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I think she offended lots of people, too. Once the talking heads get out of their butts, I think they are going to hear from a lot of pissed off people.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_03:29:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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": 2102028, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Kinda weak is an understatement.  He looked shell shocked.  Senator Obama needs to hire Roland Martin.  He's offered more of fierce response than any Democrat.  He was pissed last night!  He did not appreciate the attacks on community organizers.  And that should have been Biden's response. 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Fuck!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:53:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103821": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That's actually not a bad reaction from Joe.  Perhaps the best thing that Obama and Biden can do is to dismiss her as nothing more than cute and kinda funny.  <br><br>I mean, why treat her as someone serious?  The Republicans sure don't.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:53:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "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": 2103687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2108944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/wsjs-launch-the-observers-new-glossy-a-solo-michelle-obama-1736004?page=3\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michelle on cover of More Magazine</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_13:09:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2107929": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sarah Palin as Margaret Thatcher???!!!!!<br><a href=\"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4671671.ece\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a><br><br>This is first coment in LondonTimes:<br>What unadulterated nonsense. When Margaret Thatcher became PM she was an intelligent, highly-educated woman and accomplished politician. Beyond their sex I see nothing in common.<br><br>The wholeworld is watching!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_12:09:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2106906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Actually I'm very Zen about the whole thing.  Obama hasn't gotten this far without having the smarts and shrewdness to pick his battles.  He's very good at letting his opponents get overconfident and then hoisting them on their own petard (ask Hillary).<br><br>I think Palin's ultimate downfall will come from the media.  Her taunting them reminds me of when Gary Hart ran for prez back in the day.  He practically double dog dared the media to find dirt on him, and in a matter of days the papers and TV were plastered with pics of Donna Rice sitting in his lap.  I think history is going to repeat itself here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_11:17:00", "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": 2104105, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "taritac:   True dat!!!  Just wanted to post some POSITIVE information to keep our spirits up!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:43:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102619, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102825": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/213160.php rel=\"nofollow\">Palin needed a little help with pronunciation last night</a>. From her transcript:<br><i><blockquote>Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines ... build more <b>new-clear</b> plants ... create jobs with clean coal ... and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources.</i></blockquote><br>Haha! In how many ways is this woman going to prove to be another Dubya Bush?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:50:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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}, "2114602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty:  Oh!  You mean that \"dog whistle\" OR \"CODE WORD\" hasn't been used yet!???<br><br>I was sure that I heard it.   Maybe, I'm mistaken!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Your post:    LMAO!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:35:29", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2114318, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Even the MSM have acknowledged that this covention lacks any meaningful diversity.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26539124/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26539124/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_07:55:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "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}, "2102836": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Off topic; BUT. . . .<br><br><a href=\"http://www.newser.com/article/d92vldlo0/serena-beats-venus-in-all-williams-us-open-quarter.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newser.com/article/d92vldlo0/serena-...</a><br>Serena Beats Williams In All Williams US Open Quarter Final<br><br>The \"sista\" are at it AGAIN!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:54:02", "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}, "2106937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good morning folks...what's this I hear about Uncle Jesse in the hospital??  Anyone know?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_11:18:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "72b9a2be2c4a08c57671c94d1004cf88", "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}, "2102337": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Obama Response to Flipping Mitt's attack on Michelle:<br><br><i>Anita Dunn, senior adviser to the Obama campaign pulled no punches reacting to the thinly-veiled attack with the following statement:<br><br>Barack Obama has said that families are \u2018off-limits\u2019, and we thought that John McCain agreed. But tonight, John McCain\u2019s handpicked attack dog, Mitt Romney, exposed the fake outrage that the Republicans have been peddling all week as the blatant hypocrisy that it is. The McCain team\u2019s disgusting attack on Barack Obama\u2019s wife shows they would rather generate false outrage to distract from their own problems than talk about the issues facing the American people. Mitt Romney\u2019s attack on a candidate\u2019s wife is as pathetic as his failed presidential campaign.<br></i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_03:44:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126919": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Noelani:  Co-signing.   I didn't even contact his site to give him any advice.   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)   \"That's above my pay grade!\"     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Some tv commentator said that they had anticipated that the Gov. would implode, BUT that was not the case!    <br><br>IMHO  -  That WAS the case!!  We didn't like sarcasm, anger, evil, vicious, vitriol, etc. in billary.   ANNNNDDD we DON'T like it in the GOV.<br><br>But you saw what happened to billary AND bull!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:47:02", "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": 2104105, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2114122": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A little Humor. <br>peace and guidance<br><br><br>Why DID that chicken cross the road?<br><br>BARACK  OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!  <br><br> <br>JOHN MC  CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.<br><br><br>HILLARY  CLINTON:  When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure - right from Day One! - that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me. <br><br> <br>GEORGE W.  BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.<br><br> <br>DICK  CHENEY:  Where's my gun? <br><br><br>COLIN  POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.<br><br> <br>BILL  CLINTON: I  did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken? <br><br> <br>JOHN  KERRY:  Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it!  It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.<br><br><br>AL  SHARPTON:  Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.<br><br><br>DR.  PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of  the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems. <br><br><br>OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens. <br><br> <br>PAT  BUCHANAN:  To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.  <br> <br><br>DR  SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.<br><br><br>ERNEST  HEMINGWAY:  To die in the rain, alone. <br><br><br>JERRY  FALWELL:  Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth? That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay.  And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay, too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side.' That chicken should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as that. <br><br><br>GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough. <br><br> <br>BARBARA  WALTERS:  Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it  experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road. <br><br><br>ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road. <br><br> <br>JOHN  LENNON:  Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in  peace. <br><br><br>ALBERT  EINSTEIN:  Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?<br><br>COLONEL  SANDERS: How did I miss one?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:03:32", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Stephanie Miller, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kiki McLean were on Larry King Live and they did a good job of <a href=\"http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0809/03/lkl.01.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">defending Obama.</a><br><br>Here's what Wasserman Schultz said:<br><i><b>It was a tirade of attacks. And it was really surprising that the case that Governor Palin made for her candidacy for vice president is her experience in negotiating the sale of her state's plane on eBay. If that is an indication of her preparedness to run this country and have her hand on the pillar of America's foreign policy, if God forbid anything happens to John McCain, then we are in for a scary proposition.<br><br>You know, I thought she delivered it well. And that's about all the credit I can give her. You know, I've seen candidates for the student council in public schools in my district deliver speeches well also. That doesn't mean it's their turn to run the country. The American people want substance. They wanted to hear plans. They wanted to hear what direction does Sarah Palin think this country should go? Does she support universal health care? No, she doesn't. Does she support bringing our troops home from this misguided war in Iraq? She certainly doesn't. So she couldn't talk about any of those things. All she could do was shoot barbs at Barack Obama and Joe Biden. That's not going to carry her all the way through to November 4th, nor is it going to help John McCain.</b></i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:58:09", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah, I want to know what change they are advocating when they will have the exact same policies as Bush. They haven't defined that at all. Have the pundits called for them to do so? NO!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_03:48:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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": 2102209, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102849": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "taritac:   At least it's NOT     NU-CU-LAR!!!   Arrrrgggg!! <br><br>EIGHT Years Is ENOUGH!!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:57:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102825, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2114655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "karlewis:::  OMG!!!!!      :&gt;)    :&gt;)       ROTFLMAO!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>This is soooooo     GOOD!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>Still laughing!!!    :&gt;)       :&gt;)      :&gt;)  [Wiping tears!!  Doubled over!!  Cain't  breathe!!]  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:39:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2114122, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is the McCain-Palin Campaign Violating Operational Security?<br><a href=\"http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/3/171611/4782/777/585025\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/3/171611/4...</a><br><blockquote><i>Calling around to a couple of Public Affairs Officers (PAO) who would be handling the flow of information about Track and his unit, <a href=\"http://VoteVets.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">VoteVets.org</a> found out that, first, Track is not deploying on September 11.  He may be part of a deployment ceremony that day, before going to Kuwait, though one Public Affairs Officer said that any details of the upcoming ceremony hadn't been made public yet by the military.<br><br>Governor Palin may have spilled the beans on that one, while showing she doesn't know the difference between a soldier deploying to Iraq vs. one preparing to deploy to Iraq.  And while not illegal, if she really did believe that's when he's deploying to Iraq, then she didn't know enough to keep quiet about that to keep from violating OPSEC - something a potential Commander in Chief should know.</i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_06:07:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This goes under the heading:   CRICKETS*******<br><br><a href=\"http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/09/02/lieberman-s-languid-gop-address.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/...</a><br>Liberman's Languid GOP Address<br><br>Something about LIEberman NOT being able to DEFINE himself, much less, attempt to define the 2 \"mavericks\" that he was talking about!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>On the \"APPLAUSE METER\":  The needle hardly moved!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_06:09:29", "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}, "2103921": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We'll have to show Ms. Palin the support that community organizers generate.  Expect nothing close to the truth from the MSM they are all gushing over Palin's speech.  McCain  plans to keep her away from the media until they teach her some foreign policy \"talk\" .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:05:19", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "noun.verb. POW.<br><br>noun.verb.POW", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:05:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102434, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2115201": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Let's all chant together now, \"4 More Years, 4 More Years\"....<br><br>Abramoff Sentenced to Four More Years<br>September 4, 2008, 4:25 p.m. <br>By Paul Singer<br>Roll Call Staff <br><br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to 48 months in federal prison for charges relating to defrauding American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials. <br>The sentence, handed down by Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is in addition to the 22 months Abramoff has already served. <br><br>Government prosecutors had asked that Abramoff serve only 39 more months; Huvelle increased that to a total of four more years. <br><br>\u201cThe true victims here are the public,\u201d Huvelle said. \u201cYou have impacted severely the public\u2019s confidence in the integrity of the government.\u201d", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_17:02:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "SpartacusLaw", "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}, "2104427": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "True, true. I read some of her speech before I read some comments here last night, and thought she must have been pretty formidible, but when I looked at some of the replay of actually delivering the speech, I said to myself, \"Man, sheeettt\". I saw and heard a woman delivering a string of hollow insults in a rather amateurish fashion. The reaction on the convention floor was very much over the top, considering her bland delivery. They were primed to do that. She was preaching to a choir of right-wingers who were going to vote for McCain anyway. You can't assume that the people who the Republicans need to convince had the same reaction to her speech. Remember, 38 million people saw Obama's acceptance speech, and it's not as if they don't remember it clearly enough to be able to compare and contrast the style AND content. She came off as a local politician reading a speech that you knew beyond a doubt was written by someone else.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:00:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104105, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103942": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "According to the Wall Street Jouranl Kwame just took the deal. No longer Mayor of Detroit. 9:06am est", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:07:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2124937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Alaska\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Al...</a><br><br>The Demographics of Alaska<br><br>Race and ancestry<br><br>Multiracial/Mixed-Race people are the third largest group of people in the state, totaling 6.9% of the population or 44,426. The largest ancestry groups in the state are: German (16.6%), Alaska Native or American Indian (15.6%), Irish (10.8%), British (9.6%), American (5.7%), and Norwegian (4.2%). Alaska has the largest percentage of American Indians of any state.<br><br>The vast, sparsely populated regions of northern and western Alaska are primarily inhabited by Alaska Natives, who are also numerous in the southeast. Anchorage, Fairbanks, and other parts of south-central and southeast Alaska have many whites of northern and western European ancestry. The Wrangell-Petersburg area has many residents of Scandinavian ancestry and the Aleutians contain a large Filipino population. The vast majority of the state's black population lives in Anchorage and Fairbanks.<br>Demographics of Alaska (csv)<br>By race \tWhite \tBlack \tAIAN* \tAsian \tNHPI*<br>2000 (total population) \t75.43% \t4.46% \t19.06% \t5.24% \t0.88%<br>2000 (Hispanic only) \t3.42% \t0.33% \t0.45% \t0.16% \t0.06%<br>2005 (total population) \t74.71% \t4.72% \t18.77% \t5.90% \t0.88%<br>2005 (Hispanic only) \t4.32% \t0.38% \t0.48% \t0.19% \t0.05%<br>Growth 2000\u201305 (total population) \t4.85% \t12.03% \t4.27% \t19.23% \t5.35%<br>Growth 2000\u201305 (non-Hispanic only) \t3.49% \t11.30% \t4.02% \t18.96% \t5.86%<br>Growth 2000\u201305 (Hispanic only) \t33.56% \t21.02% \t14.52% \t27.89% \t-1.95%<br>* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander<br><br><br>\"Where Da People Of Color\"???????<br><br>Could it be that the Gov. has LITTLE EXPERIENCE with DIVERSITY!!????<br><br>I'm just askin'. . . . .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_17:30:10", "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}, "2130436": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good luck, PJamma. Give it a week or 2 to see if you can gain more objectivity. If you are inclined, pray for wisdom, understanding and discernment. Unfortunately, humans assult each other's souls. We just do...often out of ignorance or sometimes out of a desire to control or manipulate. I might say something to my kids or one of my students that really hurts their feelings,  or they might say something to me. Coworkers can be rude. Bosses can be ignorant. Let us know how things play out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:40:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2127526, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102421": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama put out a rather lengthy <a href=http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008_/2008/09/palin_v_reality.php rel=\"nofollow\">Palin vs. Reality</a> press release.<br><br>It's got endnotes and everything! It puts together a lot of the tidbits we've read over the past few days, but with references to sourced material.<br><br>Let's hope the MSM bites.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:06:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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}, "2102426": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "heh.<br><br>That was harsh. They need to come with more like that.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:07:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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": 2102337, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2125979": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   Did anyone hear the CRICKETS*****??<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303696.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br>The RNC trotted a host of Hispanics up to the mics to speak on their issues, YET the ISSUE of IMMIGRATION on the RNC PLATFORM [which is where the action is] is devastatingT  Please see the article!<br><br>One speaker, a female physician, made statements that health care for Hispanics is less that that for whites.   She received FEW applause!!  People were TALKING and GENERALLY IGNORING HER!!!  They had SHOCKED LOOKS on their FACES!   And the final applause was LESS than spirited!!!   IMHO -  SHE WAS STR8 DISSED!!!  <br><br>IT WAS INSULTING!!!!    BUT,  she was in the WHITE SEA!!!<br><br>Did anyone else see this???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_17:47:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2131102": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val, lease email me a <a href=\"mailto:cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:47:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2126573, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She may be a good politician but she cannot be taken seriously. Palin's rhetoric was one of the past.  She didn't mention any challenges of the 21st century unless it was energy and that she talked about using  20th century solutions to a problem of the 21st century. She also has no standing in criticizing Obama because she has not walk the walk.  With a pregnant 17 yr old daughter, she has no business casting stones when her own house is not in order.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:10:00", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So, what is your prediction for McCain's speech tomorrow? Will it just be another attack-fest or will he have more substance? Will he look as creepy as he did in the Green Screen Incident, or will he come across as folksy and charming?<br><br>Please discuss.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:09:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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}, "2127526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thank you for your response.  I did offer counter arguments and we will see what happens.  The interesting thing is while I was with the company they recruited me from I gained respect and buzz because of what i did while managing one of the largest accounts based in the South.  Also interesting, or disturbing, is during the interview for that promotion in my last job I was asked \"how did I think I would be successful considering I was a young black female dealing with old white guys\".  I was able to convince them to give me the opportunity and ended up bringing over $100 million to the company and that shut them up.<br><br>I am so am just so frustrated having to deal with this again.  I am really good.  I'm much better then the next guy (and they are all guys).<br><br>I live in Northern California so while I may know better my executive team may not.<br><br>Val, I like your idea of suing, but it is a heavy decision to evaluate.  I will not be hired again if I sue, that's the way it works.  Because of the company I work for they will settle but unless I can get an equivalent amount to what i would earn in the next 35 years of working including interest, options, rate increases which take into account logical promotions I don't think its a good idea.  <br><br>As far as finding a new job, considering this has been brought up in the only two companies I have worked for I'm not convinced it won't be different elsewhere.  I'm starting to think (from looking around) that once you get into upper management the rules change.  I now appreciate Michelle Obama even more.  I use to think her job was no big deal, she was good and she deserved it.  But now I'm learning It's really not that easy.<br><br>Wish me luck.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:54:50", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2126202, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2130599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've thought about this all day at work and I am not about to hi-5 children having children --Bristol  and her shotgun wedding is not a badge of pride for Palin. And Palin is putting alot of folks who are not well off in danger- a pregnant teen with no family to back them up can end up on the street as a prostitute or dead. Palin cutting services for poor teens does just that. I'd like to smack her right now <br>with my old slipper.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:41:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2128664, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2128553": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sepia:   With respect, IF Biden would have reacted negatively today, I can GUARANTEE  you that the program tonight would have been changed to TROT OUT as MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS as they could find, fly, bus, train, horseback, camel, donkey, moose and/or caribou in to make a statement of SUPPORT for \"McAncient\"!!<br><br>WAIT for the FINAL GAVEL!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  <br><br>It GOES DOWN 2night!!!   LITERALLY!!!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:11:02", "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": 2104009, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From DailyKos<br><br>The second day of the Republican National Convention ended with NBC\u2019s prime-time special winning a competition of small audiences.<br><br>According to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research, the three broadcast networks combined racked up a viewership of less than 11 million viewers, compared with the 14.8 million viewers who watched the networks\u2019 coverage on the comparable night of the GOP gathering in 2004. That's also down from the 12.48 million who watched Senator Hillary Clinton\u2019s call for unity among Democrats last week at that party's convention in Denver.<br><br>Two factors are worth noting: Hurricane Gustav's assault on Louisiana had essentially set back the Republicans\u2019 attempts to get momentum by a day. Also, Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman\u2019s speech, which closed the GOP show in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday night, was not expected to be a stem-winder\u2014and it lived up to expectations.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:06:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102957": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   Good one!!!   Keith Olberman mentioned this!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_06:30:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102886, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2107575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I saw this on Larry King last night and it was hilarious, although congresswoman schultz's voice annoys me at times. Stephanie Miller reminds me of Kathy Griffin when she talks. She has a sort of raspy voice that delivers quick witted and biting sarcasm. I thought she was the best, of all the ladies, on the show last night.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_11:47:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104402, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/04/palin-delivers-a-knockout/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palin delivers a knockout</a> - Ed does the best break down and analysis of Palin's speech that I have read so far.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_06:33:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102972": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Guess if you just hang in there, the information will come to you.  :&gt;)     :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>I was going \"Field Trippin\" for some info. on MR. Gov.  And here it is!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122040040143693083.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122040040143693...</a><br><br>Alaka's \"First Dude\" Keeps Things Low-Key", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_06:34:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104509": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think it is perceptive take on the speech.  I would add that there's already a backlash brewing against this woman. Like the GOP, she puts herself out as an exemplar of family values yet she is parading her pregnant  17 yr old daughter and her baby 's daddy  around as family values. Talk about hypocrisy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:07:57", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104194, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104009": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Roland's response was so on the money! Every Obama surrogate needs to watch that clip and take notes. THAT'S how you go after these SOBs! <br><br>Palin offered herself up on a silver platter with that community organizer line and Biden should've let her have it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:17:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103820, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2127565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rob M:   AND he was trotted off ta have a visit with some of his \"homies\" in jail!!  :&gt;)<br><br>On the real:   This is a sad state of affairs!!  That city has suffered!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:55:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103942, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2133713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michelle on Ellen for Season Premiere<br><a href=\"http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michelle-obama-sarah-palins-kids-absolutely-off-limits\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michelle-obama-s...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_20:12:25", "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}, "2131159": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am so thankful for Stephanie Miller who has been a faithful surrogate for O when the others haven't.<br><br>I still think Wasserman-Schultz is passing and I think her voice is sultry. Note to Debbie: Its called relaxer. Get a jar of mild with a little black girl's face on it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:48:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2107575, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104032": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You make a good point, but I'm tired of these SOBs getting away with bs! I'm ready to go for their jugular.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:20:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103821, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102499": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  From HuffPost:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/ap-attacks-praise-stretch_n_123771.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/ap-att...</a><br>AP:  Attacks, Praise Stretch Truth At GOP Convention<br><br>Emphasis on \"truth stretching\"!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>That audience didn't give one wit about FACTS!!!  She could have said I have served as President and they would have cheered!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!   Lawd Ha'mercy Deep Breaths!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:19:00", "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}, "2104548": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I feel what you are saying because I sensed it too. But I think this speech will be a wake up call for more people to volunteer for the Obama campaign.  I saw some posts  on Daily Kos  by former Hillary supporters who at first weren't going to donate or volunteer and they said that after seeing that speech they are compelled to do so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:11:55", "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": 2104105, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103017": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The bad news   -  there are food/water shortages.<br><br>The GOOD NEWS   - Some evacuees get to RETURN to New Orleans<br><br>Thought and prayers!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090301078.html?wpisrc=newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_06:46:08", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126573": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "hey pjamma - have you thought about working for another company?  There are NO limitations at the job where I am and they completely support work/life balance. <br><br>They are pro - minorities, they invest in their employees and the community, we have groups for black professionals, hispanics, gay and lesbians, everything.  They include mentoring programs and you can add to your current skillset as much as you want.  There are challenging positions, client facing positions, some of our Partners work remotely (from home) some have limited travel, and some work in the offices.  I have worked from home for over 8 years and got promoted at least 6 times, receive substantial bonuses at times twice a year and there is always opportunities to get some additional incentives depending on your role.<br><br>Not sure what your career path is or if you are remotely interested in seeing what is out there but.  let me know the best way to connect with you to give you some information. Good luck to you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:34:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2108378, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Her target audience is a 'sleeping giant' of conservative, independent, accomplished women who have been ridiculed and marginalized by 'liberal feminists' and now feel solidarity with and validated by Sarah Palin. She is their voice, the embodiment of their values and ideals.\"<br><br>How many of those people were going to vote for McCain anyway? Pretty much all of them. If that was her target audience, she chose the wrong target. The Republicans lost their majority in Congress in '06 exactly because of the actions connected with the kind of rhetoric she offered last night. It remains to be seen whether or not those people that they really do need to reach will be persuaded by a string on insults delivered by the lady who runs the jewelry kiosk at the mall.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:12:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "fb67e13066281c4e22557d02eb57edda", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anyone got a Youtube of this", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_17:58:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2125979, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2114806": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Donna Brazile said the the Gov's speech was the   - drum roll, please ---<br><br>                 SPEECH TO NOWHERE!!!!<br><br>Rim shot!!!!    :&gt;)        :&gt;)          :&gt;)       :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:49:38", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102521": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Um, I don't know if you were talking to me, :), but, the way I see it, he has two choices: a) rev up the base, or b) pull a lieberman and try to end on a more centrist note.   <br><br>Option a) isn't really necessary, since he had Palin take care of that tonight, so I'm going with b).  He only wins if he gets independents, and they weren't swayed by Palin, so he has to clean-up her mess.<br><br>A little rambling... but it's late.  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:26:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "ad12890b03e668f78b97c0b73befd7c2", "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}, "2104065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I watched it, really good match.  Venus was on the brink of taking each set but Serena fought her way back and got big sis on the tie breaks.  Hated that the seeding had them meeting up in the quarters instead of the final.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:23:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102836, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102530": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From HuffPost:<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/gallup_for_ever_voter_palin_wi.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Gallup:  For Every Voter Palin Wins Over, Another Jumps To Obama", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:29:02", "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}, "2114823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is exactly the feeling I got from her speech.  It was too masculine and a complete<br>turnoff!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:51:00", "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": 2104194, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OK, maybe I'm being chauvinist here, but I am FFFFFFFFFFFFF'ING ANGRY that Giuliani Time and Paling sneered at my wife's career. Just like Obama, she's got a Harvard Law JD (and MTS to boot) but instead of going to a fat-cat firm, where our classmates are now pulling in $250K+, she's making MINIMUM WAGE fighting for global economic justice. She works 14 hour days and is worried sick every day about how to keep the organization afloat while also making sure they're making a real difference.<br><br>Oh, and btw Ms. Palin, who do you think is going to get out the vote on election day if not community organizers? Oh, right... PAID Republican operatives. (The family of a friend of ours, who are staunchly Republican, was called a few months ago by a McCain fundraiser and told them \"Not this year -- we're supporting Obama.\" The caller sheepishly admitted that he was, too -- \"This is just my job\").", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_02:36:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "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}, "2114318": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/westmoreland-calls-obama-uppity-2008-09-04.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Georgia Congressman calls Obama \u2018uppity' </a><br><br>Okay, I think it might be time to start a pool on when and who will be the first republican to publicly call Obama the n-word.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:17:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2107663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Looks like even Gloria Steinem isn't too happy about Palin. And a few nice words about Obama and Biden to boot? The end is nigh, pray I say.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-steinem4-2008sep04%2C0%2C1290251.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinio...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_11:52:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "5953c9b2f4ebad1b948f3517eba0acdb", "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}, "2128664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "delfinajones:  Co-signing!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:13:32", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104287, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From The Jed Report:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/the-angry-old-convention.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/the-angry-old-...</a><br>The Angry Old Convention<br><br>Pointed up the LIES and SMARMY attitude!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:35:07", "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}, "2104614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "David Plouffe gave the same response as Martin. Biden is right to give such response. We have to wait and see the polls. I think people are overestimating the effect of Palin's speech. She did  not explained her self. When Biden said that he doesn't know her it was to reinforce the point that she did not do a good job introducing herself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:16:44", "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": 2103820, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103591": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for your support everyone (including GreenLadyHere) -- surfing the blogosphere I'm heartened to see that the attacks on community organizers has really triggered a strong reaction from a pretty wide swath of people. I'm also realizing that the attacks are pretty carefully calibrated: few rural people know \"community organizers,\" and a lot of faith-based organizers don't call themselves \"community organizers\" (I guess my wife, who works with Christian churches, doesn't call herself that either). Nasty stuff.<br><br>Expect a completely on-message, moderate, charming, conciliatory John McCain tonight, or else he is toast.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:30:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "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": 2102028, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2127144": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "val:   Good visual!!  SAD but true!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:50:36", "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": 2126197, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You know, I understand passions are high, but last night I read a lot of comments here on JJP, that in passing looked like the damn end of civilization. I went to bed thinking, tomorrow the hysteria will die down.<br><br>However, I am scanning the posts now and in some cases I see defeatism. Do some of you have absolutely no confidence in your candidate of choice? Leave the campaign running to Obama/Biden, something tells me, they know what they are doing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<blockquote><i>Mitt Romney\u2019s attack on a candidate\u2019s wife is as pathetic as his failed presidential campaign.</i></blockquote><br>ouch.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_03:54:58", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102337, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126136": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "jack is funny", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_17:59:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2116492, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "btw re: my second story, it's from the family of one of Obama's top organizers. I do think, unfortunately, that Palin has fired up the only grassroots the Republicans really have, the evangelical right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:32:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "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": 2102276, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I swear Obama's team continues to amaze me. He's going on O'Lielly's show tonight taking what little bit of light on the GOP convention there is and shining it on himself. O'Lielly is no Edward R. Murrow, not even Tim Russert.....hell, not even Deborah Norville..... it will be point Obama all night.<br><br>But how about on Monday, the first day of the Fall ratings wars...he'll be on Countdown with Keith Olbermann!! LMAO!!!! He will help kick off their Fall and this will certainly help with the debut of Rachel Maddow's new show! Luv it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_07:12:23", "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}, "2102609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "David Plouffe's email; they are not lying down for this:<br><i><blockquote><br>I wasn't planning on sending you something tonight. But if you saw what I saw from the Republican convention, you know that it demands a response.<br><br>I saw John McCain's attack squad of negative, cynical politicians. They lied about Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and they attacked you for being a part of this campaign.<br><br>But worst of all -- and this deserves to be noted -- they insulted the very idea that ordinary people have a role to play in our political process.<br><br>You know that despite what John McCain and his attack squad say, everyday people have the power to build something extraordinary when we come together. Will you make a donation of $25 or more right now to remind them?<br><br>Both Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin specifically mocked Barack's experience as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago more than two decades ago, where he worked with people who had lost jobs and been left behind when the local steel plants closed.<br><br>Let's clarify something for them right now.<br><br>Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies.<br><br>And it's no surprise that, after eight years of George Bush, millions of people have found that by coming together in their local communities they can change the course of history. That promise is what our campaign has been about from the beginning.<br><br>Throughout our history, ordinary people have made good on America's promise by organizing for change from the bottom up. Community organizing is the foundation of the civil rights movement, the women's suffrage movement, labor rights, and the 40-hour workweek. And it's happening today in church basements and community centers and living rooms across America.<br><br>Meanwhile, we still haven't gotten a single idea during the entire Republican convention about the economy and how to lift a middle class so harmed by the Bush-McCain policies.<br><br>It's now clear that John McCain's campaign has decided that desperate lies and personal attacks -- on Barack Obama and on you -- are the only way they can earn a third term for the Bush policies that McCain has supported more than 90 percent of the time.<br><br>But you can send a crystal clear message.<br><br>Enough is enough. Make your voice heard loud and clear by making a $25 donation right now:<br><br><a href=\"https://donate.barackobama.com/fightback\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://donate.barackobama.com/fightback</a><br><br>Thank you for joining more than 2 million ordinary Americans who refuse to be silenced.<br><br>David<br><br>David Plouffe<br>Campaign Manager<br>Obama for America<br><br>Paid for by Obama for America<br><br></i></blockquote>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:48:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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}, "2109779": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do that at your own peril! That's the republican strategy.  They need to take her  seriously.  Very seriously.  This is the same country that voted for Bush in 04 (even if they told the election).  Do you remember what that bush v. kerry map looked like? Dont overestimate the intelligence of the american people.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_13:39:32", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103821, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think accomplished conservative women are insulted by this pick and the hot mic incident with Noonan yesterday confirmed this. We need to show working class women that Palin  cuts off their health benefits but uses her tax payer paid health<br>insurance for her pregnant teen and handicapped kid but cuts it off for them--plus she is not a stay at home mom.Never has been.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:21:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104559, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From the TIME-Blog:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/angry_amateurs.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/angr...</a><br>Angry Amateurs<br><br>Seems as if \"McAncient\"  continues to be ANGRY with CNN.   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:49:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What they did last night reminds me of this from Molly Ivins:  <br><br>\"There are two kinds of humor...One kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that's what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.\"<br><br>Cruel / Vulgar '08.  Yeah, that's the ticket.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:32:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "876ed9dabf2bd1ee8b0c827ae8343b31", "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}, "2102619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We'll have to see how this washes out after tonight.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_04:50:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "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": 2102530, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102110": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I looove Nat!<br><br>Sarah is a null object.   Set your hearts at ease.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_02:52:55", "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}, "2106721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty:  Yeah!  Both of them need another trophy to go on the shelf and in that case!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  <br><br>They are \"representin'\" !!  Big time!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_11:05:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104065, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Anderkoo,<br><br>There's lots of people who are offended tonight by everything said at the Repub convention.  Anybody who's out of work and had to listen to Romney say he knew how jobs come, and how they go....  Well, you'd-a thunk he'd tell George Bush, so he could make them come, instead of just going!!<br><br>Shit, I was offended, ..and I'm not even American!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_02:56:03", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2102028, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126197": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well there were people of different ethnic backgrounds there.  Few but they were there.  That doesn't bother me.  Most minorities tend to support the Democratic party.  What does bother me is the VILE stuff that came out of the mouths of those people.  It was like time shifted for a moment and Jim Crow was in the audience.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:04:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2110918, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She can be taken seriously. She will be taken seriously. Perhaps not by you, or the media, or liberal blogs, but then you are not her target audience.<br><br>Her target audience is a 'sleeping giant' of conservative, independent, accomplished women who have been ridiculed and marginalized by 'liberal feminists' and now feel solidarity with and validated by Sarah Palin. She is their voice, the embodiment of their values and ideals.<br><br>Women like my mother, who chose to focus on her family and raise 5 children, chose to stay at home. She was ridiculed by neighbors when she became pregnant with my brother at age 40. 'Don't you have enough children?' A woman sneered. \"I feel sorry for you, stuck at home with all those kids.\"<br> But she was NEVER \"stuck at home.'  She was involved in her church and community, running the women's club at church, teaching Sunday school, volunteering for more boards and committees than I can count. <br><br>My mom had a son with 'learning disabilities' but she always felt that to 'label' him so broadly was to deny him the opportunity to realize his full potential. She battled <br>teams of teachers who felt they knew more about my brother and his abilities and his own mother. Thanks to her unwaivering faith in him, and her advocacy on his behalf, his is a college graduate and successful engineer.<br><br>My mom was pro-life when such a stance made a woman a social pariah. But she never gave up, never backed down. She supported local, state and national politicans who shared her commitment and she spent her last hours on Earth, marching in a 4th of July parade, in support of a new canidate, in her newest community, waving to the crowd and passing out candy, when she suddenly collapsed and died. A citizen soldier... like Sarah Palin.<br><br>Sarah Palin represents everything my mother was and all that she wished for me. <br><br>A culture affirming of life and family. An independent, indefatigable, American spirit of faith and optimism. vs A 'do you own thing,' selfish, victim hood.<br><br>Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the famous Democrat once said, \"culture is more important than politics.'<br><br>This election will turn on that observation. I believe he will be proven right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:35:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103456, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2114937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am in total agreement with all of you on this.  This has not fazed me at all.<br>I know O will end up giving them a smackdown.  The repubs only make up 28%<br>of the population.  Where are they going to find enough voters to win?  They have already maxed out their base!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:58:15", "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": 2104427, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126202": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I am also shocked that they told you. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen. Please document the incident and your feelings about it for posterity. Continue to document everything that is relevant to your job performance, as well as those assignments that you might feel you are qualified for but don't get.  I also encourage you to record conversations about your job performance. I know it seems cloak and dagger, but if you think they aren't recording stuff, you're wrong. There were some people (Black) here who worked for an oil company and won a class action discrimination law suit because one of them had the presence of mind to record conversations. If you never end up using it, you'll just throw it away.<br><br>I also think you need to let some time pass so you can get over the initial shock of this incident. When you have a little more distance, you will be better able to assess if you have a future at this company or not, and if you are ok with having a future or not.<br><br>From what you wrote, I can tell you don't live in the south. There are a lot of stereo types about the south that simply aren't true. Blacks and whites have a weird but familiar relationship in the south. White poeple in the south are very use to seeing and being around Black people. The south also produces the lions share of Black politicians in the country, and it is way more integrated than many northern areas. I think Chicago is the most segregated city in the country. I'm saying all this to say that their argument is unsubstantialed. Maybe this is a test to see how much you want this promotion. Are you going to going to take no for an answer and fold or are you going to let them know that you believe you are the right person for the job and when can you get started? You can tell them that you forgive them for grossly underestimating your ability, intellect and excellence and inspite of it, you're willing to accept the position, perhaps on a trial basis.  Let us know when you've changed their minds.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:04:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2108378, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anderkoo:   Thank you for sharing!!  But, more importantly, THANK YOU TO YOUR WIFE!! :&gt;)  The GREAT AFFECT of the work that she is doing is very MUCH APPRECIATED!!!<br><br>Please tell her that she IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!!   :&gt;)<br><br>KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Anderkoo   -  U da man!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_02:59:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes-- a commercial with a rape victim saying she would be denied an abortion by Palin would be effective.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_10:23:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103200, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104194": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting take by <a href=\"http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/cognitive-dissonance.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">FiveThirtyEight.dot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:36:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Joe Biden was on Good Morning America and The Today Show this morning. <br><br>I only saw the GMA appearance and I thought his response to Palin's speech was kinda weak. He was asked if he was going to change how he approaches Palin and he said, \"No\". He said that he was on a plane and didn't hear her entire speech, only the last half of it. That she gave a good speech but that he noticed that she didn't mention anything about what they're going to do for the middle class, and that's what the people want to hear. He went on to say that he thought that she got in some funny zingers and he's glad that they weren't aimed at him. <br><br>Thanks Joe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:40:23", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2116492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  A few observations:<br>1.  They're rearranging the stage in order to make it more \"town hall \" - looking!   I think that the purpose is to put people closer so that \"McAncient\" could HEAR any questions if asked!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>2.  Cafferty said that the IOWA POLL is O = 55%   M = 30 (something - I missed it.  Sorry!)   But, O-man is LEADING!!!   Whooo!   Hooo!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br>And he said that the only thing that is whiter than IOWA (95% white) is the Arctic!   :&gt;)  He has NO FEAR!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_17:12:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2131098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val, please email me a <a href=\"mailto:cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:47:33", "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": 2126573, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103200": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Focus Group on Palin Speech:<br><br>In two different focus groups of Clinton-supporting Nevada women -- married and unmarried -- conducted immediately after Gov. Sarah Palin's Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention, a few common reactions quickly took shape.<br><br>First, women in both groups were impressed with Palin's speaking ability and poise. But they were hardly convinced that she was qualified to be vice president, or that she truly represented the \"change\" they were looking for, especially in light of what was deemed an overly harsh \"sarcasm\" pervading her address<br><br>The (mostly) anonymous proceedings were webcast live to reporters, who were told in a press release that the Nevada focus groups would include \"some former Hillary Clinton supporters who are now undecided or are weak supporters of Barack Obama or John McCain.\" No party identification was made available, though the approximately two dozen women were reportedly between 30 and 60 years old.<br><br>In the \"married\" group, when one attendee kicked off the discussion by saying \"she's a good speaker, and a crowd pleaser,\" the rest of the room articulated their agreement. \"I didn't expect to be as impressed as I was,\" said another respondent. But then another woman added: \"Once she started mudslinging, I thought, it's the same old crap as other politicians. McCain used her to get the women's vote. And she's using McCain.\"<br><br>\"Thank you,\" another woman responded. \"That really upset me; there was no need for that. It was snippy.\"<br><br>The unmarried group also voiced similar objections to the harsh, partisan edge of Palin's remarks. \"I'm not impressed with her at all as a person,\" one said, citing her \"finger pointing\" and general sarcasm after the group had generally agreed that she was a talented public speaker.<br><br>Still not all focus group members thought Palin came off too harsh. \"She didn't seem very aggressive to me at all,\" said one unmarried participant.<br><br>But in both groups, narrow majorities said they held a more negative view of Palin after her speech. \"She comes off pretty cutthroat,\" said one.<br><br>On other issues, women in both groups said they wanted to hear more of Palin's own policy views, outside the realm of energy. Education, heath care, the economy and Iraq were all cited as areas in which women were hungry for more information -- especially in light of McCain's age. \"I think America is concerned, because of McCain's age, that we're gonna have a female president who's maybe inexperienced. The nation needs to know what her issues are,\" said one married respondent, which prompted another to add: \"I don't think she's got what it takes.\" An unmarried participant said she had yet to hear enough \"in regards to her personal views, which could be implicated on us if McCain was to die.\"<br><br>When prompted to respond to Palin's steadfast opposition to abortion -- even in cases of rape or incest -- no woman in either group stepped forward to defend the Alaskan Republican. \"I don't dig that,\" said one married woman, matter of factly.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/female-clinton-supporters_n_123794.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/female...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_07:29:37", "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}, "2103715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Go here to see the GMA interview: <a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/gma\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/gma</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_08:43:12", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2129834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What job & company is this? Do they have an office in Houston, TX? Let a teacher know!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_19:30:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2126573, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104235": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I still think Obama will win because we have never had as smart and strategic a candidate. But the difference that worries me is Repubs. feel free to lie about  their record and I think that is strategic too and works with folks who don't really investigate and assume the  lies are true because  the press repeats them.  How do we counteract this?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:40:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104105, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2132910": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And white, conservative republicans care about that because.....?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_20:01:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2103345, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Document the discussion, get some confirmation on it, then report them and file a suit.<br><br>Take the money and start your own business.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:08:09", "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": 2108378, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From The Trail:<br><br><a href=\"http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/</a><br>Biden's Vote Total? Higher than Palin's<br><br>Seems as if Giuliani STRETCHED the truth [LIED] in his alleged \"joke\":<br><br>Biden:   63,157    Palin\"s mayoral race - some portion of the 9,780 population<br><br>Biden = 135, 253 in 2002 Senate race    Palin=114,697 in Alaskan Gov. race<br><br>DANG!!!   Do the math!!!    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:17:59", "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}, "2102209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  So I'm just musing -again!  :&gt;)  The Repugs are rallying to CHANGE Washington.<br><br>Just a thought!   Haven't THEY BEEN in Washington for the past 8 YEARS?????<br><br>Sounds schizophrenic to me!!  Doncha think!!   :&gt;)<br><br>In the words of  cartoon character - POGO-<br><br>    \"We have met the ENEMY and HE IS US!\"<br><a href=\"http://www.bpib.com/kelly.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.bpib.com/kelly.htm</a><br><br>I'm just sayin'  . . . . .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_03:13:18", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2109379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Havent read the rest of the comments, so please accept my apologies if anybody already posted this.<br><br>From Glen Greenwald's Blog at <a href=\"http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/04/gop/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/...</a><br>The Republicans are well aware that they can't possibly win the election if it is even partially decided based on issues. They need and intend to win despite the fact that Americans hate their positions on the issues, and to do that, they want to ensure that a majority of Americans love and respect the strong, honorable, principled, culturally familiar all-American mavericks John McCain and Sarah Palin (even if they don't agree with them on everything) while strongly disliking that wishy-washy, snooty, foreign, exotic, self-absorbed Eastern elitist Barack Obama (even if he says the right things on issues).<br><br>Democrats have clearly decided (yet again) to cede that lowly playing field to the GOP and are hoping (yet again) that those personality and cultural issues are not enough to outweigh the country's dislike of Republican policies. This year is indeed different -- dissatisfaction with the Government is higher than ever before, the GOP is as discredited as a party can be, and Obama is a more effective candidate than those who preceded him -- but the attacks last night were only the beginning, not the end. If John McCain remains -- even from the mouths of Democrats -- the Honored, Honorable, Principled, Heroic Maverick, the GOP chances will be as high as they can be.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_13:33:58", "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": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2108944, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2110918": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Does anyone else feel that the Republican Party is looking more and more like the party of rednecks?  Just looking at the convention crowd last night, I couldn't help but notice how poor, outdated and unattractive they all look.  I used to believe that the Republican Party was for the rich, but there are definitely a lot of \"hard working Americans\" out there voting against their own interests.  Aside from the politicians there, the other delegates looked like they're struggling to make it.<br><br>The convention crowd looks like a picture of America 50+ years ago.  The Dem convention crowd looks like our future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_14:08:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2114722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "parker404:   The WHITE SEA is located in Russia [from Wiki  - \"unscrubbed].   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>However it did look as if it re-located to St. Paul, Minnesota!   :&gt;)   <br><br><br>\"Where da People Of Color\"????     :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_16:43:37", "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": 2110918, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2110416": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "at least they told you. In olden times, the decision would have been made without you knowing the truth. I know it doesn't seem like it, but you actually knowing the deal makes it better. And, that is honestly how difficult they believe it will be for you because you're Black. You have to push through it, if this is what you want to do. You have to do your job. if it's what you want. If you're ready to leave, then put your ducks in order.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_13:46:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2108378, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2126290": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Noelani:  Co-signing on Schultz's VOICE!!   yuk!!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_18:11:13", "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": 2107575, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "*********video********<br>Sorry if this has been posted already<br><br>Focus Group after Palin's speech.<br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/35636/21572/957/585870\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/3563...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:25:30", "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}, "2108378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm posting this not and it is not political per se but it does fall into the Race in America conversation.<br><br>I'm a Director at a Fortune 50 company.  I'm relatively young so my success is something that I, along with my family and friends, are proud of.<br><br>A few days ago my boss, the VP of my organization along with the VP of a support organization met with their boss, the Executive VP to discuss career planning for employees.  Based on my results and meetings I have had with him the EVP suggested an expanded role for me which would put me over the companies largest accounts based in the South.  My boss said he wouldn't do that because I am black.  The other woman in the meeting said she agreed because it was setting me up for failure because there are a lot of racist people in the world and I'd be dealing almost exclusively with white southern males.   The EVP asked if I was capable of doing the job and they both said yes.  The EVP then said we will never have a conversation like this again.<br><br>My boss, who is overly honest with me told me the whole conversation thinking that I would be okay with it and that I wold see it as him protecting me.  I didn't see it that way.   I am pissed because I have worked my butt off to get where I am, meet with white male executives all the time and have always been successful.        <br><br>I'm at a loss on what to do, if anything, knowing that my career growth may be stunted because I am a black woman,  and at even more of a loss that my boss seems to think this is okay.<br><br>If anyone has any thoughts please let me know.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_12:41:07", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2104287": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Palin didn't stay at home--she has been dragging those babies around for show to promote her career. She doesn't follow the bible--she was pregnant before she married as is her daughter. She cut  support for handicapped children and unwed teens.   She doesn't followJesus' teachings as she lies about her record.This is what I mean about the lying and repetition of lies. by the Repubs, No shame whatsoever.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_09:46:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2104184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From Daily Kos:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/</a><br><br>Smug and Sarcastic; Needs a Babysitter; + a bonus video:   Ben Stein<br><br>THIS is the Ben Stein VIDEO that I posted about.   :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)  [very (-) on the speech!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>There is a poll that you can complete. [reaction to Palin's speech]", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_05:28:53", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2102259": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "*******video************<br><br>Something to soothe the fevered brow.   Too many Sunday afternoon 40's musicals as a kid....<br>NAT KING COLE - Mona Lisa<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_03:25:08", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sarah must and should be our emperor. mccain must giver her his spot at the top of thicket. he is her minny me to her doctor evil. together on the stage it looked like he was on her leash. as emperor she could sport some conan era gear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_07:46:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "andyfrombrooklyn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2103293": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sarah must and should be our emperor. mccain must giver her his spot at the top of thicket. he is her minny me to her doctor evil. together on the stage it looked like he was on her leash. as emperor she could sport some conan era gear.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-04_07:46:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "andyfrombrooklyn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "4127821", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -979722539553148002}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "thursday_open_thread_80", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 111, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 4127821, "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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	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=thursday_open_thread_80' +
		'&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_80/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_80'
			+ '&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_80/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">111</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/thursday_open_thread_80/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_80/">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:4127821" 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_80/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:4127821" 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:4127821" 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_80',
			// 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_80/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_80'
			+ '&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_80'
			+ '&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_80'
				+ '&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/4127821/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];
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<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102028">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102028">Anderkoo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102028" class="dsq-comment-message">OK, maybe I\'m being chauvinist here, but I am FFFFFFFFFFFFF\'ING ANGRY that Giuliani Time and Paling sneered at my wife\'s career. Just like Obama, she\'s got a Harvard Law JD (and MTS to boot) but instead of going to a fat-cat firm, where our classmates are now pulling in $250K+, she\'s making MINIMUM WAGE fighting for global economic justice. She works 14 hour days and is worried sick every day about how to keep the organization afloat while also making sure they\'re making a real difference.<br><br>Oh, and btw Ms. Palin, who do you think is going to get out the vote on election day if not community organizers? Oh, right... PAID Republican operatives. (The family of a friend of ours, who are staunchly Republican, was called a few months ago by a McCain fundraiser and told them "Not this year -- we\'re supporting Obama." The caller sheepishly admitted that he was, too -- "This is just my job").</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102127">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102127" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102127" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102127">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102127" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102127" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Anderkoo,<br><br>There\'s lots of people who are offended tonight by everything said at the Repub convention.  Anybody who\'s out of work and had to listen to Romney say he knew how jobs come, and how they go....  Well, you\'d-a thunk he\'d tell George Bush, so he could make them come, instead of just going!!<br><br>Shit, I was offended, ..and I\'m not even American!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102276">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102276" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102276" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102276">taritac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102276" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102276" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, Anderkoo, you need to tell both those stories everywhere you can!<br><br>What the hell is wrong with that woman? I think she offended lots of people, too. Once the talking heads get out of their butts, I think they are going to hear from a lot of pissed off people.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2103611">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2103611" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103611" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103611">Anderkoo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2103611" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103611" class="dsq-comment-message">btw re: my second story, it\'s from the family of one of Obama\'s top organizers. I do think, unfortunately, that Palin has fired up the only grassroots the Republicans really have, the evangelical right.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2103591">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2103591" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103591" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103591">Anderkoo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2103591" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103591" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for your support everyone (including GreenLadyHere) -- surfing the blogosphere I\'m heartened to see that the attacks on community organizers has really triggered a strong reaction from a pretty wide swath of people. I\'m also realizing that the attacks are pretty carefully calibrated: few rural people know "community organizers," and a lot of faith-based organizers don\'t call themselves "community organizers" (I guess my wife, who works with Christian churches, doesn\'t call herself that either). Nasty stuff.<br><br>Expect a completely on-message, moderate, charming, conciliatory John McCain tonight, or else he is toast.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102110">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102110" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102110" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102110">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102110" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102110" class="dsq-comment-message">I looove Nat!<br><br>Sarah is a null object.   Set your hearts at ease.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102142">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102142" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102142" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102142">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102142" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102142" class="dsq-comment-message">Anderkoo:   Thank you for sharing!!  But, more importantly, THANK YOU TO YOUR WIFE!! :&gt;)  The GREAT AFFECT of the work that she is doing is very MUCH APPRECIATED!!!<br><br>Please tell her that she IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!!   :&gt;)<br><br>KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Anderkoo   -  U da man!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102209">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102209" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102209" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102209">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102209" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102209" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  So I\'m just musing -again!  :&gt;)  The Repugs are rallying to CHANGE Washington.<br><br>Just a thought!   Haven\'t THEY BEEN in Washington for the past 8 YEARS?????<br><br>Sounds schizophrenic to me!!  Doncha think!!   :&gt;)<br><br>In the words of  cartoon character - POGO-<br><br>    "We have met the ENEMY and HE IS US!"<br><a href="http://www.bpib.com/kelly.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.bpib.com/kelly.htm</a><br><br>I\'m just sayin\'  . . . . .</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102355">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102355" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102355">taritac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102355" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, I want to know what change they are advocating when they will have the exact same policies as Bush. They haven\'t defined that at all. Have the pundits called for them to do so? NO!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102259">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102259" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102259" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102259">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102259" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102259" class="dsq-comment-message">*******video************<br><br>Something to soothe the fevered brow.   Too many Sunday afternoon 40\'s musicals as a kid....<br>NAT KING COLE - Mona Lisa<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEmnxiUz8w</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102337">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102337" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102337" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102337">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102337" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102337" class="dsq-comment-message">The Obama Response to Flipping Mitt\'s attack on Michelle:<br><br><i>Anita Dunn, senior adviser to the Obama campaign pulled no punches reacting to the thinly-veiled attack with the following statement:<br><br>Barack Obama has said that families are ‘off-limits’, and we thought that John McCain agreed. But tonight, John McCain’s handpicked attack dog, Mitt Romney, exposed the fake outrage that the Republicans have been peddling all week as the blatant hypocrisy that it is. The McCain team’s disgusting attack on Barack Obama’s wife shows they would rather generate false outrage to distract from their own problems than talk about the issues facing the American people. Mitt Romney’s attack on a candidate’s wife is as pathetic as his failed presidential campaign.<br></i></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102379">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102379" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102379">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102379" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102379" class="dsq-comment-message"><blockquote><i>Mitt Romney’s attack on a candidate’s wife is as pathetic as his failed presidential campaign.</i></blockquote><br>ouch.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102426" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102426" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102426">taritac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102426" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102426" class="dsq-comment-message">heh.<br><br>That was harsh. They need to come with more like that.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102421">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102421" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102421" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102421">taritac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102421" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102421" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama put out a rather lengthy <a href=http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008_/2008/09/palin_v_reality.php rel="nofollow">Palin vs. Reality</a> press release.<br><br>It\'s got endnotes and everything! It puts together a lot of the tidbits we\'ve read over the past few days, but with references to sourced material.<br><br>Let\'s hope the MSM bites.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102434">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102434" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102434" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102434">taritac</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102434" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102434" class="dsq-comment-message">So, what is your prediction for McCain\'s speech tomorrow? Will it just be another attack-fest or will he have more substance? Will he look as creepy as he did in the Green Screen Incident, or will he come across as folksy and charming?<br><br>Please discuss.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2103927">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2103927" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103927" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103927">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2103927" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103927" class="dsq-comment-message">noun.verb. POW.<br><br>noun.verb.POW</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102499">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102499" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102499" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102499">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102499" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102499" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  From HuffPost:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/ap-attacks-praise-stretch_n_123771.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/ap-att...</a><br>AP:  Attacks, Praise Stretch Truth At GOP Convention<br><br>Emphasis on "truth stretching"!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>That audience didn\'t give one wit about FACTS!!!  She could have said I have served as President and they would have cheered!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!   Lawd Ha\'mercy Deep Breaths!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102521">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102521" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102521" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102521">St Alia of the Knife</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2102521" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102521" class="dsq-comment-message">Um, I don\'t know if you were talking to me, :), but, the way I see it, he has two choices: a) rev up the base, or b) pull a lieberman and try to end on a more centrist note.   <br><br>Option a) isn\'t really necessary, since he had Palin take care of that tonight, so I\'m going with b).  He only wins if he gets independents, and they weren\'t swayed by Palin, so he has to clean-up her mess.<br><br>A little rambling... but it\'s late.  :)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2102530">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2102530" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102530" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102530">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102530" class="dsq-comment-message">From HuffPost:<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/gallup_for_ever_voter_palin_wi.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Gallup:  For Every Voter Palin Wins Over, Another Jumps To Obama</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102619">taritac</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102619" class="dsq-comment-message">We\'ll have to see how this washes out after tonight.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102811">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102811" class="dsq-comment-message">taritac:   True dat!!!  Just wanted to post some POSITIVE information to keep our spirits up!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102559">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102559" class="dsq-comment-message">From The Jed Report:<br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/the-angry-old-convention.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/the-angry-old-...</a><br>The Angry Old Convention<br><br>Pointed up the LIES and SMARMY attitude!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102609">taritac</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102609" class="dsq-comment-message">David Plouffe\'s email; they are not lying down for this:<br><i><blockquote><br>I wasn\'t planning on sending you something tonight. But if you saw what I saw from the Republican convention, you know that it demands a response.<br><br>I saw John McCain\'s attack squad of negative, cynical politicians. They lied about Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and they attacked you for being a part of this campaign.<br><br>But worst of all -- and this deserves to be noted -- they insulted the very idea that ordinary people have a role to play in our political process.<br><br>You know that despite what John McCain and his attack squad say, everyday people have the power to build something extraordinary when we come together. Will you make a donation of $25 or more right now to remind them?<br><br>Both Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin specifically mocked Barack\'s experience as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago more than two decades ago, where he worked with people who had lost jobs and been left behind when the local steel plants closed.<br><br>Let\'s clarify something for them right now.<br><br>Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies.<br><br>And it\'s no surprise that, after eight years of George Bush, millions of people have found that by coming together in their local communities they can change the course of history. That promise is what our campaign has been about from the beginning.<br><br>Throughout our history, ordinary people have made good on America\'s promise by organizing for change from the bottom up. Community organizing is the foundation of the civil rights movement, the women\'s suffrage movement, labor rights, and the 40-hour workweek. And it\'s happening today in church basements and community centers and living rooms across America.<br><br>Meanwhile, we still haven\'t gotten a single idea during the entire Republican convention about the economy and how to lift a middle class so harmed by the Bush-McCain policies.<br><br>It\'s now clear that John McCain\'s campaign has decided that desperate lies and personal attacks -- on Barack Obama and on you -- are the only way they can earn a third term for the Bush policies that McCain has supported more than 90 percent of the time.<br><br>But you can send a crystal clear message.<br><br>Enough is enough. Make your voice heard loud and clear by making a $25 donation right now:<br><br><a href="https://donate.barackobama.com/fightback" rel="nofollow">https://donate.barackobama.com/fightback</a><br><br>Thank you for joining more than 2 million ordinary Americans who refuse to be silenced.<br><br>David<br><br>David Plouffe<br>Campaign Manager<br>Obama for America<br><br>Paid for by Obama for America<br><br></i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102614">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102614" class="dsq-comment-message">From the TIME-Blog:<br><br><a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/angry_amateurs.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/angr...</a><br>Angry Amateurs<br><br>Seems as if "McAncient"  continues to be ANGRY with CNN.   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102716">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102716" class="dsq-comment-message">From The Trail:<br><br><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/</a><br>Biden\'s Vote Total? Higher than Palin\'s<br><br>Seems as if Giuliani STRETCHED the truth [LIED] in his alleged "joke":<br><br>Biden:   63,157    Palin"s mayoral race - some portion of the 9,780 population<br><br>Biden = 135, 253 in 2002 Senate race    Palin=114,697 in Alaskan Gov. race<br><br>DANG!!!   Do the math!!!    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102745">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102745" class="dsq-comment-message">*********video********<br>Sorry if this has been posted already<br><br>Focus Group after Palin\'s speech.<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/35636/21572/957/585870" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/3563...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102758">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102758" class="dsq-comment-message">From Daily Kos:<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/</a><br><br>Smug and Sarcastic; Needs a Babysitter; + a bonus video:   Ben Stein<br><br>THIS is the Ben Stein VIDEO that I posted about.   :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)  [very (-) on the speech!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>There is a poll that you can complete. [reaction to Palin\'s speech]</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102825">taritac</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102825" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/213160.php rel="nofollow">Palin needed a little help with pronunciation last night</a>. From her transcript:<br><i><blockquote>Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we\'re going to lay more pipelines ... build more <b>new-clear</b> plants ... create jobs with clean coal ... and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources.</i></blockquote><br>Haha! In how many ways is this woman going to prove to be another Dubya Bush?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102849">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102849" class="dsq-comment-message">taritac:   At least it\'s NOT     NU-CU-LAR!!!   Arrrrgggg!! <br><br>EIGHT Years Is ENOUGH!!!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102836">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102836" class="dsq-comment-message">Off topic; BUT. . . .<br><br><a href="http://www.newser.com/article/d92vldlo0/serena-beats-venus-in-all-williams-us-open-quarter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.newser.com/article/d92vldlo0/serena-...</a><br>Serena Beats Williams In All Williams US Open Quarter Final<br><br>The "sista" are at it AGAIN!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104065">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104065" class="dsq-comment-message">I watched it, really good match.  Venus was on the brink of taking each set but Serena fought her way back and got big sis on the tie breaks.  Hated that the seeding had them meeting up in the quarters instead of the final.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2106721">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2106721" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:  Yeah!  Both of them need another trophy to go on the shelf and in that case!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  <br><br>They are "representin\'" !!  Big time!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102886" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102886">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102886" class="dsq-comment-message">Is the McCain-Palin Campaign Violating Operational Security?<br><a href="http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/3/171611/4782/777/585025" rel="nofollow">http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/3/171611/4...</a><br><blockquote><i>Calling around to a couple of Public Affairs Officers (PAO) who would be handling the flow of information about Track and his unit, <a href="http://VoteVets.org" rel="nofollow">VoteVets.org</a> found out that, first, Track is not deploying on September 11.  He may be part of a deployment ceremony that day, before going to Kuwait, though one Public Affairs Officer said that any details of the upcoming ceremony hadn\'t been made public yet by the military.<br><br>Governor Palin may have spilled the beans on that one, while showing she doesn\'t know the difference between a soldier deploying to Iraq vs. one preparing to deploy to Iraq.  And while not illegal, if she really did believe that\'s when he\'s deploying to Iraq, then she didn\'t know enough to keep quiet about that to keep from violating OPSEC - something a potential Commander in Chief should know.</i></blockquote></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102957">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102957" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   Good one!!!   Keith Olberman mentioned this!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102891">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102891" class="dsq-comment-message">This goes under the heading:   CRICKETS*******<br><br><a href="http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/09/02/lieberman-s-languid-gop-address.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/...</a><br>Liberman\'s Languid GOP Address<br><br>Something about LIEberman NOT being able to DEFINE himself, much less, attempt to define the 2 "mavericks" that he was talking about!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>On the "APPLAUSE METER":  The needle hardly moved!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2102972">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102972" class="dsq-comment-message">Guess if you just hang in there, the information will come to you.  :&gt;)     :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>I was going "Field Trippin" for some info. on MR. Gov.  And here it is!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122040040143693083.html?mod=hpp_us_inside_today" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122040040143693...</a><br><br>Alaka\'s "First Dude" Keeps Things Low-Key</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103017">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103017" class="dsq-comment-message">The bad news   -  there are food/water shortages.<br><br>The GOOD NEWS   - Some evacuees get to RETURN to New Orleans<br><br>Thought and prayers!<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090301078.html?wpisrc=newsletter" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103119">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103119" class="dsq-comment-message">I swear Obama\'s team continues to amaze me. He\'s going on O\'Lielly\'s show tonight taking what little bit of light on the GOP convention there is and shining it on himself. O\'Lielly is no Edward R. Murrow, not even Tim Russert.....hell, not even Deborah Norville..... it will be point Obama all night.<br><br>But how about on Monday, the first day of the Fall ratings wars...he\'ll be on Countdown with Keith Olbermann!! LMAO!!!! He will help kick off their Fall and this will certainly help with the debut of Rachel Maddow\'s new show! Luv it!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103200">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103200" class="dsq-comment-message">Focus Group on Palin Speech:<br><br>In two different focus groups of Clinton-supporting Nevada women -- married and unmarried -- conducted immediately after Gov. Sarah Palin\'s Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention, a few common reactions quickly took shape.<br><br>First, women in both groups were impressed with Palin\'s speaking ability and poise. But they were hardly convinced that she was qualified to be vice president, or that she truly represented the "change" they were looking for, especially in light of what was deemed an overly harsh "sarcasm" pervading her address<br><br>The (mostly) anonymous proceedings were webcast live to reporters, who were told in a press release that the Nevada focus groups would include "some former Hillary Clinton supporters who are now undecided or are weak supporters of Barack Obama or John McCain." No party identification was made available, though the approximately two dozen women were reportedly between 30 and 60 years old.<br><br>In the "married" group, when one attendee kicked off the discussion by saying "she\'s a good speaker, and a crowd pleaser," the rest of the room articulated their agreement. "I didn\'t expect to be as impressed as I was," said another respondent. But then another woman added: "Once she started mudslinging, I thought, it\'s the same old crap as other politicians. McCain used her to get the women\'s vote. And she\'s using McCain."<br><br>"Thank you," another woman responded. "That really upset me; there was no need for that. It was snippy."<br><br>The unmarried group also voiced similar objections to the harsh, partisan edge of Palin\'s remarks. "I\'m not impressed with her at all as a person," one said, citing her "finger pointing" and general sarcasm after the group had generally agreed that she was a talented public speaker.<br><br>Still not all focus group members thought Palin came off too harsh. "She didn\'t seem very aggressive to me at all," said one unmarried participant.<br><br>But in both groups, narrow majorities said they held a more negative view of Palin after her speech. "She comes off pretty cutthroat," said one.<br><br>On other issues, women in both groups said they wanted to hear more of Palin\'s own policy views, outside the realm of energy. Education, heath care, the economy and Iraq were all cited as areas in which women were hungry for more information -- especially in light of McCain\'s age. "I think America is concerned, because of McCain\'s age, that we\'re gonna have a female president who\'s maybe inexperienced. The nation needs to know what her issues are," said one married respondent, which prompted another to add: "I don\'t think she\'s got what it takes." An unmarried participant said she had yet to hear enough "in regards to her personal views, which could be implicated on us if McCain was to die."<br><br>When prompted to respond to Palin\'s steadfast opposition to abortion -- even in cases of rape or incest -- no woman in either group stepped forward to defend the Alaskan Republican. "I don\'t dig that," said one married woman, matter of factly.<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/female-clinton-supporters_n_123794.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/04/female...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104705">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104705" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes-- a commercial with a rape victim saying she would be denied an abortion by Palin would be effective.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103291">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103291" class="dsq-comment-message">sarah must and should be our emperor. mccain must giver her his spot at the top of thicket. he is her minny me to her doctor evil. together on the stage it looked like he was on her leash. as emperor she could sport some conan era gear.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103293">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103293" class="dsq-comment-message">sarah must and should be our emperor. mccain must giver her his spot at the top of thicket. he is her minny me to her doctor evil. together on the stage it looked like he was on her leash. as emperor she could sport some conan era gear.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103345">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103345" class="dsq-comment-message">Even the MSM have acknowledged that this covention lacks any meaningful diversity.<br><br><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26539124/" rel="nofollow">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26539124/</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2132910">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2132910" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2132910" class="dsq-comment-message">And white, conservative republicans care about that because.....?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103456">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103456" class="dsq-comment-message">She may be a good politician but she cannot be taken seriously. Palin\'s rhetoric was one of the past.  She didn\'t mention any challenges of the 21st century unless it was energy and that she talked about using  20th century solutions to a problem of the 21st century. She also has no standing in criticizing Obama because she has not walk the walk.  With a pregnant 17 yr old daughter, she has no business casting stones when her own house is not in order.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104184" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104184" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104184">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104184" class="dsq-comment-message">She can be taken seriously. She will be taken seriously. Perhaps not by you, or the media, or liberal blogs, but then you are not her target audience.<br><br>Her target audience is a \'sleeping giant\' of conservative, independent, accomplished women who have been ridiculed and marginalized by \'liberal feminists\' and now feel solidarity with and validated by Sarah Palin. She is their voice, the embodiment of their values and ideals.<br><br>Women like my mother, who chose to focus on her family and raise 5 children, chose to stay at home. She was ridiculed by neighbors when she became pregnant with my brother at age 40. \'Don\'t you have enough children?\' A woman sneered. "I feel sorry for you, stuck at home with all those kids."<br> But she was NEVER "stuck at home.\'  She was involved in her church and community, running the women\'s club at church, teaching Sunday school, volunteering for more boards and committees than I can count. <br><br>My mom had a son with \'learning disabilities\' but she always felt that to \'label\' him so broadly was to deny him the opportunity to realize his full potential. She battled <br>teams of teachers who felt they knew more about my brother and his abilities and his own mother. Thanks to her unwaivering faith in him, and her advocacy on his behalf, his is a college graduate and successful engineer.<br><br>My mom was pro-life when such a stance made a woman a social pariah. But she never gave up, never backed down. She supported local, state and national politicans who shared her commitment and she spent her last hours on Earth, marching in a 4th of July parade, in support of a new canidate, in her newest community, waving to the crowd and passing out candy, when she suddenly collapsed and died. A citizen soldier... like Sarah Palin.<br><br>Sarah Palin represents everything my mother was and all that she wished for me. <br><br>A culture affirming of life and family. An independent, indefatigable, American spirit of faith and optimism. vs A \'do you own thing,\' selfish, victim hood.<br><br>Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the famous Democrat once said, "culture is more important than politics.\'<br><br>This election will turn on that observation. I believe he will be proven right.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104287" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104287">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104287" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin didn\'t stay at home--she has been dragging those babies around for show to promote her career. She doesn\'t follow the bible--she was pregnant before she married as is her daughter. She cut  support for handicapped children and unwed teens.   She doesn\'t followJesus\' teachings as she lies about her record.This is what I mean about the lying and repetition of lies. by the Repubs, No shame whatsoever.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2128664" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2128664">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2128664" class="dsq-comment-message">delfinajones:  Co-signing!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2130599" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2130599" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2130599">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2130599" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve thought about this all day at work and I am not about to hi-5 children having children --Bristol  and her shotgun wedding is not a badge of pride for Palin. And Palin is putting alot of folks who are not well off in danger- a pregnant teen with no family to back them up can end up on the street as a prostitute or dead. Palin cutting services for poor teens does just that. I\'d like to smack her right now <br>with my old slipper.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104559" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104559" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104559">Plantsmantx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104559" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104559" class="dsq-comment-message">"Her target audience is a \'sleeping giant\' of conservative, independent, accomplished women who have been ridiculed and marginalized by \'liberal feminists\' and now feel solidarity with and validated by Sarah Palin. She is their voice, the embodiment of their values and ideals."<br><br>How many of those people were going to vote for McCain anyway? Pretty much all of them. If that was her target audience, she chose the wrong target. The Republicans lost their majority in Congress in \'06 exactly because of the actions connected with the kind of rhetoric she offered last night. It remains to be seen whether or not those people that they really do need to reach will be persuaded by a string on insults delivered by the lady who runs the jewelry kiosk at the mall.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104661" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104661">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104661" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104661" class="dsq-comment-message">I think accomplished conservative women are insulted by this pick and the hot mic incident with Noonan yesterday confirmed this. We need to show working class women that Palin  cuts off their health benefits but uses her tax payer paid health<br>insurance for her pregnant teen and handicapped kid but cuts it off for them--plus she is not a stay at home mom.Never has been.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103687">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103687" class="dsq-comment-message">Joe Biden was on Good Morning America and The Today Show this morning. <br><br>I only saw the GMA appearance and I thought his response to Palin\'s speech was kinda weak. He was asked if he was going to change how he approaches Palin and he said, "No". He said that he was on a plane and didn\'t hear her entire speech, only the last half of it. That she gave a good speech but that he noticed that she didn\'t mention anything about what they\'re going to do for the middle class, and that\'s what the people want to hear. He went on to say that he thought that she got in some funny zingers and he\'s glad that they weren\'t aimed at him. <br><br>Thanks Joe.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103715" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103715">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2103715" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103715" class="dsq-comment-message">Go here to see the GMA interview: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/gma" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/gma</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2103820" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103820" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103820">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2103820" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103820" class="dsq-comment-message">Kinda weak is an understatement.  He looked shell shocked.  Senator Obama needs to hire Roland Martin.  He\'s offered more of fierce response than any Democrat.  He was pissed last night!  He did not appreciate the attacks on community organizers.  And that should have been Biden\'s response. He should laid out in passionate terms who community organizers are, the people who are the security blanket for when the government fails the most vulnerable.  Remind voters that it was community organizers galvinzing their limited resources to help Katrina victims when George Bush and John McCain were celebrating McCain\'s birthday on a air strip.  <br><br>I can\'t believe their weak ass response!  Obama was hoping he put the Clintons behind him, but now he may need her to salvage his presidency.  Fuck!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104009" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104009" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104009">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104009" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104009" class="dsq-comment-message">Roland\'s response was so on the money! Every Obama surrogate needs to watch that clip and take notes. THAT\'S how you go after these SOBs! <br><br>Palin offered herself up on a silver platter with that community organizer line and Biden should\'ve let her have it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2128553">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2128553" class="dsq-comment-message">Sepia:   With respect, IF Biden would have reacted negatively today, I can GUARANTEE  you that the program tonight would have been changed to TROT OUT as MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS as they could find, fly, bus, train, horseback, camel, donkey, moose and/or caribou in to make a statement of SUPPORT for "McAncient"!!<br><br>WAIT for the FINAL GAVEL!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  <br><br>It GOES DOWN 2night!!!   LITERALLY!!!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104614" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104614">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104614" class="dsq-comment-message">David Plouffe gave the same response as Martin. Biden is right to give such response. We have to wait and see the polls. I think people are overestimating the effect of Palin\'s speech. She did  not explained her self. When Biden said that he doesn\'t know her it was to reinforce the point that she did not do a good job introducing herself.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2103821" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103821">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103821" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s actually not a bad reaction from Joe.  Perhaps the best thing that Obama and Biden can do is to dismiss her as nothing more than cute and kinda funny.  <br><br>I mean, why treat her as someone serious?  The Republicans sure don\'t.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104032" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104032" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104032">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104032" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104032" class="dsq-comment-message">You make a good point, but I\'m tired of these SOBs getting away with bs! I\'m ready to go for their jugular.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2109779" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2109779" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2109779">AnthonyMason</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2109779" class="dsq-comment-message">Do that at your own peril! That\'s the republican strategy.  They need to take her  seriously.  Very seriously.  This is the same country that voted for Bush in 04 (even if they told the election).  Do you remember what that bush v. kerry map looked like? Dont overestimate the intelligence of the american people.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103921">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103921" class="dsq-comment-message">We\'ll have to show Ms. Palin the support that community organizers generate.  Expect nothing close to the truth from the MSM they are all gushing over Palin\'s speech.  McCain  plans to keep her away from the media until they teach her some foreign policy "talk" .</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2103942">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2103942" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2103942" class="dsq-comment-message">According to the Wall Street Jouranl Kwame just took the deal. No longer Mayor of Detroit. 9:06am est</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2127565" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2127565" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2127565">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2127565" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2127565" class="dsq-comment-message">Rob M:   AND he was trotted off ta have a visit with some of his "homies" in jail!!  :&gt;)<br><br>On the real:   This is a sad state of affairs!!  That city has suffered!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104105" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104105" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2104105" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104105" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104105" class="dsq-comment-message">You know, I understand passions are high, but last night I read a lot of comments here on JJP, that in passing looked like the damn end of civilization. I went to bed thinking, tomorrow the hysteria will die down.<br><br>However, I am scanning the posts now and in some cases I see defeatism. Do some of you have absolutely no confidence in your candidate of choice? Leave the campaign running to Obama/Biden, something tells me, they know what they are doing.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104235" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104235" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104235">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104235" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104235" class="dsq-comment-message">I still think Obama will win because we have never had as smart and strategic a candidate. But the difference that worries me is Repubs. feel free to lie about  their record and I think that is strategic too and works with folks who don\'t really investigate and assume the  lies are true because  the press repeats them.  How do we counteract this?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104427" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104427" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104427">Plantsmantx</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104427" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104427" class="dsq-comment-message">True, true. I read some of her speech before I read some comments here last night, and thought she must have been pretty formidible, but when I looked at some of the replay of actually delivering the speech, I said to myself, "Man, sheeettt". I saw and heard a woman delivering a string of hollow insults in a rather amateurish fashion. The reaction on the convention floor was very much over the top, considering her bland delivery. They were primed to do that. She was preaching to a choir of right-wingers who were going to vote for McCain anyway. You can\'t assume that the people who the Republicans need to convince had the same reaction to her speech. Remember, 38 million people saw Obama\'s acceptance speech, and it\'s not as if they don\'t remember it clearly enough to be able to compare and contrast the style AND content. She came off as a local politician reading a speech that you knew beyond a doubt was written by someone else.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2114937" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114937">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2114937" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114937" class="dsq-comment-message">I am in total agreement with all of you on this.  This has not fazed me at all.<br>I know O will end up giving them a smackdown.  The repubs only make up 28%<br>of the population.  Where are they going to find enough voters to win?  They have already maxed out their base!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104548" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104548" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104548">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104548" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104548" class="dsq-comment-message">I feel what you are saying because I sensed it too. But I think this speech will be a wake up call for more people to volunteer for the Obama campaign.  I saw some posts  on Daily Kos  by former Hillary supporters who at first weren\'t going to donate or volunteer and they said that after seeing that speech they are compelled to do so.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2106906" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2106906" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2106906">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2106906" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2106906" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually I\'m very Zen about the whole thing.  Obama hasn\'t gotten this far without having the smarts and shrewdness to pick his battles.  He\'s very good at letting his opponents get overconfident and then hoisting them on their own petard (ask Hillary).<br><br>I think Palin\'s ultimate downfall will come from the media.  Her taunting them reminds me of when Gary Hart ran for prez back in the day.  He practically double dog dared the media to find dirt on him, and in a matter of days the papers and TV were plastered with pics of Donna Rice sitting in his lap.  I think history is going to repeat itself here.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2126919" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126919">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126919" class="dsq-comment-message">Noelani:  Co-signing.   I didn\'t even contact his site to give him any advice.   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)   "That\'s above my pay grade!"     :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Some tv commentator said that they had anticipated that the Gov. would implode, BUT that was not the case!    <br><br>IMHO  -  That WAS the case!!  We didn\'t like sarcasm, anger, evil, vicious, vitriol, etc. in billary.   ANNNNDDD we DON\'T like it in the GOV.<br><br>But you saw what happened to billary AND bull!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104151" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104151" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104151">cm</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104151" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104151" class="dsq-comment-message">What they did last night reminds me of this from Molly Ivins:  <br><br>"There are two kinds of humor...One kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that\'s what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it\'s vulgar."<br><br>Cruel / Vulgar \'08.  Yeah, that\'s the ticket.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2104194" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2104194" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104194">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2104194" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104194" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting take by <a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/cognitive-dissonance.html" rel="nofollow">FiveThirtyEight.dot.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104509">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104509" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it is perceptive take on the speech.  I would add that there\'s already a backlash brewing against this woman. Like the GOP, she puts herself out as an exemplar of family values yet she is parading her pregnant  17 yr old daughter and her baby \'s daddy  around as family values. Talk about hypocrisy.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114823">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114823" class="dsq-comment-message">That is exactly the feeling I got from her speech.  It was too masculine and a complete<br>turnoff!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104402">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104402" class="dsq-comment-message">Stephanie Miller, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kiki McLean were on Larry King Live and they did a good job of <a href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0809/03/lkl.01.html" rel="nofollow">defending Obama.</a><br><br>Here\'s what Wasserman Schultz said:<br><i><b>It was a tirade of attacks. And it was really surprising that the case that Governor Palin made for her candidacy for vice president is her experience in negotiating the sale of her state\'s plane on eBay. If that is an indication of her preparedness to run this country and have her hand on the pillar of America\'s foreign policy, if God forbid anything happens to John McCain, then we are in for a scary proposition.<br><br>You know, I thought she delivered it well. And that\'s about all the credit I can give her. You know, I\'ve seen candidates for the student council in public schools in my district deliver speeches well also. That doesn\'t mean it\'s their turn to run the country. The American people want substance. They wanted to hear plans. They wanted to hear what direction does Sarah Palin think this country should go? Does she support universal health care? No, she doesn\'t. Does she support bringing our troops home from this misguided war in Iraq? She certainly doesn\'t. So she couldn\'t talk about any of those things. All she could do was shoot barbs at Barack Obama and Joe Biden. That\'s not going to carry her all the way through to November 4th, nor is it going to help John McCain.</b></i></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2107575" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2107575" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw this on Larry King last night and it was hilarious, although congresswoman schultz\'s voice annoys me at times. Stephanie Miller reminds me of Kathy Griffin when she talks. She has a sort of raspy voice that delivers quick witted and biting sarcasm. I thought she was the best, of all the ladies, on the show last night.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126290">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126290" class="dsq-comment-message">Noelani:  Co-signing on Schultz\'s VOICE!!   yuk!!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2131159">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2131159" class="dsq-comment-message">I am so thankful for Stephanie Miller who has been a faithful surrogate for O when the others haven\'t.<br><br>I still think Wasserman-Schultz is passing and I think her voice is sultry. Note to Debbie: Its called relaxer. Get a jar of mild with a little black girl\'s face on it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2104492">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2104492" class="dsq-comment-message">From DailyKos<br><br>The second day of the Republican National Convention ended with NBC’s prime-time special winning a competition of small audiences.<br><br>According to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research, the three broadcast networks combined racked up a viewership of less than 11 million viewers, compared with the 14.8 million viewers who watched the networks’ coverage on the comparable night of the GOP gathering in 2004. That\'s also down from the 12.48 million who watched Senator Hillary Clinton’s call for unity among Democrats last week at that party\'s convention in Denver.<br><br>Two factors are worth noting: Hurricane Gustav\'s assault on Louisiana had essentially set back the Republicans’ attempts to get momentum by a day. Also, Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman’s speech, which closed the GOP show in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday night, was not expected to be a stem-winder—and it lived up to expectations.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2106937">devessel</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2106937" class="dsq-comment-message">Good morning folks...what\'s this I hear about Uncle Jesse in the hospital??  Anyone know?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2107663" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2107663">SpartacusLaw</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2107663" class="dsq-comment-message">Looks like even Gloria Steinem isn\'t too happy about Palin. And a few nice words about Obama and Biden to boot? The end is nigh, pray I say.<br><br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-steinem4-2008sep04%2C0%2C1290251.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinio...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2107929">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2107929" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin as Margaret Thatcher???!!!!!<br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article4671671.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a><br><br>This is first coment in LondonTimes:<br>What unadulterated nonsense. When Margaret Thatcher became PM she was an intelligent, highly-educated woman and accomplished politician. Beyond their sex I see nothing in common.<br><br>The wholeworld is watching!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2108378">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2108378" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m posting this not and it is not political per se but it does fall into the Race in America conversation.<br><br>I\'m a Director at a Fortune 50 company.  I\'m relatively young so my success is something that I, along with my family and friends, are proud of.<br><br>A few days ago my boss, the VP of my organization along with the VP of a support organization met with their boss, the Executive VP to discuss career planning for employees.  Based on my results and meetings I have had with him the EVP suggested an expanded role for me which would put me over the companies largest accounts based in the South.  My boss said he wouldn\'t do that because I am black.  The other woman in the meeting said she agreed because it was setting me up for failure because there are a lot of racist people in the world and I\'d be dealing almost exclusively with white southern males.   The EVP asked if I was capable of doing the job and they both said yes.  The EVP then said we will never have a conversation like this again.<br><br>My boss, who is overly honest with me told me the whole conversation thinking that I would be okay with it and that I wold see it as him protecting me.  I didn\'t see it that way.   I am pissed because I have worked my butt off to get where I am, meet with white male executives all the time and have always been successful.        <br><br>I\'m at a loss on what to do, if anything, knowing that my career growth may be stunted because I am a black woman,  and at even more of a loss that my boss seems to think this is okay.<br><br>If anyone has any thoughts please let me know.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2110416">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2110416" class="dsq-comment-message">at least they told you. In olden times, the decision would have been made without you knowing the truth. I know it doesn\'t seem like it, but you actually knowing the deal makes it better. And, that is honestly how difficult they believe it will be for you because you\'re Black. You have to push through it, if this is what you want to do. You have to do your job. if it\'s what you want. If you\'re ready to leave, then put your ducks in order.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2126202" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126202">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126202" class="dsq-comment-message">I am also shocked that they told you. It\'s a lawsuit waiting to happen. Please document the incident and your feelings about it for posterity. Continue to document everything that is relevant to your job performance, as well as those assignments that you might feel you are qualified for but don\'t get.  I also encourage you to record conversations about your job performance. I know it seems cloak and dagger, but if you think they aren\'t recording stuff, you\'re wrong. There were some people (Black) here who worked for an oil company and won a class action discrimination law suit because one of them had the presence of mind to record conversations. If you never end up using it, you\'ll just throw it away.<br><br>I also think you need to let some time pass so you can get over the initial shock of this incident. When you have a little more distance, you will be better able to assess if you have a future at this company or not, and if you are ok with having a future or not.<br><br>From what you wrote, I can tell you don\'t live in the south. There are a lot of stereo types about the south that simply aren\'t true. Blacks and whites have a weird but familiar relationship in the south. White poeple in the south are very use to seeing and being around Black people. The south also produces the lions share of Black politicians in the country, and it is way more integrated than many northern areas. I think Chicago is the most segregated city in the country. I\'m saying all this to say that their argument is unsubstantialed. Maybe this is a test to see how much you want this promotion. Are you going to going to take no for an answer and fold or are you going to let them know that you believe you are the right person for the job and when can you get started? You can tell them that you forgive them for grossly underestimating your ability, intellect and excellence and inspite of it, you\'re willing to accept the position, perhaps on a trial basis.  Let us know when you\'ve changed their minds.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2127526">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2127526" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you for your response.  I did offer counter arguments and we will see what happens.  The interesting thing is while I was with the company they recruited me from I gained respect and buzz because of what i did while managing one of the largest accounts based in the South.  Also interesting, or disturbing, is during the interview for that promotion in my last job I was asked "how did I think I would be successful considering I was a young black female dealing with old white guys".  I was able to convince them to give me the opportunity and ended up bringing over $100 million to the company and that shut them up.<br><br>I am so am just so frustrated having to deal with this again.  I am really good.  I\'m much better then the next guy (and they are all guys).<br><br>I live in Northern California so while I may know better my executive team may not.<br><br>Val, I like your idea of suing, but it is a heavy decision to evaluate.  I will not be hired again if I sue, that\'s the way it works.  Because of the company I work for they will settle but unless I can get an equivalent amount to what i would earn in the next 35 years of working including interest, options, rate increases which take into account logical promotions I don\'t think its a good idea.  <br><br>As far as finding a new job, considering this has been brought up in the only two companies I have worked for I\'m not convinced it won\'t be different elsewhere.  I\'m starting to think (from looking around) that once you get into upper management the rules change.  I now appreciate Michelle Obama even more.  I use to think her job was no big deal, she was good and she deserved it.  But now I\'m learning It\'s really not that easy.<br><br>Wish me luck.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2130436">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2130436" class="dsq-comment-message">Good luck, PJamma. Give it a week or 2 to see if you can gain more objectivity. If you are inclined, pray for wisdom, understanding and discernment. Unfortunately, humans assult each other\'s souls. We just do...often out of ignorance or sometimes out of a desire to control or manipulate. I might say something to my kids or one of my students that really hurts their feelings,  or they might say something to me. Coworkers can be rude. Bosses can be ignorant. Let us know how things play out.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126259">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126259" class="dsq-comment-message">Document the discussion, get some confirmation on it, then report them and file a suit.<br><br>Take the money and start your own business.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126573">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126573" class="dsq-comment-message">hey pjamma - have you thought about working for another company?  There are NO limitations at the job where I am and they completely support work/life balance. <br><br>They are pro - minorities, they invest in their employees and the community, we have groups for black professionals, hispanics, gay and lesbians, everything.  They include mentoring programs and you can add to your current skillset as much as you want.  There are challenging positions, client facing positions, some of our Partners work remotely (from home) some have limited travel, and some work in the offices.  I have worked from home for over 8 years and got promoted at least 6 times, receive substantial bonuses at times twice a year and there is always opportunities to get some additional incentives depending on your role.<br><br>Not sure what your career path is or if you are remotely interested in seeing what is out there but.  let me know the best way to connect with you to give you some information. Good luck to you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2129834">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2129834" class="dsq-comment-message">What job & company is this? Do they have an office in Houston, TX? Let a teacher know!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2131098" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2131098">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2131098" class="dsq-comment-message">Val, please email me a <a href="mailto:cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2131102">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2131102" class="dsq-comment-message">Val, lease email me a <a href="mailto:cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">cooca_la_rue@yahoo.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2108944">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2108944" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/wsjs-launch-the-observers-new-glossy-a-solo-michelle-obama-1736004?page=3" rel="nofollow">Michelle on cover of More Magazine</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2109379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2109379">AnthonyMason</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2109379" class="dsq-comment-message">Havent read the rest of the comments, so please accept my apologies if anybody already posted this.<br><br>From Glen Greenwald\'s Blog at <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/04/gop/" rel="nofollow">http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/09/...</a><br>The Republicans are well aware that they can\'t possibly win the election if it is even partially decided based on issues. They need and intend to win despite the fact that Americans hate their positions on the issues, and to do that, they want to ensure that a majority of Americans love and respect the strong, honorable, principled, culturally familiar all-American mavericks John McCain and Sarah Palin (even if they don\'t agree with them on everything) while strongly disliking that wishy-washy, snooty, foreign, exotic, self-absorbed Eastern elitist Barack Obama (even if he says the right things on issues).<br><br>Democrats have clearly decided (yet again) to cede that lowly playing field to the GOP and are hoping (yet again) that those personality and cultural issues are not enough to outweigh the country\'s dislike of Republican policies. This year is indeed different -- dissatisfaction with the Government is higher than ever before, the GOP is as discredited as a party can be, and Obama is a more effective candidate than those who preceded him -- but the attacks last night were only the beginning, not the end. If John McCain remains -- even from the mouths of Democrats -- the Honored, Honorable, Principled, Heroic Maverick, the GOP chances will be as high as they can be.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2110918">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2110918" class="dsq-comment-message">Does anyone else feel that the Republican Party is looking more and more like the party of rednecks?  Just looking at the convention crowd last night, I couldn\'t help but notice how poor, outdated and unattractive they all look.  I used to believe that the Republican Party was for the rich, but there are definitely a lot of "hard working Americans" out there voting against their own interests.  Aside from the politicians there, the other delegates looked like they\'re struggling to make it.<br><br>The convention crowd looks like a picture of America 50+ years ago.  The Dem convention crowd looks like our future.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114722">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114722" class="dsq-comment-message">parker404:   The WHITE SEA is located in Russia [from Wiki  - "unscrubbed].   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>However it did look as if it re-located to St. Paul, Minnesota!   :&gt;)   <br><br><br>"Where da People Of Color"????     :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2126197" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126197">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126197" class="dsq-comment-message">Well there were people of different ethnic backgrounds there.  Few but they were there.  That doesn\'t bother me.  Most minorities tend to support the Democratic party.  What does bother me is the VILE stuff that came out of the mouths of those people.  It was like time shifted for a moment and Jim Crow was in the audience.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2127144">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2127144" class="dsq-comment-message">val:   Good visual!!  SAD but true!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114122" class="dsq-comment-message">A little Humor. <br>peace and guidance<br><br><br>Why DID that chicken cross the road?<br><br>BARACK  OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!  <br><br> <br>JOHN MC  CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.<br><br><br>HILLARY  CLINTON:  When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure - right from Day One! - that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn\'t about me. <br><br> <br>GEORGE W.  BUSH: We don\'t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.<br><br> <br>DICK  CHENEY:  Where\'s my gun? <br><br><br>COLIN  POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.<br><br> <br>BILL  CLINTON: I  did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken? <br><br> <br>JOHN  KERRY:  Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it!  It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken\'s intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.<br><br><br>AL  SHARPTON:  Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.<br><br><br>DR.  PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won\'t realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of  the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he\'s acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems. <br><br><br>OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I\'m going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens. <br><br> <br>PAT  BUCHANAN:  To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.  <br> <br><br>DR  SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I\'ve not been told.<br><br><br>ERNEST  HEMINGWAY:  To die in the rain, alone. <br><br><br>JERRY  FALWELL:  Because the chicken was gay! Can\'t you people see the plain truth? That\'s why they call it the \'other side.\' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay.  And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay, too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with seemingly harmless phrases like \'the other side.\' That chicken should not be crossing the road. It\'s as plain and as simple as that. <br><br><br>GRANDPA: In my day we didn\'t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough. <br><br> <br>BARBARA  WALTERS:  Isn\'t that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it  experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road. <br><br><br>ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road. <br><br> <br>JOHN  LENNON:  Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in  peace. <br><br><br>ALBERT  EINSTEIN:  Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?<br><br>COLONEL  SANDERS: How did I miss one?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114655">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114655" class="dsq-comment-message">karlewis:::  OMG!!!!!      :&gt;)    :&gt;)       ROTFLMAO!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>This is soooooo     GOOD!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><br>Still laughing!!!    :&gt;)       :&gt;)      :&gt;)  [Wiping tears!!  Doubled over!!  Cain\'t  breathe!!]  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114318">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114318" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/westmoreland-calls-obama-uppity-2008-09-04.html" rel="nofollow">Georgia Congressman calls Obama ‘uppity\' </a><br><br>Okay, I think it might be time to start a pool on when and who will be the first republican to publicly call Obama the n-word.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114602">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114602" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:  Oh!  You mean that "dog whistle" OR "CODE WORD" hasn\'t been used yet!???<br><br>I was sure that I heard it.   Maybe, I\'m mistaken!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Your post:    LMAO!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2114806" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2114806">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2114806" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Donna Brazile said the the Gov\'s speech was the   - drum roll, please ---<br><br>                 SPEECH TO NOWHERE!!!!<br><br>Rim shot!!!!    :&gt;)        :&gt;)          :&gt;)       :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2115201" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2115201" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2115201">SpartacusLaw</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2115201" class="dsq-comment-message">Let\'s all chant together now, "4 More Years, 4 More Years"....<br><br>Abramoff Sentenced to Four More Years<br>September 4, 2008, 4:25 p.m. <br>By Paul Singer<br>Roll Call Staff <br><br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to 48 months in federal prison for charges relating to defrauding American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials. <br>The sentence, handed down by Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is in addition to the 22 months Abramoff has already served. <br><br>Government prosecutors had asked that Abramoff serve only 39 more months; Huvelle increased that to a total of four more years. <br><br>“The true victims here are the public,” Huvelle said. “You have impacted severely the public’s confidence in the integrity of the government.”</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2116492" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2116492">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2116492" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  A few observations:<br>1.  They\'re rearranging the stage in order to make it more "town hall " - looking!   I think that the purpose is to put people closer so that "McAncient" could HEAR any questions if asked!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>2.  Cafferty said that the IOWA POLL is O = 55%   M = 30 (something - I missed it.  Sorry!)   But, O-man is LEADING!!!   Whooo!   Hooo!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br>And he said that the only thing that is whiter than IOWA (95% white) is the Arctic!   :&gt;)  He has NO FEAR!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126136">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126136" class="dsq-comment-message">jack is funny</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2124937" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2124937" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2124937">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2124937" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Alaska" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Al...</a><br><br>The Demographics of Alaska<br><br>Race and ancestry<br><br>Multiracial/Mixed-Race people are the third largest group of people in the state, totaling 6.9% of the population or 44,426. The largest ancestry groups in the state are: German (16.6%), Alaska Native or American Indian (15.6%), Irish (10.8%), British (9.6%), American (5.7%), and Norwegian (4.2%). Alaska has the largest percentage of American Indians of any state.<br><br>The vast, sparsely populated regions of northern and western Alaska are primarily inhabited by Alaska Natives, who are also numerous in the southeast. Anchorage, Fairbanks, and other parts of south-central and southeast Alaska have many whites of northern and western European ancestry. The Wrangell-Petersburg area has many residents of Scandinavian ancestry and the Aleutians contain a large Filipino population. The vast majority of the state\'s black population lives in Anchorage and Fairbanks.<br>Demographics of Alaska (csv)<br>By race 	White 	Black 	AIAN* 	Asian 	NHPI*<br>2000 (total population) 	75.43% 	4.46% 	19.06% 	5.24% 	0.88%<br>2000 (Hispanic only) 	3.42% 	0.33% 	0.45% 	0.16% 	0.06%<br>2005 (total population) 	74.71% 	4.72% 	18.77% 	5.90% 	0.88%<br>2005 (Hispanic only) 	4.32% 	0.38% 	0.48% 	0.19% 	0.05%<br>Growth 2000–05 (total population) 	4.85% 	12.03% 	4.27% 	19.23% 	5.35%<br>Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) 	3.49% 	11.30% 	4.02% 	18.96% 	5.86%<br>Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) 	33.56% 	21.02% 	14.52% 	27.89% 	-1.95%<br>* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander<br><br><br>"Where Da People Of Color"???????<br><br>Could it be that the Gov. has LITTLE EXPERIENCE with DIVERSITY!!????<br><br>I\'m just askin\'. . . . .</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2125979" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2125979">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2125979" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Did anyone hear the CRICKETS*****??<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303696.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br>The RNC trotted a host of Hispanics up to the mics to speak on their issues, YET the ISSUE of IMMIGRATION on the RNC PLATFORM [which is where the action is] is devastatingT  Please see the article!<br><br>One speaker, a female physician, made statements that health care for Hispanics is less that that for whites.   She received FEW applause!!  People were TALKING and GENERALLY IGNORING HER!!!  They had SHOCKED LOOKS on their FACES!   And the final applause was LESS than spirited!!!   IMHO -  SHE WAS STR8 DISSED!!!  <br><br>IT WAS INSULTING!!!!    BUT,  she was in the WHITE SEA!!!<br><br>Did anyone else see this???</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2126120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2126120">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2126120" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2126120" class="dsq-comment-message">anyone got a Youtube of this</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2133713" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2133713">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2133713" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2133713" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle on Ellen for Season Premiere<br><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michelle-obama-sarah-palins-kids-absolutely-off-limits" rel="nofollow">http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michelle-obama-s...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2102970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2102970" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2102970" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/04/palin-delivers-a-knockout/" rel="nofollow">Palin delivers a knockout</a> - Ed does the best break down and analysis of Palin\'s speech that I have read so far.</div>\
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