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And I still have my choir robe on!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>This is the best that I could find!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Sorry?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye72J4U1k6o\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye72J4U1k6o</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_04:23:48", "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": 2180776, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183203": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The longer they let Obama supporters and the MSM continue their feeding frenzy, the more it benefits Palin. They will have her out on the stump in small town, like Cedarburg, WI selling the message of reform and optimism.<br><br>CEDARBURG, Wisc. -- Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters and TV crews traveling with Sen. John McCain on Friday, chanting \"Be fair!\" and pointing fingers at a pack of journalists as they booed loudly.<br><br>On the first leg of the \"McCain Street USA\" tour -- which will take the Republican presidential nominee and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to small towns across the heartland -- the 30 or so reporters and crew were walking back to their buses to join the McCain motorcade when hundreds of townspeople started yelling.<br><br>\"Stop lying! You are all liars! Tell the truth!\" one woman yelled from the front of the pack.<br><br>The crowd was not menacing or threatening, but was clearly angry.<br><br>\"You're telling lies! Stop the lies!\" one man yelled. Asked why the crowd was so angry, Linda J. Green of Mequon, Wisc., said: \"I'm thinking the press is very biased.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:03:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "1400f03cc71ef078ba73fa4da59a7c4f", "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": 2183065, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Palin Obtained a Business License For Marketing and Consulting, Saying that She Wanted To Line<br>Up Her Ducks if She Chose to Pursue It. Asked about the business registered under her name, Palin<br>said, \u201cRouge Cou, it\u2019s a classy way of saying redneck. It\u2019s a French word, rouge is red, cou is neck. It\u2019s<br>for marketing and consulting, in case I wanted to go that route, I\u2019d have my ducks all lined up and have a<br>business license. I just was granted that business license\u2026 I would like to, with some of the endeavors<br>that I have going on right now, there comes a time when one desires to be paid for them!\u201d [Anchorage Daily<br>News (Alaska), 6/8/05]", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:47:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187816": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "andy:  \" . . may God bless Obama. . . \"           Amen!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:47:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2187642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Looks like this post <i>'broke'</i> the front page. Karma?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:18:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "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}, "2187666": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "boo. rating this comment down. there's enough troubling info about palin without stooping to this.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:34:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "baratunde", "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": 2187091, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "2186801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "don't raise this to affirmative action.  Affirmative Action is, in principle, a way to get QUALIFIED people the shot they deserve, free from any artificial (um, racist) restriictions.  You think Obama, Condi, Powell, Michelle, are the first set of qualified blacks.  My grandfather was qualified for jobs and schools that the LAW wouldn't let him take advantage of.<br><br>Colin Powell called himself (at the Republican Convention) a product of affirmative action.  Don't see folks trying to get at him.<br><br>If we want to talk lower standards, then even there, the debate has not yet been framed correctly.  Take the SAT.  Why would it make sense to accept lower scores for some students? Mathematically, to offset bias. I'm not for aiming low as I know I'll always be under more scrutiny, but your mind will blow when you read that bias is much more insidious than not starting a question with \"Leroy has six watermelons and wants to...\" <a href=\"http://www.jayrosner.com/publication-onwhitepreferences.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.jayrosner.com/publication-onwhitepreference...</a>  <br><br>Stack that up against the years and years of legacy admissions and \"gentleman's C's\" that now run the country and we can begin to see how this republican party, by its own admission, is mired in incompetence. <a href=\"http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/02/creeping-pessimism-partisans-fight-partys-soul/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/02/cre...</a><br><br>Unfortunately, what's now confused with affirmative action, is simple gamin' the system and that stuff comes back to bite everybody when those gamers are our leaders.<br><br>I rambled on this, but that's just because we need the force of well-thought Affirmative Action policy, i.e. punishing people who discriminate and moving employers to actively consider people beyond the comfortable pool.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:07:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "030d6fe32c418b6cf1ef6437b21bf02d", "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": 2184054, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2182195": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "An excerpt from the DAILY HOWLER and his continuing series on Repub. lies and how effective they are. <br><br> LUNTZ (9/2/08): I've had the opportunity to have several conversations with groups of Independents here in Minneapolis. And it is fascinating to watch them react as they learn more and more about her. The first step is her background.<br><br>    O'REILLY: Now, do you show them tape?<br><br>    LUNTZ: We show them tape. We even show them the ad that Senator Obama ran against her right when she was selected. And they discuss it.<br><br>    And the first aspect of that discussion is her background. And that's where she seems to fall a little bit short. Voters look at that she was mayor. And they see that she was governor. And they don't think that that holds a candle to Joe Biden. And as the discussion goes on, they start to turn negative\u2014until they hear about her stopping a bridge to nowhere. They hear about her challenging a sitting governor, defeating him. Having an 80 percent job approval rating because she takes on the power. What they're looking for in a vice president is that same kind of maverick zeal that John McCain has.<br><br>    O'REILLY: These are the Independents.<br><br>    LUNTZ: These are the Independents, but these are the undecided voters...They're the ones who are going to make up the decision. They're going to make up who wins this election. <br><br>According to Luntz, the undecided voters weren\u2019t that high on Palin. And then, up jumped that Bridge to Nowhere! Luntz didn\u2019t say, but presumably he showed them the tape of Palin\u2019s stump speech, in which she claims, quite falsely, that she heroically \u201ctold the Congress\u201d to take their bridge and shove it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_08:37:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "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}, "2191925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We all know he's smart, and some voters don't care. The ones who respect intellect are already on his side. I don't want to see him over-estimate the american people. One definition of insanity is doing things the same way and expecting a different outcome. All of the past nominees who have counted on the people being too smart to fall for lies and smears have lost, hence the term swiftboating. There is a whole lot at stake for the nation in both short term and long term ways. I don't think the race would be so close if our campaign was willing to expose the truth and show some strength.  I vote for the campaign to man TFU.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_23:09:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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": 2191494, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "please stay away from voters. some of us want to actually win, and your zero-information fearmongering is not helpful. i'm really sorry you're so down. lord knows america has problems. but you're making b.s. assertions and then making conclusions on those assertions. <br><br>don't let you fear cloud your judgment. that's a terrible way to enter battle.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.gallup.com/poll/109975/Obama-Gains-Overall-McCain-Among-GOP-Women.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">check the data</a>. relax a bit. focus on what you can DO. yelling about how the sky is falling and we're doomed is completely unproductive, not to mention false.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:48:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "baratunde", "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": 2180723, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "2181179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Independent 2008:  Could ya be a little more satirical/sarcastic??  O.K.  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>\"If you are White. . . . \"<br><br> I hope that, one day, we won't have to keep telling our children this!!  :&gt;)<br><br>\"Waiting To Exhale!\"   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_04:43:18", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180723, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183229": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-on-endorsing-stevens-2008-09-05.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-o...</a><br>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not saying whether she will vote in November to send the indicted Ted Stevens back to the Senate for a seventh full term.<br><br>The indictment has put Sen. John McCain\u2019s (R-Ariz.) running mate in a tricky position. If Palin endorses Stevens, it will appear that she is undermining her message of taking on the GOP establishment and cleaning up corruption in her state. But should the popular governor oppose his reelection, it could deliver a blow to Stevens\u2019s campaign and give Democrats ammunition as they try to pick up one more Senate seat. <br>Palin\u2019s spokesmen in the McCain campaign have not responded to several inquiries seeking comment on the governor\u2019s position on Stevens. A spokesman for the McCain campaign told the Alaska-based Peninsula Clarion that Palin has yet to endorse Stevens, the paper reported on its website Friday.<br><br>Stevens has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of concealing more than $250,000 of gifts from a now-defunct oil-services company. The trial is slated to begin later this month and could conclude before Election Day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:05:35", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184272": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "..So good, you gotta say it twice.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_13:15:46", "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": 2184028, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183254": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Profiles in Leadership: Obama's National Finance Chair Rips Palin's Parenting, In Flat Violation of Obama's \"Rule\" Against It<br><br>...and of course is neither fired nor even reprimanded.<br><br>Either Obama is a liar, and is telling his surrogates to put this crap out there while he sings pretty songs about a new politics, or his leadership is for shit.<br><br>If even his highest, most loyal surrogates don't listen to a goddamn thing he says -- who exactly is going to?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:08:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2181208": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  this is \"brutal!\":  <br><br><a href=\"http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/09/meet-the-gorilla-from-wasilla.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a><br>Meet The Gorilla From Wasilla<br><br>One of the \"commentators\" gets a few digs in while DEFENDING \"community organizers.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_04:52:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187873": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hustleandfloe:   Co-sign!!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    <br><br>Listen!   CRICKETS******   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:53:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2186965, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180968": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Actually, the independent white voters -- men, and even more so women -- are rejecting Palin:  <a href=\"http://www.gallup.com/poll/109975/Obama-Gains-Overall-McCain-Among-GOP-Women.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.gallup.com/poll/109975/Obama-Gains-O...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_03:38:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anitra", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JJP Members<br><br>I know that a lot of you will find this post alarming, however I think you should tell it how it is without any bias or fanfare.<br><br>The McCain/Palin ticket have won the election.  America is entirely to partisan and racist.  <br><br>As it has been obviously shown White people (Democrat and Republican) are jumping on the McCain/Palin ticket left and right.  It really bothers me how this unknown quantity came into the political world and some how foreign policy and economics have taken a back seat from the front page.<br><br>Even though, If you spend 3 years as a community organizer growing your organization from a staff of 1 to 13 and your budget from $70,000 to $400,000, then become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new African Amerian voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, then spend nearly 8 more years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, becoming chairman of the state Senate\u2019s Health and Human Services committee, then spend nearly 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of nearly 13 million people, sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran\u2019s Affairs committees, you are woefully inexperienced.<br><br>If you spend 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, then spend 20 months as the governor of a state with 650,000 people, then you\u2019ve got the most executive experience of anyone on either ticket, are the Commander in Chief of the Alaska military and are well qualified to lead the  nation should you be called upon to do so because your state is the closest state to Russia.<br><br>You fit the bill.<br><br>Look to all the members of JJP this what it is about and will always be about.<br>If you are White you are right, If you are black/minority you aren't qualified for ****", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:35:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Are you kidding me?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:56:11", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2187812, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We know what we're up against. We know who they are. Don't be so discouraged.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:38:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180723, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am so glad with Obama we won't have another election stolen through voter fraud by the Republicans.The free wheeling filth and immorality of that party <br>is at an end.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:14:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2191494": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree about the traditional media, they were in the bag for Clinton in the beginning when it was a strong possibility she could secure her party's nomination.  However, it has been all about McSame since day one.  The minute Sarah Palin came on the scene, she has been manna from heaven for the traditional media.  They are backing off her in fear.<br><br> I think you are dead wrong about Obama, the same way I think Tom Brokaw is wrong for making a blanket statement about Obama supporters.  We don't think that he s shoo in to the WH, we know and I'm sure he knows this is not a walk-in-the-park.  One thing we know about Obama, he is no fool.  He knows this is going to close.  He knows, even if he denies it, that this race is now being based on personalities and not substance.  He believes, as we believe, that maybe, just maybe, the American people as a whole will not fall for this type of sculdulggery and do the right thing, and vote the bums out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_22:00:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "ed2ef7cb0e6bad3a82c61abf1e68b97d", "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": 2188963, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187912": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hustleandfloe:   \"I rambled on THIS, . . . . . \"<br><br>ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)    THIS is a COGENT ANALYSIS - COMPLETE with SUPPORTIVE DATA!!   WOW!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>THANK YOU!!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:58:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2186801, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2189453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TS, what I see is another woman about to become a statistic in being abused by her husband.  That's what I see when I see Bristol Palin with Levi Johnston - a marriage borne in hell and waiting to combust right before our eyes.<br><br>Should the ReThugs manage to steal this election, it will be official: THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES will have invaded Washington, DC, and we will actually hear about the first instance of domestic abuse actually occurring in the residency of the Vice-President.  Levi is either going to cheat on Bristol, beat her up because every time he sees her, he's going to remember \"shotgun\" wedding and loss of his freedom to \"hang out with his boys and shoot shyt\".<br><br>Or, we're going to see Sarah Palin wearing turtlenecks and long sleeves in the middle of June because she's covering up bruises, black eyes and missing teeth from catching a beating from that fisherman hubby of hers.<br><br>Trig and his nephew are going to fight when they ask the same girl to the sweetheart dance at Sidwell Friends School.<br><br>And the hits will keep coming if this version of the Bunkers get the White House.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:44:16", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2189049, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Looks like Peg Bundy's husband has had to lawyer up in Alaska according to  HuffPo. I hope they have a nanny for Trig because  both of them are going to be doing time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:16:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "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}, "2188953": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "...and with history as a guide, Rouge Cou teeters one unfortunately small step away from \"Macaque c'est Toi Consulting\"  (monkey is YOU) <a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/15/24235/4044/103/236860\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/15/24235/4...</a> <br><br>As the article shows, at the highest levels of government, we are still pretty close to the basest levels of human prejudices.  surprising always, but never shocking.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:12:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "030d6fe32c418b6cf1ef6437b21bf02d", "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": 2187812, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187936": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nancyelyn:   Was the CROWD HUED like the RNC Convention???   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:01:04", "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": 2183203, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188963": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm not sure why you think the media gives a darn on how history will look at them. They are the mouth of the corporatocracy, used to sway & influence (brainwash) the opinions and actions of the masses. A M radio is non-stop racism from channel to channel to channel. I can think of 3 tv broadcasters who are for Obama and all the rest of them aren't, including 2 who are willing to remain neutral. The media deck is clearly stacked againt O, and his so-called surrogates suck. Of course, they are taking his que to be nice.<br><br>If I'm wrong, and I hope I am, I will apologize profusely to everyone here. But politics in America is a blood sport. If there is any arrogance in O, it's in him thinking that he is going to waltz onto the political scene & change the way things have been done in 1 election cycle. If he doesn't win, it will become the Carter, Dukakis, Kerry, Gore, Obama dumptster. I also find it upsetting that the blogosphere (DKos) is calling for Hillary to come to the rescue and defend OUR campaign (I'm an investor/stock holder) against the current Repug onslaught (Palin). He is more concerned about being nice, and I sincerely hope he doesn't get his nice ass handed to him, because like he said, it's not about him. If the repugs ever get a bomb to drop on OUR campaign, they will drop it. It will be like Nagasaki/Hiroshima. If they win, its because they have a fire in the belly to win...because they want it worse than we want it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:13:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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": 2187642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2189476": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jack, you know feeding trolls is not in my line of work.<br><br>I prefer to break out the cans of whip-ass, but like roaches with Black Flag, they keep coming back.<br><br>So, I will be here armed with the INDUSTRIAL strength can of Whip-Ass.<br><br>The only good troll is one with its ass kicked.  It must not be able to access InstaPundit right now, huh?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:48:05", "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": 2187755, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "seems like obam might have started to worry that the media was going to need some help with the list of lies. today in indiana he is beeing more specific.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_17:33:22", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180776": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nope. Just the devil. But, the devil will be defeated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:48:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180650, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2186943": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I made that correction... and thanks Rikyrah for the posting. I appreciate it.<br><br>I will be glad when this madness is over.<br><br>A loss for the Democrats might not be a bad thing (if it will finally lead to the complete collapse of the Democratic Party.... God willing). Then perhaps a genuine Progressive Party of some kind could take its place. A party that will stand up for its principles and not sell out, will build its own media infrastructure and control its own message, will educate voters, kick the bums out & keep them out, and won't take any s***. <br><br>I know... it's not going to happen...but it's nice to dream every now and then.<br><br>All of this f*cknuttery is almost enough to drive me crazy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:22:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "a47ea93766789cc6877e67eb9c49c8ff", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183364": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Little Trig's parents won't be in jail.....they'll be working on their GEDs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:22:29", "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": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183318, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2189517": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Even if they get the White House, you must remember that Congress is going to be more heavily Democratic than it has been, and if nothing else, the House and Senate should be able to muster up veto-proof majorities to block bad legislation or get good legislation passed.<br><br>There will be serious vetting of Cabinet nominees and SCOTUS nominees.  No one will sail without hard grilling.<br><br>Most of all, McCain/Palin will be hamstrung from the jump and McCain might be stepping down after one term because he will be too ancient for his nerves to hold up.  And Palin will get run out on a rail because she will be in ethic violations to her eyeglasses.  I see her like Spiro T. Agnew - hell, she might get the boot before McCain does; should they steal the election.<br><br>There are other things at stake beyond getting Obama elected.  I'm more concerned about Congress because it will take Congress to keep wingnuts in check and restore the balance of power like the Founding Fathers intended.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:53:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183060, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2763984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ok, lets be fair now. i guess all of you know about the law suit filed by a lawyer in a philadephia area court by a lawyer, whom has proof that barack obama was not born in hawaii, but was actually born in kenya, which by law, automatically dis-qualifies barack from running for president. the plan by the lawyer and his secret u.s. rep. is to break this loose, shortly before or after the election and to begin a house nvestigation with barack, the dnc chairman, the mayor of chicago and the underworld crime boss of chicago to appear in a watergate-style investigation. so enjoy your election", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-30_17:13:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "0f7646baa747f3325a6b50655ec62eb1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2186965": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Pushing 17 and 18 year olds to get married\"<br><br>This is the biggest affront among ALL of the questions we're dealing with.  I haven't heard one question on it from reporters, e.g. \"Do you advocate 17 year olds getting married because they're pregnant?  Does that distort your stated concept of marriage by raising pregnancy to the motivating factor?  Do you feel that some would see this as using your daughter to appease the vocal core of your party?\"<br><br>yet... no questions.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:25:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "030d6fe32c418b6cf1ef6437b21bf02d", "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": 2183936, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2834648": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lies?  I think Not!!  And why do they have to be Little and \"White\"?  She may have been mis-spoke due to being so annoyed by the BOLD FACED and VERY OBVIOUS LIES Old JOE was spurting forth.  I am retired Military and the DEM. Party Has NEVER, EVER done anything to support the troops or the military.  More on old Lying Joe follow the link..<br><br><a href=\"http://minx.cc/?post=274757\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://minx.cc/?post=274757</a><br><br>Joe lies almost as much as John Kerry.  Oh wait , Aren't they buds.  If your gonna support a candidate, pick one with the intestinal fortitude to explain his voting record reguardless of the outcome.  Joe did not.  He lied about it to look good in the debate and because that's not the O'Bama platform.  <br><br>Washington needs an outsider to step in and shake things up.  There are quite a few of the beltway bunch, that in my opinion, could use a good old fashioned Paddling on the hind end, like granny used to give out back in the day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-03_22:17:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "3407a8858be71f92d7efcda83e638ffa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "poof begone", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:32:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183254, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2190045": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks<br> <br>Noelani I needed to here that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_20:11:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": 2186618, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188004": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah.<br><br>That will work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:09:43", "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": 2183203, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2191079": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "teacher, i agree that the msm is the corporate mouthpiece. the american product is now all image and this election is gonna do yet more damage to the already in the crapper american image. that is not good for corporate business. they are conflicted because as you suggest they also hate to lose and will win at any price. so the corporations are genuinely confused. i disagree that obama is the same as carter, gore, and kerry. it is his race that makes his potential defeat so ugly. they know it. obama for his part has to restrain his anger because the election will be decided by how many whites depart from the bush vote in 2004. he can not risk offending their very delicate sensitivities. i am hoping  that the individuals who work in the msm, the tom brokaws and joe kliens of the world, will do their bit at key moments. remember how chris wallace at fox shamed the fox and friend gang for their assaults on obama during the rev wright crap? so yes it is a huge machine but there are humans who are in the machinery and every now and then they get hit with a shaft of light.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_20:51:53", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2188963, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Independent,  more people are repelled by her, than attracted.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:09:58", "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": 2183060, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2190063": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hope your correct.  Although I am an Independent, I'm really attracted to Sen. Obama, but the Republicans are really showing there true colors with how they are injecting race into the election.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_20:14:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": 2188011, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2181873": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for posting this information.  As Peggy Noonan noted during her hot mic remarks: Palin's addition to the GOP ticket is BS!  <br><br>I hope that people realize that this is not Wonder Woman. Bein a woman politican is not a shield from the truth about her politics and intentions.  I didn't hear substance in her remarks.  What I heard was a well rehearshed speech that had some shallow barbs.  Where's the substance?  I heard nothing about the issues of concern to women like childcare, equal pay, education etc...<br><br> She is just a skirt for McCain to hide behind.  As I see it, his folks figure she will keep things easier on his behind.  But she has declared herself to be a yard dog with lipstick.  As my mother would say, either she'll be up for the fight in the yard or she'll realize that she needs to get a seat on the porch.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_07:27:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "msladydeborah", "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}, "2192116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama hasn't done things the same way as past campaigns, which is why he is even the nominee. There is no need to even mention past nominees because absolutely nothing they faced is even remotely in the league with what Obama is facing now. Plus, if you look at the FEC records for 2000 and 2004, neither Gore nor Kerry had close to the funds of the Bush machine and they definitely didnt have the level of organization that Obama has. We think the race is close because a national poll which may ask a black woman in her 40s in Jackson, Mississippi the same question as a 20 something white guy in Portland, Oregon and they both answer similarly - what does that reflect? Nothing.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_23:36:15", "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": 2191925, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2189045": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OK? <br><br>I saw that video yesterday of the AA young man claiming to be the father of Bristol P.'s baby. I guess we have to waitn and see if 1) she really is pregnant and 2) the baby come sout part Black. If the video is untrue, I still want to nominate him for the Academy Award for acting excellence.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:26:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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": 2183364, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2190073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_20:15:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": 2188178, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187004": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/09/boxer-throws-punch.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Boxer Throws a Few Punches</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:28:50", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes he will.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_03:10:37", "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": 2180776, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183936": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Your entire sense of self-worth depends on the proposition Liberal = Smart, Good, Conservatives = Stupid, Bad\"<br><br>If your interpretation of conservatives = being against birth control and sex education and advocating teen pregnancy<br>having your daughter date a high school drop out who refers to himself as \"f__ing redneck\"<br>Pushing 17 and 18 year olds to get married even they are not old enough to drink and this lifestyle represents your core values . . . .<br><br>Well - you are right Conservatives = Stupid, Bad", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:38:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183145, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2190091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CPL <br> <br>That is one of my biggest concerns about the election.  Since the next Pres. will likely be nominating two or three SCOTUS nominees.  I can only imagine who bad things are going to become if that happens, I wish I can here more these issues addressed on the campaign trail.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_20:18:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": 2189517, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2182924": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "THIS SMEAR HAS BEEN DEBUNKED...DAYS AGO. lol. JJP is sooooo pathetic.<br><br>Charity Says Hey Our Funding Wasn\u2019t Cut!<br><br>Covenant House Alaska issued a press release.  Here is an excerpt:<br><br>    Covenant House Alaska is a multi-service agency serving homeless and runaway youth, including teen mothers. The majority of the agency\u2019s annual operating budget is privately raised, with no more than 10 to 15 percent of funds coming from state grants in any given year. We are grateful for the support we have received from Governor Sarah Palin, the Alaska legislature and our Congressional delegation over the years.<br><br>    Despite some press reports to the contrary, our operating budget was not reduced. Our $3.9 million appropriation is directed toward a multi-year capital project and it is our understanding that the state simply opted to phase in its support for this project over several years, rather than all at once in the current budget year.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:29:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187022": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nice to see you guys are attracting more McCain trolls. By the way: I've noticed Ace never provides any links to back up anything he/she says.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:31:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "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}, "2183442": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Maybe a kind black family will take in the Palin kids so they learn a little bit about moral values while their parents are breaking rocks at the Penitentiary. Bristol just never had a fighting chance growing up wild in the middle of all that degradation and loose living.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_11:32:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "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": 2183364, "depth": 2, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187539": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "a loss for the dems is a huge disaster for america this year. it is not that the dems lose... it is that we lose. bigtime! how many torpedoes can this tub take before she turns over and plunges into the deep?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:21:26", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2186943, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187032": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Has anyone seen this??????   <br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGnJmbDq08\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGnJmbDq08</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:32:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf8f12a33c7941947fdd53f5ff10e73", "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}, "2180895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Try re-doing the - \"Lie/Distortion #1:\"...in the post...might be the problem.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_03:18:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "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": 2180776, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly delfinajones.  This election is important.  We HAVE to win.  We have no other choice.  So with all eyes on the prize . . .<br><br>Go Obama/Biden/WE THE PEOPLE 08", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:45:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183300, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly delfinajones.  This election is important.  We HAVE to win.  We have no other choice.  So with all eyes on the prize . . .<br><br>Go Obama/Biden/WE THE PEOPLE 08", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:46:40", "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": 2183300, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Former Repug/Bush Supporter John Cole of  Balloon-Juice.com:<blockquote> [I]t now appears indisputable that Palin lied her moose hunting ass off about inappropriately using her authority to fire Alaska\u2019s public safety chief. The public record already has more than enough proof that she lied to the Alaskan people about not putting pressure on the commissioner to fire her ex-brother in law. Then she lied about cooperating with the commission. This poses a vexing problem because even Larry King or Chris Wallace have to bring this up and there is literally nothing that Palin can say. If she repeats her earlier denials the evidence will damn her now and the looming investigation report will damn her even worse. The only credible answer would be to come to Jesus on national TV, except that she risks admitting to an impeachable offense.<br><br>She can\u2019t lie, she can\u2019t tell the truth. I don\u2019t envy the campaign for the tough spot that McCain\u2019s rash decision left them in. At the same time I don\u2019t much sympathy for Alaska\u2019s lying, power-abusing tinpot Bush.<br><br><b>[T]he idea that Palin can\u2019t handle a friendly presser is ludicrous. Palin may be green but she isn\u2019t a moron. If Dan Quayle can stumble through at least one campaign without disqualifying daddy Bush then Sarah Palin can handle herself fine. She\u2019s avoiding the press because the campaign doesn\u2019t want to deal with her lies.</b></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_17:23:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's because he/she gets their info from right wing sources that aren't credible.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:35:51", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2187022, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's a classy way of saying redneck....<br><br>hahahahah!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:20:18", "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": 2187895, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2192714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Looks like i'm not the only Black independent who is almost completely drained and demoralized by the fraud of American politics.<br><br>I still have at least some faith that the Republi-cons will be defeated in November and that the U.S. can get its act together. (domestically and internationally...although the international front will be a little harder due to Obama's misguided foreign policy - or based on what little policy goals he has telegraphed so far). I will wait and see what he does once in office, although i'll remain skeptical about his foreign policy.<br><br>But I think this might be the last chance for the Dems if they want to remain a strong viable Party.<br><br>There is no way that this election should be close...but it is, because of the racial dynamics involved. It is something that I expected. But Obama has a real chance to pull it off... I check election data twice a day (i'm a junkie) and Obama is making big gains in the West... He is establishing what could be a nice insurance policy in case he doesn't win Ohio, Florida, Virginia, or Missouri. If he wins one of the four, he will win the election for sure.<br><br>But I still share Independent2008's frustration. Republicans have an easy time fooling gullible American voters, over and over again.<br><br>When the McCain camp mentioned that this election was not about issues, but about personalities and how voters relate to the candidates.... this is what I stated two months ago, in the post \"Obama's Fading Hope: America May Be Too Sick To Elect A Black Man for President\". I knew that this would be their strategy.<br><br>Unfortunately, the McCain staffer was right. For many voters... it's not about issues. McCain's people understand that and will attempt to exploit it. But I think this time... there are more issues driven voters than usual...and that might tip the balance in Obama's favor. (But I won't bet my rent money on that just yet). If Obama is still looking strong by October... then he will have a shot. But keep your eyes on the West... He may not need it... (Because all indications show that he should win at least one of those 4 big swing States & that may decide it all)...but the West could end up being his backstop.<br><br>Also... can't completely count out Indiana. There may be a couple of shockers in this election that the pundits won't be able to explain. <br><br>Things could also go the other way too... Obama (due to his race) could fall victim to a condition among voters called Bradley-Effect-itis... an extreme form of the Bradley Effect....where they tell pollsters one thing so they won't feel uncomfortable, but they do something different in the privacy of the voting booth.<br><br>Only time will tell.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-07_01:15:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "a47ea93766789cc6877e67eb9c49c8ff", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://hottiesinthenews.blogspot.com/2008/08/sarah-palin-hot-pics-you-cant-afford-to.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hottiesinthenews.blogspot.com/2008/08/sa...</a><br><br>Want to see Sarah Palin in black leather skirt or butt naked? Go to link above. <br><br>Actually, the naked photo doesn't necessarily look like her to me, but she does seem like the type who would take a naked photo, so I'm sure there is one out there. Its just a matter of time until it surfaces.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:38:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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}, "2184028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "sorry for the duplicate", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:55:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "kate03", "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": 2182924, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "all the blogs are posting these lists of lies. obama is sticking to his message of what is mcasshat's plan? what is mccasshat's record? so...he is challenging the media to adress the lies. it is a huge gamble.  history will not look well on the media if they fail again. obama will be hard to throw in to the carter, gore, kerry dumpster.  it will be seen as the day that racism was confirmed by the american electorate.  i think there are shafts of light in the murk at foggy bottom. may god bless obama and give him supernatural powers as he struggles to enlighten these losers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:31:13", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2192223": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Is this allowed to be posted??  I do NOT want to violate any \"rules\".   I'll delete it if necessary.   Thank you.<br><br><a href=\"http://vodpod.com/watch/991011-rachel-maddow-what-we-know-about-sarah-palin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://vodpod.com/watch/991011-rachel-maddow-wh...</a><br>Rachel Maddow/John Moore, Huffington Post", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_23:46:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Covenant House was founded by Father Bruce Ritter in  New York City. Remember homeless teens being abused by Father Ritter on 42nd St?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:56:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "kate03", "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": 2182924, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If a big part of what she holds out as a recommendation for her becoming Vice President is her exemplary parenting skills, then yes- it's proper to scrutinize them.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:24:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "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": 2183254, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "God, I love that woman! <br><br>A -----'---,{@ for Ms. Boxer.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:39:34", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2187004, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All those same-sex couples, and un-pregnant, condom using teens are looking mighty fine compared to those wackos.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:56:50", "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": 2183300, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184043": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ROFLMAO!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:57:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183442, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184045": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Surprise, Surprise...Another distortion:<br><br>On the campaign trail in Sterling Michigan yesterday, Palin incorrectly quoted Obama, from an O'Reilly interview, that he finally agreed that the surge worked. But that misstates the exchange grossly. From two excerpts that I have posted below, Obama has not said anything differently from what he said before - The troop increase worked but it was not the only determinant in reducing the violence - the Anbar Awakening cannot be discounted as a major factor. Obama has also said previously that the main reason for the military buildup has not taken place, i.e. real political reconciliation between Iraq's major factions...<br><br>Is everything black and white with these schmucks?<br><br>T.<br>(See article excerpts from WSJ and LAT below)<br><br>From Wall Street Journal:<br><br>But the two repeatedly interrupting each other as O\u2019Reilly pressed Obama to admit he was wrong in opposing the surge strategy in Iraq.<br><br>\u201cI think you were desperately wrong about the surge and you should admit it to the nation that now we have defeated the terrorists in Iraq,\u201d O\u2019Reilly said in an interview.<br><br>\u201cI think that there\u2019s no doubt that the violence is down,\u201d Obama said. \u201cI think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated \u2014 by the way, including President Bush and the other supporters. It has gone very well partly because of the Anbar Awakening.\u201d<br><br>From LATimes:<br><br>In a much-anticipated interview with conservative nemesis Bill O'Reilly, Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the troop surge in Iraq had \"succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated\" and \"beyond our wildest dreams.\"<br><br>But despite expressing his most positive assessment of a military buildup he opposed, the Democratic presidential candidate made no concession on what he said is the more crucial issue of Iraq's political stability.<br><br>\"The Iraqis still haven't taken responsibility,\" Obama said during the seven-minute segment on Fox News' \"O'Reilly Factor,\" an interview the talk-show host had sought for months. \"And we still don't have that kind of political reconciliation.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:57:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184253": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What Dems are suprised at, is how low the right wing will go to win.   They are stunned that McCain would place his <i>beloved</i> America in the hands of this woman.  A woman  too dumb to not memorialize her unethical activity in e-mail.     <br><br>A woman who you don't know if she really graduated from college, having transferred 5 times in 6 years.   That John McCain would take the chance that she would be America's representative with highly educated, traveled, cultured, astute world leaders.  That John McCain would put America at a deliberate disadvantage.<br><br>This is what surprises Democrats.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_13:13:27", "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": 2183145, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Begala said essentially the same on the CNN panel last night.  He said the political pundits repeat with a straight face the lie that McCain is a maverick.  Then Begala listed McCain's similarities to Bush.  Campbell and Borger(McCain shill) did not like it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:26:02", "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": 2187642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188658": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Politicians lie all day every day and get away with it. I don't think this case is going to be any different. Watch her get away with it, because the media is on her (their) side. <br><br>I turned off the tv again today when CNN ran a story about flags being left in the garbage can after the Democratic convention. Of course O is going to be blamed for the flags in the garbage can because it just shows what democrats REALLY think of the country, and John McCain would never allow flags to be thrown in the garbage can. After all, he was a POW.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_17:33:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "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": 2188589, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "seems like obam might have started to worry that the media was going to need some help with the list of lies. today in indiana he is beeing more specific.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_17:33:27", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184054": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Because she's a dumb ass.  The worst example of affirmative action out there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_12:58:21", "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": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2183065, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2186618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey Independent,<br><br>That's exactly how the racist RNC and their conservative kool-aid drinkers want you to feel. It's a defeatist attitude. My mom marched around Marquette Park in Chicago, when Martin Luther King came. Rocks and everything were flying at their heads but they marched on. It had to have been scary ... but they soldiered on. If we give up then THEY win. You can never stop trying, speaking truth to power and fighting against the status quo.<br><br>Be encouraged, don't let the lies get under your skin. Have faith in what Obama has already shown us. He is a dynamo when it comes to running a campaign. He IS winning and WILL win. He WILL be our next President.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_13:45:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "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": 2180723, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183045": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No, I'm black but it is time to call it what it is.  Anyone who can see through this has to be a fool.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:46:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": 2181179, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Racism at it's highest level? Naw, it's common, every day racism. The kind we ourselves put up with every day. The kind we know is there, has always been there, and always be be there. Sure, it needs to be fought against, but you can't do that effectively while being hysterical.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_16:29:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "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": 2183060, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183060": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I here you, but if we could just rewind this same scenario and paint her black, you know this woman would not be getting all this attention.  It is racism at its highest level.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:48:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Independent2008", "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": 2180737, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why is the McCain camp afraid to let Palin speak to the media and do the Meet the Press circuit that Joe Biden is doing (even though he's been on every Sunday talk show during his career)? Are they afraid of her \"what does the VP do\" type mentality??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:48:45", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So now you're seeking shelter under Obama's \"rule\".   This is the man you and your ilk call an \"empty suit\", just a community organizer and have no respect for.<br><br>McCain said he would run a dignified campaign.  He hasn't.  His \"leadership\" is non-existent.  However, we are not perturbed.  We ALWAYS knew he was for shit.<br><br>18+ Million people have listened to Obama.  2000 people just turned out for a campaign office opening in California...after the Repub convention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_13:02:59", "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": 2183254, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2186664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama said the children are off limits, not the parents.  You can say they are poor parents without condemning the children.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_13:50:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "b1e8e18ba31ae1e4c8fe371561db8970", "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": 2183254, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2184107": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who cares?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_13:04:54", "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": 2183254, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i heard people say this in 2000<br>i heard people say this in 2004<br><br>we can't say it again in 2008. a loss for the dems this year is a loss for all of us. there is NO BENEFIT at all. while i appreciate the fact that bush forced the left to innovate, mobilize and get its shit together. i would much rather have avoided an illegal war, preserved the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent iraqis and be able to hold my head a little higher when traveling abroad.<br><br>please see the bigger picture. bush led to death. of hundreds of thousands of people. nothing is worth that price. nothing", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:37:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "baratunde", "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": 2186943, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "2181559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You're welcome. :)  Spread it around; and also tip people to <a href=\"http://electoral-vote.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://electoral-vote.com/</a> -- compare the gap in electoral votes before the Palin pick to the gap now!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_05:52:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anitra", "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": 2181111, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2188735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Okay, but I don't think that is the point that Cole was making; his point was in keeping with the title of this diary - the lies she tells and the reasons those lies prevent the McCaint campaign from allowing her to do pressers.<br><br>And not all politicians lie; many do, but not all.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_17:44:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "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": 2188658, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2194376": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sarah Palin has a lot of hidden secrets.<br><br>Please take a look at how I see Sarah Palin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-07_06:08:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "d899ea46308da19dcac40709c7969f37", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2181111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Anitra L. Freeman:   Hey!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>You brought some encouraging DATA regarding Independents!!  Thanks!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_04:20:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180968, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2181586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anitra:  Good reference!   :&gt;)   Thanks for the DATA!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_06:02:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2181559, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2189049": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Right!...<br><br>It's ok, they're getting married, so everything's ok.  NO!!!<br><br>If you're not ready to be a parent at 17, how can you be ready for a marriage??   How can they handle a baby AND a marriage, at 17???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_18:26:27", "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": 2186965, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Independent2008:   I'm clarifying.   I had NO intention of asking YOU what YOUR race is.   I was QUOTING YOUR post [\"If you are white you are right.\"]<br><br>NEXT TIME, I NEED to format in such a way as to be REAL CLEAR!!  :&gt;)<br><br>So sorry!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  And a MAJOR CO-SIGN to YOUR point!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:48:11", "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": 2183045, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2183145": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know the big difference between conservatives and liberals in terms of political acumen? You guys never see this stuff coming, because you're so convinced of your innate right to control other people's lives. You convince ourselves you're always the smartest guys in the room, and anyone who disagrees with you must either be so stupid or so luminescently evil they could never prevail in a campaign.<br><br>The Ronald Reagans and Sarah Palins surprise you, because you just can't even conceive of them. Your entire sense of self-worth depends on the proposition Liberal = Smart, Good, Conservatives = Stupid, Bad, so you can't imagine clever, good people opposing you.<br><br>You go into every election thinking the score is already 24-0 in your favor -- after all, you have nothing but vicious, racist, gay-bashing hobo-killing morons in your way. How can you, the Moral and Intellectual Elect of the Earth, possibly fail?<br><br>And yet you do. More frequently than you win.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:57:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i think the more we keep \"ace\" occupied here, the less damage \"ace\" can do in the election. keep typing ace, keep typing. longer. more!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:42:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "baratunde", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2182924, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}, "2183152": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OMG- I know who Palin looks like. Al Bundy's wife Peg on Married with Children. She acts like the character too.........", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_10:58:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "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}, "2187255": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OUCH!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_14:51:03", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2184054, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2187771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "thanks for this. a great point of attack. palin was for the bridge and kept the money even after the project was pulled. <br><br>now <a href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSN3125537020080901\" rel=\"nofollow\">watch me cite a source to backup my claims</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_15:44:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "baratunde", "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": 2182195, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": true, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "4225356", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 2328279177451056820}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 104, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 4225356, "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.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";
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	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
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	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) {
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> 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});
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	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
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			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=the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin' +
		'&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/the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin/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='	+ 'the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin'
			+ '&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/the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin/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">104</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin/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/the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin/">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:4225356" 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/the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin/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:4225356" 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:4225356" 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'				: 'the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin',
			// 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/the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin/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='	+ 'the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin'
			+ '&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='	+ 'the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin'
			+ '&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='		+ 'the_lies_told_by_sarah_palin'
				+ '&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/4225356/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187004" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187004" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/09/boxer-throws-punch.html" rel="nofollow">Boxer Throws a Few Punches</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187111">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187111" class="dsq-comment-message">God, I love that woman! <br><br>A -----\'---,{@ for Ms. Boxer.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183152">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183152" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG- I know who Palin looks like. Al Bundy\'s wife Peg on Married with Children. She acts like the character too.........</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183229">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183229" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-on-endorsing-stevens-2008-09-05.html" rel="nofollow">http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-o...</a><br>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not saying whether she will vote in November to send the indicted Ted Stevens back to the Senate for a seventh full term.<br><br>The indictment has put Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) running mate in a tricky position. If Palin endorses Stevens, it will appear that she is undermining her message of taking on the GOP establishment and cleaning up corruption in her state. But should the popular governor oppose his reelection, it could deliver a blow to Stevens’s campaign and give Democrats ammunition as they try to pick up one more Senate seat. <br>Palin’s spokesmen in the McCain campaign have not responded to several inquiries seeking comment on the governor’s position on Stevens. A spokesman for the McCain campaign told the Alaska-based Peninsula Clarion that Palin has yet to endorse Stevens, the paper reported on its website Friday.<br><br>Stevens has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of concealing more than $250,000 of gifts from a now-defunct oil-services company. The trial is slated to begin later this month and could conclude before Election Day.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183300">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183300" class="dsq-comment-message">I am so glad with Obama we won\'t have another election stolen through voter fraud by the Republicans.The free wheeling filth and immorality of that party <br>is at an end.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183975">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183975" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly delfinajones.  This election is important.  We HAVE to win.  We have no other choice.  So with all eyes on the prize . . .<br><br>Go Obama/Biden/WE THE PEOPLE 08</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183979">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183979" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly delfinajones.  This election is important.  We HAVE to win.  We have no other choice.  So with all eyes on the prize . . .<br><br>Go Obama/Biden/WE THE PEOPLE 08</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184040">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184040" class="dsq-comment-message">All those same-sex couples, and un-pregnant, condom using teens are looking mighty fine compared to those wackos.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2180968" href="http://anitra.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anitra L. Freeman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180968" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually, the independent white voters -- men, and even more so women -- are rejecting Palin:  <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/109975/Obama-Gains-Overall-McCain-Among-GOP-Women.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.gallup.com/poll/109975/Obama-Gains-O...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2181111">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181111" class="dsq-comment-message">Anitra L. Freeman:   Hey!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>You brought some encouraging DATA regarding Independents!!  Thanks!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2181559" href="http://anitra.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Anitra L. Freeman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181559" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re welcome. :)  Spread it around; and also tip people to <a href="http://electoral-vote.com/" rel="nofollow">http://electoral-vote.com/</a> -- compare the gap in electoral votes before the Palin pick to the gap now!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181586" class="dsq-comment-message">Anitra:  Good reference!   :&gt;)   Thanks for the DATA!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181208" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  this is "brutal!":  <br><br><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/09/meet-the-gorilla-from-wasilla.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a><br>Meet The Gorilla From Wasilla<br><br>One of the "commentators" gets a few digs in while DEFENDING "community organizers."</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2181873" href="http://msladydeborah.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">msladydeborah</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181873" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for posting this information.  As Peggy Noonan noted during her hot mic remarks: Palin\'s addition to the GOP ticket is BS!  <br><br>I hope that people realize that this is not Wonder Woman. Bein a woman politican is not a shield from the truth about her politics and intentions.  I didn\'t hear substance in her remarks.  What I heard was a well rehearshed speech that had some shallow barbs.  Where\'s the substance?  I heard nothing about the issues of concern to women like childcare, equal pay, education etc...<br><br> She is just a skirt for McCain to hide behind.  As I see it, his folks figure she will keep things easier on his behind.  But she has declared herself to be a yard dog with lipstick.  As my mother would say, either she\'ll be up for the fight in the yard or she\'ll realize that she needs to get a seat on the porch.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2182168">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182168" class="dsq-comment-message">CAndidate palin meet Gov Palin. It is all over the net. it has to be on the Sunday show\'s including Fox. Just talk over them like the republicans do.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182195" class="dsq-comment-message">An excerpt from the DAILY HOWLER and his continuing series on Repub. lies and how effective they are. <br><br> LUNTZ (9/2/08): I\'ve had the opportunity to have several conversations with groups of Independents here in Minneapolis. And it is fascinating to watch them react as they learn more and more about her. The first step is her background.<br><br>    O\'REILLY: Now, do you show them tape?<br><br>    LUNTZ: We show them tape. We even show them the ad that Senator Obama ran against her right when she was selected. And they discuss it.<br><br>    And the first aspect of that discussion is her background. And that\'s where she seems to fall a little bit short. Voters look at that she was mayor. And they see that she was governor. And they don\'t think that that holds a candle to Joe Biden. And as the discussion goes on, they start to turn negative—until they hear about her stopping a bridge to nowhere. They hear about her challenging a sitting governor, defeating him. Having an 80 percent job approval rating because she takes on the power. What they\'re looking for in a vice president is that same kind of maverick zeal that John McCain has.<br><br>    O\'REILLY: These are the Independents.<br><br>    LUNTZ: These are the Independents, but these are the undecided voters...They\'re the ones who are going to make up the decision. They\'re going to make up who wins this election. <br><br>According to Luntz, the undecided voters weren’t that high on Palin. And then, up jumped that Bridge to Nowhere! Luntz didn’t say, but presumably he showed them the tape of Palin’s stump speech, in which she claims, quite falsely, that she heroically “told the Congress” to take their bridge and shove it.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187771" href="http://baratunde.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">baratunde</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187771" class="dsq-comment-message">thanks for this. a great point of attack. palin was for the bridge and kept the money even after the project was pulled. <br><br>now <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSN3125537020080901" rel="nofollow">watch me cite a source to backup my claims</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183065">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183065" class="dsq-comment-message">Why is the McCain camp afraid to let Palin speak to the media and do the Meet the Press circuit that Joe Biden is doing (even though he\'s been on every Sunday talk show during his career)? Are they afraid of her "what does the VP do" type mentality??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184054">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184054" class="dsq-comment-message">Because she\'s a dumb ass.  The worst example of affirmative action out there.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2186801" href="http://hustleandfloe.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2186801" class="dsq-comment-message">don\'t raise this to affirmative action.  Affirmative Action is, in principle, a way to get QUALIFIED people the shot they deserve, free from any artificial (um, racist) restriictions.  You think Obama, Condi, Powell, Michelle, are the first set of qualified blacks.  My grandfather was qualified for jobs and schools that the LAW wouldn\'t let him take advantage of.<br><br>Colin Powell called himself (at the Republican Convention) a product of affirmative action.  Don\'t see folks trying to get at him.<br><br>If we want to talk lower standards, then even there, the debate has not yet been framed correctly.  Take the SAT.  Why would it make sense to accept lower scores for some students? Mathematically, to offset bias. I\'m not for aiming low as I know I\'ll always be under more scrutiny, but your mind will blow when you read that bias is much more insidious than not starting a question with "Leroy has six watermelons and wants to..." <a href="http://www.jayrosner.com/publication-onwhitepreferences.html" rel="nofollow">www.jayrosner.com/publication-onwhitepreference...</a>  <br><br>Stack that up against the years and years of legacy admissions and "gentleman\'s C\'s" that now run the country and we can begin to see how this republican party, by its own admission, is mired in incompetence. <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/02/creeping-pessimism-partisans-fight-partys-soul/" rel="nofollow">http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/02/cre...</a><br><br>Unfortunately, what\'s now confused with affirmative action, is simple gamin\' the system and that stuff comes back to bite everybody when those gamers are our leaders.<br><br>I rambled on this, but that\'s just because we need the force of well-thought Affirmative Action policy, i.e. punishing people who discriminate and moving employers to actively consider people beyond the comfortable pool.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187912">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187912" class="dsq-comment-message">hustleandfloe:   "I rambled on THIS, . . . . . "<br><br>ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)    THIS is a COGENT ANALYSIS - COMPLETE with SUPPORTIVE DATA!!   WOW!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>THANK YOU!!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187255">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187255" class="dsq-comment-message">OUCH!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183203">nancyelyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183203" class="dsq-comment-message">The longer they let Obama supporters and the MSM continue their feeding frenzy, the more it benefits Palin. They will have her out on the stump in small town, like Cedarburg, WI selling the message of reform and optimism.<br><br>CEDARBURG, Wisc. -- Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters and TV crews traveling with Sen. John McCain on Friday, chanting "Be fair!" and pointing fingers at a pack of journalists as they booed loudly.<br><br>On the first leg of the "McCain Street USA" tour -- which will take the Republican presidential nominee and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to small towns across the heartland -- the 30 or so reporters and crew were walking back to their buses to join the McCain motorcade when hundreds of townspeople started yelling.<br><br>"Stop lying! You are all liars! Tell the truth!" one woman yelled from the front of the pack.<br><br>The crowd was not menacing or threatening, but was clearly angry.<br><br>"You\'re telling lies! Stop the lies!" one man yelled. Asked why the crowd was so angry, Linda J. Green of Mequon, Wisc., said: "I\'m thinking the press is very biased."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2188004" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2188004" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188004" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah.<br><br>That will work.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187936">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187936" class="dsq-comment-message">nancyelyn:   Was the CROWD HUED like the RNC Convention???   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183318">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183318" class="dsq-comment-message">Looks like Peg Bundy\'s husband has had to lawyer up in Alaska according to  HuffPo. I hope they have a nanny for Trig because  both of them are going to be doing time.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183364">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183364" class="dsq-comment-message">Little Trig\'s parents won\'t be in jail.....they\'ll be working on their GEDs.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183442">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183442" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe a kind black family will take in the Palin kids so they learn a little bit about moral values while their parents are breaking rocks at the Penitentiary. Bristol just never had a fighting chance growing up wild in the middle of all that degradation and loose living.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184043">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184043" class="dsq-comment-message">ROFLMAO!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2189045">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2189045" class="dsq-comment-message">OK? <br><br>I saw that video yesterday of the AA young man claiming to be the father of Bristol P.\'s baby. I guess we have to waitn and see if 1) she really is pregnant and 2) the baby come sout part Black. If the video is untrue, I still want to nominate him for the Academy Award for acting excellence.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184045" class="dsq-comment-message">Surprise, Surprise...Another distortion:<br><br>On the campaign trail in Sterling Michigan yesterday, Palin incorrectly quoted Obama, from an O\'Reilly interview, that he finally agreed that the surge worked. But that misstates the exchange grossly. From two excerpts that I have posted below, Obama has not said anything differently from what he said before - The troop increase worked but it was not the only determinant in reducing the violence - the Anbar Awakening cannot be discounted as a major factor. Obama has also said previously that the main reason for the military buildup has not taken place, i.e. real political reconciliation between Iraq\'s major factions...<br><br>Is everything black and white with these schmucks?<br><br>T.<br>(See article excerpts from WSJ and LAT below)<br><br>From Wall Street Journal:<br><br>But the two repeatedly interrupting each other as O’Reilly pressed Obama to admit he was wrong in opposing the surge strategy in Iraq.<br><br>“I think you were desperately wrong about the surge and you should admit it to the nation that now we have defeated the terrorists in Iraq,” O’Reilly said in an interview.<br><br>“I think that there’s no doubt that the violence is down,” Obama said. “I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated — by the way, including President Bush and the other supporters. It has gone very well partly because of the Anbar Awakening.”<br><br>From LATimes:<br><br>In a much-anticipated interview with conservative nemesis Bill O\'Reilly, Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday that the troop surge in Iraq had "succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated" and "beyond our wildest dreams."<br><br>But despite expressing his most positive assessment of a military buildup he opposed, the Democratic presidential candidate made no concession on what he said is the more crucial issue of Iraq\'s political stability.<br><br>"The Iraqis still haven\'t taken responsibility," Obama said during the seven-minute segment on Fox News\' "O\'Reilly Factor," an interview the talk-show host had sought for months. "And we still don\'t have that kind of political reconciliation."</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2186943" href="http://mirroronamerica.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Angry Independent</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2186943" class="dsq-comment-message">I made that correction... and thanks Rikyrah for the posting. I appreciate it.<br><br>I will be glad when this madness is over.<br><br>A loss for the Democrats might not be a bad thing (if it will finally lead to the complete collapse of the Democratic Party.... God willing). Then perhaps a genuine Progressive Party of some kind could take its place. A party that will stand up for its principles and not sell out, will build its own media infrastructure and control its own message, will educate voters, kick the bums out & keep them out, and won\'t take any s***. <br><br>I know... it\'s not going to happen...but it\'s nice to dream every now and then.<br><br>All of this f*cknuttery is almost enough to drive me crazy.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187268">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187268" class="dsq-comment-message">we wont lose because we can\'t afford to.<br><br><br>Go Obama/Biden/WE THE PEOPLE</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187539">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187539" class="dsq-comment-message">a loss for the dems is a huge disaster for america this year. it is not that the dems lose... it is that we lose. bigtime! how many torpedoes can this tub take before she turns over and plunges into the deep?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187693" href="http://baratunde.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">baratunde</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187693" class="dsq-comment-message">i heard people say this in 2000<br>i heard people say this in 2004<br><br>we can\'t say it again in 2008. a loss for the dems this year is a loss for all of us. there is NO BENEFIT at all. while i appreciate the fact that bush forced the left to innovate, mobilize and get its shit together. i would much rather have avoided an illegal war, preserved the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent iraqis and be able to hold my head a little higher when traveling abroad.<br><br>please see the bigger picture. bush led to death. of hundreds of thousands of people. nothing is worth that price. nothing</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187022">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187022" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice to see you guys are attracting more McCain trolls. By the way: I\'ve noticed Ace never provides any links to back up anything he/she says.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187065">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187065" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s because he/she gets their info from right wing sources that aren\'t credible.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187032">TC</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187032" class="dsq-comment-message">Has anyone seen this??????   <br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGnJmbDq08" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGnJmbDq08</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187778">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187778" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s revealing!  Everybody,  please digg!<br><br>DIGG the video above?:<br><a href="http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Romney_Puts_Ad_Out_SUPPORTNG_Barack_Obama_kinda_sorta" rel="nofollow">http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Romney_Puts_A...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187642">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187642" class="dsq-comment-message">all the blogs are posting these lists of lies. obama is sticking to his message of what is mcasshat\'s plan? what is mccasshat\'s record? so...he is challenging the media to adress the lies. it is a huge gamble.  history will not look well on the media if they fail again. obama will be hard to throw in to the carter, gore, kerry dumpster.  it will be seen as the day that racism was confirmed by the american electorate.  i think there are shafts of light in the murk at foggy bottom. may god bless obama and give him supernatural powers as he struggles to enlighten these losers.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187816">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187816" class="dsq-comment-message">andy:  " . . may God bless Obama. . . "           Amen!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188145">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188145" class="dsq-comment-message">Begala said essentially the same on the CNN panel last night.  He said the political pundits repeat with a straight face the lie that McCain is a maverick.  Then Begala listed McCain\'s similarities to Bush.  Campbell and Borger(McCain shill) did not like it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188963">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188963" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not sure why you think the media gives a darn on how history will look at them. They are the mouth of the corporatocracy, used to sway & influence (brainwash) the opinions and actions of the masses. A M radio is non-stop racism from channel to channel to channel. I can think of 3 tv broadcasters who are for Obama and all the rest of them aren\'t, including 2 who are willing to remain neutral. The media deck is clearly stacked againt O, and his so-called surrogates suck. Of course, they are taking his que to be nice.<br><br>If I\'m wrong, and I hope I am, I will apologize profusely to everyone here. But politics in America is a blood sport. If there is any arrogance in O, it\'s in him thinking that he is going to waltz onto the political scene & change the way things have been done in 1 election cycle. If he doesn\'t win, it will become the Carter, Dukakis, Kerry, Gore, Obama dumptster. I also find it upsetting that the blogosphere (DKos) is calling for Hillary to come to the rescue and defend OUR campaign (I\'m an investor/stock holder) against the current Repug onslaught (Palin). He is more concerned about being nice, and I sincerely hope he doesn\'t get his nice ass handed to him, because like he said, it\'s not about him. If the repugs ever get a bomb to drop on OUR campaign, they will drop it. It will be like Nagasaki/Hiroshima. If they win, its because they have a fire in the belly to win...because they want it worse than we want it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2191079">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2191079" class="dsq-comment-message">teacher, i agree that the msm is the corporate mouthpiece. the american product is now all image and this election is gonna do yet more damage to the already in the crapper american image. that is not good for corporate business. they are conflicted because as you suggest they also hate to lose and will win at any price. so the corporations are genuinely confused. i disagree that obama is the same as carter, gore, and kerry. it is his race that makes his potential defeat so ugly. they know it. obama for his part has to restrain his anger because the election will be decided by how many whites depart from the bush vote in 2004. he can not risk offending their very delicate sensitivities. i am hoping  that the individuals who work in the msm, the tom brokaws and joe kliens of the world, will do their bit at key moments. remember how chris wallace at fox shamed the fox and friend gang for their assaults on obama during the rev wright crap? so yes it is a huge machine but there are humans who are in the machinery and every now and then they get hit with a shaft of light.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2191494">Lady C</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2191494" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree about the traditional media, they were in the bag for Clinton in the beginning when it was a strong possibility she could secure her party\'s nomination.  However, it has been all about McSame since day one.  The minute Sarah Palin came on the scene, she has been manna from heaven for the traditional media.  They are backing off her in fear.<br><br> I think you are dead wrong about Obama, the same way I think Tom Brokaw is wrong for making a blanket statement about Obama supporters.  We don\'t think that he s shoo in to the WH, we know and I\'m sure he knows this is not a walk-in-the-park.  One thing we know about Obama, he is no fool.  He knows this is going to close.  He knows, even if he denies it, that this race is now being based on personalities and not substance.  He believes, as we believe, that maybe, just maybe, the American people as a whole will not fall for this type of sculdulggery and do the right thing, and vote the bums out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2191925">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2191925" class="dsq-comment-message">We all know he\'s smart, and some voters don\'t care. The ones who respect intellect are already on his side. I don\'t want to see him over-estimate the american people. One definition of insanity is doing things the same way and expecting a different outcome. All of the past nominees who have counted on the people being too smart to fall for lies and smears have lost, hence the term swiftboating. There is a whole lot at stake for the nation in both short term and long term ways. I don\'t think the race would be so close if our campaign was willing to expose the truth and show some strength.  I vote for the campaign to man TFU.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2192116">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2192116" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama hasn\'t done things the same way as past campaigns, which is why he is even the nominee. There is no need to even mention past nominees because absolutely nothing they faced is even remotely in the league with what Obama is facing now. Plus, if you look at the FEC records for 2000 and 2004, neither Gore nor Kerry had close to the funds of the Bush machine and they definitely didnt have the level of organization that Obama has. We think the race is close because a national poll which may ask a black woman in her 40s in Jackson, Mississippi the same question as a 20 something white guy in Portland, Oregon and they both answer similarly - what does that reflect? Nothing.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187812">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187812" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin Obtained a Business License For Marketing and Consulting, Saying that She Wanted To Line<br>Up Her Ducks if She Chose to Pursue It. Asked about the business registered under her name, Palin<br>said, “Rouge Cou, it’s a classy way of saying redneck. It’s a French word, rouge is red, cou is neck. It’s<br>for marketing and consulting, in case I wanted to go that route, I’d have my ducks all lined up and have a<br>business license. I just was granted that business license… I would like to, with some of the endeavors<br>that I have going on right now, there comes a time when one desires to be paid for them!” [Anchorage Daily<br>News (Alaska), 6/8/05]</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187895" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187895" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you kidding me?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188098">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188098" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s a classy way of saying redneck....<br><br>hahahahah!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188953">hustleandfloe</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188953" class="dsq-comment-message">...and with history as a guide, Rouge Cou teeters one unfortunately small step away from "Macaque c\'est Toi Consulting"  (monkey is YOU) <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/15/24235/4044/103/236860" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/15/24235/4...</a> <br><br>As the article shows, at the highest levels of government, we are still pretty close to the basest levels of human prejudices.  surprising always, but never shocking.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2188589" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188589" class="dsq-comment-message">Former Repug/Bush Supporter John Cole of  Balloon-Juice.com:<blockquote> [I]t now appears indisputable that Palin lied her moose hunting ass off about inappropriately using her authority to fire Alaska’s public safety chief. The public record already has more than enough proof that she lied to the Alaskan people about not putting pressure on the commissioner to fire her ex-brother in law. Then she lied about cooperating with the commission. This poses a vexing problem because even Larry King or Chris Wallace have to bring this up and there is literally nothing that Palin can say. If she repeats her earlier denials the evidence will damn her now and the looming investigation report will damn her even worse. The only credible answer would be to come to Jesus on national TV, except that she risks admitting to an impeachable offense.<br><br>She can’t lie, she can’t tell the truth. I don’t envy the campaign for the tough spot that McCain’s rash decision left them in. At the same time I don’t much sympathy for Alaska’s lying, power-abusing tinpot Bush.<br><br><b>[T]he idea that Palin can’t handle a friendly presser is ludicrous. Palin may be green but she isn’t a moron. If Dan Quayle can stumble through at least one campaign without disqualifying daddy Bush then Sarah Palin can handle herself fine. She’s avoiding the press because the campaign doesn’t want to deal with her lies.</b></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188658">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188658" class="dsq-comment-message">Politicians lie all day every day and get away with it. I don\'t think this case is going to be any different. Watch her get away with it, because the media is on her (their) side. <br><br>I turned off the tv again today when CNN ran a story about flags being left in the garbage can after the Democratic convention. Of course O is going to be blamed for the flags in the garbage can because it just shows what democrats REALLY think of the country, and John McCain would never allow flags to be thrown in the garbage can. After all, he was a POW.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2188735" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188735" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, but I don\'t think that is the point that Cole was making; his point was in keeping with the title of this diary - the lies she tells and the reasons those lies prevent the McCaint campaign from allowing her to do pressers.<br><br>And not all politicians lie; many do, but not all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188657">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188657" class="dsq-comment-message">seems like obam might have started to worry that the media was going to need some help with the list of lies. today in indiana he is beeing more specific.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188659">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188659" class="dsq-comment-message">seems like obam might have started to worry that the media was going to need some help with the list of lies. today in indiana he is beeing more specific.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2192223">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2192223" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Is this allowed to be posted??  I do NOT want to violate any "rules".   I\'ll delete it if necessary.   Thank you.<br><br><a href="http://vodpod.com/watch/991011-rachel-maddow-what-we-know-about-sarah-palin" rel="nofollow">http://vodpod.com/watch/991011-rachel-maddow-wh...</a><br>Rachel Maddow/John Moore, Huffington Post</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2192714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2192714" href="http://mirroronamerica.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Angry Independent</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2192714" class="dsq-comment-message">Looks like i\'m not the only Black independent who is almost completely drained and demoralized by the fraud of American politics.<br><br>I still have at least some faith that the Republi-cons will be defeated in November and that the U.S. can get its act together. (domestically and internationally...although the international front will be a little harder due to Obama\'s misguided foreign policy - or based on what little policy goals he has telegraphed so far). I will wait and see what he does once in office, although i\'ll remain skeptical about his foreign policy.<br><br>But I think this might be the last chance for the Dems if they want to remain a strong viable Party.<br><br>There is no way that this election should be close...but it is, because of the racial dynamics involved. It is something that I expected. But Obama has a real chance to pull it off... I check election data twice a day (i\'m a junkie) and Obama is making big gains in the West... He is establishing what could be a nice insurance policy in case he doesn\'t win Ohio, Florida, Virginia, or Missouri. If he wins one of the four, he will win the election for sure.<br><br>But I still share Independent2008\'s frustration. Republicans have an easy time fooling gullible American voters, over and over again.<br><br>When the McCain camp mentioned that this election was not about issues, but about personalities and how voters relate to the candidates.... this is what I stated two months ago, in the post "Obama\'s Fading Hope: America May Be Too Sick To Elect A Black Man for President". I knew that this would be their strategy.<br><br>Unfortunately, the McCain staffer was right. For many voters... it\'s not about issues. McCain\'s people understand that and will attempt to exploit it. But I think this time... there are more issues driven voters than usual...and that might tip the balance in Obama\'s favor. (But I won\'t bet my rent money on that just yet). If Obama is still looking strong by October... then he will have a shot. But keep your eyes on the West... He may not need it... (Because all indications show that he should win at least one of those 4 big swing States & that may decide it all)...but the West could end up being his backstop.<br><br>Also... can\'t completely count out Indiana. There may be a couple of shockers in this election that the pundits won\'t be able to explain. <br><br>Things could also go the other way too... Obama (due to his race) could fall victim to a condition among voters called Bradley-Effect-itis... an extreme form of the Bradley Effect....where they tell pollsters one thing so they won\'t feel uncomfortable, but they do something different in the privacy of the voting booth.<br><br>Only time will tell.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2194376" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2194376" href="http://sarahpalinpics.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sarah Palin Pics</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2194376" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin has a lot of hidden secrets.<br><br>Please take a look at how I see Sarah Palin.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2763984">d</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2763984" class="dsq-comment-message">ok, lets be fair now. i guess all of you know about the law suit filed by a lawyer in a philadephia area court by a lawyer, whom has proof that barack obama was not born in hawaii, but was actually born in kenya, which by law, automatically dis-qualifies barack from running for president. the plan by the lawyer and his secret u.s. rep. is to break this loose, shortly before or after the election and to begin a house nvestigation with barack, the dnc chairman, the mayor of chicago and the underworld crime boss of chicago to appear in a watergate-style investigation. so enjoy your election</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2834648" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2834648">NoSameDayRegistry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2834648" class="dsq-comment-message">Lies?  I think Not!!  And why do they have to be Little and "White"?  She may have been mis-spoke due to being so annoyed by the BOLD FACED and VERY OBVIOUS LIES Old JOE was spurting forth.  I am retired Military and the DEM. Party Has NEVER, EVER done anything to support the troops or the military.  More on old Lying Joe follow the link..<br><br><a href="http://minx.cc/?post=274757" rel="nofollow">http://minx.cc/?post=274757</a><br><br>Joe lies almost as much as John Kerry.  Oh wait , Aren\'t they buds.  If your gonna support a candidate, pick one with the intestinal fortitude to explain his voting record reguardless of the outcome.  Joe did not.  He lied about it to look good in the debate and because that\'s not the O\'Bama platform.  <br><br>Washington needs an outsider to step in and shake things up.  There are quite a few of the beltway bunch, that in my opinion, could use a good old fashioned Paddling on the hind end, like granny used to give out back in the day.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2834960">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2834960" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  MORE LIES according to K.O.  10-02-08:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c33rtjbNaDw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c33rtjbNaDw</a><br>Olbermann on Palin<br><br>LAWD THEY <b>LIE!!!</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180723">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180723" class="dsq-comment-message">JJP Members<br><br>I know that a lot of you will find this post alarming, however I think you should tell it how it is without any bias or fanfare.<br><br>The McCain/Palin ticket have won the election.  America is entirely to partisan and racist.  <br><br>As it has been obviously shown White people (Democrat and Republican) are jumping on the McCain/Palin ticket left and right.  It really bothers me how this unknown quantity came into the political world and some how foreign policy and economics have taken a back seat from the front page.<br><br>Even though, If you spend 3 years as a community organizer growing your organization from a staff of 1 to 13 and your budget from $70,000 to $400,000, then become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new African Amerian voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, then spend nearly 8 more years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, becoming chairman of the state Senate’s Health and Human Services committee, then spend nearly 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of nearly 13 million people, sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran’s Affairs committees, you are woefully inexperienced.<br><br>If you spend 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, then spend 20 months as the governor of a state with 650,000 people, then you’ve got the most executive experience of anyone on either ticket, are the Commander in Chief of the Alaska military and are well qualified to lead the  nation should you be called upon to do so because your state is the closest state to Russia.<br><br>You fit the bill.<br><br>Look to all the members of JJP this what it is about and will always be about.<br>If you are White you are right, If you are black/minority you aren\'t qualified for ****</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180737">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180737" class="dsq-comment-message">We know what we\'re up against. We know who they are. Don\'t be so discouraged.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2183060" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183060">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183060" class="dsq-comment-message">I here you, but if we could just rewind this same scenario and paint her black, you know this woman would not be getting all this attention.  It is racism at its highest level.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2188011" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188011">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188011" class="dsq-comment-message">Independent,  more people are repelled by her, than attracted.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2190063" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2190063">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2190063" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope your correct.  Although I am an Independent, I\'m really attracted to Sen. Obama, but the Republicans are really showing there true colors with how they are injecting race into the election.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188178">Plantsmantx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188178" class="dsq-comment-message">Racism at it\'s highest level? Naw, it\'s common, every day racism. The kind we ourselves put up with every day. The kind we know is there, has always been there, and always be be there. Sure, it needs to be fought against, but you can\'t do that effectively while being hysterical.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2190073">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2190073" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2189517" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2189517" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2189517" class="dsq-comment-message">Even if they get the White House, you must remember that Congress is going to be more heavily Democratic than it has been, and if nothing else, the House and Senate should be able to muster up veto-proof majorities to block bad legislation or get good legislation passed.<br><br>There will be serious vetting of Cabinet nominees and SCOTUS nominees.  No one will sail without hard grilling.<br><br>Most of all, McCain/Palin will be hamstrung from the jump and McCain might be stepping down after one term because he will be too ancient for his nerves to hold up.  And Palin will get run out on a rail because she will be in ethic violations to her eyeglasses.  I see her like Spiro T. Agnew - hell, she might get the boot before McCain does; should they steal the election.<br><br>There are other things at stake beyond getting Obama elected.  I\'m more concerned about Congress because it will take Congress to keep wingnuts in check and restore the balance of power like the Founding Fathers intended.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2190091">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2190091" class="dsq-comment-message">CPL <br> <br>That is one of my biggest concerns about the election.  Since the next Pres. will likely be nominating two or three SCOTUS nominees.  I can only imagine who bad things are going to become if that happens, I wish I can here more these issues addressed on the campaign trail.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2181179">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181179" class="dsq-comment-message">Independent 2008:  Could ya be a little more satirical/sarcastic??  O.K.  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>"If you are White. . . . "<br><br> I hope that, one day, we won\'t have to keep telling our children this!!  :&gt;)<br><br>"Waiting To Exhale!"   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183045">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183045" class="dsq-comment-message">No, I\'m black but it is time to call it what it is.  Anyone who can see through this has to be a fool.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187238">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187238" class="dsq-comment-message">Independent2008:   I\'m clarifying.   I had NO intention of asking YOU what YOUR race is.   I was QUOTING YOUR post ["If you are white you are right."]<br><br>NEXT TIME, I NEED to format in such a way as to be REAL CLEAR!!  :&gt;)<br><br>So sorry!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  And a MAJOR CO-SIGN to YOUR point!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2186618" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2186618" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Independent,<br><br>That\'s exactly how the racist RNC and their conservative kool-aid drinkers want you to feel. It\'s a defeatist attitude. My mom marched around Marquette Park in Chicago, when Martin Luther King came. Rocks and everything were flying at their heads but they marched on. It had to have been scary ... but they soldiered on. If we give up then THEY win. You can never stop trying, speaking truth to power and fighting against the status quo.<br><br>Be encouraged, don\'t let the lies get under your skin. Have faith in what Obama has already shown us. He is a dynamo when it comes to running a campaign. He IS winning and WILL win. He WILL be our next President.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2190045" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2190045">Independent2008</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2190045" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks<br> <br>Noelani I needed to here that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2187831" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187831" href="http://baratunde.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">baratunde</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187831" class="dsq-comment-message">please stay away from voters. some of us want to actually win, and your zero-information fearmongering is not helpful. i\'m really sorry you\'re so down. lord knows america has problems. but you\'re making b.s. assertions and then making conclusions on those assertions. <br><br>don\'t let you fear cloud your judgment. that\'s a terrible way to enter battle.<br><br><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/109975/Obama-Gains-Overall-McCain-Among-GOP-Women.aspx" rel="nofollow">check the data</a>. relax a bit. focus on what you can DO. yelling about how the sky is falling and we\'re doomed is completely unproductive, not to mention false.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2182924">ace</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182924" class="dsq-comment-message">THIS SMEAR HAS BEEN DEBUNKED...DAYS AGO. lol. JJP is sooooo pathetic.<br><br>Charity Says Hey Our Funding Wasn’t Cut!<br><br>Covenant House Alaska issued a press release.  Here is an excerpt:<br><br>    Covenant House Alaska is a multi-service agency serving homeless and runaway youth, including teen mothers. The majority of the agency’s annual operating budget is privately raised, with no more than 10 to 15 percent of funds coming from state grants in any given year. We are grateful for the support we have received from Governor Sarah Palin, the Alaska legislature and our Congressional delegation over the years.<br><br>    Despite some press reports to the contrary, our operating budget was not reduced. Our $3.9 million appropriation is directed toward a multi-year capital project and it is our understanding that the state simply opted to phase in its support for this project over several years, rather than all at once in the current budget year.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2187755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187755" href="http://baratunde.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">baratunde</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187755" class="dsq-comment-message">i think the more we keep "ace" occupied here, the less damage "ace" can do in the election. keep typing ace, keep typing. longer. more!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2189476" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2189476" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2189476" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2189476" class="dsq-comment-message">Jack, you know feeding trolls is not in my line of work.<br><br>I prefer to break out the cans of whip-ass, but like roaches with Black Flag, they keep coming back.<br><br>So, I will be here armed with the INDUSTRIAL strength can of Whip-Ass.<br><br>The only good troll is one with its ass kicked.  It must not be able to access InstaPundit right now, huh?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2184028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2184028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184028">kate03</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2184028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184028" class="dsq-comment-message">sorry for the duplicate</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2184272" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2184272" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184272">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2184272" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184272" class="dsq-comment-message">..So good, you gotta say it twice.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2184036">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2184036" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2184036" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184036">kate03</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2184036" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184036" class="dsq-comment-message">Covenant House was founded by Father Bruce Ritter in  New York City. Remember homeless teens being abused by Father Ritter on 42nd St?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2187797">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2187797" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2187797" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187797">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2187797" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187797" class="dsq-comment-message">how can something get debunked if Palin never answered any of these questions?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2183145">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2183145" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2183145" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183145">ace</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2183145" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183145" class="dsq-comment-message">You know the big difference between conservatives and liberals in terms of political acumen? You guys never see this stuff coming, because you\'re so convinced of your innate right to control other people\'s lives. You convince ourselves you\'re always the smartest guys in the room, and anyone who disagrees with you must either be so stupid or so luminescently evil they could never prevail in a campaign.<br><br>The Ronald Reagans and Sarah Palins surprise you, because you just can\'t even conceive of them. Your entire sense of self-worth depends on the proposition Liberal = Smart, Good, Conservatives = Stupid, Bad, so you can\'t imagine clever, good people opposing you.<br><br>You go into every election thinking the score is already 24-0 in your favor -- after all, you have nothing but vicious, racist, gay-bashing hobo-killing morons in your way. How can you, the Moral and Intellectual Elect of the Earth, possibly fail?<br><br>And yet you do. More frequently than you win.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2183936" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2183936" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183936">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2183936" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183936" class="dsq-comment-message">"Your entire sense of self-worth depends on the proposition Liberal = Smart, Good, Conservatives = Stupid, Bad"<br><br>If your interpretation of conservatives = being against birth control and sex education and advocating teen pregnancy<br>having your daughter date a high school drop out who refers to himself as "f__ing redneck"<br>Pushing 17 and 18 year olds to get married even they are not old enough to drink and this lifestyle represents your core values . . . .<br><br>Well - you are right Conservatives = Stupid, Bad</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2186965">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2186965" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2186965" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2186965" href="http://hustleandfloe.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">hustleandfloe</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2186965" class="dsq-comment-message">"Pushing 17 and 18 year olds to get married"<br><br>This is the biggest affront among ALL of the questions we\'re dealing with.  I haven\'t heard one question on it from reporters, e.g. "Do you advocate 17 year olds getting married because they\'re pregnant?  Does that distort your stated concept of marriage by raising pregnancy to the motivating factor?  Do you feel that some would see this as using your daughter to appease the vocal core of your party?"<br><br>yet... no questions.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2187873">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2187873" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2187873" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187873">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2187873" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187873" class="dsq-comment-message">hustleandfloe:   Co-sign!!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    <br><br>Listen!   CRICKETS******   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2189049">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2189049" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2189049" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2189049">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2189049" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2189049" class="dsq-comment-message">Right!...<br><br>It\'s ok, they\'re getting married, so everything\'s ok.  NO!!!<br><br>If you\'re not ready to be a parent at 17, how can you be ready for a marriage??   How can they handle a baby AND a marriage, at 17???</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2189453">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2189453" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2189453" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2189453" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2189453" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2189453" class="dsq-comment-message">TS, what I see is another woman about to become a statistic in being abused by her husband.  That\'s what I see when I see Bristol Palin with Levi Johnston - a marriage borne in hell and waiting to combust right before our eyes.<br><br>Should the ReThugs manage to steal this election, it will be official: THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES will have invaded Washington, DC, and we will actually hear about the first instance of domestic abuse actually occurring in the residency of the Vice-President.  Levi is either going to cheat on Bristol, beat her up because every time he sees her, he\'s going to remember "shotgun" wedding and loss of his freedom to "hang out with his boys and shoot shyt".<br><br>Or, we\'re going to see Sarah Palin wearing turtlenecks and long sleeves in the middle of June because she\'s covering up bruises, black eyes and missing teeth from catching a beating from that fisherman hubby of hers.<br><br>Trig and his nephew are going to fight when they ask the same girl to the sweetheart dance at Sidwell Friends School.<br><br>And the hits will keep coming if this version of the Bunkers get the White House.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2184253">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2184253" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2184253" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184253">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2184253" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184253" class="dsq-comment-message">What Dems are suprised at, is how low the right wing will go to win.   They are stunned that McCain would place his <i>beloved</i> America in the hands of this woman.  A woman  too dumb to not memorialize her unethical activity in e-mail.     <br><br>A woman who you don\'t know if she really graduated from college, having transferred 5 times in 6 years.   That John McCain would take the chance that she would be America\'s representative with highly educated, traveled, cultured, astute world leaders.  That John McCain would put America at a deliberate disadvantage.<br><br>This is what surprises Democrats.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2183254">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2183254" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2183254" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183254">ace</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2183254" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183254" class="dsq-comment-message">Profiles in Leadership: Obama\'s National Finance Chair Rips Palin\'s Parenting, In Flat Violation of Obama\'s "Rule" Against It<br><br>...and of course is neither fired nor even reprimanded.<br><br>Either Obama is a liar, and is telling his surrogates to put this crap out there while he sings pretty songs about a new politics, or his leadership is for shit.<br><br>If even his highest, most loyal surrogates don\'t listen to a goddamn thing he says -- who exactly is going to?</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2183898">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2183898" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2183898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2183898">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2183898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2183898" class="dsq-comment-message">poof begone</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2184091">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2184091" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2184091" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184091">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2184091" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184091" class="dsq-comment-message">So now you\'re seeking shelter under Obama\'s "rule".   This is the man you and your ilk call an "empty suit", just a community organizer and have no respect for.<br><br>McCain said he would run a dignified campaign.  He hasn\'t.  His "leadership" is non-existent.  However, we are not perturbed.  We ALWAYS knew he was for shit.<br><br>18+ Million people have listened to Obama.  2000 people just turned out for a campaign office opening in California...after the Repub convention.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2184107">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2184107" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2184107" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2184107">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2184107" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2184107" class="dsq-comment-message">Who cares?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2186664">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2186664" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2186664" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2186664">Bernard Scott</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2186664" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2186664" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama said the children are off limits, not the parents.  You can say they are poor parents without condemning the children.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2188134">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2188134" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2188134" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2188134">Plantsmantx</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2188134" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2188134" class="dsq-comment-message">If a big part of what she holds out as a recommendation for her becoming Vice President is her exemplary parenting skills, then yes- it\'s proper to scrutinize them.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2180650">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180650" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2180650" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180650" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180650" class="dsq-comment-message">Looks like this post <i>\'broke\'</i> the front page. Karma?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2180776">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180776" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180776" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180776">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180776" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180776" class="dsq-comment-message">Nope. Just the devil. But, the devil will be defeated.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2180863">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180863" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180863" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180863">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180863" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180863" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes he will.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2181124">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2181124" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2181124" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2181124">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2181124" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181124" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Lawd Ha\'mercy!! Yes!!   And I still have my choir robe on!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>This is the best that I could find!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Sorry?<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye72J4U1k6o" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye72J4U1k6o</a></div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2180895">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180895" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180895" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2180895" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180895" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180895" class="dsq-comment-message">Try re-doing the - "Lie/Distortion #1:"...in the post...might be the problem.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2187091">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2187091" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2187091" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2187091">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2187091" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187091" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://hottiesinthenews.blogspot.com/2008/08/sarah-palin-hot-pics-you-cant-afford-to.html" rel="nofollow">http://hottiesinthenews.blogspot.com/2008/08/sa...</a><br><br>Want to see Sarah Palin in black leather skirt or butt naked? Go to link above. <br><br>Actually, the naked photo doesn\'t necessarily look like her to me, but she does seem like the type who would take a naked photo, so I\'m sure there is one out there. Its just a matter of time until it surfaces.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2187666">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2187666" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2187666" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2187666" href="http://baratunde.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">baratunde</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2187666" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2187666" class="dsq-comment-message">boo. rating this comment down. there\'s enough troubling info about palin without stooping to this.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
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	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

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

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


	


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

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

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

})();




