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it.<br></br><br>Typically, people who post repeatedly but do not have an account are here to misinform.  They are clumsily manipulative and their purpose here is suspect; and, I am not worried.</br><br></br><br>I think your posts should be henceforth ignored.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:04:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jelena:<br></br><br>A lot of people understand it.  Those who did not support Obama are just using it to try and discredit him.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Don't bother with the psycho babble...I'm not having any of it.<br></br><br>Typically, people who post repeatedly but do not have an account are here to misinform. They are clumsily manipulative and their purpose here is suspect; and, I am not worried.</br><br></br><br>I think your posts should be henceforth ignored.\"</br><br>-----------------</br><br>Your quickly changing-with-every-post reasoning for wanting others to create accounts betrays your lack of intellectual integrity on the issue.  If you are too slow or too blind to recognize that my posts are signed, then no amount of account creations is going to change that.  I have enough accounts in my life.  A useless one to please you would definitely be one too many.  Others choose for themselves as well.</br><br></br><br>Folks should worry less about my clearly signed posts and more about those who post to their blogs with multiple accounts.  That is where you and your manipulation, misinformation, and suspect purposes rest.</br><br></br><br>Psychobabble.  I needed that laugh.  I appreciate you.  You just made my day!  </br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:16:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957892": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms.Martin said...<i>  Jelena:   A lot of people understand it. Those who did not support Obama are just using it to try and discredit him.</i><br></br><br></br><br>Word. and co-sign.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "369dd1fe5f49cbfe5e745f45b499d41e", "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}, "1957893": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "squarepeg wrote \"I can only hope that someone on Obama's campaign who monitors what is being said in the blogosphere will inform him of the many people posting on this blog regarding his endless efforts to back away from his \"blackness.\"<br></br><br>I would expect that people who are forced to deal with blogs sift out nonsense and don't have time to feed absurdity into their campaigns; the media does enough of that.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I really don't see anything wrong with statement issued by the church.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:41:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "5fc804380ded9f8b58ae0aded96432ff", "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}, "1957895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon at 23:00,<br></br><br>Please give it a rest, will you?</br><br></br><br>Haven't you noticed by now that most people on this blog are not falling for that old conservative trick that if you keep repeating it enough, it will eventually sink in as truth.  That's what George Bush as said regarding the \"propoganda\" that so many illiterate, uninformed, and careless people did when following behind someone like him, who has to be told time and time again what he is supposed to read, let alone trying to express himself without a script.</br><br></br><br>Now, this will be my last response to you, and hopefully others on this post will ignore you as well.  My friend, you are not getting through, no one believes your bile.</br><br></br><br>Obama is not following the old \"tried and tired\" strategies of the DLC but I am sure that somebody because they want to know how the everyday people feel about his policies and how he is explaining them to the public shapes his opinions and views.</br><br></br><br>Again, please give it a rest.  Go back to that trollworld you escaped, and let them know that like George Bush, your mission was not accomplished.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_12:54:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "555b9b929d53b153dec595af7090ac7a", "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}, "1957896": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon 23:00:<br></br><br></br><br>\"I would expect that people who are forced to deal with blogs sift out nonsense and don't have time to feed absurdity into their campaigns; the media does enough of that.\"</br><br></br><br>Are you talking about yourself?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:02:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957897": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Enjoy:<br>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/roundtable_discusses_reverend.html</br><br>Word...Peace out</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:03:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My two cents worth:<br></br><br>1. After reading this and Obama's post online, this is a dead issue as far as I'm concerned.</br><br></br><br>2. If you really want to make it a dead issue for the rest of the election season....stop talking about it. Let it die. The longer you discuss it, the more you open it up to opposing viewpoints.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0183bc94f5be8b9ec79636f3f2174ff5", "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}, "1957899": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "squarepeg wrote \"Now, this will be my last response to you, and hopefully others on this post will ignore you as well.\"<br></br><br>Huh?  I presume you were responding to me at 9:23 because 23:00 has not occurred yet, unless you see the future.  Accept my apology if that presumption is inaccurate.  Wasn't your \"last\" post also your first one in response to me ...at least as \"squarepeg\" ...so I am not understanding the implied multiple responses.  Are you confusing yourself with truthseeker and if so, why? </br><br></br><br>You may need a break.  You seem to have lost your marbles, just because I sign my posts at the bottom.  Who knew your sanity depended on it; had you asked nicely and explained this before you would have probably gotten better results.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:43:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957900": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "squarepeg, some how you and anon at Mon Mar 17, 10:02:00 AM are eerily incorrect readers of time and users of the same wrong tag as a result.  Goes back to my earlier post.<br></br><br>Sorry you are so distraught over others not signing in but I hope you can survive such a minor distraction.</br><br></br><br>Peace,</br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:49:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "squarepeg wrote \"you are not getting through, no one believes your bile\"<br></br><br>What bile exactly?  Please provide direct quotes.  I like to stick to truth, facts and common sense in my posts.  So, please avoid projection.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:53:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957902": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "d.,<br></br><br>Unfortunately this issue will not go away in this era of 'gotcha politics.' Obama's credibility is at stake. There is blood in the water and the sharks are circling.</br><br></br><br>Obama is trying to introduce himself to the American people and many want to know, \"Who\u2019s the real Obama, the guy who shrugs at Wright\u2019s sermons because he needs the racial credibility Wright gives him or the guy who casts Wright out of his virtual house lest the project of healing be impeded? </br><br></br><br>Rev. Wright is a man Obama chose to be associated with when it was advantageous to him and he exploited it. But when he decided to run for president, he tried to distance himself from Wright. Wright has acknowledged that Obama knew he would be a problem for him and that he may someday distance himself from Wright? </br><br></br><br>All of this speaks to Obama's character and his judgment. Wright's 'liberation theology' and 'black nationalism' runs contrary to Obama's narrative of hope and change. </br><br></br><br>Right now it seems to many that Obama is not truly standing astride racial polarization, but playing a game. Using it to his advantage one minute, then disavowing it the next, when it is convenient. </br><br></br><br>People want to know who he is. And in this case, many don't know.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_13:56:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957903": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Squarepeg\", you have issues. You have your one vote, why not exercise it to vote for Clinton or McCain, instead of repeatedly posting the same innuendo and aspersions.  You want to convince these people that Senator Obama doesn't know that he is black?  Exercise you brain because I don't think MOST Blacks are dumb enough to believe it and neither blacks nor whites will ever let him forget his color.  You seem stuck on driving a wedge between him and the black community with baseless garbage such as your following quote (which is a poorly worded redo of your other post above):<br></br><br>\"Rev. Wright is a man Obama chose to be associated with when it was advantageous to him and he exploited it. But when he decided to run for president, he tried to distance himself from Wright.\"</br><br></br><br>Then you provide this evidence of illiteracy because it was Dr. Wright who initiated that discussion and warned Senator Obama that he may have to, not the other way around (which would actually reinforce Senator Obama's point that he wasn't aware of the specific statements the media is exploiting but he knew his preacher was firey):</br><br></br><br>\"Obama knew he would be a problem for him and that he may someday distance himself from Wright? \"</br><br></br><br>Do you think you could at least feign intellectual integrity sometimes just for fun, maybe?</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:11:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon 10:56:00,<br></br><br>You know, I kinda brought into that before; that it was a bad judgement call on Obama's part. That it said something about his character.</br><br></br><br>And then my mom reminded me over the weekend that this same Rev. Wright had been to my home church when I was growing up. I had to honestly ask: if I was running for office, would I want someone using Rev. Wright's words to question my beliefs on my country?</br><br></br><br>Yes, there's probably still some vetting of Obama to be done. I think (and I'm sure I'll be corrected if wrong!) that even his most ardent supporters may agree with that. </br><br></br><br>As far as this issue goes, Obama has said that he rejects the statements, and that they don't mesh with the platform he's running on. Fair enough; I'll accept that. If he is playing a game, then that makes him no different than any other politician-and I don't mean that as a negative.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:12:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0183bc94f5be8b9ec79636f3f2174ff5", "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}, "1957905": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>My two cents worth:<br></br><br>1. After reading this and Obama's post online, this is a dead issue as far as I'm concerned.</br><br></br><br>2. If you really want to make it a dead issue for the rest of the election season....stop talking about it. Let it die. The longer you discuss it, the more you open it up to opposing viewpoints.</br></i><br></br><br>Not that I don't disagree with you, D ...</br><br></br><br>but if this were such a non-issue, then Sean Hannity and the rest of the right wing talking heads wouldn't have spent several weeks preparing it to be one.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:18:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "25c2ebf4464c5d95fa227ddd4a0d2fe5", "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}, "1957906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ronnie,<br>I know. Damn right wingers. ;)</br><br></br><br>I guess my thing is that people who can see through the BS are probably smart enough to let it die.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0183bc94f5be8b9ec79636f3f2174ff5", "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}, "1957907": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"then Sean Hannity and the rest of the right wing talking heads wouldn't have spent several weeks preparing it to be one.\"<br></br><br>You are correct there, ronnieb and they will keep it going for as long as possible with week long series on Fox News, editorials, comments, talk radio but with that comes a certain level of desensitizing.  No one can predict what the final fallout will be but we can still hope;)</br><br></br><br>You know that they launched Obama Watch on Fox this weekend, right?  They plan to milk this cow till the utters wear off.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957908": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ Truthseeker<br></br><br>FYI, I pretty much dismiss rhetorical questions out-of-hand.  It should be rather clear that I objected to the idea of viewing the gov't and White people as one in the same so your question-rationale does not compute.  </br><br></br><br>As such, my answer to your question is:  no I do not think \"the preaching of HIV as Govt. plot against AA's encourages the view that Govt. is synonymous with white.\"</br><br></br><br>State your position how you think it does and be done with it and don't try to use my statements as a backhanded way to lecture about some idea of yours that has nothing to do with anything I said.</br><br></br><br>You also posted this in response to the wrong person:</br><br></br><br><b>Government is the representative of the people and is not synonymous with any ethnic group to the exclusion of any other.</b></br><br></br><br>It really makes no sense including that in a response you direct to me when I'm the one who insisted on making that point.  </br><br></br><br>But go ahead and explain why that \"group bond\" and \"group control\" bs was posted in your response to me.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957909": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There seem to be many contradictory statements and theories about Wright and Obama. Did he or did he not know the pastor was controversial? When did he know it? Does he really believe it? Is he just pretending to distance himself? Is he trying to have it both ways?<br></br><br>Obama is planning a speech tomorrow, perhaps he can put his issue in a larger context.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:48:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957910": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ Truthseeker<br></br><br>When you want to comment on something I've said, make sure your comments are in the proper context.</br><br></br><br>My comments were a response to the Anon post from 05:33, the person who used the term ABHORRENT.  Yappin' about \"ill-advised\" and \"unfortunate\" is OUT OF CONTEXT. </br><br></br><br>People have said that Obama's whole campaign (his \"lack of experience\") is \"ill-advised\" so spare me the vague and nebulous ideas. When you say stuff like this:</br><br></br><br><b>It was ill-advised to use their first names rather than addressing them as Senator Clinton or Senator Barack.</b></br><br></br><br>It's clear you have no conversation for me and, as such, should have no audience with me.  Of course you say X, Y and Z are \"ill-advised\" but don't advise why.  Hell, people have said Obama's whole campaign is \"ill-advised\" given his time in Washington, etc.</br><br></br><br>So, you've got the wrong person to throw out catch-phrases and claims that you don't support, desperately reaching (and not making sense) in the process.</br><br></br><br>I mean, after all that talk about \"using their first name\" that's exactly what you turned around and did.  I also reject superficial reasoning out-of-hand, as well.</br><br></br><br>FYI...</br><br></br><br>Now when you want to argue whether Rev. Wright's statements were \"abhorrent\" or \"hostile to White Americans\" or \"bigoted\" then and only then should you post:</br><br></br><br>@ nquest</br><br></br><br>... as far as that particular subject matter is concerned.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_14:52:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957911": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Since 2004, we've been told about Barack Obama, the healer. Barack Obama, the uniter, the post-partisan, post-racial, \"leader of the 21st century,\" who will take a country of red states and blue states and turn them into red white and blue states. After all, he said, they worship an \"awesome God\" in those blue states...<br></br><br>And now we see that Obama's church declares, \"God d*** America.\" That the 9/11 attacks were chickens coming home to roost. That the U.S. government created the AIDS virus. The award to Farrakhan, the trip to Libya to meet Khadafi...</br><br></br><br>And many Americans (and more than a few Democrats) are now asking, \"who is this guy?\" Why are we learning that there's another side to the candidate that completely contradicts the healing, uniting image?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_15:05:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957912": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous Mar 17, 11:48:00 AM wrote \"There seem to be many contradictory statements and theories about Wright and Obama. Did he or did he not know the pastor was controversial? When did he know it? Does he really believe it? Is he just pretending to distance himself? Is he trying to have it both ways?\"<br></br><br>Now isn't this rich... You have posted misinformation, aspersions and innuendo all morning and now you stop to ask questions.  That says everything about you and your posts.  </br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_15:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957913": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ anonymous Mon Mar 17, 12:05:00 PM<br></br><br>Don't you get tired of playing Sybil around here...</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_15:10:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://healthybagofpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/03/back-home-again-in-pennsylvania.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">I was in PA Saturday</a> <br></br><br>People give a rats ass about this. They're worried about the economy. It's not an issue. I'm even conflicted about whether Obama should give a major speech on this. I think it may be stupid, as it just prolongs the media shit fest. </br><br></br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw8-9AGGsQw\" rel=\"nofollow\">The media still hasn't run this video of McCain's spiritual guide</a>. </br><br></br><br>This was going to happen. The media is full of a bunch of rich people who laugh at the gridiron dinner. They are clueless as to the struggles of the real American. People are worried about the economy, depressed that they can't take a vacation because of gas prices, upset that they're having to skip meals because of food inflation, and worried that their job is going overseas. Further, they're heart broken by seeing the kid they coached in Little League come back from Iraq without any legs. </br><br></br><br>Overall, the media is totally out of touch. This issue is completely overblown. I'm in the heart of the Four State region, which includes South Central PA, and I've seen absolutely no evidence of the Wright thing being an issue. Obama has low support here, but for other reasons mainly he's \"just another socialist Democrat.\"</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_15:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "2a2201364786f612d9d33bb12f2de038", "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}, "1957915": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'd like to see Senator Obama speak nationally to put this issue to rest.  Then discuss the economy and education.<br></br><br>In the meantime, please people; get e-mails out to Eugene Robinson of the Wash Post, Michelle Norris of NPR and Roland Martin of CNN to not only denounce the parties responsible for flaming this issue, but the media who continue to poor gasoline on it.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_15:32:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "25c2ebf4464c5d95fa227ddd4a0d2fe5", "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}, "1957916": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From the Washington Post: <br></br><br>Obama Plans Speech on Race</br><br></br><br>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/03/17/obama_plans_speech_on_race.html</br><br></br><br>FYI I just saw this. Don't know how to feel about it. Because part of me hopes -- despite trying to be cynical, knowing how deep rooted racism/white supremacy is in the dynamics of this country  -- still part of me hopes this will be able to help move and ground the public discussion in truth and sanity about what is really going on. </br><br></br><br>I kind of hate that I can't just sigh and go with cynical 100%. But I have difficulty doing that when it comes to Senator Obama. I am not entirely convinced this is a good thing but can't seem to shake it.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_15:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "de3917e982ff609a0d6f7fb5e3c8f079", "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}, "1957917": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ nquest<br></br><br>Here, we are speaking informally; therefore, we use whatever name we want.  If I was making a public speech from a position of authority, I would observe protocol.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_16:09:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957918": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Slick Willy is on CNN trying to scam the voters again.  The Clinton scammers used Ferraro to take the heat off them and pretend the race baiting was only out of control surrogates.  Then, he says the race card was played against their team.  He says SC race baiting was a myth.  These people are UNBELIEVABLE!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_16:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957919": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ronnie B,<br></br><br>I caught Michelle Norris and Roland Martin on Meet the Press and CNN respectively over the weekend, and it's clear that Negroes are more concerned about their day gigs and being invited back.</br><br></br><br>It took White Republican to call out the double standard bull shit of all of this:  <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html%3C/br\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/o...</a>&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_16:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "c60cf267cb7a0392bdb4a893a5ee5c7c", "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}, "1957920": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nmp,<br></br><br>I love Roland! Although, I don't believe I caught these 2 shows, he normally tells it like it is- at least as far as he can go. We can do our part in making sure they are invited back. I DID! I called CNN @ 212-275-7800.  You are correct, they are not asked back UNLESS we ask for them. That will make it easier to voice their views. If we are not behind them, you can bet they will NOT be asked back!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_17:10:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "28cc5a449f328a9bd9d57f126ea85efd", "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}, "1957921": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorry to belabor this whole thing about Rev. Wright.  I honestly feel this could hurt Obama very badly in the eyes of the general public. <br></br><br>I ordered a copy of Medical Apartheid from <a href=\"http://amazon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">amazon.com</a>, and I look forward to reading it.  I'm sure we've all experienced prejudice, and of course it's always a terrible thing. </br><br></br><br>But let's face it: any guy who sounds like Rev. Wright (or Mike Huckabee, or Jerry Falwell, etc. etc.) is NOT A HEALER.  He's a \"divider\" like George W. Bush. </br><br></br><br>Many of you may disagree with me, and I admit I haven't experienced the exact kind of prejudice that many of you have.  But I really believe it's a mistake to think that Obama can \"move past\" the Rev. Wright soundbytes.  Rightly or wrongly, I'm afraid this is a very big deal, and I hope Obama gets very proactive about this and says OVER AND OVER AGAIN that he is a uniter, not a divider.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_17:35:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f3bcba40954f3b8277da719d4ebe737", "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}, "1957922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "babyming wrote \"But let's face it: any guy who sounds like Rev. Wright (or Mike Huckabee, or Jerry Falwell, etc. etc.) is NOT A HEALER. He's a \"divider\" like George W. Bush.\"<br></br><br>Babyming, I understand your frustration and fear.  None of us can predict the fallout, if any.  However, in your post you make your own key point that counters your angst.  </br><br></br><br>Are any of the people you named in the quote above currently running for president or in the running for president?  Are any of the people in that list named Barack Obama?  Have you ever heard Senator Obama say anything like the people you named in your list or anything that would make you question his sincere approach to unity, patriotism, or love for all Americans?  If you can honestly answer yes to even ONE of these questions, then you may have cause to worry yourself sick but if not maybe you can rest easy knowing that you are on the right side with the best team.  It's difficult but tomorrow is another day and we fight on!</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_17:55:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957923": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The media will continue to run this issue into the ground, especially while people continue to make it such an issue, while McCain's identical situation is treated as a settled matter. The difference is melanin as far as I'm concerned, in the overall contest for President. My greatest concern and disappointment is the double standard. We are all familiar with the 'black tax' but damn. <br></br><br>When Geraldine Ferraro lost her mind by saying that Obama is only where he is because he's Black, and Hillary Clinton was asked about it she said simply, \"I didn't say it\". End of conversation.</br><br></br><br>John McCain says that \"when he (Hagee) endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for and believes in\". He has addressed this situation on multiple occasions, but at the end of his conversation, this is the point to which he returns.</br><br>Why can't Senator Obama be afforded the same luxury?</br><br></br><br>I have belonged to the same church since 1981 with a minimum of 4 pastors on the roster at any given time. Each pastor, by design, has their own style, and each 'speaks' to a different subset of the congregation. Do I embrace everything that each pastor ascribes to? Do I faithfully fall in line with their teachings without any cognitive effort on my own to discern truth and practical application? Absolutely not. I go to church on Sundays, not cult meetings. </br><br></br><br>Everyone at my church, leadership included, has an opinion on any given subject, but their opinion is not necessarily mine. There's a reason Bible class at a Black church can end with an argument just as quickly as it can with a prayer. Even with disagreement, our church is very active in the community, and agressive in its committment to the upliftment and empowerment of the Black family. We provide our own scholarships, conduct our own fundraisers and take care of our community in various ways, including environmental activism, and foreign missionary boards. I can understand why the Obama's remain at their church, and don't see a problem. I know others will, but hopefully more won't, or at the least, attempt an understanding.</br><br></br><br>I genuinely feel that for those who were not going to vote for Senator Obama, this issue serves as justification, and for those who were unsure, this may also serve as a final push toward the other side. For those, like me, who truly feel that Senator Obama will serve this country well as president, then this is just another drop in the cesspool of political attacks that I sincerely hope he survives. Hopefully, a large enough population of the electorate will not let their fears and prejudices rule the day as they have most recently, much to the detriment of the country. (see George W. Bush)</br><br></br><br>I take Senator Obama at his word that he and Rev. Wright do not share identical views on all things. His time serving in the state and US senate fall into his time at the church and its obvious from his votes that he does not lean toward radical action/thought when handling the people's business. Isn't that what really matters?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_18:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "c8fd5f1ed587b2be9d273b5d599fd592", "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}, "1957924": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ Truthseeker<br></br><br>The last thing you can talk about is following protocol.  Even in this \"informal\" setting you've violated \"protocol\" in the very ways I indicated.  So it's not like you have respect for protocol, it's just a phony issue you think you can raise when nothing else will do.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_18:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "txtruthsoulja<br></br><br>I agree with you completely.  It is quite obvious that Obama is exactly who he says he is.  I am sure the speech tomorrow on race and religion</br><br>will confirm this.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_20:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "c36c5e8bd4d56491f8a60b53ae8e9eb4", "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}, "1957926": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Txtruthsolja:<br></br><br>Excellent point that his Senate voting does not reflect any radical thinking.</br><br></br><br>I think it's safe to say the same about his position Iraq clears up any doubt about radical thinking.</br><br></br><br>It's radical to think that we need to be there 100 years.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_20:35:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How is it that Barack is getting heat for being a member of a church that actually gets out and helps people in its community, but noone is talking about Hillary's involvment with a \"secretive Capital Hill group\" where she participates in \"conservative bible study and prayer circles\" with the likes of Sam Brownback and Rick Santorum?  Couldn't have anything to do with villifying the black church now could it?<br></br><br>Check out <a href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/09/hillarys-prayer.html%3C/br\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/09...</a>&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_22:02:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957797": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for keeping us informed.<br></br><br>I don't know that this is an indictment of Senator Obama as much as it is against the forces that turned it into the political sideshow that it has been.</br><br></br><br>They are defending Rev Wright, their church and the ministry and I think they should.</br><br></br><br>I don't think Rev. Wright should be a casualty of this election process.</br><br></br><br>I'm fearful though that it will be viewed as a slight against Obama and will set off a firestorm of critics coming out against Senator Obama for distancing himself from Rev. Wright's statements.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_21:49:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957798": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>I'm fearful though that it will be viewed as a slight against Obama and will set off a firestorm of critics coming out against Senator Obama for distancing himself from Rev. Wright's statements.</i><br></br><br>You mean, like TAVIS SMILEY?</br><br></br><br>Oh yeah, Tavis is Back. </br><br></br><br>From Prometheus 6:</br><br><b></b></br><br>I was reporting at an event tonight (yeesh, it's late ... revise that to Saturday night...) where Tavis was receiving an honorary doctorate from Florida Memorial Univesity, a South Florida HBCU. Well... let's just say Tavis went off on Barack Obama for, in his words, \"throwing Rev. Jeremiah Wright under the bus.\"</br><br></br><br>He had a lot to say, but you'll have to wait for my South Florida Times article to get the full skinny.</br><br></br><br>Tavis' SILENCE as Billary Race-baited Obama is well noticed. His SILENCE said it all. So, he can get off his posturing ass, because if he meant well, then his Black ass would have been on the air DEFENDING DR. WRIGHT. Where was he? Nowhere to be found, so he can STFU.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:04:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "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}, "1957799": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rule 101 of anything...if you are in a hole, stop digging!! I don't care what the church thinks, but keeping this issue alive only makes it worse. A very large number of Americans don't go to church regularly and the ones that do, don't go to TUCC or churches with charismatic pastors. But A LOT of Americans (religious or otherwise) would react negatively to any preaching like that. If I were a member of their Board, I would not go into a treatise about the church..frankly I would show some sort of remorse about Wright's message, disassociate the church and its members from it, highlight the good the guy and the chruch has done and criticize the bad and then give it a rest. End of story...just like what Obama did. <br></br><br>Going on a war path and invoking MLK in this context is just asking for more trouble and scrutiny...Gosh!! If Obama ends up losing because of this, many black aspiring politicians will shy away from these kind of churches ..and for good reason too. God exists in many places other than charismatic firebrand ministries.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957800": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Tavis' SILENCE as Billary Race-baited Obama is well noticed. His SILENCE said it all. So, he can get off his posturing ass, because if he meant well, then his Black ass would have been on the air DEFENDING DR. WRIGHT. Where was he? Nowhere to be found, so he can STFU.<br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Agreed!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:24:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "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}, "1957801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Do people actually care what Tavis Smiley thinks? He so laughably self-interested as to be caricature.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:29:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "b65341a231bdc06cfaa2b35dad3c8249", "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}, "1957802": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Rule 101 of anything...if you are in a hole, stop digging!! I don't care what the church thinks, but keeping this issue alive only makes it worse.\"<br></br><br>As the spokeswoman for the church noted, they are separate from the Obama campaign. Its not their job to help get him elected. I totally get why Senator Obama did what he did, but the church has the right to defend itself and their former minister.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:29:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f41b6ea54c5a4aed22d15a43da123d39", "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}, "1957803": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You know they must be desperate if they are resorting to attacking a minister.  This issue only gives cover to people that weren't going to vote for Obama anyway.  This is a way to justify their reason.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:38:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe but strategically speaking, keeping this issue alive any longert than necessary is toxic nuclear IMHO! And the way starts to sound like us vs. them, black vs. white etc...yuck!! Not where Obama needs to be going right now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:39:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RULE #1:<br></br><br><b>\"If I were a member of their Board...\"</b></br><br></br><br>Keep your unsolicited advice and off-based, off-centered bs to yourself.  That way you won't overstate your importance while showing your mental limitations and weaknesses even as you parade them as strengths or honorable qualities.</br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br>RULE #2:</br><br></br><br><b>\"War path\"</b></br><br></br><br>Stop exposing yourself with your hyperboles.  This church, let alone their founding pastor, has been maligned in the media and on the internet for over a year. They issue a statement and you call that a \"war path.\"  </br><br></br><br>Your flair for the hysterically dramatic does not flatter you.  Again, it exposes you.</br><br></br><br></br><br>RULE #3:</br><br></br><br><b>God exists in many places other than charismatic firebrand ministries.</b></br><br></br><br>Great.  Now explain what that has to do with Trinity UCC and their statement.</br><br></br><br>Oh, the rule:  whatever you choose to say, say something that makes sense.  Take this for instance:</br><br></br><br><i>\"...many black aspiring politicians will shy away from these kind of churches\"</i></br><br></br><br>First, what kind of \"churches\" are \"these\"?  Again, this church has been maligned for over a year with people forming their ideas about the church based on slanted things put out there in the media.  </br><br></br><br></br><br>And finally...  THE GOLDEN ROD RULE</br><br>(spare the rod, spoil the child)</br><br></br><br>Graduate from the school of child-like emotional appeals (to consequences) and spare all the lame, fallacious reasoning.</br><br></br><br>It's like going to a talentless child's first music recital.  It's hard to be nice when the noise is so loud and off-key.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_22:55:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957806": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Let me first respond to Anon who posted immediatley after me.<br></br><br>WHY CAN'T YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND - WHAT THE MEDIA  DID WAS NOT JUST AN ATTACK ON SENATOR OBAMA, BUT AN ATTACK ON AAs AND THE BLACK CHURCH IN GENERAL.</br><br></br><br>I DIDN'T SEE YOU ON THIS BLOG WARNING OF THE DANGERS TO MCCAIN CAMPAIGN WHEN HIS ASSOCIATE CLERGY WERE EXPOSED.  I DIDN'T READ WHERE OR SEE ANYWHERE THE PEOPLE OF THOSE CONGREGATIONS BEING DEPICTED IN THE MANNER AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE!</br><br></br><br>While I support Senator Obama wholeheartedly, I also support Trinity and Rev. Moss' right to speak out against the way that the church and African Americans in general have been portrayed in an effort to demonize and ghettoize Senator Obama.</br><br></br><br>Senator Obama is a big boy with a lot of big boys behind him and they can protect themselves.</br><br></br><br>Reverend Moss should speak out against what the media has done and he should also fight to protect his congregation.</br><br></br><br>As Rikyrah would say:  Period.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:01:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957807": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Recall for a moment the historic novel/film, \"The Spook Who Sat Behind The Door.\" <br>In every War there is a time to speak and time to remain silent. Some of our public figures (Brotha Minister, Tavis, Pastor Wright, etc.)need to keep their eyes on the prize and THEIR MOUTHS SHUT !!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:01:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b458476ce14e825694ca2f59b7ddafd", "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}, "1957808": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Not where Obama needs to be going right now.</i><br></br><br>Yet another ERROR.  This was Trinity UCC and where they \"are going right now.\"  On what basis do you put tie this to or make this synonymous with Obama?</br><br></br><br>And where do you get the US vs. THEM, Black vs. White stuff from?  Another ERROR.</br><br></br><br>Trinity response to the \"attacks\" against their church and now they're the ones causing the problem.</br><br></br><br>Keep your scripts and PROJECTION out of this.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:02:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>\"In every War there is a time to speak and time to remain silent.\"</i><br></br><br>First, why are you framing this as a WAR?</br><br></br><br>Second, okay, let's here it: when are the times to speak when it comes to this \"war\", as you call it?  What will be said at that time?  You know, when the WAR is still going on.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957810": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dude...why the rage? what is your problem? Are you are Sista Soulja's child or what? I was just telling it like most fair minded folks see things. If you are going to kamikaze anyone who doesn't hug Obama when he farts or blundgeon anyone who criticizes Obama for saying X when he should have said Y, you are off your rocker and you are an angry, bitter and poisonous person.<br></br><br>Obama not only needs to pray that God save him from his enemies, but more so from so called defenders like you! With folks like you talking like this, he will barely get reelected to the Senate let alone become President. You will turn off lots of people with talk like that. Get a grip!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:08:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nquest,<br></br><br>No worry. You're kicking his ass & he has nothing else to contribute!</br><br></br><br>BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:15:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "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}, "1957812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon:<br></br><br>You are clearly here for a fight.  </br><br></br><br>Please understand that Wrights statements and Trinity's defense of him and the church as it was portrayed before the world and their right to speak out is to them a clearly separate issue from Senator Obama's campaign.</br><br></br><br>N-Qest is speaking directly to your assinine statements that you are attempting to embed in a conversation about what's right for the Obama campaign.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957813": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Clean up on Aisle Nquest...this guy/girl has lost it! Beleive you me..you are not doing Obama any favors. You know that yet you keep opening your mouth like some cesspool of pig dung waiting to crap out more stuff than you know what to do with.<br></br><br></br><br>Per Ms. Martin: McCain is not even a religious man and any and has only a tangential attachment to any of those kook pastors. Bob Jones ain't Bush's church and Pat Robertson, Falwell etc are not Bush's spiritual guides included in his bestseller. The relationship btw Obama and Wright is much closer and that is why it is more controversial...there is no media witch hunt against AAs or Obama...let's stop acting like we are in the 1950s and conspiracy theorists. If there was he would not be anywhere near where he is today. He does not run his campaign like this and folks should stop injecting crap like this out there...it only makes matters worse. heck even the McCain was the one batting down any supporter who said \"Hussein\". Geez enough already!!!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957814": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Check this out from the son of one of the \"founders\" of the religious right movement... <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html?view=print%3Cbr%3E%22Obama%27s\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/o...</a> Minister Committed \"Treason\" But When My Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero\"</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:22:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f37a41a2dd51651bb50b761baa90c4ec", "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}, "1957815": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm not here for a fight..WTF? I used to check this blog out long ago well before Obama was even running for office. I'm just not on the one track mind gravy train with a VIP pass to an echo chamber. Show the Wright video to ANY person on the street (black, white, Hispanic whatever) then see their reaction...then tell me if there is no element of truth to what I am saying.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957816": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It is sad that Black political figures are \"forced\" to denounce Black Nationalistic rhetoric.  Words spoken by Farrakhan and Pastor Wright speak to wounds left behind from 400 years of slavery, 100 years of Jim Crow and over 1,700 recorded Lynchings. To require that Obama account for the \"sins\" of \"black racists\" is an insult to our experience and removes the statements from their historic context. <br></br><br>That said... our \"vocal\" leaders have a responsibilty to preserve and not tarnish or sabotage our hope for America's First Black President.</br><br>Don't give the opposition ammunition.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "5b458476ce14e825694ca2f59b7ddafd", "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}, "1957817": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I know you understand.  You would like to fight.  You're not gonna get one from me.<br></br><br>I support Trinity, I support Obama and I denounce and repudiate you.</br><br></br><br>This isn't my blog, but I suggest if you're not here for meaningful thought provoking exchange that you should spend your time on a blog where your point of view (and yours alone-which is what you would like) is acceptable.</br><br></br><br>We don't need you to tell us what's wrong with Trinity and Wright and the effect it might have on the Obama Campaign; we understand all too well how forces turn us on and against one another.  This might not be a conversation you're wired to participate in.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:29:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957818": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The media is just trying to marginalize Obama as \"the angry black man.\"<br></br><br>I wonder if we will see this level of investigative analysis with John \"Straight Talk\" McCain, his ties to lobbyists and his alignment with religious personages (Hagee, Parsley)?</br><br></br><br>Of course not.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:34:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "56f1b58fb6a26c86d03a37c2ea95329e", "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}, "1957819": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whatever ms.martin, just cos someone doesn't agree with u doesn't make you right.<br></br><br>Lexus: I looked at the post and I do know of that man and some of the things he said back in those days. I think it is a somewhat of a good counterbalance to Wright but who knows how much play it will get. </br><br>I don't know if Obama will survive this politically (but I know folks like quest are not helping his case barking like angry pitbulls). I think he could (nothing is impossible) but boy its going to be very rough!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:38:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957820": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon:<br></br><br>One does not have to agree with or be accepting of the statements to realize that the church has a right to defend itself against the way it was portrayed.  </br><br></br><br>These are two separate issues, why can't you see that.</br><br></br><br>I wish things were as well as you seem to think they are. IF they were, you wouldn't be afraid of Mr. Obama been judged by what you believe are other peoples ignorant beliefs and statements.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:40:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957821": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon,<br></br><br>You had your chance and FAILED!!!</br><br></br><br>You claimed Wright's statements were \"unpatriotic\" but UPON INSPECTION they clearly were not... BY YOUR STANDARD.</br><br></br><br>So, if there's anything I've lost (besides my time entertaining myself with someone who is not in my league)... it's my shoe lodge firmly in your virtual azz.</br><br></br><br></br><br><i>\"you are not doing Obama any favors\"</i></br><br></br><br>I'm under no obligation to do any favors for Obama.   Again, say something that makes sense and leave the child-like emotional appeals alone.  They only EXPOSE you.</br><br></br><br>But go ahead, tell me what's that about.  </br><br></br><br></br><br><i>you are off your rocker and you are an angry, bitter and poisonous person.</i></br><br></br><br>Please quote my \"angry\", \"bitter\" \"poisonous\" comments &lt;&lt;&lt; HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;</br><br></br><br></br><br><i>With folks like you talking like this, he will barely get reelected to the Senate let alone become President. </i></br><br></br><br>What have I \"talked like\"?  </br><br></br><br></br><br><i>You will turn off lots of people with talk like that. </i></br><br></br><br>Again, \"talk like\" what?  Also, where does it state that Nquest is tasked with \"turning people on\"?  Again, I'm not under any obligation as far as Barack Obama's campaign is concerned.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957822": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Listen you guys,<br></br><br>I'm embarrassed for anon (whomever he is) because Nquest has put some lumps on his @ss!</br><br></br><br>He's gasping for air now!</br><br></br><br>ahahahahahahahahaha</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:44:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "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}, "1957823": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks, Lexus:<br></br><br>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html?view=print</br><br>\"Obama's Minister Committed \"Treason\" But When My Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero\"</br><br></br><br>\"Dad and I were amongst the founders of the Religious right. In the 1970s and 1980s, while Dad and I crisscrossed America denouncing our nation's sins instead of getting in trouble we became darlings of the Republican Party. (This was while I was my father's sidekick before I dropped out of the evangelical movement altogether.) We were rewarded for our \"stand\" by people such as Congressman Jack Kemp, the Fords, Reagan and the Bush family. The top Republican leadership depended on preachers and agitators like us to energize their rank and file. No one called us un-American.\" </br><br></br><br>\"Consider a few passages from my father's immensely influential America-bashing book A Christian Manifesto. It sailed under the radar of the major media who, back when it was published in 1980, were not paying particular attention to best-selling religious books. Nevertheless it sold more than a million copies.\" </br><br></br><br>\"Here's Dad writing in his chapter on civil disobedience:</br><br></br><br></br><br>\"If there is a legitimate reason for the use of force [against the US government]... then at a certain point force is justifiable.\"</br><br></br><br></br><br>And this:</br><br></br><br></br><br>\"In the United States the materialistic, humanistic world view is being taught exclusively in most state schools... There is an obvious parallel between this and the situation in Russia [the USSR]. And we really must not be blind to the fact that indeed in the public schools in the United States all religious influence is as forcibly forbidden as in the Soviet Union....\"</br><br></br><br>Then this:</br><br></br><br></br><br>\"There does come a time when force, even physical force, is appropriate... A true Christian in Hitler's Germany and in the occupied countries should have defied the false and counterfeit state. This brings us to a current issue that is crucial for the future of the church in the United States, the issue of abortion... It is time we consciously realize that when any office commands what is contrary to God's law it abrogates it's authority. And our loyalty to the God who gave this law then requires that we make the appropriate response in that situation...\"</br><br></br><br>\"Was any conservative political leader associated with Dad running for cover? Far from it. Dad was a frequent guest of the Kemps, had lunch with the Fords, stayed in the White House as their guest, he met with Reagan, helped Dr. C. Everett Koop become Surgeon General. (I went on the 700 Club several times to generate support for Koop).\" </br><br></br><br>\"Dad became a hero to the evangelical community and a leading political instigator. When Dad died in 1984 everyone from Reagan to Kemp to Billy Graham lamented his passing publicly as the loss of a great American. Not one Republican leader was ever asked to denounce my dad or distanced himself from Dad's statements.\" </br><br></br><br>\"Take Dad's words and put them in the mouth of Obama's preacher (or in the mouth of any black American preacher) and people would be accusing that preacher of treason. Yet when we of the white Religious Right denounced America white conservative Americans and top political leaders, called our words \"godly\" and \"prophetic\" and a \"call to repentance.\"</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "56f1b58fb6a26c86d03a37c2ea95329e", "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}, "1957824": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Once again...<br></br><br><b>folks like quest are not helping his case barking like angry pitbulls</b></br><br></br><br>Quote my \"angry\" statements, etc. &lt;&lt;&lt; HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;</br><br></br><br></br><br>Again, where is it stated that Nquest has an obligation to \"help\" Obama's case?  But let's deal directly with your recurring issue:  what have I said that would \"turn\" people \"off\"??</br><br></br><br>Here is your opportunity to do more than make bs accusations like the one about Wright's \"patriotism\" that your own words, your own standard did you in.  So that would make you \"angry\", \"bitter\" and \"poisonous\" to yourself.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-16_23:54:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957825": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dig Me:<br></br><br>What exactly is the prize?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_00:04:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957826": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My brother goes to this church and he said the media appeared there today.<br>The pastor asked the congregation to simply stay silent and he would issue</br><br>a statement to them.  Apparently this is the statement.  Also, the church</br><br>has been receiving threats since last</br><br>week so security guards were present</br><br>to search all who entered.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_00:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "c36c5e8bd4d56491f8a60b53ae8e9eb4", "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}, "1957827": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "First, courage people.  All great things come through great work and sacrifice, and getting Obama elected will be no different.  We don't need to be scared or intimidated; we just need to fight back intelligently.<br></br><br>Second, this statement is just fine.  The good work of the church needs to be defended, and I am glad that the church makes it known that Obama and the church are 2 separate entities.</br><br></br><br>Third, the Republicans have for decades pandered to far right religious leaders like Falwell, Robertson, etc...who have made many crazy statements.  Yet the public and the media has not held them so accountable.  We need to always point that out.</br><br></br><br>Fourth, let us remember that Jesus said some pretty controversial things during his time on earth.  So did St. Augustine, so did a lot of religious leaders.  We need to always point that out.</br><br></br><br>There is no doubt that Obama is being held to a higher standard by both the right wing smear machine and the do-anything Hillary smear machine, but we will overcome.  And victory will be all the more sweeter.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_00:44:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nuff said Nquest...obviously you are on a gangrape rampage, so I'll let you come of your high slowly enough to re-enter society.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_00:57:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Please quote the \"angry\", \"bitter\" \"poisonous\" comments I've made since I've been on this \"gangrape rampage\" <br></br><br>&lt;&lt;&lt; HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_01:26:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "gang rape?  high?<br></br><br>Is that all you have?  Is that your only response to Nqest pointing out that your arguments are senseless and not founded in fact?</br><br></br><br>You are the first ever to make comments like this on this blog since I've been here.  You're dirtying up the place.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_01:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957831": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm glad to know the UCC has done some good, like prison ministries and other community outreaches. <br></br><br>When it comes to the bad statements of Rev. Wright, like when he says that AIDS was invented by white people to infect black people, well what can anyone do except say that's crazy, and move on?  Like Mike Huckabee's offensive remarks about the confederate flag, there's no way to make lemonade out of those lemons.  Obama did the right thing when he said he denounces that crap.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_01:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f3bcba40954f3b8277da719d4ebe737", "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}, "1957832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Babyming:<br></br><br>Have you ever heard of the Tuskeegee Experiment?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_02:16:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957833": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Nuff said Nquest...obviously you are on a gangrape rampage, so I'll let you come of your high slowly enough to re-enter society.</i><br></br><br>Oh no you didn't. </br><br>You did NOT just use the word gangrape on this blog!</br><br></br><br>You're getting me close to believing that anonymous comments shouldn't be allowed. </br><br></br><br></br><br>Ms. Martin...</br><br>It's interesting how folks just want to claim people are 'paranoid', and when confronted with Tuskegee, and READ the book MEDICAL APARTHEID and tell me how 'paranoid' Black folk are.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_02:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "f85f4de88a30987f0360c336da9569ae", "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}, "1957834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyrah:<br></br><br>I guess they think if they just keep saying it aint so then it won't be.</br><br></br><br>These mofos are driving me crazy!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_03:22:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MS.Martin,<br></br><br>Nquest gave anon a big fat @ss beat down! A straight-up uppercut to the jaw! Bam!</br><br></br><br>ahahahahahahahahaha</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_03:43:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "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}, "1957836": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Like he stole something!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_03:56:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957837": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The beat down!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_03:58:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957838": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Like he stole something\"!<br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Like government cheese!</br><br></br><br></br><br>ahahahahahahahahaha</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_04:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "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}, "1957839": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Babyming:<br></br><br>Below is the title page to the book rikyrah mentioned.  I'm going to read it and I suggest you get a copy too!</br><br></br><br></br><br>Medical Apartheid</br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br>The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_04:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous 8:08pm wrote \"If you are going to kamikaze anyone who doesn't hug Obama when he farts or blundgeon anyone who criticizes Obama for saying X when he should have said Y, you are off your rocker and you are an angry, bitter and poisonous person.\"<br></br><br>8:38pm \"folks like quest are not helping his case barking like angry pitbulls\"</br><br>________________________________</br><br>Huh?</br><br></br><br>What gave you that impression?  Where have you read defense of Obama?  You have read that poster's defense of anything that is actually or is mistakenly (like your post about the UTCC memo) construed as hurtful to Obama.  Get the distinction.  I haven't gotten that pro-Obama impression at all from your antagonist's posts here.  </br><br></br><br>There are some Blacks who want to hurt Obama's chances and some others who lack the intellectual capacity to tell the difference.  The slave masters usually had a fox in the hen house so to speak, a spy that had to talk out of both sides of the mouth to get the job done.  They still exist today.  After his/her post on the \"On my faith and church\" thread, I laugh at those still thinking otherwise.  However, some of the blogs here have been more than suspect, so I'm not surprised when less direct but equally absurd attacks on Obama are welcomed here.  </br><br></br><br>I think that unless a poster wrote \"I hate Obama\" or \"I don't want Obama elected president\", a few here would miss the obvious fact that the poster is not pro-Obama.  Not all Blacks are supporting an Obama presidency and not all posters to this blog are Black.  Disagreement is expected and required but you, anonymous, are presupposing a false assumption that some embraced here are pro-Obama.</br><br></br><br>As to the Rev Moss' release, there are no problems with it.  Dr. Wright is a brilliant man who continues to fully support Senator Obama as the best choice for the presidency.  Everything can't be spelled out in the news for us.</br><br></br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_06:09:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957841": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hello ms. martin and rikyrah, <br></br><br>I looked at the Medical Apartheid book on <a href=\"http://amazon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">amazon.com</a>.  It's very interesting, and I just ordered a copy.  </br><br></br><br>About the Rev. Wright, when he says \"AIDS was invented by white people,\" I don't see how that helps anything.  If the Rev. Wright would talk about the Tuskeegee Experiment, that would be helpful.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_06:16:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f3bcba40954f3b8277da719d4ebe737", "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}, "1957842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There we go with these loaded words like \"helpful.\"<br></br><br>I'll go ahead and ask:  what's the difference?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_07:47:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957843": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "..yeah, I thought Trinity is probably getting serious threats.  It was ill-advised to release those dvd's..terribly unfortunate.  They've got a serious problem and I hope the threats don't escalate.  The spotlight on Trinity is not fair by any means.  The internet is replete with hate speech against ethnic Americans and the government.<br></br><br>There is a problem I think, with churches being in bed with government via tax exempt status, then attempting to be a critic of, or influence on that same government.  I think this is where the true debate lies and not in these opportunistic issues of patriotism or race. </br><br></br><br>..and Tavis is asking for a rendezvous with some duct tape and a locked closet.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957844": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think the larger question speaks to Obama's judgment. It also shows him to be, first and foremost a politician.<br></br><br>Obama is walking a tightrope here. </br><br></br><br>He is a left-wing, liberal Democrat. He belongs to a church that preaches liberation theology and black nationalism. He and his wife have embraced this church, its controversial pastor and his sermons. Evidence of the influence can be seen in their statements and writings. They have supported the church financially.</br><br></br><br>These are the facts. But these facts now, may not get him elected President. So what does he do, he acts like every other politician...</br><br></br><br>Conventional wisdom says, that in order to become president, one must appeal to those in the center of the political spectrum. But walking that tightrope, straight down the center is tricky indeed.</br><br></br><br>As Lincoln famously said, \"You cannot please all of the people, all of the time.\" </br><br></br><br>So why not just be true to oneself, and let the chips fall where they may. Obama is who he is, and if that's too radical, too left-wing, to be President...</br><br></br><br>You live and you learn.</br><br></br><br>Everyone makes choices they have to live with.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:26:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957845": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": ".<br><b>Also, Rev. Wright did talk about the Tuskegee Experiment.  So, by your logic, because he \"talked about\" that was \"helpful.\"</b></br><br></br><br></br><br>Seriously, why do such uninformed (and unskilled) people come here talking sh*t.</br><br></br><br>And here we have another person who  conveniently makes THE GOVERNMENT synonymous with WHITE PEOPLE.  Who are you, <a href=\"http://www.google.com/search?q=bush+I+believe+that+people+whose+skins+aren%27t+necessarily+--+are+a+different+color+than+white+can+self-govern&amp;hl=en&amp;rlz=1B2GGFB_en__214__214&amp;start=0&amp;sa=N\" rel=\"nofollow\">George Bush</a>?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:27:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957846": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>Evidence of the influence can be seen in their statements and writings.</i><br></br><br>Obama did credit one of Wright's sermons with inspiring his book, The Audacity of Hope.</br><br></br><br>So you're both right and WRONG at the same time.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:32:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957847": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "WHY CAN'T YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND - WHAT THE MEDIA DID WAS NOT JUST AN ATTACK ON SENATOR OBAMA, BUT AN ATTACK ON AAs AND THE BLACK CHURCH IN GENERAL.<br>_____________________________________</br><br></br><br>What? Believe it or not, many people find Wrights comments abhorent and they are not unjustified in feeling that way. Many, in fact, may agree with his statements, and that's cool too.</br><br></br><br>Obama made the choice to associate himself with this pastor, this theology, and this church.</br><br></br><br>And now he must choose between the presidency and his conscience.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:33:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Perhaps it's time, now, to place enormous and unyielding pressure on the few Black men and women in TV media who are in positions of authority.  <br></br><br>Clearly, the majority of today's media managers are white, female, and young.  Hence the offensive references to Black churches and pastors as freaks and sideshow acts.  But just as a few Black men and women stepped up when Don Imus needed to be fired, there are some who can step up and bring pressure to bear where it's most needed right now.  </br><br></br><br>We can no longer afford to surrender our <b>power of self-definition</b>.  If someone has a direct or indirect connection to Oprah, see what you can do.  If Bryant Gumbel has any juice with CBS and it's cable affiliates, perhaps he can wage a battle or two.  </br><br></br><br>If Barry Obama is going to change the way politics works, then that's necessarily going to bring a change in the way media operates.  Clearly, neither politics nor media wants to see things change.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "25c2ebf4464c5d95fa227ddd4a0d2fe5", "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}, "1957849": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Evidence of the influence:<br></br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZROa0rlMU</br><br></br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9_LQKlLSBo</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_08:46:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957850": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As I posted on another blog:<br></br><br>   1. \"Hillary never had a cab whiz past her and not pick her up because her skin was the wrong color.\"</br><br>   2. \"Hillary never had to worry about being pulled over in her car...\"</br><br>   3. \"Hillary was not a black boy raised in a single parent home. Barack was.\"</br><br>   4. \"Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country... controlled by rich white people.\"</br><br></br><br></br><br>    * Well, one would be hard-pressed to turn a statement (#1) that's about the indignities faced when African-Americans simply attempt to use cabs like other citizens into \"hostile\" or \"bigoted\" feelings towards White Americans. The issue is about being left on the curb due to racial stigma which may or may not involve a White American cab driver.</br><br> </br><br>   * One would also be hard pressed to tilt statements about the humiliating stigma at play in racial profiling (#2) as \"bigoted\"/\"hostile\" feelings towards White Americans when it's the racial profiling situation that's clearly being highlighted.</br><br> </br><br>  * And it would be very difficult to show how the statement about being a black boy, raised by a single parent (#3) is somehow \"bigoted\"/\"hostile\" feelings towards White Americans.</br><br> </br><br> * Not only that but even the statements about \"rich white people\" controlling the country (do you dispute that?) can hardly be confused as having \"bigoted\"/\"hostile\" feelings towards White America because a chord runs through every one of the 4 statements and that's the \"feelings\" about the circumstances African Americans are in. Whatever it \"means to be a black man\" in America has to do with living with that stigma and the challenges, obstacles and, yes, injustices that exist as a fact of Black life.</br><br></br><br></br><br>Given that, people who find Wright's words \"abhorrent\" in the way that you suggest have a difficult time justifying the kind of accusations/characterizations they make about what's supposed to be \"abhorrent.\"</br><br></br><br>Those who took exception to Wright's statements had little to say about the essence of what Wright talked about as outlined above.  And that's my response to someone who could not justify his claims about Wright's \"abhorrent\" statements.  The person who made the UNJUSTIFIED claim picked out the passage, the points I used (1 thru 4), to emphasize the subject matter and substance of Wright's remarks.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:00:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3ecde559248958521e4cb25a77f2ee65", "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}, "1957851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just as I had feared, this is snowballing into a disaster. WHAT WRIGHT MEANT DOESN'T MATTER!! Much of what he says I agree with, and it doesn't matter.<br></br><br>It seems that everyone here is missing the point: elections are won or lost on soundbytes.</br><br></br><br>The soundbytes relating to Pastor Wright are, taken out of context, without any understanding of history, inflammatory and shocking and deeply troubling to many Americans.</br><br></br><br>You can debate the why of it all day long. The fact is that this is a campaign, an election process, and these soundbytes from Wright are going to kill Obama's candidacy.</br><br></br><br>He cannot get past this, there isn't any way. He can go on the cable news networks and write all of the explanations he wants to, he cannot combat the power of those words from Wright's mouth.</br><br></br><br>I AM NOT SAYING IT'S RIGHT. It's just a fact. There was no truth to the bullshit that killed Kerry. There was no truth to the crap they spun about Al Gore. </br><br></br><br>They'll pull these statements out and make a 30 second commercial of this and Obama's \"just words\" and get a picture of him with Wright and that will be that. </br><br></br><br>The message won't be hitting people like you or me come October. It will be hitting people who are casually interested in politics, who vote, certainly, who are proud Americans, and who will be HORRIFIED and OUTRAGED and ANGRY about Wright's statements.</br><br></br><br>It's the end of Obama. It is a tragedy. And frankly, I'm pretty pissed about it in part because Obama should have known better. He knew this shit was out there and he did nothing. Now he's all we've got in the Democratic party, and not only that, this awakens those old complaints about Democrats, that we're radicals and left wing commie zealots and all of that. </br><br></br><br>Welcome President John Fucking McCain. God help us.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:05:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f306b3009c480dcd5fc7baf547d1b80", "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}, "1957852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon 5:33:<br></br><br>\"Obama made the choice to associate himself with this pastor, this theology, and this church.</br><br></br><br>And now he must choose between the presidency and his conscience.\"</br><br></br><br>What is his conscience telling him?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:13:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think we need a mission statement for this blog.p", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:23:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957854": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bigassbelle:<br></br><br>I think you're missing the point WHAT WRIGHT MEANT DOES MATTER.</br><br></br><br>Especially if you believe the soundbytes are going to cause people to vote against Obama.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957855": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ nquest<br></br><br>Government is the representative of the people and is not synonymous with any ethnic group to the exclusion of any other.</br><br></br><br>There is a sense by some Americans however, that AA's are outsiders and not part of that representation.  Don't you think the preaching of HIV as Govt. plot against AA's encourages the view that Govt. is synonymous with white?  Doesn't it reinforce the view that AA's are outsiders?  From the point of view of the congregation, doesn't this encourage fear and suspicion of the  \"enemy\" Govt. while giving a feeling of only being able to count on the \"group\" or church to survive?  Doesn't the group then benefit from promoting fear in order to more strongly bond it's members?</br><br></br><br>This is part of what is behind Tavis' resentment.  Barack is not bound to the group.  Tavis, Sharpton etc, or the church cannot \"control\" him; he is a wild card and moves easily between both \"worlds\".  Barack flouts that black leadership hierarchy and appeals directly to people..black and white.  In this sense he is \"dangerous\" to the survival of the group..and I can see why some might not want him to succeed.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957856": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ms. martin,<br></br><br>Obama needs to choose between lying and telling the truth.</br><br></br><br>Some speculate that Obama originally joined the TUCC to make himself 'more authentically black' to the Chicago neighborhood where he chose to launch his political career. True or false?</br><br></br><br>Some ask, \"Does he, on the whole, or in part, really believe in liberation theology and black nationalism?\" Yes or no. </br><br></br><br>He must choose between becoming 'just another politician who will say anything to get elected' or someone promising 'a new kind of politics.'</br><br></br><br>Tell the truth. For better or worse.</br><br></br><br>The truth may cost him the Presidency, or it may deliver it to him.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957857": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NQest<br></br><br>Where else are you posting?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:43:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957858": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I apologize for the rant, but I must repeat . . . <br></br><br>When Katrina hit, Jesse Jackson lamented that this country has a high tolerance for black pain. Ain't that the truth. </br><br></br><br>Things like this Wright controversy tell me that my pain does not matter. Why?  Because it never has anything to do with what I say . . . no, it has everything to do with how I say it.  </br><br></br><br>Issues like the Wright controversy send the warning that I better keep my place . . . watch my tone.  Becaus black anger is never afforded the opportunity at discussion and/or redemption.  </br><br></br><br>As a black man, I don't have the right to get angry or show emotion.  And if I should make a mistake and say something untoward, then I'm not allowed the opportunity to simply apologize.  For some reason my fate must be far worse than that given to everyone else.  </br><br></br><br>It proves that my struggles and frustrations must be silenced if it makes mainstream (\"white\") america uncomfortable.</br><br></br><br>I, and many other black folk, have NEVER been so privileged so as to think that we could dictate policy or control someone else's life based on how comfortable or uncomfortable something made us feel. Sometimes we get lucky and white guilt throws us a bone. But even that usually comes after some tragedy in the black community.</br><br></br><br>We know the drill. We're uncomfortable almost every day. It's just that we've learned to live with it and move on.</br><br></br><br>But now . . . despite everything Obama has done to make white folk feel as comfortable as possible.  After an entire year of denying a part of himself and distancing himself from anything remotely \"black\" just to make white america comfortable . . . you've got the media trying to kill his chances at being president.  </br><br></br><br>NOT because of anything that Obama said.  NOT because Obama is an \"angry black man.\"  But solely because he has a relationship with a black man whom the media can portray in such a stereotype!!</br><br></br><br>Let me be honest.  Barack Obama is about as \"safe\" a black man as you're going to see.  I've watched in amazement as I've seen him deflect attacks from all sides. . . to have his blackness questioned one day and then be accused of being TOO black the next . . . to avoid race like the plague just to give white america the chance to vote for a black person without being made to feel guilty for the transgressions of past generations.  Even now, Obama still speaks of unity and understanding.</br><br></br><br>As I said before, it's not the comment so much as the IMAGE that makes people uncomfortable.  The IMAGE of a defiant, strong black preacher dressed in foreign african robes leading a congregation of equally defiant passionate black people.  That's scary to a lot of white america.  </br><br></br><br>THAT is a fear of black agression and black power.  And it don't matter whether your as fiery as Jeremiah Wright or as accomodating as Barack Obama.  You ain't gonna get anywhere unless you master the ability to make white america comfortable.  And now people say they can't vote for him because they're UNcomfortable.</br><br></br><br>You know what, black folk have been uncomfortable for over 400 years. There's not a day that goes by where black folk don't bite their tongue and grit their teeth just to keep the peace.  </br><br></br><br>WHEN are we gonna ask white folk to be a little uncomforable for a change? I don't mean that in a racist way. I'm just asking. </br><br></br><br>Is that not the definition of a pluralistic society?  Let me check out Webster's dictionary . .. </br><br></br><br>\"pluralism\" - \"a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain an autonomous participation in and development of their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization.\"</br><br></br><br>If we are truly a pluralistic society, then we must allow everyone, INCLUDING black folk, the opportunity and right of self-definition and self-determination (props to ronnie b for pointing that out).</br><br></br><br>All I know is this . . . White politicians go to the black community all the time and ask for our trust, tolerance and understanding. We always give it to them. </br><br></br><br>Blacks vote for a white candidate every four years - regardless of his shortcomings; despite OUR OWN DOUBTS AND QUESTIONS (that never get answered); despite OUR OWN DISCOMFORT, we trust that everything's gonna be alright and we'll make it through somehow.</br><br></br><br>Well, this black man is asking white america to return the favor for once. I don't want to dismiss your concerns.  I know it's different. I know we've never seen this before. I know white america has it's questions. </br><br></br><br>But Barack has done all he can to ask for white america's trust and understanding. He deserves to be judged as being self-autonomous.  He derseves to be judged by his own reputation.</br><br></br><br>He deserves the same chance black folk have been giving white politicians ever since we got the right to vote.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:44:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1a8e45844ef20a90904a65e60371f42", "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}, "1957859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is not an extraneous point of policy or something beyond the ability of average people to assess. Millions of voters go to church and synagogue and don\u2019t hear this sort of venomous talk, and would leave if they did. Everyone can ask themselves: If he went to Wright\u2019s church for 20 years, how likely is it that he heard this stuff, and what does his continued attendance say about him? It simply isn\u2019t possible to wish it all away and hope voters don\u2019t notice.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:46:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous Mar 17, 05:33:00 AM wrote \"And now he must choose between the presidency and his conscience.\"<br></br><br>Apparently, you project based on your own flexible moral center and the inane talking points of the sensational media.  Senator Obama doesn't need to choose between the presidency and his conscience.  Where do you guys get some of this ish?!  </br><br></br><br>He has been true to himself, his former pastor Dr. Wright, his church, his values and his platform.  If that is lost on everyone, maybe time would be better invested reading & listening more and over-dramatizing less.  </br><br></br><br>There is no conflict between conscience and the actions of the candidate, which were the predilections of Dr. Wright.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:53:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Please Read!<br></br><br>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html</br><br></br><br></br><br>\"Religious Right leader Frank Schaeffer denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan, and Bush Sr\".</br><br></br><br>There is a double standard for a black Jeremiah Wright comments, which by comparison are mild.</br><br></br><br></br><br>All is okay if a white Religious leader speaks about the nation's sins & he is rewarded for it but let it come from a black Jeremiah Wright, he is condemned!</br><br></br><br>God help us!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_09:58:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b31356ea345f986babefd4710e13291", "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}, "1957862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anon 6:46<br></br><br>The problem is that we don't hear things in the same way.  </br><br></br><br>What he heard may not have been as offensive to him as a group of guilt-ridden gatekeepers who are afraid the prisoners might rise up and turn on them.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:00:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "9fcb7c771a7713dda01aa936fd426bfe", "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}, "1957863": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ms. martin wrote \"Obama needs to choose between lying and telling the truth...He must choose between becoming 'just another politician who will say anything to get elected' or someone promising 'a new kind of politics.'\"<br></br><br>You seem to think you know the \"truth\" already and no matter what he says it is only true if it is what you think.  In other words, it is the same trap that the media and talk radio are laying for Senator Obama.  It has to be what you think it is or it is a lie, so it is a contradictory argument that he can't win.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:02:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957864": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is part of what is behind Tavis' resentment. Barack is not bound to the group. Tavis, Sharpton etc, or the church cannot \"control\" him; he is a wild card and moves easily between both \"worlds\". Barack flouts that black leadership hierarchy and appeals directly to people..black and white. In this sense he is \"dangerous\" to the survival of the group..and I can see why some might not want him to succeed.<br>------------------------------------</br><br></br><br>Since liberalism is not based upon natural justice but willfulness, it never fails to devour its supposed beneficiaries. Paternalistic liberalism is at the root of the Democrat Party. Its \"victims\" should know their place and plot their ascent according to the progressive charts set up by the  liberal establishment. </br><br></br><br>We'll let you know, Barack, when it is your time to win -- that's been the tacit theme of the Clinton campaign all along. Black power brokers, the establishment of the AA community, have not fully endorsed, or are willing to defend Obama now. They will sidle up to whoever will keep them in power with the politics of 'victimization.'  As long as blacks continue to believe that all whites are against them, that the system is rigged, they 'need' the establishment.</br><br></br><br>The Democrat Party establishment and black preachers like Wright survive, and thrive off of division.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:03:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957865": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ms. Martin, please accept my apologies for putting your name on my  most recent preceding post. It should be attributed to anonymous Mon Mar 17, 06:42:00 AM.  My oversight due to a small screen with too many open windows and juggling too much at once.<br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957866": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You seem to think you know the \"truth\" already and no matter what he says it is only true if it is what you think. In other words, it is the same trap that the media and talk radio are laying for Senator Obama. It has to be what you think it is or it is a lie, so it is a contradictory argument that he can't win.<br>______________________________________</br><br></br><br>Untrue. I don't know what the truth is. And guess what, not everyone will be pleased with the truth. But with the truth, a voter can make an informed decision. If Obama tells the truth, he can define himself, and not let the media do it.</br><br></br><br>His credibility is only called into question when he falls into the trap of trying to please everyone, and making contradictory statements.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:09:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957867": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous Mon Mar 17, 07:09:00 AM wrote \"Untrue. I don't know what the truth is. And guess what, not everyone will be pleased with the truth. But with the truth, a voter can make an informed decision. If Obama tells the truth, he can define himself, and not let the media do it.<br></br><br>His credibility is only called into question when he falls into the trap of trying to please everyone, and making contradictory statements.\"</br><br>_____________</br><br>He told the truth and you apparently didn't like it.  So you keep calling for \"truth\" until you hear what you have already decided.  He has answered these trumped up charges in both print and television on Friday.  If you missed it, it is because you weren't willing to receive or accept it.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:14:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957868": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ nquest<br></br><br>While all these sentences are factually correct, the problem is that Rev. Wright used Hillary & Barack as the subject of each sentence.  He wasn't speaking generally about prejudice...he was comparing these two specific people.  It was ill-advised to speak specifically about them.  It was ill-advised to use their first names rather than addressing them as Senator Clinton or Senator Barack.  It was ill-advised to use them as an object lesson in a sermon about racial prejudice...ill-advised and unfortunate.  </br><br></br><br>Rev. Wright was in a position of authority making a public address and should have followed a certain protocol with regard to presidential candidates.  This is different than if he was talking about them privately.</br><br></br><br>It's the same criticism I have of Hillary in that she didn't observe respectful protocol by congratulating Barack on his wins or publicly speaking to, and of him in a respectful manner (\"Shame on you Barack..\".  It was irresponsible of Hillary and her team to inflame the electorate with racist rhetoric.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957869": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "After an entire year of denying a part of himself and distancing himself from anything remotely \"black\" just to make white america comfortable . . . you've got the media trying to kill his chances at being president.<br>_____________________________________</br><br></br><br>That's the problem, why did he feel that he needed to make himself 'acceptable' to whites. In order to get elected? Isn't that what every other politician does?</br><br></br><br>I find it interesting that Obama's </br><br>'distancing himself from 'anything remotely black' was a choice that he made. Now that the consequences of his actions are being revealed, it is somehow the 'white media's' fault!  It's his own fault.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:19:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957870": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous 6:46AM wrote \"Millions of voters go to church and synagogue and don\u2019t hear this sort of venomous talk, and would leave if they did.\"<br></br><br></br><br>Actually that is true but it is equally true that millions of non-Blacks also attend church and synagogues and hear venomous talk, and would never leave and have not left.  There are many admitting this all over the country now but many of us knew as much already.  From Falwell and Robertson having said that America brought the wrath of G-d on itself on 9/11 (I guess you missed this bit of news) to garden variety southern baptists preachers telling congregations that race-mixing is a sin and they should not marry or cohort with mongrels (the black ones to be sure). </br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:24:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957871": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "anonymous Mon Mar 17, 07:19:00 AM wrote \"I find it interesting that Obama's 'distancing himself from 'anything remotely black' was a choice that he made.\"<br></br><br>You seem to find lies interesting.  I find them interesting too but I still have the common sense to know the difference between pure speculation, personal opinion, lies, and facts.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957872": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I really wish all the anonymous people would use a name!!!!!  What, can't you stand by your own words? You're making me dizzy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:34:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957873": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"I really wish all the anonymous people would use a name!!!!! What, can't you stand by your own words? You're making me dizzy.\"<br></br><br>My posts are signed, so if you are dizzy, truthseeker, that isn't something I have control over.  Nonetheless, I don't care whether others sign or not.  Truthfully, some people who are logged in should be too embarrassed to sign a name to some of their posts, they just don't know it. YMMV</br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957874": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@anonymous 7:19 am<br></br><br>Obama distanced himself for the same reasons Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton never stood a chance to win.  The first black president will not be a \"race man.\"  White america will not vote for a black man who carries the baggage of resentment from racial oppression.  He must defy the stereotype to get crossover support.</br><br></br><br>Just like the first female president will not be a \"dove\" on foreign policy.</br><br></br><br>Proof of media culpability is the fact that it will not allow Obama to escape this \"box,\" wherein it tries to hold him accountable for words he never said.</br><br></br><br>He distanced himself for the very fact that we're having this conversation now.  He distanced himself because this controversy proves that he can't even KNOW an \"angry black man,\" without being labeled the same.</br><br></br><br>You speak of the consequences of Obama's actions.  What act did Obama ever commit?  Really, what has he done?  There is no \"act\" with which to be accountable for.  And what would the appropriate consequence be for said \"actions.\"</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:47:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1a8e45844ef20a90904a65e60371f42", "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}, "1957875": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think all opinions have value, whether I agree or not.  If nothing else, they make me think about things from a different perspective.<br></br><br>would it kill to to take 2 minutes to create an account?</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:48:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It is possible that because of the Wright affair Obama will suffer for what he pretended to be, rather than for what he really is.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:55:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It sounds like clashing cymbals to hear Obama\u2019s rhetoric \u2014 at once calm, reasonable, and unifying \u2014 and then to hear the comments of two people who play among the most important roles in his life: his wife and his minister. People are right to wonder: What the heck is going on here? Did Obama embrace Wright and his church in an effort to gain legitimacy during his Chicago years \u2014 and now wants to jettison Wright and his church in an effort to gain legitimacy during his run for the White House?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_10:59:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957878": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What has Michelle said that is at odds with Obama's message?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:01:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From Blacks4Barack.....DON'T BE SIDE-TRACKED ! Stay focused on important issues. It's sad that Obama is forced to run against Hillary, the Republicans, the DNC (king of the rules change).....and even the media. But through it all....he maintains strength, class and Presidential calm.<br></br><br>It will be 5 years in Iraq....almost 4000 dead heros, thanks to Hill, Bush and McCain....where's Hillary's tax return....why does she keep saying she won Florida and Michigan (is she unstable)....where's the secret contributors list....what's going to happen in her on-going voter fraud trial in L.A. with Pa. Gov. Rendell, is she a true Democrat or a closet GOP? She cares nothing about the Dem Party....even endorsed McCain.....there are SOOOOOOO many questions that the media needs to be asking.....DEMAND THE FACTS.....CONTACT THE MEDIA !!!!</br><br></br><br>Visit: <a href=\"http://www.Blacks4Barack.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.Blacks4Barack.org</a> (A Multi-Racial Organization)</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:04:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "truthseeker,<br></br><br>Reverend Wright\u2019s toxic comments may help us better understand the remarks by Michelle Obama that she is proud of America for the first time in her adult life only now that her husband is running for president and that she considers America to be a \u201coutright mean\u201d nation.</br><br></br><br>If someone admires Reverend Wright as much as Michelle Obama seems to \u2014 and she has spoken very well of him in the past \u2014 then it\u2019s reasonable to assume that they share some common values. People who attend the same church for a quarter century often share key attitudes and outlooks of their minister. That\u2019s not always the case \u2014 but it\u2019s more often the case than not. And it is very rare that people who attend a church for more than 25 years hold views that are fundamentally at odds with their pastor.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:15:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This man is being pecked to death by the hopelessly cynical who can't believe that a politician can actually tell the truth.  You go around saying you want honour and truthfulness and when it shows up you set about tearing it down and trying to prove it's not real.<br></br><br>I think America is really out of time.  I think America is out of options, but doesn't have the good sense to know it.  This Iraqi war I believe was a turning point in your fortunes.  </br><br></br><br>Bush Jr came along and you embraced him while he lied to you.  You have a sense of comfort with the liars.  Barack makes himself available to serve and answer all your probing, inappropriate questions and you use it to destroy him...he just doesn't make you feel comfortable.</br><br></br><br>There is no more time to choose!  Do you know those signs on the highway..the ones that say \"50 miles to next exit\"?  I think this is where you are...at a crossroads, choose now or be damned! And if this man doesn't become President then there might be no hope left for America.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957882": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I can only hope that someone on Obama's campaign who monitors what is being said in the blogosphere will inform him of the many people posting on this blog regarding his endless efforts to back away from his \"blackness.\"<br></br><br>Yes, most intelligent people will understand that he is trying desperately not to draw attention to his blackness as some people who either consciously or subconsciously worry whether he will try to seek revenge upon white people for all the ills that have been visited against black folks.  That is the way a lot of them think because they have been the entitled group for so long, it would not take much for many who are walking that fine line to turn against Obama for any indication no matter how minute it might be that he is a black man and walks comfortably in it.</br><br></br><br>For him to have to distance himself from a Pastor who is speaking truth to power worries me about what he is willing to say and do to get elected.  What will he do IF elected and we have issues of fairness regarding Black concerns, will he confront them honestly or acquiesce to white folks for fear of alienating them?</br><br></br><br>For the writer of that post asking if Senator Obama approved the church's message is too much for me to comprehend.  How in the hell or when in the hell, did a Black church have to get  permission from a politician other than the one's who for years have looked the other way as they took handouts for the pastors, have to have their sermons approved?</br><br></br><br>When that day arrives, we will truly have sunk to the levels of the posperity preachers, the sell-out politicans, and all hope for Black folks will truly be gone.</br><br></br><br>Obama, beware.  Don't put yourself in a box, or paint yourself in the proverbial corner where you have to choose between telling the truth in spite of, or selling your soul.</br><br></br><br>We are watching and waiting for your next move.  This past one leaves a lot of us scratching our heads at how far you will go.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:18:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "555b9b929d53b153dec595af7090ac7a", "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}, "1957883": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Gas on the fire.  <br>Thanks, Trinity. Big help there, dimwits.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:24:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}, "1957884": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "b-serious,<br></br><br>Speak the truth and shame the devil!</br><br></br><br>Oh, hell I forgot, we will make somebody uncomfortable if we do that.</br><br></br><br>Oh, well, speak the truth anyway!</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "555b9b929d53b153dec595af7090ac7a", "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}, "1957885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ anonymous 7:55 am<br></br><br>Is it possible to take a man at his word?  Especially when Obama hasn't even said or done anything remotely controversial?</br><br></br><br>America doesn't have to like Wright's comments.  But for argument's sake . . .</br><br></br><br>Is America so narrow-minded to miss the fact that from adversity and frustration springs hope and enlightenment?  </br><br></br><br>Once again, I don't see Wright's comments as the worst thing in the world.  I don't see a church of hate, no matter how much Fox News would like me to.  </br><br></br><br>I never said Obama was living a lie.  But I do think he's been very considerate of the fact that this country prefers baby steps when it comes to big changes like electing the first black president.  Thus, he's campaigned accordingly.</br><br></br><br>I think the tolerance level for black anger is extremely low.  And I see NO reason for that.  Anger (even black anger) is an inescapable part of political discourse.  Rather than dismiss Wright, I've yet to see the media truly engage his comments for what they're worth.</br><br></br><br>I don't think Obama is pretending to be anything.  I choose to judge him on his own merits.</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1a8e45844ef20a90904a65e60371f42", "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}, "1957886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@ anonymous Mon Mar 17, 08:15:00 AM 2008<br></br><br>You're full of shit.  That is not Michelle's exact quote and not even close to her meaning.  People like you are the true enemies of America.  Michelle is an American but you are not proud of her.  You would falsely vilify her, twist her words and deny her the American dream.  YOU are the traitor. </br><br></br><br>Why do you think her family had to be protected by the secret service almost from the outset?  Why do you think they had to increase their SS detail?  Was it Militant Muslims threatening their lives?  No, it's their fellow Americans...ignorant low-lives who have accomplished nothing and serve no one but themselves.  How dare you judge her words without having even the integrity to reproduce them accurately?  </br><br></br><br>Who the fuck are you anyway?  What have you contributed to America other than strife and lies?</br><br></br><br>fuck off</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:28:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e63fda3bc8752465623f674ffcc5f40", "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}, "1957887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"would it kill to to take 2 minutes to create an account?\"<br></br><br>Does it matter so much to the words posted?  Would it kill for those who want an account to have one and not spend their days and nights worrying about those who don't?  You say you value the posts but in the previous breathe intimate that they are lessened because they don't fit your signing preference.  </br><br></br><br>OOO</br>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-17_11:55:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "7c4455626754e1b9bc3be232b1024136", "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}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "1958989", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 5825274017173205590}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 1958989, "num_posts": 131, "closed": false, "queued": false, "killed": 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"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement' +
		'&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/trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement/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>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</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 <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : '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='	+ 'trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement'
			+ '&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/trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement/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">131</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement/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/trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement/">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:1958989" 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/trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement/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 <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : '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:1958989" 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:1958989" 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'				: 'trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement',
			// 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/trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement/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='	+ 'trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement'
			+ '&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='	+ 'trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement'
			+ '&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='		+ 'trinity_ucc8217s_palm_sunday_statement'
				+ '&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.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	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);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// 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/1958989/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957797">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957797" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for keeping us informed.<br></br><br>I don\'t know that this is an indictment of Senator Obama as much as it is against the forces that turned it into the political sideshow that it has been.</br><br></br><br>They are defending Rev Wright, their church and the ministry and I think they should.</br><br></br><br>I don\'t think Rev. Wright should be a casualty of this election process.</br><br></br><br>I\'m fearful though that it will be viewed as a slight against Obama and will set off a firestorm of critics coming out against Senator Obama for distancing himself from Rev. Wright\'s statements.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957798">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957798" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>I\'m fearful though that it will be viewed as a slight against Obama and will set off a firestorm of critics coming out against Senator Obama for distancing himself from Rev. Wright\'s statements.</i><br></br><br>You mean, like TAVIS SMILEY?</br><br></br><br>Oh yeah, Tavis is Back. </br><br></br><br>From Prometheus 6:</br><br><b></b></br><br>I was reporting at an event tonight (yeesh, it\'s late ... revise that to Saturday night...) where Tavis was receiving an honorary doctorate from Florida Memorial Univesity, a South Florida HBCU. Well... let\'s just say Tavis went off on Barack Obama for, in his words, "throwing Rev. Jeremiah Wright under the bus."</br><br></br><br>He had a lot to say, but you\'ll have to wait for my South Florida Times article to get the full skinny.</br><br></br><br>Tavis\' SILENCE as Billary Race-baited Obama is well noticed. His SILENCE said it all. So, he can get off his posturing ass, because if he meant well, then his Black ass would have been on the air DEFENDING DR. WRIGHT. Where was he? Nowhere to be found, so he can STFU.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957799">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957799" class="dsq-comment-message">Rule 101 of anything...if you are in a hole, stop digging!! I don\'t care what the church thinks, but keeping this issue alive only makes it worse. A very large number of Americans don\'t go to church regularly and the ones that do, don\'t go to TUCC or churches with charismatic pastors. But A LOT of Americans (religious or otherwise) would react negatively to any preaching like that. If I were a member of their Board, I would not go into a treatise about the church..frankly I would show some sort of remorse about Wright\'s message, disassociate the church and its members from it, highlight the good the guy and the chruch has done and criticize the bad and then give it a rest. End of story...just like what Obama did. <br></br><br>Going on a war path and invoking MLK in this context is just asking for more trouble and scrutiny...Gosh!! If Obama ends up losing because of this, many black aspiring politicians will shy away from these kind of churches ..and for good reason too. God exists in many places other than charismatic firebrand ministries.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957800">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957800" class="dsq-comment-message">"Tavis\' SILENCE as Billary Race-baited Obama is well noticed. His SILENCE said it all. So, he can get off his posturing ass, because if he meant well, then his Black ass would have been on the air DEFENDING DR. WRIGHT. Where was he? Nowhere to be found, so he can STFU.<br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Agreed!</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957801" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957801">Luv</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957801" class="dsq-comment-message">Do people actually care what Tavis Smiley thinks? He so laughably self-interested as to be caricature.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957802" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957802">Kat</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957802" class="dsq-comment-message">"Rule 101 of anything...if you are in a hole, stop digging!! I don\'t care what the church thinks, but keeping this issue alive only makes it worse."<br></br><br>As the spokeswoman for the church noted, they are separate from the Obama campaign. Its not their job to help get him elected. I totally get why Senator Obama did what he did, but the church has the right to defend itself and their former minister.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957803">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957803" class="dsq-comment-message">You know they must be desperate if they are resorting to attacking a minister.  This issue only gives cover to people that weren\'t going to vote for Obama anyway.  This is a way to justify their reason.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957804">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957804" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe but strategically speaking, keeping this issue alive any longert than necessary is toxic nuclear IMHO! And the way starts to sound like us vs. them, black vs. white etc...yuck!! Not where Obama needs to be going right now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957805">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957805" class="dsq-comment-message">RULE #1:<br></br><br><b>"If I were a member of their Board..."</b></br><br></br><br>Keep your unsolicited advice and off-based, off-centered bs to yourself.  That way you won\'t overstate your importance while showing your mental limitations and weaknesses even as you parade them as strengths or honorable qualities.</br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br>RULE #2:</br><br></br><br><b>"War path"</b></br><br></br><br>Stop exposing yourself with your hyperboles.  This church, let alone their founding pastor, has been maligned in the media and on the internet for over a year. They issue a statement and you call that a "war path."  </br><br></br><br>Your flair for the hysterically dramatic does not flatter you.  Again, it exposes you.</br><br></br><br></br><br>RULE #3:</br><br></br><br><b>God exists in many places other than charismatic firebrand ministries.</b></br><br></br><br>Great.  Now explain what that has to do with Trinity UCC and their statement.</br><br></br><br>Oh, the rule:  whatever you choose to say, say something that makes sense.  Take this for instance:</br><br></br><br><i>"...many black aspiring politicians will shy away from these kind of churches"</i></br><br></br><br>First, what kind of "churches" are "these"?  Again, this church has been maligned for over a year with people forming their ideas about the church based on slanted things put out there in the media.  </br><br></br><br></br><br>And finally...  THE GOLDEN ROD RULE</br><br>(spare the rod, spoil the child)</br><br></br><br>Graduate from the school of child-like emotional appeals (to consequences) and spare all the lame, fallacious reasoning.</br><br></br><br>It\'s like going to a talentless child\'s first music recital.  It\'s hard to be nice when the noise is so loud and off-key.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957806">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957806" class="dsq-comment-message">Let me first respond to Anon who posted immediatley after me.<br></br><br>WHY CAN\'T YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND - WHAT THE MEDIA  DID WAS NOT JUST AN ATTACK ON SENATOR OBAMA, BUT AN ATTACK ON AAs AND THE BLACK CHURCH IN GENERAL.</br><br></br><br>I DIDN\'T SEE YOU ON THIS BLOG WARNING OF THE DANGERS TO MCCAIN CAMPAIGN WHEN HIS ASSOCIATE CLERGY WERE EXPOSED.  I DIDN\'T READ WHERE OR SEE ANYWHERE THE PEOPLE OF THOSE CONGREGATIONS BEING DEPICTED IN THE MANNER AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE!</br><br></br><br>While I support Senator Obama wholeheartedly, I also support Trinity and Rev. Moss\' right to speak out against the way that the church and African Americans in general have been portrayed in an effort to demonize and ghettoize Senator Obama.</br><br></br><br>Senator Obama is a big boy with a lot of big boys behind him and they can protect themselves.</br><br></br><br>Reverend Moss should speak out against what the media has done and he should also fight to protect his congregation.</br><br></br><br>As Rikyrah would say:  Period.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957807">Dig Me</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957807" class="dsq-comment-message">Recall for a moment the historic novel/film, "The Spook Who Sat Behind The Door." <br>In every War there is a time to speak and time to remain silent. Some of our public figures (Brotha Minister, Tavis, Pastor Wright, etc.)need to keep their eyes on the prize and THEIR MOUTHS SHUT !!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957808">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957808" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Not where Obama needs to be going right now.</i><br></br><br>Yet another ERROR.  This was Trinity UCC and where they "are going right now."  On what basis do you put tie this to or make this synonymous with Obama?</br><br></br><br>And where do you get the US vs. THEM, Black vs. White stuff from?  Another ERROR.</br><br></br><br>Trinity response to the "attacks" against their church and now they\'re the ones causing the problem.</br><br></br><br>Keep your scripts and PROJECTION out of this.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957809">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957809" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"In every War there is a time to speak and time to remain silent."</i><br></br><br>First, why are you framing this as a WAR?</br><br></br><br>Second, okay, let\'s here it: when are the times to speak when it comes to this "war", as you call it?  What will be said at that time?  You know, when the WAR is still going on.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957810">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957810" class="dsq-comment-message">Dude...why the rage? what is your problem? Are you are Sista Soulja\'s child or what? I was just telling it like most fair minded folks see things. If you are going to kamikaze anyone who doesn\'t hug Obama when he farts or blundgeon anyone who criticizes Obama for saying X when he should have said Y, you are off your rocker and you are an angry, bitter and poisonous person.<br></br><br>Obama not only needs to pray that God save him from his enemies, but more so from so called defenders like you! With folks like you talking like this, he will barely get reelected to the Senate let alone become President. You will turn off lots of people with talk like that. Get a grip!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957811">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957811" class="dsq-comment-message">Nquest,<br></br><br>No worry. You\'re kicking his ass & he has nothing else to contribute!</br><br></br><br>BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957812">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957812" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon:<br></br><br>You are clearly here for a fight.  </br><br></br><br>Please understand that Wrights statements and Trinity\'s defense of him and the church as it was portrayed before the world and their right to speak out is to them a clearly separate issue from Senator Obama\'s campaign.</br><br></br><br>N-Qest is speaking directly to your assinine statements that you are attempting to embed in a conversation about what\'s right for the Obama campaign.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957813">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957813" class="dsq-comment-message">Clean up on Aisle Nquest...this guy/girl has lost it! Beleive you me..you are not doing Obama any favors. You know that yet you keep opening your mouth like some cesspool of pig dung waiting to crap out more stuff than you know what to do with.<br></br><br></br><br>Per Ms. Martin: McCain is not even a religious man and any and has only a tangential attachment to any of those kook pastors. Bob Jones ain\'t Bush\'s church and Pat Robertson, Falwell etc are not Bush\'s spiritual guides included in his bestseller. The relationship btw Obama and Wright is much closer and that is why it is more controversial...there is no media witch hunt against AAs or Obama...let\'s stop acting like we are in the 1950s and conspiracy theorists. If there was he would not be anywhere near where he is today. He does not run his campaign like this and folks should stop injecting crap like this out there...it only makes matters worse. heck even the McCain was the one batting down any supporter who said "Hussein". Geez enough already!!!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957814">Lexus</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957814" class="dsq-comment-message">Check this out from the son of one of the "founders" of the religious right movement... <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html?view=print%3Cbr%3E%22Obama%27s" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/o...</a> Minister Committed "Treason" But When My Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero"</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957815">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957815" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not here for a fight..WTF? I used to check this blog out long ago well before Obama was even running for office. I\'m just not on the one track mind gravy train with a VIP pass to an echo chamber. Show the Wright video to ANY person on the street (black, white, Hispanic whatever) then see their reaction...then tell me if there is no element of truth to what I am saying.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957816">Dig Me</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957816" class="dsq-comment-message">It is sad that Black political figures are "forced" to denounce Black Nationalistic rhetoric.  Words spoken by Farrakhan and Pastor Wright speak to wounds left behind from 400 years of slavery, 100 years of Jim Crow and over 1,700 recorded Lynchings. To require that Obama account for the "sins" of "black racists" is an insult to our experience and removes the statements from their historic context. <br></br><br>That said... our "vocal" leaders have a responsibilty to preserve and not tarnish or sabotage our hope for America\'s First Black President.</br><br>Don\'t give the opposition ammunition.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957817">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957817" class="dsq-comment-message">I know you understand.  You would like to fight.  You\'re not gonna get one from me.<br></br><br>I support Trinity, I support Obama and I denounce and repudiate you.</br><br></br><br>This isn\'t my blog, but I suggest if you\'re not here for meaningful thought provoking exchange that you should spend your time on a blog where your point of view (and yours alone-which is what you would like) is acceptable.</br><br></br><br>We don\'t need you to tell us what\'s wrong with Trinity and Wright and the effect it might have on the Obama Campaign; we understand all too well how forces turn us on and against one another.  This might not be a conversation you\'re wired to participate in.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957818" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957818" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957818">Admiral Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957818" class="dsq-comment-message">The media is just trying to marginalize Obama as "the angry black man."<br></br><br>I wonder if we will see this level of investigative analysis with John "Straight Talk" McCain, his ties to lobbyists and his alignment with religious personages (Hagee, Parsley)?</br><br></br><br>Of course not.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957819">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957819" class="dsq-comment-message">Whatever ms.martin, just cos someone doesn\'t agree with u doesn\'t make you right.<br></br><br>Lexus: I looked at the post and I do know of that man and some of the things he said back in those days. I think it is a somewhat of a good counterbalance to Wright but who knows how much play it will get. </br><br>I don\'t know if Obama will survive this politically (but I know folks like quest are not helping his case barking like angry pitbulls). I think he could (nothing is impossible) but boy its going to be very rough!</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957820" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957820">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957820" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon:<br></br><br>One does not have to agree with or be accepting of the statements to realize that the church has a right to defend itself against the way it was portrayed.  </br><br></br><br>These are two separate issues, why can\'t you see that.</br><br></br><br>I wish things were as well as you seem to think they are. IF they were, you wouldn\'t be afraid of Mr. Obama been judged by what you believe are other peoples ignorant beliefs and statements.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957821">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957821" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon,<br></br><br>You had your chance and FAILED!!!</br><br></br><br>You claimed Wright\'s statements were "unpatriotic" but UPON INSPECTION they clearly were not... BY YOUR STANDARD.</br><br></br><br>So, if there\'s anything I\'ve lost (besides my time entertaining myself with someone who is not in my league)... it\'s my shoe lodge firmly in your virtual azz.</br><br></br><br></br><br><i>"you are not doing Obama any favors"</i></br><br></br><br>I\'m under no obligation to do any favors for Obama.   Again, say something that makes sense and leave the child-like emotional appeals alone.  They only EXPOSE you.</br><br></br><br>But go ahead, tell me what\'s that about.  </br><br></br><br></br><br><i>you are off your rocker and you are an angry, bitter and poisonous person.</i></br><br></br><br>Please quote my "angry", "bitter" "poisonous" comments &lt;&lt;&lt; HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;</br><br></br><br></br><br><i>With folks like you talking like this, he will barely get reelected to the Senate let alone become President. </i></br><br></br><br>What have I "talked like"?  </br><br></br><br></br><br><i>You will turn off lots of people with talk like that. </i></br><br></br><br>Again, "talk like" what?  Also, where does it state that Nquest is tasked with "turning people on"?  Again, I\'m not under any obligation as far as Barack Obama\'s campaign is concerned.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957822">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957822" class="dsq-comment-message">Listen you guys,<br></br><br>I\'m embarrassed for anon (whomever he is) because Nquest has put some lumps on his @ss!</br><br></br><br>He\'s gasping for air now!</br><br></br><br>ahahahahahahahahaha</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957823">Admiral Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957823" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, Lexus:<br></br><br>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html?view=print</br><br>"Obama\'s Minister Committed "Treason" But When My Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero"</br><br></br><br>"Dad and I were amongst the founders of the Religious right. In the 1970s and 1980s, while Dad and I crisscrossed America denouncing our nation\'s sins instead of getting in trouble we became darlings of the Republican Party. (This was while I was my father\'s sidekick before I dropped out of the evangelical movement altogether.) We were rewarded for our "stand" by people such as Congressman Jack Kemp, the Fords, Reagan and the Bush family. The top Republican leadership depended on preachers and agitators like us to energize their rank and file. No one called us un-American." </br><br></br><br>"Consider a few passages from my father\'s immensely influential America-bashing book A Christian Manifesto. It sailed under the radar of the major media who, back when it was published in 1980, were not paying particular attention to best-selling religious books. Nevertheless it sold more than a million copies." </br><br></br><br>"Here\'s Dad writing in his chapter on civil disobedience:</br><br></br><br></br><br>"If there is a legitimate reason for the use of force [against the US government]... then at a certain point force is justifiable."</br><br></br><br></br><br>And this:</br><br></br><br></br><br>"In the United States the materialistic, humanistic world view is being taught exclusively in most state schools... There is an obvious parallel between this and the situation in Russia [the USSR]. And we really must not be blind to the fact that indeed in the public schools in the United States all religious influence is as forcibly forbidden as in the Soviet Union...."</br><br></br><br>Then this:</br><br></br><br></br><br>"There does come a time when force, even physical force, is appropriate... A true Christian in Hitler\'s Germany and in the occupied countries should have defied the false and counterfeit state. This brings us to a current issue that is crucial for the future of the church in the United States, the issue of abortion... It is time we consciously realize that when any office commands what is contrary to God\'s law it abrogates it\'s authority. And our loyalty to the God who gave this law then requires that we make the appropriate response in that situation..."</br><br></br><br>"Was any conservative political leader associated with Dad running for cover? Far from it. Dad was a frequent guest of the Kemps, had lunch with the Fords, stayed in the White House as their guest, he met with Reagan, helped Dr. C. Everett Koop become Surgeon General. (I went on the 700 Club several times to generate support for Koop)." </br><br></br><br>"Dad became a hero to the evangelical community and a leading political instigator. When Dad died in 1984 everyone from Reagan to Kemp to Billy Graham lamented his passing publicly as the loss of a great American. Not one Republican leader was ever asked to denounce my dad or distanced himself from Dad\'s statements." </br><br></br><br>"Take Dad\'s words and put them in the mouth of Obama\'s preacher (or in the mouth of any black American preacher) and people would be accusing that preacher of treason. Yet when we of the white Religious Right denounced America white conservative Americans and top political leaders, called our words "godly" and "prophetic" and a "call to repentance."</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957824">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957824" class="dsq-comment-message">Once again...<br></br><br><b>folks like quest are not helping his case barking like angry pitbulls</b></br><br></br><br>Quote my "angry" statements, etc. &lt;&lt;&lt; HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;</br><br></br><br></br><br>Again, where is it stated that Nquest has an obligation to "help" Obama\'s case?  But let\'s deal directly with your recurring issue:  what have I said that would "turn" people "off"??</br><br></br><br>Here is your opportunity to do more than make bs accusations like the one about Wright\'s "patriotism" that your own words, your own standard did you in.  So that would make you "angry", "bitter" and "poisonous" to yourself.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957825">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957825" class="dsq-comment-message">Dig Me:<br></br><br>What exactly is the prize?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957826">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957826" class="dsq-comment-message">My brother goes to this church and he said the media appeared there today.<br>The pastor asked the congregation to simply stay silent and he would issue</br><br>a statement to them.  Apparently this is the statement.  Also, the church</br><br>has been receiving threats since last</br><br>week so security guards were present</br><br>to search all who entered.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957827">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957827" class="dsq-comment-message">First, courage people.  All great things come through great work and sacrifice, and getting Obama elected will be no different.  We don\'t need to be scared or intimidated; we just need to fight back intelligently.<br></br><br>Second, this statement is just fine.  The good work of the church needs to be defended, and I am glad that the church makes it known that Obama and the church are 2 separate entities.</br><br></br><br>Third, the Republicans have for decades pandered to far right religious leaders like Falwell, Robertson, etc...who have made many crazy statements.  Yet the public and the media has not held them so accountable.  We need to always point that out.</br><br></br><br>Fourth, let us remember that Jesus said some pretty controversial things during his time on earth.  So did St. Augustine, so did a lot of religious leaders.  We need to always point that out.</br><br></br><br>There is no doubt that Obama is being held to a higher standard by both the right wing smear machine and the do-anything Hillary smear machine, but we will overcome.  And victory will be all the more sweeter.</br></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957828">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957828" class="dsq-comment-message">Nuff said Nquest...obviously you are on a gangrape rampage, so I\'ll let you come of your high slowly enough to re-enter society.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957829">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957829" class="dsq-comment-message">Please quote the "angry", "bitter" "poisonous" comments I\'ve made since I\'ve been on this "gangrape rampage" <br></br><br>&lt;&lt;&lt; HERE &gt;&gt;&gt;</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957830">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957830" class="dsq-comment-message">gang rape?  high?<br></br><br>Is that all you have?  Is that your only response to Nqest pointing out that your arguments are senseless and not founded in fact?</br><br></br><br>You are the first ever to make comments like this on this blog since I\'ve been here.  You\'re dirtying up the place.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957831">babyming</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957831" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m glad to know the UCC has done some good, like prison ministries and other community outreaches. <br></br><br>When it comes to the bad statements of Rev. Wright, like when he says that AIDS was invented by white people to infect black people, well what can anyone do except say that\'s crazy, and move on?  Like Mike Huckabee\'s offensive remarks about the confederate flag, there\'s no way to make lemonade out of those lemons.  Obama did the right thing when he said he denounces that crap.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957832">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957832" class="dsq-comment-message">Babyming:<br></br><br>Have you ever heard of the Tuskeegee Experiment?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957833">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957833" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Nuff said Nquest...obviously you are on a gangrape rampage, so I\'ll let you come of your high slowly enough to re-enter society.</i><br></br><br>Oh no you didn\'t. </br><br>You did NOT just use the word gangrape on this blog!</br><br></br><br>You\'re getting me close to believing that anonymous comments shouldn\'t be allowed. </br><br></br><br></br><br>Ms. Martin...</br><br>It\'s interesting how folks just want to claim people are \'paranoid\', and when confronted with Tuskegee, and READ the book MEDICAL APARTHEID and tell me how \'paranoid\' Black folk are.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957834">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957834" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah:<br></br><br>I guess they think if they just keep saying it aint so then it won\'t be.</br><br></br><br>These mofos are driving me crazy!</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957835">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957835" class="dsq-comment-message">MS.Martin,<br></br><br>Nquest gave anon a big fat @ss beat down! A straight-up uppercut to the jaw! Bam!</br><br></br><br>ahahahahahahahahaha</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957836">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957836" class="dsq-comment-message">Like he stole something!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957837" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957837">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957837" class="dsq-comment-message">The beat down!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957838">justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957838" class="dsq-comment-message">"Like he stole something"!<br>-----------------------------------</br><br>Like government cheese!</br><br></br><br></br><br>ahahahahahahahahaha</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957839">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957839" class="dsq-comment-message">Babyming:<br></br><br>Below is the title page to the book rikyrah mentioned.  I\'m going to read it and I suggest you get a copy too!</br><br></br><br></br><br>Medical Apartheid</br><br></br><br></br><br></br><br>The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957840">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957840" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous 8:08pm wrote "If you are going to kamikaze anyone who doesn\'t hug Obama when he farts or blundgeon anyone who criticizes Obama for saying X when he should have said Y, you are off your rocker and you are an angry, bitter and poisonous person."<br></br><br>8:38pm "folks like quest are not helping his case barking like angry pitbulls"</br><br>________________________________</br><br>Huh?</br><br></br><br>What gave you that impression?  Where have you read defense of Obama?  You have read that poster\'s defense of anything that is actually or is mistakenly (like your post about the UTCC memo) construed as hurtful to Obama.  Get the distinction.  I haven\'t gotten that pro-Obama impression at all from your antagonist\'s posts here.  </br><br></br><br>There are some Blacks who want to hurt Obama\'s chances and some others who lack the intellectual capacity to tell the difference.  The slave masters usually had a fox in the hen house so to speak, a spy that had to talk out of both sides of the mouth to get the job done.  They still exist today.  After his/her post on the "On my faith and church" thread, I laugh at those still thinking otherwise.  However, some of the blogs here have been more than suspect, so I\'m not surprised when less direct but equally absurd attacks on Obama are welcomed here.  </br><br></br><br>I think that unless a poster wrote "I hate Obama" or "I don\'t want Obama elected president", a few here would miss the obvious fact that the poster is not pro-Obama.  Not all Blacks are supporting an Obama presidency and not all posters to this blog are Black.  Disagreement is expected and required but you, anonymous, are presupposing a false assumption that some embraced here are pro-Obama.</br><br></br><br>As to the Rev Moss\' release, there are no problems with it.  Dr. Wright is a brilliant man who continues to fully support Senator Obama as the best choice for the presidency.  Everything can\'t be spelled out in the news for us.</br><br></br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957841">babyming</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957841" class="dsq-comment-message">hello ms. martin and rikyrah, <br></br><br>I looked at the Medical Apartheid book on <a href="http://amazon.com" rel="nofollow">amazon.com</a>.  It\'s very interesting, and I just ordered a copy.  </br><br></br><br>About the Rev. Wright, when he says "AIDS was invented by white people," I don\'t see how that helps anything.  If the Rev. Wright would talk about the Tuskeegee Experiment, that would be helpful.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957842">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957842" class="dsq-comment-message">There we go with these loaded words like "helpful."<br></br><br>I\'ll go ahead and ask:  what\'s the difference?</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957843">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957843" class="dsq-comment-message">..yeah, I thought Trinity is probably getting serious threats.  It was ill-advised to release those dvd\'s..terribly unfortunate.  They\'ve got a serious problem and I hope the threats don\'t escalate.  The spotlight on Trinity is not fair by any means.  The internet is replete with hate speech against ethnic Americans and the government.<br></br><br>There is a problem I think, with churches being in bed with government via tax exempt status, then attempting to be a critic of, or influence on that same government.  I think this is where the true debate lies and not in these opportunistic issues of patriotism or race. </br><br></br><br>..and Tavis is asking for a rendezvous with some duct tape and a locked closet.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957844">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957844" class="dsq-comment-message">I think the larger question speaks to Obama\'s judgment. It also shows him to be, first and foremost a politician.<br></br><br>Obama is walking a tightrope here. </br><br></br><br>He is a left-wing, liberal Democrat. He belongs to a church that preaches liberation theology and black nationalism. He and his wife have embraced this church, its controversial pastor and his sermons. Evidence of the influence can be seen in their statements and writings. They have supported the church financially.</br><br></br><br>These are the facts. But these facts now, may not get him elected President. So what does he do, he acts like every other politician...</br><br></br><br>Conventional wisdom says, that in order to become president, one must appeal to those in the center of the political spectrum. But walking that tightrope, straight down the center is tricky indeed.</br><br></br><br>As Lincoln famously said, "You cannot please all of the people, all of the time." </br><br></br><br>So why not just be true to oneself, and let the chips fall where they may. Obama is who he is, and if that\'s too radical, too left-wing, to be President...</br><br></br><br>You live and you learn.</br><br></br><br>Everyone makes choices they have to live with.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957845">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957845" class="dsq-comment-message">.<br><b>Also, Rev. Wright did talk about the Tuskegee Experiment.  So, by your logic, because he "talked about" that was "helpful."</b></br><br></br><br></br><br>Seriously, why do such uninformed (and unskilled) people come here talking sh*t.</br><br></br><br>And here we have another person who  conveniently makes THE GOVERNMENT synonymous with WHITE PEOPLE.  Who are you, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=bush+I+believe+that+people+whose+skins+aren%27t+necessarily+--+are+a+different+color+than+white+can+self-govern&amp;hl=en&amp;rlz=1B2GGFB_en__214__214&amp;start=0&amp;sa=N" rel="nofollow">George Bush</a>?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957846" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Evidence of the influence can be seen in their statements and writings.</i><br></br><br>Obama did credit one of Wright\'s sermons with inspiring his book, The Audacity of Hope.</br><br></br><br>So you\'re both right and WRONG at the same time.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957847" class="dsq-comment-message">WHY CAN\'T YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND - WHAT THE MEDIA DID WAS NOT JUST AN ATTACK ON SENATOR OBAMA, BUT AN ATTACK ON AAs AND THE BLACK CHURCH IN GENERAL.<br>_____________________________________</br><br></br><br>What? Believe it or not, many people find Wrights comments abhorent and they are not unjustified in feeling that way. Many, in fact, may agree with his statements, and that\'s cool too.</br><br></br><br>Obama made the choice to associate himself with this pastor, this theology, and this church.</br><br></br><br>And now he must choose between the presidency and his conscience.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957848" class="dsq-comment-message">Perhaps it\'s time, now, to place enormous and unyielding pressure on the few Black men and women in TV media who are in positions of authority.  <br></br><br>Clearly, the majority of today\'s media managers are white, female, and young.  Hence the offensive references to Black churches and pastors as freaks and sideshow acts.  But just as a few Black men and women stepped up when Don Imus needed to be fired, there are some who can step up and bring pressure to bear where it\'s most needed right now.  </br><br></br><br>We can no longer afford to surrender our <b>power of self-definition</b>.  If someone has a direct or indirect connection to Oprah, see what you can do.  If Bryant Gumbel has any juice with CBS and it\'s cable affiliates, perhaps he can wage a battle or two.  </br><br></br><br>If Barry Obama is going to change the way politics works, then that\'s necessarily going to bring a change in the way media operates.  Clearly, neither politics nor media wants to see things change.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957849" class="dsq-comment-message">Evidence of the influence:<br></br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZROa0rlMU</br><br></br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9_LQKlLSBo</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957850" class="dsq-comment-message">As I posted on another blog:<br></br><br>   1. "Hillary never had a cab whiz past her and not pick her up because her skin was the wrong color."</br><br>   2. "Hillary never had to worry about being pulled over in her car..."</br><br>   3. "Hillary was not a black boy raised in a single parent home. Barack was."</br><br>   4. "Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country... controlled by rich white people."</br><br></br><br></br><br>    * Well, one would be hard-pressed to turn a statement (#1) that\'s about the indignities faced when African-Americans simply attempt to use cabs like other citizens into "hostile" or "bigoted" feelings towards White Americans. The issue is about being left on the curb due to racial stigma which may or may not involve a White American cab driver.</br><br> </br><br>   * One would also be hard pressed to tilt statements about the humiliating stigma at play in racial profiling (#2) as "bigoted"/"hostile" feelings towards White Americans when it\'s the racial profiling situation that\'s clearly being highlighted.</br><br> </br><br>  * And it would be very difficult to show how the statement about being a black boy, raised by a single parent (#3) is somehow "bigoted"/"hostile" feelings towards White Americans.</br><br> </br><br> * Not only that but even the statements about "rich white people" controlling the country (do you dispute that?) can hardly be confused as having "bigoted"/"hostile" feelings towards White America because a chord runs through every one of the 4 statements and that\'s the "feelings" about the circumstances African Americans are in. Whatever it "means to be a black man" in America has to do with living with that stigma and the challenges, obstacles and, yes, injustices that exist as a fact of Black life.</br><br></br><br></br><br>Given that, people who find Wright\'s words "abhorrent" in the way that you suggest have a difficult time justifying the kind of accusations/characterizations they make about what\'s supposed to be "abhorrent."</br><br></br><br>Those who took exception to Wright\'s statements had little to say about the essence of what Wright talked about as outlined above.  And that\'s my response to someone who could not justify his claims about Wright\'s "abhorrent" statements.  The person who made the UNJUSTIFIED claim picked out the passage, the points I used (1 thru 4), to emphasize the subject matter and substance of Wright\'s remarks.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957851" class="dsq-comment-message">Just as I had feared, this is snowballing into a disaster. WHAT WRIGHT MEANT DOESN\'T MATTER!! Much of what he says I agree with, and it doesn\'t matter.<br></br><br>It seems that everyone here is missing the point: elections are won or lost on soundbytes.</br><br></br><br>The soundbytes relating to Pastor Wright are, taken out of context, without any understanding of history, inflammatory and shocking and deeply troubling to many Americans.</br><br></br><br>You can debate the why of it all day long. The fact is that this is a campaign, an election process, and these soundbytes from Wright are going to kill Obama\'s candidacy.</br><br></br><br>He cannot get past this, there isn\'t any way. He can go on the cable news networks and write all of the explanations he wants to, he cannot combat the power of those words from Wright\'s mouth.</br><br></br><br>I AM NOT SAYING IT\'S RIGHT. It\'s just a fact. There was no truth to the bullshit that killed Kerry. There was no truth to the crap they spun about Al Gore. </br><br></br><br>They\'ll pull these statements out and make a 30 second commercial of this and Obama\'s "just words" and get a picture of him with Wright and that will be that. </br><br></br><br>The message won\'t be hitting people like you or me come October. It will be hitting people who are casually interested in politics, who vote, certainly, who are proud Americans, and who will be HORRIFIED and OUTRAGED and ANGRY about Wright\'s statements.</br><br></br><br>It\'s the end of Obama. It is a tragedy. And frankly, I\'m pretty pissed about it in part because Obama should have known better. He knew this shit was out there and he did nothing. Now he\'s all we\'ve got in the Democratic party, and not only that, this awakens those old complaints about Democrats, that we\'re radicals and left wing commie zealots and all of that. </br><br></br><br>Welcome President John Fucking McCain. God help us.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957852" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon 5:33:<br></br><br>"Obama made the choice to associate himself with this pastor, this theology, and this church.</br><br></br><br>And now he must choose between the presidency and his conscience."</br><br></br><br>What is his conscience telling him?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957853" class="dsq-comment-message">I think we need a mission statement for this blog.p</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957854" class="dsq-comment-message">Bigassbelle:<br></br><br>I think you\'re missing the point WHAT WRIGHT MEANT DOES MATTER.</br><br></br><br>Especially if you believe the soundbytes are going to cause people to vote against Obama.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957855" class="dsq-comment-message">@ nquest<br></br><br>Government is the representative of the people and is not synonymous with any ethnic group to the exclusion of any other.</br><br></br><br>There is a sense by some Americans however, that AA\'s are outsiders and not part of that representation.  Don\'t you think the preaching of HIV as Govt. plot against AA\'s encourages the view that Govt. is synonymous with white?  Doesn\'t it reinforce the view that AA\'s are outsiders?  From the point of view of the congregation, doesn\'t this encourage fear and suspicion of the  "enemy" Govt. while giving a feeling of only being able to count on the "group" or church to survive?  Doesn\'t the group then benefit from promoting fear in order to more strongly bond it\'s members?</br><br></br><br>This is part of what is behind Tavis\' resentment.  Barack is not bound to the group.  Tavis, Sharpton etc, or the church cannot "control" him; he is a wild card and moves easily between both "worlds".  Barack flouts that black leadership hierarchy and appeals directly to people..black and white.  In this sense he is "dangerous" to the survival of the group..and I can see why some might not want him to succeed.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957856" class="dsq-comment-message">ms. martin,<br></br><br>Obama needs to choose between lying and telling the truth.</br><br></br><br>Some speculate that Obama originally joined the TUCC to make himself \'more authentically black\' to the Chicago neighborhood where he chose to launch his political career. True or false?</br><br></br><br>Some ask, "Does he, on the whole, or in part, really believe in liberation theology and black nationalism?" Yes or no. </br><br></br><br>He must choose between becoming \'just another politician who will say anything to get elected\' or someone promising \'a new kind of politics.\'</br><br></br><br>Tell the truth. For better or worse.</br><br></br><br>The truth may cost him the Presidency, or it may deliver it to him.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957857" class="dsq-comment-message">NQest<br></br><br>Where else are you posting?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957858" class="dsq-comment-message">I apologize for the rant, but I must repeat . . . <br></br><br>When Katrina hit, Jesse Jackson lamented that this country has a high tolerance for black pain. Ain\'t that the truth. </br><br></br><br>Things like this Wright controversy tell me that my pain does not matter. Why?  Because it never has anything to do with what I say . . . no, it has everything to do with how I say it.  </br><br></br><br>Issues like the Wright controversy send the warning that I better keep my place . . . watch my tone.  Becaus black anger is never afforded the opportunity at discussion and/or redemption.  </br><br></br><br>As a black man, I don\'t have the right to get angry or show emotion.  And if I should make a mistake and say something untoward, then I\'m not allowed the opportunity to simply apologize.  For some reason my fate must be far worse than that given to everyone else.  </br><br></br><br>It proves that my struggles and frustrations must be silenced if it makes mainstream ("white") america uncomfortable.</br><br></br><br>I, and many other black folk, have NEVER been so privileged so as to think that we could dictate policy or control someone else\'s life based on how comfortable or uncomfortable something made us feel. Sometimes we get lucky and white guilt throws us a bone. But even that usually comes after some tragedy in the black community.</br><br></br><br>We know the drill. We\'re uncomfortable almost every day. It\'s just that we\'ve learned to live with it and move on.</br><br></br><br>But now . . . despite everything Obama has done to make white folk feel as comfortable as possible.  After an entire year of denying a part of himself and distancing himself from anything remotely "black" just to make white america comfortable . . . you\'ve got the media trying to kill his chances at being president.  </br><br></br><br>NOT because of anything that Obama said.  NOT because Obama is an "angry black man."  But solely because he has a relationship with a black man whom the media can portray in such a stereotype!!</br><br></br><br>Let me be honest.  Barack Obama is about as "safe" a black man as you\'re going to see.  I\'ve watched in amazement as I\'ve seen him deflect attacks from all sides. . . to have his blackness questioned one day and then be accused of being TOO black the next . . . to avoid race like the plague just to give white america the chance to vote for a black person without being made to feel guilty for the transgressions of past generations.  Even now, Obama still speaks of unity and understanding.</br><br></br><br>As I said before, it\'s not the comment so much as the IMAGE that makes people uncomfortable.  The IMAGE of a defiant, strong black preacher dressed in foreign african robes leading a congregation of equally defiant passionate black people.  That\'s scary to a lot of white america.  </br><br></br><br>THAT is a fear of black agression and black power.  And it don\'t matter whether your as fiery as Jeremiah Wright or as accomodating as Barack Obama.  You ain\'t gonna get anywhere unless you master the ability to make white america comfortable.  And now people say they can\'t vote for him because they\'re UNcomfortable.</br><br></br><br>You know what, black folk have been uncomfortable for over 400 years. There\'s not a day that goes by where black folk don\'t bite their tongue and grit their teeth just to keep the peace.  </br><br></br><br>WHEN are we gonna ask white folk to be a little uncomforable for a change? I don\'t mean that in a racist way. I\'m just asking. </br><br></br><br>Is that not the definition of a pluralistic society?  Let me check out Webster\'s dictionary . .. </br><br></br><br>"pluralism" - "a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain an autonomous participation in and development of their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization."</br><br></br><br>If we are truly a pluralistic society, then we must allow everyone, INCLUDING black folk, the opportunity and right of self-definition and self-determination (props to ronnie b for pointing that out).</br><br></br><br>All I know is this . . . White politicians go to the black community all the time and ask for our trust, tolerance and understanding. We always give it to them. </br><br></br><br>Blacks vote for a white candidate every four years - regardless of his shortcomings; despite OUR OWN DOUBTS AND QUESTIONS (that never get answered); despite OUR OWN DISCOMFORT, we trust that everything\'s gonna be alright and we\'ll make it through somehow.</br><br></br><br>Well, this black man is asking white america to return the favor for once. I don\'t want to dismiss your concerns.  I know it\'s different. I know we\'ve never seen this before. I know white america has it\'s questions. </br><br></br><br>But Barack has done all he can to ask for white america\'s trust and understanding. He deserves to be judged as being self-autonomous.  He derseves to be judged by his own reputation.</br><br></br><br>He deserves the same chance black folk have been giving white politicians ever since we got the right to vote.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957859" class="dsq-comment-message">This is not an extraneous point of policy or something beyond the ability of average people to assess. Millions of voters go to church and synagogue and don’t hear this sort of venomous talk, and would leave if they did. Everyone can ask themselves: If he went to Wright’s church for 20 years, how likely is it that he heard this stuff, and what does his continued attendance say about him? It simply isn’t possible to wish it all away and hope voters don’t notice.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957860" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous Mar 17, 05:33:00 AM wrote "And now he must choose between the presidency and his conscience."<br></br><br>Apparently, you project based on your own flexible moral center and the inane talking points of the sensational media.  Senator Obama doesn\'t need to choose between the presidency and his conscience.  Where do you guys get some of this ish?!  </br><br></br><br>He has been true to himself, his former pastor Dr. Wright, his church, his values and his platform.  If that is lost on everyone, maybe time would be better invested reading & listening more and over-dramatizing less.  </br><br></br><br>There is no conflict between conscience and the actions of the candidate, which were the predilections of Dr. Wright.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957861" class="dsq-comment-message">Please Read!<br></br><br>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html</br><br></br><br></br><br>"Religious Right leader Frank Schaeffer denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan, and Bush Sr".</br><br></br><br>There is a double standard for a black Jeremiah Wright comments, which by comparison are mild.</br><br></br><br></br><br>All is okay if a white Religious leader speaks about the nation\'s sins & he is rewarded for it but let it come from a black Jeremiah Wright, he is condemned!</br><br></br><br>God help us!</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957862" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon 6:46<br></br><br>The problem is that we don\'t hear things in the same way.  </br><br></br><br>What he heard may not have been as offensive to him as a group of guilt-ridden gatekeepers who are afraid the prisoners might rise up and turn on them.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957863" class="dsq-comment-message">ms. martin wrote "Obama needs to choose between lying and telling the truth...He must choose between becoming \'just another politician who will say anything to get elected\' or someone promising \'a new kind of politics.\'"<br></br><br>You seem to think you know the "truth" already and no matter what he says it is only true if it is what you think.  In other words, it is the same trap that the media and talk radio are laying for Senator Obama.  It has to be what you think it is or it is a lie, so it is a contradictory argument that he can\'t win.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957864" class="dsq-comment-message">This is part of what is behind Tavis\' resentment. Barack is not bound to the group. Tavis, Sharpton etc, or the church cannot "control" him; he is a wild card and moves easily between both "worlds". Barack flouts that black leadership hierarchy and appeals directly to people..black and white. In this sense he is "dangerous" to the survival of the group..and I can see why some might not want him to succeed.<br>------------------------------------</br><br></br><br>Since liberalism is not based upon natural justice but willfulness, it never fails to devour its supposed beneficiaries. Paternalistic liberalism is at the root of the Democrat Party. Its "victims" should know their place and plot their ascent according to the progressive charts set up by the  liberal establishment. </br><br></br><br>We\'ll let you know, Barack, when it is your time to win -- that\'s been the tacit theme of the Clinton campaign all along. Black power brokers, the establishment of the AA community, have not fully endorsed, or are willing to defend Obama now. They will sidle up to whoever will keep them in power with the politics of \'victimization.\'  As long as blacks continue to believe that all whites are against them, that the system is rigged, they \'need\' the establishment.</br><br></br><br>The Democrat Party establishment and black preachers like Wright survive, and thrive off of division.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957865" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms. Martin, please accept my apologies for putting your name on my  most recent preceding post. It should be attributed to anonymous Mon Mar 17, 06:42:00 AM.  My oversight due to a small screen with too many open windows and juggling too much at once.<br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957866" class="dsq-comment-message">You seem to think you know the "truth" already and no matter what he says it is only true if it is what you think. In other words, it is the same trap that the media and talk radio are laying for Senator Obama. It has to be what you think it is or it is a lie, so it is a contradictory argument that he can\'t win.<br>______________________________________</br><br></br><br>Untrue. I don\'t know what the truth is. And guess what, not everyone will be pleased with the truth. But with the truth, a voter can make an informed decision. If Obama tells the truth, he can define himself, and not let the media do it.</br><br></br><br>His credibility is only called into question when he falls into the trap of trying to please everyone, and making contradictory statements.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957867" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous Mon Mar 17, 07:09:00 AM wrote "Untrue. I don\'t know what the truth is. And guess what, not everyone will be pleased with the truth. But with the truth, a voter can make an informed decision. If Obama tells the truth, he can define himself, and not let the media do it.<br></br><br>His credibility is only called into question when he falls into the trap of trying to please everyone, and making contradictory statements."</br><br>_____________</br><br>He told the truth and you apparently didn\'t like it.  So you keep calling for "truth" until you hear what you have already decided.  He has answered these trumped up charges in both print and television on Friday.  If you missed it, it is because you weren\'t willing to receive or accept it.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957868">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957868" class="dsq-comment-message">@ nquest<br></br><br>While all these sentences are factually correct, the problem is that Rev. Wright used Hillary & Barack as the subject of each sentence.  He wasn\'t speaking generally about prejudice...he was comparing these two specific people.  It was ill-advised to speak specifically about them.  It was ill-advised to use their first names rather than addressing them as Senator Clinton or Senator Barack.  It was ill-advised to use them as an object lesson in a sermon about racial prejudice...ill-advised and unfortunate.  </br><br></br><br>Rev. Wright was in a position of authority making a public address and should have followed a certain protocol with regard to presidential candidates.  This is different than if he was talking about them privately.</br><br></br><br>It\'s the same criticism I have of Hillary in that she didn\'t observe respectful protocol by congratulating Barack on his wins or publicly speaking to, and of him in a respectful manner ("Shame on you Barack..".  It was irresponsible of Hillary and her team to inflame the electorate with racist rhetoric.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957869">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957869" class="dsq-comment-message">After an entire year of denying a part of himself and distancing himself from anything remotely "black" just to make white america comfortable . . . you\'ve got the media trying to kill his chances at being president.<br>_____________________________________</br><br></br><br>That\'s the problem, why did he feel that he needed to make himself \'acceptable\' to whites. In order to get elected? Isn\'t that what every other politician does?</br><br></br><br>I find it interesting that Obama\'s </br><br>\'distancing himself from \'anything remotely black\' was a choice that he made. Now that the consequences of his actions are being revealed, it is somehow the \'white media\'s\' fault!  It\'s his own fault.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957870" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous 6:46AM wrote "Millions of voters go to church and synagogue and don’t hear this sort of venomous talk, and would leave if they did."<br></br><br></br><br>Actually that is true but it is equally true that millions of non-Blacks also attend church and synagogues and hear venomous talk, and would never leave and have not left.  There are many admitting this all over the country now but many of us knew as much already.  From Falwell and Robertson having said that America brought the wrath of G-d on itself on 9/11 (I guess you missed this bit of news) to garden variety southern baptists preachers telling congregations that race-mixing is a sin and they should not marry or cohort with mongrels (the black ones to be sure). </br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957871" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous Mon Mar 17, 07:19:00 AM wrote "I find it interesting that Obama\'s \'distancing himself from \'anything remotely black\' was a choice that he made."<br></br><br>You seem to find lies interesting.  I find them interesting too but I still have the common sense to know the difference between pure speculation, personal opinion, lies, and facts.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957872">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957872" class="dsq-comment-message">I really wish all the anonymous people would use a name!!!!!  What, can\'t you stand by your own words? You\'re making me dizzy.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957873" class="dsq-comment-message">"I really wish all the anonymous people would use a name!!!!! What, can\'t you stand by your own words? You\'re making me dizzy."<br></br><br>My posts are signed, so if you are dizzy, truthseeker, that isn\'t something I have control over.  Nonetheless, I don\'t care whether others sign or not.  Truthfully, some people who are logged in should be too embarrassed to sign a name to some of their posts, they just don\'t know it. YMMV</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957874">B-Serious</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957874" class="dsq-comment-message">@anonymous 7:19 am<br></br><br>Obama distanced himself for the same reasons Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton never stood a chance to win.  The first black president will not be a "race man."  White america will not vote for a black man who carries the baggage of resentment from racial oppression.  He must defy the stereotype to get crossover support.</br><br></br><br>Just like the first female president will not be a "dove" on foreign policy.</br><br></br><br>Proof of media culpability is the fact that it will not allow Obama to escape this "box," wherein it tries to hold him accountable for words he never said.</br><br></br><br>He distanced himself for the very fact that we\'re having this conversation now.  He distanced himself because this controversy proves that he can\'t even KNOW an "angry black man," without being labeled the same.</br><br></br><br>You speak of the consequences of Obama\'s actions.  What act did Obama ever commit?  Really, what has he done?  There is no "act" with which to be accountable for.  And what would the appropriate consequence be for said "actions."</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957875">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957875" class="dsq-comment-message">I think all opinions have value, whether I agree or not.  If nothing else, they make me think about things from a different perspective.<br></br><br>would it kill to to take 2 minutes to create an account?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957876" class="dsq-comment-message">It is possible that because of the Wright affair Obama will suffer for what he pretended to be, rather than for what he really is.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957877" class="dsq-comment-message">It sounds like clashing cymbals to hear Obama’s rhetoric — at once calm, reasonable, and unifying — and then to hear the comments of two people who play among the most important roles in his life: his wife and his minister. People are right to wonder: What the heck is going on here? Did Obama embrace Wright and his church in an effort to gain legitimacy during his Chicago years — and now wants to jettison Wright and his church in an effort to gain legitimacy during his run for the White House?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957878">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957878" class="dsq-comment-message">What has Michelle said that is at odds with Obama\'s message?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957879" class="dsq-comment-message">From Blacks4Barack.....DON\'T BE SIDE-TRACKED ! Stay focused on important issues. It\'s sad that Obama is forced to run against Hillary, the Republicans, the DNC (king of the rules change).....and even the media. But through it all....he maintains strength, class and Presidential calm.<br></br><br>It will be 5 years in Iraq....almost 4000 dead heros, thanks to Hill, Bush and McCain....where\'s Hillary\'s tax return....why does she keep saying she won Florida and Michigan (is she unstable)....where\'s the secret contributors list....what\'s going to happen in her on-going voter fraud trial in L.A. with Pa. Gov. Rendell, is she a true Democrat or a closet GOP? She cares nothing about the Dem Party....even endorsed McCain.....there are SOOOOOOO many questions that the media needs to be asking.....DEMAND THE FACTS.....CONTACT THE MEDIA !!!!</br><br></br><br>Visit: <a href="http://www.Blacks4Barack.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.Blacks4Barack.org</a> (A Multi-Racial Organization)</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957880" class="dsq-comment-message">truthseeker,<br></br><br>Reverend Wright’s toxic comments may help us better understand the remarks by Michelle Obama that she is proud of America for the first time in her adult life only now that her husband is running for president and that she considers America to be a “outright mean” nation.</br><br></br><br>If someone admires Reverend Wright as much as Michelle Obama seems to — and she has spoken very well of him in the past — then it’s reasonable to assume that they share some common values. People who attend the same church for a quarter century often share key attitudes and outlooks of their minister. That’s not always the case — but it’s more often the case than not. And it is very rare that people who attend a church for more than 25 years hold views that are fundamentally at odds with their pastor.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957881" class="dsq-comment-message">This man is being pecked to death by the hopelessly cynical who can\'t believe that a politician can actually tell the truth.  You go around saying you want honour and truthfulness and when it shows up you set about tearing it down and trying to prove it\'s not real.<br></br><br>I think America is really out of time.  I think America is out of options, but doesn\'t have the good sense to know it.  This Iraqi war I believe was a turning point in your fortunes.  </br><br></br><br>Bush Jr came along and you embraced him while he lied to you.  You have a sense of comfort with the liars.  Barack makes himself available to serve and answer all your probing, inappropriate questions and you use it to destroy him...he just doesn\'t make you feel comfortable.</br><br></br><br>There is no more time to choose!  Do you know those signs on the highway..the ones that say "50 miles to next exit"?  I think this is where you are...at a crossroads, choose now or be damned! And if this man doesn\'t become President then there might be no hope left for America.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957882" class="dsq-comment-message">I can only hope that someone on Obama\'s campaign who monitors what is being said in the blogosphere will inform him of the many people posting on this blog regarding his endless efforts to back away from his "blackness."<br></br><br>Yes, most intelligent people will understand that he is trying desperately not to draw attention to his blackness as some people who either consciously or subconsciously worry whether he will try to seek revenge upon white people for all the ills that have been visited against black folks.  That is the way a lot of them think because they have been the entitled group for so long, it would not take much for many who are walking that fine line to turn against Obama for any indication no matter how minute it might be that he is a black man and walks comfortably in it.</br><br></br><br>For him to have to distance himself from a Pastor who is speaking truth to power worries me about what he is willing to say and do to get elected.  What will he do IF elected and we have issues of fairness regarding Black concerns, will he confront them honestly or acquiesce to white folks for fear of alienating them?</br><br></br><br>For the writer of that post asking if Senator Obama approved the church\'s message is too much for me to comprehend.  How in the hell or when in the hell, did a Black church have to get  permission from a politician other than the one\'s who for years have looked the other way as they took handouts for the pastors, have to have their sermons approved?</br><br></br><br>When that day arrives, we will truly have sunk to the levels of the posperity preachers, the sell-out politicans, and all hope for Black folks will truly be gone.</br><br></br><br>Obama, beware.  Don\'t put yourself in a box, or paint yourself in the proverbial corner where you have to choose between telling the truth in spite of, or selling your soul.</br><br></br><br>We are watching and waiting for your next move.  This past one leaves a lot of us scratching our heads at how far you will go.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957883" class="dsq-comment-message">Gas on the fire.  <br>Thanks, Trinity. Big help there, dimwits.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957884" class="dsq-comment-message">b-serious,<br></br><br>Speak the truth and shame the devil!</br><br></br><br>Oh, hell I forgot, we will make somebody uncomfortable if we do that.</br><br></br><br>Oh, well, speak the truth anyway!</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957885" class="dsq-comment-message">@ anonymous 7:55 am<br></br><br>Is it possible to take a man at his word?  Especially when Obama hasn\'t even said or done anything remotely controversial?</br><br></br><br>America doesn\'t have to like Wright\'s comments.  But for argument\'s sake . . .</br><br></br><br>Is America so narrow-minded to miss the fact that from adversity and frustration springs hope and enlightenment?  </br><br></br><br>Once again, I don\'t see Wright\'s comments as the worst thing in the world.  I don\'t see a church of hate, no matter how much Fox News would like me to.  </br><br></br><br>I never said Obama was living a lie.  But I do think he\'s been very considerate of the fact that this country prefers baby steps when it comes to big changes like electing the first black president.  Thus, he\'s campaigned accordingly.</br><br></br><br>I think the tolerance level for black anger is extremely low.  And I see NO reason for that.  Anger (even black anger) is an inescapable part of political discourse.  Rather than dismiss Wright, I\'ve yet to see the media truly engage his comments for what they\'re worth.</br><br></br><br>I don\'t think Obama is pretending to be anything.  I choose to judge him on his own merits.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957886">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957886" class="dsq-comment-message">@ anonymous Mon Mar 17, 08:15:00 AM 2008<br></br><br>You\'re full of shit.  That is not Michelle\'s exact quote and not even close to her meaning.  People like you are the true enemies of America.  Michelle is an American but you are not proud of her.  You would falsely vilify her, twist her words and deny her the American dream.  YOU are the traitor. </br><br></br><br>Why do you think her family had to be protected by the secret service almost from the outset?  Why do you think they had to increase their SS detail?  Was it Militant Muslims threatening their lives?  No, it\'s their fellow Americans...ignorant low-lives who have accomplished nothing and serve no one but themselves.  How dare you judge her words without having even the integrity to reproduce them accurately?  </br><br></br><br>Who the fuck are you anyway?  What have you contributed to America other than strife and lies?</br><br></br><br>fuck off</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957887" class="dsq-comment-message">"would it kill to to take 2 minutes to create an account?"<br></br><br>Does it matter so much to the words posted?  Would it kill for those who want an account to have one and not spend their days and nights worrying about those who don\'t?  You say you value the posts but in the previous breathe intimate that they are lessened because they don\'t fit your signing preference.  </br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957888">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957888" class="dsq-comment-message">Some people do get it.<br>Read this:</br><br></br><br>http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2008/03/obamas-pastor-by-diana-butler.html</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957889" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t bother with the psycho babble...I\'m not having any of it.<br></br><br>Typically, people who post repeatedly but do not have an account are here to misinform.  They are clumsily manipulative and their purpose here is suspect; and, I am not worried.</br><br></br><br>I think your posts should be henceforth ignored.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957890" class="dsq-comment-message">Jelena:<br></br><br>A lot of people understand it.  Those who did not support Obama are just using it to try and discredit him.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957891" class="dsq-comment-message">"Don\'t bother with the psycho babble...I\'m not having any of it.<br></br><br>Typically, people who post repeatedly but do not have an account are here to misinform. They are clumsily manipulative and their purpose here is suspect; and, I am not worried.</br><br></br><br>I think your posts should be henceforth ignored."</br><br>-----------------</br><br>Your quickly changing-with-every-post reasoning for wanting others to create accounts betrays your lack of intellectual integrity on the issue.  If you are too slow or too blind to recognize that my posts are signed, then no amount of account creations is going to change that.  I have enough accounts in my life.  A useless one to please you would definitely be one too many.  Others choose for themselves as well.</br><br></br><br>Folks should worry less about my clearly signed posts and more about those who post to their blogs with multiple accounts.  That is where you and your manipulation, misinformation, and suspect purposes rest.</br><br></br><br>Psychobabble.  I needed that laugh.  I appreciate you.  You just made my day!  </br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957892">Nita</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957892" class="dsq-comment-message">Ms.Martin said...<i>  Jelena:   A lot of people understand it. Those who did not support Obama are just using it to try and discredit him.</i><br></br><br></br><br>Word. and co-sign.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957893">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957893" class="dsq-comment-message">squarepeg wrote "I can only hope that someone on Obama\'s campaign who monitors what is being said in the blogosphere will inform him of the many people posting on this blog regarding his endless efforts to back away from his "blackness."<br></br><br>I would expect that people who are forced to deal with blogs sift out nonsense and don\'t have time to feed absurdity into their campaigns; the media does enough of that.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957894">LeLe  Hill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957894" class="dsq-comment-message">I really don\'t see anything wrong with statement issued by the church.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957895" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon at 23:00,<br></br><br>Please give it a rest, will you?</br><br></br><br>Haven\'t you noticed by now that most people on this blog are not falling for that old conservative trick that if you keep repeating it enough, it will eventually sink in as truth.  That\'s what George Bush as said regarding the "propoganda" that so many illiterate, uninformed, and careless people did when following behind someone like him, who has to be told time and time again what he is supposed to read, let alone trying to express himself without a script.</br><br></br><br>Now, this will be my last response to you, and hopefully others on this post will ignore you as well.  My friend, you are not getting through, no one believes your bile.</br><br></br><br>Obama is not following the old "tried and tired" strategies of the DLC but I am sure that somebody because they want to know how the everyday people feel about his policies and how he is explaining them to the public shapes his opinions and views.</br><br></br><br>Again, please give it a rest.  Go back to that trollworld you escaped, and let them know that like George Bush, your mission was not accomplished.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957896" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon 23:00:<br></br><br></br><br>"I would expect that people who are forced to deal with blogs sift out nonsense and don\'t have time to feed absurdity into their campaigns; the media does enough of that."</br><br></br><br>Are you talking about yourself?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957897" class="dsq-comment-message">Enjoy:<br>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/roundtable_discusses_reverend.html</br><br>Word...Peace out</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957898">D.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957898" class="dsq-comment-message">My two cents worth:<br></br><br>1. After reading this and Obama\'s post online, this is a dead issue as far as I\'m concerned.</br><br></br><br>2. If you really want to make it a dead issue for the rest of the election season....stop talking about it. Let it die. The longer you discuss it, the more you open it up to opposing viewpoints.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957899">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957899" class="dsq-comment-message">squarepeg wrote "Now, this will be my last response to you, and hopefully others on this post will ignore you as well."<br></br><br>Huh?  I presume you were responding to me at 9:23 because 23:00 has not occurred yet, unless you see the future.  Accept my apology if that presumption is inaccurate.  Wasn\'t your "last" post also your first one in response to me ...at least as "squarepeg" ...so I am not understanding the implied multiple responses.  Are you confusing yourself with truthseeker and if so, why? </br><br></br><br>You may need a break.  You seem to have lost your marbles, just because I sign my posts at the bottom.  Who knew your sanity depended on it; had you asked nicely and explained this before you would have probably gotten better results.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957900">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957900" class="dsq-comment-message">squarepeg, some how you and anon at Mon Mar 17, 10:02:00 AM are eerily incorrect readers of time and users of the same wrong tag as a result.  Goes back to my earlier post.<br></br><br>Sorry you are so distraught over others not signing in but I hope you can survive such a minor distraction.</br><br></br><br>Peace,</br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957901">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957901" class="dsq-comment-message">squarepeg wrote "you are not getting through, no one believes your bile"<br></br><br>What bile exactly?  Please provide direct quotes.  I like to stick to truth, facts and common sense in my posts.  So, please avoid projection.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957902" class="dsq-comment-message">d.,<br></br><br>Unfortunately this issue will not go away in this era of \'gotcha politics.\' Obama\'s credibility is at stake. There is blood in the water and the sharks are circling.</br><br></br><br>Obama is trying to introduce himself to the American people and many want to know, "Who’s the real Obama, the guy who shrugs at Wright’s sermons because he needs the racial credibility Wright gives him or the guy who casts Wright out of his virtual house lest the project of healing be impeded? </br><br></br><br>Rev. Wright is a man Obama chose to be associated with when it was advantageous to him and he exploited it. But when he decided to run for president, he tried to distance himself from Wright. Wright has acknowledged that Obama knew he would be a problem for him and that he may someday distance himself from Wright? </br><br></br><br>All of this speaks to Obama\'s character and his judgment. Wright\'s \'liberation theology\' and \'black nationalism\' runs contrary to Obama\'s narrative of hope and change. </br><br></br><br>Right now it seems to many that Obama is not truly standing astride racial polarization, but playing a game. Using it to his advantage one minute, then disavowing it the next, when it is convenient. </br><br></br><br>People want to know who he is. And in this case, many don\'t know.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957903" class="dsq-comment-message">"Squarepeg", you have issues. You have your one vote, why not exercise it to vote for Clinton or McCain, instead of repeatedly posting the same innuendo and aspersions.  You want to convince these people that Senator Obama doesn\'t know that he is black?  Exercise you brain because I don\'t think MOST Blacks are dumb enough to believe it and neither blacks nor whites will ever let him forget his color.  You seem stuck on driving a wedge between him and the black community with baseless garbage such as your following quote (which is a poorly worded redo of your other post above):<br></br><br>"Rev. Wright is a man Obama chose to be associated with when it was advantageous to him and he exploited it. But when he decided to run for president, he tried to distance himself from Wright."</br><br></br><br>Then you provide this evidence of illiteracy because it was Dr. Wright who initiated that discussion and warned Senator Obama that he may have to, not the other way around (which would actually reinforce Senator Obama\'s point that he wasn\'t aware of the specific statements the media is exploiting but he knew his preacher was firey):</br><br></br><br>"Obama knew he would be a problem for him and that he may someday distance himself from Wright? "</br><br></br><br>Do you think you could at least feign intellectual integrity sometimes just for fun, maybe?</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957904">D.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957904" class="dsq-comment-message">Anon 10:56:00,<br></br><br>You know, I kinda brought into that before; that it was a bad judgement call on Obama\'s part. That it said something about his character.</br><br></br><br>And then my mom reminded me over the weekend that this same Rev. Wright had been to my home church when I was growing up. I had to honestly ask: if I was running for office, would I want someone using Rev. Wright\'s words to question my beliefs on my country?</br><br></br><br>Yes, there\'s probably still some vetting of Obama to be done. I think (and I\'m sure I\'ll be corrected if wrong!) that even his most ardent supporters may agree with that. </br><br></br><br>As far as this issue goes, Obama has said that he rejects the statements, and that they don\'t mesh with the platform he\'s running on. Fair enough; I\'ll accept that. If he is playing a game, then that makes him no different than any other politician-and I don\'t mean that as a negative.</br></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957905">Ronnie B</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957905" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>My two cents worth:<br></br><br>1. After reading this and Obama\'s post online, this is a dead issue as far as I\'m concerned.</br><br></br><br>2. If you really want to make it a dead issue for the rest of the election season....stop talking about it. Let it die. The longer you discuss it, the more you open it up to opposing viewpoints.</br></i><br></br><br>Not that I don\'t disagree with you, D ...</br><br></br><br>but if this were such a non-issue, then Sean Hannity and the rest of the right wing talking heads wouldn\'t have spent several weeks preparing it to be one.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957906" class="dsq-comment-message">Ronnie,<br>I know. Damn right wingers. ;)</br><br></br><br>I guess my thing is that people who can see through the BS are probably smart enough to let it die.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957907" class="dsq-comment-message">"then Sean Hannity and the rest of the right wing talking heads wouldn\'t have spent several weeks preparing it to be one."<br></br><br>You are correct there, ronnieb and they will keep it going for as long as possible with week long series on Fox News, editorials, comments, talk radio but with that comes a certain level of desensitizing.  No one can predict what the final fallout will be but we can still hope;)</br><br></br><br>You know that they launched Obama Watch on Fox this weekend, right?  They plan to milk this cow till the utters wear off.</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957908" class="dsq-comment-message">@ Truthseeker<br></br><br>FYI, I pretty much dismiss rhetorical questions out-of-hand.  It should be rather clear that I objected to the idea of viewing the gov\'t and White people as one in the same so your question-rationale does not compute.  </br><br></br><br>As such, my answer to your question is:  no I do not think "the preaching of HIV as Govt. plot against AA\'s encourages the view that Govt. is synonymous with white."</br><br></br><br>State your position how you think it does and be done with it and don\'t try to use my statements as a backhanded way to lecture about some idea of yours that has nothing to do with anything I said.</br><br></br><br>You also posted this in response to the wrong person:</br><br></br><br><b>Government is the representative of the people and is not synonymous with any ethnic group to the exclusion of any other.</b></br><br></br><br>It really makes no sense including that in a response you direct to me when I\'m the one who insisted on making that point.  </br><br></br><br>But go ahead and explain why that "group bond" and "group control" bs was posted in your response to me.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957909" class="dsq-comment-message">There seem to be many contradictory statements and theories about Wright and Obama. Did he or did he not know the pastor was controversial? When did he know it? Does he really believe it? Is he just pretending to distance himself? Is he trying to have it both ways?<br></br><br>Obama is planning a speech tomorrow, perhaps he can put his issue in a larger context.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957910" class="dsq-comment-message">@ Truthseeker<br></br><br>When you want to comment on something I\'ve said, make sure your comments are in the proper context.</br><br></br><br>My comments were a response to the Anon post from 05:33, the person who used the term ABHORRENT.  Yappin\' about "ill-advised" and "unfortunate" is OUT OF CONTEXT. </br><br></br><br>People have said that Obama\'s whole campaign (his "lack of experience") is "ill-advised" so spare me the vague and nebulous ideas. When you say stuff like this:</br><br></br><br><b>It was ill-advised to use their first names rather than addressing them as Senator Clinton or Senator Barack.</b></br><br></br><br>It\'s clear you have no conversation for me and, as such, should have no audience with me.  Of course you say X, Y and Z are "ill-advised" but don\'t advise why.  Hell, people have said Obama\'s whole campaign is "ill-advised" given his time in Washington, etc.</br><br></br><br>So, you\'ve got the wrong person to throw out catch-phrases and claims that you don\'t support, desperately reaching (and not making sense) in the process.</br><br></br><br>I mean, after all that talk about "using their first name" that\'s exactly what you turned around and did.  I also reject superficial reasoning out-of-hand, as well.</br><br></br><br>FYI...</br><br></br><br>Now when you want to argue whether Rev. Wright\'s statements were "abhorrent" or "hostile to White Americans" or "bigoted" then and only then should you post:</br><br></br><br>@ nquest</br><br></br><br>... as far as that particular subject matter is concerned.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957911" class="dsq-comment-message">Since 2004, we\'ve been told about Barack Obama, the healer. Barack Obama, the uniter, the post-partisan, post-racial, "leader of the 21st century," who will take a country of red states and blue states and turn them into red white and blue states. After all, he said, they worship an "awesome God" in those blue states...<br></br><br>And now we see that Obama\'s church declares, "God d*** America." That the 9/11 attacks were chickens coming home to roost. That the U.S. government created the AIDS virus. The award to Farrakhan, the trip to Libya to meet Khadafi...</br><br></br><br>And many Americans (and more than a few Democrats) are now asking, "who is this guy?" Why are we learning that there\'s another side to the candidate that completely contradicts the healing, uniting image?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957912" class="dsq-comment-message">anonymous Mar 17, 11:48:00 AM wrote "There seem to be many contradictory statements and theories about Wright and Obama. Did he or did he not know the pastor was controversial? When did he know it? Does he really believe it? Is he just pretending to distance himself? Is he trying to have it both ways?"<br></br><br>Now isn\'t this rich... You have posted misinformation, aspersions and innuendo all morning and now you stop to ask questions.  That says everything about you and your posts.  </br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957913" class="dsq-comment-message">@ anonymous Mon Mar 17, 12:05:00 PM<br></br><br>Don\'t you get tired of playing Sybil around here...</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957914" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://healthybagofpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/03/back-home-again-in-pennsylvania.html" rel="nofollow">I was in PA Saturday</a> <br></br><br>People give a rats ass about this. They\'re worried about the economy. It\'s not an issue. I\'m even conflicted about whether Obama should give a major speech on this. I think it may be stupid, as it just prolongs the media shit fest. </br><br></br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw8-9AGGsQw" rel="nofollow">The media still hasn\'t run this video of McCain\'s spiritual guide</a>. </br><br></br><br>This was going to happen. The media is full of a bunch of rich people who laugh at the gridiron dinner. They are clueless as to the struggles of the real American. People are worried about the economy, depressed that they can\'t take a vacation because of gas prices, upset that they\'re having to skip meals because of food inflation, and worried that their job is going overseas. Further, they\'re heart broken by seeing the kid they coached in Little League come back from Iraq without any legs. </br><br></br><br>Overall, the media is totally out of touch. This issue is completely overblown. I\'m in the heart of the Four State region, which includes South Central PA, and I\'ve seen absolutely no evidence of the Wright thing being an issue. Obama has low support here, but for other reasons mainly he\'s "just another socialist Democrat."</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957915" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957915" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957915">Ronnie B</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957915" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'d like to see Senator Obama speak nationally to put this issue to rest.  Then discuss the economy and education.<br></br><br>In the meantime, please people; get e-mails out to Eugene Robinson of the Wash Post, Michelle Norris of NPR and Roland Martin of CNN to not only denounce the parties responsible for flaming this issue, but the media who continue to poor gasoline on it.</br></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957916">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957916" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957916" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957916">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957916" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957916" class="dsq-comment-message">From the Washington Post: <br></br><br>Obama Plans Speech on Race</br><br></br><br>http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/03/17/obama_plans_speech_on_race.html</br><br></br><br>FYI I just saw this. Don\'t know how to feel about it. Because part of me hopes -- despite trying to be cynical, knowing how deep rooted racism/white supremacy is in the dynamics of this country  -- still part of me hopes this will be able to help move and ground the public discussion in truth and sanity about what is really going on. </br><br></br><br>I kind of hate that I can\'t just sigh and go with cynical 100%. But I have difficulty doing that when it comes to Senator Obama. I am not entirely convinced this is a good thing but can\'t seem to shake it.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957917" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957917" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957917">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957917" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957917" class="dsq-comment-message">@ nquest<br></br><br>Here, we are speaking informally; therefore, we use whatever name we want.  If I was making a public speech from a position of authority, I would observe protocol.</br></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957918">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957918" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957918" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957918">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957918" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957918" class="dsq-comment-message">Slick Willy is on CNN trying to scam the voters again.  The Clinton scammers used Ferraro to take the heat off them and pretend the race baiting was only out of control surrogates.  Then, he says the race card was played against their team.  He says SC race baiting was a myth.  These people are UNBELIEVABLE!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957919">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957919" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957919" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957919">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957919" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957919" class="dsq-comment-message">Ronnie B,<br></br><br>I caught Michelle Norris and Roland Martin on Meet the Press and CNN respectively over the weekend, and it\'s clear that Negroes are more concerned about their day gigs and being invited back.</br><br></br><br>It took White Republican to call out the double standard bull shit of all of this:  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/obamas-minister-committe_b_91774.html%3C/br" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/o...</a>&gt;</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957920">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957920" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957920" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957920">Against Race Politics</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957920" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957920" class="dsq-comment-message">nmp,<br></br><br>I love Roland! Although, I don\'t believe I caught these 2 shows, he normally tells it like it is- at least as far as he can go. We can do our part in making sure they are invited back. I DID! I called CNN @ 212-275-7800.  You are correct, they are not asked back UNLESS we ask for them. That will make it easier to voice their views. If we are not behind them, you can bet they will NOT be asked back!</br></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957921">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957921" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957921" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957921">babyming</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957921" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957921" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry to belabor this whole thing about Rev. Wright.  I honestly feel this could hurt Obama very badly in the eyes of the general public. <br></br><br>I ordered a copy of Medical Apartheid from <a href="http://amazon.com" rel="nofollow">amazon.com</a>, and I look forward to reading it.  I\'m sure we\'ve all experienced prejudice, and of course it\'s always a terrible thing. </br><br></br><br>But let\'s face it: any guy who sounds like Rev. Wright (or Mike Huckabee, or Jerry Falwell, etc. etc.) is NOT A HEALER.  He\'s a "divider" like George W. Bush. </br><br></br><br>Many of you may disagree with me, and I admit I haven\'t experienced the exact kind of prejudice that many of you have.  But I really believe it\'s a mistake to think that Obama can "move past" the Rev. Wright soundbytes.  Rightly or wrongly, I\'m afraid this is a very big deal, and I hope Obama gets very proactive about this and says OVER AND OVER AGAIN that he is a uniter, not a divider.</br></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957922">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957922" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957922" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957922">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957922" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957922" class="dsq-comment-message">babyming wrote "But let\'s face it: any guy who sounds like Rev. Wright (or Mike Huckabee, or Jerry Falwell, etc. etc.) is NOT A HEALER. He\'s a "divider" like George W. Bush."<br></br><br>Babyming, I understand your frustration and fear.  None of us can predict the fallout, if any.  However, in your post you make your own key point that counters your angst.  </br><br></br><br>Are any of the people you named in the quote above currently running for president or in the running for president?  Are any of the people in that list named Barack Obama?  Have you ever heard Senator Obama say anything like the people you named in your list or anything that would make you question his sincere approach to unity, patriotism, or love for all Americans?  If you can honestly answer yes to even ONE of these questions, then you may have cause to worry yourself sick but if not maybe you can rest easy knowing that you are on the right side with the best team.  It\'s difficult but tomorrow is another day and we fight on!</br><br></br><br>OOO</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957923" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957923" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957923">txtruthsoulja</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957923" class="dsq-comment-message">The media will continue to run this issue into the ground, especially while people continue to make it such an issue, while McCain\'s identical situation is treated as a settled matter. The difference is melanin as far as I\'m concerned, in the overall contest for President. My greatest concern and disappointment is the double standard. We are all familiar with the \'black tax\' but damn. <br></br><br>When Geraldine Ferraro lost her mind by saying that Obama is only where he is because he\'s Black, and Hillary Clinton was asked about it she said simply, "I didn\'t say it". End of conversation.</br><br></br><br>John McCain says that "when he (Hagee) endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for and believes in". He has addressed this situation on multiple occasions, but at the end of his conversation, this is the point to which he returns.</br><br>Why can\'t Senator Obama be afforded the same luxury?</br><br></br><br>I have belonged to the same church since 1981 with a minimum of 4 pastors on the roster at any given time. Each pastor, by design, has their own style, and each \'speaks\' to a different subset of the congregation. Do I embrace everything that each pastor ascribes to? Do I faithfully fall in line with their teachings without any cognitive effort on my own to discern truth and practical application? Absolutely not. I go to church on Sundays, not cult meetings. </br><br></br><br>Everyone at my church, leadership included, has an opinion on any given subject, but their opinion is not necessarily mine. There\'s a reason Bible class at a Black church can end with an argument just as quickly as it can with a prayer. Even with disagreement, our church is very active in the community, and agressive in its committment to the upliftment and empowerment of the Black family. We provide our own scholarships, conduct our own fundraisers and take care of our community in various ways, including environmental activism, and foreign missionary boards. I can understand why the Obama\'s remain at their church, and don\'t see a problem. I know others will, but hopefully more won\'t, or at the least, attempt an understanding.</br><br></br><br>I genuinely feel that for those who were not going to vote for Senator Obama, this issue serves as justification, and for those who were unsure, this may also serve as a final push toward the other side. For those, like me, who truly feel that Senator Obama will serve this country well as president, then this is just another drop in the cesspool of political attacks that I sincerely hope he survives. Hopefully, a large enough population of the electorate will not let their fears and prejudices rule the day as they have most recently, much to the detriment of the country. (see George W. Bush)</br><br></br><br>I take Senator Obama at his word that he and Rev. Wright do not share identical views on all things. His time serving in the state and US senate fall into his time at the church and its obvious from his votes that he does not lean toward radical action/thought when handling the people\'s business. Isn\'t that what really matters?</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957924" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957924" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957924">Nquest</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957924" class="dsq-comment-message">@ Truthseeker<br></br><br>The last thing you can talk about is following protocol.  Even in this "informal" setting you\'ve violated "protocol" in the very ways I indicated.  So it\'s not like you have respect for protocol, it\'s just a phony issue you think you can raise when nothing else will do.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957925" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957925" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957925">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957925" class="dsq-comment-message">txtruthsoulja<br></br><br>I agree with you completely.  It is quite obvious that Obama is exactly who he says he is.  I am sure the speech tomorrow on race and religion</br><br>will confirm this.</br></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1957926">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957926" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957926" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957926">Ms.Martin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957926" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957926" class="dsq-comment-message">Txtruthsolja:<br></br><br>Excellent point that his Senate voting does not reflect any radical thinking.</br><br></br><br>I think it\'s safe to say the same about his position Iraq clears up any doubt about radical thinking.</br><br></br><br>It\'s radical to think that we need to be there 100 years.</br></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1957927" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1957927" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1957927">Anonymous</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1957927" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1957927" class="dsq-comment-message">How is it that Barack is getting heat for being a member of a church that actually gets out and helps people in its community, but noone is talking about Hillary\'s involvment with a "secretive Capital Hill group" where she participates in "conservative bible study and prayer circles" with the likes of Sam Brownback and Rick Santorum?  Couldn\'t have anything to do with villifying the black church now could it?<br></br><br>Check out <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/09/hillarys-prayer.html%3C/br" rel="nofollow">http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/09...</a>&gt;</div>\
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