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I have lots and lots of respect for learning. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:35:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "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": 1890677, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890315": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Look what I found!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603069.html?sid=ST2008082703302&s_pos=\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br>Rachel Maddow, MSNBCs Newest Left Hand<br><br>This is a good article!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   I like Dr. Maddow!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_02:55:14", "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}, "1890319": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i like the song 'sweet honey in the rock' devoted to fannie lou hamer.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_02:55:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "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}, "1898005": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It is very funny.<br><br> What did Martha Stewart say?<br><br> Heh", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:29:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895698, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1893910": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No. Obama must define HIMSELF.<br><br>Tearing someone else down in order to make oneself look better shows a lack of confidence and insecurity. <br><br>This election is a referendum on Obama.  <br><br>McCain is qualified. McCain can lead. He is strong, tough, principled and independent. <br><br>You may disagree with him, but, McCain, in spite of his faults, a fine American that deserves our respect and admiration. He is a known quantity, a well-defined political figure who earned the respect and support of political figures on both sides of the aisle. He has demonstrated a political independence that puts the country before party. <br><br>But for Obama, questions remain. <br><br>\"You know, I am a believer in \u2026 in knowing what you\u2019re doing when you apply for a job. Uh, and I think that \u2026 if I were seriously to consider running on a national ticket, I would essentially have to start now, before having served a day in the Senate. Now there may be some people who are comfortable doing that, but I am not one of those people.\" \u2014 Barack Obama, 2004", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:02:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890650, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1894423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Go ahead and call McCain \"a blustering, hot-headed, hard-line, stumbling, far-right, out-of-touch, elitist, war-like, forgetful, comical cowboy.\"<br><br>JJP commentors have been doing this for weeks now, yet Obama has lost 9 points in the national polls since he clinched the nomination.<br><br>TN Governor Phil Breseden speaks directly to the direction the campaign needs to take:<br><br> \u201cI would love to see him out showing a certain kind of humility, being in touch with people who go to breakfast at the Waffle House, sending a message.\u201d", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:43:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "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": 1894095, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895964": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oy vey.  Too bad they couldn't squeeze in just a few more stereotypes, they were on such a roll there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:08:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 1895140, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895965": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But he is one hell of an actor/celebrity, <a href=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000669/ rel=\"nofollow\">that Fred Thompson guy</a href>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:08:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895651, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "impressive lineup<br><br>thanks for the heads up", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:07:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1897578, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890336": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  From The Political Wire:  <br><br><a href=\"http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/27/the_hug_featured_in_new_democratic_ads.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/27/th...</a><br>\"The Hug\" Featured in New Democratic Ads<br><br>Click on billboards and bus stop!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Great pics!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_02:58:30", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895971": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I do not know. Let me check and see if I can find out.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:09:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1893579, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:   Thanks!  I knew that the \"TRUTH, the WHOLE TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH\" was NOT being told!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:44:43", "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": 1903229, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dear Troll- head over to NO QUARTER. You smell.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:32:38", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895151, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "99%Honest:   I'm still applauding!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   \"virtual dap\"  to ya!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:19:06", "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": 1902041, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  From The Trail:<br><br><a href=\"http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/27/jesse_jackson_with_no_role.html#more\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008...</a><br>Jesse Jackson With No Role<br><br>Jesse WHO????     :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:00:41", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1893419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/memo-to-the-dnc/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Memo to the DNC</A><br><br>Again, congrats all.</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_09:08:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1894960": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": ".You may disagree with him, but, McCain, in spite of his faults, a fine American that deserves our respect and admiration.<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>You right I admire McCain for these reasons <br>1.I admire McCain for becoming a ACE. He destroyed 5 aircraft unfortunately they were American planes but he is a ACE<br>2.I admire McCain because 40 years ago he was a POW now how that translate into being qualified for POTUS I'm still looking for the answer<br>3.I admire McCain for benefiting from Affirmative Action even though he was the 5th dumbest in his class he use his connections to get into flight school instead of being assign where his class rank would have him.First mate of the S.S Minnow<br>4.I admire McCain because instead of going to jail for his role in defrauding taxpayers in the Keating 5 scandal .He got a get out of jail card<br>5.I admire McCain for not having to pay for his donuts instead his pals in the media get it for him with sprinkles no less.<br>6.I admire McCain for being a mack daddy pimp.He leaves his wife who stood by him after a accident, married a rich young heiress 20 years his junior, use her fortune to set up his political career jet setting to 6,7,8,9 houses had a private lake built in his backyard so he can go fishing Damn Bishop Don Juan could learn a thing or 2 on pimping 101<br>So yes we proud of the service of Mack Daddy McCain", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:57:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1893910, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896499": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ooops.  Sorry.  I just saw that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:38:28", "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": 1896362, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He may be too busy in court to even vote for himself - <a href=\"http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/rezko/1131492,CST-NWS-watchrezko28.article\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is Rezko working with the feds?</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:37:49", "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": 1900926, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896164": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's for real!!....at one point, the interviewer asks him to define honour.  McCain tells him to read it in his books....LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:21:27", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896019, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899574": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:    Band-aid????    :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:14:09", "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": 1899454, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902137": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks!!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:20:47", "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": 1902065, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903162": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hadn't even called him a \"cowboy\" before.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:27:20", "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": 1895093, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890363": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   From The Trail:<br><br><a href=\"http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/27/republicans_finish_their_platf.html#more\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008...</a><br>Republican Finish Their Platform<br><br>It was described as being slimmed down with conservative leanings.   <br><br>YA THINK!!?????    :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:04:56", "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}, "1897141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Has Michelle ever talked about the first time Barack said \"I want to be President of the United States\"?  I'm wondering if it was after 2004 or much earlier when they were dating.  I'd love to here the moment when he said he wants to be President and that she would be first lady.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:47:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "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}, "1900384": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From:  TPM<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/rove_on_hurricanes_in_august_t.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Rove on Hurricanes in August - Affecting the GOP Convention<br><br>Ummmmmm - Is he suggesting that \"MR WEATHER\" is partisan?????  WHAT!!!??<br>Has this kind of irrationality been in his PLAY BOOK all this time and we've missed it???<br><br>This might EXPLAIN A LOT of things!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>\"McAncient\"   -  Keep reading his book!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  By \"THE END\", you'll REALLY LOSE IT!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:09:35", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Arnold May Skip GOP Convention<br><a href=\"http://www.newser.com/story/35978/arnold-may-skip-gop-convention.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newser.com/story/35978/arnold-may-sk...</a><br><br>This comes under the heading:   Ummmm, \"McAncient\" - Please accept my REGRETS at NOT being able to attend your PARTY!!  I know that I join A LOT of other prominent GOP leaders, but WE just have other more PRESSING things ta do!!!<br><br>Really - SORRY!!    :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.  Different topic:   Political bloggers are getting MAJOR PROPS for their involvement in the political process!!!<br><br>GO JJP!!!  for being in the MIX!!!!     Whooo!   Hooo!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:26:43", "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}, "1902933": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin:   Not to worry.   Everything that was on last night, was available in video.  Jed report had/has some mad videos!  :&gt;) :&gt;)<br><br>And most of the time, events ARE replayed.  You will see them!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:08:27", "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": 1902401, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896010": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That 'criticism' is, in one word, puerile. They went so far as to send out toga wrapping suggestions, I guess going back to those rethug keggers. The fact is another four years of Bush/McCain will be Animal House Dementia Redux. \"Wake Up America!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:11:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "melanctha", "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": 1895006, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1893964": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain/Thompson?<br><br>Fred's no lightweight and is a perfect contrast to the \"Mid-Atlantic loudmouth.\"<br>From where  I sit, Thompson is the exact kind of guy you want by your side when trouble turns up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:08:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "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": 1890708, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep he runs away just like you when challenged.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:49:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895215, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "caligirl:  Look what I found!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROIM2AY-jjQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROIM2AY-jjQ</a><br><br>Surprise!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:10:41", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890319, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LMAO.......was this supposed to be funny? It is hysterical....oh, that is classic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:11:50", "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": 1895917, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:  GOOD ONE!!!   LOL!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:33:59", "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": 1898631, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jed Said:   Heeeeeeeeere's John Kerry!!!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/john-kerrys-speech.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/john-kerrys-sp...</a><br><br>It was powerful!!  Especially, the \"DISS THE DUDE\"  parts!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:13:45", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895006": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "what do y'all think about the criticism regarding tonight's stagecraft?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:01:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890911": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michelle: Thank you [she said with humility  :&gt;)]  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:43:49", "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": 1890824, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Are you talking about candidate McCain or Sen McCain before I answer?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:39:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1893910, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896866": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Probably your upper-lip again...anyway, it is clear that you are unable to dispute the facts about Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:45:22", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896396, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The economy expanded faster from April to June than originally thought, the government said on Thursday, catching many economists off-guard and cheering investors on Wall Street.<br><br>Gross domestic product rose at a 3.3 percent clip in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said, a significant jump over the original estimate of 1.9 percent growth. G.D.P., the broadest measure of the nation\u2019s economic activity, is considered a good barometer of America\u2019s economic health.<br><br>On Wall Street, the markets surged on the strength of the report. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 190 points, or 1.65 percent in afternoon trading, and the broader Standard & Poor\u2019s 500-stock index was up 1.16 percent.<br><br>The revised G.D.P. figure suggests resilience in the economy, especially compared with the anemic 0.9 percent growth rate from January to March, and a contraction in the final three months of 2007. Still, spending by American consumers stayed relatively soft, despite the infusion of the government\u2019s tax stimulus program. Corporate profits remained weak.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_20:06:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "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}, "1898596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cool!!<br><br>Thanks, Truth.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:12:18", "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": 1897811, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "that's gonna leave a bruise. They dont make enough Lancome or Estee Lauder in the world to cover that up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:18:14", "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": 1899454, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898600": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   BIG OOPS!!!!  I duplicated this!!   VERY SORRY!!!   :&gt;)   Mea culpa!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:13:12", "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": 1895917, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1893993": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just read your blog. I agree with you about Clinton theater and the notion of 18 million cracks that amounted to party disunity. But I have some questions.<br><br>Why is this moment in history not worthy of unity? Since the start of start of this experiment of creating a more perfect union, there has never been anyone other than white men in that office. We are a step closer to living up to our own mission, and you see it as \"your moment.\"? Why not our moment? Can you not rise above partisan politics to recognize that is a win for our nation? A step closer to all of our goals? <br><br>I was also disturbed by your characterization of the game- mudslinging and kitchen sinks et al. One of the things that attracted me to Obama was a sincere desire to move away from that. Sure he has now been made to defend himself, but slinging mud and lies and has not been done. He obviously requested his Democratic peers to scale back on the attacks and stick to the issues that affect the American people. Remember the pundits who declared day one was waste of time... No attack... Dems won't win...<br><br>I do not believe that the way to determine the direction of our nation is to speak with each other in ways that invoke lies and distorts the meaning of these nuanced, often competing, and important issues. It pains me to see how we can't have real dialogue as a nation because we cannot allow the \"other side\" to be even partly right.  <br><br>The  Sukuma (African) proverb \"The wind does not break a tree that bends\" comes to mind. Our American politics IS broken.  Why don't we fight against this abusive and ineffective mode. Why not CHANGE it? <br><br>Conservatives scoff at the notion of HOPE and CHANGE. Yeah well it takes courage to have hope and work towards CHANGE. It takes follow through to make things happen. I'm changing this nation, but saying to you right now D that this moment of history is ours (Black, White, Latino, immigrant, native, conservative, liberal, everyone) and it should be a source of pride and a moment of sheer momentum for our generation. We are a step closer to realizing our goal, a more perfect union. We are not perfect, but we are no longer where we were- even yesterday.<br><br>And, the notion of kitchen sinks and mudslinging does not have to the game. We can change things- by telling our party leaders that we don't want that. Don't go on and make popcorn to watch this sick cycle persist. You must know that I respect for you, because you spend a lot of time and effort on this site engaging in respectful exchange. I see and appreciate it. But remember that this win is all of ours. And if we desire it, we can lend our voices to changing the system. Obviously we will still disagree on many things, but we don't have to accept this broken system either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:12:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1893419, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thursday, August 28 2008: Change You Can Believe In<br><a href=\"http://www.demconvention.com/thursday-schedule/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.demconvention.com/thursday-schedule/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:03:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1904034": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that is Take 6 jamming with Stevie Wonder. I didn't hear them introduced. voices and congas. Thats how we do it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_20:36:01", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AM2K6:  Whew!  They are REALLY IG'NANT Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)<br><br>\"Cats like Pat, etc. . . . They'll play their last card:  Their WHITENESS!\"   :&gt;)<br><br>BUT---THEY WON'T WIN THE GAME!!!  That was in a DIFFERENT GAME - DIFFERENT TIME!!     :&gt;)   :&gt;)  <br><br>THE GAME HAS  C-H-A-N-G-E-D!!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>And, BTW ---Mr. Obama is going ta say   - - CHECKMATE!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Boo-yah!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:04:19", "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": 1895140, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899454": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yep...that's a good one.<br><blockquote><i>Portalski's son Nathan, an aerospace machinist, is also backing Obama.<br><br>\"I wouldn't vote for John McCain if he was a Democrat,\" he tells Us. \"I would not vote at all before I'd vote for him.<br><br>\"I question whether Cindy is someone I'd want to see in the White House as first lady,\" he adds.</blockquote></i><br><br>OUCH!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:05:58", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1898699, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLadyHere, thank you.<br><br>That is priceless.<br><br>The bigger one really shows that *look* on McCain's face that can get lost amidst all the other interesting features of the photo. I don't know how to describe that look but whoa.<br><br>Anyway, I'm so glad they're using it. Thanks for linking it :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:18:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "bfe637ba7f210cef4cfa8bdad952ffae", "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": 1890336, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896059": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"The fact is another four years of Bush/McCain will be Animal House Dementia Redux.\"<br><br>-\"You fucked up; you trusted us.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:15:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896010, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903229": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama's brother sets record straight:<br><a href=\"http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080827/FOREIGN/164501803/0/tools\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080827/FORE...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:32:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899029": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I only read certain comments for their pure comedy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:47:31", "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": 1896676, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As nation watches Denver, Obama campaign muscles Chicago station over ex-radical Ayres<br><a href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/obama-wgn.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008...</a><br><blockquote><i>\"I would say this is the biggest response we've ever got from a campaign or a candidate,\" said Christenson. \"This is really unprecedented with the show, the way that people are flooding the calls and our email boxes.\"</i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:41:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895043": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"the national polls\".............where Mississippi and Oregon are the SAME..........LMAO", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:04:27", "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": 1894423, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know when I was a POW I couldnt get prickly so since I couldnt breakout the BBQ for those ungrateful Media hacks I had to get Piss because you know even though I dont use it I was a POW", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:15:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1898528, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/harry-reid-mccain-doesnt_n_122149.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/harry-...</a><br>Harry Reid:   McCain Doesn't Have The Temperament To Be POTUS<br><br>PROOF!!!  The MEDS have stopped working!!  :&gt; )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:38:46", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890453": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jed has had the best videos this election season", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:25:30", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890396, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903038": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/jennifer-hudson-sings-nat_n_122243.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/jennif...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:16:47", "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": 1902401, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897668": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Eh, this site actually mentions that Obama planned on <a href=\"http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">the presidency prior to 2004</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:08:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "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": 1897141, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897327": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lol....the emotional roller coaster must be hell for Karmi and ilk.<br><br><br>...maybe that's the cause of the diaper mishap.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:52:00", "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": 1896396, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/08/cowboy-governer.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Cowboy Governor</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:17:27", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895072": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What did Martha Stewart say?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:06:54", "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": 1895006, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1904294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have a coworker from Russia and I asked her the same thing. She didn't think so, but its not impossible, especially since one of Georgia's lobbyists is high up on the Crypster's campaign staff. The crypster was on the phone with Sakasvili immediately after the invasion.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_20:58:33", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895351, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895079": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did he say \"donuts WITH sprinkles\"?<br><br>Blllaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:07:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "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": 1894960, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1892009": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Last night was great.When Obama was nominated by acclamation tears came down my face my daughter ask what was wrong and I said \"Nothings wrong everything is going to be alright\" Our journey has come a long way but it is not over yet and we still have a lot of work to do.Every time I say good morning or just talk I asked if they are registered and if not let them know where to register at.We all have our part to do come November we will shout by acclamation \"YES WE CAN AND YES WE DID!!!!!!!!!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_08:01:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896110": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "-Noooooo!<br>That can't be true!<br>Bush looked into Putin's soul and everything! :-) :-)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:17:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895309, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896477": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  No one should EVER question Mr. O's GAME  -    CHESS, that is!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>HE'S GOT GAME!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)    <br><br>Boo-yah!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:37:50", "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": 1894129, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JJai:   \"Hated it!\"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>CRITICISM  =   HATA'S!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:07:30", "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": 1895006, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty:  Not to worry.   :&gt;)   Venting is healthy!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:37:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1902391, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Go ahead and call McCain \"a blustering, hot-headed, hard-line, stumbling, far-right, out-of-touch, elitist, war-like, forgetful, comical cowboy.\"<br><br>-Thank you.<br>It's true.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:08:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1894423, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900217": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Gallop Poll:<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/obama_getting_convention_bounc.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Obama Getting Convention Bounce In Gallop Poll - And It May Just Be Beginning<br><br>         Obama =48%       McAncient\" =42%     outside the +/- 2% margin of error<br><br>I like it!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:57:47", "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}, "1896123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exclusive Poll: Obama's Swing Leads<br><a href=\"http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0%2C8599%2C1836770%2C00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,859...</a><br><blockquote><i>Obama's widest margin is in New Mexico, where 53% of registered voters said they prefer the Democrat to 40% who favor McCain. Obama also holds a five-point advantage in Nevada (49% to 44%). Both states went narrowly to George W. Bush in the 2004 election.<br><br>In Pennsylvania, Obama leads 48% to 43, while McCain topped Obama in Colorado 47% to 46%. In all state polls, the margin of error is plus-or-minus 4%.</i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:18:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This goes under the heading:  Mr. O's Army shows that they CAN open up their own CAN of \"whup arse\"!!!   YES WE CAN!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.newser.com/story/36046/obama-turns-army-loose-on-chicagos-wgn.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newser.com/story/36046/obama-turns-a...</a><br>Obama Turns Army Loose On Cicago's WGN<br><br>Seems as if a certain writer got a brand new one from callers yesterday!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Newser) \u2013 Barack Obama's camp deployed its devoted followers to flood the phone lines of Chicago's WGN-AM last night during an appearance by writer Stanley Kurtz, an Obama critic. A WGN producer tells the Tribune the campaign's push generated \u201cthe biggest response we've ever got\u201d during the 2-hour segment with Kurtz, who recently penned a story linking Obama to a radical professor at the University of Illinois.<br><br>The campaign\u2019s email blamed WGN for giving \"a slimy character assassin\" the chance to \"rant on our public airwaves,\" and asked for a chance to rebut\u2014though the show's producer claims the Obama campaign refused just such a request. The Obama camp has used similar tactics in the past, the Tribune notes, against stations running campaign ads the Democrat found distasteful. <br><br>Source The Swamp <br><br>Whooo!   Hooo!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:34:50", "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}, "1898784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just came home from New Orleans this Tuesday, and they were worried about Faye, now Gustav.  I guess this means that I may have a full house this labor day weekend.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:28:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd35c4322b63b2dab06baea3e23047cf", "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": 1898392, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890498": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Craig Hickman, was that you on MSNBC?<br><br>I looked for you in the Maine delegation as they were voting. Didn't see you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:38:23", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.backwardsbush.com/index.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.backwardsbush.com/index.php</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:28:26", "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": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896132": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe he should have thrown some steaks on the grill.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:19:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895598, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903301": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nasty Nasty...anyway, Rezko has to tell the truth before Obama can be charged. <br><br>Rezko\u2019s original sentencing was recently pushed back, and he is now spending lots of time at the <i>\u201cfederal courthouse,\u201d</i> and reporters are wondering why. He is also facing two more charges, both of which would probably add even more time in prison than he is already facing. <br><br>Rezko has 3 choices \u2013 1) Commit suicide. 2) Spend the rest of his life in prison. 3) Start telling the truth\u2026real soon!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:39:02", "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": 1902930, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898999": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   OUCH!!!  I just heard Mr. Obama SLAM that CHESS PIECE on the chess board!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   And he's singing:<br>    \"You're A Thousand Miles Away\"  [the Heartbeats  :&gt;)]<br><br>Whew!   Oldies Deep Breaths!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:44:35", "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": 1896524, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902282": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "MsKitty:  Thank you.  :&gt;)  Your statement is NOT trite!  It is well appreciated because you are moving forward and taking advantage of the opportunities that my era helped to provide.  That's all we can ask and that's enough thanks!<br><br>Similaryly, I, to, thank those who went B4 me to prepare the way for me to have, previously, non-available opportunities!!<br><br>It is the transitioning of of LEGACY!!!   :&gt;)<br><br>\"The idiot co-workers . . \"  we all have them!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  But at least - we have co-WORKERS!! [ = a job!]<br><br>Carry on!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:34:40", "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": 1902149, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1893579": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah,<br><br>Great painting. Who is the artist?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_09:26:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "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}, "1894095": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Tearing someone else down in order to make oneself look better shows a lack of confidence and insecurity.\"<br><br>Oh.....the irony.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:25:15", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1893910, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "delfinajones:   Co-sign!!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:09:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896369, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NMP:    I'm feelin' you!!  This is unbelievable!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  But, I do BELIEVE!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:19:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1899240, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, I'm fighting the tears like Jackie Chan. i FEEL SO EMOTIONAL. I'm going to make the kids watch O's acceptance speech, even if I cry (which upsets them). It is history. I guess it's the fact that so many people (of the ancestoral persuasion) have paid for this moment. Little girls have been blown up in church, people have been hosed, beaten, bit by dogs, killed in cold blood....We were denied participation in this event....This is for those who fought the good fight. YOUR WORK WAS NOT IN VAIN. And even if O doesn't win, we've had the break thru as a nation. We all know that it's just a matter of time; not if, but when. We are witnessing this for our ancestors and for our children.<br><br>Let me also say that Melissa Etheridge's patriotic medly was so spiritual for me last night. It was like being in church when the music permeates your body on a cellular level and gives you the shivers. I hope I can get a tape of it. It was all that to me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_20:17:23", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am tired as hell.  And I'll be even more tired tomorrow.  But I will be in front of my TV tonight with bells on.  <b><a href=\"http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Kids Can Stay Up Tonight</a></b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:46:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "BrownManATL", "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}, "1897692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain's guy was Georgia's chief lobbyist<br><br>Karl Rove's been there.<br><br>Of course they organized it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:10:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895423, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Fred Thompson . Yeah he would be great. He was so great during the primaries that his own staff was wondering why he was so lazy in the campaign.Republicans They take pride in their ignorance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:47:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1893964, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895140": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just read this article titled: \"The Hip-Hop President<br><a href=\"http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73276\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE....</a><br><br>\"If Barack Obama is to become our 44th president, it will be heralded as a moment of historic significance unlike any other. However, I think many are missing the real reason why.<br>It's because Barack Obama will be our first hip-hop president.<br>I can only imagine how the world will embrace the leader of the free world when he introduces other foreign leaders with, \"give it up for my man Vladimir.\" Giving \"props\" for joining us in a treaty. Or the first lady Michelle talking about \"my man\" the \"daddy of my babies\" when referring to the president. That should go over well everywhere from 10 Downing Street right on down to the streets of the Middle East.\"<br><br>More <br><br>\"I can see it now. Air Force One decked out with \"22s\" and spinners. Maybe even a set of hydraulics. Watching the hip-hop president in the Oval Office with his baseball cap on backward coping a gansta lean in the big chair. Should be really pimp, don't you think? Cool man, real cool. Instead of giving away presidential cuff links to guests, as is the custom, he will offer \"bling bling.\"<br><br>I imagine a whole group of special advisers to the president sitting around the Oval Office discussing policy. Kanye West, 50 Cent and maybe even Eminem (to keep the diversity thing going), all sharing their life experiences with the prez to assist him in understanding his \"peeps.\"<br><br>AM2K6: Wow! I believe that before this election is over, many in the far right will pull their hoods out off the closet and into the open.  Cats like Pat Buchanan, the National Review, Rush Limbaugh and them.....They'll play out their last card: Their whiteness!  it's disgusting; I know.  But the prospects of a black man in their white house is driving them this nuts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:12:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "915de1202aab0c6e3e44899954e9dc3c", "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": 1893419, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Teach!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:47:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "melanctha", "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": 1894960, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think it's finally starting to hit me that this is actually happening.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:51:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rev. Al Sharpton's interview CAUGHT Andrea \"I'm still miffed at Obama\" Mitchell EVERY time she tried to intrduce a NEGATIVE vibe or statement!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>He had his nice \"game of chess\" goin' on!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   CHECK!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.:   O.K.  I just DON'T like Andre Mitchell!!  She is a B%#@*!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:24:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda:   Is this a variant of      \"MOVING THE GOAL POST???\"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:17:17", "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": 1898755, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Headline this morning:  Economy grew 3.3% in Q2<br><br>Are the Democrats overreaching on their message of despair?<br>Election cycle after election cycle, Democrats describe America as tapestry of sad stories \u2013 of tragedy, unfairness and coming disasters.<br><br>Struggling people are present in America, but that doesn\u2019t mean that struggling people are THE face of America. Yet  convention after convention, this is the picture Democrats paint. They truly believe that America is Hell on Earth without them in charge. They also think this is how you 'connect' and show empathy for the middle class.<br><br>Three nights of listening to Democrats will either leave you thoroughly depressed or scratching your head.<br><br>Do the majority of voters in the middle, even if they are struggling, share the Democrats \"The sky is falling\" view of this country?<br><br><br>When the middle class declines to reward them with enough votes to put them in the White House, Democrats figure they were the victims of evil campaign tactics or that voters 'bitterly cling' to issue and vote against what Democrats feel is their \"best interest.'<br><br>But maybe most Americans have more faith and confidence in their own abilities to overcome adversity and pave their own way to success than the Democrat Party does.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:13:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "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}, "1902320": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She blew me away.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:37:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "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": 1902058, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1894129": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ha, Romney.   I was reading the other day, that he would sweat profusely during difficult business meetings.   Romney put a lot of people out of work.<br><br>Romney's a television president.   Choosing Biden was a brilliant chess move.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:30:41", "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": 1890631, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For a New political age: a self-made man<br><br><a href=\"http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/28obama.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:41:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "melanctha:   PROPS on the \"puerile\"!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:46:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896010, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900277": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From TPM:    Powell is NOT going to be VP!!  NO WAY!   NO HOW!    NO!!  :&gt;)<br>According to his spokesperson.<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/powell_spokesperson_no_hes_not.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:01:31", "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}, "1903743": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The story said nothing about him being at school so your story doesn't work.  Besides, a bloody nose will always resolve a conflict. And, certainly stop another Columbine.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_20:10:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895215, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901824": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rob M:  Thanks for this reminder, even though it is SAD.  I remember this event very well.  I'm from the North and on that day, I was headed to Virginia Union University for a conference [as a teenager.]   Did I get a little shaken??  Yes!!  [According to Wiki:  August 28, 1955; He was from Chicago]<br><br>But when I got there, we took a walk in the City, and wanted to purchase lunch at a - you guessed it - a SEGREGATED LUNCH COUNTER!!  Well, I had never been in such a situation.  But after a little prayer, I marched my little African American gluteus maximus into the establisment and sat in - you guessed it-  the WHITE ONLY section to the chagrin of all the patrons!!<br><br>I sat for OVER ONE HOUR watching waitresses pass by me!  Ya know-  they just  \"WALKED ON BY\" [Dionne Warwick  :&gt;)]   Well, since I didn't have a  \"SHOT GUN\"  [Jr. Walker and the All Stars :&gt;)], I just sat, like I was \"SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY\" [Otis Redding :&gt;)].   <br><br>Then one waitress said:  The Negras have ta sit in the back to be served!  Well, since I didn't consider my self to be a Negra [we were \"COLORED\" at that time], I didn't move!!   Seriously!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>After another 30 minutes, we left.  And when I got back to my dorm room, I put a chair under the door knob and kept the lights on all night.  And I put a baseball bat in my room!    I actually, feared getting lynched that night!!  Really!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Well, I've been in the \"struggle\" forever and this incident re-inforced my drive ta do so!!<br><br>I did, however, take the liberty to drink out of the \"WHITE ONLY\" public water fountain on the next day!!  Shoulda seen the crowd!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>After a few more days of similar antics, I high TAILED my \"NorthernTail\" back up North!!!<br><br>And I have lived to tell MY STORY!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:53:40", "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": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1901362, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897978": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Anyway, it is clear you are unable to DEAL with the facts that Obama is the Democratic nominee and soon to be POTUS. But keep spreading the \"Obama is a radical christian leftist muslim jihadist socialist marxist terrorist messiah\" bit....its really working, no seriously, its working, nevermind tonight...for real...keep it up...good job!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:28:26", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896866, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How do you reduce the number of uninsured?? WELL YOU JUST CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF UNINSURED!! Isn't that just GREAT?!?!?!<br><br>McCain Advisor: There Are No Uninsured<br><a href=\"http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-Uninsured_27bus.ART.State.Edition2.4dce428.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus...</a><br><br>Texas once again led the nation with the highest percentage of residents without health insurance, a U.S. Census Bureau report showed Tuesday, although the same study also reports a slight dip last year in the percentage without coverage across the nation.<br><br>Almost one of every four Texas residents \u2013 24.8 percent \u2013 were uninsured in 2006 and 2007, based on an average of the rates for those two years. That's up from 23.9 percent for 2004 and 2005. <br><br>The national number also increased a bit for the two-year period to 15.5 percent. However, looking at 2007 by itself, the percentage of uninsured in the country fell from 15.8 percent in 2006 to 15.3 percent in 2007. (State percentages were given only for two-year periods.) <br><br>California still has the highest number \u2013 not percentage \u2013 of uninsured residents at 6.7 million, compared with 5.7 million Texans. The Texas number is up from 5.5 million in 2006.<br><br><br>McCain adviser<br><br>But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of immediate care.) <br><br>\"So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime,\" Mr. Goodman said. \"The next president of the United States should sign an executive order requiring the Census Bureau to cease and desist from describing any American \u2013 even illegal aliens \u2013 as uninsured. Instead, the bureau should categorize people according to the likely source of payment should they need care.<br><br>\"So, there you have it. Voila! Problem solved.\"<br><br>Mr. Goodman's analysis drew a sharp response from the Center for Public Policy Priorities, an Austin-based think tank focusing on poverty issues. \"That is not the same thing as having health insurance,\" said Eva Deluna, a budget analyst for the center. People without insurance are less likely to seek care, and when they do, the cost to the health system is greater, she said.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:26:02", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899780": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Classy...<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/mccain-to-rebut-obamas-bi_n_122102.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">McCain to Rebut Obama's Big Speech with Ad</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:29:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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}, "1895686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John McCain - POW Bros<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq7brOpanlY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq7brOpanlY</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:50:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901319": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "On MSNBC:   Chris Matthews just SHUT DOWN Rev. Rivers from Mass., by asking a question in such a way that he couldn't give the NEGATIVE COMMENT that he originally wanted to.<br><br>Brilliant move, Chris!!!  But The REV.  STILL wants to say something NEGATIVE!!!<br><br>Am I the only one seeing this???  And this way???   Hmmmm!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:12:23", "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}, "1897224": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   LOL!    X10     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:48:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896676, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895183": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hillary in Elevator Mishap<br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08/hillary-in-elev.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08...</a><br><blockquote><i>After Wednesday night's festivities ended, there was a minor elevator mishap at the Pepsi Center that involved Clinton, sources tell ABC News.<br><br>Apparently, the elevator got stuck between floors, stranding Sen. Clinton and others for several minutes. The doors needed to be pushed open and those in the elevator -- including Sen. Clinton -- needed to be lifted and squeezed out.<br><br>Clinton was seen leaving the scene looking a tad shell-shocked, but an aide says, \"She's fine.\"</i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:14:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "huh?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:50:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "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": 1895072, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895188": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And I share in that commendation. I've said before that a lot of the conservative old guard is going to have to die off before that happens.<br><br>Here's something even crazier about Jindal: the black conservatives who support him will be criticized for supporting an Indian-American, but not an African-American. I've already had that one leveled at me. From my own mom.<br><br>Unfortunate, but that's our world.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:15:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 1894754, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900847": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you too?  Mine will too.  School or no school.  This is just too important.   LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:43:01", "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": 1895639, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901343": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "God does not like republican people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:13:40", "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": 1900885, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890592": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Joe is truly 'RIDE OR DIE'. <br><br><br>I can respect that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:52:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901350": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "12 year old girl tells what happened during the Georgian/Russian War<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XI2Chc6uQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XI2Chc6uQ</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:14:15", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1904428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that O could afford to pay for it without taking $ from tax payers, unlike the Cryptkeeper & the repugnant's convention.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_21:11:21", "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": 1895006, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895215": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "My son, a high school senior, and I were watching the speech and when that story came up he quipped, \"If that happened today, I be suspended from school and sent to 'conflict resolution sessions' and 'peer mediation.' I can take care of myself.\" He got up and walked out of the room.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:16:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "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": 1894391, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897776": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you for the link.  I'm really interested in Michelle's initial response.  It seems like such a lofty goal for anyone and the general reaction is \"um, okay\".  I'm sure she has spoken about this, I'm just not sure where.<br><br>Next to \"will you marry me\" being first lady has to be the most overwhelming thought someone would have to process.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:15:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "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": 1897668, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Has anyone noticed that the National Guard has already been called out in many of the Gulf State(America) as the Hurricane approaches, the head of FEMA and DHS are already down there and other prepartions are being made? It would be easy to be cyncical because the Republican convention is due to start on the same day as projected landfall but I also noticed that crude oil futures fell over $2. That tells me the speculators recognize this time that ain't no fooling around because Katrina caused tremendous damage to the oil industry in the Gulf. The oil industry is being proactive and has already shut down production and evacuating rigs. <br><br>Another issue for today is 43 years ago today Emmett Till was LYNCHED. If America doesn't realize how much things have changed......", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:15:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895222": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/28/next-the-obama-thugs-came-for-stanley-kurtz/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama thugs came for Stanley Kurtz</a> <i>\u201cWe want it to stop.\u201d</i> Obama and his supporters don't want Kurtz to talk, but they wouldn't send anyone to give the counterpoint. <i>\u201cIt\u2019s just not what we believe as Americans.\u201d</i> Not able to show where Kurtz was wrong, the calls ended again with - <b><i>\u201cWe want it to stop.\u201d</i></b><br><br>More - <i>\"The callers claimed that everything Kurtz is stating is fabricated, so Kurtz then <b>read verbatim from the documents!</b></i> <br><br>The <b>TRUTH</b> about Obama is finally coming out, i.e. he was and is corrupt, and he hates \"White\" America. His long time friendship with Ayers is his <i>'Achilles Heel'</i>.<br><br><i><b>\"In addition, Stanley read an example of what organization received money and which one\u2019s were turned down. In the case he mentioned, $200K was given to an African-American South Side School for a celebration of Juneteenth whereas a school program focusing in Algebra expertise was turned down.\"</b></i><br><br>The <i>'Tip of the Iceburg'</i> is <b>*HUGE*</b>...just imagine what lies below the surface.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:17:16", "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": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>\"The idiot co-workers . . \" we all have them! :&gt;) :&gt;) :&gt;) But at least - we have co-WORKERS!! [ = a job!]</i><br><br>True dat.  For all my bitching I know I am blessed and try to remember that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:44:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 1902282, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First Ladies of the Democratic Party<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082702997.html?sub=AR\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:44:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895230": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They already played their \"whiteness\" card when they tried to pretend like Michelle was Willona from Good Times.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:18:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895140, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Amen!  And   Amen!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:08:30", "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": 1898392, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"God's tryin' to tell you somethin' RIGHT NOW! RIGHT NOW!\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:50:17", "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": 1895183, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902401": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OMG-I missed it.  What time was she on?  We they air it again?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:45:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1902041, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OMG-I missed it.  What time was she on?  We they air it again?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:45:15", "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": 1902041, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Booman Tribune on Joe Biden:<br><br><i>Now, we Mid-Atlantic loudmouths know that our routine doesn't necessarily sell well in other areas of the country. People from the Midwest are much more polite, for example. So I don't really know how Joe comes off. In these parts his shtick is just lovable (at least, if you're not a Republican). But maybe Joey is a little too in-your-face for some people. I don't know.<br><br>Biden talked about how his mother would force him to bloody bullies' noses so he could walk down the street. There are a lot of mothers like that in these parts. Rep. Patrick Murphy had a father like that. Joey is a brawler who never backs down and always gets back up when he is decked. Maybe some people can't relate to that. <br><br>From where I sit, <b>Biden is the exact kind of guy you want by your side when trouble turns up.</b> (another way of saying RIDE OR DIE) And I know a lot of Democrats are reassured by that. I also know that McCain would be nuts to send in a lightweight like Mitt Romney to debate Joe Biden. <b>Romney doesn't strike me as a man that gets up once he's been decked. I think he runs home and cries.</b> I think John McCain knows that</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:00:56", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From HuffPost!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/ct-delegates-want-to-make_n_122086.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/ct-del...</a><br>Connecticut Delegates Want To Make LIEberman Pay<br><br>Can his \"defect\" be considered a FLIP that FLOPPED with his former party????    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:31:52", "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}, "1902413": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yep Karmi....any second now...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:46:02", "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": 1901620, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Omgoodness,<br><br>CNN had Jim Clyburn as he was wiping away tears.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:02:14", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902930": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You fool, don't you know if the republicans could have connected him to a paper cut in the Resko case he would already be indicted!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:08:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1901620, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw you dancing to \"Chain of Fools\".   It was so fast..you looked like you were having a blast!    CNN was talking to James Carville and I think it was right before Bill came out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:17:40", "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": 1897341, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902932": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This blows my mind in its total lack of subtlety, and its cruelty.<br><br>I find it very sick that McCain has any chance at all in being elected. Shame on this country that this man is even a contender. But that's the truth of the situation....<br><br>Anyway, thanks for posting it. I saw it mentioned somewhere yesterday and the back of my head kind of exploded.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:08:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "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": 1898755, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well after Katrina hit the reTHUGS religious con men suggested it was God sending out his vengeance on a sinful people.Seems like God has a sense of humor after all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:45:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1900384, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Irony is lost on the perpetually dense.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:40:51", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1894095, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:<br><br><a href=\"http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/obama-must-redefine-mccain-001079.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/obama-mu...</a><br>Obama Must Redefine McCain<br><br>Dr. Pamela D. Reed said:<br><br>The Obama campaign must launch a full-throated, double-barreled media assault, shooting down the venerable, \"honorable\" McCain facade.  In its place, the Obama machine must brutally establish who McCain really is: a blustering, hot-headed, hard-line, stumbling, far-right, out-of-touch, elitist, war-like, forgetful, comical cowboy.  And the facts bear this out.<br><br>Sure, Obama needs to have issue advertisements, but they're not sexy, and thus are largely ignored by the media.  Basically, he and his campaign must use a two-tiered approach.  On the one hand, their \"grown-up\" ads should focus on the economy, fuel policy, foreign affairs, national security, Social Security, education, health care and other issues on the minds of the American public. These messages should run day-in and day-out, both nationally and locally. <br><br>O.K.  Looks like I just found out how ta do this!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   Whooo!   Hooo!<br><br>Whew!   Acting like I know what I'm doing Deep Breaths!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:04:58", "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": 18, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899356": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lamh31:   Blessings to you all!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:58:52", "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": 1898784, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rob M;  Why doncha go for BOTH!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:50:09", "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": 1896545, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Admiral:   Guess you \"WENT AHEAD\"!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)   LOL!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!   LOL Deep Breaths!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.:  And THESE are his GOOD characteristics!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:40:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895093, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895776": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "More importantly, we listen....even when it make us uncomfortable. Or if it means going somewhere we wouldn't normally go.<br><br>I kind of wish I had never gotten involved. What I've gained doesn't even begin to measure up to what's been lost (in terms of friends, family, relationships, and my sanity).<br><br>My only problem with what you said is that we can't take back what we say. People are always looking for that \"gotcha\" moment. There's this constant drive to make one person seem better-or worse-than the other.<br><br>The extremes have to play each other out. We've seen the run of extreme conservatism. We're seeing-in part, and not to the degree of conservatism-the run of extreme liberalism. There's a middle ground somewhere, but I can't say that we're ready for it yet. We've spent basically, the last 50-60 years at war-with communism, extremist religion, and now with partisianship. I'm just about convinced that we don't know how to do anything else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:55:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 1895299, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1894754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D, <br><br>Interesting blog, and I'm sure you are a good conservative, but let's be honest, last night on CNN, even the conservative commentator commended the Democrats on doing something that he party is not nearly close enough to doing.<br><br>I know some repubs are hanging their hats on Jindal in the future, but those Repub and Democrats who won't vote for Obama because he's black, won't be voting for Jindal either.  Colon Powell may have come close, I truly believe that all it would take is for a \"darker\" cousin or relation to have occupied the stage with Colin to bring back the same racist BS. IMHO!<br><br>But I'm sure ya'll get there eventually,", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:46:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd35c4322b63b2dab06baea3e23047cf", "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": 1893419, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1925179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:   My pleasure!!  :&gt;)   ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-30_01:13:03", "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": 1925114, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lolololololol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:46:43", "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": 1897978, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898344": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hilarious  - because these folks are supposed to be grownups - article about the backfighting at MSNBC:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/?pid=349671\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:54:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D.<br>If I can feel it is my moment, I surely can feel it as yours. This is a great moment for all of us, globally. I think Spike Lee is right,  time will be marked as BB and AB, just like other milestones in history.<br><br>I am still tingling and light headed after last night. I wish all your loved ones who have passed could have watched the roll call. <br><br>Peace", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:31:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1894257, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898349": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From: HuffPost:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/27/why-obamas-drop-in-was-a_n_121982.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/27/why-ob...</a><br>Why Obama's Drop-In Was A Smart Move<br><br>One reason:  He could give a \"shout out\" to the clintons since they are reportedly NOT attending today's events!  :&gt;)   <br><br>Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama KNOWS the GAME [of chess]!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:54:29", "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}, "1896814": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:   ROTFLMAO!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)  Nice [complimentary  -  NOT!!!!   :&gt;)] post!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>LOL!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:44:03", "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": 1894960, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I posted the article earlier and read the first part but didn't keep reading....its like a Stooges routine.....this is absolutely hilarious. What have they done to \"the maverick\"?? LOL...he is just a grumpy old man now. That's all he is, just a grumpy old man.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:32:15", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1896164, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1894257": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I wrote that from a conservative point of view (even though some of what I said would get me shot); I tried my best to pull my personal feelings out of it.<br><br>As an African American-hell, as an American, period- I can claim the moment as my own. Unfortunately, there's those who, because of what I believe, will try to take that right from me (and I'm certain they'll say something later). Unfortunate, but it will be what it is.<br><br>I wish that the mudslinging wasn't part of the game. It's stressful. It's emotionally draining. I would like to see it changed...and after this election, in my own way, I'll do what I can to change it. For myself, as a newcomer to political participation, the visceral partisanship is all I know, all I've seen. Not just from conservatives, but liberals as well. There has been no model for post-partisanship. The Obama ascendancy presents an opportunity for that. Will we take advantage of it? I don't know. If history is an indication, we won't.<br><br>You're right; today, we're a more perfect union. Most likely, on January 20, we'll take another step towards that. And, God willing, we'll be able to lay down the liberal/conservative labels to support a cause greater than our own individual politics.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:41:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "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": 1893993, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1901427": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:   YEP!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   LOL!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_17:21:43", "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": 1900885, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Michelle:   My pleasure!!  I'm excited that I've learned how ta do these operations!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   My grown children are proud of the \"growner\" mother!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:12:33", "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": 1890424, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897364": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:   Poignant!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   Thanks for sharing!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I'm the voter registration chair in my church and I've gotten responses!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Whooo!   Hooo!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:54:24", "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": 1892009, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Yep!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)  Yet he still tried to act like he should give some advice!!<br>Even if no one asked!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!  Shaking her head Deep Breaths!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:14:23", "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": 1890431, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899388": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"ObamaTaxCut.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama's Tax Cut website</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:01:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "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}, "1897341": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You would have seen me standing behind Arkansas. People saw me when Arkansas announced their vote. The cameras are directed only at the folks announcing the vote. We stand to the left of them.<br><br>::<br><br>Here's something for you document historians:<br><br><a  href=\"http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/08/ballot.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Ballot</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:53:22", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890498, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1900926": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Karmi<br><br>stop it.  okay.  Obama WILL be president as he WILL will the November election.  It's okay.  <br><br>Blessings to you and yours!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_16:48:46", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1898220, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903999": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, thanks. It was a very good story. Mr. Obama should be proud of his children (I know he is deceased).", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_20:32:47", "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": 1903229, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895299": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I recall reading something in feminist teachings (can't recall the auhor... so Teacher, Rickrah, CPL, help me out and tell who said this..) \"The person is the political.\" Its in our daily actions that our politics are manifest and recreated. Its in our daily decisions to use a word or not, to push back or not that determines the trajectory of our own lives and the lives of our children. <br><br>Until this election I never participated. I wake up and run to the computer to read what is happening now with this election because it is important to me. Obama facilitated my empowerment (didn't drink the kool aid- these have always been my values, he just reminded me that living my values is integral part of having them)  to create the society I want to live in because disengaging only allows other to construct my reality. Will there be a time for post-partisanship. YES. Today. We do it TODAY. We reclaim words, ask for clarifications of viewpoints, and maintain the capacity to bend like the wind in spirit of that more perfect union.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:23:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1894257, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I believe it is!! LOLOL!! In a round-a-bout way, yep! Yesterday it was uninsured, today its \"somebody is eventually SURE to pay, so technically that's not uninSURED\".....makes perfect sense.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:27:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1899614, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898528": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From HuffPost:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/mccain-gets-prickly-durin_n_122087.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/mccain...</a><br>MCain Gets Prickly During Time Interview<br><br>Well!   Well!  Well!  \"McAncient\" almost made it through a long pre-nomination period WITHOUT displaying [well, that much] his PRICKLY-NESS [= ill-temperament!!]!!!<br><br>Today, his MEDS, apparently, WORE OFF and he emerged as        -drum roll please -<br><br>        PRICKLY MAN!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)  With a BIG \"P\" on his chest!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I invite YOUR input as to what else the \"P\" could stand for!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Please DO NOT hold back!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:07:10", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898220": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=2169\" rel=\"nofollow\">BILL AYERS</a>. Follow the links on that page \u2013 especially the \u201cVisual Maps\u201d section.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:44:54", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1897978, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   I see!!   :&gt;)   Thanks.   I'll continue ta take little visits over there to pick up appropriate posts!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:16:53", "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": 1890453, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I TOLD YA'LL<br><br>Putin did an interview and it was on CNN - Per Putin - Georgia initiated the war because the US pushed/instigated them to do it and it was stemmed from political reasons.  Per Putin -- The current administration/GW/McCain needed a \"war\" to win this election.  <br><br>Didn't I tell you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:24:25", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902993": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "New Thread Up for tonight!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:13:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   Co-sign!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  Wouldn't want ta mess up that \"pretty face\"!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:18:39", "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": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890631, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mmmmm....sprinkles...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:22:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895079, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Form HuffPost:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/cindy-mccains-half-sister_n_122134.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/cindy-...</a><br>Cindy McCain's Half-Sister:  I'm Voting For Obama<br><br>At first, she didn't quite exist.  Now, she does and she's going half way with Cindy.  I'm your sister (1/2)  but I don't share you political views  -  even If it's my bro-in-law!!  :&gt;)<br><br>MAJOR \"DISS THE DUDE!\"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   Whoooo!   Hoo!!   Lovin' it!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:21:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://thewhitehouseblack.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">thewhitehouseblack.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:59:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "da94ad9bfacee1c8f91a4c7f9c2b30d4", "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}, "1898392": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "PRAY for the Gulf Coast, people.<br><br>Hannah's been upgraded to Hurricane, and Gustav is well on his way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:57:35", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902149": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Mad props to you GreenLadyHere.  I can't even imagine the guts that took.  As a Gen Xer I definitely appreciate everything that those on the front lines of the struggle did.<br><br>Ugh, that sounds trite but my brain is fried from dealing with idiot co-workers all day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:21:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "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": 1901824, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ha...Hillary jumped on Barack writing in kindergarten that he wanted to be President.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:55:20", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1897141, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902996": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Principled?  Since when?  You're a joke.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:13:59", "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": 1893910, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890431": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He shouldn't have been surprised. Come on now. His 'slips' got tiresome. <br><br>Jr. got some play - as he should have.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_03:21:01", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890346, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   LOL!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  This is a PROUD, HISTORICAL MOMENT!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Again, C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S to Democratic Nominee Barack Obama!!:&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:24:48", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1890245, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899441": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CPL:   OOPS!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>And while I have your attention, Rikyrah referred to you as the one with the 4-1-1 on Juan Williams.   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>When \"THIS HISTORICAL MOMENT\" is further along, please share!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   Thanks!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:05:05", "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": 1898430, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Now Putin has come out and said that he believes the Bush administration orchestrated the Georgian conflict in order to create a talking point for the elections.   We all know it's true.  Think about it though, thousands of people died!! <br><br>..wonder how this will play out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:27:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897401": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.ontheissues.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\">On The Issues website</a>  Pretty neat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:56:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "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}, "1899964": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:44:34", "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": 1899749, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902154": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "delfinajones:   Thank you!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:23:03", "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": 1902070, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1898430": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Fred is the type of guy who would rather take a nap and mail in his performance as opposed to being a \"RIDE OR DIE\" type of guy.<br><br>It's the very reason he didn't make it out of the primaries; he kept mailing in his performance, the same way he did on \"Law and Order\".<br><br>Try again, S.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_14:00:32", "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": 1893964, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   No U di'ent!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)   LOL!!  X5   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Now where is my negative points button?? [for Karmi, just to clarify]  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_13:12:04", "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": 1897327, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The sissification of America. Rightwingnuts term pretty ironic would you say", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:33:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895215, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890245": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I was going through the tv coverage of my other Tivo. As Barack won the nomination by Acclamation, I swear, CNN was watchable for a whole half hour. I was stunned. I didn't get twitchy at all watching it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_02:38:23", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1897466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I happen to be part of the \"Top 5% of wage earners\" and even as a single person only financially responsible for myself things are harder then they were 8 years ago (granted my hard may be different from another persons hard). So if I am affected then I can only imagine how tough it is for the other 95%.  I'm not sure how trusting I am of those economic numbers.  Do they evaluate the increases in salary plus the price of basic goods, housing prices, average long term individual savings?  Does it only evaluate the markets which a lot of people may not be invested in?  <br><br>As Charles Barkley said at the end of the day, no matter who is in office, I will be fine.  But after 8 years of Bush so many people won't.  I think it is time for a change where people who work hard and make a decent wage will be able to take care of their families, send kids to collage, not worry about health care and be happier all around.  That's what makes a great country.  I think Obama is more likely to make this happen then McCain.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:59:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "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": 1895151, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895368": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "IMO, that is beautiful, too. Not appropriate for a first lady, perhaps but beautiful nonetheless. The thing is in all are incarnations we are beatiful. I won't let \"them\" define that for me....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:28:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "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": 1895230, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bill and Hillary - exit, stage left<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12924.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12924...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:39:04", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1904631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Was it Che Guevera who said \"the person is the political?\"<br><br>Evita, I really appreciate your heartfelt and brilliant commentary. Your writing has really been incisive, so thanks for sharing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_21:31:35", "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": 1895299, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1896396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I smell Pooh- NO QUARTER has your diaper.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:34:26", "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": 12, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895222, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902247": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Greenlady thank you for all these leads on what to read--I left work early and am just catching up on comments. <br><br>I cannot believe this is really happening. I was suicidal after the last 2 elections and had totally given up. <br>Pinch me someone!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:31:45", "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": 1898699, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why McCain all testy?? Thought he loved the press?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0%2C8599%2C1836909%2C00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,859...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:44:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1899478": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Watching Martin Luther King III on MSNBC [Andrea Mitchell]!!  <br><br>He's giving the \"MESSAGE!\"[Baracks]   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>And also says that \"The Civil Rights era is NOT OVER!\"   Some people want it to be, IMHO, so that the conversations and actions can stop!!<br><br>But, NOT UNLESS and UNTIL . . . .  So, we'll keep the press!! [Full court!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_15:08:03", "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}, "1902041": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JHud just killed it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:12:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c16a2cd5b24519a3273f3c489a744f7", "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}, "1896442": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/01/charlie-crist-mccains-vic_n_116417.html: rel=\"nofollow\">Charlie Crist's Marriage- a Sham says Chucky T</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:37:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well we know that Jack Abramoff is!<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/more-gop-woes-abramoff-to_b_122188.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/mor...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:57:52", "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": 1901620, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890897": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Just posting because I like the picture!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Conventions/story?id=5668306&page=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Conventions/stor...</a><br>Obam Makes Surprise Visit After Biden Speech!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Michelle was JUST SMILING!!!   SWEET!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_04:40:31", "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}, "1902058": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "JENNIFER HUDSON!!!!!!!    I\"M  STANDING !   HAND OVER MY HEART!!<br><br>NOW MY STANDING OVATION!!!!!    <br><br>Whew!!  Patriotic Deep Breaths!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:13:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How desperate can Repubs be?  Isn't this the Bill Clinton they tried to Impeach?  Now they're looking for compliments from him.<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Candidate X: McCain Using Bill Clinton's Words Against Obama<br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08/candidate-x-mcc.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08...</a><br><blockquote><i>esterday, former President Bill Clinton was riffing before an audience about his feelings on how a politician's ability to deliver would become a big issue in the future.<br><br>\"For example, you're a voter, and you have Candidate X and Candidate Y,\" Clinton riffed. \"Candidate X agrees with you on everything. But you don't think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues, but you believe that, on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver. For whom will you vote?\"<br><br>Watch HERE.<br><br>He insisted he wasn't talking about anything having to do with today's politics, and the Clinton folks insist he was just talking theoretically, but that hasn't stopped the McCain campaign from sending the comments out and saying the former president was clearly heralding McCain and dissing Obama.<br><br>\u201cJohn McCain has a record of taking stands against his party and accomplishing the bipartisan change Americans need,\" says McCain spox Tucker Bounds. \"By putting his country first, John McCain hasn\u2019t always been the most popular public official, but it has always made him effective -\u2013 so, John McCain is clearly candidate \u2018Y\u2019 in the equation.\u201d </i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:21:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1895917": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain's Prickly TIME Interview<br><a href=\"http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C1836909%2C00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,...</a><br><blockquote><i><br><b>In 2000, after the primaries, you went back to South Carolina to talk about what you felt was a mistake you had made on the Confederate flag. Is there anything so far about this campaign that you wish you could take back or you might revisit when it's over?</b><br>[Does not answer.]<br><br>Do I know you? [Says with a laugh.]<br>[Long pause.] I'm very happy with the way our campaign has been conducted, and I am very pleased and humbled to have the nomination of the Republican Party.<br><br><b>You do acknowledge there was a change in the campaign, in the way you had run the campaign?</b><br>[Shakes his head.]<br><br><b>You don't acknowledge that? O.K., when your aides came to you and you decided, having been attacked by Barack Obama, to run some of those ads, was there a debate?</b><br>The campaign responded as planned.<br><br><b>Jumping around a bit: in your books, you've talked about what it was like to go through the Keating Five experience, and you've been quoted as saying it was one of the worst experiences of your life. Someone else quoted you as saying it was even worse than being a POW ...</b><br>That's another one of those statements made 17 or 18 years ago which was out of the context of the conversation I was having. Of course the worst, the toughest experience of my life was being imprisoned, so people can pluck phrases from 17 or 18 years ago ...<br><br><b>I wasn't suggesting it as a negative thing. I was just saying that ...</b><br>I'm just suggesting it was taken out of context. I understand how comments are taken out of context from time to time. But obviously, the toughest time of my life, physically and [in] every other way, would be the time that I almost died in prison camp. And I think most Americans understand that.</i> </blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_12:05:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1902065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Other highlights for tonight before the speech: 715ET MLK tribute and around 830 a live performance from Stevie Wonder (follows Kaine)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:14:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c16a2cd5b24519a3273f3c489a744f7", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1903090": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!!!<br><br>(and, I cannot STAND Martha Stewart)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_19:20:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "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": 1895072, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1904584": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "tom brokaw is a pompous ass. i can't stand the tone of his stuck up voice.  he is talking about how the stage is presumptious and imperious. well he would know. this a day after saying mccain is above criticism because he was a pow in our genocidal madness in vietnam. and brokaw is moderating a debate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_21:27:42", "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}, "1902070": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What an experience- thank you", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_18:14:28", "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": 1901824, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1894391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "iontheprize got on my case about haterade. I am sufficently chastised becasu haterade means I am not being coldblooded.<br>In Biden Obma has his man. But will Obama be his mama: I love that when he told the story of coming home after getting beaten up as a kid and having her demand that he go back out and bloody some noses, she turned to her seatmate and mouthed, \"I did. It's true!\"<br><a href=\"http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/irish_is_the_new_southern.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/iris...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_10:43:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1925114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "greenlady:  i'm late in seeing this!    love sweet honey!<br><br>saying thank u deep breaths!   :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-30_01:01:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "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": 1890385, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1890301": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  GREAT,  STRONG pic!!!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>Thanks!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_02:52:31", "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}, "1895423": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL...you beat me to it.<br><br>Gorbachev was on Larry King about a week ago and alluded to the same thing.   We all know Bush/McCain had something to do with it....but we just can't prove it.<br><br>We know Bush/McCain had something to do with the rescue of those hostages just in time for McCain's visit.   The whole 5 years captivity, POW/Hostage angle.   But, it didn't help him.   The way these people play with lives, it's unbelievable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-28_11:32:32", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1895309, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "3823262", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -116932924491708939}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "thursday_open_thread_519", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 209, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 3823262, "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.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=thursday_open_thread_519' +
		'&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/thursday_open_thread_519/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='	+ 'thursday_open_thread_519'
			+ '&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/thursday_open_thread_519/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">209</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
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		if (element_id === undefined) {
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		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
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		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
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						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
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				html += item;
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			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>';
		}

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	//

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	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
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	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
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		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
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			;
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		return ' \
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				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
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					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
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					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
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				<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
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					: '')
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						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
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					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
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		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
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		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
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			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
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			'f'				: 'jackandjillpolitics',
			't'				: 'thursday_open_thread_519',
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			'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
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				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),
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	};

	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/thursday_open_thread_519/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='	+ 'thursday_open_thread_519'
			+ '&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='	+ 'thursday_open_thread_519'
			+ '&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='		+ 'thursday_open_thread_519'
				+ '&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/3823262/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890245">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890245" class="dsq-comment-message">I was going through the tv coverage of my other Tivo. As Barack won the nomination by Acclamation, I swear, CNN was watchable for a whole half hour. I was stunned. I didn\'t get twitchy at all watching it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890734">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890734" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   LOL!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  This is a PROUD, HISTORICAL MOMENT!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Again, C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S to Democratic Nominee Barack Obama!!:&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890301">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890301" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  GREAT,  STRONG pic!!!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>Thanks!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890315">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890315" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Look what I found!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603069.html?sid=ST2008082703302&s_pos=" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br>Rachel Maddow, MSNBCs Newest Left Hand<br><br>This is a good article!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   I like Dr. Maddow!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890319">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1890319" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890319" class="dsq-comment-message">i like the song \'sweet honey in the rock\' devoted to fannie lou hamer.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890385" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890385">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890385" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  Look what I found!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROIM2AY-jjQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROIM2AY-jjQ</a><br><br>Surprise!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1925114">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1925114" class="dsq-comment-message">greenlady:  i\'m late in seeing this!    love sweet honey!<br><br>saying thank u deep breaths!   :-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1925179" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1925179">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1925179" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1925179" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:   My pleasure!!  :&gt;)   ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890336">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890336" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  From The Political Wire:  <br><br><a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/27/the_hug_featured_in_new_democratic_ads.html" rel="nofollow">http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/27/th...</a><br>"The Hug" Featured in New Democratic Ads<br><br>Click on billboards and bus stop!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Great pics!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890424">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890424" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLadyHere, thank you.<br><br>That is priceless.<br><br>The bigger one really shows that *look* on McCain\'s face that can get lost amidst all the other interesting features of the photo. I don\'t know how to describe that look but whoa.<br><br>Anyway, I\'m so glad they\'re using it. Thanks for linking it :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890677">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890677" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle:   My pleasure!!  I\'m excited that I\'ve learned how ta do these operations!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   My grown children are proud of the "growner" mother!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890824">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890824" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLadyHere: I\'m impressed! I have lots and lots of respect for learning. :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890911">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890911" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle: Thank you [she said with humility  :&gt;)]  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1890346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890346">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1890346" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890346" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  From The Trail:<br><br><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/27/jesse_jackson_with_no_role.html#more" rel="nofollow">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008...</a><br>Jesse Jackson With No Role<br><br>Jesse WHO????     :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890431">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890431" class="dsq-comment-message">He shouldn\'t have been surprised. Come on now. His \'slips\' got tiresome. <br><br>Jr. got some play - as he should have.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890682">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890682" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Yep!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)  Yet he still tried to act like he should give some advice!!<br>Even if no one asked!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!  Shaking her head Deep Breaths!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890363" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890363">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890363" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   From The Trail:<br><br><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/27/republicans_finish_their_platf.html#more" rel="nofollow">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008...</a><br>Republican Finish Their Platform<br><br>It was described as being slimmed down with conservative leanings.   <br><br>YA THINK!!?????    :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890396">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890396" class="dsq-comment-message">Jed Said:   Heeeeeeeeere\'s John Kerry!!!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/john-kerrys-speech.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/john-kerrys-sp...</a><br><br>It was powerful!!  Especially, the "DISS THE DUDE"  parts!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890453" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890453">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1890453" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890453" class="dsq-comment-message">Jed has had the best videos this election season</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890698" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1890698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890698">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890698" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   I see!!   :&gt;)   Thanks.   I\'ll continue ta take little visits over there to pick up appropriate posts!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890498" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1890498" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890498">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1890498" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890498" class="dsq-comment-message">Craig Hickman, was that you on MSNBC?<br><br>I looked for you in the Maine delegation as they were voting. Didn\'t see you.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1897341" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897341" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1897341" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897341" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897341" class="dsq-comment-message">You would have seen me standing behind Arkansas. People saw me when Arkansas announced their vote. The cameras are directed only at the folks announcing the vote. We stand to the left of them.<br><br>::<br><br>Here\'s something for you document historians:<br><br><a  href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/08/ballot.html" rel="nofollow">The Ballot</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1897811" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897811" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897811">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897811" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897811" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw you dancing to "Chain of Fools".   It was so fast..you looked like you were having a blast!    CNN was talking to James Carville and I think it was right before Bill came out.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1898596" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898596" class="dsq-comment-message">Cool!!<br><br>Thanks, Truth.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890592">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890592" class="dsq-comment-message">Joe is truly \'RIDE OR DIE\'. <br><br><br>I can respect that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890631">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890631" class="dsq-comment-message">Booman Tribune on Joe Biden:<br><br><i>Now, we Mid-Atlantic loudmouths know that our routine doesn\'t necessarily sell well in other areas of the country. People from the Midwest are much more polite, for example. So I don\'t really know how Joe comes off. In these parts his shtick is just lovable (at least, if you\'re not a Republican). But maybe Joey is a little too in-your-face for some people. I don\'t know.<br><br>Biden talked about how his mother would force him to bloody bullies\' noses so he could walk down the street. There are a lot of mothers like that in these parts. Rep. Patrick Murphy had a father like that. Joey is a brawler who never backs down and always gets back up when he is decked. Maybe some people can\'t relate to that. <br><br>From where I sit, <b>Biden is the exact kind of guy you want by your side when trouble turns up.</b> (another way of saying RIDE OR DIE) And I know a lot of Democrats are reassured by that. I also know that McCain would be nuts to send in a lightweight like Mitt Romney to debate Joe Biden. <b>Romney doesn\'t strike me as a man that gets up once he\'s been decked. I think he runs home and cries.</b> I think John McCain knows that</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890708">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890708" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Co-sign!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  Wouldn\'t want ta mess up that "pretty face"!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1893964">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1893964" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain/Thompson?<br><br>Fred\'s no lightweight and is a perfect contrast to the "Mid-Atlantic loudmouth."<br>From where  I sit, Thompson is the exact kind of guy you want by your side when trouble turns up.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895651">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895651" class="dsq-comment-message">Fred Thompson . Yeah he would be great. He was so great during the primaries that his own staff was wondering why he was so lazy in the campaign.Republicans They take pride in their ignorance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895965">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895965" class="dsq-comment-message">But he is one hell of an actor/celebrity, <a href=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000669/ rel="nofollow">that Fred Thompson guy</a href></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1898430" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898430" class="dsq-comment-message">Fred is the type of guy who would rather take a nap and mail in his performance as opposed to being a "RIDE OR DIE" type of guy.<br><br>It\'s the very reason he didn\'t make it out of the primaries; he kept mailing in his performance, the same way he did on "Law and Order".<br><br>Try again, S.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899441">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899441" class="dsq-comment-message">CPL:   OOPS!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>And while I have your attention, Rikyrah referred to you as the one with the 4-1-1 on Juan Williams.   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>When "THIS HISTORICAL MOMENT" is further along, please share!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   Thanks!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1894129">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894129" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha, Romney.   I was reading the other day, that he would sweat profusely during difficult business meetings.   Romney put a lot of people out of work.<br><br>Romney\'s a television president.   Choosing Biden was a brilliant chess move.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896477">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896477" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  No one should EVER question Mr. O\'s GAME  -    CHESS, that is!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>HE\'S GOT GAME!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)    <br><br>Boo-yah!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890639">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890639" class="dsq-comment-message">Omgoodness,<br><br>CNN had Jim Clyburn as he was wiping away tears.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1890650" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1890650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890650">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890650" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:<br><br><a href="http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/obama-must-redefine-mccain-001079.php" rel="nofollow">http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/obama-mu...</a><br>Obama Must Redefine McCain<br><br>Dr. Pamela D. Reed said:<br><br>The Obama campaign must launch a full-throated, double-barreled media assault, shooting down the venerable, "honorable" McCain facade.  In its place, the Obama machine must brutally establish who McCain really is: a blustering, hot-headed, hard-line, stumbling, far-right, out-of-touch, elitist, war-like, forgetful, comical cowboy.  And the facts bear this out.<br><br>Sure, Obama needs to have issue advertisements, but they\'re not sexy, and thus are largely ignored by the media.  Basically, he and his campaign must use a two-tiered approach.  On the one hand, their "grown-up" ads should focus on the economy, fuel policy, foreign affairs, national security, Social Security, education, health care and other issues on the minds of the American public. These messages should run day-in and day-out, both nationally and locally. <br><br>O.K.  Looks like I just found out how ta do this!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   Whooo!   Hooo!<br><br>Whew!   Acting like I know what I\'m doing Deep Breaths!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1893910">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1893910" class="dsq-comment-message">No. Obama must define HIMSELF.<br><br>Tearing someone else down in order to make oneself look better shows a lack of confidence and insecurity. <br><br>This election is a referendum on Obama.  <br><br>McCain is qualified. McCain can lead. He is strong, tough, principled and independent. <br><br>You may disagree with him, but, McCain, in spite of his faults, a fine American that deserves our respect and admiration. He is a known quantity, a well-defined political figure who earned the respect and support of political figures on both sides of the aisle. He has demonstrated a political independence that puts the country before party. <br><br>But for Obama, questions remain. <br><br>"You know, I am a believer in … in knowing what you’re doing when you apply for a job. Uh, and I think that … if I were seriously to consider running on a national ticket, I would essentially have to start now, before having served a day in the Senate. Now there may be some people who are comfortable doing that, but I am not one of those people." — Barack Obama, 2004</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1894095">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894095" class="dsq-comment-message">"Tearing someone else down in order to make oneself look better shows a lack of confidence and insecurity."<br><br>Oh.....the irony.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896676">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896676" class="dsq-comment-message">Irony is lost on the perpetually dense.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897224">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897224" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   LOL!    X10     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1899029" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899029" class="dsq-comment-message">I only read certain comments for their pure comedy.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1894423">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894423" class="dsq-comment-message">Go ahead and call McCain "a blustering, hot-headed, hard-line, stumbling, far-right, out-of-touch, elitist, war-like, forgetful, comical cowboy."<br><br>JJP commentors have been doing this for weeks now, yet Obama has lost 9 points in the national polls since he clinched the nomination.<br><br>TN Governor Phil Breseden speaks directly to the direction the campaign needs to take:<br><br> “I would love to see him out showing a certain kind of humility, being in touch with people who go to breakfast at the Waffle House, sending a message.”</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895043">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895043" class="dsq-comment-message">"the national polls".............where Mississippi and Oregon are the SAME..........LMAO</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895093">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895093" class="dsq-comment-message">"Go ahead and call McCain "a blustering, hot-headed, hard-line, stumbling, far-right, out-of-touch, elitist, war-like, forgetful, comical cowboy."<br><br>-Thank you.<br>It\'s true.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896677">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896677" class="dsq-comment-message">Admiral:   Guess you "WENT AHEAD"!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)   LOL!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!   LOL Deep Breaths!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.:  And THESE are his GOOD characteristics!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903162">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903162" class="dsq-comment-message">I hadn\'t even called him a "cowboy" before.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1894960">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894960" class="dsq-comment-message">.You may disagree with him, but, McCain, in spite of his faults, a fine American that deserves our respect and admiration.<br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>You right I admire McCain for these reasons <br>1.I admire McCain for becoming a ACE. He destroyed 5 aircraft unfortunately they were American planes but he is a ACE<br>2.I admire McCain because 40 years ago he was a POW now how that translate into being qualified for POTUS I\'m still looking for the answer<br>3.I admire McCain for benefiting from Affirmative Action even though he was the 5th dumbest in his class he use his connections to get into flight school instead of being assign where his class rank would have him.First mate of the S.S Minnow<br>4.I admire McCain because instead of going to jail for his role in defrauding taxpayers in the Keating 5 scandal .He got a get out of jail card<br>5.I admire McCain for not having to pay for his donuts instead his pals in the media get it for him with sprinkles no less.<br>6.I admire McCain for being a mack daddy pimp.He leaves his wife who stood by him after a accident, married a rich young heiress 20 years his junior, use her fortune to set up his political career jet setting to 6,7,8,9 houses had a private lake built in his backyard so he can go fishing Damn Bishop Don Juan could learn a thing or 2 on pimping 101<br>So yes we proud of the service of Mack Daddy McCain</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895079">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895079" class="dsq-comment-message">Did he say "donuts WITH sprinkles"?<br><br>Blllaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897877">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897877" class="dsq-comment-message">Mmmmm....sprinkles...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895653">melanctha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895653" class="dsq-comment-message">Teach!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896814">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896814" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:   ROTFLMAO!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)  Nice [complimentary  -  NOT!!!!   :&gt;)] post!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>LOL!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896545">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896545" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you talking about candidate McCain or Sen McCain before I answer?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897309">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897309" class="dsq-comment-message">Rob M;  Why doncha go for BOTH!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902996">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902996" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902996" class="dsq-comment-message">Principled?  Since when?  You\'re a joke.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1890897">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1890897" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Just posting because I like the picture!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Conventions/story?id=5668306&page=1" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Conventions/stor...</a><br>Obam Makes Surprise Visit After Biden Speech!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Michelle was JUST SMILING!!!   SWEET!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1892009">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1892009" class="dsq-comment-message">Last night was great.When Obama was nominated by acclamation tears came down my face my daughter ask what was wrong and I said "Nothings wrong everything is going to be alright" Our journey has come a long way but it is not over yet and we still have a lot of work to do.Every time I say good morning or just talk I asked if they are registered and if not let them know where to register at.We all have our part to do come November we will shout by acclamation "YES WE CAN AND YES WE DID!!!!!!!!!"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897364">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897364" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:   Poignant!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   Thanks for sharing!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m the voter registration chair in my church and I\'ve gotten responses!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Whooo!   Hooo!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1893419" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1893419" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/memo-to-the-dnc/" rel="nofollow">Memo to the DNC</A><br><br>Again, congrats all.</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1893993" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1893993" class="dsq-comment-message">Just read your blog. I agree with you about Clinton theater and the notion of 18 million cracks that amounted to party disunity. But I have some questions.<br><br>Why is this moment in history not worthy of unity? Since the start of start of this experiment of creating a more perfect union, there has never been anyone other than white men in that office. We are a step closer to living up to our own mission, and you see it as "your moment."? Why not our moment? Can you not rise above partisan politics to recognize that is a win for our nation? A step closer to all of our goals? <br><br>I was also disturbed by your characterization of the game- mudslinging and kitchen sinks et al. One of the things that attracted me to Obama was a sincere desire to move away from that. Sure he has now been made to defend himself, but slinging mud and lies and has not been done. He obviously requested his Democratic peers to scale back on the attacks and stick to the issues that affect the American people. Remember the pundits who declared day one was waste of time... No attack... Dems won\'t win...<br><br>I do not believe that the way to determine the direction of our nation is to speak with each other in ways that invoke lies and distorts the meaning of these nuanced, often competing, and important issues. It pains me to see how we can\'t have real dialogue as a nation because we cannot allow the "other side" to be even partly right.  <br><br>The  Sukuma (African) proverb "The wind does not break a tree that bends" comes to mind. Our American politics IS broken.  Why don\'t we fight against this abusive and ineffective mode. Why not CHANGE it? <br><br>Conservatives scoff at the notion of HOPE and CHANGE. Yeah well it takes courage to have hope and work towards CHANGE. It takes follow through to make things happen. I\'m changing this nation, but saying to you right now D that this moment of history is ours (Black, White, Latino, immigrant, native, conservative, liberal, everyone) and it should be a source of pride and a moment of sheer momentum for our generation. We are a step closer to realizing our goal, a more perfect union. We are not perfect, but we are no longer where we were- even yesterday.<br><br>And, the notion of kitchen sinks and mudslinging does not have to the game. We can change things- by telling our party leaders that we don\'t want that. Don\'t go on and make popcorn to watch this sick cycle persist. You must know that I respect for you, because you spend a lot of time and effort on this site engaging in respectful exchange. I see and appreciate it. But remember that this win is all of ours. And if we desire it, we can lend our voices to changing the system. Obviously we will still disagree on many things, but we don\'t have to accept this broken system either.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1894257" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894257" class="dsq-comment-message">I wrote that from a conservative point of view (even though some of what I said would get me shot); I tried my best to pull my personal feelings out of it.<br><br>As an African American-hell, as an American, period- I can claim the moment as my own. Unfortunately, there\'s those who, because of what I believe, will try to take that right from me (and I\'m certain they\'ll say something later). Unfortunate, but it will be what it is.<br><br>I wish that the mudslinging wasn\'t part of the game. It\'s stressful. It\'s emotionally draining. I would like to see it changed...and after this election, in my own way, I\'ll do what I can to change it. For myself, as a newcomer to political participation, the visceral partisanship is all I know, all I\'ve seen. Not just from conservatives, but liberals as well. There has been no model for post-partisanship. The Obama ascendancy presents an opportunity for that. Will we take advantage of it? I don\'t know. If history is an indication, we won\'t.<br><br>You\'re right; today, we\'re a more perfect union. Most likely, on January 20, we\'ll take another step towards that. And, God willing, we\'ll be able to lay down the liberal/conservative labels to support a cause greater than our own individual politics.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1895299" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895299" class="dsq-comment-message">I recall reading something in feminist teachings (can\'t recall the auhor... so Teacher, Rickrah, CPL, help me out and tell who said this..) "The person is the political." Its in our daily actions that our politics are manifest and recreated. Its in our daily decisions to use a word or not, to push back or not that determines the trajectory of our own lives and the lives of our children. <br><br>Until this election I never participated. I wake up and run to the computer to read what is happening now with this election because it is important to me. Obama facilitated my empowerment (didn\'t drink the kool aid- these have always been my values, he just reminded me that living my values is integral part of having them)  to create the society I want to live in because disengaging only allows other to construct my reality. Will there be a time for post-partisanship. YES. Today. We do it TODAY. We reclaim words, ask for clarifications of viewpoints, and maintain the capacity to bend like the wind in spirit of that more perfect union.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1895776" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895776" class="dsq-comment-message">More importantly, we listen....even when it make us uncomfortable. Or if it means going somewhere we wouldn\'t normally go.<br><br>I kind of wish I had never gotten involved. What I\'ve gained doesn\'t even begin to measure up to what\'s been lost (in terms of friends, family, relationships, and my sanity).<br><br>My only problem with what you said is that we can\'t take back what we say. People are always looking for that "gotcha" moment. There\'s this constant drive to make one person seem better-or worse-than the other.<br><br>The extremes have to play each other out. We\'ve seen the run of extreme conservatism. We\'re seeing-in part, and not to the degree of conservatism-the run of extreme liberalism. There\'s a middle ground somewhere, but I can\'t say that we\'re ready for it yet. We\'ve spent basically, the last 50-60 years at war-with communism, extremist religion, and now with partisianship. I\'m just about convinced that we don\'t know how to do anything else.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1904631">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1904631" class="dsq-comment-message">Was it Che Guevera who said "the person is the political?"<br><br>Evita, I really appreciate your heartfelt and brilliant commentary. Your writing has really been incisive, so thanks for sharing.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895399">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895399" class="dsq-comment-message">D.<br>If I can feel it is my moment, I surely can feel it as yours. This is a great moment for all of us, globally. I think Spike Lee is right,  time will be marked as BB and AB, just like other milestones in history.<br><br>I am still tingling and light headed after last night. I wish all your loved ones who have passed could have watched the roll call. <br><br>Peace</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1894754">lamh31</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894754" class="dsq-comment-message">D, <br><br>Interesting blog, and I\'m sure you are a good conservative, but let\'s be honest, last night on CNN, even the conservative commentator commended the Democrats on doing something that he party is not nearly close enough to doing.<br><br>I know some repubs are hanging their hats on Jindal in the future, but those Repub and Democrats who won\'t vote for Obama because he\'s black, won\'t be voting for Jindal either.  Colon Powell may have come close, I truly believe that all it would take is for a "darker" cousin or relation to have occupied the stage with Colin to bring back the same racist BS. IMHO!<br><br>But I\'m sure ya\'ll get there eventually,</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1895188" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895188" class="dsq-comment-message">And I share in that commendation. I\'ve said before that a lot of the conservative old guard is going to have to die off before that happens.<br><br>Here\'s something even crazier about Jindal: the black conservatives who support him will be criticized for supporting an Indian-American, but not an African-American. I\'ve already had that one leveled at me. From my own mom.<br><br>Unfortunate, but that\'s our world.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895140">AnthonyMason2k6</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895140" class="dsq-comment-message">I just read this article titled: "The Hip-Hop President<br><a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73276" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE....</a><br><br>"If Barack Obama is to become our 44th president, it will be heralded as a moment of historic significance unlike any other. However, I think many are missing the real reason why.<br>It\'s because Barack Obama will be our first hip-hop president.<br>I can only imagine how the world will embrace the leader of the free world when he introduces other foreign leaders with, "give it up for my man Vladimir." Giving "props" for joining us in a treaty. Or the first lady Michelle talking about "my man" the "daddy of my babies" when referring to the president. That should go over well everywhere from 10 Downing Street right on down to the streets of the Middle East."<br><br>More <br><br>"I can see it now. Air Force One decked out with "22s" and spinners. Maybe even a set of hydraulics. Watching the hip-hop president in the Oval Office with his baseball cap on backward coping a gansta lean in the big chair. Should be really pimp, don\'t you think? Cool man, real cool. Instead of giving away presidential cuff links to guests, as is the custom, he will offer "bling bling."<br><br>I imagine a whole group of special advisers to the president sitting around the Oval Office discussing policy. Kanye West, 50 Cent and maybe even Eminem (to keep the diversity thing going), all sharing their life experiences with the prez to assist him in understanding his "peeps."<br><br>AM2K6: Wow! I believe that before this election is over, many in the far right will pull their hoods out off the closet and into the open.  Cats like Pat Buchanan, the National Review, Rush Limbaugh and them.....They\'ll play out their last card: Their whiteness!  it\'s disgusting; I know.  But the prospects of a black man in their white house is driving them this nuts.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895230">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895230" class="dsq-comment-message">They already played their "whiteness" card when they tried to pretend like Michelle was Willona from Good Times.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895368">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895368" class="dsq-comment-message">IMO, that is beautiful, too. Not appropriate for a first lady, perhaps but beautiful nonetheless. The thing is in all are incarnations we are beatiful. I won\'t let "them" define that for me....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895964">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895964" class="dsq-comment-message">Oy vey.  Too bad they couldn\'t squeeze in just a few more stereotypes, they were on such a roll there.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897588" class="dsq-comment-message">AM2K6:  Whew!  They are REALLY IG\'NANT Deep Breaths!!  :&gt;)<br><br>"Cats like Pat, etc. . . . They\'ll play their last card:  Their WHITENESS!"   :&gt;)<br><br>BUT---THEY WON\'T WIN THE GAME!!!  That was in a DIFFERENT GAME - DIFFERENT TIME!!     :&gt;)   :&gt;)  <br><br>THE GAME HAS  C-H-A-N-G-E-D!!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>And, BTW ---Mr. Obama is going ta say   - - CHECKMATE!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Boo-yah!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1893579" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah,<br><br>Great painting. Who is the artist?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895971">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895971" class="dsq-comment-message">I do not know. Let me check and see if I can find out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1894391">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1894391" class="dsq-comment-message">iontheprize got on my case about haterade. I am sufficently chastised becasu haterade means I am not being coldblooded.<br>In Biden Obma has his man. But will Obama be his mama: I love that when he told the story of coming home after getting beaten up as a kid and having her demand that he go back out and bloody some noses, she turned to her seatmate and mouthed, "I did. It\'s true!"<br><a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/irish_is_the_new_southern.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/iris...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895215">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895215" class="dsq-comment-message">My son, a high school senior, and I were watching the speech and when that story came up he quipped, "If that happened today, I be suspended from school and sent to \'conflict resolution sessions\' and \'peer mediation.\' I can take care of myself." He got up and walked out of the room."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896385">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896385" class="dsq-comment-message">The sissification of America. Rightwingnuts term pretty ironic would you say</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900111">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900111" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep he runs away just like you when challenged.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903743">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903743" class="dsq-comment-message">The story said nothing about him being at school so your story doesn\'t work.  Besides, a bloody nose will always resolve a conflict. And, certainly stop another Columbine.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895006">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895006" class="dsq-comment-message">what do y\'all think about the criticism regarding tonight\'s stagecraft?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895072">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895072" class="dsq-comment-message">What did Martha Stewart say?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895698" class="dsq-comment-message">huh?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898005">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898005" class="dsq-comment-message">It is very funny.<br><br> What did Martha Stewart say?<br><br> Heh</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903090" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!!!<br><br>(and, I cannot STAND Martha Stewart)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896010" class="dsq-comment-message">That \'criticism\' is, in one word, puerile. They went so far as to send out toga wrapping suggestions, I guess going back to those rethug keggers. The fact is another four years of Bush/McCain will be Animal House Dementia Redux. "Wake Up America!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896059">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896059" class="dsq-comment-message">"The fact is another four years of Bush/McCain will be Animal House Dementia Redux."<br><br>-"You fucked up; you trusted us."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898228">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898228" class="dsq-comment-message">melanctha:   PROPS on the "puerile"!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897649">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897649" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:   "Hated it!"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>CRITICISM  =   HATA\'S!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1904428">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1904428" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that O could afford to pay for it without taking $ from tax payers, unlike the Cryptkeeper & the repugnant\'s convention.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895183">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895183" class="dsq-comment-message">Hillary in Elevator Mishap<br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08/hillary-in-elev.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08...</a><br><blockquote><i>After Wednesday night\'s festivities ended, there was a minor elevator mishap at the Pepsi Center that involved Clinton, sources tell ABC News.<br><br>Apparently, the elevator got stuck between floors, stranding Sen. Clinton and others for several minutes. The doors needed to be pushed open and those in the elevator -- including Sen. Clinton -- needed to be lifted and squeezed out.<br><br>Clinton was seen leaving the scene looking a tad shell-shocked, but an aide says, "She\'s fine."</i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903424">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903424" class="dsq-comment-message">"God\'s tryin\' to tell you somethin\' RIGHT NOW! RIGHT NOW!"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895275">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895275" class="dsq-comment-message">How desperate can Repubs be?  Isn\'t this the Bill Clinton they tried to Impeach?  Now they\'re looking for compliments from him.<br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Candidate X: McCain Using Bill Clinton\'s Words Against Obama<br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08/candidate-x-mcc.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/08...</a><br><blockquote><i>esterday, former President Bill Clinton was riffing before an audience about his feelings on how a politician\'s ability to deliver would become a big issue in the future.<br><br>"For example, you\'re a voter, and you have Candidate X and Candidate Y," Clinton riffed. "Candidate X agrees with you on everything. But you don\'t think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues, but you believe that, on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver. For whom will you vote?"<br><br>Watch HERE.<br><br>He insisted he wasn\'t talking about anything having to do with today\'s politics, and the Clinton folks insist he was just talking theoretically, but that hasn\'t stopped the McCain campaign from sending the comments out and saying the former president was clearly heralding McCain and dissing Obama.<br><br>“John McCain has a record of taking stands against his party and accomplishing the bipartisan change Americans need," says McCain spox Tucker Bounds. "By putting his country first, John McCain hasn’t always been the most popular public official, but it has always made him effective -– so, John McCain is clearly candidate ‘Y’ in the equation.” </i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895309">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895309" class="dsq-comment-message">I TOLD YA\'LL<br><br>Putin did an interview and it was on CNN - Per Putin - Georgia initiated the war because the US pushed/instigated them to do it and it was stemmed from political reasons.  Per Putin -- The current administration/GW/McCain needed a "war" to win this election.  <br><br>Didn\'t I tell you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895423">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895423" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL...you beat me to it.<br><br>Gorbachev was on Larry King about a week ago and alluded to the same thing.   We all know Bush/McCain had something to do with it....but we just can\'t prove it.<br><br>We know Bush/McCain had something to do with the rescue of those hostages just in time for McCain\'s visit.   The whole 5 years captivity, POW/Hostage angle.   But, it didn\'t help him.   The way these people play with lives, it\'s unbelievable.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897692">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897692" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain\'s guy was Georgia\'s chief lobbyist<br><br>Karl Rove\'s been there.<br><br>Of course they organized it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896110">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896110" class="dsq-comment-message">-Noooooo!<br>That can\'t be true!<br>Bush looked into Putin\'s soul and everything! :-) :-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895351">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895351" class="dsq-comment-message">Now Putin has come out and said that he believes the Bush administration orchestrated the Georgian conflict in order to create a talking point for the elections.   We all know it\'s true.  Think about it though, thousands of people died!! <br><br>..wonder how this will play out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1904294">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1904294" class="dsq-comment-message">I have a coworker from Russia and I asked her the same thing. She didn\'t think so, but its not impossible, especially since one of Georgia\'s lobbyists is high up on the Crypster\'s campaign staff. The crypster was on the phone with Sakasvili immediately after the invasion.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895554">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895554" class="dsq-comment-message">As nation watches Denver, Obama campaign muscles Chicago station over ex-radical Ayres<br><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/obama-wgn.html" rel="nofollow">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008...</a><br><blockquote><i>"I would say this is the biggest response we\'ve ever got from a campaign or a candidate," said Christenson. "This is really unprecedented with the show, the way that people are flooding the calls and our email boxes."</i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895598">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895598" class="dsq-comment-message">Why McCain all testy?? Thought he loved the press?<br><br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0%2C8599%2C1836909%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,859...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896132">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896132" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe he should have thrown some steaks on the grill.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1895639" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895639" class="dsq-comment-message">I am tired as hell.  And I\'ll be even more tired tomorrow.  But I will be in front of my TV tonight with bells on.  <b><a href="http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Kids Can Stay Up Tonight</a></b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895941">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895941" class="dsq-comment-message">The kids can stay up tonight..LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900847">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900847" class="dsq-comment-message">you too?  Mine will too.  School or no school.  This is just too important.   LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895686">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895686" class="dsq-comment-message">John McCain - POW Bros<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq7brOpanlY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq7brOpanlY</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895831">Elevated</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895831" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thewhitehouseblack.com" rel="nofollow">thewhitehouseblack.com</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1895917" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895917">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895917" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain\'s Prickly TIME Interview<br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C1836909%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,...</a><br><blockquote><i><br><b>In 2000, after the primaries, you went back to South Carolina to talk about what you felt was a mistake you had made on the Confederate flag. Is there anything so far about this campaign that you wish you could take back or you might revisit when it\'s over?</b><br>[Does not answer.]<br><br>Do I know you? [Says with a laugh.]<br>[Long pause.] I\'m very happy with the way our campaign has been conducted, and I am very pleased and humbled to have the nomination of the Republican Party.<br><br><b>You do acknowledge there was a change in the campaign, in the way you had run the campaign?</b><br>[Shakes his head.]<br><br><b>You don\'t acknowledge that? O.K., when your aides came to you and you decided, having been attacked by Barack Obama, to run some of those ads, was there a debate?</b><br>The campaign responded as planned.<br><br><b>Jumping around a bit: in your books, you\'ve talked about what it was like to go through the Keating Five experience, and you\'ve been quoted as saying it was one of the worst experiences of your life. Someone else quoted you as saying it was even worse than being a POW ...</b><br>That\'s another one of those statements made 17 or 18 years ago which was out of the context of the conversation I was having. Of course the worst, the toughest experience of my life was being imprisoned, so people can pluck phrases from 17 or 18 years ago ...<br><br><b>I wasn\'t suggesting it as a negative thing. I was just saying that ...</b><br>I\'m just suggesting it was taken out of context. I understand how comments are taken out of context from time to time. But obviously, the toughest time of my life, physically and [in] every other way, would be the time that I almost died in prison camp. And I think most Americans understand that.</i> </blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896019">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896019" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO.......was this supposed to be funny? It is hysterical....oh, that is classic.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896164">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896164" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s for real!!....at one point, the interviewer asks him to define honour.  McCain tells him to read it in his books....LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896362">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896362" class="dsq-comment-message">I posted the article earlier and read the first part but didn\'t keep reading....its like a Stooges routine.....this is absolutely hilarious. What have they done to "the maverick"?? LOL...he is just a grumpy old man now. That\'s all he is, just a grumpy old man.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896499">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896499" class="dsq-comment-message">Ooops.  Sorry.  I just saw that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898600">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898600" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   BIG OOPS!!!!  I duplicated this!!   VERY SORRY!!!   :&gt;)   Mea culpa!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896123">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896123" class="dsq-comment-message">Exclusive Poll: Obama\'s Swing Leads<br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0%2C8599%2C1836770%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,859...</a><br><blockquote><i>Obama\'s widest margin is in New Mexico, where 53% of registered voters said they prefer the Democrat to 40% who favor McCain. Obama also holds a five-point advantage in Nevada (49% to 44%). Both states went narrowly to George W. Bush in the 2004 election.<br><br>In Pennsylvania, Obama leads 48% to 43, while McCain topped Obama in Colorado 47% to 46%. In all state polls, the margin of error is plus-or-minus 4%.</i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896291">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896291" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.backwardsbush.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.backwardsbush.com/index.php</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896442">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896442" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/01/charlie-crist-mccains-vic_n_116417.html: rel="nofollow">Charlie Crist\'s Marriage- a Sham says Chucky T</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896524">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896524" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill and Hillary - exit, stage left<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12924.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12924...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898999">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898999" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   OUCH!!!  I just heard Mr. Obama SLAM that CHESS PIECE on the chess board!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   And he\'s singing:<br>    "You\'re A Thousand Miles Away"  [the Heartbeats  :&gt;)]<br><br>Whew!   Oldies Deep Breaths!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896690">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896690" class="dsq-comment-message">For a New political age: a self-made man<br><br><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/28obama.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1896842" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896842">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896842" class="dsq-comment-message">First Ladies of the Democratic Party<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082702997.html?sub=AR" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897141">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897141" class="dsq-comment-message">Has Michelle ever talked about the first time Barack said "I want to be President of the United States"?  I\'m wondering if it was after 2004 or much earlier when they were dating.  I\'d love to here the moment when he said he wants to be President and that she would be first lady.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897378" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897378">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897378" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha...Hillary jumped on Barack writing in kindergarten that he wanted to be President.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1897668" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897668" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897668">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897668" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897668" class="dsq-comment-message">Eh, this site actually mentions that Obama planned on <a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm" rel="nofollow">the presidency prior to 2004</a>.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897776" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897776">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897776" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you for the link.  I\'m really interested in Michelle\'s initial response.  It seems like such a lofty goal for anyone and the general reaction is "um, okay".  I\'m sure she has spoken about this, I\'m just not sure where.<br><br>Next to "will you marry me" being first lady has to be the most overwhelming thought someone would have to process.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897401">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897401" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.ontheissues.org/" rel="nofollow">On The Issues website</a>  Pretty neat.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897479" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897479">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897479" class="dsq-comment-message">John McCain.He is just like you<br>McCain\'s Million Dollar Parking Lot<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6zPwfk5QY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6zPwfk5QY</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897578">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897578" class="dsq-comment-message">Thursday, August 28 2008: Change You Can Believe In<br><a href="http://www.demconvention.com/thursday-schedule/" rel="nofollow">http://www.demconvention.com/thursday-schedule/</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898526">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898526" class="dsq-comment-message">impressive lineup<br><br>thanks for the heads up</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898344">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898344" class="dsq-comment-message">Hilarious  - because these folks are supposed to be grownups - article about the backfighting at MSNBC:<br><br><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/?pid=349671" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898349">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898349" class="dsq-comment-message">From: HuffPost:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/27/why-obamas-drop-in-was-a_n_121982.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/27/why-ob...</a><br>Why Obama\'s Drop-In Was A Smart Move<br><br>One reason:  He could give a "shout out" to the clintons since they are reportedly NOT attending today\'s events!  :&gt;)   <br><br>Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama KNOWS the GAME [of chess]!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898392">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898392" class="dsq-comment-message">PRAY for the Gulf Coast, people.<br><br>Hannah\'s been upgraded to Hurricane, and Gustav is well on his way.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898549">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898549" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Amen!  And   Amen!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898784">lamh31</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898784" class="dsq-comment-message">I just came home from New Orleans this Tuesday, and they were worried about Faye, now Gustav.  I guess this means that I may have a full house this labor day weekend.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899356">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1899356" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899356" class="dsq-comment-message">lamh31:   Blessings to you all!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898528">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898528" class="dsq-comment-message">From HuffPost:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/mccain-gets-prickly-durin_n_122087.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/mccain...</a><br>MCain Gets Prickly During Time Interview<br><br>Well!   Well!  Well!  "McAncient" almost made it through a long pre-nomination period WITHOUT displaying [well, that much] his PRICKLY-NESS [= ill-temperament!!]!!!<br><br>Today, his MEDS, apparently, WORE OFF and he emerged as        -drum roll please -<br><br>        PRICKLY MAN!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)  With a BIG "P" on his chest!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I invite YOUR input as to what else the "P" could stand for!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Please DO NOT hold back!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898631">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898631" class="dsq-comment-message">You know when I was a POW I couldnt get prickly so since I couldnt breakout the BBQ for those ungrateful Media hacks I had to get Piss because you know even though I dont use it I was a POW</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898851">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898851" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:  GOOD ONE!!!   LOL!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1898655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1898655" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898655" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/08/cowboy-governer.html" rel="nofollow">The Cowboy Governor</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1898699" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898699">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898699" class="dsq-comment-message">Form HuffPost:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/cindy-mccains-half-sister_n_122134.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/cindy-...</a><br>Cindy McCain\'s Half-Sister:  I\'m Voting For Obama<br><br>At first, she didn\'t quite exist.  Now, she does and she\'s going half way with Cindy.  I\'m your sister (1/2)  but I don\'t share you political views  -  even If it\'s my bro-in-law!!  :&gt;)<br><br>MAJOR "DISS THE DUDE!"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   Whoooo!   Hoo!!   Lovin\' it!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899454">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899454" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep...that\'s a good one.<br><blockquote><i>Portalski\'s son Nathan, an aerospace machinist, is also backing Obama.<br><br>"I wouldn\'t vote for John McCain if he was a Democrat," he tells Us. "I would not vote at all before I\'d vote for him.<br><br>"I question whether Cindy is someone I\'d want to see in the White House as first lady," he adds.</blockquote></i><br><br>OUCH!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899574">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899574" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:    Band-aid????    :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899622">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899622" class="dsq-comment-message">that\'s gonna leave a bruise. They dont make enough Lancome or Estee Lauder in the world to cover that up.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902247">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902247" class="dsq-comment-message">Greenlady thank you for all these leads on what to read--I left work early and am just catching up on comments. <br><br>I cannot believe this is really happening. I was suicidal after the last 2 elections and had totally given up. <br>Pinch me someone!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898730">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898730" class="dsq-comment-message">Rev. Al Sharpton\'s interview CAUGHT Andrea "I\'m still miffed at Obama" Mitchell EVERY time she tried to intrduce a NEGATIVE vibe or statement!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>He had his nice "game of chess" goin\' on!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   CHECK!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.:   O.K.  I just DON\'T like Andre Mitchell!!  She is a B%#@*!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898755">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898755" class="dsq-comment-message">How do you reduce the number of uninsured?? WELL YOU JUST CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF UNINSURED!! Isn\'t that just GREAT?!?!?!<br><br>McCain Advisor: There Are No Uninsured<br><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-Uninsured_27bus.ART.State.Edition2.4dce428.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus...</a><br><br>Texas once again led the nation with the highest percentage of residents without health insurance, a U.S. Census Bureau report showed Tuesday, although the same study also reports a slight dip last year in the percentage without coverage across the nation.<br><br>Almost one of every four Texas residents – 24.8 percent – were uninsured in 2006 and 2007, based on an average of the rates for those two years. That\'s up from 23.9 percent for 2004 and 2005. <br><br>The national number also increased a bit for the two-year period to 15.5 percent. However, looking at 2007 by itself, the percentage of uninsured in the country fell from 15.8 percent in 2006 to 15.3 percent in 2007. (State percentages were given only for two-year periods.) <br><br>California still has the highest number – not percentage – of uninsured residents at 6.7 million, compared with 5.7 million Texans. The Texas number is up from 5.5 million in 2006.<br><br><br>McCain adviser<br><br>But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain\'s health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of immediate care.) <br><br>"So I have a solution. And it will cost not one thin dime," Mr. Goodman said. "The next president of the United States should sign an executive order requiring the Census Bureau to cease and desist from describing any American – even illegal aliens – as uninsured. Instead, the bureau should categorize people according to the likely source of payment should they need care.<br><br>"So, there you have it. Voila! Problem solved."<br><br>Mr. Goodman\'s analysis drew a sharp response from the Center for Public Policy Priorities, an Austin-based think tank focusing on poverty issues. "That is not the same thing as having health insurance," said Eva Deluna, a budget analyst for the center. People without insurance are less likely to seek care, and when they do, the cost to the health system is greater, she said.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899614">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899614" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:   Is this a variant of      "MOVING THE GOAL POST???"  :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899749">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899749" class="dsq-comment-message">I believe it is!! LOLOL!! In a round-a-bout way, yep! Yesterday it was uninsured, today its "somebody is eventually SURE to pay, so technically that\'s not uninSURED".....makes perfect sense.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899964">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899964" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902932">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902932" class="dsq-comment-message">This blows my mind in its total lack of subtlety, and its cruelty.<br><br>I find it very sick that McCain has any chance at all in being elected. Shame on this country that this man is even a contender. But that\'s the truth of the situation....<br><br>Anyway, thanks for posting it. I saw it mentioned somewhere yesterday and the back of my head kind of exploded.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1898828">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898828" class="dsq-comment-message">From HuffPost!<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/ct-delegates-want-to-make_n_122086.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/ct-del...</a><br>Connecticut Delegates Want To Make LIEberman Pay<br><br>Can his "defect" be considered a FLIP that FLOPPED with his former party????    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899240">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899240" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it\'s finally starting to hit me that this is actually happening.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899640">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899640" class="dsq-comment-message">NMP:    I\'m feelin\' you!!  This is unbelievable!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  But, I do BELIEVE!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899388">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899388" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="ObamaTaxCut.com" rel="nofollow">Obama\'s Tax Cut website</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899478">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899478" class="dsq-comment-message">Watching Martin Luther King III on MSNBC [Andrea Mitchell]!!  <br><br>He\'s giving the "MESSAGE!"[Baracks]   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>And also says that "The Civil Rights era is NOT OVER!"   Some people want it to be, IMHO, so that the conversations and actions can stop!!<br><br>But, NOT UNLESS and UNTIL . . . .  So, we\'ll keep the press!! [Full court!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899780">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899780" class="dsq-comment-message">Classy...<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/mccain-to-rebut-obamas-bi_n_122102.html" rel="nofollow">McCain to Rebut Obama\'s Big Speech with Ad</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1899885">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1899885" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/harry-reid-mccain-doesnt_n_122149.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/harry-...</a><br>Harry Reid:   McCain Doesn\'t Have The Temperament To Be POTUS<br><br>PROOF!!!  The MEDS have stopped working!!  :&gt; )</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900217">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900217" class="dsq-comment-message">Gallop Poll:<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/obama_getting_convention_bounc.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Obama Getting Convention Bounce In Gallop Poll - And It May Just Be Beginning<br><br>         Obama =48%       McAncient" =42%     outside the +/- 2% margin of error<br><br>I like it!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1900277" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900277">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900277" class="dsq-comment-message">From TPM:    Powell is NOT going to be VP!!  NO WAY!   NO HOW!    NO!!  :&gt;)<br>According to his spokesperson.<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/powell_spokesperson_no_hes_not.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900384">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900384" class="dsq-comment-message">From:  TPM<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/rove_on_hurricanes_in_august_t.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Rove on Hurricanes in August - Affecting the GOP Convention<br><br>Ummmmmm - Is he suggesting that "MR WEATHER" is partisan?????  WHAT!!!??<br>Has this kind of irrationality been in his PLAY BOOK all this time and we\'ve missed it???<br><br>This might EXPLAIN A LOT of things!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>"McAncient"   -  Keep reading his book!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  By "THE END", you\'ll REALLY LOSE IT!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900885">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900885" class="dsq-comment-message">Well after Katrina hit the reTHUGS religious con men suggested it was God sending out his vengeance on a sinful people.Seems like God has a sense of humor after all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1901343">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901343" class="dsq-comment-message">God does not like republican people.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1901427">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901427" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:   YEP!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   LOL!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900613">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900613" class="dsq-comment-message">Arnold May Skip GOP Convention<br><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/35978/arnold-may-skip-gop-convention.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newser.com/story/35978/arnold-may-sk...</a><br><br>This comes under the heading:   Ummmm, "McAncient" - Please accept my REGRETS at NOT being able to attend your PARTY!!  I know that I join A LOT of other prominent GOP leaders, but WE just have other more PRESSING things ta do!!!<br><br>Really - SORRY!!    :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.  Different topic:   Political bloggers are getting MAJOR PROPS for their involvement in the political process!!!<br><br>GO JJP!!!  for being in the MIX!!!!     Whooo!   Hooo!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900733">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900733" class="dsq-comment-message">This goes under the heading:  Mr. O\'s Army shows that they CAN open up their own CAN of "whup arse"!!!   YES WE CAN!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.newser.com/story/36046/obama-turns-army-loose-on-chicagos-wgn.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newser.com/story/36046/obama-turns-a...</a><br>Obama Turns Army Loose On Cicago\'s WGN<br><br>Seems as if a certain writer got a brand new one from callers yesterday!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Newser) – Barack Obama\'s camp deployed its devoted followers to flood the phone lines of Chicago\'s WGN-AM last night during an appearance by writer Stanley Kurtz, an Obama critic. A WGN producer tells the Tribune the campaign\'s push generated “the biggest response we\'ve ever got” during the 2-hour segment with Kurtz, who recently penned a story linking Obama to a radical professor at the University of Illinois.<br><br>The campaign’s email blamed WGN for giving "a slimy character assassin" the chance to "rant on our public airwaves," and asked for a chance to rebut—though the show\'s producer claims the Obama campaign refused just such a request. The Obama camp has used similar tactics in the past, the Tribune notes, against stations running campaign ads the Democrat found distasteful. <br><br>Source The Swamp <br><br>Whooo!   Hooo!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1901319">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901319" class="dsq-comment-message">On MSNBC:   Chris Matthews just SHUT DOWN Rev. Rivers from Mass., by asking a question in such a way that he couldn\'t give the NEGATIVE COMMENT that he originally wanted to.<br><br>Brilliant move, Chris!!!  But The REV.  STILL wants to say something NEGATIVE!!!<br><br>Am I the only one seeing this???  And this way???   Hmmmm!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1901350">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901350" class="dsq-comment-message">12 year old girl tells what happened during the Georgian/Russian War<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XI2Chc6uQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XI2Chc6uQ</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1901362">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901362" class="dsq-comment-message">Has anyone noticed that the National Guard has already been called out in many of the Gulf State(America) as the Hurricane approaches, the head of FEMA and DHS are already down there and other prepartions are being made? It would be easy to be cyncical because the Republican convention is due to start on the same day as projected landfall but I also noticed that crude oil futures fell over $2. That tells me the speculators recognize this time that ain\'t no fooling around because Katrina caused tremendous damage to the oil industry in the Gulf. The oil industry is being proactive and has already shut down production and evacuating rigs. <br><br>Another issue for today is 43 years ago today Emmett Till was LYNCHED. If America doesn\'t realize how much things have changed......</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1901824">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901824" class="dsq-comment-message">Rob M:  Thanks for this reminder, even though it is SAD.  I remember this event very well.  I\'m from the North and on that day, I was headed to Virginia Union University for a conference [as a teenager.]   Did I get a little shaken??  Yes!!  [According to Wiki:  August 28, 1955; He was from Chicago]<br><br>But when I got there, we took a walk in the City, and wanted to purchase lunch at a - you guessed it - a SEGREGATED LUNCH COUNTER!!  Well, I had never been in such a situation.  But after a little prayer, I marched my little African American gluteus maximus into the establisment and sat in - you guessed it-  the WHITE ONLY section to the chagrin of all the patrons!!<br><br>I sat for OVER ONE HOUR watching waitresses pass by me!  Ya know-  they just  "WALKED ON BY" [Dionne Warwick  :&gt;)]   Well, since I didn\'t have a  "SHOT GUN"  [Jr. Walker and the All Stars :&gt;)], I just sat, like I was "SITTIN\' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY" [Otis Redding :&gt;)].   <br><br>Then one waitress said:  The Negras have ta sit in the back to be served!  Well, since I didn\'t consider my self to be a Negra [we were "COLORED" at that time], I didn\'t move!!   Seriously!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>After another 30 minutes, we left.  And when I got back to my dorm room, I put a chair under the door knob and kept the lights on all night.  And I put a baseball bat in my room!    I actually, feared getting lynched that night!!  Really!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Well, I\'ve been in the "struggle" forever and this incident re-inforced my drive ta do so!!<br><br>I did, however, take the liberty to drink out of the "WHITE ONLY" public water fountain on the next day!!  Shoulda seen the crowd!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>After a few more days of similar antics, I high TAILED my "NorthernTail" back up North!!!<br><br>And I have lived to tell MY STORY!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902070">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902070" class="dsq-comment-message">What an experience- thank you</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902154">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902154" class="dsq-comment-message">delfinajones:   Thank you!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902149">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902149" class="dsq-comment-message">Mad props to you GreenLadyHere.  I can\'t even imagine the guts that took.  As a Gen Xer I definitely appreciate everything that those on the front lines of the struggle did.<br><br>Ugh, that sounds trite but my brain is fried from dealing with idiot co-workers all day.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902282">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902282" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:  Thank you.  :&gt;)  Your statement is NOT trite!  It is well appreciated because you are moving forward and taking advantage of the opportunities that my era helped to provide.  That\'s all we can ask and that\'s enough thanks!<br><br>Similaryly, I, to, thank those who went B4 me to prepare the way for me to have, previously, non-available opportunities!!<br><br>It is the transitioning of of LEGACY!!!   :&gt;)<br><br>"The idiot co-workers . . "  we all have them!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  But at least - we have co-WORKERS!! [ = a job!]<br><br>Carry on!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902391">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902391" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"The idiot co-workers . . " we all have them! :&gt;) :&gt;) :&gt;) But at least - we have co-WORKERS!! [ = a job!]</i><br><br>True dat.  For all my bitching I know I am blessed and try to remember that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903284">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903284" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:  Not to worry.   :&gt;)   Venting is healthy!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902041">99% Honest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902041" class="dsq-comment-message">JHud just killed it!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902121">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902121" class="dsq-comment-message">99%Honest:   I\'m still applauding!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   "virtual dap"  to ya!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902401">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902401" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902401" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG-I missed it.  What time was she on?  We they air it again?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902933">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902933" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin:   Not to worry.   Everything that was on last night, was available in video.  Jed report had/has some mad videos!  :&gt;) :&gt;)<br><br>And most of the time, events ARE replayed.  You will see them!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1903038" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903038">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1903038" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903038" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/jennifer-hudson-sings-nat_n_122243.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/jennif...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902402" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902402">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902402" class="dsq-comment-message">OMG-I missed it.  What time was she on?  We they air it again?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1902058" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902058" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902058">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902058" class="dsq-comment-message">JENNIFER HUDSON!!!!!!!    I"M  STANDING !   HAND OVER MY HEART!!<br><br>NOW MY STANDING OVATION!!!!!    <br><br>Whew!!  Patriotic Deep Breaths!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1902320" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902320">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902320" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902320" class="dsq-comment-message">She blew me away.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902065" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902065">99% Honest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902065" class="dsq-comment-message">Other highlights for tonight before the speech: 715ET MLK tribute and around 830 a live performance from Stevie Wonder (follows Kaine)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902137">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902137" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902137" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks!!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902507" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902507">99% Honest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902507" class="dsq-comment-message">looks like theyre running a little early--the MLK thing is coming up next bc Dean just finished speaking</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902993">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902993" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902993" class="dsq-comment-message">New Thread Up for tonight!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1903229" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903229">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1903229" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903229" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama\'s brother sets record straight:<br><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080827/FOREIGN/164501803/0/tools" rel="nofollow">http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080827/FORE...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1903366" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903366">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903366" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:   Thanks!  I knew that the "TRUTH, the WHOLE TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH" was NOT being told!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1903999" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903999">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1903999" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903999" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, thanks. It was a very good story. Mr. Obama should be proud of his children (I know he is deceased).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1903715" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903715">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1903715" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903715" class="dsq-comment-message">The economy expanded faster from April to June than originally thought, the government said on Thursday, catching many economists off-guard and cheering investors on Wall Street.<br><br>Gross domestic product rose at a 3.3 percent clip in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said, a significant jump over the original estimate of 1.9 percent growth. G.D.P., the broadest measure of the nation’s economic activity, is considered a good barometer of America’s economic health.<br><br>On Wall Street, the markets surged on the strength of the report. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 190 points, or 1.65 percent in afternoon trading, and the broader Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was up 1.16 percent.<br><br>The revised G.D.P. figure suggests resilience in the economy, especially compared with the anemic 0.9 percent growth rate from January to March, and a contraction in the final three months of 2007. Still, spending by American consumers stayed relatively soft, despite the infusion of the government’s tax stimulus program. Corporate profits remained weak.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1903829" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1903829">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903829" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I\'m fighting the tears like Jackie Chan. i FEEL SO EMOTIONAL. I\'m going to make the kids watch O\'s acceptance speech, even if I cry (which upsets them). It is history. I guess it\'s the fact that so many people (of the ancestoral persuasion) have paid for this moment. Little girls have been blown up in church, people have been hosed, beaten, bit by dogs, killed in cold blood....We were denied participation in this event....This is for those who fought the good fight. YOUR WORK WAS NOT IN VAIN. And even if O doesn\'t win, we\'ve had the break thru as a nation. We all know that it\'s just a matter of time; not if, but when. We are witnessing this for our ancestors and for our children.<br><br>Let me also say that Melissa Etheridge\'s patriotic medly was so spiritual for me last night. It was like being in church when the music permeates your body on a cellular level and gives you the shivers. I hope I can get a tape of it. It was all that to me.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1904034" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1904034">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1904034" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that is Take 6 jamming with Stevie Wonder. I didn\'t hear them introduced. voices and congas. Thats how we do it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1904584">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1904584" class="dsq-comment-message">tom brokaw is a pompous ass. i can\'t stand the tone of his stuck up voice.  he is talking about how the stage is presumptious and imperious. well he would know. this a day after saying mccain is above criticism because he was a pow in our genocidal madness in vietnam. and brokaw is moderating a debate.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1895151">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895151" class="dsq-comment-message">Headline this morning:  Economy grew 3.3% in Q2<br><br>Are the Democrats overreaching on their message of despair?<br>Election cycle after election cycle, Democrats describe America as tapestry of sad stories – of tragedy, unfairness and coming disasters.<br><br>Struggling people are present in America, but that doesn’t mean that struggling people are THE face of America. Yet  convention after convention, this is the picture Democrats paint. They truly believe that America is Hell on Earth without them in charge. They also think this is how you \'connect\' and show empathy for the middle class.<br><br>Three nights of listening to Democrats will either leave you thoroughly depressed or scratching your head.<br><br>Do the majority of voters in the middle, even if they are struggling, share the Democrats "The sky is falling" view of this country?<br><br><br>When the middle class declines to reward them with enough votes to put them in the White House, Democrats figure they were the victims of evil campaign tactics or that voters \'bitterly cling\' to issue and vote against what Democrats feel is their "best interest.\'<br><br>But maybe most Americans have more faith and confidence in their own abilities to overcome adversity and pave their own way to success than the Democrat Party does.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896369">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1896369" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896369" class="dsq-comment-message">Dear Troll- head over to NO QUARTER. You smell.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897680">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897680" class="dsq-comment-message">delfinajones:   Co-sign!!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897466">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897466" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897466" class="dsq-comment-message">I happen to be part of the "Top 5% of wage earners" and even as a single person only financially responsible for myself things are harder then they were 8 years ago (granted my hard may be different from another persons hard). So if I am affected then I can only imagine how tough it is for the other 95%.  I\'m not sure how trusting I am of those economic numbers.  Do they evaluate the increases in salary plus the price of basic goods, housing prices, average long term individual savings?  Does it only evaluate the markets which a lot of people may not be invested in?  <br><br>As Charles Barkley said at the end of the day, no matter who is in office, I will be fine.  But after 8 years of Bush so many people won\'t.  I think it is time for a change where people who work hard and make a decent wage will be able to take care of their families, send kids to collage, not worry about health care and be happier all around.  That\'s what makes a great country.  I think Obama is more likely to make this happen then McCain.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1895222" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1895222" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/28/next-the-obama-thugs-came-for-stanley-kurtz/" rel="nofollow">Obama thugs came for Stanley Kurtz</a> <i>“We want it to stop.”</i> Obama and his supporters don\'t want Kurtz to talk, but they wouldn\'t send anyone to give the counterpoint. <i>“It’s just not what we believe as Americans.”</i> Not able to show where Kurtz was wrong, the calls ended again with - <b><i>“We want it to stop.”</i></b><br><br>More - <i>"The callers claimed that everything Kurtz is stating is fabricated, so Kurtz then <b>read verbatim from the documents!</b></i> <br><br>The <b>TRUTH</b> about Obama is finally coming out, i.e. he was and is corrupt, and he hates "White" America. His long time friendship with Ayers is his <i>\'Achilles Heel\'</i>.<br><br><i><b>"In addition, Stanley read an example of what organization received money and which one’s were turned down. In the case he mentioned, $200K was given to an African-American South Side School for a celebration of Juneteenth whereas a school program focusing in Algebra expertise was turned down."</b></i><br><br>The <i>\'Tip of the Iceburg\'</i> is <b>*HUGE*</b>...just imagine what lies below the surface.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1896396" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1896396">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1896396" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896396" class="dsq-comment-message">I smell Pooh- NO QUARTER has your diaper.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1897327" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897327" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897327">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897327" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897327" class="dsq-comment-message">Lol....the emotional roller coaster must be hell for Karmi and ilk.<br><br><br>...maybe that\'s the cause of the diaper mishap.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1897717" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897717">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897717" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897717" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   No U di\'ent!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)   LOL!!  X5   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Now where is my negative points button?? [for Karmi, just to clarify]  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1896866" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1896866" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1896866" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1896866" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1896866" class="dsq-comment-message">Probably your upper-lip again...anyway, it is clear that you are unable to dispute the facts about Obama.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1897978" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1897978" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1897978">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1897978" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1897978" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyway, it is clear you are unable to DEAL with the facts that Obama is the Democratic nominee and soon to be POTUS. But keep spreading the "Obama is a radical christian leftist muslim jihadist socialist marxist terrorist messiah" bit....its really working, no seriously, its working, nevermind tonight...for real...keep it up...good job!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1900900" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900900">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1900900" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900900" class="dsq-comment-message">lolololololol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1898220" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1898220" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1898220" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1898220" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1898220" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=2169" rel="nofollow">BILL AYERS</a>. Follow the links on that page – especially the “Visual Maps” section.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1900926" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1900926" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1900926">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1900926" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1900926" class="dsq-comment-message">Karmi<br><br>stop it.  okay.  Obama WILL be president as he WILL will the November election.  It\'s okay.  <br><br>Blessings to you and yours!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1901620" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1901620" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1901620" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1901620" class="dsq-comment-message">He may be too busy in court to even vote for himself - <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/rezko/1131492,CST-NWS-watchrezko28.article" rel="nofollow">Is Rezko working with the feds?</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1902413" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902413" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902413">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902413" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902413" class="dsq-comment-message">Yep Karmi....any second now...</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1902559">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1902559" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902559" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902559">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902559" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902559" class="dsq-comment-message">Well we know that Jack Abramoff is!<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/more-gop-woes-abramoff-to_b_122188.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/mor...</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1902930">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1902930" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1902930" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1902930">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1902930" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1902930" class="dsq-comment-message">You fool, don\'t you know if the republicans could have connected him to a paper cut in the Resko case he would already be indicted!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1903301">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1903301" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1903301" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1903301" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1903301" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1903301" class="dsq-comment-message">Nasty Nasty...anyway, Rezko has to tell the truth before Obama can be charged. <br><br>Rezko’s original sentencing was recently pushed back, and he is now spending lots of time at the <i>“federal courthouse,”</i> and reporters are wondering why. He is also facing two more charges, both of which would probably add even more time in prison than he is already facing. <br><br>Rezko has 3 choices – 1) Commit suicide. 2) Spend the rest of his life in prison. 3) Start telling the truth…real soon!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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Dsq.Debug.profile(function() {
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	}
	Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML = Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
}); // Dsq.Debug.Profile

// HACK: Resetting cache because we're done with.
Dsq.Utils.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = null;


	
	
	var dsq_styleEl = document.getElementById(disqus_container_id);
	var dsq_anchorEl = document.getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
	
	Dsq.Thread.fc = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, 'color');
	if(dsq_anchorEl) { Dsq.Thread.ac = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_anchorEl, 'color'); }
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, (Dsq.Utils.ie || window.opera ? 'fontFamily' : 'font-family'));
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			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].init(function() {
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	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
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	// Private
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	var timer = null;
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	};
	var stopTimer = function() {
		running = false;
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	};
	
	// Public
	obj.add = function (condition, code) {
		pending.push([condition,code]);
		this.heartBeat(); //!
		if (!running) {
			startTimer();
		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
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window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
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		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
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		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
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		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
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		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
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	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
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			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
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				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
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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');
}

})();




