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Trust, if this was Obama vs. Cheney, we could all be singing \"All Hail the Power of Obama's Name,\" and no one would give a shit about presumption.<br><br>But a funny thing's happened: this race has turned out to be a lot closer than anyone really expected. It's not a clear blowout for either candidate. So now, things that would look normal-or even justified-under these same circumstances look presumptious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:23:22", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063330, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062405": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She's genius.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:56:24", "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": 1061336, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064455": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're killing me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:58:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063021, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067017": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "s,<br><br>Given the GOP's history of playing the race card, it would be criminal malpractice not to assume such card would be played.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:59:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "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}, "1063434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Straw-man factory.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:24:10", "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": 1063228, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065483": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Denzel is an experienced, accomplished actor with a lengthy resume. Paris Hilton is famous for being famous, not for being talented or accomplished.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:53:14", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1065128, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wasn't he the first person to get voted off of  <i>Dancing with the Stars<i/> <br><br>a couple of seasons ago...<br><br>Just sayin' <br><br>ssshhhhh....yes I watch the show sometimes....just sometime</i></i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:31:51", "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": 1059131, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067023": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you, eclecticbrotha.  I let this sit for a while, but I had the same question.  Please describe what you (he) meant by \"on the OFFENSIVE.\"  What are the strategies/events that describe this term for you?<br>Again, thank you!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:00:01", "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": 1066716, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063953": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If you have ever been the young black person who is brought into an organization and given any authority you know what presumptuous means. This code word for, how dare this uppity n!gger come in here and tell us how to do things? It doesn\u2019t matter how qualified you are. You are still supposed to know \u201cYOUR PLACE\u201d where ever that is. <br>The fact of the matter is Barrack Obama is setting a new bar for presidential nominees. All other nominees after this will follow his steps I guarantee it. He is like every other minority who has done anything of significance. He has to do \"IT\" better than his white counterparts to even compete. I think they are very impressed with the junior senator from Illinois, but their prides won\u2019t let them show it.<br>I don\u2019t know about anyone here but I know I have been hearing this as a child. The elder would say you have work harder you have to be smarter, being average doesn\u2019t work for people of color. To compete with the Majority as a minority you have to bring it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:10:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "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": 1063119, "depth": 8, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063450": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ice:  ME 2!!!!!  GREAT STUFF!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Thank you!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:25:45", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063090, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066015": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please.....do we really need to ponder what that other criteria is?? Presumptuous - why he got a piano, I ain't got no piano (scene from Rosewood)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:52:15", "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": 1063121, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm sorry....did...did someone just quote Shelby Steele?? ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:02:07", "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}, "1065002": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just want to know when Obama is going on the offensive.  This is the same dish we saw during the primary.  I also remember Obama saying he doenst do cowering.  Im waiting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_16:59:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "f9aaa8acc43fd7620185ff90cef3c05a", "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": 1060935, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062919": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You're delving into tit-for-tat.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:41:21", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062890, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063090": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/131928/847/293/560076\" rel=\"nofollow\">America, A Question: What Do You Want?</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:57:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "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}, "1068078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Truth:<br><br>No issues - just plain hatin' now!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_23:39:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1066155, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062959": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He should be shunned!   Black people should throw tomatoes at him when he performs!  Barack inspired Ludacris to write a substandard piece of crap that probably took him 5 minutes???  He's a little punk.  If he's going to be a rapper, then write something deep and profound that will lift everybody up, illuminate, enlighten, amuse.  Not something that embarrasses and bores.  He's trifling.  After all we've been through as a people, some things are sacred.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:44:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061664, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There is plenty of things McCain that sounds and reads horrible. But do you see Media or even Fox News replaying what McCain over and over again on there stations?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:38:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "200f26fc2c716a0708ead00f1011686e", "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": 1062634, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067058": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did y'all see this?<br><br><a href=\"http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainslowroadexpress/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainsl...</a><br><br>It's on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:04:18", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063988": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is such a beautiful and powerful picture...<br><br><a href=\"http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/BLACKAMERICANPRINCESS/PrayingforObama.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/BLACKAME...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:13:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "BlackAmericanPrincess", "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}, "1068934": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I doesn't make me happy to note that. It honestly seems like a word used exclusively for blacks. I don't know how anyone could argue otherwise. <br><br>But they do. <br><br>Why can't we be honest about how we all experience this life, in this country ,in these times?  Makes me a little crazy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_02:50:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "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": 1068770, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062971": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ron Brownstein just put it down on Andrea's hour.<br><br>And I mean put it <i>down.</i><br><br>If anyone can get the video clip and post it, I think you will see it speaks powerfully for itself.<br><br>He picked apart the images of Barack and Brintney and Paris and the not-so-subtle subtext of it like no one has dared do on cable TV yet.<br><br>And he called out McCain fairly.<br><br>Bravo.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:45:59", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061949": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lanny has already proved himself to be an unstable mess in his defense of Senator Clinton.  In his eyes she can do no wrong which is exactly what wrong with so many people in this government...always turning a blind eye to the wrongs of people they \"respect\"!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:18:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "pcmadison", "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": 1061745, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062463": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think presumption has anything to do with race. <br><br>Obama talks more about being black than McCain does about him being black.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:00:52", "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": 45, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062397, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066048": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:56:07", "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": 1066015, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "eclectic: <br><br>\"virtual dap!  :&gt;)<br><br>:&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:06:16", "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": 1066886, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066050": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow...that pic is sooooo moving. Thanks!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:56:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1060421": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-green/mccains-1968-heroism-cant_b_115981.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">McCain's 1968 Heroism Can't Excuse His 2008 McCarthyism</a><br><br><i>Pundits on the talks shows say that the '08 election is all about Barack Obama: Can he pass the commander-in-chief test and avoid gaffes and reassure white voters? The burden is always put on him.<br><br>But another question is whether John McCain can pass the character test. So far, he's failing.<br><br>What? A bona fide war hero and POW survivor is being questioned about character?<br><br>Well, yes. It's time that McCain's acolytes and the mainstream media stopped assuming that his extraordinary military service nearly 40 years ago gives him immunity to questions about being President today in a different century.</i><br><br>::<br><br>He goes <i>there</i> from there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_10:01:45", "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}, "1060935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Just received a message from David Pflouffe - Obama campaign citing that the media are calling McCain's accusations - \"bogus\", \"desperate\", \"wrong\", misleading\", \"ugly\", \"offensive\", \"reckless\" and \"a nasty turn into the gutter\"!!!<br><br>\"Mcancient\" appears to be imploding and there are 96 more days left B4 the election to WATCH him in that process!  I think that this is more PITIFUL than laughable!  Hmmmmmm.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_10:51:38", "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}, "1064009": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah; occasionally there are moments of cordiality (is that even a word?) here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:15:30", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063915, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066167": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Heard another one on Hardball:  \"MCANCIENT\" is acting like a grumpy old man running a campaign WITHOUT A VISION!\"  Ya think???  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:10:59", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062989": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "My understanding is that the presumption label comes from his actions, not from his race.<br><br>Your second question.....I think they would make the same argument if he was white. At least in this election cycle, with things predicted to go as bad as they are for the GOP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:47:12", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062858, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067107": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama's camp does not play...........<br>Seriously, does the McCain camp really think they can match the technological acumen of the Obama camp?? That sorry ass facebook parody got laughed right off the media's radar within 10 minutes. Obama has the best and brightest from Silicon Valley on his payroll.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:10:19", "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}, "1066071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I read this piece earlier.....Obama's in the 21st century...McAncient's people are looking for a ribbon for the typewriter. Its just unbelievable that people would look at John McCain as being capable of even grasping the FUTURE when his ass is not even in the PRESENT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:59:52", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063196, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062488": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But D isn't there a difference here?  Isn't Obama pointing out the obvious, i.e. some people are not comfortable with him as President, because he doesn't look like or have the same background as other Presidents, and therefore his opponents will try to characterize him as foreign, exotic, and make implications about his race?   That's a fact.  Again, Obama can't win.  If he doesn't talk about the obvious historical part of his campaign, but at the same time acknowledge that it may take some time for people to become comfortable with the idea, then I would think he is out of touch.<br><br>I think there is a difference.  McCain doesn't need to make that same statement about himself because he fits the Presidential mold.  White male.  But Obama doesn't.  And he wouldn't say it about Obama because he would in fact being making a racial argument against Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:03:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062290, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063001": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:47:57", "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": 1062844, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066081": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exhale.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:00:37", "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": 1062959, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061819": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that it is a start and great thing for the historical record.  Yes... I think that the resolution was motivated by party politics but it also was something that was long overdue.<br><br>Our ancestors were founders in the building of this country and there has never been the respect of acknowledgement of that fact or the hardships that were endured. <br><br>It has not escaped me that there has been no real coverage by the MSM on this resolution so as expected they are trying to fill their airtime with non-newsworthy garbage like airing McCain's ridiculous add for FREE but Obama is being accused of being the MSM darling.  I think not!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:09:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "pcmadison", "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": 1061302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061988": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"If anyone thinks that picking a woman will simply placate Hillary Clinton's female supporters, I think that's very patronizing to women and i don't think that that either Gov. Sebelius or Gov. McCaskill would disagree,\" said Davis, who penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Thursday titled \"Why Obama Should Pick Hillary.\" <br><br><br><br>See, this is what I'm talking about.  Fake outrage.  This is the same analogy Bill Clinton used when compared Obama's win in SC to Jesse Jackson's win in SC in 1988.  It's the same type of thinking that Geriatric Ferraro engages in.  And they JUST. DON'T. GET. IT.<br><br>Picking Hillary to placate women voters is  what would be patronizing.  If Ms. McCaskill or Ms. Sebelius have the qualifications and the right chemistry with Mr. Obama, why SHOULDN'T they be considered right along with all the other male contenders?  Or maybe...horrors...maybe they're being considered because they might have the right stuff?<br><br>Might this be an admission that most of the Hillary voters were only voting for Hillary because she was a female, and not because they thought she was the most qualified, most experienced and best person for the job?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:22:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55fc0e16623c181a6c8436de91a9fb4", "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": 1061745, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062501": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain may not speak it directly but his surrogates do it for him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:04:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "200f26fc2c716a0708ead00f1011686e", "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": 1062463, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063016": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOVE. HER.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:49:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061336, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062844": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain and Hillary need to work together behind the scenes to overthrow Obama.  That is all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:34:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55fc0e16623c181a6c8436de91a9fb4", "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": 1062529, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have never heard the word uppity in any way but a specific descriptor for the black race.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_01:24:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "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": 1063680, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ha!  When I see that smile I think of the prim and proper midwestern housewife who takes an axe to her cheating husband's car...smiling all the way, and with her pearls on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:49:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061336, "depth": 1, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D:  Uh - huh.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:20:32", "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": 1064009, "depth": 12, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lily:  \"But they do.\"   Yep!  :&gt;)  Be at peace.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_02:59:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1068934, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063024": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It does when McCain can have weekly radio addresses as if he's president, he can give a speech talking about how the world will be after his first term, he can visit foreign nations without comment. <br><br>But they want to push presumption on Obama? McCain is the pot calling the kettle black and in this case he's done more to be labeled presumptuous IMHO than Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:50:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "afroacademic", "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": 1062463, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "isonprize:  Thank you for this.  :&gt;)  I saw this program!  It was a winner!!!!  :&gt;)  <br>Go Rachel!!!!  :&gt;)      GO AWAY Pat!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_23:56:23", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1067372, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062523": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But is there not truth in what Obama said he does not look like any president on the dollar bill. So was the man lying?!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:05:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "200f26fc2c716a0708ead00f1011686e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062290, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3513383\" rel=\"nofollow\">Manny Ramirez traded to Dodgers in three-way deal</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:07:23", "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}, "1063701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh, Columbia <b>definitely.</b> He had no reason to go down there and lead the hostage rescue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:47:01", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063656, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062529": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They believe they are gaining in the polls. They are going to pile on.<br><br>Remember, they believe they've still got a chance to stop him from becoming the nominee, but they'll need him behind 10 points in the big polls before Denver to realize it.<br><br>Make no mistake. That's the goal. <br><br>Don't be surprised if that feature documentary bashing moves up its release date if it appears the attacks and the anti-Obama books seem to be moving the needle.<br><br>The Denver Project.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:05:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062303, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062531": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't deny that; that's why I'm limiting myself to only talking about what the campaign does.<br><br>The surrogates on all sides are gonna sling mud; trying to defend/explain their actions at this point is pointless.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:06:06", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062501, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063044": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Now, the \"uppity\" label bothers me.....because it swings too close to being something racial.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:52:07", "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": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062771, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063557": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TRW:  CO-SIGNING on every point!!  :&gt;)   Especially,  \"He cannot ignore it.  It is ALWAYS there.\"   And even if \"mcancient\" never said anything about it,  \"He can't ignore it, 'cause it's always there\" -  in his thoughts [umm, I'm giving him some credit - the THINKING part!   :&gt;)   :&gt;) ]", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:34:18", "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": 1062622, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062593": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, if he does that, then he does it with the expectation that someone will accuse him of injecting race into the campaign. It'll be hard to do, but give the McCain campaign credit: they haven't brought up Obama as the \"black candidate.\"<br><br>My thing is that since he can't win with these kind of statements, he should stop making them. This isn't the first time we've been down this road with Obama. Saying he doesn't have the same background is one thing, but there's only one way to take him saying he doesn't look like any other president.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:10:55", "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": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062488, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/142834/892/240/560121\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Great White Hope</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:11:45", "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}, "1069193": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>It's on.</i><br><br>Meanwhile, John McCain is sitting in front of his computer, staring, and wondering to himself: \"Is the internet on?\"", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_03:59:17", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1067058, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067149": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ever hear the saying, \"To assume makes an a** of you and me.\"? <br><br>Obama brought up race now because the press, led by Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, has accused him of being presumptuous.<br><br>Obama is also presumptuous to assume that those who will not vote for him are racist. <br><br>Scoff and laugh, but this will reflect poorly on Obama with undecided white voters.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:14:53", "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": 1067017, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bill Clinton still doesn't get why saying Obama's win in SC is just like when Jackson won in SC is offensive, just like the Billaries don't get why considering /selecting Sebelius and McCaskill isn't patronizing to women but selecting Hillary wouldn't be.<br><br>And they still don't get how:<br><br>misspeaking on MLK;<br><br>falling asleep in MLK's church while a tribute to the man is going on;<br><br>sending black surrogates out to bump their gums questioning how \"black\" Obama was and claim the Clintons were blacker than Obama;<br><br>comparing Obama's win in SC to Jackson's win in SC, when there's nothing comparable to them except the fact they're both black;<br><br>Sending their surrogate Ferraro out to say he was only there because he's black;<br><br>Trashing the Hispanic man for going Obama's way much harder than any white former supporter of theirs;<br><br>claiming only blacks and eggheads will vote for Obama;<br><br>claiming they're down with the hard working Americans, white Americans;<br><br>etc. was THEM playing the race card.  Black people activated their bullshit detector, it went off loud and clear on Billary and blacks said \"Uh, no.\"<br><br>Until Bill gets how he and the rest of Billary Inc. played a role in that, he just needs to pull the bags up over his eyes and go to sleep.<br><br><br>As far as McCain not coming out and saying the word \"black,\" he doesn't have to.   We all know what and who he's talking about when he stresses how \"American\" he is.  Aren't we all Americans?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:53:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55fc0e16623c181a6c8436de91a9fb4", "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": 1062761, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Admiral:  Don't forget to give bill some credit. :&gt;)   :&gt;)  They worked as a team!! :&gt;)<br>And I keep asking -  \"Where's bill?\"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  On second thought, stay away!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_00:00:38", "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": 1067678, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whoooo-hooo:  A post from Senator Lindsey Graham (R) SC!<br>Whew!!  Deep breaths - but controlled!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:07:28", "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": 1065483, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1059479": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/us/politics/31campaign.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1217505755-ciIbJth4VGy9IuTtdxusmg\" rel=\"nofollow\">McCain Tries to Define Obama as Out of Touch</a><br><br>Money quote:<br><br><i>But some fear a backlash. And Mr. McCain does not like to follow a script. People who know him said that it may be a challenge to apply the Bush model \u2014 strict adherence to the message of the day by the candidate combined with a relentless drive to define the opponent negatively \u2014 to a campaign not known so far for discipline or consistency.<br><br>\u201cIt could be the Coca-Cola strategy of marketing that they\u2019re trying to apply to Dr Pepper,\u201d said John Weaver, a former chief strategist for Mr. McCain.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_08:07:09", "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}, "1066138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  REALLY FUNNY IMAGERY!!!! \" . . ribbon for the typewriter . . .\";  \". . . not in the present . . .\"  I love HUMOR!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Thanks for da laff!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:08:10", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1066071, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062556": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But how come when McCain says stuff like <i>I</i> know how to win wars, <i>I</i> know how to solve the gas crisis, no one puts that label on him?  So at the very least there's a double standard going on, even if you don't bring race into it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:07:53", "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": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062463, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063070": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't forget McCain's campaign (and fundraising trips to Canada and Colombia where he tried to take credit for a hostage release, his foreign \"presidential moment\" that didn't inspire a soul, and where he told the press he was speaking to the issues he would work on as President.<br><br>Even had a few photo ops in churches with the cross above his head to try and woo Catholic Hispanics in the States.<br><br>He even challenged Barack to visit Columbia and do the same thing.<br><br>Even said he would take the \"fella\" to Iraq and educate him.<br><br>No one called him arrogant or presumptuous. Surely not a celebrity. No one called him on his haughty disrespect for Barack.  Condescending brute.<br><br>McCain is pissed because Barack is a better candidate than he is and is more respected by world leaders. The Dangerous One's words and actions and demeanor in the recent weeks have told us the unfettered truth about him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:54:20", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062722, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John McCain's campaign is Clinton's on acid.<br><br>Now that is funny! LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:10:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "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": 1062761, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062562": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Pam16:  YEP!  Isn't there something about the TRUTH being the LIGHT!?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  And NOP - he wasn't lyin'  , as in \"You ain't neva lied!\"   :&gt;)   :&gt;):&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:08:25", "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": 1062523, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067974": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now THAT's presumptive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_23:18:06", "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": 1066886, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Ya think???   YEP!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:36:25", "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": 1063104, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065128": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Welll, there was a verbal \"SMACK DOWN\" on the \"mat \"of CNN and I belie'e that Repug pundit - Tara Wall found herself on the mat when she tangled with Attorney Donna Brazile about the \"MCANCIENT\" ad featuring \"two white females\".<br><br>    OOOOOOOOeee!!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Attorney Donna asked - Why did he have to be compared to 2WF instead of DENZEL WASHINGTON - who is very handsome!!??  Tara:  \"Oh now!  You're nit picking!!\"  WHAT!!!!!!!????  Big time WHEW!!!! <br><br>I guess I'm continually, really, concerned about Black people who close their eyes [and minds] to acknowledging and/or seeing racism when it clearly exists!!  [she said lowering her head and shaking it saying  Lawd, lawd, lawd!!!]", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:11:33", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066155": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey msmartin,<br><br>now they're turning this thing around onto Obama about the Presidents on the dollar bill.  No discussion of the issues Obama brought up before and after he said that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:10:08", "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": 1065962, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, lets not pay attention to the substantive differences Obama outlined in his stump...lets focus on one, tiny blurb about not  looking like other Presidents.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:56:03", "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": 1062126, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063085": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's not that you <i>can't</i> connect the lines, it's that you choose not to because it would ruin your defense of McCain.<br><br>The bottom line is that the things Obama has done during his campaign that has caused McCain to label him as \"presumptuous\" are normal activities that have been done in prior WHITE presidential campaigns. But suddenly, when Obama does it, it's being \"presumptuous\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:56:12", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062669, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1059504": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/30/barack-hits-back-ad-says_n_115960.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barack Hits Back: New ad slams McCain for taking the low road</a><br><br>Same <i><b>old</b></i> politics. Same failed policies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_08:10:48", "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}, "1061554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  Co-signing!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  A WAAAAAY different flava than billary - who cain't stop talkin' about HERSELF even when she APPEARS to be \"endorsing - hmmmm??? - Mr. Obama.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Gotta go on \"billary watch\" now.  'though I posted something on Wednesday's Open Thread about her speaking on Day 1 [Well, she FINALLY got to have a DAY 1  :&gt;)] of the DNC Convention.  I'm sure that it will be ALL 'BOUT HER, since that day is the anniversary of the 19th Amendment - women's right to vote!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:48:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061336, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In my book, McCain saying how the world will be in 2013 carries no more weight than Obama's \"this is the moment where.....\" line. They're both posturing.<br><br>McCain has had his moments of presumption (full disclosure)....but he has no reason to be presumptive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:57:26", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063024, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Michelle Bernard continues to hold it down on Hardball. Pat Buchanan should just disappear already....I am so sick of him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:10:50", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "On Cafferty Files:   What is the difference between Mr. Obama and \"MCANCIENT\" ??????<br>\"mcancient\" READS EVERYTHING!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  OOOOOO- EEEEE  Brrrrrrrrr!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:12:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065333": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Also on CNN - I found billary!!  :&gt;)  The title SAID that she WAS campaigning for Mr, Obama.  O.K. [said with reservation.  :&gt;)] AFSCMEMeeting:   She gave a speech similar to others that she has delivered. \"We need more Democrats in the Senate, in the House and Barack Obama as President of the United States in the White House.\"  \"He has passion, determination, grace and grit.\"<br>O.K!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:37:51", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063104": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Presumption has nothing to do with Obama either;Therefore, it must be about his race.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:58:15", "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": 1062463, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He knows how to win wars?<br><br>Did he win in Vietnam?  Did we?<br><br>Sheesh.  I must have missed that movie...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:33:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062556, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "On this one, I really can't connect the lines. I'm trying to, but I can't get to where presumption based on action becomes racial. I can't put it together.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:59:48", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063085, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There is not logical route to draw a conclusion that Obama's actions are presumptuous within the context of a presidential campaign.  Therefore, the charge of presumption is based on some other criteria.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:59:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062989, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Cause I don't think you can jump to \"only a white person knows how to win wars\" from McCain saying that he knows how to do it.<br><br>Wait, it's 2008. You <i>could</i> make that leap, but you'd come off looking really silly.<br><br>You mention that, and I'm surprised someone hasn't tried to draw that parallel.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:12:55", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062556, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What do you call \"the offensive?\" Have you seen his last 3 town halls?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:24:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1065002, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1059549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Susan Rice is fierce. Mika just gave her a look that said, \"That's how you deal with this idiot I co-host the show with.\"<br><br>David Shuster is getting on my last nerve lately too.<br><br>He, for one, needs to provide some perspective on Another Sad Surge Song, but he just sings right along.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_08:18:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think your argument would be true if McCain wasn't making foolish statements to support this whole \"presumption\" theme.  <br><br>1) McCain has accused Obama of presumption for setting up a presidential transition team.  The problem, several past candidates and Presidents have done the EXACT same thing.  And as experts have pointed out, it is a smart move.  2) McCain teases Obama for going overseas and giving political speeches in foreign country.  The problem, McCain did the EXACT same thing.  The only difference was he didn't coordinate his trip with the press (which as members of the press pointed out was a foolish move, and a logistical nightmare), and there isn't the same level of excitement around his campaign that there is around Obama's so he doesn't get the same response. 3)  McCain accuses Obama of making a premature victory lap.  The problem, as far back as May, there were ads where McCain calls himself \"President McCain,\" and he continues to do so.  He makes a weekly radio address just like, wait for it, the current President.   I could go on.<br><br>My whole point is, this whole theme is completely silly in light of the fact that the McCain campaign has been doing comparable things as they apply to be President, but when Obama does something it must be because his is arrogant or presumptuous.  So either they are in fact playing the race card in a back handed way, or they are just complete fools that don't have anything better to offer on behalf their candidate.  Both options leave much to be desired.<br><br>And of course Obama talks about being Black.  People ask him about it, there have been articles, polls, and surveys about it.  He cannot ignore it.  It is always there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:13:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 20, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062463, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There ia an article in BusinessWeek generally criticsing McCains dishonest ads.  IN particular he writs McCain was going to criticise Obama if he did visit the troops or if he didn't.<br><br>Honor would include honest criticism.  It would not include criticism of either action the opponent takes.  \"Visiting troops is exploiting troops\" or \"Not visiting troops is hating troops.\"  Anybody that does this is not honorable.<br><br>McCain is not honorable, never has been since he was in politics.  It is all a big lie.  He has been faking the whole time.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2008/07/the_new_normal.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnew...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:48:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nardwilly", "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}, "1068770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks for chiming in Lily!  :&gt;)  Your response is supportive to this <br>discussion.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_02:02:42", "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": 1068651, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "town:  CO-SIGNING!  The billary females were just trailing [I stopped short of using more graphic terminology     :&gt;)]    billary!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:14:08", "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": 1061988, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D come on?  Are you serious?  McCain's event overseas wasn't a campaign event?  LMAO.  We can agree to disagree, but seriously?  What about his trip to Canada, Columbia, Mexico?  Were these non-campaign events as well?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:42:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "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": 1062906, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why is that? <br><br>Because he's black.<br><br>That's what I'm saying: there's no way this <i>isn't</i> racial. Even if I give him benefit of the doubt and say that's not what he meant, it still sounds-and reads-horrible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:14:36", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062523, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067243": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "David Shuster is a poor excuse for a reporter.  I'm thinking he's angling for a Faux Noise position...", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1059549, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063149": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now, isnt' that presumptuous?...to say you know HOW to win wars.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:01:58", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062556, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062126": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href='http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/mccain-camp-obama-playing_n_116081.html' rel=\"nofollow\">McCain Camp: Obama Playing the Race Card</a><br><br>On the upside, my sister has $20 coming since I've lost the bet of when McCain was going to go <i>there</i> (I said around Labor Day, sis said early August-ish).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:31:43", "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": 78, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1069267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/01/baby.food.arrest.ap/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Someone needs a major ass kicking.</a><br><br><blockquote> In court papers, FDA agent Michael Felezzola wrote that a Gerber representative on April 20 reported a threatening video entitled \"gerbersbabyfoodalert\" had been posted on YouTube. In the 10-minute video, apparently recorded in a shower stall, a man identified as Trashman said Gerber employees acting at his direction had poisoned millions of bottles of baby food with the intent to kill babies. Authorities said the person appearing on the videos was Dunn and he sometimes wore a mask that partially covered his face. Subsequent videos stated that the poisoning would involve cyanide and rat poison, and that four babies had already died.<br><br>Dunn, who is black, claimed in a July 24 video that he was trying to kill black and Hispanic babies, though white babies also were likely to die, authorities said.<br><br>\"Our main reason for doing this is we're trying to cut down on the black population,\" the video says. </blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_04:26:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "80f4796ea1247f8314399b20eee9a863", "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}, "1065541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So, apparently, MSNBC scrubbed this from their video of \"Race for the White House\" yesterday, but this discussion about Obama's so-called \"presumptuousness\" is worth some attention. Rachel Maddow completely dismantles the argument, pushed (not surprisingly) by Pat Buchanan. <br><br>Here's the entire segment (h/t dmhlt 66 of DK): <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnaKlgo9y1E\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnaKlgo9y1E</a><br><br>She addressed it again later on her Air America radio show: <a href=\"http://airamerica.com/content/maddow-barack-obama-presumptuous\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://airamerica.com/content/maddow-barack-oba...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:58:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "nctodc", "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}, "1068791": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lily:  YEP!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  One group of \"followers\" JUST abandoned their offices today - nearly 60 days AFTER the rather tepid SUSPENSION of her campaign!  How's that for a \"Hang On Slupe(sp)\"<br>moment?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_02:08:49", "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": 1068499, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1060600": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article749388.ece\" rel=\"nofollow\">From 'straight talk' to smear campaign</a><br><br>At least the print media is waking up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_10:18:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  The way he laughs, you can tell that he doesn't even believe himself some of the time!! He just likes the pundit/for him - racist, role.  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:17:23", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1066166, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063678": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I remember in the not-so-distant past a presidential candidate gave a speech  forseeing the state of affairs in 2013.  That candidate proclaimed that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would be won, and even went as far as saying there would not be another major terrorist attack on America, amongst other ambitious proclamations.  This speech was given in May 2008 by none other than John McCain!!!  What amazes me is that the MSM did not look at this as being \"presumptuous \"or constantly use this as the catch-phrase of the day as we have seen with Barack Obama.  Senator  Obama will always be held to ahigher standard for what he and any supporters have to say while McClueless continues to get a pass!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:45:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "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": 1062989, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hold up. Luda can go ahead and make his money. He shouldn't have tried to jump into the political discussion with that stupid song.  He called out Hillary directly, that was just stupid. He didn't think someone was gonna take issue with it, or did he just not care?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:28:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061664, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067264": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He doesn't have to.  Obama's doing the rope-a-dope.<br><br>I cannot wait to see McSame crash and burn during the debates.  They will have to apply iced sheets on  him.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:30:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1065002, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063179": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wrong.  Surrogates on both sides do not sling mud.  Obama surrogates are disciplined and on message.  McCain surrogates are out of control but yet more disciplined that the candidate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:03:54", "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": 1062531, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062669": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But it's not like McCain's saying that Obama's basing his presumption on the fact that he's black.<br><br>I see what you're saying, but I just can't connect the line between presumption and racism. They're two different things.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:17:39", "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": 15, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062622, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066260": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do they poll every single day?? Geez!! Oh.....my question just got answered, yes they do. Pat Buchanan should just slither away.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:20:58", "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}, "1066773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rotflmao", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:30:51", "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": 1062351, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063196": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This may sound a litte off-topic and mundane, BUT . . .<br>David Mixner [HuffPost] visited Mr. Obama's Headquarters in Chicago.    <br><br>\"Obama's Headquarters:  Substance and Organization\"<br>Because of my \"technological-challenge\", I can't post the contents!  SORRY!  :&gt;)  So I'll render a few of his comments:  The first thing he noted was how \"FRIENDLY\" he was greeted upon entering the office. He described the COOPERATION:  staff sharing offices/information/ideas[no one trying to TRUMP the other]; Everyone knows their assignment!<br>\"Clearly a new age has arrived in American politics.\"  Change is never easy.  We shouldn't expect the establishment in Washington or the media to embrace it.  They simply will go for the comfort zone instead of reaching for a newer world. Obama is an intelligent, substantive (organized)_ man surrounded by the best and the brightest who represent all that is best about America.\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-mixner/obama-substance-and-organ_b_116053.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.huffingtonpost.com/david-mixner/obama-subst...</a><br><br>In comparison, she muses, what would we find in \"MCANCIENT'S\" office??  Hummmm?<br><br>Oh, and to the point about the media:  Might it be the case that, despite advances in their technology, some still expect  the \"old school\" political process and have not grasped/caught up with --TODAY???  Hmmmmm?  I'm just askin' . . .    :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:04:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Its a free country.  He can be as hood as he wants.  My pal and I argue about this - do you really win anything if you have to keep the very people you hope to inspire on lock down?  <br><br>Do we all have to stand at attention, smiling and clean shaven, our black suits crisply pressed, our bowties level, as if we are the Nation of Islam?<br><br>I will be the first to say black people in general need to step up their game to get what we want out of America.  But if we don't, are we guilty of being race traitors?  Of letting our people down?  <br><br>I've said it on my blog and I'll say it here - if Obama has to apologize for all the shit black people do, he needs to quit now, because we are not going to change overnight.  Or even between now and November.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:57:07", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061289, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You always get so riled up...... :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:48:15", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063680, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066788": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It was utterly predictable that Obama would seek to portray McCain and Republicans as racist in the general election. In fact, it was predicted by many  back in the Spring. Why does he do this? Because Obama's historic narrative is the best thing going for his campaign.  Why else would he start his Iowa Caucus victory celebration speech with: \"They told us this day would never come\". Why else would he repeatedly channel Dr. King with his \"from the cornfields of Iowa to the hills of Appalachia\" rhetoric? Obama's prime qualification for president is his race, and it is his best calling card. Obama is the one who brings up his race, like he did in Berlin. While he claims to be 'postracial'  his desire to portray his opponents as racist, in order to gain political advantage is unseemly, infalmatory and it will backfire.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:32:45", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1066468, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064229": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "karlewis:  MAJOR \"virtual dap\"!!!<br>This was the biggest part of the \"Birds & Bees\" talk from my parents.!!!  Actually, no birds or bees were mentioned.  But \"YOU HAVE TO BRING IT\"  -the major part of the conversation!!  Hmmm. I wonder about those birds & bees?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:37:53", "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": 1063953, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061161": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Being from the ATL, Ludacris is in the paper or on the local news almost every week.  So i had to put my two cents in about the new song he has out called \"Politics\".<br><br><a href=\"http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama and Ludacris: Apples to Apples?</a><br><br>The song sounded a little underproduced - but I guess it will get plenty of rotation after this.  <br><br>Maybe the remix will give it some bounce.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:11:44", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think he's already running in slow motion. Heh", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_00:40:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "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": 1062795, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1059131": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The corporatocracy is desperate. Tucker Carlson is back all all the MSNBC shows calling Barack Jesus and spewing his venom that all Barack supports are in a drunken stupor and just need to wake up. <br><br>I really can't stand that poor excuse for a human being.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_06:50:45", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063228": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, we know: in your book, neither the Obama campaign or its surrogates can do no wrong.<br><br>I'm not dealing with you today.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:07:17", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063179, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068938": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe he meant because he was young?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_02:52:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "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": 1062634, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I apologize for not making myself clear in the previous post, so I'll give it another shot.<br><br>If you take race out of the equation (as is your wont) why is it that McCain does not get tarred with the presumptuous label for visiting world leaders, saying that he has the way to end the war, etc. when BO has that accusation flung at him for the same actions?  Double standard, no?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:22:16", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062611, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063819": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ok, then some racial presumption:<br><br>You always get so riled up at this black conservative. ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:56:29", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063792, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>\"Condescending brute.\"</i><br><br>lol!  Brute is such a descriptive word!<br><br>McCain is a loose cannon, you're right to call him dangerous.  I think he is probably not well liked either.  I think most people sense a mean streak just beneath the surface.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:08:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063070, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dude, you are in your own universe of denial. Shaking hands with war criminals has made you completely laughable.<br><br>Not only has John McCain said his foreign trips were a good thing for him as a candidate, he said every senator should take the same trip. McCain put out a fund raising letter that announced he had just won the election over Hillary Clinton - in fall of 2007. John McCain put out the \"2013\" ad bragging about what the end of his first term as president would be like. John McCain put out campaign material calling himself \"President McCain.\"<br><br>I can guess that a hardcore Republican apologist like you has already seen every one of those things. John McCain is an arrogant, presumptuous racist piece of crap and you are a compulsive liar.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:37:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063701, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061201": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kenneth Vogel - Politico - weighs in:   \"McCain's Cacophonous  Cabinet\"<br>Additional -   He's losing it [I mean-he's off message a lot] ! :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12193.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12193.html</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:15:10", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "smoothie:  Thank you for this post. It gives me a \"new\" site to crawl around in!!  I appreciate the \"learnin'\"!  :&gt; )   :&gt;)<br>To your point:  Now I got ta go to Wiki to find out some information on Lanny D.!!!  It has been obvious that he liked the \"billary-aide\", but did somebody SPIKE his???  He is rabid for billary!!  :&gt;)  What's up with that!???  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Well, in the words of the Coasters, I'm going \"SEARCHIN'\"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Any thoughts - y'all???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:23:46", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061745, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064791": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BAP:  GREAT, SOLEMN PIC!  :&gt;)  Thank you very much!<br><br>Nardwilly:  Appreciate this information.  Blackpoliticsontheweb had a story on Bishop Dr. Vashti McKenzie.  Thanks, again.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_16:34:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Keith Olbermann said to Eugene Robinson - just hold on  they will be coming out with an ad saying Barack is not \"black\" enough.  Just wait.  <br><br><br>lololol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_22:38:16", "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}, "1062242": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Wall Street Journal (yes, I know) profiles ACORN and talks about how they are crazy-busy registering voters this year. Stuff like this is why we are going to win.<br><br><a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121745181676698197.html?mod=hpp_us_pageone\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121745181676698...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:40:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "nathanhj", "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}, "1065318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh please, Obama is playing the race card...again. <br><br>Have you noticed that it's always Obama who's actually injecting race into the campaign, under the guise of warning about what those Evil Republicans will do? <br><br>Jack Tapper notes that the Obama campaign is consistently making bogus charges of racism and xenophobia:<br><br>   ' There's a lot of racist xenophobic crap out there. But not only has McCain not peddled any of it, he's condemned it. . . . I've seen racism in campaigns before -- I've seen it against Obama in this campaign (more from Democrats than Republicans, at this point, I might add) and I've seen it against McCain in South Carolina in 2000 . . . What I have not seen is it come from McCain or his campaign in such a way to merit the language Obama used today. Pretty inflammatory.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:35:36", "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": 1063312, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1060712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My problem is that <a href='http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-america-aint-black-or-white-its.html' rel=\"nofollow\">Our America aint black or white &#8211; it&#8217;s green</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_10:30:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "32a9f52fc4eb8f70910325057a03e6c5", "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}, "1062761": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bill Clinton said Barack played the race card on them.<br><br>John McCain's campaign is Clinton's on acid.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:25:52", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062622, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Add that to the reports of his anger.  This erratic behaviour is part of suppressed rage.  He taunts Obama, like a bully.   I can see the bitterness beneath the smile/snarl.  <br><br>If you look at the muscles in his face, the tightness around the mouth and cheeks, you see it's not really a smile.  The corners of the mouth don't quite curl up and there's no mirth in the eyes.  I bet if you slowed down the film and looked at the frames you'd see what psychologists call a \"microexpression\" of rage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:25:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1060777, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067372": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/07/msnbc-censoring-rachel-maddow.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rachel Maddow  SMACK DOWN!!  of  Pat Buchanan</a><br><br>Part of the ridiculous effort to paint Obama as 'elitist, arrogant, presumptuous'   <br><br>Damn, lemme just say it   ...an uppity nigger<br><br>Why was this NOT on the  MSNBC site?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:42:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "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}, "1064302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>To compete with the Majority as a minority you have to bring it.</I><br><br>...or just run over/through everyone else.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:45:10", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063953, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain and Bush are both jealous that Obama garners more attention than both of them put together. Seeing even the leaders of foreign countries excited about meeting Obama had to hurt their deranged egos.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:41:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063070, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063792": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D:  Now you know that I've had my calm moments throughtout, so ALWAYS isn't quite accurate.   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>Additionally, I am smiling most of the time - even in the \"riled up\" moments!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:54:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063714, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lanny's back and he's none to happy about the Sebelius and McCaskill VP talk <br><br><a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/07/clinton-support.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clinton Supporter Angered by Other Women VP Talk</a><br><br><i>The selection of either one of those instead of Sen. Clinton I would find completely incomprehensible,\" </i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:03:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "smoothie", "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}, "1062771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'll agree with you with hesitation.  I was disappointed to an extent when I heard Obama say that people on the right are going to make him out to be the scary Black guy.  I think that is inaccurate.  There are race baiters and racists in both the Republican AND Democratic party who have been doing this for awhile now, so he should either acknowledge that fact or move on.  <br><br>And you are absolutely right on your other point, the McCain campaign hasn't brought up the \"Obama is the black candidate\" meme.  But, stay tuned. if these affirmative action initiatives from Ward Connelly become a hot topic, things could get ugly especially since now McCain is opposed to the initiatives and Obama still supports affirmative action.  But on the other hand, I do think the McCain campaign might be making the \"Black candidate\" argument in an indirect way.  See my posts above about this whole \"presumption\" thing.  It's a parallel for racism in 2008--you don't need to be wearing a white sheet at night to be a racist, and you don't need blatant racial attacks to be making a racial argument.  It is a very fine line in my mind, so I think that they should ditch this effort.  But they won't.  Look, I don't want to be paranoid or overreact, but something about their argument is too close to saying that Obama is too \"uppity\" for his own good and he should know his place.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:27:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062593, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064309": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama's Field Domination Plays Out In Local Press<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/obamas-field-domination-p_n_116096.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/obamas...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:45:40", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>but give the McCain campaign credit: they haven't brought up Obama as the \"black candidate.\"</i><br><br>::<br><br>Yes they have. Right in front of the NAACP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:27:32", "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": 1062593, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorry, that's not to D's understanding.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:42:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063678, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ITA.  Luda can say what he wants but there is going to be backlash when he drags others into his \"raps\".  It was stupid, he knew it was stupid but he also knew everyone would talk about it and he'd get some free press.  His pocketbook is more then Obama's political campaign.  If that's how he rolls, cool.  But I'm not buying his albums, never have (except for one download of Money Maker) and I'm surely not supporting him in the future.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:43:34", "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": 1066751, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Or, just smile and bow your head like you do and hope they decide to promote you because you're \"one of the good ones.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:44:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1064302, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's official:<br><br>Claire McCaskill is my choice for Barack's VP.<br><br>I love her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:20:15", "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}, "1062282": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, it's a free country. He's free to do what he does, I'm free to criticize him.<br><br>The questions you ask are irrelevant to me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:45:09", "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": 1061664, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062795": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not sure you need slow motion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:29:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062762, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063310": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms. Tubman:  Thank you for the pics!  They are great!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:13:29", "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}, "1063312": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Pam is just matching your manipulative, straw-man tone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:13:36", "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": 1062919, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062290": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The right wing has accused Obama of playing the race card before. <br><br>Thing is, the only campaign that's brought up Obama's race....is Obama's.<br><br>Besides, how can you make a statement like \"he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills,'\" and NOT be making any racial overtones? If McCain had said that, people would be all over him for playing the race card.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:45:44", "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": 72, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062126, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065363": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"The whole ad is about the idea of fame without portfolio.  Paris Hilton is famous for being famous.  She draws a crowd for no apparent reason.  Well, I think he has, you know \u2014 in Senator Obama's case, is the effort to be commander in chief and the leader of the free world about portfolio?<br><br>    He is a celebrity, no question about it.  <br><br>    But this is a hysteria around a personality that's attractive, but when you look under the hood, there's not a whole lot there.  So fame without portfolio is, sort of, fashionable.  But leadership without experience is dangerous.\"<br><br>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) SC", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:40:54", "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": 1063414, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_21:27:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "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": 1067149, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's all McCain's got.  LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:46:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "b55fc0e16623c181a6c8436de91a9fb4", "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": 1062126, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063330": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So why is this all we hear from the media, from McCain? If Obama isn't doing anything beyond normal posturing or astute political maneuvering why is he presumptuous? Why does McCain use the line of attack? <br><br>Because it works on Obama. Why does it work on him? Experience? Not likely given Clinton before him. How about age? Perhaps. How about race? Perhaps. Hence many people's problem.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:15:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "afroacademic", "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": 1063093, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064867": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is some SERIOUS sexism, there, Lanny!<br><br>Ugly.<br><br>And ... \"Other Women\" -- damn that's psychotic.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_16:42:11", "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": 1061745, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Off topic:  According to ABC News, The National Enquirer had an article about Elizabeth Taylor being on life support following a heart attack.  ????", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:59:25", "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}, "1060777": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Reporting this with furrowed brow:  \"Aides Map Aggressive Race, McCain OFTEN Steers OFF COURSE\"<br><br>\"For WEEKS, McCain's staff has been criticized for running a campaign that has NO CLEAR MESSAGE.\" \"It's the CANDIDATE, said one GOP strategist [who probably is remaining nameless 'cause he values his job], who added that efforts to identify a theme for each week quickly UNRAVEL as McCain VEERS OFF MESSAGE in his public comments.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR20080730003246.html?wpisrc=newsletter&sid=ST2008073100013&pos=\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2...</a><br><br>Soooo, back to the MAVERICK [=C-O-N-F-U-S-E-D] concept!  First, if you watch \"MCANCIENT\" during his speeches, he MUST READ them!  But, it appears that he is VERY UNCOMFORTABLE trying to stick to them.  So any time he gets a moment to FREE FLOW [say whatever comes to my mind at that time], he does it.  And he appears to be relieved and happy at that time.  He smiles [sometimes laughs] and he states, \"Yeah, that's a good one!\"  At that point, you can imagine his staff/writers aggressively scrambling and burying their heads in their hands going \"OH NO!!!!!!\"  \"OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN!\"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>With a great deal of humility, I  am stating that a psychologist would have a field day describing his behavior.  It is consistent enough that it is causing CONCERN from his staff - as it should from the electorate!  How can anyone expect STABILITY and CONSISTENT BEHAVIOR from \"mcancient\" as a POTUS???  Clear answer:  You CAN'T!!!!  <br>On second thought, you can!  You CAN EXPECT him to be UNSTABLE and CONSISTENTLY C-O-N-F-U-S-E-D!!!!!  His staff knows this!<br><br>Whew!!!  Concerned Deep Breaths!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_10:36:14", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Helluva conundrum we have in modern politics - the black candidates, especially in mixed districts, can't pander to black voters.  The white ones can't pander to whites.  But they can each go overboard when reaching outside of their own group.<br><br>Hmmmm.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:07:53", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "After browsing through the comments in this thread I really need to post my latest diary about how this meme about Obama being the one to play the race card came from.  I also need to add the clip from tonight's \"Countdown\" where Keith O. brought up the fact that Obama said the same thing over a month ago and McCain didn't go all bats&!t crazy about it like he's doing today. The only difference I see is Jake Tapper drew the conclusion last night to provide cover for the McCain campaign:<br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/3240/26410/550/559819\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/3240/26...</a><br><br>Also, Obama has a new website up to keep track of all the McCain smears called \"The Low Road Express.\"<br><a href=\"http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainslowroadexpress/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainsl...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:48:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "eclecticbrotha", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062833": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  SEEEEEEE!  I knew that  psychological descriptors are evident in his behavior!!  :&gt;) :&gt;) Thank you for providing this one.  :&gt;)  You go girl!!!  :&gt;)  \"virtual dap\"!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>p.s.  I liked the \". . . no mirth in the eyes!\"  :&gt;)   Thanks, again!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:33:24", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062762, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1059251": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, you saw that dweeb Tucker all over MSNBC yesterday too?? I guess he's their wingman to come in and make silly jokes about the \"Messiah\" or some ish like that. Please let him go up against Rachel Maddows today....please....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_07:20:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1067678": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Especially since Hillary did everything but print them (GOP) a frakkin' road map!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_22:25:01", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1067017, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What do you think about the House's resolution to condemn slavery and Jim Crow? It was sponsored by Rep. Cohen (D-TN). He is white, but represents majority black Memphis, TN (formerly Harold Ford, Jr.'s district). While I appreciate the effort, I recognize this was partly about politics. He faces a tough primary challenge, but this resolution should play well with his constituents.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:24:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "f1d697ae51c11ded2862163fba023440", "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}, "1065913": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You got to love Rachel. I love the way she smacks around Buchanan. <br><br>Rachel for VP      (a joke for those of you too serious to get it)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:40:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "karlewis", "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": 1065541, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes. <br><br>The thing about actual racism is that it has multiple forms, from subtle to overt, and doesn't need to be direct. <br><br>People can say very racist stuff in *code* (eg the \"he's too presumptuous\" thing) and then if anyone names it as what it actually they can just deny it because it's coded.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_16:45:53", "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": 1062397, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068476": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have posted on that smile before. It is one of her greatest assets.<br><br> I was at the Opera last night seeing Aida and we met a 89 yr old white woman. She spoke to us and said something mean about Bush and then looked at us and said \"Oops  you are probably republicans.\" Ohh no said we. We spent the next ten minutes talking about Obama and Claire. PacNorWest is on board.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_00:47:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "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": 1065926, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Except McCain has been pushing this line for awhile. I'm not going to give the media a pass, but the GOP is not an innocent bystander.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_17:45:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "afroacademic", "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": 1063427, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tara Wall is a fish wife.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:41:47", "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}, "1065926": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Perxactly!! Claire McCaskill should hold a class.....I swear I see her killing her opponent and baking cookies for the church bazaar at the same time..how does she do it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:41:59", "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": 1063021, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062858": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But D, that's just it.  They are not going to say it directly, but the implication is there.  And since their whole argument turns out to be ridiculous when you make comparisons between the two, then why not just ditch it?  If they come out and say, Obama is \"presumptuous\" because he is Black, then they will get ripped a new one, and rightly so.  BUT, if they continue this whole Obama is \"presumptuous\" because he does X,Y, and Z, without anyone realizing they have also been doing X,Y, and Z, they don't need to make a direct racial statement.  The implication is there.  <br><br>And there is a difference between presumption and racism.  My whole point is, would they be making these same arguments if Obama were white?  Maybe they would, and I will give them the benefit of the doubt on that.  But since there arguments are based on foolishness, it makes me more suspect.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:36:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062669, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066958": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Via Powerline:<br><br>It's not even quite August yet and he's still ahead in the polls, but Barack Obama has played the race card, claiming that he expects Republicans to inject race into the campaign. In Missouri, he  told a crowd:<br><br>    Nobody [ed: nobody?] thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, 'he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name,' you know, 'he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.\"<br><br>The Obama campaign denied that the comment about \"presidents on the dollar bills\" was a reference to race. It claimed that Obama was referring to the fact that \"he didn't get here after spending decades in Washington.\" But, of course, neither did the presidents on the dollar bills (Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant). Thus, the campaign's spin does not pass the straight face test.<br><br>Moreover, a month ago, Obama explicitly claimed, without evidence, that the Republicans will attack him on racial grounds:<br><br>    The choice is clear. Most of all we can choose between hope and fear. It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy. We know what kind of campaign they're going to run. They're going to try to make you afraid. They're going to try to make you afraid of me. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?<br><br>It seems clear, therefore, that the race card has become a permanent part of Obama's hand, a wild card to be played whenever the spirit, or the circumstances, so moves him<br><br>What does Obama's latest play tell us about the current circumstances? I think it tells us that, despite Obama's presidential preening, he senses he may be in trouble. The \"world tour\" bounce appears to have been a short-hop only, and his pretentiousness and arrogance are beginning to grate even on some in the MSM. The McCain campaign is ridiculing Obama as a celebrity and little more. There's enough truth in this suggestion to make the candidate uncomfortable. He doesn't feel he can ignore the attack, but he also cannot respond with \"I am too a man of substance who deserves my celebrity.\" Hence the whining; hence the race card.<br><br>Shelby Steele has divided African-American public figures into two categories: bargainers and challengers. Bargainers state, in effect, \u201cI will presume that you're not a racist and by loving me you'll show that my presumption is correct.\u201d Challengers say, in effect, that whites are racist until they prove otherwise by conferring tangible benefits on them. Oprah is a bargainer; so was Louis Armstrong. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are challengers.<br><br>Barack Obama made his political breakthrough as a bargainer. By constantly referring to the national yearning (including, he said, by many Republicans) to \"come together\" as blacks and whites, Obama presumed we are not racists. His reward was an almost magical appeal to broad portions of the electorate.<br><br>However, Steele (who believes that bargainers are masking their real, more subtle, view of whites) predicted that Obama would not be able to maintain his bargainer status. That prophesy began to come true when the tapes of Rev. Wright surfaced. Now, as Obama feels the heat of the campaign, he continues his transformation to challenger. In Steele's terms, he no longer offers us the assurances, required of bargainers, that he knows we\u2019re not racists; we now have to prove it to him. Having issued this challenge, Obama can no longer receive our unconditional love.<br><br>Of course, Obama doesn't need our unconditional love; he just needs 50 percent plus one of the vote. Straining to get to that number, his mask is coming off, probably to his detriment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:51:58", "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}, "1062351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did I stumble into a \"mean girl\" movie.   Suddenly it's not \"cool\" to support Barack?...all the \"cool\" happening people support McCain???   WTF?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:51:04", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1059131, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1068499": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I always thought the Hillary campaign was the real cult of personality following.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-01_00:52:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "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": 1062359, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I completely agree. <br><br>\"Picking Hillary to placate women voters is what would be patronizing. If Ms. McCaskill or Ms. Sebelius have the qualifications and the right chemistry with Mr. Obama, why SHOULDN'T they be considered right along with all the other male contenders? Or maybe...horrors...maybe they're being considered because they might have the right stuff?\"<br><br>This is one of the most ridiculous instances for which the people who supported Hillary Clinton that are like Lanny Davis show that they care nothing about anything but their blind allegiance to her!  <br><br>I don't want to hear anything else from these people crying out that HRC should be VP.  You don't run for VP...you are selected by the party nominee...She ran to be the Democratic nominee and LOST!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:51:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "pcmadison", "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": 1061988, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061336": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Claire McCaskill - the most polite assassin in the game. The woman pulls off the most genuine smile while she slays whoever is supposed to debate her. Its the most beautiful quality I have ever seen. I just love it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:26:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How does that compare to Obama who was President of Harvard Law Review and  he had some bills past that were of great import so the comparison  is still stupid.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_20:53:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "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": 1065483, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1066468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/say-what-john-mccain-barack-obama-and-the-race-card/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Say What? John McCain, Barack Obama, and the \u201cRace Card\u201d</a><br><br>Money passage:<br><br><i>The ad gave us an uneasy feeling that the McCain campaign was starting up the same sort of racially tinged attack on Mr. Obama that Republican operatives, some of whom work for Mr. McCain now, ran against Harold Ford, a black candidate for Senate in Tennessee in 2006. That assault, too, began with videos juxtaposing Mr. Ford with young, white women.<br><br>Mr. Obama called Mr. McCain on the ploy, saying, quite rightly, that the Republicans are trying to scare voters by pointing out that he \u201cdoesn\u2019t look like all those other Presidents on those dollar bills.\u2019\u2019<br><br>But Rick Davis, Mr. McCain\u2019s campaign manager, had a snappy answer. \u201cBarack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong.\u2019\u2019<br><br>The retort was, we must say, not only contemptible, but shrewd. It puts the sin for the racial attack not on those who made it, but on the victim of the attack.<br><br>It also \u2014 and we wish this were coincidence, but we doubt it \u2014 conjurs up another loaded racial image.<br><br>The phrase dealing the race card \u201cfrom the bottom of the deck\u201d entered the national lexicon during the O.J. Simpson saga. Robert Shapiro, one of Mr. Simpson\u2019s lawyers, famously declared of himself, Johnny Cochran and the rest of the Simpson defense team, \u201cNot only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck.\u201d</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_19:50:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065962": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lol. That's what it feels like.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:47:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062351, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "D:  Again, I have had my CORDIAL MOMENTS with you.  Review your posts!<br>So, ALWAYS is not accurate!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>The only thing that I have ALWAYS been, ever since I can remember is Black!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Cordially yours - - - :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:06:50", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1063819, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1065964": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Something is seriously imbalanced in Lanny Davis....he went completely mental at the Rules and Bylaws Committee. I knew then that something was just not right - he needs to be heavily sedated", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_18:47:11", "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": 1062738, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1064430": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am positive this is at the General Conference of The A.M.E. Church in St. Louis earlier this month.  Bishop Vashti McKenzie (in glasses) is at about 10 o'clock.  She was the first woman elected A.M.E. Bishop.  She is a Delta and was their chaplain.  At about 1 o'clock behind Sen. Obama is Bishop John Hurst Adams.  <br><br>When my sons were about 8 and 10, Bishop Adams was their favorite preacher because he gave short funny sermons when he visited and always sang \"My hope is built on nothing less...\" with great gusto.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_15:56:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nardwilly", "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": 1063988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063414": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There was a tiff on The View also about that ad.  Whoopi said that if you were going to compare Barack to a celebrity, why not Will Smith or Clooney?  Why two young white women who've had run-ins with the law, and issues with drugs.   <br><br>Sherri said they're known for being dumb.  What's up with the ditzy blond comparison?  It seems to me McCain's dissing his own wife.<br><br>I will say though.  I don't always like the chuckling tone Barack takes when he talks about this stuff.  He needs to have a poker face and a stern tone and keep his voice in the lower register..and keep his arms close to his body to stay grounded.  He needs to talk about the Americans who are suffering out there and line of attack is an insult to their struggle.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:22:11", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062971, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1061289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>Ludacris has never held himself out to be anything other than a young brother looking to have some fun and make some money.</i><br><br>::<br><br>Then maybe it's time for him to grow up and stop being so stupid or so greedy or both.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_11:23:19", "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": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1061161, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What I know, and what I think:<br><br>I know that the European leg of Obama's trip was a campaign event.<br><br>I don't think McCain's trip overseas after wrapping up the nomination was. Again, that's what I think.<br><br>That might be why.<br><br>It's just as fair for Obama to say he has the way to end the war as it is for McCain. I don't find that presumptious; I find that politicking.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_13:40:18", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062722, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1063419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "loved the pics on your site.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_14:22:37", "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": 1063090, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1062397": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Seems to me McCain and Co have been playing the race card for a minute, what with the \"he's too presumptuous\" meme, and of course linking images of Barack with Paris and Britney yesterday (shades of \"Harold, call me?\").  Only difference now is they've come right out and said it.<br><br>As always YMMV.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-31_12:55:11", "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": 47, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1062290, "depth": 2, "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": "2337266", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 4782854121440590326}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "thursday_open_thread_52", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 185, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 2337266, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
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	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
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	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
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	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
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	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
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	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
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	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
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	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
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	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
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		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
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	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
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	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
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	};

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
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		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
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			return;
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		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
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	var data  = hash.substring(24);

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		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_52' +
		'&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_52/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_52'
			+ '&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_52/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">185</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/thursday_open_thread_52/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/thursday_open_thread_52/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:2337266" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

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

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

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

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

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

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

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

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/thursday_open_thread_52/trackback/';
		}

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

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

		return html;
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:2337266" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p> \n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
									<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You must log into an account in order to comment on Jack and Jill Politics" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Required:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:2337266" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

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

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

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jackandjillpolitics',
			't'				: 'thursday_open_thread_52',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

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

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

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

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


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/thursday_open_thread_52/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_52'
			+ '&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_52'
			+ '&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_52'
				+ '&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/2337266/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066925">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066925" class="dsq-comment-message">After browsing through the comments in this thread I really need to post my latest diary about how this meme about Obama being the one to play the race card came from.  I also need to add the clip from tonight\'s "Countdown" where Keith O. brought up the fact that Obama said the same thing over a month ago and McCain didn\'t go all bats&!t crazy about it like he\'s doing today. The only difference I see is Jake Tapper drew the conclusion last night to provide cover for the McCain campaign:<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/3240/26410/550/559819" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/3240/26...</a><br><br>Also, Obama has a new website up to keep track of all the McCain smears called "The Low Road Express."<br><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainslowroadexpress/" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainsl...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1059131" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1059131" class="dsq-comment-message">The corporatocracy is desperate. Tucker Carlson is back all all the MSNBC shows calling Barack Jesus and spewing his venom that all Barack supports are in a drunken stupor and just need to wake up. <br><br>I really can\'t stand that poor excuse for a human being.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061390">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061390" class="dsq-comment-message">Wasn\'t he the first person to get voted off of  <i>Dancing with the Stars<i/> <br><br>a couple of seasons ago...<br><br>Just sayin\' <br><br>ssshhhhh....yes I watch the show sometimes....just sometime</i></i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062351">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062351" class="dsq-comment-message">Did I stumble into a "mean girl" movie.   Suddenly it\'s not "cool" to support Barack?...all the "cool" happening people support McCain???   WTF?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065962">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065962" class="dsq-comment-message">Lol. That\'s what it feels like.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066155">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066155" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey msmartin,<br><br>now they\'re turning this thing around onto Obama about the Presidents on the dollar bill.  No discussion of the issues Obama brought up before and after he said that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068078">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068078" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Truth:<br><br>No issues - just plain hatin\' now!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066773">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066773" class="dsq-comment-message">rotflmao</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1059251">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1059251" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, you saw that dweeb Tucker all over MSNBC yesterday too?? I guess he\'s their wingman to come in and make silly jokes about the "Messiah" or some ish like that. Please let him go up against Rachel Maddows today....please....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1059479" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1059479" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1059479" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/us/politics/31campaign.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1217505755-ciIbJth4VGy9IuTtdxusmg" rel="nofollow">McCain Tries to Define Obama as Out of Touch</a><br><br>Money quote:<br><br><i>But some fear a backlash. And Mr. McCain does not like to follow a script. People who know him said that it may be a challenge to apply the Bush model — strict adherence to the message of the day by the candidate combined with a relentless drive to define the opponent negatively — to a campaign not known so far for discipline or consistency.<br><br>“It could be the Coca-Cola strategy of marketing that they’re trying to apply to Dr Pepper,” said John Weaver, a former chief strategist for Mr. McCain.</i></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1059504" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1059504" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1059504" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/30/barack-hits-back-ad-says_n_115960.html" rel="nofollow">Barack Hits Back: New ad slams McCain for taking the low road</a><br><br>Same <i><b>old</b></i> politics. Same failed policies.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1059549" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1059549" class="dsq-comment-message">Susan Rice is fierce. Mika just gave her a look that said, "That\'s how you deal with this idiot I co-host the show with."<br><br>David Shuster is getting on my last nerve lately too.<br><br>He, for one, needs to provide some perspective on Another Sad Surge Song, but he just sings right along.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1067243" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067243" class="dsq-comment-message">David Shuster is a poor excuse for a reporter.  I\'m thinking he\'s angling for a Faux Noise position...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1060421" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1060421" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-green/mccains-1968-heroism-cant_b_115981.html" rel="nofollow">McCain\'s 1968 Heroism Can\'t Excuse His 2008 McCarthyism</a><br><br><i>Pundits on the talks shows say that the \'08 election is all about Barack Obama: Can he pass the commander-in-chief test and avoid gaffes and reassure white voters? The burden is always put on him.<br><br>But another question is whether John McCain can pass the character test. So far, he\'s failing.<br><br>What? A bona fide war hero and POW survivor is being questioned about character?<br><br>Well, yes. It\'s time that McCain\'s acolytes and the mainstream media stopped assuming that his extraordinary military service nearly 40 years ago gives him immunity to questions about being President today in a different century.</i><br><br>::<br><br>He goes <i>there</i> from there.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1060600" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1060600" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article749388.ece" rel="nofollow">From \'straight talk\' to smear campaign</a><br><br>At least the print media is waking up.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1060712" href="http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">rawdawgbuffalo</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1060712" class="dsq-comment-message">My problem is that <a href=\'http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-america-aint-black-or-white-its.html\' rel="nofollow">Our America aint black or white &#8211; it&#8217;s green</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1060777">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1060777" class="dsq-comment-message">Reporting this with furrowed brow:  "Aides Map Aggressive Race, McCain OFTEN Steers OFF COURSE"<br><br>"For WEEKS, McCain\'s staff has been criticized for running a campaign that has NO CLEAR MESSAGE." "It\'s the CANDIDATE, said one GOP strategist [who probably is remaining nameless \'cause he values his job], who added that efforts to identify a theme for each week quickly UNRAVEL as McCain VEERS OFF MESSAGE in his public comments.<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR20080730003246.html?wpisrc=newsletter&sid=ST2008073100013&pos=" rel="nofollow">www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2...</a><br><br>Soooo, back to the MAVERICK [=C-O-N-F-U-S-E-D] concept!  First, if you watch "MCANCIENT" during his speeches, he MUST READ them!  But, it appears that he is VERY UNCOMFORTABLE trying to stick to them.  So any time he gets a moment to FREE FLOW [say whatever comes to my mind at that time], he does it.  And he appears to be relieved and happy at that time.  He smiles [sometimes laughs] and he states, "Yeah, that\'s a good one!"  At that point, you can imagine his staff/writers aggressively scrambling and burying their heads in their hands going "OH NO!!!!!!"  "OOPS, HE DID IT AGAIN!"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>With a great deal of humility, I  am stating that a psychologist would have a field day describing his behavior.  It is consistent enough that it is causing CONCERN from his staff - as it should from the electorate!  How can anyone expect STABILITY and CONSISTENT BEHAVIOR from "mcancient" as a POTUS???  Clear answer:  You CAN\'T!!!!  <br>On second thought, you can!  You CAN EXPECT him to be UNSTABLE and CONSISTENTLY C-O-N-F-U-S-E-D!!!!!  His staff knows this!<br><br>Whew!!!  Concerned Deep Breaths!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062762" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062762">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062762" class="dsq-comment-message">Add that to the reports of his anger.  This erratic behaviour is part of suppressed rage.  He taunts Obama, like a bully.   I can see the bitterness beneath the smile/snarl.  <br><br>If you look at the muscles in his face, the tightness around the mouth and cheeks, you see it\'s not really a smile.  The corners of the mouth don\'t quite curl up and there\'s no mirth in the eyes.  I bet if you slowed down the film and looked at the frames you\'d see what psychologists call a "microexpression" of rage.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062795" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062795" class="dsq-comment-message">Not sure you need slow motion.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068424">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068424" class="dsq-comment-message">I think he\'s already running in slow motion. Heh</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062833">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062833" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  SEEEEEEE!  I knew that  psychological descriptors are evident in his behavior!!  :&gt;) :&gt;) Thank you for providing this one.  :&gt;)  You go girl!!!  :&gt;)  "virtual dap"!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>p.s.  I liked the ". . . no mirth in the eyes!"  :&gt;)   Thanks, again!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1060935">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1060935" class="dsq-comment-message">Just received a message from David Pflouffe - Obama campaign citing that the media are calling McCain\'s accusations - "bogus", "desperate", "wrong", misleading", "ugly", "offensive", "reckless" and "a nasty turn into the gutter"!!!<br><br>"Mcancient" appears to be imploding and there are 96 more days left B4 the election to WATCH him in that process!  I think that this is more PITIFUL than laughable!  Hmmmmmm.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065002">AnthonyMason</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065002" class="dsq-comment-message">I just want to know when Obama is going on the offensive.  This is the same dish we saw during the primary.  I also remember Obama saying he doenst do cowering.  Im waiting.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066716">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066716" class="dsq-comment-message">What do you call "the offensive?" Have you seen his last 3 town halls?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067023">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067023" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you, eclecticbrotha.  I let this sit for a while, but I had the same question.  Please describe what you (he) meant by "on the OFFENSIVE."  What are the strategies/events that describe this term for you?<br>Again, thank you!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067264" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1067264" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067264" class="dsq-comment-message">He doesn\'t have to.  Obama\'s doing the rope-a-dope.<br><br>I cannot wait to see McSame crash and burn during the debates.  They will have to apply iced sheets on  him.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061161" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061161" class="dsq-comment-message">Being from the ATL, Ludacris is in the paper or on the local news almost every week.  So i had to put my two cents in about the new song he has out called "Politics".<br><br><a href="http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Obama and Ludacris: Apples to Apples?</a><br><br>The song sounded a little underproduced - but I guess it will get plenty of rotation after this.  <br><br>Maybe the remix will give it some bounce.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061289" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1061289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061289" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Ludacris has never held himself out to be anything other than a young brother looking to have some fun and make some money.</i><br><br>::<br><br>Then maybe it\'s time for him to grow up and stop being so stupid or so greedy or both.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061664" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061664" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061664" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061664" class="dsq-comment-message">Its a free country.  He can be as hood as he wants.  My pal and I argue about this - do you really win anything if you have to keep the very people you hope to inspire on lock down?  <br><br>Do we all have to stand at attention, smiling and clean shaven, our black suits crisply pressed, our bowties level, as if we are the Nation of Islam?<br><br>I will be the first to say black people in general need to step up their game to get what we want out of America.  But if we don\'t, are we guilty of being race traitors?  Of letting our people down?  <br><br>I\'ve said it on my blog and I\'ll say it here - if Obama has to apologize for all the shit black people do, he needs to quit now, because we are not going to change overnight.  Or even between now and November.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062282" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062282" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062282" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062282" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062282" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, it\'s a free country. He\'s free to do what he does, I\'m free to criticize him.<br><br>The questions you ask are irrelevant to me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062959" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062959" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062959">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062959" class="dsq-comment-message">He should be shunned!   Black people should throw tomatoes at him when he performs!  Barack inspired Ludacris to write a substandard piece of crap that probably took him 5 minutes???  He\'s a little punk.  If he\'s going to be a rapper, then write something deep and profound that will lift everybody up, illuminate, enlighten, amuse.  Not something that embarrasses and bores.  He\'s trifling.  After all we\'ve been through as a people, some things are sacred.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066081" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1066081" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066081" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066081" class="dsq-comment-message">Exhale.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066751" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066751">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066751" class="dsq-comment-message">Hold up. Luda can go ahead and make his money. He shouldn\'t have tried to jump into the political discussion with that stupid song.  He called out Hillary directly, that was just stupid. He didn\'t think someone was gonna take issue with it, or did he just not care?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066883" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066883">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066883" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066883" class="dsq-comment-message">ITA.  Luda can say what he wants but there is going to be backlash when he drags others into his "raps".  It was stupid, he knew it was stupid but he also knew everyone would talk about it and he\'d get some free press.  His pocketbook is more then Obama\'s political campaign.  If that\'s how he rolls, cool.  But I\'m not buying his albums, never have (except for one download of Money Maker) and I\'m surely not supporting him in the future.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061201" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061201">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1061201" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061201" class="dsq-comment-message">Kenneth Vogel - Politico - weighs in:   "McCain\'s Cacophonous  Cabinet"<br>Additional -   He\'s losing it [I mean-he\'s off message a lot] ! :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12193.html" rel="nofollow">www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12193.html</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061256" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1061256" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061256" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s official:<br><br>Claire McCaskill is my choice for Barack\'s VP.<br><br>I love her.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061302" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061302" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061302" href="http://blackpoliticalanalysis.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Black Political Analysis</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061302" class="dsq-comment-message">What do you think about the House\'s resolution to condemn slavery and Jim Crow? It was sponsored by Rep. Cohen (D-TN). He is white, but represents majority black Memphis, TN (formerly Harold Ford, Jr.\'s district). While I appreciate the effort, I recognize this was partly about politics. He faces a tough primary challenge, but this resolution should play well with his constituents.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061802" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1061802" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061802" class="dsq-comment-message">Helluva conundrum we have in modern politics - the black candidates, especially in mixed districts, can\'t pander to black voters.  The white ones can\'t pander to whites.  But they can each go overboard when reaching outside of their own group.<br><br>Hmmmm.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061819" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061819" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061819">BlackButterfly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061819" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that it is a start and great thing for the historical record.  Yes... I think that the resolution was motivated by party politics but it also was something that was long overdue.<br><br>Our ancestors were founders in the building of this country and there has never been the respect of acknowledgement of that fact or the hardships that were endured. <br><br>It has not escaped me that there has been no real coverage by the MSM on this resolution so as expected they are trying to fill their airtime with non-newsworthy garbage like airing McCain\'s ridiculous add for FREE but Obama is being accused of being the MSM darling.  I think not!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061336" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061336" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061336">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061336" class="dsq-comment-message">Claire McCaskill - the most polite assassin in the game. The woman pulls off the most genuine smile while she slays whoever is supposed to debate her. Its the most beautiful quality I have ever seen. I just love it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063021" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063021" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063021">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063021" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063021" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha!  When I see that smile I think of the prim and proper midwestern housewife who takes an axe to her cheating husband\'s car...smiling all the way, and with her pearls on.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064455" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1064455" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1064455" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064455" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re killing me.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1065926" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065926">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1065926" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065926" class="dsq-comment-message">Perxactly!! Claire McCaskill should hold a class.....I swear I see her killing her opponent and baking cookies for the church bazaar at the same time..how does she do it?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1068476" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068476">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1068476" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068476" class="dsq-comment-message">I have posted on that smile before. It is one of her greatest assets.<br><br> I was at the Opera last night seeing Aida and we met a 89 yr old white woman. She spoke to us and said something mean about Bush and then looked at us and said "Oops  you are probably republicans." Ohh no said we. We spent the next ten minutes talking about Obama and Claire. PacNorWest is on board.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061554" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061554" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061554">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061554" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  Co-signing!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  A WAAAAAY different flava than billary - who cain\'t stop talkin\' about HERSELF even when she APPEARS to be "endorsing - hmmmm??? - Mr. Obama.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Gotta go on "billary watch" now.  \'though I posted something on Wednesday\'s Open Thread about her speaking on Day 1 [Well, she FINALLY got to have a DAY 1  :&gt;)] of the DNC Convention.  I\'m sure that it will be ALL \'BOUT HER, since that day is the anniversary of the 19th Amendment - women\'s right to vote!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062405" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062405" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062405" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062405" class="dsq-comment-message">She\'s genius.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063016" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063016">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063016" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063016" class="dsq-comment-message">LOVE. HER.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061745" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1061745" href="http://realpeeplz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">smoothie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061745" class="dsq-comment-message">Lanny\'s back and he\'s none to happy about the Sebelius and McCaskill VP talk <br><br><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/07/clinton-support.html" rel="nofollow">Clinton Supporter Angered by Other Women VP Talk</a><br><br><i>The selection of either one of those instead of Sen. Clinton I would find completely incomprehensible," </i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061949" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061949" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061949">BlackButterfly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061949" class="dsq-comment-message">Lanny has already proved himself to be an unstable mess in his defense of Senator Clinton.  In his eyes she can do no wrong which is exactly what wrong with so many people in this government...always turning a blind eye to the wrongs of people they "respect"!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1061988" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1061988" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1061988">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1061988" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1061988" class="dsq-comment-message">"If anyone thinks that picking a woman will simply placate Hillary Clinton\'s female supporters, I think that\'s very patronizing to women and i don\'t think that that either Gov. Sebelius or Gov. McCaskill would disagree," said Davis, who penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Thursday titled "Why Obama Should Pick Hillary." <br><br><br><br>See, this is what I\'m talking about.  Fake outrage.  This is the same analogy Bill Clinton used when compared Obama\'s win in SC to Jesse Jackson\'s win in SC in 1988.  It\'s the same type of thinking that Geriatric Ferraro engages in.  And they JUST. DON\'T. GET. IT.<br><br>Picking Hillary to placate women voters is  what would be patronizing.  If Ms. McCaskill or Ms. Sebelius have the qualifications and the right chemistry with Mr. Obama, why SHOULDN\'T they be considered right along with all the other male contenders?  Or maybe...horrors...maybe they\'re being considered because they might have the right stuff?<br><br>Might this be an admission that most of the Hillary voters were only voting for Hillary because she was a female, and not because they thought she was the most qualified, most experienced and best person for the job?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062359" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062359" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062359">BlackButterfly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062359" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062359" class="dsq-comment-message">I completely agree. <br><br>"Picking Hillary to placate women voters is what would be patronizing. If Ms. McCaskill or Ms. Sebelius have the qualifications and the right chemistry with Mr. Obama, why SHOULDN\'T they be considered right along with all the other male contenders? Or maybe...horrors...maybe they\'re being considered because they might have the right stuff?"<br><br>This is one of the most ridiculous instances for which the people who supported Hillary Clinton that are like Lanny Davis show that they care nothing about anything but their blind allegiance to her!  <br><br>I don\'t want to hear anything else from these people crying out that HRC should be VP.  You don\'t run for VP...you are selected by the party nominee...She ran to be the Democratic nominee and LOST!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1068499" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068499">Lily</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1068499" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068499" class="dsq-comment-message">I always thought the Hillary campaign was the real cult of personality following.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1068791" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1068791" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068791">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1068791" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068791" class="dsq-comment-message">Lily:  YEP!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  One group of "followers" JUST abandoned their offices today - nearly 60 days AFTER the rather tepid SUSPENSION of her campaign!  How\'s that for a "Hang On Slupe(sp)"<br>moment?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062629" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062629" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062629">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062629" class="dsq-comment-message">town:  CO-SIGNING!  The billary females were just trailing [I stopped short of using more graphic terminology     :&gt;)]    billary!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062738" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062738">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062738" class="dsq-comment-message">smoothie:  Thank you for this post. It gives me a "new" site to crawl around in!!  I appreciate the "learnin\'"!  :&gt; )   :&gt;)<br>To your point:  Now I got ta go to Wiki to find out some information on Lanny D.!!!  It has been obvious that he liked the "billary-aide", but did somebody SPIKE his???  He is rabid for billary!!  :&gt;)  What\'s up with that!???  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Well, in the words of the Coasters, I\'m going "SEARCHIN\'"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Any thoughts - y\'all???</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1065964" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1065964" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065964">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1065964" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065964" class="dsq-comment-message">Something is seriously imbalanced in Lanny Davis....he went completely mental at the Rules and Bylaws Committee. I knew then that something was just not right - he needs to be heavily sedated</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1064867" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064867" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1064867">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1064867" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064867" class="dsq-comment-message">That is some SERIOUS sexism, there, Lanny!<br><br>Ugly.<br><br>And ... "Other Women" -- damn that\'s psychotic.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062126" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062126" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062126">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062126" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062126" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href=\'http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/mccain-camp-obama-playing_n_116081.html\' rel="nofollow">McCain Camp: Obama Playing the Race Card</a><br><br>On the upside, my sister has $20 coming since I\'ve lost the bet of when McCain was going to go <i>there</i> (I said around Labor Day, sis said early August-ish).</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1062303">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062303" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062303" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062303">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062303" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062303" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s all McCain\'s got.  LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062529" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062529" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062529" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062529" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062529" class="dsq-comment-message">They believe they are gaining in the polls. They are going to pile on.<br><br>Remember, they believe they\'ve still got a chance to stop him from becoming the nominee, but they\'ll need him behind 10 points in the big polls before Denver to realize it.<br><br>Make no mistake. That\'s the goal. <br><br>Don\'t be surprised if that feature documentary bashing moves up its release date if it appears the attacks and the anti-Obama books seem to be moving the needle.<br><br>The Denver Project.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062844" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062844" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062844">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062844" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062844" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain and Hillary need to work together behind the scenes to overthrow Obama.  That is all.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063001" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063001" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063001" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063001" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063001" class="dsq-comment-message">That is all.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063084" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063084" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063084">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063084" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063084" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, lets not pay attention to the substantive differences Obama outlined in his stump...lets focus on one, tiny blurb about not  looking like other Presidents.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062290" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062290" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062290" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062290" class="dsq-comment-message">The right wing has accused Obama of playing the race card before. <br><br>Thing is, the only campaign that\'s brought up Obama\'s race....is Obama\'s.<br><br>Besides, how can you make a statement like "he doesn\'t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills,\'" and NOT be making any racial overtones? If McCain had said that, people would be all over him for playing the race card.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062397" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062397" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062397">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062397" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062397" class="dsq-comment-message">Seems to me McCain and Co have been playing the race card for a minute, what with the "he\'s too presumptuous" meme, and of course linking images of Barack with Paris and Britney yesterday (shades of "Harold, call me?").  Only difference now is they\'ve come right out and said it.<br><br>As always YMMV.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1064891" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064891" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1064891">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1064891" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064891" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes. <br><br>The thing about actual racism is that it has multiple forms, from subtle to overt, and doesn\'t need to be direct. <br><br>People can say very racist stuff in *code* (eg the "he\'s too presumptuous" thing) and then if anyone names it as what it actually they can just deny it because it\'s coded.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062463" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062463" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062463" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062463" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062463" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think presumption has anything to do with race. <br><br>Obama talks more about being black than McCain does about him being black.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062622" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062622" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062622">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062622" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062622" class="dsq-comment-message">I think your argument would be true if McCain wasn\'t making foolish statements to support this whole "presumption" theme.  <br><br>1) McCain has accused Obama of presumption for setting up a presidential transition team.  The problem, several past candidates and Presidents have done the EXACT same thing.  And as experts have pointed out, it is a smart move.  2) McCain teases Obama for going overseas and giving political speeches in foreign country.  The problem, McCain did the EXACT same thing.  The only difference was he didn\'t coordinate his trip with the press (which as members of the press pointed out was a foolish move, and a logistical nightmare), and there isn\'t the same level of excitement around his campaign that there is around Obama\'s so he doesn\'t get the same response. 3)  McCain accuses Obama of making a premature victory lap.  The problem, as far back as May, there were ads where McCain calls himself "President McCain," and he continues to do so.  He makes a weekly radio address just like, wait for it, the current President.   I could go on.<br><br>My whole point is, this whole theme is completely silly in light of the fact that the McCain campaign has been doing comparable things as they apply to be President, but when Obama does something it must be because his is arrogant or presumptuous.  So either they are in fact playing the race card in a back handed way, or they are just complete fools that don\'t have anything better to offer on behalf their candidate.  Both options leave much to be desired.<br><br>And of course Obama talks about being Black.  People ask him about it, there have been articles, polls, and surveys about it.  He cannot ignore it.  It is always there.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062761" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062761" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062761" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062761" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062761" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill Clinton said Barack played the race card on them.<br><br>John McCain\'s campaign is Clinton\'s on acid.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063057" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063057" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063057">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063057" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063057" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill Clinton still doesn\'t get why saying Obama\'s win in SC is just like when Jackson won in SC is offensive, just like the Billaries don\'t get why considering /selecting Sebelius and McCaskill isn\'t patronizing to women but selecting Hillary wouldn\'t be.<br><br>And they still don\'t get how:<br><br>misspeaking on MLK;<br><br>falling asleep in MLK\'s church while a tribute to the man is going on;<br><br>sending black surrogates out to bump their gums questioning how "black" Obama was and claim the Clintons were blacker than Obama;<br><br>comparing Obama\'s win in SC to Jackson\'s win in SC, when there\'s nothing comparable to them except the fact they\'re both black;<br><br>Sending their surrogate Ferraro out to say he was only there because he\'s black;<br><br>Trashing the Hispanic man for going Obama\'s way much harder than any white former supporter of theirs;<br><br>claiming only blacks and eggheads will vote for Obama;<br><br>claiming they\'re down with the hard working Americans, white Americans;<br><br>etc. was THEM playing the race card.  Black people activated their bullshit detector, it went off loud and clear on Billary and blacks said "Uh, no."<br><br>Until Bill gets how he and the rest of Billary Inc. played a role in that, he just needs to pull the bags up over his eyes and go to sleep.<br><br><br>As far as McCain not coming out and saying the word "black," he doesn\'t have to.   We all know what and who he\'s talking about when he stresses how "American" he is.  Aren\'t we all Americans?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1065120" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1065120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065120">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1065120" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065120" class="dsq-comment-message">John McCain\'s campaign is Clinton\'s on acid.<br><br>Now that is funny! LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062669" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062669" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062669" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062669" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062669" class="dsq-comment-message">But it\'s not like McCain\'s saying that Obama\'s basing his presumption on the fact that he\'s black.<br><br>I see what you\'re saying, but I just can\'t connect the line between presumption and racism. They\'re two different things.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062858" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062858" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062858">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062858" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062858" class="dsq-comment-message">But D, that\'s just it.  They are not going to say it directly, but the implication is there.  And since their whole argument turns out to be ridiculous when you make comparisons between the two, then why not just ditch it?  If they come out and say, Obama is "presumptuous" because he is Black, then they will get ripped a new one, and rightly so.  BUT, if they continue this whole Obama is "presumptuous" because he does X,Y, and Z, without anyone realizing they have also been doing X,Y, and Z, they don\'t need to make a direct racial statement.  The implication is there.  <br><br>And there is a difference between presumption and racism.  My whole point is, would they be making these same arguments if Obama were white?  Maybe they would, and I will give them the benefit of the doubt on that.  But since there arguments are based on foolishness, it makes me more suspect.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062989" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062989" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062989" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062989" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062989" class="dsq-comment-message">My understanding is that the presumption label comes from his actions, not from his race.<br><br>Your second question.....I think they would make the same argument if he was white. At least in this election cycle, with things predicted to go as bad as they are for the GOP.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063121" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063121" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063121">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063121" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063121" class="dsq-comment-message">There is not logical route to draw a conclusion that Obama\'s actions are presumptuous within the context of a presidential campaign.  Therefore, the charge of presumption is based on some other criteria.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066015" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066015" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066015">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066015" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066015" class="dsq-comment-message">Please.....do we really need to ponder what that other criteria is?? Presumptuous - why he got a piano, I ain\'t got no piano (scene from Rosewood)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066048" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066048" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066048">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066048" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066048" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063678" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063678" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063678">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063678" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063678" class="dsq-comment-message">I remember in the not-so-distant past a presidential candidate gave a speech  forseeing the state of affairs in 2013.  That candidate proclaimed that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would be won, and even went as far as saying there would not be another major terrorist attack on America, amongst other ambitious proclamations.  This speech was given in May 2008 by none other than John McCain!!!  What amazes me is that the MSM did not look at this as being "presumptuous "or constantly use this as the catch-phrase of the day as we have seen with Barack Obama.  Senator  Obama will always be held to ahigher standard for what he and any supporters have to say while McClueless continues to get a pass!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066877" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066877" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066877">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066877" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry, that\'s not to D\'s understanding.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063085" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063085" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063085">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063085" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063085" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s not that you <i>can\'t</i> connect the lines, it\'s that you choose not to because it would ruin your defense of McCain.<br><br>The bottom line is that the things Obama has done during his campaign that has caused McCain to label him as "presumptuous" are normal activities that have been done in prior WHITE presidential campaigns. But suddenly, when Obama does it, it\'s being "presumptuous".</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063119" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063119" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063119" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063119" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063119" class="dsq-comment-message">On this one, I really can\'t connect the lines. I\'m trying to, but I can\'t get to where presumption based on action becomes racial. I can\'t put it together.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063953" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063953" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063953">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063953" class="dsq-comment-message">If you have ever been the young black person who is brought into an organization and given any authority you know what presumptuous means. This code word for, how dare this uppity n!gger come in here and tell us how to do things? It doesn’t matter how qualified you are. You are still supposed to know “YOUR PLACE” where ever that is. <br>The fact of the matter is Barrack Obama is setting a new bar for presidential nominees. All other nominees after this will follow his steps I guarantee it. He is like every other minority who has done anything of significance. He has to do "IT" better than his white counterparts to even compete. I think they are very impressed with the junior senator from Illinois, but their prides won’t let them show it.<br>I don’t know about anyone here but I know I have been hearing this as a child. The elder would say you have work harder you have to be smarter, being average doesn’t work for people of color. To compete with the Majority as a minority you have to bring it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064229" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1064229">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064229" class="dsq-comment-message">karlewis:  MAJOR "virtual dap"!!!<br>This was the biggest part of the "Birds & Bees" talk from my parents.!!!  Actually, no birds or bees were mentioned.  But "YOU HAVE TO BRING IT"  -the major part of the conversation!!  Hmmm. I wonder about those birds & bees?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1064302" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064302" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1064302" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1064302" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064302" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>To compete with the Majority as a minority you have to bring it.</I><br><br>...or just run over/through everyone else.</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066886" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066886" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066886">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066886" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066886" class="dsq-comment-message">Or, just smile and bow your head like you do and hope they decide to promote you because you\'re "one of the good ones.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1067073" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067073" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067073">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067073" class="dsq-comment-message">eclectic: <br><br>"virtual dap!  :&gt;)<br><br>:&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1067974" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067974" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1067974" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067974" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067974" class="dsq-comment-message">Now THAT\'s presumptive.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063557" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063557" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063557">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063557" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063557" class="dsq-comment-message">TRW:  CO-SIGNING on every point!!  :&gt;)   Especially,  "He cannot ignore it.  It is ALWAYS there."   And even if "mcancient" never said anything about it,  "He can\'t ignore it, \'cause it\'s always there" -  in his thoughts [umm, I\'m giving him some credit - the THINKING part!   :&gt;)   :&gt;) ]</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062501" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062501" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062501">Pam16</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062501" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062501" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain may not speak it directly but his surrogates do it for him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062531" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062531" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062531" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062531" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062531" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t deny that; that\'s why I\'m limiting myself to only talking about what the campaign does.<br><br>The surrogates on all sides are gonna sling mud; trying to defend/explain their actions at this point is pointless.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063179" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063179" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063179">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063179" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063179" class="dsq-comment-message">Wrong.  Surrogates on both sides do not sling mud.  Obama surrogates are disciplined and on message.  McCain surrogates are out of control but yet more disciplined that the candidate.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063228" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063228" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063228" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063228" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063228" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, we know: in your book, neither the Obama campaign or its surrogates can do no wrong.<br><br>I\'m not dealing with you today.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063434" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063434" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063434">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063434" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063434" class="dsq-comment-message">Straw-man factory.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062556" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062556" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062556">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062556" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062556" class="dsq-comment-message">But how come when McCain says stuff like <i>I</i> know how to win wars, <i>I</i> know how to solve the gas crisis, no one puts that label on him?  So at the very least there\'s a double standard going on, even if you don\'t bring race into it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062611" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062611" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062611" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062611" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062611" class="dsq-comment-message">Cause I don\'t think you can jump to "only a white person knows how to win wars" from McCain saying that he knows how to do it.<br><br>Wait, it\'s 2008. You <i>could</i> make that leap, but you\'d come off looking really silly.<br><br>You mention that, and I\'m surprised someone hasn\'t tried to draw that parallel.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062722" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062722">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062722" class="dsq-comment-message">I apologize for not making myself clear in the previous post, so I\'ll give it another shot.<br><br>If you take race out of the equation (as is your wont) why is it that McCain does not get tarred with the presumptuous label for visiting world leaders, saying that he has the way to end the war, etc. when BO has that accusation flung at him for the same actions?  Double standard, no?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062906" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062906" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062906" class="dsq-comment-message">What I know, and what I think:<br><br>I know that the European leg of Obama\'s trip was a campaign event.<br><br>I don\'t think McCain\'s trip overseas after wrapping up the nomination was. Again, that\'s what I think.<br><br>That might be why.<br><br>It\'s just as fair for Obama to say he has the way to end the war as it is for McCain. I don\'t find that presumptious; I find that politicking.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063656">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063656" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063656" class="dsq-comment-message">D come on?  Are you serious?  McCain\'s event overseas wasn\'t a campaign event?  LMAO.  We can agree to disagree, but seriously?  What about his trip to Canada, Columbia, Mexico?  Were these non-campaign events as well?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063701" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063701" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063701" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, Columbia <b>definitely.</b> He had no reason to go down there and lead the hostage rescue.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066832" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066832" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066832">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066832" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066832" class="dsq-comment-message">Dude, you are in your own universe of denial. Shaking hands with war criminals has made you completely laughable.<br><br>Not only has John McCain said his foreign trips were a good thing for him as a candidate, he said every senator should take the same trip. McCain put out a fund raising letter that announced he had just won the election over Hillary Clinton - in fall of 2007. John McCain put out the "2013" ad bragging about what the end of his first term as president would be like. John McCain put out campaign material calling himself "President McCain."<br><br>I can guess that a hardcore Republican apologist like you has already seen every one of those things. John McCain is an arrogant, presumptuous racist piece of crap and you are a compulsive liar.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063070" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063070" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063070" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063070" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t forget McCain\'s campaign (and fundraising trips to Canada and Colombia where he tried to take credit for a hostage release, his foreign "presidential moment" that didn\'t inspire a soul, and where he told the press he was speaking to the issues he would work on as President.<br><br>Even had a few photo ops in churches with the cross above his head to try and woo Catholic Hispanics in the States.<br><br>He even challenged Barack to visit Columbia and do the same thing.<br><br>Even said he would take the "fella" to Iraq and educate him.<br><br>No one called him arrogant or presumptuous. Surely not a celebrity. No one called him on his haughty disrespect for Barack.  Condescending brute.<br><br>McCain is pissed because Barack is a better candidate than he is and is more respected by world leaders. The Dangerous One\'s words and actions and demeanor in the recent weeks have told us the unfettered truth about him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063242" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063242" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063242">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063242" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063242" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"Condescending brute."</i><br><br>lol!  Brute is such a descriptive word!<br><br>McCain is a loose cannon, you\'re right to call him dangerous.  I think he is probably not well liked either.  I think most people sense a mean streak just beneath the surface.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1066863" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1066863" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066863">eclecticbrotha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066863" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066863" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain and Bush are both jealous that Obama garners more attention than both of them put together. Seeing even the leaders of foreign countries excited about meeting Obama had to hurt their deranged egos.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063149" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063149">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063149" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063149" class="dsq-comment-message">Now, isnt\' that presumptuous?...to say you know HOW to win wars.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1067296" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067296" class="dsq-comment-message">He knows how to win wars?<br><br>Did he win in Vietnam?  Did we?<br><br>Sheesh.  I must have missed that movie...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063024" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063024" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063024">afroacademic</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063024" class="dsq-comment-message">It does when McCain can have weekly radio addresses as if he\'s president, he can give a speech talking about how the world will be after his first term, he can visit foreign nations without comment. <br><br>But they want to push presumption on Obama? McCain is the pot calling the kettle black and in this case he\'s done more to be labeled presumptuous IMHO than Obama.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063093" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063093" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063093" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063093" class="dsq-comment-message">In my book, McCain saying how the world will be in 2013 carries no more weight than Obama\'s "this is the moment where....." line. They\'re both posturing.<br><br>McCain has had his moments of presumption (full disclosure)....but he has no reason to be presumptive.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063330" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063330">afroacademic</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063330" class="dsq-comment-message">So why is this all we hear from the media, from McCain? If Obama isn\'t doing anything beyond normal posturing or astute political maneuvering why is he presumptuous? Why does McCain use the line of attack? <br><br>Because it works on Obama. Why does it work on him? Experience? Not likely given Clinton before him. How about age? Perhaps. How about race? Perhaps. Hence many people\'s problem.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063427" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063427" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063427" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063427" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063427" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain\'s having some strategy/tactics issues at the moment.<br><br>You know what I think the whole presumption thing really stems from? The media putting it in people\'s head that there was/is no possible way that the GOP would keep the White House. Trust, if this was Obama vs. Cheney, we could all be singing "All Hail the Power of Obama\'s Name," and no one would give a shit about presumption.<br><br>But a funny thing\'s happened: this race has turned out to be a lot closer than anyone really expected. It\'s not a clear blowout for either candidate. So now, things that would look normal-or even justified-under these same circumstances look presumptious.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1065408" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065408">afroacademic</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1065408" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065408" class="dsq-comment-message">Except McCain has been pushing this line for awhile. I\'m not going to give the media a pass, but the GOP is not an innocent bystander.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063104" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063104">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063104" class="dsq-comment-message">Presumption has nothing to do with Obama either;Therefore, it must be about his race.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063590" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063590">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063590" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063590" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Ya think???   YEP!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062488">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062488" class="dsq-comment-message">But D isn\'t there a difference here?  Isn\'t Obama pointing out the obvious, i.e. some people are not comfortable with him as President, because he doesn\'t look like or have the same background as other Presidents, and therefore his opponents will try to characterize him as foreign, exotic, and make implications about his race?   That\'s a fact.  Again, Obama can\'t win.  If he doesn\'t talk about the obvious historical part of his campaign, but at the same time acknowledge that it may take some time for people to become comfortable with the idea, then I would think he is out of touch.<br><br>I think there is a difference.  McCain doesn\'t need to make that same statement about himself because he fits the Presidential mold.  White male.  But Obama doesn\'t.  And he wouldn\'t say it about Obama because he would in fact being making a racial argument against Obama.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062593" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062593" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062593" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062593" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062593" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, if he does that, then he does it with the expectation that someone will accuse him of injecting race into the campaign. It\'ll be hard to do, but give the McCain campaign credit: they haven\'t brought up Obama as the "black candidate."<br><br>My thing is that since he can\'t win with these kind of statements, he should stop making them. This isn\'t the first time we\'ve been down this road with Obama. Saying he doesn\'t have the same background is one thing, but there\'s only one way to take him saying he doesn\'t look like any other president.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062771" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062771" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062771">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062771" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062771" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll agree with you with hesitation.  I was disappointed to an extent when I heard Obama say that people on the right are going to make him out to be the scary Black guy.  I think that is inaccurate.  There are race baiters and racists in both the Republican AND Democratic party who have been doing this for awhile now, so he should either acknowledge that fact or move on.  <br><br>And you are absolutely right on your other point, the McCain campaign hasn\'t brought up the "Obama is the black candidate" meme.  But, stay tuned. if these affirmative action initiatives from Ward Connelly become a hot topic, things could get ugly especially since now McCain is opposed to the initiatives and Obama still supports affirmative action.  But on the other hand, I do think the McCain campaign might be making the "Black candidate" argument in an indirect way.  See my posts above about this whole "presumption" thing.  It\'s a parallel for racism in 2008--you don\'t need to be wearing a white sheet at night to be a racist, and you don\'t need blatant racial attacks to be making a racial argument.  It is a very fine line in my mind, so I think that they should ditch this effort.  But they won\'t.  Look, I don\'t want to be paranoid or overreact, but something about their argument is too close to saying that Obama is too "uppity" for his own good and he should know his place.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063044" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063044" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063044" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063044" class="dsq-comment-message">Now, the "uppity" label bothers me.....because it swings too close to being something racial.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063680" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063680">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063680" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  You have heard the phrase - "UPPITY N******R"!<br>Quick question:  Have you EVER heard the term - - - - -<br>"UPPITY WHYTE PERSON"; OR "UPPITY HISPANIC" [using some derogatory word]; OR"UPPITY ASIAN" [using some derogatory word]; OR "UPPITY NATIVE AMERICAN [using some derogatory word]  - OR- etc., etc., etc.,. . . ???????<br><br>So "it swings too close to being something RACIAL."  <br>Let me rationalize this for a moment!<br><br>O.K.!!!   IT\'S RACIST!!!!!!!!  I humbly submit!!<br><br>WHEW!  DEEP BREATHS!!!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063714" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063714" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063714" class="dsq-comment-message">You always get so riled up...... :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063792">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063792" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Now you know that I\'ve had my calm moments throughtout, so ALWAYS isn\'t quite accurate.   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>Additionally, I am smiling most of the time - even in the "riled up" moments!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063819" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063819" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063819" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok, then some racial presumption:<br><br>You always get so riled up at this black conservative. ;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1063915" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063915">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063915" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Again, I have had my CORDIAL MOMENTS with you.  Review your posts!<br>So, ALWAYS is not accurate!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>The only thing that I have ALWAYS been, ever since I can remember is Black!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Cordially yours - - - :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064009" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1064009" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1064009" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064009" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah; occasionally there are moments of cordiality (is that even a word?) here.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1064046" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1064046">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064046" class="dsq-comment-message">D:  Uh - huh.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068651">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1068651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068651" class="dsq-comment-message">I have never heard the word uppity in any way but a specific descriptor for the black race.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068770">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1068770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068770" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for chiming in Lily!  :&gt;)  Your response is supportive to this <br>discussion.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1068934" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068934">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068934" class="dsq-comment-message">I doesn\'t make me happy to note that. It honestly seems like a word used exclusively for blacks. I don\'t know how anyone could argue otherwise. <br><br>But they do. <br><br>Why can\'t we be honest about how we all experience this life, in this country ,in these times?  Makes me a little crazy.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1068970" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1068970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068970">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068970" class="dsq-comment-message">Lily:  "But they do."   Yep!  :&gt;)  Be at peace.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062774" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062774" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062774" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>but give the McCain campaign credit: they haven\'t brought up Obama as the "black candidate."</i><br><br>::<br><br>Yes they have. Right in front of the NAACP.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062523" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062523">Pam16</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062523" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062523" class="dsq-comment-message">But is there not truth in what Obama said he does not look like any president on the dollar bill. So was the man lying?!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1062562" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062562">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062562" class="dsq-comment-message">Pam16:  YEP!  Isn\'t there something about the TRUTH being the LIGHT!?  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  And NOP - he wasn\'t lyin\'  , as in "You ain\'t neva lied!"   :&gt;)   :&gt;):&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062634" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062634" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062634" class="dsq-comment-message">Why is that? <br><br>Because he\'s black.<br><br>That\'s what I\'m saying: there\'s no way this <i>isn\'t</i> racial. Even if I give him benefit of the doubt and say that\'s not what he meant, it still sounds-and reads-horrible.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062890">Pam16</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062890" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062890" class="dsq-comment-message">There is plenty of things McCain that sounds and reads horrible. But do you see Media or even Fox News replaying what McCain over and over again on there stations?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062919" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062919" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1062919" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062919" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re delving into tit-for-tat.....</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063312" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063312">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063312" class="dsq-comment-message">Pam is just matching your manipulative, straw-man tone.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065318">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065318" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh please, Obama is playing the race card...again. <br><br>Have you noticed that it\'s always Obama who\'s actually injecting race into the campaign, under the guise of warning about what those Evil Republicans will do? <br><br>Jack Tapper notes that the Obama campaign is consistently making bogus charges of racism and xenophobia:<br><br>   \' There\'s a lot of racist xenophobic crap out there. But not only has McCain not peddled any of it, he\'s condemned it. . . . I\'ve seen racism in campaigns before -- I\'ve seen it against Obama in this campaign (more from Democrats than Republicans, at this point, I might add) and I\'ve seen it against McCain in South Carolina in 2000 . . . What I have not seen is it come from McCain or his campaign in such a way to merit the language Obama used today. Pretty inflammatory."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068938">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068938" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe he meant because he was young?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1062242">nathanhj</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062242" class="dsq-comment-message">The Wall Street Journal (yes, I know) profiles ACORN and talks about how they are crazy-busy registering voters this year. Stuff like this is why we are going to win.<br><br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121745181676698197.html?mod=hpp_us_pageone" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121745181676698...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1062971" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1062971" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1062971" class="dsq-comment-message">Ron Brownstein just put it down on Andrea\'s hour.<br><br>And I mean put it <i>down.</i><br><br>If anyone can get the video clip and post it, I think you will see it speaks powerfully for itself.<br><br>He picked apart the images of Barack and Brintney and Paris and the not-so-subtle subtext of it like no one has dared do on cable TV yet.<br><br>And he called out McCain fairly.<br><br>Bravo.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063414" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063414">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063414" class="dsq-comment-message">There was a tiff on The View also about that ad.  Whoopi said that if you were going to compare Barack to a celebrity, why not Will Smith or Clooney?  Why two young white women who\'ve had run-ins with the law, and issues with drugs.   <br><br>Sherri said they\'re known for being dumb.  What\'s up with the ditzy blond comparison?  It seems to me McCain\'s dissing his own wife.<br><br>I will say though.  I don\'t always like the chuckling tone Barack takes when he talks about this stuff.  He needs to have a poker face and a stern tone and keep his voice in the lower register..and keep his arms close to his body to stay grounded.  He needs to talk about the Americans who are suffering out there and line of attack is an insult to their struggle.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065363">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065363" class="dsq-comment-message">"The whole ad is about the idea of fame without portfolio.  Paris Hilton is famous for being famous.  She draws a crowd for no apparent reason.  Well, I think he has, you know — in Senator Obama\'s case, is the effort to be commander in chief and the leader of the free world about portfolio?<br><br>    He is a celebrity, no question about it.  <br><br>    But this is a hysteria around a personality that\'s attractive, but when you look under the hood, there\'s not a whole lot there.  So fame without portfolio is, sort of, fashionable.  But leadership without experience is dangerous."<br><br>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) SC</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1063090" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1063090" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063090" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/131928/847/293/560076" rel="nofollow">America, A Question: What Do You Want?</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063419" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063419">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063419" class="dsq-comment-message">loved the pics on your site.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063450">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063450" class="dsq-comment-message">ice:  ME 2!!!!!  GREAT STUFF!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Thank you!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063196">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063196" class="dsq-comment-message">This may sound a litte off-topic and mundane, BUT . . .<br>David Mixner [HuffPost] visited Mr. Obama\'s Headquarters in Chicago.    <br><br>"Obama\'s Headquarters:  Substance and Organization"<br>Because of my "technological-challenge", I can\'t post the contents!  SORRY!  :&gt;)  So I\'ll render a few of his comments:  The first thing he noted was how "FRIENDLY" he was greeted upon entering the office. He described the COOPERATION:  staff sharing offices/information/ideas[no one trying to TRUMP the other]; Everyone knows their assignment!<br>"Clearly a new age has arrived in American politics."  Change is never easy.  We shouldn\'t expect the establishment in Washington or the media to embrace it.  They simply will go for the comfort zone instead of reaching for a newer world. Obama is an intelligent, substantive (organized)_ man surrounded by the best and the brightest who represent all that is best about America."<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-mixner/obama-substance-and-organ_b_116053.html" rel="nofollow">www.huffingtonpost.com/david-mixner/obama-subst...</a><br><br>In comparison, she muses, what would we find in "MCANCIENT\'S" office??  Hummmm?<br><br>Oh, and to the point about the media:  Might it be the case that, despite advances in their technology, some still expect  the "old school" political process and have not grasped/caught up with --TODAY???  Hmmmmm?  I\'m just askin\' . . .    :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066071">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1066071" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066071" class="dsq-comment-message">I read this piece earlier.....Obama\'s in the 21st century...McAncient\'s people are looking for a ribbon for the typewriter. Its just unbelievable that people would look at John McCain as being capable of even grasping the FUTURE when his ass is not even in the PRESENT.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066138">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066138" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  REALLY FUNNY IMAGERY!!!! " . . ribbon for the typewriter . . .";  ". . . not in the present . . ."  I love HUMOR!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Thanks for da laff!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063310">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063310" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms. Tubman:  Thank you for the pics!  They are great!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1063717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063717">Nardwilly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063717" class="dsq-comment-message">There ia an article in BusinessWeek generally criticsing McCains dishonest ads.  IN particular he writs McCain was going to criticise Obama if he did visit the troops or if he didn\'t.<br><br>Honor would include honest criticism.  It would not include criticism of either action the opponent takes.  "Visiting troops is exploiting troops" or "Not visiting troops is hating troops."  Anybody that does this is not honorable.<br><br>McCain is not honorable, never has been since he was in politics.  It is all a big lie.  He has been faking the whole time.<br><br><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2008/07/the_new_normal.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnew...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063845">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063845" class="dsq-comment-message">Off topic:  According to ABC News, The National Enquirer had an article about Elizabeth Taylor being on life support following a heart attack.  ????</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1063988">BlackAmericanPrincess</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1063988" class="dsq-comment-message">This is such a beautiful and powerful picture...<br><br><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/BLACKAMERICANPRINCESS/PrayingforObama.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/BLACKAME...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1064430">Nardwilly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064430" class="dsq-comment-message">I am positive this is at the General Conference of The A.M.E. Church in St. Louis earlier this month.  Bishop Vashti McKenzie (in glasses) is at about 10 o\'clock.  She was the first woman elected A.M.E. Bishop.  She is a Delta and was their chaplain.  At about 1 o\'clock behind Sen. Obama is Bishop John Hurst Adams.  <br><br>When my sons were about 8 and 10, Bishop Adams was their favorite preacher because he gave short funny sermons when he visited and always sang "My hope is built on nothing less..." with great gusto.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064791" class="dsq-comment-message">BAP:  GREAT, SOLEMN PIC!  :&gt;)  Thank you very much!<br><br>Nardwilly:  Appreciate this information.  Blackpoliticsontheweb had a story on Bishop Dr. Vashti McKenzie.  Thanks, again.  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066050">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066050" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow...that pic is sooooo moving. Thanks!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1064309">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1064309" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama\'s Field Domination Plays Out In Local Press<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/obamas-field-domination-p_n_116096.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/31/obamas...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065086">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065086" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3513383" rel="nofollow">Manny Ramirez traded to Dodgers in three-way deal</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065128">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065128" class="dsq-comment-message">Welll, there was a verbal "SMACK DOWN" on the "mat "of CNN and I belie\'e that Repug pundit - Tara Wall found herself on the mat when she tangled with Attorney Donna Brazile about the "MCANCIENT" ad featuring "two white females".<br><br>    OOOOOOOOeee!!!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  Attorney Donna asked - Why did he have to be compared to 2WF instead of DENZEL WASHINGTON - who is very handsome!!??  Tara:  "Oh now!  You\'re nit picking!!"  WHAT!!!!!!!????  Big time WHEW!!!! <br><br>I guess I\'m continually, really, concerned about Black people who close their eyes [and minds] to acknowledging and/or seeing racism when it clearly exists!!  [she said lowering her head and shaking it saying  Lawd, lawd, lawd!!!]</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065483">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065483" class="dsq-comment-message">Denzel is an experienced, accomplished actor with a lengthy resume. Paris Hilton is famous for being famous, not for being talented or accomplished.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065622">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065622" class="dsq-comment-message">Whoooo-hooo:  A post from Senator Lindsey Graham (R) SC!<br>Whew!!  Deep breaths - but controlled!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066976">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066976" class="dsq-comment-message">How does that compare to Obama who was President of Harvard Law Review and  he had some bills past that were of great import so the comparison  is still stupid.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065333">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065333" class="dsq-comment-message">Also on CNN - I found billary!!  :&gt;)  The title SAID that she WAS campaigning for Mr, Obama.  O.K. [said with reservation.  :&gt;)] AFSCMEMeeting:   She gave a speech similar to others that she has delivered. "We need more Democrats in the Senate, in the House and Barack Obama as President of the United States in the White House."  "He has passion, determination, grace and grit."<br>O.K!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1065541" href="http://natthedem.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">nctodc</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065541" class="dsq-comment-message">So, apparently, MSNBC scrubbed this from their video of "Race for the White House" yesterday, but this discussion about Obama\'s so-called "presumptuousness" is worth some attention. Rachel Maddow completely dismantles the argument, pushed (not surprisingly) by Pat Buchanan. <br><br>Here\'s the entire segment (h/t dmhlt 66 of DK): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnaKlgo9y1E" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnaKlgo9y1E</a><br><br>She addressed it again later on her Air America radio show: <a href="http://airamerica.com/content/maddow-barack-obama-presumptuous" rel="nofollow">http://airamerica.com/content/maddow-barack-oba...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065913">karlewis</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065913" class="dsq-comment-message">You got to love Rachel. I love the way she smacks around Buchanan. <br><br>Rachel for VP      (a joke for those of you too serious to get it)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065655">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065655" class="dsq-comment-message">On Cafferty Files:   What is the difference between Mr. Obama and "MCANCIENT" ??????<br>"mcancient" READS EVERYTHING!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  OOOOOO- EEEEE  Brrrrrrrrr!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1065922">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1065922" class="dsq-comment-message">Tara Wall is a fish wife.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066166">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066166" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle Bernard continues to hold it down on Hardball. Pat Buchanan should just disappear already....I am so sick of him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066234">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066234" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  The way he laughs, you can tell that he doesn\'t even believe himself some of the time!! He just likes the pundit/for him - racist, role.  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066167" class="dsq-comment-message">Heard another one on Hardball:  "MCANCIENT" is acting like a grumpy old man running a campaign WITHOUT A VISION!"  Ya think???  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1066260">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066260" class="dsq-comment-message">Do they poll every single day?? Geez!! Oh.....my question just got answered, yes they do. Pat Buchanan should just slither away.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1066468" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066468" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/say-what-john-mccain-barack-obama-and-the-race-card/" rel="nofollow">Say What? John McCain, Barack Obama, and the “Race Card”</a><br><br>Money passage:<br><br><i>The ad gave us an uneasy feeling that the McCain campaign was starting up the same sort of racially tinged attack on Mr. Obama that Republican operatives, some of whom work for Mr. McCain now, ran against Harold Ford, a black candidate for Senate in Tennessee in 2006. That assault, too, began with videos juxtaposing Mr. Ford with young, white women.<br><br>Mr. Obama called Mr. McCain on the ploy, saying, quite rightly, that the Republicans are trying to scare voters by pointing out that he “doesn’t look like all those other Presidents on those dollar bills.’’<br><br>But Rick Davis, Mr. McCain’s campaign manager, had a snappy answer. “Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck,” he said. “It’s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong.’’<br><br>The retort was, we must say, not only contemptible, but shrewd. It puts the sin for the racial attack not on those who made it, but on the victim of the attack.<br><br>It also — and we wish this were coincidence, but we doubt it — conjurs up another loaded racial image.<br><br>The phrase dealing the race card “from the bottom of the deck” entered the national lexicon during the O.J. Simpson saga. Robert Shapiro, one of Mr. Simpson’s lawyers, famously declared of himself, Johnny Cochran and the rest of the Simpson defense team, “Not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck.”</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066788" class="dsq-comment-message">It was utterly predictable that Obama would seek to portray McCain and Republicans as racist in the general election. In fact, it was predicted by many  back in the Spring. Why does he do this? Because Obama\'s historic narrative is the best thing going for his campaign.  Why else would he start his Iowa Caucus victory celebration speech with: "They told us this day would never come". Why else would he repeatedly channel Dr. King with his "from the cornfields of Iowa to the hills of Appalachia" rhetoric? Obama\'s prime qualification for president is his race, and it is his best calling card. Obama is the one who brings up his race, like he did in Berlin. While he claims to be \'postracial\'  his desire to portray his opponents as racist, in order to gain political advantage is unseemly, infalmatory and it will backfire.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1066632" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066632" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/142834/892/240/560121" rel="nofollow">The Great White Hope</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1066958" class="dsq-comment-message">Via Powerline:<br><br>It\'s not even quite August yet and he\'s still ahead in the polls, but Barack Obama has played the race card, claiming that he expects Republicans to inject race into the campaign. In Missouri, he  told a crowd:<br><br>    Nobody [ed: nobody?] thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they\'re going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, \'he\'s not patriotic enough, he\'s got a funny name,\' you know, \'he doesn\'t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."<br><br>The Obama campaign denied that the comment about "presidents on the dollar bills" was a reference to race. It claimed that Obama was referring to the fact that "he didn\'t get here after spending decades in Washington." But, of course, neither did the presidents on the dollar bills (Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant). Thus, the campaign\'s spin does not pass the straight face test.<br><br>Moreover, a month ago, Obama explicitly claimed, without evidence, that the Republicans will attack him on racial grounds:<br><br>    The choice is clear. Most of all we can choose between hope and fear. It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy. We know what kind of campaign they\'re going to run. They\'re going to try to make you afraid. They\'re going to try to make you afraid of me. He\'s young and inexperienced and he\'s got a funny name. And did I mention he\'s black?<br><br>It seems clear, therefore, that the race card has become a permanent part of Obama\'s hand, a wild card to be played whenever the spirit, or the circumstances, so moves him<br><br>What does Obama\'s latest play tell us about the current circumstances? I think it tells us that, despite Obama\'s presidential preening, he senses he may be in trouble. The "world tour" bounce appears to have been a short-hop only, and his pretentiousness and arrogance are beginning to grate even on some in the MSM. The McCain campaign is ridiculing Obama as a celebrity and little more. There\'s enough truth in this suggestion to make the candidate uncomfortable. He doesn\'t feel he can ignore the attack, but he also cannot respond with "I am too a man of substance who deserves my celebrity." Hence the whining; hence the race card.<br><br>Shelby Steele has divided African-American public figures into two categories: bargainers and challengers. Bargainers state, in effect, “I will presume that you\'re not a racist and by loving me you\'ll show that my presumption is correct.” Challengers say, in effect, that whites are racist until they prove otherwise by conferring tangible benefits on them. Oprah is a bargainer; so was Louis Armstrong. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are challengers.<br><br>Barack Obama made his political breakthrough as a bargainer. By constantly referring to the national yearning (including, he said, by many Republicans) to "come together" as blacks and whites, Obama presumed we are not racists. His reward was an almost magical appeal to broad portions of the electorate.<br><br>However, Steele (who believes that bargainers are masking their real, more subtle, view of whites) predicted that Obama would not be able to maintain his bargainer status. That prophesy began to come true when the tapes of Rev. Wright surfaced. Now, as Obama feels the heat of the campaign, he continues his transformation to challenger. In Steele\'s terms, he no longer offers us the assurances, required of bargainers, that he knows we’re not racists; we now have to prove it to him. Having issued this challenge, Obama can no longer receive our unconditional love.<br><br>Of course, Obama doesn\'t need our unconditional love; he just needs 50 percent plus one of the vote. Straining to get to that number, his mask is coming off, probably to his detriment.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067017">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067017" class="dsq-comment-message">s,<br><br>Given the GOP\'s history of playing the race card, it would be criminal malpractice not to assume such card would be played.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067678">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067678" class="dsq-comment-message">Especially since Hillary did everything but print them (GOP) a frakkin\' road map!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068178">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068178" class="dsq-comment-message">Admiral:  Don\'t forget to give bill some credit. :&gt;)   :&gt;)  They worked as a team!! :&gt;)<br>And I keep asking -  "Where\'s bill?"  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  On second thought, stay away!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067149">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067149" class="dsq-comment-message">Ever hear the saying, "To assume makes an a** of you and me."? <br><br>Obama brought up race now because the press, led by Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, has accused him of being presumptuous.<br><br>Obama is also presumptuous to assume that those who will not vote for him are racist. <br><br>Scoff and laugh, but this will reflect poorly on Obama with undecided white voters.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067246">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067246" class="dsq-comment-message">zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067040">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067040" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067040" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m sorry....did...did someone just quote Shelby Steele?? ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1067058">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1067058" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067058" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1067058" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067058" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067058" class="dsq-comment-message">Did y\'all see this?<br><br><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainslowroadexpress/" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mccainsl...</a><br><br>It\'s on.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1069193">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1069193" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1069193" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1069193">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1069193" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1069193" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>It\'s on.</i><br><br>Meanwhile, John McCain is sitting in front of his computer, staring, and wondering to himself: "Is the internet on?"</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1067107">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1067107" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067107" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067107">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067107" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067107" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama\'s camp does not play...........<br>Seriously, does the McCain camp really think they can match the technological acumen of the Obama camp?? That sorry ass facebook parody got laughed right off the media\'s radar within 10 minutes. Obama has the best and brightest from Silicon Valley on his payroll.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1067372">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1067372" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067372" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067372">isonprize</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067372" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067372" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/07/msnbc-censoring-rachel-maddow.html" rel="nofollow">Rachel Maddow  SMACK DOWN!!  of  Pat Buchanan</a><br><br>Part of the ridiculous effort to paint Obama as \'elitist, arrogant, presumptuous\'   <br><br>Damn, lemme just say it   ...an uppity nigger<br><br>Why was this NOT on the  MSNBC site?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1068151">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1068151" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1068151" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1068151">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1068151" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1068151" class="dsq-comment-message">isonprize:  Thank you for this.  :&gt;)  I saw this program!  It was a winner!!!!  :&gt;)  <br>Go Rachel!!!!  :&gt;)      GO AWAY Pat!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1067749">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1067749" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1067749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1067749">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1067749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1067749" class="dsq-comment-message">Keith Olbermann said to Eugene Robinson - just hold on  they will be coming out with an ad saying Barack is not "black" enough.  Just wait.  <br><br><br>lololol</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-1069267">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1069267" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1069267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1069267">ioa</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1069267" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1069267" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/01/baby.food.arrest.ap/index.html" rel="nofollow">Someone needs a major ass kicking.</a><br><br><blockquote> In court papers, FDA agent Michael Felezzola wrote that a Gerber representative on April 20 reported a threatening video entitled "gerbersbabyfoodalert" had been posted on YouTube. In the 10-minute video, apparently recorded in a shower stall, a man identified as Trashman said Gerber employees acting at his direction had poisoned millions of bottles of baby food with the intent to kill babies. Authorities said the person appearing on the videos was Dunn and he sometimes wore a mask that partially covered his face. Subsequent videos stated that the poisoning would involve cyanide and rat poison, and that four babies had already died.<br><br>Dunn, who is black, claimed in a July 24 video that he was trying to kill black and Hispanic babies, though white babies also were likely to die, authorities said.<br><br>"Our main reason for doing this is we\'re trying to cut down on the black population," the video says. </blockquote></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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