watch my Boondock\'s Season 2 which had episodes which BET had banned in the United States.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648010">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648010" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw that when Gregory said it at the State of the Black Union!!<br>(which might of been my last viewing given Smiley\'s ugliness)<br><br>But at the time I was jumping up and down in my house saying: PREACH!!!<br><br>I cracked up when he said ...when you start saying that\'s your address...something is wrong.<br><br>I was hollering...and then I felt the chill and stomach twists when he described the police siren and you clench the wheel ( been there done that)...I was liked YES!!<br><br>So you are right that was a very moving moment and I did send it to all my grayheaded friends, too!!<br><br>Who was it that said show me an old black man and I will show you an angry man.  It\'s true and it\'s true with GOOD reason.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647244">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3647244" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647244" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m pleased that you added her.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647738">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647738" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you kindly for adding her to the JCL post.  Zebras can\'t change their stripes!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644640">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644640" class="dsq-comment-message">I am watching Meet the Press. Rep James Clyburn SC House Majority Leader just said Obama(sorry President Elect is so unsatisfying) will govern from the Center Right on some things and Center Left on others. God Damn someone on national TV who understands</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646073">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646073" class="dsq-comment-message">RM, James Clyburn definitely has done himself, the Obama campaign/transition, and the Democrats proud. He is rock solid. He appeared on a late evening program earlier this week and articulated PE Obama\'s vision on how he would govern this country. Very impressive.<br><br>Rep. Clyburn? Neutral during the primaries? Only in public. Cause ya know he was on the DL for PE Obama.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644804">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644804" class="dsq-comment-message">I have admired Jim Clyburn throughout this election.  I love that he stayed neutral during the primary, but called Clinton out for his racist shenanigans.  It will be great to see Clyburn work with the President-Elect.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3645130" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645130">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645130" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes Parker. I admire him as well. I remember he said his daughter & grandson worked hard for Obama during the primaries and you could see the pride he was feeling. And even today he talked about his daughters tears after Obama won the election. So much joy, so much hope!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645927">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645927" class="dsq-comment-message">Rob M,<br>Clyburn definitely gets it. I was very pleased when he checked Martinez about his saying that universal healthcare was divisive...I was like huh? No it wasn\'t Bush vetoed it!!<br>Clyburn jumped right in and corrected him on that.<br>I was very happy when the way Clyburn presented the issues and focused on prioritizing them so as to move the agenda forward.<br><br>Obama has a mandate for universal health care, middle class tax cuts, energy policy and bringin our troops home from Iraq.<br><br>Clyburn did a very good job framing how Obama would proceed on those.<br><br>He also focused on getting a stimulus packaged.<br><br>I was unsure how community health clinics would be part of the \'step-plan\' for health care but I liked the concept that Clyburn was introducing as a way to move forward in a step-wise fashion.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644759">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644759" class="dsq-comment-message">Here is a site which featured some of the best shots from the campaign. <br><br><b>Callie Shell - The Obama Gallery</b><br><a href="http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0810/callie-bp.html" rel="nofollow">http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0810/callie-b...</a><br><br>as you get to the bottom of the page click <b> show more images</b>. I thought there were just a few pics, but it is a good size gallery.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645834">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645834" class="dsq-comment-message">Those were some great pics. I found the one of the bottom soles of his shoes most moving.<br><br>He had holes in them despite having re-soled them twice since the primaries started.<br><br>I like the way Obama thinks...comfortable shoes that have stood him good steed they just needed to be resoled...and he marched on knocked on doors and running with all his heart and SOLE.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3646165" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646165">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646165" class="dsq-comment-message">The shoes are a remarkable reminder of how far he has walked to get here.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647423">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647423" class="dsq-comment-message">Preach, msmartin!  He\'s also an example of "waling the talk"  by practicing The "Law of Economy"  which is: You get the most effect out of everything you do, you get  what you need, and everything is turned a spiritual effect. <br>                            ----------"The Spiritual Laws of Life" by Harold Klemp<br><br>With the world economy in a shambles, I\'d trust a President  who wears worn-soled shoes to lead our country!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647568">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647568" class="dsq-comment-message">So true.  And let us not forget Michelle and her affordable fashion that looked great on her.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3644979">Lisa M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3644979" class="dsq-comment-message">Why he gotta have \'Spock\' ears? Just  sayin\'.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3645756">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3645756" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyah, poweful cartoon post.  Pesident-Elect Obama taping up the Constitution........</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646123">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646123" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit, when I first saw this I saw him taping it too, but if you look closely, he\'s taping, stapling and gluing it back together.  That is how badly it has been shredded.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646455">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646455" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure you right, msmartin.  America is waking up from a long, deep, sleep. Its the sleeping that handed the bushwhack administration the scissors to shred it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646578">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646578" class="dsq-comment-message">You right about that spirit.  The complacency and inaction gave Bush the powers befitting a dictator.  Not only did Bush and his ilk shred the constitution, but they also pushed a large number of Americans to the outer fringes of American society - they attempted to make many voiceless and irrelavant.<br><br>It is over now, America woke up and the masses took their country back.  It took our new president to make them believe that it was possible and even worth doing.<br><br>"It is our time, Our time is now!"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3646784">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3646784" class="dsq-comment-message">It certainly is Our time, and this is a shout  out to all you little TROLLS: I will not standby silently and let any one feed me a bunch of regurgitated talking points cut and pasted  from the rethug  talking heads.<br><br>President-Elect Barack Obama!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647112">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647112" class="dsq-comment-message">Tell\'em!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647448">Suprk</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647448" class="dsq-comment-message">CPL has already written on this yesterday, but I feel this is important. <br><br><b>The REAL Reason Why Lieberman Wants To Keep His Gavel</b><br><a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015577.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/indiv...</a><br><br>Lieberman didn\'t want to hold Bush accountable, but he seems exceedingly anxious to keep the committee that would go after Obama with a vengeance, effectively becoming a Waxman-like figure -- holding hearings, issuing subpoenas, and launching investigations against the Democratic president.<br><br>Lieberman doesn\'t care about "reconciliation," he cares about going after a Democratic administration. Why else would he fight diligently to be chairman of one committee instead of another?<br><br>If anyone has the time please sign and forward this petition. <br><br><b>Just Say No to Joe</b><br><a href="http://action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/nomorejoe" rel="nofollow">http://action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/nom...</a><br><br> To: Members of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee<br><br>Dear Senators,<br><br>Two years ago, Democrats in Joe Lieberman\'s own state voted for change in Connecticut\'s U.S. Senate primary against Ned Lamont.<br><br>Despite pledges to caucus with the party and refrain from attacking our presidential nominee, Senator Lieberman has consistently threatened to leave our ranks and even attacked Barack Obama as keynote speaker during Republican Convention.<br><br>Earlier this week, he even campaigned against a "filibuster-proof Democratic majority." Make no mistake about it, when graciously offered a chance to remain in the caucus at the expense of his chairmanship, he offered more threats in a nationally televised press conference.<br><br>The decision is now up to you. Please do not allow Joe Lieberman to go around Senator Reid and remain chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.<br><br>Though Lieberman has not investigated one meaningful scandal in his role as chairman during the Bush Administration, we are certain he will only be too happy to cause problems for an Obama administration when 2009 rolls around.<br><br>It\'s time for Joe to go.<br><br>Please sign the letter to the 19 Senators on the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee  who determine committee chairs -- and ask them to relieve Joe Lieberman of his gavel before the start of the next Congress.<br><br><br>PS~ Hat tip to Admiral Komack also</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647639">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647639" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmm...\'cause he\'s cool and doesn\'t show his emotions?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647823">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647823" class="dsq-comment-message">Did anyone else hear that Obama had recommeded Jarrett for his Senate seat?<br><br>Talk about a political powder keg with the Jacksons...oooohwee.<br><br>Jesse Jr, has been a very staunch ally and excellent co-campaign manager ...he really has made it known he wants that seat.  He has earned it on his own political merits, too<br><br>However, his daddy\'s reputation in the state is such that no one beleives he could win outside of the cities...in the rural areas..and those would be a huge risk.<br><br>Now Jarrett, would simply be stepping in the shoes Carol Mosely Braun...and they alredy know Illinois will elect a black woman to the Senate.<br><br>Is this going to be the first Obama drama...his recommendation for Jarrett over Jr?<br><br>I bet he has Jr in mind for another plum assignment, maybe?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647922">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647922" class="dsq-comment-message">I read that he was staying out of the senate appointment.  I hope he takes Jarrett to Washington with him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647964">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647964" class="dsq-comment-message">Well this was stated on some local chicago station...and Stepinfetchitnopolous played it this morning and asked Rahmbo about it. Of course Rahmbo said nada.<br><br>In the paper I read Jarrett was being consided as HUD sec.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648091">goldenstar</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648091" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy,<br><br>I\'m in Chicago. Which radio station?<br><br>See, I always thought that Blago would choose Jarrett. First, he needs the black vote (yes, he\'s delusional enough to think that he can run for another term as governor and as Oprah would say, that\'s a whole \'nother show) and he\'s in big trouble w/ black voters.<br><br>Jarrett would be the best choice for him. Keeps him in "good graces" w/ Barack and gives Blago some IL vote capital.<br><br>I luv me some IL politics. It is just startin\' to really really....change. And, the balls are in the people\'s court!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648224">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648224" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t recall what Stepinfetchinopolous said the letters were I believe it was a TV station though.<br><br>Check out the video on this link...you gotta listen to the interview with Emanuel..it comes towards the end.<br><br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/11/rahmbo-pledges.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/11...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3651036">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3651036" class="dsq-comment-message">June  19, 2008 Charlie Rose interview with<br>The three Emanuel brothers -- Ezekiel, Rahm and Ari  <br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlie-rose/my-conversation-with-ezek_b_108153.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charlie-rose/my-c...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3652567">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3652567" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Spirit...that was good.<br><br>it was not complete though....so I searched out the entire interview<br>it was good<br><br><a href="http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/06/16/1/a-discussion-about-healthcare-with-ezekiel-ari-and-rahm-emanuel" rel="nofollow">http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/06/16/1/a...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3653238">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3653238" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosbuddy, great eye. Thanks. :-))</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648792">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648792" class="dsq-comment-message">Goldenstar....I absolutely LOVE this write up of Stepinfetchinopolous interview with Emanuel...it is an awesome synopsis hahahahaa!!! ctfu:<br><br>------<br><br>OK. Joining George and Rahm in the middle of their interview as I experience some TiVo problems. GS asks about whether or not Obama supports using the $700 billion bailout package to help the auto industry. Emanuel says that the auto industry is important, and they\'ve already given them $25 billion, maybe they should get to using that. GS asks him a different question, and Emanuel basically gives him the same answer, only instead of enumerating his points "1,2,3,4" he does it "A,B,C,D." Then GS asks again, and Emanuel says that he already answered the question. GOD THIS WILL BE FUN WITH THIS GUY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.<br><br>Emanuel says that the two major goals of economic stimulus will be infrastructure growth and middle class tax cuts, but it seems clear that it won\'t be the focus of the lame duck session. Will Obama "postpone" the tax increase on the upper five percent until the recession is over? Emanuel says that the tax plan is a "net tax reduction," so no, and then reiterates his previous answer, AGAIN. And then he reanswers it again. SO, here is the Emanuel method for answering teevee talking heads:<br><br>1. THESIS.<br>2. I SAID, "THESIS," DUMBASS.<br>3. SYNTHESIS, LIKE A LEAD PIPE TO THE DOME.<br><br>Again. This is awesome. I hope Rahm Emanuel can train these people, like dogs.<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/09/tv-soundoff-sunday-talkin_n_142426.html" rel="nofollow">www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/09/tv-soundoff-s...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3653133">goldenstar</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3653133" class="dsq-comment-message">Mark my words: Rahm WILL train them and he is not the Dog Whisperer. What\'s ironic is that Rahm and George both served in the Clinton White House. They seem polar opposites.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3649124">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3649124" class="dsq-comment-message">The senate seat should go to Luis Gutierrez.Do not underestimate the work the Latino community did in helping Barack Obama get elected.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3647888">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3647888" class="dsq-comment-message"><b>It Still Felt Good the Morning After</b><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/opinion/09rich.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/opinion/09ric...</a><br><blockquote><i>Americans now say they favor government doing more (51 percent), not less (43) — an 11-point swing since 2004 — and they still overwhelmingly reject the Iraq war. That’s a centrist country tilting center-left, and that’s the majority who voted for Obama.</i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3648727">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3648727" class="dsq-comment-message">WhoTF is Dana Goldstein and why does she have a job at the American Prospect):http://prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=11&year=2008&base_name=the_indiginties_of_firstladydo.<br><br>This is the kind of S@#$ that is going to make for alot of drama. One of the things we have pushed at this blog is that African Americans want the same things Caucasian Americans and Jewish Americans want. The variation is likely to be cultural at best. Whom does not want a safe clean neighborhood, school for their children, an opportunity to compete for a good job and the right to do their job to the best of their ability. Why would this change for the First Lady.<br><br>This B%^&* is now dumping the whole question of what the First Lady(the job) does on Michelle\'s lap as if it has no precedence except as a demeaning role. Why is she looking for MAMMY and I don\'t mean Eisenhower.<br>.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3652738">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3652738" class="dsq-comment-message">That was the dumbest blog I\'ve read in a while....and that\'s saying a lot considering this campaign season. I\'m real sick of women criticizing other women who put their families first. I am incredibly sick of it. Its absolutely demeaning to me as a DAUGHTER to see someone dismiss the importance of putting children first as if its comparable to any old job. Dana Golstein can catch fire.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3652965" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3652965">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3652965" class="dsq-comment-message">I am curious to see what cause (or causes) First Lady-Elect, Michelle Obama would champion.<br><br>That being said, I thought Dana Goldstein\'s article sucked.<br>If the First Lady-Elect puts her children first and wants to put her children first, what\'s the problem?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3653491">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3653491" class="dsq-comment-message">Whats the problem?  They can\'t have black folk in the White House that ain\'t pulling their weight.  Hell, if she continued on with the article should might have said the two girls need to cut the damn front lawn!  She is ignorant at best; where was her article when all of the other First Ladies were in the White House, with no children, just chillin\'?  Michelle Obama is a stand up woman, I doubt she will only be a homemaker, not that it isn\'t a job in itself.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3654272" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3654272">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3654272" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey nickwah22 - there is no such thing as "only a homemaker".  Women that stay home, work at least 3 times harder than they would if they worked outside the home.  Just an fyi.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3654690">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3654690" class="dsq-comment-message">i know, that\'s why i said its a job in itself.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3654026">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3654026" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda - blog was complete bullshit. . . . but opinions are like assholes, everybody has one so . . .. I wouldn\' t sweat it. <br><br>Don\'t take the reaction personal (i.e. Michelle\'s statements of being a mother first).  They don\'t know what to do or expect from our next first family so they are fishing.   Let them.  It is all good.  That just means they are paying attention.  <br><br>Regarding Dana Golstein catching fire - she may just get burned so again . . . I wouldn\'t sweat it.  Like it or not, we are all going to get another crash course/refresh on the importance of family values over the next few years from the Obamas.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3653199">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3653199" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3653199" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3653199" href="http://sojournersplace.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SjP</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3653199" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3653199" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG! Who told this chick that she could have an opinion about anything? Dana Goldstein probably thought Sarah Palin was qualified to be a heart beat from the Oval Office.<br><br>I\'ve been thinking about MLK, RFK, Moses and Joshua. I think <a href="http://sojournersplace.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunday-inspirationthe-commissioning-of.html" rel="nofollow">a New "Joshua" has just been commissioned.</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3652410">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3652410" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3652410" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3652410">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3652410" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3652410" class="dsq-comment-message">SUNDAY EVENING OPEN THREAD IS UP</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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