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Whew!!    :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801910.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br>McCain As Messiah<br><br><i>By Eugene Robinson<br>Tuesday, September 9, 2008; Page A23<br><br>John McCain is no silver-tongued orator, as he proved in St. Paul, but it's hard not to be stirred when he speaks of wanting only to serve a cause greater than himself -- until you take a closer look and see that he's running one of the most egocentric presidential campaigns in memory.<br><br>Not that Barack Obama lacks a healthy opinion of himself, mind you. And no one wants the next president to be paralyzed with insecurity, or to doubt, even for a minute, that he's the right man for the job. But after ridiculing Obama as a preening celebrity, if not a self-proclaimed messiah, McCain is campaigning on a platform that can be summed up in three words: me, me, me.<br><br>Much has been made of the fact that he's a Republican running on a pledge to clean up the intolerable, unforgivable mess created over the past eight years by a Republican president -- and, for much of that time, a Republican-controlled Congress in which McCain himself had great power and influence. It's amusing to listen to a man in his fourth term in the Senate (after two terms in the House) rail against evil \"Washington,\" as if he weren't one of this modern-day Sodom's most prominent denizens.<br><br>There has been less comment, however, on the extent to which McCain rejects not only his party's record but also important tenets of its stated philosophy. He's a Republican who doesn't entirely believe in modern Republicanism.<br>ad_icon<br><br>\"We oppose amnesty\" for undocumented immigrants, the GOP platform says. \"The rule of law suffers if government policies encourage or reward illegal activity.\" Yet McCain co-authored the ill-fated immigration reform bill that would have granted de facto amnesty to millions who are in this country without the proper papers.<br><br>\"Republicans caution against the doomsday climate change scenarios peddled by the aficionados of centralized command-and-control government,\" the platform says. McCain is with his party on the issue of offshore drilling -- there was a surreal moment in St. Paul when delegates were actually chanting \"drill, baby, drill\" -- but he has tried his best to sound more like a Democrat in acknowledging the urgency of taking measures to ameliorate global warming.<br><br>On abortion, the platform is uncompromisingly pro-life and mentions no exceptions for rape or incest; McCain believes there should indeed be exceptions. On embryonic stem-cell research, the platform says no; McCain says yes.<br><br>I'm not being disingenuous. I know that party platforms aren't as important as they once were. But McCain's apostasy on these hot-button issues has to be considered alongside the stunning charges he leveled against his own party in his acceptance speech. \"We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us,\" he said. \"We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. . . . We lost their trust when we valued our power over our principles.\"<br><br>I can't argue with any of that. Those sound like great reasons to throw the Republicans out of town and give Democrats a chance to lead. But John McCain is arguing that he should be elected in spite of his party's many failures because, well, he's John McCain. He's special.<br><br>\"I'm not running for president because I think I'm blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need,\" McCain said in accepting the nomination. But this line -- which I took as a continuation of his attempt to paint Obama as some kind of self-proclaimed Chosen One -- came right after a lengthy recounting of the horrors McCain lived through as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. In effect, he had used his personal experience to anoint himself.<br><br>McCain's speech offered hardly anything in terms of policy. At one point, he mentioned three \"ordinary\" families by name and spoke of their travails -- and it was no coincidence that they happened to live in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, states that McCain would like to steal from the Democrats this year. But he offered no specifics on how the federal government under a McCain administration would make these families' lives one bit better. He pledged only that he, personally, would \"fight\" for them.<br><br>McCain and his campaign aides are right when they insinuate that one candidate is acting as if he thinks voters should accept him, on faith, as their political messiah. They're just trying to make fun of the wrong one.<br><br>The writer will answer questions at noon today at <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.washingtonpost.com</a>. His e-mail address iseugenerobinson@washpost.com.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_03:55:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254592": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "nea:   To your intent:    ANNNNNDD!!??<br><br>To the video:  :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Remind me:  \"The Gov.\" said what?? about pigs??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_21:39:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2253879, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Elisabeth Hasselbeck continues to show her ass. This is one pilgrim who truly believes she is entitled because of her whiteness. You might not see it, but I damn sure do.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/09/09/sbt.hasslebeck.controversy.cnn\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/0...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:18:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248195": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't get it, can she not go off script? You mean they can't even revise her comments regarding the \"Bridge to nowhere\" to reflect a more realistic picture of what actually happened? Are they just gonna pretend that she never supported that project? You mean McCain-Palin are so arrogant they figure they can repeat a lie that has been reported on over and over and over.........and it won't matter? Damn. Talk about calling you stupid right to your face....wow.<br><br><a href=\"http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/09/palin-stays-firm-on-bridge-to-nowhere-claim/#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/09...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:41:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's precisely what the bill DID do.....the McCain ad insinuates that its teaching 5 yr olds the proper way to use a condom.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:05:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254211, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I LOVE that one!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:20:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243759, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244103": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL! Thanks for posting this Michelle!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:19:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243338, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253321": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  <br>This is a request from this \"TECHNOLOGICALLY-CHALLENGED\" one!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Since the <b>\"CONTROLLED MEDIA\"</b> is not publishing much [especially positive] about Mr. Obama, can JJPers please POST all [O.K. as much  :&gt;)   :&gt;)] clips of HIM -   [speeches, statements, ads, etc.] that we can find!   :&gt;)<br><br>Some of us see different clips and we can pool them together so that we can see what he is saying/doing!!  'cause the CONTROLLED MEDIA has shut down and shut him out!!   DANG!!<br><br>Thank you for your consideration!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:26:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "nickwah22:  Saw/posted this.  :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  But, it's the \"kind of gift that keeps on giving!!!!\"  So thanks!!      :&gt;)       :&gt;)  LOL!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:49:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243759, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nichwah22:  <i> It does happen people.</i><br><br>U R absolutely correct!!  As a school and central office administrator, I investigated several incidents involving 3rd grade students!!  That was 5 years ago!<br><br>Can't believe things have gotten much better when you consider the challenges facing more households.<br><br>However, as Mr. Obama EXPLAINED to \"those with limited cognitive abilities\", the intent of that legislation was to PROTECT children!!<br><br>[I'm going to go to Mr. Obama's site to try to get HIS response.]   (Pray for me!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>I found it in the HuffPost.   See up thread - RESPONSE!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:06:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254211, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I would just love to see that Tracy Kluglan statement in an ad!! Hahahaha", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:20:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e083bfacaf8048b977903a10fdb24da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2242751, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So how come she didn't hire any?<br><br>I'm not trying to be funny, but she was the SECRETARY OF STATE.  She was Da Boss, El Jefe, the Top Dawg.  She wasn't some entry level data entry clerk lamenting the lace of black faces, she was running the show.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:25:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246543, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255192": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You think so? <br><br>I wouldn't call him that at all.<br><br>He was for human rights and social justice.<br><br>He used to give Jimmy Connors hell for not representing his country in Davis Cup competition.<br><br>When he kicked his ass in the 1975 Wimbledon final to the surprise of everyone in a stunning performance of strategy and grace to become history's only black male Wimbledon champion, he brought the watching world to its knees.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:40:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252728, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252822": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Me    2!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Last week somebody said, REP. Smerconish.   And I said  -   WHAT??   :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:43:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2249273, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama schedules a \"town hall\" for Lebanon for today.<br><br>The McCain campaign, trying to ride his coattails, scheduled a rally for tomorrow at Fairfax High School in Fairfax VA.<br><br>Fairfax County Public Schools says \"No way, find another venue.\"<br><br>So the McCain Campaign now claims that \"due to overwhelming response\" we have to find another venue.<br><br>The lying liars who lie:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-moves-rally-from-f_n_125136.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:38:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2242660, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "On the real: This is an excellent point!! :&gt;) And, to me, it's strange to think that \"they\" would not know that trying to blackmail \"O\" WON'T WORK!! :&gt;)<br><br>Isn't this the truth.  She has more money than the ones doing the complaining.<br>This is actually funny!  They can't get a refund!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:53:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246408, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This just in from CNN<br>Obama played it safe<br>McCain gambled and it paid off.<br><br>The media is going to make sure the gamble pays off for McCain.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:44:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "e9e4415ec669c0d6a571855a775ea53c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252804, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247197": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/09/more_brooks_elaborations_needed.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>GOP's Talent/Policy Deficit? </a><br>Yeah, David Brooks keeps harping on and on about this. He even mentioned it on either Charlie Rose OR Jim Lehrer several times during the RNC Convention. If true, no wnder McBush's policy proposals are so anemic.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:25:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jay:  GOOD ONE!!!     :&gt;)     :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:51:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244757, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244132": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:23:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243759, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But Clinton posed that hypothetical from an INDEPENDENT voter's point of view.<br><br>The McSame label isn't sticking...The Maverick label is!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:22:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "1400f03cc71ef078ba73fa4da59a7c4f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244046, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  <b>POINT!!</b>  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:09:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254830, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2256050": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  This comes under the heading - Didn't you learn from the other incident with the school??<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-moves-rally-from-f_n_125136.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a><br>McCain Moves Rally From Fairfax School After Outcry!<br><br><i>Fairfax County school officials said that a rally scheduled tomorrow for Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will be moved from Fairfax High School, following protests from some <b>School Board members and parents</b> that the event would violate school system policy.</i><br><br>Just LAST WEEK, a school protested McAncient\"'s using their school as a BACKGROUND during his RNC Convention speech!!<br><br>When will he ever learn??  Oh!  Wait. . . . \"McAncient\" - Learn - in the SAME sentence???    LMAO!!!!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>In addition:  The McCain Campaign issued a statement that <b>DID NOT QUITE TELL</b> people that the school kicked him out!!  And now that I write that -  let me emphasize  <b>THE SCHOOL KICKED HIM OUT!!</b>  Maybe that explains this:   <b>894/899</b>   LOL!!!     LOL!!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><i>The McCain campaign sent out statement that did not address the controversy. \"Due to the overwhelming response from voters in Virginia, the space at the field house at Fairfax High School will no longer be able to hold everyone who wants to attend this rally,\" the statement said. \"We have had double the amount of people respond than we originally expected. In order to accommodate everyone, we need to move the event to a location we are working on now.\"</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-10_00:17:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252846": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks for finding that, I had to summarize so I could leave for work.  He was very angry and rightfully so.  I see this stuff is being reported on the evening news finally.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:46:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247948, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-sen...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:11:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244934, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah;   ABSOLUTELY!!    Yaaaaa!    :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Blogger are their FILTERS!!   YEP!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:46:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252656, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245175": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rice is being disingenuous in her critique. She is well aware that blacks who do not share the conservative right-wing views espoused by her and Colin Powell have zero chance of advancing in today's State Department.  In addition, institutional racism has long been at play within the halls and offices of Foggy Bottom regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans have been in charge of the White House. Career black Foreign Service employees have been frustrated for decades in the Department of State.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:11:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "PTCruiser", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243359, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254904": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What amazes me is that Obama gets no credit and is still being played as the guy against the surge.  I never hear him being against the war though.  Matter of fact, the surge wouldn't be necessary if we never went to war.  But that might make too much sense.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:10:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248662, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249273": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Everytime I've seen Smerconish, I've thought he was a Democrat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:49:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247840, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wish Ace-Hole and Nancy-Felon would get back to their KKK meeting.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:44:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245339, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253888": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Believe me, they are trying to figure out how to get that money back as we speak.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_20:22:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "BrownManATL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252621, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249793": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly. It just shows that if you run for President  freddie and fanny give contributions to your campaign.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:24:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e083bfacaf8048b977903a10fdb24da", "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": 2244888, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin:  Thank you!!   :&gt;)   A + video on Mr. Obama!!   Yaaaa!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>That's what I'm talking about!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:23:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254997, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He does sometimes try to come off as neutral, but he is a repug. He just doesn't seem to be as crazy as most of them.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:46:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2249273, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey D. Where ya been? I don't always agree w/ your viewpoint, but I at least read you have to say (unlike the others who shall not be named).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:20:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "CarolinagirlinGA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How bout this---Black people should form their own separate society because God forbid they decide to run for office, look for a job, go to the doctor, or get into a good school.  I am fed up with this BS.  I am fed up with so-called \"Democrats.\"  I have never seen such whining in my life.  I can't believe these people are grown.  <br><br>Yes, let's blame Obama for the ignorance and the racism that abounds in this society unquestioned.  Yes, let's blame Obama for lazy journalism and double standards.  Yes, let's blame Obama for not running a perfect campaign, he is super human after all.  <br><br>You know what, let's blame Obama for being audacious enough to form a well-organized political organization and believing that just because he is a US citizen, he should be entitled to run for higher office.  <br><br>While we're at it, why don't we blame Obama for not being a pretty white woman that comes from a well-to-do family, that is named Mary Jo Smith.  <br><br>Give me an effing' break.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:06:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "ef781b639c890767ebd1ce99011c3afa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248323, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245303": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wake up and what do I see--Ace-Hole.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:19:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244609, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was a good post.  Yeah, it's about getting women to take sides.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:43:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245266, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm watching MSNBC w/ Gregory, & they just showed a scathing add stating that the only education bill Obama has ever passed is to teach sex education to kindergarteners. It was quite ugly & very hard hitting. Some spokesperson from O's camp called Mc(hand me my)cane a meanie for saying such a thing. That b-word Harold Ford Jr. was laughing.<br><br>I guess they aren't going to shut up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:49:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252765, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253340": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Public School Monopoly\"...<br><br>...as if primary education is a marketable commodity.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:28:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2253255, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247775": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town:  \"Whycome\" I'm SOOOOOO   Co-SIGNING WITH YOU!!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>As high as her position is, she could easily have brought \"POOKY a'nem\" on board!!   I'm NOT trying to hear this!!  :&gt;)<br><br>She was VERY comfortable being the \"BLACK SHEEP!\"  :&gt;)  TRUST!!   :&gt;)<br><br>But, I still give her props for her position and her \"last stand\" KINDA support for O-Man!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:09:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nickwah22:  Just wondering  - - - - \"Whycome\" NO SIMILAR article appears for \"McAncient\"???     Some people sit around [though working very hard] trying to find WAYS to disparage Mr. Obama!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>This is a creative strategy, I must admit!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)        :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:30:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246280, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254947": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What do you think these women who are go hard McCain Palin supporters would think/do if they found out McCain voted against equal pay for woman and Palin made women pay for their own rape kits?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:15:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243877, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2242660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So much for saving the taxpayers money: <a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090803088.html rel=\"nofollow\">Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home<br>Taxpayers Also Funded Family's Travel</a>:<br><i><blockquote>ANCHORAGE, Sept. 8 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a \"per diem\" allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business.<br><br>The governor also has charged the state for travel expenses to take her children on official out-of-town missions. And her husband, Todd, has billed the state for expenses and a daily allowance for trips he makes on official business for his wife.<br><br>Palin, who earns $125,000 a year, claimed and received $16,951 as her allowance, which officials say was permitted because her official \"duty station\" is Juneau, according to an analysis of her travel documents by The Washington Post. </i></blockquote><br>I was about to call her a crook, but then read on where it said that the expenses are permitted under Alaskan law. I must say that I, too, would like to get per diem for driving an hour to and from work and to sleep every night in my own bed!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_02:14:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253255": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I see that some have already seen this latest ad from the McCain campaign. JJP, this deserves its on special thread. This is disgusting. Maybe a thread dedicated to debunking the lies of every McCain ad that comes out?? Just an idea, but this particular ad is so disturbing and hateful that any person who still has respect for McCain after viewing this is as evil and demonic as he and others of his ilk are. I'm serious, this speaks volumes more than anything else I have seen this campaign season.<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-obamas-lone-edu_n_125205.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:20:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I found this information on Michelle Obama Watch and used the link below to e-mail my complaint last night.<br><br>HOW TO VOICE A COMPLAINT to \u201cThe View\u201d about her unethical & unprofessional comment:<br><br><a href=\"http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalFooter&lpos=CONTACT\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCO...</a><br><br>ABC Television Network<br>Phone: 212-456-7777, 818-460-7477<br>77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023-6298<br><br>Robert Iger, President: <a href=\"mailto:robert.a.iger@disney.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">robert.a.iger@disney.com</a><br>Peter Murphy, Senior Adviser to Mr. Iger: <a href=\"mailto:peter.murphy@disney.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">peter.murphy@disney.com</a><br><br>Anne Sweeney, President of Disney-ABC Television Group<br>Fax: 818-560-1930<br>500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-9722", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:29:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244205, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorry<br>Good day yall!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:55:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246667, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The person owed an apology is Michelle Obama. Hasselbeck should have to apologize on THE VIEW to Michelle for betraying the rules of the show and discussing publically what clearly is a violation of TV programming. She should also note that  Cindy McCain did not ask them to refrain from asking about stealing narcotics from her very own medical non-profit due to her drug addiction.<br><br>I can't STAND Hasselbeck!!<br><br>She owes a public apology to Michelle Obama and she should also send a written apology as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:30:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e083bfacaf8048b977903a10fdb24da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244098, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252113": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This speaks to my biggest fear for Senator Obama.  I'm more worried about his political future than this election.  Democrats will be blaming him and by extension us for losing what should have been a no lose election.   I feel he'll iterally be the black sheep of the Senate and Party.  Democrats will be kneeling at the alter of Clinton for forgiveness and not likely give him a 2nd chance.  If he loses, I hope that IL will remain loyal and give him an opportunity to run for governor.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:47:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248323, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "WOW! Has this been on any of the cable news networks?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:31:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2242813, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244212": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen,<br><br>I have a suggestion for all of these people whining about the white woman vote... do what I do, engage them in the grocery store and at the target and talk to them about equal pay and how John McCain is against equal pay.  I don't just want to be at the meeting, I want the same perks as the good ol' boys.  Don't tell me I need more education because I have more education than John McCain and Sarah Palin.   Hit the with the issues.  Take the shiny and new off that penny.  Ask them probing questions.  Ask them what is the woman's stance on the important issues....?  When you leave them puzzled, walk away.  Give them something to think about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:31:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "rorysmomma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243867, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm with you!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:32:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245903, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Admiral:    <b>KEATING FIVE</b> !!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:09:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2249513, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253441": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO.....I mean really...was it necessary to lie like that? Would it have been too much to just say we have to move the venue and leave it at that? Did they need to make up a lie for lying's sake? Isn't that compulsive behavior? Isn't that some type of disorder? I didn't know an entire campaign of people could have a collective disorder like that, but evidently it is so.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:37:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2250265, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248323": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I've posted a diary at OpenLeft.  Some of the people there think we shouldn't have run Obama if we knew he would be handicapped by 10% (meaning 10% of Americans will never vote for an AA named Barack Hussein Obama.  Check it out and show some love and support over there.  I feel like I'm alone in this matter.<br><a href=\"http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8097\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8097</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:50:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "497b8c97397da9efc60e1252072c9be3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2256406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Seems as if LIEberman can NO LONGER come to the Dems Parties!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/124239/1079\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/1242...</a><br>Senate Dems Boot LIEberman From Weekly Party Meetings [i.e., weekly policy luncheons]<br><br><i>The Hill:<br><br>    Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will not attend the Democratic policy lunches in the Senate this month, the latest sign that he is moving away from the party after criticizing Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention.<br><br>    \"I think it's probably wise for me and for my colleagues in the Democratic caucus to dine somewhere else for the next few weeks,\" Lieberman said in an interview with The Hill.<br><br>That, my friends, is called damage control. Because we see what really happened, courtesy of the subscription-only Roll Call:<br><br>    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided that Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) \u2014 one of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain\u2019s (R-Ariz.) top supporters \u2014 can no longer attend Democrats\u2019 weekly caucus lunches or the biweekly chairmen\u2019s lunches used to formulate policy, senior Democratic aides said Tuesday.<br><br>    The decision comes in the wake of Lieberman\u2019s attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at the GOP convention last week, and essentially formalizes a deal Reid and Lieberman had cut earlier this year under which Lieberman would not attend meetings that included discussions of sensitive campaign or political issues.<br><br>It's true Lieberman had voluntarily avoided the lunches for some time now, but now he has no choice in the matter. Lieberman may talk about \"the next few weeks\", but this thing is over. It's not quite booting him from the caucus, but getting ever closer. Meanwhile, Lieberman lost his legislative director.<br><br>    Lieberman\u2019s legislative director, Joe Goffman, announced his resignation Monday. Although Goffman gave no reason for his departure, Democratic aides familiar with his decision said once work was completed on Lieberman\u2019s climate change bill, combined with Lieberman\u2019s convention speech, Goffman felt that it was time to move on.<br><br>So while Lieberman acolytes like Marshall Whitman and Dan Gerstein may still be loyal to the guy, there are those within his circle that can no longer stomach (like his own constituents) what Joe has become.</i><br><br>Sure there's a song:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I</a><br>Hit The Road Jack ,    well Joe :&gt;)   -   Ray Charles<br><br>ENJOY!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-10_01:14:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246280": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "NYT: Straining to Reach Money Goal, Obama Presses Donors <br><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/politics/09donate.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/politics/0...</a><br><br>Comments?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:23:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254987": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rob M:  Please allow someone else be the judge of that!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>According to  a modern theory of intelligence, there are 7 areas of intelligence!! NOT just test stuff!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://professorlamp.com/ed/TAG/7_Intelligences.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://professorlamp.com/ed/TAG/7_Intelligences...</a><br><br>Sooooo, <b>YES U   R!!!!</b>   Look at your ability to appropriately use the imagery!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>ENOUGH!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:19:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254227, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255469": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No the reference was to McCain saying that he was the change agent", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:08:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254249, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247824": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Saw this yesterday on CNN Live.<br>He was on fire.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:12:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a35274513047c4e9711c6feb4609dac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2242813, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm a little hot over this Oprah thing - more than a little, actually - <b><a href=\"http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com/2008/09/oprah-stands-her-ground.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oprah Stands Her Ground</a></b><br><br>What other billionaire kowtows to this kind of blackmail?  <br><br>I'll give the Repubs their props for the strategy - the cheapest negative ads they've run yet, all for the cost of a few phone calls.  <br><br>But something tells me Ms. O had already calculated what she was likely to lose when she got into this - the columnists who are pursuing the \"look how much money you could lose\" argument figure that cash always trumps principal.<br><br>We shall see.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:16:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "BrownManATL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain/Palin - 10% Maverick / 90 % Bush. Spread the word!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:33:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244249": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Who knew she even cared?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:36:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243359, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:59:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246563, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246812": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Oh...hey...how'd that \"k\" get there!.............LMAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:59:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246377, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255520": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I saw the fact check on CNN.  McCain for federal funding of all stem cell research including embryonic and Palin is against embryonic.  He would have know this had he bothered to vet her.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:13:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252762, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254875": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "True.  I'm hopeful it's successful, both for Fenty's sake, but also to provide what could become guidelines on future models for other cities, particularly my own (Providence, RI).<br><br>BTW, interesting that cnn posted this piece today, to be followed up w/ Obama's education announcement.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:07:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "a616e8618c32b2eac5e1a83bf94ca79b", "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": 2252705, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243236": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama mocking the McCain campaign's new strategy that can be summed up with the Tiger Woods like aspirational affirmation: <br><br>\"<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChIOXinDuA\" rel=\"nofollow\">I (John McNoChange) am Barack Obama</a>\"<br><br><i>Facing a GOP ticket newly invigorated by McCain\u2019s surprise pick of outsider Palin, Obama accused the McCain-Palin ticket today of trying to \u201crepackage\u201d itself and falsely co-opt his own message of change. The Democratic nominee wondered aloud how George Bush\u2019s would-be successor can champion change \u201cwith a straight face\u201d and referred to <b>the GOP ticket as the \u201cNo Change Express.\u201d</b></i> <br><br><a href=\"http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/08/1363839.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_04:47:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 18, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250409": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Saw that...I've never seen Begala look so genuinely upset.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:49:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243859, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252231": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bill Maher: McCain is not the candidate of change; he's the candidate who needs to be changed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:56:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243759": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://punditkitchen.com/2008/09/05/political-pictures-barack-obama-chill-out-got-this/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://punditkitchen.com/2008/09/05/political-p...</a><br><br>this picture seems to be fitting of whats been going on here", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_07:21:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243338, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "End of next week the Obama campaign will announce $90 million or more for August...just watch.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:01:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246280, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244788": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is great!! I hope the video is posted, people need to hear this.<br><br>BTW: Hey GreenLady, what's up :D", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:36:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "JunePearl", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2242813, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Was the Dark Sith laughing at the ad or at the O camp's comment?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:00:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252891, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246839": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Talk about a freudian slip.  I don't think too many people would dispute he's a dick. LMAO!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:01:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246812, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247864": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   I found the comments to this article to be interesting!!  I'm just seeing \"MO' Money!\"  :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/barbra-streisand-to-sing_n_125013.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/barbra...</a><br>Barbara Streisand To Sing At $28,500 Per Seat Obama Fundraiser", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:16:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246943": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "WSJ Op-Ed from McCain & Palin regarding FNMA/Freddie/Economy<br><br><i>We'll Protect Taxpayers <br>From More Bailouts<br>By JOHN MCCAIN and SARAH PALIN<br>September 9, 2008<br><br>The bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is another outrageous, but sadly necessary, step for these two institutions. Given the long-term mismanagement and flawed structure of these two companies, this was the only short-term alternative for ensuring that hard-working Americans have access to affordable mortgages during this difficult economic period.<br><br>We are strong advocates for the permanent reform of Fannie and Freddie. For years, Congress failed to act and it is deeply troubling that what we are now seeing is an exercise in crisis management rather than sound planning, and at great cost to taxpayers.<br><br>We promise the American people that our administration will be different. We have long records of standing up to special interests and providing the leadership to change government and make it more accountable to the American taxpayer. In our administration, every agency and department will undergo rigorous oversight and review. We will require the highest standards of accounting, reporting and transparency ever demanded in government.<br><br>Enduring reform of Fannie and Freddie is a key first step. We will make sure that they are permanently restructured and downsized, and no longer use taxpayer backing to serve lobbyists, management, boards and shareholders.<br><br>Treasury has broadly followed the McCain plan, outlined months ago, and gets at the short-term heart of the problem. That plan reinforces the federal commitment to meet our obligations and get this mess behind us. It replaces management and board members. It requires that shareholders take losses first. It puts taxpayers first in line for any repayments. And it terminates future lobbying, which was one of the primary contributors to this great debacle.<br><br>Along with the commitment of taxpayers' dollars, we should make market reforms to help ensure that we do not face this problem again. We will make sure the marketplace understands its obligations. Homeowners must be able to understand the terms and obligations of their mortgages. In return, they have an obligation to provide truthful financial information, and should be subject to penalty if they do not. Policies must be in place to ensure that homeowners provide a responsible down payment of equity in the initial purchase of a loan. In the future, Fannie, Freddie or any government organization should never insure a loan when the homeowner doesn't have enough of his or her own capital in the investment.<br><br>Lenders who initiate loans will be held accountable for the quality and performance of those loans, and strict standards must be required in the lending process. Every lender must be required to meet the highest standards of ethical behavior, with recourse if they do not perform.<br><br>Reforms are necessary now to make mortgage lending and banking organizations more transparent. We will require greater disclosure, so that complex derivative instruments and excessive leverage can't put the marketplace, and the financial security of your home, at risk.<br><br>We will push the nation's top mortgage lenders to provide maximum support to help cash-strapped, but credit-worthy customers. Lenders should do everything possible to keep families in their homes and business growing.<br><br>Fixing Fannie and Freddie, and reforming our mortgage and financial markets, is critical to getting the housing market and the entire economy moving again. A great deal of the savings and wealth of American families is wrapped up in the value of their homes. A house has traditionally been the wealth-building course to retirement. The housing industry employs millions of Americans. One of us, John McCain, said over two years ago, \"If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose.\"<br><br>Fannie and Freddie's lobbyists succeeded and Congress failed. Under our administration this will not happen again.<br><br>In the first 100 days of our administration, we will look at every agency and department and expenditure of the federal government and ask this simple question: Is it serving the needs of the taxpayer? If it is not, we will reform it or shut it down, and we will spend money only on what is truly in the interest of the American people.<br><br>Mr. McCain and Mrs. Palin are, respectively, the Republican candidates for president and vice president.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:08:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2251489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey D - we missed you.  I was thinking about you the last few days.<br><br>Hope all is well with you and yours.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:02:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2242751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Sooo I took a \"Field Trip\" over to Mudflats to see what they were talking about.<br><br><a href=\"http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/pit-bull-owners-outraged/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/pit-bu...</a><br>Pit Bull Owners Outraged<br><i>Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who famously compared herself to a pitbull in her vice-presidential acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, appears to have antagonized a key voting bloc in the upcoming election, the nation\u2019s pitbull owners.<br><br>While Gov. Palin\u2019s assertion that the only difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull was \u201clipstick\u201d drew a loud ovation from the Republican faithful in St. Paul, it raised the ire of the Pitbull Anti-Defamation League, a powerful association of pitbull fanciers who monitor the portrayal of pitbulls in the media.<br><br>\u201cAs someone who has owned pitbulls for the past twenty years, my jaw dropped,\u201d said Carol Foyler, the group\u2019s executive director.  \u201cMost of us are thinking the same thing: enough is enough.\u201d<br><br>Ms. Foyler said that for pitbull owners who have grown weary of their prized dogs being defamed and mistreated, Gov. Palin\u2019s wisecrack was the last straw: \u201cWe\u2019re all like, first the Michael Vick thing, and now this.\u201d<br><br>Tracy Klugian, an irate pitbull owner from Buffalo, New York, echoed Ms. Foyler\u2019s sentiments: \u201cI can think of many differences between pitbulls and Gov. Palin - for starters, pitbulls don\u2019t try to get their ex-brothers-in-law fired.\u201d<br><br>With Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill) and John McCain (R-Ariz) fighting for every last vote, a coveted voting bloc like pitbull owners could very well decide the 2008 election, political insiders believe.<br><br>While Gov. Palin was not available for comment on the pitbull controversy, a spokesperson for the McCain-Palin ticket offered this official statement: \u201cGov. Palin does in fact have one thing in common with a pitbull: neither is capable of answering questions from reporters.\u201d</i><br><br>I'm just readin'. . . . . .. . . . . :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_02:36:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2251456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>Arthur Ashe, Tennis Champion, Activist</i><br><br>How much I miss the classically elegant activism of Arthur Ashe.  When he was at his most active, I was still a self-absorbed twenty-something with no clue about life and society, let alone Black life and society.<br><br>What I wouldn't give for an Arthur Ashe in the NFL or NBA.  Not for our right to play the game and to be treated decently, but for our empowerment to make the rules that affect us--in sports, life and society.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:00:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "RonnieB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244293": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Does anybody no anything about the lawsuit filed against Palin and the State of Alaska by a mother of a disabled child suing for more funds for Aaskkans with disabilities?<br><br>I also didn't know her sister has an autistic child; seems like for that reason alone she would want to increase funding in that area.  I guess it's just a campaign promise.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:43:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO  @ all this dirty talk.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:17:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247587, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What to look for from Barack Obama<br>See Begala's commentary on <a href=\"http://CNN.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNN.com</a> excerpt below<br><br>For his part, Barack Obama needs to drill two numbers into the heads of every American: 91 and 134. 91 is the percentage of the time McCain has voted with Bush, and 134 is the number of corporate special interest lobbyists involved in the McCain campaign.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.campaign.commentary/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.c...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:58:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252846, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253004": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What to look for from Barack Obama<br>See Begala's commentary on <a href=\"http://CNN.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNN.com</a> excerpt below<br><br>For his part, Barack Obama needs to drill two numbers into the heads of every American: 91 and 134. 91 is the percentage of the time McCain has voted with Bush, and 134 is the number of corporate special interest lobbyists involved in the McCain campaign.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.campaign.commentary/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.c...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:58:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252846, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I trust Whoopi to give her some Whoop-ass.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:21:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244098, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "that's what I complained about. The double talk.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:56:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247507, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249434": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Better not get sick and go to the doctor, either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:01:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248646, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245339": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Gallup's finding are being confirmed by two other polls that came out yesterday.<br><br>CBS: McCain is ahead by 55-25 among Independents.<br><br>Hotline: McCain is ahead by 45-32, among Independents.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:21:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "1400f03cc71ef078ba73fa4da59a7c4f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Come on now....you know the answer even as you typed the question", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:27:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2253019, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255069": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Brown Man:  Just took a \"Field Trip\" to your site and made a comment!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Great analysis!!   Props!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2253888, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,419001,00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Bush to Announce 8,000 Troops in Iraq Home by February</b></a><br><br><a href=\"http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd058006-7e07-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">George W. Bush plans to withdraw 4,000 troops from Iraq before the end of his presidency as the Pentagon starts to shift its focus to Afghanistan </a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_05:02:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't. So far, there has been no mention of Elisabeth's comments and on Whoopi's blog, she defends Elisabeth: <a href=\"http://www.wowowow.com/post/whoopi-goldberg-view-sarah-palin-pregnancy-politics-barbie-99158\" rel=\"nofollow\">Whoopi Reaches Out To Readers</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:04:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245325, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247547": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If John McCain could \"get things done\" why haven't they been done?  He's been there for 26 years, and Washington is still broken?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:51:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246377": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ummmm...Miranda...<br><br>I believe the man's name is \"Koch\".<br><br>LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:29:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246288, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Your link does not work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:29:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244934, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255851": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  <b>HEAD BOW</b> to victims.  \"Ike\" is vicious!   God Bless all!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/texas-officials-weigh-eva_n_125236.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/texas-...</a><br>Texas Officials Weigh Evacuations As Ike Nears", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:50:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2242806": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "just want to say thanks, rikyrah.<br>Arthur Ashe.<br><br>A Classic, and a Classic Fighter.<br><br>much peace,<br><br>h&f", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_02:49:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "030d6fe32c418b6cf1ef6437b21bf02d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2256121": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whiterosebuddy:  LOL!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  These people are da bom'!!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-10_00:28:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244111, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2242813": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   From The Trail<br><br><br>Obama to Palin: 'Don't Mock the Constitution'<br><br><i>By Peter Slevin<br>FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Sen. Barack Obama delivered an impassioned defense of the Constitution and the rights of terrorism suspects tonight, striking back at one of the biggest applause lines in Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech to the GOP convention.<br><br>It was in St. Paul last week that Palin drew raucous cheers when she delivered this put-down of Obama: \"Al-Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he's worried that someone won't read them their rights.\"<br><br>Obama had a few problems with that.<br><br>\"First of all, you don't even get to read them their rights until you catch 'em,\" Obama said here, drawing laughs from 1,500 supporters in a high school gymnasium. \"They should spend more time trying to catch Osama bin Laden and we can worry about the next steps later.\"<br><br>If the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks are in the government's sights, Obama went on, they should be targeted and killed.<br><br>\"My position has always been clear: If you've got a terrorist, take him out,\" Obama said. \"Anybody who was involved in 9/11, take 'em out.\"<br><br>But Obama, who taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago for more than a decade, said captured suspects deserve to file writs of habeus corpus.<br><br>Calling it \"the foundation of Anglo-American law,\" he said the principle \"says very simply: If the government grabs you, then you have the right to at least ask, 'Why was I grabbed?' And say, 'Maybe you've got the wrong person.'\"<br><br>The safeguard is essential, Obama continued, \"because we don't always have the right person.\"<br><br>\"We don't always catch the right person,\" he said. \"We may think it's Mohammed the terrorist, but it might be Mohammed the cab driver. You might think it's Barack the bomb-thrower, but it might be Barack the guy running for president.\"<br><br>Obama turned back to Palin's comment, although he said he was not sure whether Palin or Rudy Giuliani said it.<br><br>\"The reason that you have this principle is not to be soft on terrorism. It's because that's who we are. That's what we're protecting,\" Obama said, his voice growing louder and the crowd rising to its feet to cheer. \"Don't mock the Constitution. Don't make fun of it. Don't suggest that it's not American to abide by what the founding fathers set up. It's worked pretty well for over 200 years.\"<br><br>He finished with a dismissive comment about his opponents.<br><br>\"These people.\"</i><br><br>I had not heard this.   :&gt;)<br><br>Posted at 10:09 PM ET on Sep 8, 2008  | Category:  Barack Obama", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_02:50:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248448": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Where have u been?<br><br>I disagree with almost everything you say.  But, I truly respect the way that you position your arguments.<br><br>I skip some the others (S, ace, Karmi, etc) postings.  But, I always like to see where you're coming from...before I say that you're full of sh*t.  ;-)<br><br>Be Well", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:58:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a35274513047c4e9711c6feb4609dac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254249": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LMAO!<br><br>\"You can put lipstick on a pig,\" he said to an outbreak of laughter, shouts and raucous applause from his audience, clearly drawing a connection to Palin's joke. \"It's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It's still going to stink after eight years.\"  - <a href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080910/ap_on_el_pr/obama_lipstick\" rel=\"nofollow\">Senator Obama</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_21:02:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Jay_Music", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247938": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Afternoon, all. Hope everyone's well. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:22:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this was so on the money, it's scary.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:31:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245947, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny diary, from Daily Kos:<br><br>Why has Barack Obama not won the election already? <br><br><i>If Obama really wanted to win, he'd have set his hair on fire, turned into a Velociraptor and remade the last 3 Star Wars movies so they filled us with the sense of wonder we had before we'd seen a movie set in space.<br><br>If Obama really wanted to win, he'd have become a wizard and used a magic spell to convince people who have been taught that black people are scary and maybe, possibly, (likely!) made of poisonous chocolate to BOTH vote for him and to take their kids to a seventeen-hour long Samuel L. Jackson retrospective.<br><br>If Barack Obama REALLY wanted to win, he'd find a way to make the Republican party just give up, foregoing their traditional advantages in the areas of outright lying, vote fraud and wanton, hypocritical gay-hating.</i><br><br><a href=\"http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/115413/9933/762/592159\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the whole thing here -- Why has Barack Obama not won the election already? </a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:45:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Brown Man:  Hey!, again!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   <i>What other billionaire kowtows to this kind of blackmail?</i>     NONE, \"As far as I know!\"    :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>On the real:  This is an excellent point!!  :&gt;)   And, to me, it's strange to think that \"they\" would not know that trying to blackmail \"O\" WON'T WORK!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Now, I can hear her telling Beyonce, <i>Give me that mic girl, and giving her OWN RENDITION -----  YOU MUST NOT KNOW ABOUT ME!!!</i>   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Of course there will be music!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VzaBkZGDKc&feature=related\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VzaBkZGDKc&feat...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:31:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245266, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What Obama Needs to Do in the Final Sixty Days: Avoiding President Palin<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/what-obama-needs-to-do-in_b_125051.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/what-...</a><br><br>Too Clever by Half?<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/too-clever-by-half_b_125187.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/to...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_20:44:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, I have \"discovered\" Pundit Kitchen: <a href=\"http://punditkitchen.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">punditkitchen.com</a><br><br>Political site by the icanhascheezburger people. General political stuff.<br><br>The home page/front page pictures are ok (I especially like the Cindy McCain one about airbrushing and creepy). But the real laugh out loud gold I'm finding so far comes from clicking on the [Random] link (top brown bar to the right) and just looking at all sorts of captioned photos.<br><br>I am laughing. I needed this real bad!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_05:18:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247948": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Found the quote MsMartin -<br><br>\"PAUL BEGALA, CNN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR: Because the press won\u2019t do its job, John. I criticized Barack Obama when he hasn\u2019t been tough enough. Barack\u2019s job is to run against John McCain, right. Don\u2019t shoot the monkey when you can shoot for the organ grinder. His job is not to focus on number two but number one. But it is the media\u2019s job when a politician flat out lies like she\u2019s doing on this bridge to nowhere so call her on it. Or this matter of earmarks where she\u2019s attacking Barack Obama for having earmarks, when she was the mayor of little Wasilla, Alaska, 6,000 people, she hired a lobbyist who was connected to Jack Abramoff, who is a criminal and they brought home $27 million in earmarks. She carried so much pork home she got trichinosis. But we in the media are letting her tell lies about her record.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:23:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243859, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245903": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have to head out to work but I think we need a Palin-free thread where we focus on McCain's B.S. and how to support Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_10:56:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253072": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Same to you, Val. Life remains interesting at best, but there's never a dull moment. <br><br>Swear I should write a book in November when it's all over....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:04:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2251489, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I've been reading some of the stuff here, but I grew tired of the arguing just for arguing's sake so I've backed off. Not to mention my Vets for Freedom stuff is starting to pick up again (trying to get away from just harping on about Obama and the surge and doing some real work).<br><br>Not gonna beat any dead horses (though there's a couple I could!!), but since I consider more of you friends than not, figured I'd say hi.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:30:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248448, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey....be safe out there. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:04:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252632, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Watching Morning America CNN Paul Begalia and Castellanous were on and asked about Palin's false claims.  Begalia said they were not true and Castellaneous said she chned as governor then Castellaneous challenged that and Begalia said it was simply not true and said they were having a false debate and called for an agreement on the facts.  His was visibly upset with the game the republicans and the moderators are playing.<br><br>I think  Obama should have a press conference and bring to the attention of the American people the actual facts before we move forward.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_07:41:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250516": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>I think we need a Palin-free thread where we focus on McCain's B.S. and how to support Obama.<i><br><br>Yes please. On a regular basis please.</i></i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:56:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245903, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250517": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>I think we need a Palin-free thread where we focus on McCain's B.S. and how to support Obama.</i><br><br>Yes please. On a regular basis please.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:56:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245903, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244888": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And so what", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:45:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244609, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243867": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hillary was \"leading\" in the polls up until the day she dropped out of the race.  Those polls don't mean a thing and you know it!<br><br>The RNC was last week, they are experiencing the positives of whatever the hell went on there.  The DNC has about ONE day to bask in the after DNC polls/publicity until the Repubs came and stole away the limelight.  Wait two weeks and see what the polls say, and even then, they won't mean anything.<br><br>Keep believing Candidate Y will deliver.  I am sure he will, but will it be in YOUR best interest?  I'd rather take my chances on X.  If it doesn't work out, it could never be as bad as these last 4 years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_07:43:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243359": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday it was \u201cunacceptable\u201d that there were so few black people like herself in the US diplomatic corps.<br><br>\u201cI want to see a Foreign Service that looks as if black Americans are part of this great country,\u201d Rice told a gathering of black colleges and universities in Washington.<br><br>\u201cI have lamented that I can go into a meeting at the Department of State,\u201d said Rice, the second black person to become secretary of state after her predecessor Colin Powell.<br><br>\u201cAnd, as a matter of fact, I can go into a whole day of meetings at the Department of State and actually rarely see somebody who looks like me, and that\u2019s just not acceptable,\u201d she added...<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/08/rice-laments-lack-of-black-diplomats/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/08/ric...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_05:26:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Uh its called campaigning - you're suppose to challenge your opponents and their records (or lack thereof). <br><br>@ T - LOL, yes Meth!<br><br><br>McCain/Palin = 10 % Maverick / 90 % Bush. Spread the word.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:08:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246504, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Teacher:   Pass the \"popcorn\"!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>The Obama campaign \"shot back\" with a statement which said that that piece of legislation was directed to solve a specific problem regarding \"PROTECTING CHILDREN!\"   :&gt;)   Dang!!  Where's my <b>ABILITY</b> to get You Tube Clips??    :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:05:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252891, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248411": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As John McCain would say:<br>\"I will make them famous, and you will know their names. You will know their names.\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/</a><br><br>Hat tip :Group News Blog.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:56:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243877": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "His bounce is largely explained by women who want a woman somewhere, anywhere in the whitehouse who don't know the facts about Palin.  McCain wants change, but he will have to change first, before he can bring change because he and his mate are exactly want Obama is going to change about Wahshington.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_07:45:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "E&F:   O.K.   Thank you!!   :&gt;)  Yaaaa for the FIRE!!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>As in - -   You guessed it!   :&gt;)     \"EARTH, WIND and <b>FIRE</b>\"<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknEJf9cPeY\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknEJf9cPeY</a><br><br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:25:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247824, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What's the electoral college lead?  McCain 169, Obama 263.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_07:46:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249513": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Keating Five", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:06:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247547, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Here's Mr. Obama's <b>RESPONSE</b> to \"McAncient's\" Education ad attack!!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-obamas-lone-edu_n_125205.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a><br>McCain Sex-Ed Ad Launched; <b>Obama Campaign:  \"PERVERSE\"</b><br><br><i>And very quickly, the Obama campaign came out with a hard hitting response, pointing to a series of education accomplishments made by Obama, and calling McCain \"perverse\" for the latest attack.<br><br>\"It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father of two young girls - a position that his friend Mitt Romney also holds. Last week, John McCain told Time magazine he couldn't define what honor was. Now we know why,\" said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:18:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246960": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Bloggers' VOICES are getting LOUDER!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090802489.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br>Liberal Blogs Assail Anchor Changes:  <i>No outside Pressure, Says MSNBC Head</i><br><br><i>By Howard Kurtz<br>Washington Post Staff Writer<br>Tuesday, September 9, 2008; Page C08<br><br>The decision by MSNBC to yank Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchor duty during live political events did not exactly send a thrill up the leg of liberal bloggers.<br><br>A number of them denounced the cable channel yesterday for making a change that had long been sought by NBC News veterans, saying MSNBC was caving into pressure from John McCain's campaign and the right wing.<br><br>MSNBC President Phil Griffin denied that complaints from either Republicans or NBC journalists were a factor. He said he reached the decision after \"talking to my guys, mainly Olbermann,\" following the Republican convention. Olbermann and Matthews will remain as analysts during such major political events as the presidential debates.<br><br>\"We came to the conclusion it was better not to restrain them\" by making them wear \"two hats,\" Griffin said. \"It's not like we haven't talked about this all along. What Keith can say on 'Countdown' and what Chris can say on 'Hardball' is a little different\" than what they could tell viewers in the role of news anchors.<br><br>In the liberal blogosphere, Olbermann -- an occasional contributor to the Daily Kos site -- is viewed as a heroic truth-teller who has now been undermined by network suits whose company is owned by General Electric. Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo called the move \"pathetic,\" writing: \"It seems pretty obvious that the network got cowed by complaints from the McCain campaign.\"</i><br><br>Is this called a form of \"CENSORSHIP!\"?????  :&gt;)   <br><br>Whew!  Shaking her head Deep Breaths!!!!   [But NOT discouraged!!!!]    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:09:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246452": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Palin vs. Reality<br><br><a href=\"http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008_/2008/09/palin_v_reality.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:34:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well it appears that things may not what they seem to be when it comes to the bullshit polls that the msm keeps shoving in our faces. Check out this site to get a more realistic (and encouraging) view of what is going down.<br><br><a href=\"http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:34:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf8f12a33c7941947fdd53f5ff10e73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2245947": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama and Passion.<br><br>I saw <a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801909_pf.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>this</a> and realized that people just don't get it: Obama's \"passionate\" would be looped over and over again as \"angry\". It's just our lot in life; the cards we've been dealt. The cool: It's how we - or at least, the smart ones - have learned to deal in order to succeed in an environment that does not allow us the luxury of being \"passionate\", at least in public.<br><br>Tell you a personal story. Leos are not, by nature, passive people. But I, a Leo like Obama, had to learn, at a very young age, to relate in a way that was forceful, but would not be misconstrued as \"passionate\" and, God forbid, earn me the label, \"angry black woman\". <br><br>In fact, inside I may be teeming with \"passion\", but on the outside, I am forced to appear \"reasonable\", \"dispassionate\", and sometimes \"aloof\". Not easy. Usually my way of \"attacking\" is soft, careful, but insidious, particularly if I'm going to be in that environment for a while. <br><br>Sounds familiar? Remember how Obama writes in Dreams on how he learnt not to \"make any sudden moves\"?<br><br>Anyway, sometimes, though, the \"passion\" comes to the fore, especially when I realize that I'm being taken advantage of. The counterpunch is usually swift and strong. Like yesterday. Turned up somewhere slightly late. Was disallowed from proceeding with arrangements as planned. Sounded off-key(there I go again, lol, I should have said bullshit, right?) to me. But I said OK since I'm here let me address another unrelated matter. Requested manager. Receptionist buzzes manager. Instead of just saying a client would like to speak with you. Receptionist starts to say, \"She is late and is.....\" I say quickly and not very loudly, but forcefully, without any change in my facial expressions or physical stance, \"That's not what why I requested to speak with her\". The entire lobby area(a sea of the ethnic majority faces) , which was focused on our exchange, literally, went dead still. This might sound cliche, but yes, had a pin been dropped in that very moment you would have heard it.<br><br>Angry. Black. Woman.<br><br>I was reminded, then and there, that the society as it is does not give me the luxury to not be cool. At all times. Non-stop vigilance. Even your word choice has to be on point.<br><br>So, Richard Cohen, until you've resided in our shoes,for a minute - fuck off!<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:00:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rikyrah:  Since I don't know anything about the editor/author, I'll reserve an opinion.   but I liked the TONE of most of the article!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07rich.html?em\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07ric...</a><br>Palin and McCain's Shotgun Marriage<br><br><i>SARAH PALIN makes John McCain look even older than he is. And he seemed more than willing to play that part on Thursday night. By the time he slogged through his nearly 50-minute acceptance speech \u2014 longer even than Barack Obama\u2019s \u2014 you half-expected some brazen younger Republican (Mitt Romney, perhaps?) to dash onstage to give him a gold watch and the bum\u2019s rush.<br><br><br>Still, attention must be paid. McCain\u2019s address, though largely a repetitive slew of stump-speech lines and worn G.O.P. orthodoxy, reminded us of what we once liked about the guy: his aspirations to bipartisanship, his heroic service in Vietnam, his twinkle. He took his (often inaccurate) swipes at Obama, but, in winning contrast to Palin and Rudy Giuliani, he wasn\u2019t smug or nasty.<br><br>The only problem, of course, is that the entire thing was a sham.<br><br>As is nakedly evident, the speech\u2019s central argument, that the 72-year-old McCain will magically morph into a powerful change agent as president, is a non sequitur. In his 26 years in Washington, most of it with a Republican in the White House and roughly half of it with Republicans in charge of Congress, he was better at lecturing his party about reform than leading a reform movement. G.O.P. corruption and governmental dysfunction only grew. So did his cynical flip-flops on the most destructive policies of the president who remained nameless Thursday night. (In the G.O.P., Bush love is now the second most popular love that dare not speak its name.) </i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:46:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2251582": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read the text, wish I could have actually seen it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:09:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247100, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247999": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JunePearl:   HEY!!!!     :&gt;)       :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:28:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244788, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Start campaigning against them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254947, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Start campaigning against them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:30:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254947, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rob M:  <b>Nice imagery!</b>!!   Thanks for the inspiration!!    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:08:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2251676, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Top recipients of Fannie/Freddie donations:<br><br>    #1 Chris Dodd<br>    #2 John Kerry<br>    #3 Barak Obama<br>    #4 HIllary Clinton", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:18:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255174": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good reaso for you all to donate, I just did and I challenge you all to do the same.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:39:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246280, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2243809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Mommy, Johnny took my toy! Waaaahhhh!<br><br>McCain can get things done. So can Palin. They have the records to back up their claims<br><br>\"Suppose, for example, you\u2019re a voter, and you have candidate X and you have candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you on everything but you don\u2019t think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues, but you believe that, on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver.\"<br><br>Independent are breaking for Mccain.<br><br>Today from Gallup: \"John McCain's 6 percentage-point bounce in voter support spanning the Republican National Convention is largely explained by political independents shifting to him in fairly big numbers, from 40% pre-convention to 52% post-convention in Gallup Poll Daily tracking.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_07:31:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "1400f03cc71ef078ba73fa4da59a7c4f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 17, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243236, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama reaches out to women voters<br><br>Obama on McCain/Palin: \u201cYou can put lipstick on a pig, but it\u2019s still a pig\u201d<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/09/obama-on-mccainpalin-you-can-put-lipstick-on-a-pig-but-its-still-a-pig/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg&eurl...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_20:21:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "517d8b02de297166f46205708c9304f3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2253321, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "jelana:  <i>\"They can't get a refund!\"</i>     LOL!     :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:26:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248367, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "London Calling: FACT CHECK IN LONDON. SHE'S LYING<br><a href=\"http://timesonline.typepad.com/uselections/2008/09/palin-and-suppo.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://timesonline.typepad.com/uselections/2008...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:58:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Elisabeth does not feel that Michelle Obama deserves any kind of respect so she will not apologize to her in any way, shape or form unless her job is threatened OR if guests on the show stop making appearances because they're concerned that Elisabeth will badmouth them off screen, too.<br><br>Elisabeth is the type of person who will smile in your face but talk bad behind your back and when you confront her bout the bad-talk, she will lie and deny and cry.<br><br>It's a waste of time to demand Elisabeth apologize and show Mrs. Obama respect because she doesn't respect her and she doesn't feel she's done anything wrong.<br><br>Even if you don't like Michelle Obama, it's bad form to badmouth a guest on the show.  And that's what needs to be brought to Baba Wawa and 'em's attention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:48:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244205, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi D.<br><br>have a good day", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:27:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi D, <br><br>Hope all is well with you too.<br><br>I'd like to echo the sentiments of  <i>Elephants & Flowers</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:04:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "Texas_Girl_in_LA", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252175": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What the hell is this?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:51:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252113, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Are you smoking something illegal?<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:42:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246504, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "from We Are Respectable Negroes--<br><br>To Hell With You: Sarah Palin's Religious Views<br><br><a href=\"http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2008/09/to-hell-with-you-sarah-palins-religious.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...</a><br><br>An essay examining her extreme religious views as America slouches towards theocracy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:49:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "e364df47f230e3ed8cfa0997fbf6354e", "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}, "2246288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Former NYC Mayor Ed Kock endorses Obama today...seems that McCain scared the bejesus outta him with his VP pick:<br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Koch_backs_Obama_calls_Palin_scary.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Koc...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:24:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246504": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I really think Obama is jealous that Palin has stolen his thunder.  She has taken the media limelight and I think that really gets under his skin.  And that is why he has chosen to go after her.  It sure doesn\u2019t make any political sense.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.obamascon.com/2008/09/08/i-think-obama-is-jealous/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.obamascon.com/2008/09/08/i-think-oba...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:38:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "517d8b02de297166f46205708c9304f3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "See,<br><br>before, they could do this stuff in a vacuum. I think it's positive that they have to go through an explanation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:29:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246960, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250107": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Switch from McSame to Sidekick then!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:29:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e083bfacaf8048b977903a10fdb24da", "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": 2244646, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Remember when CNN used to be the most trusted name in news?<br> Is anyone watching the worst political team on TV right now?  Isn't it funny how they investigate and report on everything the Obama team says but not the McCain team?  It ought to be against the law for  Ed Henry, Gloria Berger and Candy Cowley  and the rest of that team to commentatefbecause they are doing everything they can to enable the Republicans. <br> Wolf just asked why Obama can't \"close the deal\".  They also did a segment on Biden's son working for MNBA.   <br><br>Who trust CNN?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:42:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "e9e4415ec669c0d6a571855a775ea53c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254997": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey,<br><br>John McCain and Sarah Palin put out a new TV ad that broadcasts what news organizations are calling \u201cnaked lies.\u201d <br><br>The Obama campaign is fighting back with a hard-hitting response ad. Watch the video and join this movement for change:<br><br><a href=\"http://my.barackobama.com/spreadthetruth\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://my.barackobama.com/spreadthetruth</a> <br><br>Thanks", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:20:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246530": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Al Giordano is great. He's like journalists used to be - aggressive, smart, and a character.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:40:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Carnacki", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246456, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Maybe its just me and how I was raised, but I don't think there is anything wrong with kids in Kindergarten getting sex education. <br><br>I think teaching sex education younger can help stop some child molestation and young sexually active children (it does happen people).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_20:58:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252891, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2251142": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm looking forward to Obama's speech on education. Boy do I hate political dirty tricks. First we get unrelenting crap all through the summer about how Obama needs to get \"specific.\" (As if he didn't have reams of policy positions and proposals). Then the Republicans turn around and not only lack specifics, but truth. Who's asking Palin to \"be specific\"? Or McCain for that matter? I guess if you can't even call them on truth, who can call them on vagueness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_16:41:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246535": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It does work. Try again.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:40:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246380, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246537": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "An issue for Democrats has been voter suppression correctly called the new Jim Crow.<br>Here is an update from Pam's House Blend on events in Ohio<br><br>Critical statement from Sec of State in Ohio: To prevent partisan voter-caging operations, Brunner issued a binding directive to all county election boards, instructing them that parts of the 2006 challenge laws were unconstitutional and stating that granting a residency challenge based only on returned mail violates the National Voter Registration Act. <br><br>Read the whole thing<br><br><a href=\"http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=3B97BAC968B54C6F2C20724A39ADF7B8?diaryId=6904\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsession...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:40:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The irony is that white conservative evangelicals are getting behind Sarah Palin, even when they don't think women should be in positions of leadership over men in the church!  <br><br><a href=\"http://friendsofjustice.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/the-devil-in-the-armor/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://friendsofjustice.wordpress.com/2008/09/0...</a><br><br>Why do they want Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency, when they don't think she should be able to speak from the pulpit?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:41:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "bc67e1028e70e2f68f697ecccc2839b8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246543": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/rice.blacks.state/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>Condi wants to see more people who like like her in State Dept.,</a><br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:41:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254227": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Honestly I'm not that smart. I am old enough to remember when the country was weaned on that kind of imagery.<br>Master and Commander:far side of the world.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_21:00:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2253124, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246809": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/obama-the-prote.html#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>Malia and Boys</a>...What the good Senator says today.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:59:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  OOPS!  \"McAncient\" didn't read to the end of the article.  It hurt him MORE than Mr. Obama!   <b>Dumb!!</b><br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-cites-articles_n_125218.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a><br><b>McCain's Ad Cites Articles That RIP HIM Worse than Obama</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_23:40:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2250140": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hahahahahah!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:31:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246812, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244509": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good Morning everyone. I found this link about Obama interview with George Stephanopoulos on \"This Week\",where Obama talks about the misrepresentation of his \"Muslim faith\" when we all know he is Christian. <a href=\"http://concreteloop.com/2008/09/politics-obamas-muslim-faith-mccain-takes-5-point-lead-obama-responds-to-new-gop-ad-republicans-upset-with-oprah\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://concreteloop.com/2008/09/politics-obamas...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:07:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "2400e8998888d81b88e2706e33e1a895", "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}, "2246561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "JJai:  That's What I'm talkin' 'bout!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)   CALL TO ACTION!!!!<br><br>When \"they\" say something negative, seek out the jugular!!!   There's POWER IN THE PEN!!!! [or in the \"keys\", in this case!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)]<br><br>I did not see The View, but, I'm going ta write, anyway!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks for gathering the <i>tools</i>!!!!     :&gt;)      :&gt;)   It's on!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:42:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244714, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "South Florida needs some Kock...i mean di*k...i mean Koch <br>He needs to tighten up some of those old folks who are scared to elect Barack.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:53:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a35274513047c4e9711c6feb4609dac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246839, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244934": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Link, please.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_09:49:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244609, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   O.K. WHO didn't tell Dr. Rachel Maddow that <b>CONTROLLED MEDIA</b> means ERRYBODY!!!     She has put Repugs./\"McAncient\"/\"The Gov.\" on <br><b>MAJOR BLAST</b>!!!   She has <b>CALLED OUT</b> every word/ statement.  Even challenged any burps!!<br><br>I'm going to e-mail MSNBC in SUPPORT of her!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Y'ALL  can join me.  Thank you.            <a href=\"http://www.msnbc.msn.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.msnbc.msn.com</a>    I hope!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_21:50:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!! I called this one months ago.....oh...the day is coming that some lil mannish boy is picked up by some really big guys in black suits and taken to the oval office. Poor thang...but the day is sooooo coming.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:17:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246809, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2251676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I have seen the poll numberssince the mornings papers. I have two words. HOLD FAST. We are going around the Cape in a storm. The masts are creaking and the sails flapping. HOLD FAST. The weather will change and the celebrity storm Plain will be willo wisps.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_17:15:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249643": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>but I grew tired of the arguing just for arguing's sake so I've backed off</i><br><br>I have to say I have never understood the appeal of that practice! (for anyone) So it makes sense to me, personally, that you would grow tired of it. I get tired just thinking about it :)<br><br>But I am glad to see you back here, D, checking in. I agree with Elephants&Flowers, Texas_Girl_in_LA , and carolinagirl.<br><br>Hope you are well!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:15:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248977, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Latest WSJ/NBC Poll<br><br>Obama 47<br>McCain 46", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:34:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I take it you don't understand whyFNMA & Freddie would contribute to Democrats.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_21:55:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2244609, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2242998": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Much honor and respect to Mr. Ashe for paving the way!    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_03:37:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ashe was a 'Race Man', plain and simple. I never thought he got his due from Black folks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:35:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2251456, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I hope you all saw our next president being presidential.<br><br>He gave a great speech on education in Ohio, and less than an hour later, delivers a rebuttal address to Bush's Iraq withdrawal announcement and then fielded questions from the media.<br><br>And he tied Palin directly to the right wing of the Republican party along the way.<br><br>Another masterful performance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:18:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247102": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Site to see: <br><br><a href=\"http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/</a><br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:18:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/09/from-undecided-republican.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">From An Undecided Republican</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:14:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So let me get this straight: we shouldn't run black candidates because racist white people won't vote for them.<br><br>With that logic, black people shouldn't try to get jobs, because racist HR departments won't hire them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:11:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248323, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "she has to prove herself. she's basically the cornerstone, IMO, of Fenty's success or failure.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:33:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246613, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "NMP,<br><br>I see your point, but we just gotta hunker down and call them out .<br><br>You have a problem with White racists - then your White behinds need to talk to those folks.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:37:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252113, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2244046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What a moronic statement by BillyBobClinton...for that statement to hold that would need to be some 50% of what candidate Y says that you believe in!!<br><br>McCain is more of the SAME. There is no fifty percent of ANYTHING that I agree with in terms of Bush's policy.  Not when it comes to<br><br>Oil<br>Housing<br>Education<br>Justice under the Law<br>Abortion<br>Taxes<br>Health Care<br><br><br>I disagree with Bush/McCain on NINETY percent of those issues...I need more than the 10% change McCain is talking about.  That 10% is nothing but earmarks and ethics.<br><br>I need health care insurance, I need lower taxes, I need better schools and roads, I need a better energy policy.<br><br>NO way NO how...NO MCAIN!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_08:12:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e083bfacaf8048b977903a10fdb24da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243809, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AAAAH!!!<br>LOL that was so funny.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:17:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246377, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2253475": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Where ya been, friend? Just taking a break?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_19:39:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2246613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Michelle Rhee...<br>Anybody check out the CNN article on Michelle Rhee.  I saw it originally in newsweek and it looks like she's getting more attention.  In short, she is the recently hired director of the DC Public Schools, has the full support of Mayor Fenty, and is making some serious shake-ups.  I think its great (generally speaking), but would love to know what y'all think.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/09/dc.schools/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/09/...</a><br><a href=\"http://www.newsweek.com/id/81617\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newsweek.com/id/81617</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_11:45:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "a616e8618c32b2eac5e1a83bf94ca79b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Isn't it amazing that everything Obama plans is being copied by Bush and McCain.  They are truly desperate!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:12:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2243296, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2255319": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I missed it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:52:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252762, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did you see Ride or Die Joe call them out on stem cells?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:38:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247100, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "now maybe the MSM will shut the freak up!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:39:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2252718, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254305": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a result of the takeover of FNM and FRE: Peter Orszag, CBO director, said: \u201cIt is the CBO view that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be directly incorporated into the federal budget.\u201d <br>The following is how much it is:<br>\"The two mortgage companies have between them $5,400bn in liabilities, equal to the entire publicly traded debt of the US, alongside mortgage-related assets of about equal value. \"<br>Read the whole thing<br><a href=\"http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e30472a6-7e79-11dd-b1af-000077b07658.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e30472a6-7e79-11dd-b1...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_21:08:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248017": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Actually the State Department was ranked #11 on the Black Collegian's Top 100 places to work. My sister interned there, but what I think Condi is really referencing (just a guess)  must be the thousands working in foreign policy around the globe - and the lack of black students who want to intern and work overseas....and I can see where recruitment might be a problem, especially in this climate we live in right now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:29:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247184, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252779": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey!!   D:  Back at-chu!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Here's a song.   <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze6i9Zh1b0k\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze6i9Zh1b0k</a><br>Hello Stranger   -   Barbara Lewis     :&gt;)       :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:40:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2247938, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, in fairness, the Gov. compared herself to a dog.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_22:02:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2254592, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2252712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town:   -Er, -um does this go for courts 2??   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  What about going to the grocery stores??  Should we stand in the lines with the \"colored\" cashier??  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Just askin' . . . .   :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_18:34:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248646, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2248691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I know Condi was busy with the war and all, but couldn't she have suggested a recruitment program for the State Department at HBCUs?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_14:14:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2248017, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2254223": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This wouldn't be as much fun/engaging of a race if the double standards weren't there.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_20:59:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2251142, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247159": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lydia:  According to Tim Wise    ----     <i>Their Whiteness Is Showing</i>   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>That TRUMPS logic/principles!!!     :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_12:23:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2246541, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249720": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yes, elephant that's the ticket. Obama needs to put him on the campaign trail immeadiately in FL.  Or have him make a video to distribute in those nursing homes and retired communities down there. Koch will do a FAR better job than Hillary and folks enjoy listening to him way better than Lieberman.<br><br>Hillary is still talking about herself too much on the trail. There is lots of Hillary then one line where she says vote for Obama. Just a listless effort, even though she is giving him a 1/2 M dollar fun raiser in Manhattan...it is obvious her heart is not in campaigning for him.<br><br>Send Kock..to do the job", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:19:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e083bfacaf8048b977903a10fdb24da", "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": 2247587, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2247679": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Preach!!!!!<br><br>Anyone who has worked in a corporate structure knows that you speak the truth.  Any strong show of emotion and folk get labeled as being \"angry\" or having \"attitude.\"  <br><br>Be Cool, Brotha!<br>Be Cool!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_13:00:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a35274513047c4e9711c6feb4609dac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2245947, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "4337147", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": 2546134554776494600}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "tuesday_open_thread_41", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 201, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 4337147, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
	/* */ 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: ";
};
// 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=tuesday_open_thread_41' +
		'&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/tuesday_open_thread_41/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<form action="." method="GET" onsubmit="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false); return false;"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">Subscribe to all comments by email</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">Do not subscribe to comments</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
				</form> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




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

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

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

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';
			
			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>' 
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> Just a moment...';
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'tuesday_open_thread_41'
			+ '&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/tuesday_open_thread_41/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">201</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/tuesday_open_thread_41/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/tuesday_open_thread_41/">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:4337147" 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/tuesday_open_thread_41/trackback/';
		}

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

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

		return html;
	}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:4337147" 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:4337147" 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'				: 'tuesday_open_thread_41',
			// 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/tuesday_open_thread_41/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='	+ 'tuesday_open_thread_41'
			+ '&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='	+ 'tuesday_open_thread_41'
			+ '&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='		+ 'tuesday_open_thread_41'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

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

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/4337147/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
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245903" class="dsq-comment-message">I have to head out to work but I think we need a Palin-free thread where we focus on McCain\'s B.S. and how to support Obama.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246420" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m with you!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250516" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>I think we need a Palin-free thread where we focus on McCain\'s B.S. and how to support Obama.<i><br><br>Yes please. On a regular basis please.</i></i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2250517">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250517" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>I think we need a Palin-free thread where we focus on McCain\'s B.S. and how to support Obama.</i><br><br>Yes please. On a regular basis please.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2242660">taritac</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2242660" class="dsq-comment-message">So much for saving the taxpayers money: <a href=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090803088.html rel="nofollow">Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home<br>Taxpayers Also Funded Family\'s Travel</a>:<br><i><blockquote>ANCHORAGE, Sept. 8 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a "per diem" allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business.<br><br>The governor also has charged the state for travel expenses to take her children on official out-of-town missions. And her husband, Todd, has billed the state for expenses and a daily allowance for trips he makes on official business for his wife.<br><br>Palin, who earns $125,000 a year, claimed and received $16,951 as her allowance, which officials say was permitted because her official "duty station" is Juneau, according to an analysis of her travel documents by The Washington Post. </i></blockquote><br>I was about to call her a crook, but then read on where it said that the expenses are permitted under Alaskan law. I must say that I, too, would like to get per diem for driving an hour to and from work and to sleep every night in my own bed!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250265" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama schedules a "town hall" for Lebanon for today.<br><br>The McCain campaign, trying to ride his coattails, scheduled a rally for tomorrow at Fairfax High School in Fairfax VA.<br><br>Fairfax County Public Schools says "No way, find another venue."<br><br>So the McCain Campaign now claims that "due to overwhelming response" we have to find another venue.<br><br>The lying liars who lie:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-moves-rally-from-f_n_125136.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253441">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253441" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO.....I mean really...was it necessary to lie like that? Would it have been too much to just say we have to move the venue and leave it at that? Did they need to make up a lie for lying\'s sake? Isn\'t that compulsive behavior? Isn\'t that some type of disorder? I didn\'t know an entire campaign of people could have a collective disorder like that, but evidently it is so.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2242751" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Sooo I took a "Field Trip" over to Mudflats to see what they were talking about.<br><br><a href="http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/pit-bull-owners-outraged/" rel="nofollow">http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/pit-bu...</a><br>Pit Bull Owners Outraged<br><i>Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who famously compared herself to a pitbull in her vice-presidential acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, appears to have antagonized a key voting bloc in the upcoming election, the nation’s pitbull owners.<br><br>While Gov. Palin’s assertion that the only difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull was “lipstick” drew a loud ovation from the Republican faithful in St. Paul, it raised the ire of the Pitbull Anti-Defamation League, a powerful association of pitbull fanciers who monitor the portrayal of pitbulls in the media.<br><br>“As someone who has owned pitbulls for the past twenty years, my jaw dropped,” said Carol Foyler, the group’s executive director.  “Most of us are thinking the same thing: enough is enough.”<br><br>Ms. Foyler said that for pitbull owners who have grown weary of their prized dogs being defamed and mistreated, Gov. Palin’s wisecrack was the last straw: “We’re all like, first the Michael Vick thing, and now this.”<br><br>Tracy Klugian, an irate pitbull owner from Buffalo, New York, echoed Ms. Foyler’s sentiments: “I can think of many differences between pitbulls and Gov. Palin - for starters, pitbulls don’t try to get their ex-brothers-in-law fired.”<br><br>With Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill) and John McCain (R-Ariz) fighting for every last vote, a coveted voting bloc like pitbull owners could very well decide the 2008 election, political insiders believe.<br><br>While Gov. Palin was not available for comment on the pitbull controversy, a spokesperson for the McCain-Palin ticket offered this official statement: “Gov. Palin does in fact have one thing in common with a pitbull: neither is capable of answering questions from reporters.”</i><br><br>I\'m just readin\'. . . . . .. . . . . :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244111" class="dsq-comment-message">I would just love to see that Tracy Kluglan statement in an ad!! Hahahaha</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2256121" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy:  LOL!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  These people are da bom\'!!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2242806" class="dsq-comment-message">just want to say thanks, rikyrah.<br>Arthur Ashe.<br><br>A Classic, and a Classic Fighter.<br><br>much peace,<br><br>h&f</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2242813" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   From The Trail<br><br><br>Obama to Palin: \'Don\'t Mock the Constitution\'<br><br><i>By Peter Slevin<br>FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Sen. Barack Obama delivered an impassioned defense of the Constitution and the rights of terrorism suspects tonight, striking back at one of the biggest applause lines in Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin\'s speech to the GOP convention.<br><br>It was in St. Paul last week that Palin drew raucous cheers when she delivered this put-down of Obama: "Al-Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he\'s worried that someone won\'t read them their rights."<br><br>Obama had a few problems with that.<br><br>"First of all, you don\'t even get to read them their rights until you catch \'em," Obama said here, drawing laughs from 1,500 supporters in a high school gymnasium. "They should spend more time trying to catch Osama bin Laden and we can worry about the next steps later."<br><br>If the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks are in the government\'s sights, Obama went on, they should be targeted and killed.<br><br>"My position has always been clear: If you\'ve got a terrorist, take him out," Obama said. "Anybody who was involved in 9/11, take \'em out."<br><br>But Obama, who taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago for more than a decade, said captured suspects deserve to file writs of habeus corpus.<br><br>Calling it "the foundation of Anglo-American law," he said the principle "says very simply: If the government grabs you, then you have the right to at least ask, \'Why was I grabbed?\' And say, \'Maybe you\'ve got the wrong person.\'"<br><br>The safeguard is essential, Obama continued, "because we don\'t always have the right person."<br><br>"We don\'t always catch the right person," he said. "We may think it\'s Mohammed the terrorist, but it might be Mohammed the cab driver. You might think it\'s Barack the bomb-thrower, but it might be Barack the guy running for president."<br><br>Obama turned back to Palin\'s comment, although he said he was not sure whether Palin or Rudy Giuliani said it.<br><br>"The reason that you have this principle is not to be soft on terrorism. It\'s because that\'s who we are. That\'s what we\'re protecting," Obama said, his voice growing louder and the crowd rising to its feet to cheer. "Don\'t mock the Constitution. Don\'t make fun of it. Don\'t suggest that it\'s not American to abide by what the founding fathers set up. It\'s worked pretty well for over 200 years."<br><br>He finished with a dismissive comment about his opponents.<br><br>"These people."</i><br><br>I had not heard this.   :&gt;)<br><br>Posted at 10:09 PM ET on Sep 8, 2008  | Category:  Barack Obama</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244209" class="dsq-comment-message">WOW! Has this been on any of the cable news networks?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2244788" href="http://sooncome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JunePearl</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244788" class="dsq-comment-message">This is great!! I hope the video is posted, people need to hear this.<br><br>BTW: Hey GreenLady, what\'s up :D</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247999" class="dsq-comment-message">JunePearl:   HEY!!!!     :&gt;)       :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247824" class="dsq-comment-message">Saw this yesterday on CNN Live.<br>He was on fire.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247975" class="dsq-comment-message">E&F:   O.K.   Thank you!!   :&gt;)  Yaaaa for the FIRE!!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>As in - -   You guessed it!   :&gt;)     "EARTH, WIND and <b>FIRE</b>"<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknEJf9cPeY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iknEJf9cPeY</a><br><br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2242998" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Much honor and respect to Mr. Ashe for paving the way!    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243072" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   From WashPost:   Eugene Robinson is Biting!!   Whew!!    :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801910.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br>McCain As Messiah<br><br><i>By Eugene Robinson<br>Tuesday, September 9, 2008; Page A23<br><br>John McCain is no silver-tongued orator, as he proved in St. Paul, but it\'s hard not to be stirred when he speaks of wanting only to serve a cause greater than himself -- until you take a closer look and see that he\'s running one of the most egocentric presidential campaigns in memory.<br><br>Not that Barack Obama lacks a healthy opinion of himself, mind you. And no one wants the next president to be paralyzed with insecurity, or to doubt, even for a minute, that he\'s the right man for the job. But after ridiculing Obama as a preening celebrity, if not a self-proclaimed messiah, McCain is campaigning on a platform that can be summed up in three words: me, me, me.<br><br>Much has been made of the fact that he\'s a Republican running on a pledge to clean up the intolerable, unforgivable mess created over the past eight years by a Republican president -- and, for much of that time, a Republican-controlled Congress in which McCain himself had great power and influence. It\'s amusing to listen to a man in his fourth term in the Senate (after two terms in the House) rail against evil "Washington," as if he weren\'t one of this modern-day Sodom\'s most prominent denizens.<br><br>There has been less comment, however, on the extent to which McCain rejects not only his party\'s record but also important tenets of its stated philosophy. He\'s a Republican who doesn\'t entirely believe in modern Republicanism.<br>ad_icon<br><br>"We oppose amnesty" for undocumented immigrants, the GOP platform says. "The rule of law suffers if government policies encourage or reward illegal activity." Yet McCain co-authored the ill-fated immigration reform bill that would have granted de facto amnesty to millions who are in this country without the proper papers.<br><br>"Republicans caution against the doomsday climate change scenarios peddled by the aficionados of centralized command-and-control government," the platform says. McCain is with his party on the issue of offshore drilling -- there was a surreal moment in St. Paul when delegates were actually chanting "drill, baby, drill" -- but he has tried his best to sound more like a Democrat in acknowledging the urgency of taking measures to ameliorate global warming.<br><br>On abortion, the platform is uncompromisingly pro-life and mentions no exceptions for rape or incest; McCain believes there should indeed be exceptions. On embryonic stem-cell research, the platform says no; McCain says yes.<br><br>I\'m not being disingenuous. I know that party platforms aren\'t as important as they once were. But McCain\'s apostasy on these hot-button issues has to be considered alongside the stunning charges he leveled against his own party in his acceptance speech. "We were elected to change Washington, and we let Washington change us," he said. "We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. . . . We lost their trust when we valued our power over our principles."<br><br>I can\'t argue with any of that. Those sound like great reasons to throw the Republicans out of town and give Democrats a chance to lead. But John McCain is arguing that he should be elected in spite of his party\'s many failures because, well, he\'s John McCain. He\'s special.<br><br>"I\'m not running for president because I think I\'m blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need," McCain said in accepting the nomination. But this line -- which I took as a continuation of his attempt to paint Obama as some kind of self-proclaimed Chosen One -- came right after a lengthy recounting of the horrors McCain lived through as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. In effect, he had used his personal experience to anoint himself.<br><br>McCain\'s speech offered hardly anything in terms of policy. At one point, he mentioned three "ordinary" families by name and spoke of their travails -- and it was no coincidence that they happened to live in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, states that McCain would like to steal from the Democrats this year. But he offered no specifics on how the federal government under a McCain administration would make these families\' lives one bit better. He pledged only that he, personally, would "fight" for them.<br><br>McCain and his campaign aides are right when they insinuate that one candidate is acting as if he thinks voters should accept him, on faith, as their political messiah. They\'re just trying to make fun of the wrong one.<br><br>The writer will answer questions at noon today at <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com" rel="nofollow">www.washingtonpost.com</a>. His e-mail address iseugenerobinson@washpost.com.</i></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243236" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama mocking the McCain campaign\'s new strategy that can be summed up with the Tiger Woods like aspirational affirmation: <br><br>"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChIOXinDuA" rel="nofollow">I (John McNoChange) am Barack Obama</a>"<br><br><i>Facing a GOP ticket newly invigorated by McCain’s surprise pick of outsider Palin, Obama accused the McCain-Palin ticket today of trying to “repackage” itself and falsely co-opt his own message of change. The Democratic nominee wondered aloud how George Bush’s would-be successor can champion change “with a straight face” and referred to <b>the GOP ticket as the “No Change Express.”</b></i> <br><br><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/08/1363839.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243809" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243809" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243809">nancyelyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243809" class="dsq-comment-message">Mommy, Johnny took my toy! Waaaahhhh!<br><br>McCain can get things done. So can Palin. They have the records to back up their claims<br><br>"Suppose, for example, you’re a voter, and you have candidate X and you have candidate Y. Candidate X agrees with you on everything but you don’t think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues, but you believe that, on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver."<br><br>Independent are breaking for Mccain.<br><br>Today from Gallup: "John McCain\'s 6 percentage-point bounce in voter support spanning the Republican National Convention is largely explained by political independents shifting to him in fairly big numbers, from 40% pre-convention to 52% post-convention in Gallup Poll Daily tracking."</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243867" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243867" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243867">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243867" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243867" class="dsq-comment-message">Hillary was "leading" in the polls up until the day she dropped out of the race.  Those polls don\'t mean a thing and you know it!<br><br>The RNC was last week, they are experiencing the positives of whatever the hell went on there.  The DNC has about ONE day to bask in the after DNC polls/publicity until the Repubs came and stole away the limelight.  Wait two weeks and see what the polls say, and even then, they won\'t mean anything.<br><br>Keep believing Candidate Y will deliver.  I am sure he will, but will it be in YOUR best interest?  I\'d rather take my chances on X.  If it doesn\'t work out, it could never be as bad as these last 4 years.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244212" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244212" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244212">rorysmomma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244212" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244212" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen,<br><br>I have a suggestion for all of these people whining about the white woman vote... do what I do, engage them in the grocery store and at the target and talk to them about equal pay and how John McCain is against equal pay.  I don\'t just want to be at the meeting, I want the same perks as the good ol\' boys.  Don\'t tell me I need more education because I have more education than John McCain and Sarah Palin.   Hit the with the issues.  Take the shiny and new off that penny.  Ask them probing questions.  Ask them what is the woman\'s stance on the important issues....?  When you leave them puzzled, walk away.  Give them something to think about.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243877" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243877" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243877">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243877" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243877" class="dsq-comment-message">His bounce is largely explained by women who want a woman somewhere, anywhere in the whitehouse who don\'t know the facts about Palin.  McCain wants change, but he will have to change first, before he can bring change because he and his mate are exactly want Obama is going to change about Wahshington.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2254947" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2254947" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254947">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2254947" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254947" class="dsq-comment-message">What do you think these women who are go hard McCain Palin supporters would think/do if they found out McCain voted against equal pay for woman and Palin made women pay for their own rape kits?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2255682" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2255682" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255682">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2255682" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255682" class="dsq-comment-message">Start campaigning against them.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2255683" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2255683" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255683">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2255683" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255683" class="dsq-comment-message">Start campaigning against them.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243880" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243880" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243880">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243880" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243880" class="dsq-comment-message">What\'s the electoral college lead?  McCain 169, Obama 263.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244046" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244046" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244046">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244046" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244046" class="dsq-comment-message">What a moronic statement by BillyBobClinton...for that statement to hold that would need to be some 50% of what candidate Y says that you believe in!!<br><br>McCain is more of the SAME. There is no fifty percent of ANYTHING that I agree with in terms of Bush\'s policy.  Not when it comes to<br><br>Oil<br>Housing<br>Education<br>Justice under the Law<br>Abortion<br>Taxes<br>Health Care<br><br><br>I disagree with Bush/McCain on NINETY percent of those issues...I need more than the 10% change McCain is talking about.  That 10% is nothing but earmarks and ethics.<br><br>I need health care insurance, I need lower taxes, I need better schools and roads, I need a better energy policy.<br><br>NO way NO how...NO MCAIN!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244646" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244646">nancyelyn</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244646" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244646" class="dsq-comment-message">But Clinton posed that hypothetical from an INDEPENDENT voter\'s point of view.<br><br>The McSame label isn\'t sticking...The Maverick label is!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2250107" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2250107" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2250107">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2250107" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250107" class="dsq-comment-message">Switch from McSame to Sidekick then!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244757" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244757">Jay</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244757" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244757" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain/Palin - 10% Maverick / 90 % Bush. Spread the word!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2246687" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246687">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246687" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246687" class="dsq-comment-message">Jay:  GOOD ONE!!!     :&gt;)     :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2247547" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247547" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247547">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2247547" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247547" class="dsq-comment-message">If John McCain could "get things done" why haven\'t they been done?  He\'s been there for 26 years, and Washington is still broken?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2249513" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2249513" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249513">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2249513" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249513" class="dsq-comment-message">Keating Five</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2255485" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2255485" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255485">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2255485" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255485" class="dsq-comment-message">Admiral:    <b>KEATING FIVE</b> !!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2245339" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2245339" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245339">nancyelyn</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2245339" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245339" class="dsq-comment-message">Gallup\'s finding are being confirmed by two other polls that came out yesterday.<br><br>CBS: McCain is ahead by 55-25 among Independents.<br><br>Hotline: McCain is ahead by 45-32, among Independents.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2245693" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2245693" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245693">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2245693" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245693" class="dsq-comment-message">I wish Ace-Hole and Nancy-Felon would get back to their KKK meeting.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243296" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2243296" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243296" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,419001,00.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Bush to Announce 8,000 Troops in Iraq Home by February</b></a><br><br><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd058006-7e07-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html" rel="nofollow">George W. Bush plans to withdraw 4,000 troops from Iraq before the end of his presidency as the Pentagon starts to shift its focus to Afghanistan </a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2248662" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2248662" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248662">jelana</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2248662" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248662" class="dsq-comment-message">Isn\'t it amazing that everything Obama plans is being copied by Bush and McCain.  They are truly desperate!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2254904" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2254904" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254904">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2254904" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254904" class="dsq-comment-message">What amazes me is that Obama gets no credit and is still being played as the guy against the surge.  I never hear him being against the war though.  Matter of fact, the surge wouldn\'t be necessary if we never went to war.  But that might make too much sense.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243338" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243338" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243338">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243338" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243338" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I have "discovered" Pundit Kitchen: <a href="http://punditkitchen.com" rel="nofollow">punditkitchen.com</a><br><br>Political site by the icanhascheezburger people. General political stuff.<br><br>The home page/front page pictures are ok (I especially like the Cindy McCain one about airbrushing and creepy). But the real laugh out loud gold I\'m finding so far comes from clicking on the [Random] link (top brown bar to the right) and just looking at all sorts of captioned photos.<br><br>I am laughing. I needed this real bad!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243759" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243759" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243759">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243759" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243759" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://punditkitchen.com/2008/09/05/political-pictures-barack-obama-chill-out-got-this/" rel="nofollow">http://punditkitchen.com/2008/09/05/political-p...</a><br><br>this picture seems to be fitting of whats been going on here</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244132" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244132" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244132">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244132" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244132" class="dsq-comment-message">BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246667" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246667">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246667" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246667" class="dsq-comment-message">nickwah22:  Saw/posted this.  :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)  But, it\'s the "kind of gift that keeps on giving!!!!"  So thanks!!      :&gt;)       :&gt;)  LOL!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246763" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246763">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246763" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246763" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry<br>Good day yall!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2249733" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2249733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249733">Michelle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2249733" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249733" class="dsq-comment-message">I LOVE that one!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244103" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244103" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244103">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244103" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244103" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL! Thanks for posting this Michelle!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243359" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243359" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2243359" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243359" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243359" class="dsq-comment-message">Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday it was “unacceptable” that there were so few black people like herself in the US diplomatic corps.<br><br>“I want to see a Foreign Service that looks as if black Americans are part of this great country,” Rice told a gathering of black colleges and universities in Washington.<br><br>“I have lamented that I can go into a meeting at the Department of State,” said Rice, the second black person to become secretary of state after her predecessor Colin Powell.<br><br>“And, as a matter of fact, I can go into a whole day of meetings at the Department of State and actually rarely see somebody who looks like me, and that’s just not acceptable,” she added...<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/08/rice-laments-lack-of-black-diplomats/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/09/08/ric...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2244249" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2244249" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244249">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2244249" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244249" class="dsq-comment-message">Who knew she even cared?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2245175" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2245175" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245175">PTCruiser</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2245175" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245175" class="dsq-comment-message">Rice is being disingenuous in her critique. She is well aware that blacks who do not share the conservative right-wing views espoused by her and Colin Powell have zero chance of advancing in today\'s State Department.  In addition, institutional racism has long been at play within the halls and offices of Foggy Bottom regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans have been in charge of the White House. Career black Foreign Service employees have been frustrated for decades in the Department of State.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2243859" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2243859" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2243859">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2243859" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2243859" class="dsq-comment-message">Watching Morning America CNN Paul Begalia and Castellanous were on and asked about Palin\'s false claims.  Begalia said they were not true and Castellaneous said she chned as governor then Castellaneous challenged that and Begalia said it was simply not true and said they were having a false debate and called for an agreement on the facts.  His was visibly upset with the game the republicans and the moderators are playing.<br><br>I think  Obama should have a press conference and bring to the attention of the American people the actual facts before we move forward.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2247948" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247948" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247948">Jay</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2247948" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247948" class="dsq-comment-message">Found the quote MsMartin -<br><br>"PAUL BEGALA, CNN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR: Because the press won’t do its job, John. I criticized Barack Obama when he hasn’t been tough enough. Barack’s job is to run against John McCain, right. Don’t shoot the monkey when you can shoot for the organ grinder. His job is not to focus on number two but number one. But it is the media’s job when a politician flat out lies like she’s doing on this bridge to nowhere so call her on it. Or this matter of earmarks where she’s attacking Barack Obama for having earmarks, when she was the mayor of little Wasilla, Alaska, 6,000 people, she hired a lobbyist who was connected to Jack Abramoff, who is a criminal and they brought home $27 million in earmarks. She carried so much pork home she got trichinosis. But we in the media are letting her tell lies about her record."</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252846">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252846" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for finding that, I had to summarize so I could leave for work.  He was very angry and rightfully so.  I see this stuff is being reported on the evening news finally.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253003">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253003" class="dsq-comment-message">What to look for from Barack Obama<br>See Begala\'s commentary on <a href="http://CNN.com" rel="nofollow">CNN.com</a> excerpt below<br><br>For his part, Barack Obama needs to drill two numbers into the heads of every American: 91 and 134. 91 is the percentage of the time McCain has voted with Bush, and 134 is the number of corporate special interest lobbyists involved in the McCain campaign.<br><br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.campaign.commentary/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.c...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253004">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253004" class="dsq-comment-message">What to look for from Barack Obama<br>See Begala\'s commentary on <a href="http://CNN.com" rel="nofollow">CNN.com</a> excerpt below<br><br>For his part, Barack Obama needs to drill two numbers into the heads of every American: 91 and 134. 91 is the percentage of the time McCain has voted with Bush, and 134 is the number of corporate special interest lobbyists involved in the McCain campaign.<br><br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.campaign.commentary/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/begala.c...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2250409">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250409" class="dsq-comment-message">Saw that...I\'ve never seen Begala look so genuinely upset.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244098">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244098" class="dsq-comment-message">Elisabeth Hasselbeck continues to show her ass. This is one pilgrim who truly believes she is entitled because of her whiteness. You might not see it, but I damn sure do.<br><br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/09/09/sbt.hasslebeck.controversy.cnn" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/0...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244205">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244205" class="dsq-comment-message">The person owed an apology is Michelle Obama. Hasselbeck should have to apologize on THE VIEW to Michelle for betraying the rules of the show and discussing publically what clearly is a violation of TV programming. She should also note that  Cindy McCain did not ask them to refrain from asking about stealing narcotics from her very own medical non-profit due to her drug addiction.<br><br>I can\'t STAND Hasselbeck!!<br><br>She owes a public apology to Michelle Obama and she should also send a written apology as well.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244714">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244714" class="dsq-comment-message">I found this information on Michelle Obama Watch and used the link below to e-mail my complaint last night.<br><br>HOW TO VOICE A COMPLAINT to “The View” about her unethical & unprofessional comment:<br><br><a href="http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalFooter&lpos=CONTACT" rel="nofollow">http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCO...</a><br><br>ABC Television Network<br>Phone: 212-456-7777, 818-460-7477<br>77 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023-6298<br><br>Robert Iger, President: <a href="mailto:robert.a.iger@disney.com" rel="nofollow">robert.a.iger@disney.com</a><br>Peter Murphy, Senior Adviser to Mr. Iger: <a href="mailto:peter.murphy@disney.com" rel="nofollow">peter.murphy@disney.com</a><br><br>Anne Sweeney, President of Disney-ABC Television Group<br>Fax: 818-560-1930<br>500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-9722</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246561">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246561" class="dsq-comment-message">JJai:  That\'s What I\'m talkin\' \'bout!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)   CALL TO ACTION!!!!<br><br>When "they" say something negative, seek out the jugular!!!   There\'s POWER IN THE PEN!!!! [or in the "keys", in this case!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)]<br><br>I did not see The View, but, I\'m going ta write, anyway!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks for gathering the <i>tools</i>!!!!     :&gt;)      :&gt;)   It\'s on!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247507">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247507" class="dsq-comment-message">Elisabeth does not feel that Michelle Obama deserves any kind of respect so she will not apologize to her in any way, shape or form unless her job is threatened OR if guests on the show stop making appearances because they\'re concerned that Elisabeth will badmouth them off screen, too.<br><br>Elisabeth is the type of person who will smile in your face but talk bad behind your back and when you confront her bout the bad-talk, she will lie and deny and cry.<br><br>It\'s a waste of time to demand Elisabeth apologize and show Mrs. Obama respect because she doesn\'t respect her and she doesn\'t feel she\'s done anything wrong.<br><br>Even if you don\'t like Michelle Obama, it\'s bad form to badmouth a guest on the show.  And that\'s what needs to be brought to Baba Wawa and \'em\'s attention.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247630">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247630" class="dsq-comment-message">that\'s what I complained about. The double talk.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245325">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245325" class="dsq-comment-message">I trust Whoopi to give her some Whoop-ass.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246881">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246881" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t. So far, there has been no mention of Elisabeth\'s comments and on Whoopi\'s blog, she defends Elisabeth: <a href="http://www.wowowow.com/post/whoopi-goldberg-view-sarah-palin-pregnancy-politics-barbie-99158" rel="nofollow">Whoopi Reaches Out To Readers</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244293">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244293" class="dsq-comment-message">Does anybody no anything about the lawsuit filed against Palin and the State of Alaska by a mother of a disabled child suing for more funds for Aaskkans with disabilities?<br><br>I also didn\'t know her sister has an autistic child; seems like for that reason alone she would want to increase funding in that area.  I guess it\'s just a campaign promise.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244433">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244433" class="dsq-comment-message">London Calling: FACT CHECK IN LONDON. SHE\'S LYING<br><a href="http://timesonline.typepad.com/uselections/2008/09/palin-and-suppo.html" rel="nofollow">http://timesonline.typepad.com/uselections/2008...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244509">Niki</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244509" class="dsq-comment-message">Good Morning everyone. I found this link about Obama interview with George Stephanopoulos on "This Week",where Obama talks about the misrepresentation of his "Muslim faith" when we all know he is Christian. <a href="http://concreteloop.com/2008/09/politics-obamas-muslim-faith-mccain-takes-5-point-lead-obama-responds-to-new-gop-ad-republicans-upset-with-oprah" rel="nofollow">http://concreteloop.com/2008/09/politics-obamas...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2245266" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245266" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m a little hot over this Oprah thing - more than a little, actually - <b><a href="http://simplifythepositive.blogspot.com/2008/09/oprah-stands-her-ground.html" rel="nofollow">Oprah Stands Her Ground</a></b><br><br>What other billionaire kowtows to this kind of blackmail?  <br><br>I\'ll give the Repubs their props for the strategy - the cheapest negative ads they\'ve run yet, all for the cost of a few phone calls.  <br><br>But something tells me Ms. O had already calculated what she was likely to lose when she got into this - the columnists who are pursuing the "look how much money you could lose" argument figure that cash always trumps principal.<br><br>We shall see.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246408">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246408" class="dsq-comment-message">Brown Man:  Hey!, again!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   <i>What other billionaire kowtows to this kind of blackmail?</i>     NONE, "As far as I know!"    :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>On the real:  This is an excellent point!!  :&gt;)   And, to me, it\'s strange to think that "they" would not know that trying to blackmail "O" WON\'T WORK!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Now, I can hear her telling Beyonce, <i>Give me that mic girl, and giving her OWN RENDITION -----  YOU MUST NOT KNOW ABOUT ME!!!</i>   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>Of course there will be music!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VzaBkZGDKc&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VzaBkZGDKc&feat...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248367">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248367" class="dsq-comment-message">On the real: This is an excellent point!! :&gt;) And, to me, it\'s strange to think that "they" would not know that trying to blackmail "O" WON\'T WORK!! :&gt;)<br><br>Isn\'t this the truth.  She has more money than the ones doing the complaining.<br>This is actually funny!  They can\'t get a refund!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252621">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252621" class="dsq-comment-message">jelana:  <i>"They can\'t get a refund!"</i>     LOL!     :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2253888" href="http://www.brownmanthinkinghard.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brown Man</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253888" class="dsq-comment-message">Believe me, they are trying to figure out how to get that money back as we speak.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255069">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255069" class="dsq-comment-message">Brown Man:  Just took a "Field Trip" to your site and made a comment!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Great analysis!!   Props!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2250325">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250325" class="dsq-comment-message">That was a good post.  Yeah, it\'s about getting women to take sides.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245947">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245947" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama and Passion.<br><br>I saw <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090801909_pf.html" rel="nofollow"><br>this</a> and realized that people just don\'t get it: Obama\'s "passionate" would be looped over and over again as "angry". It\'s just our lot in life; the cards we\'ve been dealt. The cool: It\'s how we - or at least, the smart ones - have learned to deal in order to succeed in an environment that does not allow us the luxury of being "passionate", at least in public.<br><br>Tell you a personal story. Leos are not, by nature, passive people. But I, a Leo like Obama, had to learn, at a very young age, to relate in a way that was forceful, but would not be misconstrued as "passionate" and, God forbid, earn me the label, "angry black woman". <br><br>In fact, inside I may be teeming with "passion", but on the outside, I am forced to appear "reasonable", "dispassionate", and sometimes "aloof". Not easy. Usually my way of "attacking" is soft, careful, but insidious, particularly if I\'m going to be in that environment for a while. <br><br>Sounds familiar? Remember how Obama writes in Dreams on how he learnt not to "make any sudden moves"?<br><br>Anyway, sometimes, though, the "passion" comes to the fore, especially when I realize that I\'m being taken advantage of. The counterpunch is usually swift and strong. Like yesterday. Turned up somewhere slightly late. Was disallowed from proceeding with arrangements as planned. Sounded off-key(there I go again, lol, I should have said bullshit, right?) to me. But I said OK since I\'m here let me address another unrelated matter. Requested manager. Receptionist buzzes manager. Instead of just saying a client would like to speak with you. Receptionist starts to say, "She is late and is....." I say quickly and not very loudly, but forcefully, without any change in my facial expressions or physical stance, "That\'s not what why I requested to speak with her". The entire lobby area(a sea of the ethnic majority faces) , which was focused on our exchange, literally, went dead still. This might sound cliche, but yes, had a pin been dropped in that very moment you would have heard it.<br><br>Angry. Black. Woman.<br><br>I was reminded, then and there, that the society as it is does not give me the luxury to not be cool. At all times. Non-stop vigilance. Even your word choice has to be on point.<br><br>So, Richard Cohen, until you\'ve resided in our shoes,for a minute - fuck off!<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247679" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247679">Elephants&amp;Flowers</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247679" class="dsq-comment-message">Preach!!!!!<br><br>Anyone who has worked in a corporate structure knows that you speak the truth.  Any strong show of emotion and folk get labeled as being "angry" or having "attitude."  <br><br>Be Cool, Brotha!<br>Be Cool!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255108">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255108" class="dsq-comment-message">this was so on the money, it\'s scary.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246280">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246280" class="dsq-comment-message">NYT: Straining to Reach Money Goal, Obama Presses Donors <br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/politics/09donate.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/us/politics/0...</a><br><br>Comments?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246834">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246834" class="dsq-comment-message">End of next week the Obama campaign will announce $90 million or more for August...just watch.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247265">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247265" class="dsq-comment-message">nickwah22:  Just wondering  - - - - "Whycome" NO SIMILAR article appears for "McAncient"???     Some people sit around [though working very hard] trying to find WAYS to disparage Mr. Obama!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>This is a creative strategy, I must admit!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)        :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255174">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255174" class="dsq-comment-message">Good reaso for you all to donate, I just did and I challenge you all to do the same.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246288">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246288" class="dsq-comment-message">Former NYC Mayor Ed Kock endorses Obama today...seems that McCain scared the bejesus outta him with his VP pick:<br><a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Koch_backs_Obama_calls_Palin_scary.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0908/Koc...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246377" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246377">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246377" class="dsq-comment-message">Ummmm...Miranda...<br><br>I believe the man\'s name is "Koch".<br><br>LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246812">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246812" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh...hey...how\'d that "k" get there!.............LMAO!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246839" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246839">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246839" class="dsq-comment-message">Talk about a freudian slip.  I don\'t think too many people would dispute he\'s a dick. LMAO!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247587" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247587">Elephants&amp;Flowers</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247587" class="dsq-comment-message">South Florida needs some Kock...i mean di*k...i mean Koch <br>He needs to tighten up some of those old folks who are scared to elect Barack.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247881">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2247881" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247881" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO  @ all this dirty talk.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2249720" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249720">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249720" class="dsq-comment-message">yes, elephant that\'s the ticket. Obama needs to put him on the campaign trail immeadiately in FL.  Or have him make a video to distribute in those nursing homes and retired communities down there. Koch will do a FAR better job than Hillary and folks enjoy listening to him way better than Lieberman.<br><br>Hillary is still talking about herself too much on the trail. There is lots of Hillary then one line where she says vote for Obama. Just a listless effort, even though she is giving him a 1/2 M dollar fun raiser in Manhattan...it is obvious her heart is not in campaigning for him.<br><br>Send Kock..to do the job</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2250140" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2250140">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250140" class="dsq-comment-message">hahahahahah!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2249682" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249682">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249682" class="dsq-comment-message">AAAAH!!!<br>LOL that was so funny.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246452">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246452" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin vs. Reality<br><br><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008_/2008/09/palin_v_reality.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.samefacts.com/archives/campaign_2008...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246456" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246456">tc</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246456" class="dsq-comment-message">Well it appears that things may not what they seem to be when it comes to the bullshit polls that the msm keeps shoving in our faces. Check out this site to get a more realistic (and encouraging) view of what is going down.<br><br><a href="http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield" rel="nofollow">http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246530" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246530">Carnacki</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246530" class="dsq-comment-message">Al Giordano is great. He\'s like journalists used to be - aggressive, smart, and a character.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246537">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246537" class="dsq-comment-message">An issue for Democrats has been voter suppression correctly called the new Jim Crow.<br>Here is an update from Pam\'s House Blend on events in Ohio<br><br>Critical statement from Sec of State in Ohio: To prevent partisan voter-caging operations, Brunner issued a binding directive to all county election boards, instructing them that parts of the 2006 challenge laws were unconstitutional and stating that granting a residency challenge based only on returned mail violates the National Voter Registration Act. <br><br>Read the whole thing<br><br><a href="http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=3B97BAC968B54C6F2C20724A39ADF7B8?diaryId=6904" rel="nofollow">http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsession...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2246541" href="http://www.friendsofjustice.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lydia</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246541" class="dsq-comment-message">The irony is that white conservative evangelicals are getting behind Sarah Palin, even when they don\'t think women should be in positions of leadership over men in the church!  <br><br><a href="http://friendsofjustice.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/the-devil-in-the-armor/" rel="nofollow">http://friendsofjustice.wordpress.com/2008/09/0...</a><br><br>Why do they want Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency, when they don\'t think she should be able to speak from the pulpit?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247159" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247159">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247159" class="dsq-comment-message">Lydia:  According to Tim Wise    ----     <i>Their Whiteness Is Showing</i>   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>That TRUMPS logic/principles!!!     :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246543">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246543" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246543" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/rice.blacks.state/index.html" rel="nofollow"><br>Condi wants to see more people who like like her in State Dept.,</a><br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247184" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247184">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247184" class="dsq-comment-message">So how come she didn\'t hire any?<br><br>I\'m not trying to be funny, but she was the SECRETARY OF STATE.  She was Da Boss, El Jefe, the Top Dawg.  She wasn\'t some entry level data entry clerk lamenting the lace of black faces, she was running the show.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247775">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247775" class="dsq-comment-message">Town:  "Whycome" I\'m SOOOOOO   Co-SIGNING WITH YOU!!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>As high as her position is, she could easily have brought "POOKY a\'nem" on board!!   I\'m NOT trying to hear this!!  :&gt;)<br><br>She was VERY comfortable being the "BLACK SHEEP!"  :&gt;)  TRUST!!   :&gt;)<br><br>But, I still give her props for her position and her "last stand" KINDA support for O-Man!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2248017" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248017">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248017" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually the State Department was ranked #11 on the Black Collegian\'s Top 100 places to work. My sister interned there, but what I think Condi is really referencing (just a guess)  must be the thousands working in foreign policy around the globe - and the lack of black students who want to intern and work overseas....and I can see where recruitment might be a problem, especially in this climate we live in right now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248691">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248691" class="dsq-comment-message">I know Condi was busy with the war and all, but couldn\'t she have suggested a recruitment program for the State Department at HBCUs?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246613">Julian</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246613" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle Rhee...<br>Anybody check out the CNN article on Michelle Rhee.  I saw it originally in newsweek and it looks like she\'s getting more attention.  In short, she is the recently hired director of the DC Public Schools, has the full support of Mayor Fenty, and is making some serious shake-ups.  I think its great (generally speaking), but would love to know what y\'all think.<br><br><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/09/dc.schools/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/09/...</a><br><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/81617" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsweek.com/id/81617</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2252705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252705">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252705" class="dsq-comment-message">she has to prove herself. she\'s basically the cornerstone, IMO, of Fenty\'s success or failure.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2254875" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254875">Julian</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254875" class="dsq-comment-message">True.  I\'m hopeful it\'s successful, both for Fenty\'s sake, but also to provide what could become guidelines on future models for other cities, particularly my own (Providence, RI).<br><br>BTW, interesting that cnn posted this piece today, to be followed up w/ Obama\'s education announcement.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246809" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246809">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246809" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/obama-the-prote.html#comments" rel="nofollow"><br>Malia and Boys</a>...What the good Senator says today.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247080">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247080" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!! I called this one months ago.....oh...the day is coming that some lil mannish boy is picked up by some really big guys in black suits and taken to the oval office. Poor thang...but the day is sooooo coming.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246943">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246943" class="dsq-comment-message">WSJ Op-Ed from McCain & Palin regarding FNMA/Freddie/Economy<br><br><i>We\'ll Protect Taxpayers <br>From More Bailouts<br>By JOHN MCCAIN and SARAH PALIN<br>September 9, 2008<br><br>The bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is another outrageous, but sadly necessary, step for these two institutions. Given the long-term mismanagement and flawed structure of these two companies, this was the only short-term alternative for ensuring that hard-working Americans have access to affordable mortgages during this difficult economic period.<br><br>We are strong advocates for the permanent reform of Fannie and Freddie. For years, Congress failed to act and it is deeply troubling that what we are now seeing is an exercise in crisis management rather than sound planning, and at great cost to taxpayers.<br><br>We promise the American people that our administration will be different. We have long records of standing up to special interests and providing the leadership to change government and make it more accountable to the American taxpayer. In our administration, every agency and department will undergo rigorous oversight and review. We will require the highest standards of accounting, reporting and transparency ever demanded in government.<br><br>Enduring reform of Fannie and Freddie is a key first step. We will make sure that they are permanently restructured and downsized, and no longer use taxpayer backing to serve lobbyists, management, boards and shareholders.<br><br>Treasury has broadly followed the McCain plan, outlined months ago, and gets at the short-term heart of the problem. That plan reinforces the federal commitment to meet our obligations and get this mess behind us. It replaces management and board members. It requires that shareholders take losses first. It puts taxpayers first in line for any repayments. And it terminates future lobbying, which was one of the primary contributors to this great debacle.<br><br>Along with the commitment of taxpayers\' dollars, we should make market reforms to help ensure that we do not face this problem again. We will make sure the marketplace understands its obligations. Homeowners must be able to understand the terms and obligations of their mortgages. In return, they have an obligation to provide truthful financial information, and should be subject to penalty if they do not. Policies must be in place to ensure that homeowners provide a responsible down payment of equity in the initial purchase of a loan. In the future, Fannie, Freddie or any government organization should never insure a loan when the homeowner doesn\'t have enough of his or her own capital in the investment.<br><br>Lenders who initiate loans will be held accountable for the quality and performance of those loans, and strict standards must be required in the lending process. Every lender must be required to meet the highest standards of ethical behavior, with recourse if they do not perform.<br><br>Reforms are necessary now to make mortgage lending and banking organizations more transparent. We will require greater disclosure, so that complex derivative instruments and excessive leverage can\'t put the marketplace, and the financial security of your home, at risk.<br><br>We will push the nation\'s top mortgage lenders to provide maximum support to help cash-strapped, but credit-worthy customers. Lenders should do everything possible to keep families in their homes and business growing.<br><br>Fixing Fannie and Freddie, and reforming our mortgage and financial markets, is critical to getting the housing market and the entire economy moving again. A great deal of the savings and wealth of American families is wrapped up in the value of their homes. A house has traditionally been the wealth-building course to retirement. The housing industry employs millions of Americans. One of us, John McCain, said over two years ago, "If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose."<br><br>Fannie and Freddie\'s lobbyists succeeded and Congress failed. Under our administration this will not happen again.<br><br>In the first 100 days of our administration, we will look at every agency and department and expenditure of the federal government and ask this simple question: Is it serving the needs of the taxpayer? If it is not, we will reform it or shut it down, and we will spend money only on what is truly in the interest of the American people.<br><br>Mr. McCain and Mrs. Palin are, respectively, the Republican candidates for president and vice president.</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246960">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246960" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Bloggers\' VOICES are getting LOUDER!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/08/AR2008090802489.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br>Liberal Blogs Assail Anchor Changes:  <i>No outside Pressure, Says MSNBC Head</i><br><br><i>By Howard Kurtz<br>Washington Post Staff Writer<br>Tuesday, September 9, 2008; Page C08<br><br>The decision by MSNBC to yank Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from anchor duty during live political events did not exactly send a thrill up the leg of liberal bloggers.<br><br>A number of them denounced the cable channel yesterday for making a change that had long been sought by NBC News veterans, saying MSNBC was caving into pressure from John McCain\'s campaign and the right wing.<br><br>MSNBC President Phil Griffin denied that complaints from either Republicans or NBC journalists were a factor. He said he reached the decision after "talking to my guys, mainly Olbermann," following the Republican convention. Olbermann and Matthews will remain as analysts during such major political events as the presidential debates.<br><br>"We came to the conclusion it was better not to restrain them" by making them wear "two hats," Griffin said. "It\'s not like we haven\'t talked about this all along. What Keith can say on \'Countdown\' and what Chris can say on \'Hardball\' is a little different" than what they could tell viewers in the role of news anchors.<br><br>In the liberal blogosphere, Olbermann -- an occasional contributor to the Daily Kos site -- is viewed as a heroic truth-teller who has now been undermined by network suits whose company is owned by General Electric. Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo called the move "pathetic," writing: "It seems pretty obvious that the network got cowed by complaints from the McCain campaign."</i><br><br>Is this called a form of "CENSORSHIP!"?????  :&gt;)   <br><br>Whew!  Shaking her head Deep Breaths!!!!   [But NOT discouraged!!!!]    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252656">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252656" class="dsq-comment-message">See,<br><br>before, they could do this stuff in a vacuum. I think it\'s positive that they have to go through an explanation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252851">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252851" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah;   ABSOLUTELY!!    Yaaaaa!    :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Blogger are their FILTERS!!   YEP!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2247100" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247100" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope you all saw our next president being presidential.<br><br>He gave a great speech on education in Ohio, and less than an hour later, delivers a rebuttal address to Bush\'s Iraq withdrawal announcement and then fielded questions from the media.<br><br>And he tied Palin directly to the right wing of the Republican party along the way.<br><br>Another masterful performance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2251582">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2251582" class="dsq-comment-message">I read the text, wish I could have actually seen it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252762">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252762" class="dsq-comment-message">Did you see Ride or Die Joe call them out on stem cells?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2255319" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2255319" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255319" class="dsq-comment-message">I missed it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255520">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255520" class="dsq-comment-message">I saw the fact check on CNN.  McCain for federal funding of all stem cell research including embryonic and Palin is against embryonic.  He would have know this had he bothered to vet her.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247102">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247102" class="dsq-comment-message">Site to see: <br><br><a href="http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/</a><br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247197">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247197" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/09/more_brooks_elaborations_needed.php" rel="nofollow"><br>GOP\'s Talent/Policy Deficit? </a><br>Yeah, David Brooks keeps harping on and on about this. He even mentioned it on either Charlie Rose OR Jim Lehrer several times during the RNC Convention. If true, no wnder McBush\'s policy proposals are so anemic.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247485" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247485">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247485" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyrah:  Since I don\'t know anything about the editor/author, I\'ll reserve an opinion.   but I liked the TONE of most of the article!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07rich.html?em" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/opinion/07ric...</a><br>Palin and McCain\'s Shotgun Marriage<br><br><i>SARAH PALIN makes John McCain look even older than he is. And he seemed more than willing to play that part on Thursday night. By the time he slogged through his nearly 50-minute acceptance speech — longer even than Barack Obama’s — you half-expected some brazen younger Republican (Mitt Romney, perhaps?) to dash onstage to give him a gold watch and the bum’s rush.<br><br><br>Still, attention must be paid. McCain’s address, though largely a repetitive slew of stump-speech lines and worn G.O.P. orthodoxy, reminded us of what we once liked about the guy: his aspirations to bipartisanship, his heroic service in Vietnam, his twinkle. He took his (often inaccurate) swipes at Obama, but, in winning contrast to Palin and Rudy Giuliani, he wasn’t smug or nasty.<br><br>The only problem, of course, is that the entire thing was a sham.<br><br>As is nakedly evident, the speech’s central argument, that the 72-year-old McCain will magically morph into a powerful change agent as president, is a non sequitur. In his 26 years in Washington, most of it with a Republican in the White House and roughly half of it with Republicans in charge of Congress, he was better at lecturing his party about reform than leading a reform movement. G.O.P. corruption and governmental dysfunction only grew. So did his cynical flip-flops on the most destructive policies of the president who remained nameless Thursday night. (In the G.O.P., Bush love is now the second most popular love that dare not speak its name.) </i></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2247840" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2247840" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247840" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/09/from-undecided-republican.html" rel="nofollow">From An Undecided Republican</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249273">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249273" class="dsq-comment-message">Everytime I\'ve seen Smerconish, I\'ve thought he was a Democrat.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252822">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252822" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Me    2!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Last week somebody said, REP. Smerconish.   And I said  -   WHAT??   :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253561">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253561" class="dsq-comment-message">He does sometimes try to come off as neutral, but he is a repug. He just doesn\'t seem to be as crazy as most of them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2247864">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247864" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   I found the comments to this article to be interesting!!  I\'m just seeing "MO\' Money!"  :&gt;)      :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/barbra-streisand-to-sing_n_125013.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/barbra...</a><br>Barbara Streisand To Sing At $28,500 Per Seat Obama Fundraiser</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2247938" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2247938" class="dsq-comment-message">Afternoon, all. Hope everyone\'s well. :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248448">Elephants&amp;Flowers</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248448" class="dsq-comment-message">Where have u been?<br><br>I disagree with almost everything you say.  But, I truly respect the way that you position your arguments.<br><br>I skip some the others (S, ace, Karmi, etc) postings.  But, I always like to see where you\'re coming from...before I say that you\'re full of sh*t.  ;-)<br><br>Be Well</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2248977" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2248977" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248977" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been reading some of the stuff here, but I grew tired of the arguing just for arguing\'s sake so I\'ve backed off. Not to mention my Vets for Freedom stuff is starting to pick up again (trying to get away from just harping on about Obama and the surge and doing some real work).<br><br>Not gonna beat any dead horses (though there\'s a couple I could!!), but since I consider more of you friends than not, figured I\'d say hi.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249643">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249643" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>but I grew tired of the arguing just for arguing\'s sake so I\'ve backed off</i><br><br>I have to say I have never understood the appeal of that practice! (for anyone) So it makes sense to me, personally, that you would grow tired of it. I get tired just thinking about it :)<br><br>But I am glad to see you back here, D, checking in. I agree with Elephants&Flowers, Texas_Girl_in_LA , and carolinagirl.<br><br>Hope you are well!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248537">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248537" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi D, <br><br>Hope all is well with you too.<br><br>I\'d like to echo the sentiments of  <i>Elephants & Flowers</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248781">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248781" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey D. Where ya been? I don\'t always agree w/ your viewpoint, but I at least read you have to say (unlike the others who shall not be named).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2251489">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2251489" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey D - we missed you.  I was thinking about you the last few days.<br><br>Hope all is well with you and yours.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2253072" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253072" class="dsq-comment-message">Same to you, Val. Life remains interesting at best, but there\'s never a dull moment. <br><br>Swear I should write a book in November when it\'s all over....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252632">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252632" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi D.<br><br>have a good day</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2253074" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253074" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey....be safe out there. :)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252779">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252779" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey!!   D:  Back at-chu!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Here\'s a song.   <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze6i9Zh1b0k" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze6i9Zh1b0k</a><br>Hello Stranger   -   Barbara Lewis     :&gt;)       :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253475">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253475" class="dsq-comment-message">Where ya been, friend? Just taking a break?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248195">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248195" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t get it, can she not go off script? You mean they can\'t even revise her comments regarding the "Bridge to nowhere" to reflect a more realistic picture of what actually happened? Are they just gonna pretend that she never supported that project? You mean McCain-Palin are so arrogant they figure they can repeat a lie that has been reported on over and over and over.........and it won\'t matter? Damn. Talk about calling you stupid right to your face....wow.<br><br><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/09/palin-stays-firm-on-bridge-to-nowhere-claim/#comments" rel="nofollow">http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/09...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248323">happycozy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248323" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve posted a diary at OpenLeft.  Some of the people there think we shouldn\'t have run Obama if we knew he would be handicapped by 10% (meaning 10% of Americans will never vote for an AA named Barack Hussein Obama.  Check it out and show some love and support over there.  I feel like I\'m alone in this matter.<br><a href="http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8097" rel="nofollow">http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8097</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248646">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248646" class="dsq-comment-message">So let me get this straight: we shouldn\'t run black candidates because racist white people won\'t vote for them.<br><br>With that logic, black people shouldn\'t try to get jobs, because racist HR departments won\'t hire them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249434">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249434" class="dsq-comment-message">Better not get sick and go to the doctor, either.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252712">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252712" class="dsq-comment-message">Town:   -Er, -um does this go for courts 2??   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  What about going to the grocery stores??  Should we stand in the lines with the "colored" cashier??  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Just askin\' . . . .   :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252367">TRW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252367" class="dsq-comment-message">How bout this---Black people should form their own separate society because God forbid they decide to run for office, look for a job, go to the doctor, or get into a good school.  I am fed up with this BS.  I am fed up with so-called "Democrats."  I have never seen such whining in my life.  I can\'t believe these people are grown.  <br><br>Yes, let\'s blame Obama for the ignorance and the racism that abounds in this society unquestioned.  Yes, let\'s blame Obama for lazy journalism and double standards.  Yes, let\'s blame Obama for not running a perfect campaign, he is super human after all.  <br><br>You know what, let\'s blame Obama for being audacious enough to form a well-organized political organization and believing that just because he is a US citizen, he should be entitled to run for higher office.  <br><br>While we\'re at it, why don\'t we blame Obama for not being a pretty white woman that comes from a well-to-do family, that is named Mary Jo Smith.  <br><br>Give me an effing\' break.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252113">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252113" class="dsq-comment-message">This speaks to my biggest fear for Senator Obama.  I\'m more worried about his political future than this election.  Democrats will be blaming him and by extension us for losing what should have been a no lose election.   I feel he\'ll iterally be the black sheep of the Senate and Party.  Democrats will be kneeling at the alter of Clinton for forgiveness and not likely give him a 2nd chance.  If he loses, I hope that IL will remain loyal and give him an opportunity to run for governor.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2252175" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252175">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252175" class="dsq-comment-message">What the hell is this?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252749">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252749" class="dsq-comment-message">NMP,<br><br>I see your point, but we just gotta hunker down and call them out .<br><br>You have a problem with White racists - then your White behinds need to talk to those folks.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2248411">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2248411" class="dsq-comment-message">As John McCain would say:<br>"I will make them famous, and you will know their names. You will know their names."<br><br><a href="http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mccainslobbyists.com/</a><br><br>Hat tip :Group News Blog.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2250369" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2250369">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2250369" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny diary, from Daily Kos:<br><br>Why has Barack Obama not won the election already? <br><br><i>If Obama really wanted to win, he\'d have set his hair on fire, turned into a Velociraptor and remade the last 3 Star Wars movies so they filled us with the sense of wonder we had before we\'d seen a movie set in space.<br><br>If Obama really wanted to win, he\'d have become a wizard and used a magic spell to convince people who have been taught that black people are scary and maybe, possibly, (likely!) made of poisonous chocolate to BOTH vote for him and to take their kids to a seventeen-hour long Samuel L. Jackson retrospective.<br><br>If Barack Obama REALLY wanted to win, he\'d find a way to make the Republican party just give up, foregoing their traditional advantages in the areas of outright lying, vote fraud and wanton, hypocritical gay-hating.</i><br><br><a href="http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/115413/9933/762/592159" rel="nofollow">Read the whole thing here -- Why has Barack Obama not won the election already? </a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2251142">Anderkoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2251142" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m looking forward to Obama\'s speech on education. Boy do I hate political dirty tricks. First we get unrelenting crap all through the summer about how Obama needs to get "specific." (As if he didn\'t have reams of policy positions and proposals). Then the Republicans turn around and not only lack specifics, but truth. Who\'s asking Palin to "be specific"? Or McCain for that matter? I guess if you can\'t even call them on truth, who can call them on vagueness.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254223">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254223" class="dsq-comment-message">This wouldn\'t be as much fun/engaging of a race if the double standards weren\'t there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2251456">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2251456" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Arthur Ashe, Tennis Champion, Activist</i><br><br>How much I miss the classically elegant activism of Arthur Ashe.  When he was at his most active, I was still a self-absorbed twenty-something with no clue about life and society, let alone Black life and society.<br><br>What I wouldn\'t give for an Arthur Ashe in the NFL or NBA.  Not for our right to play the game and to be treated decently, but for our empowerment to make the rules that affect us--in sports, life and society.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252728">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2252728" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252728" class="dsq-comment-message">Ashe was a \'Race Man\', plain and simple. I never thought he got his due from Black folks.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2255192" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2255192" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255192" class="dsq-comment-message">You think so? <br><br>I wouldn\'t call him that at all.<br><br>He was for human rights and social justice.<br><br>He used to give Jimmy Connors hell for not representing his country in Davis Cup competition.<br><br>When he kicked his ass in the 1975 Wimbledon final to the surprise of everyone in a stunning performance of strategy and grace to become history\'s only black male Wimbledon champion, he brought the watching world to its knees.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2251676">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2251676" class="dsq-comment-message">I have seen the poll numberssince the mornings papers. I have two words. HOLD FAST. We are going around the Cape in a storm. The masts are creaking and the sails flapping. HOLD FAST. The weather will change and the celebrity storm Plain will be willo wisps.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253124">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253124" class="dsq-comment-message">Rob M:  <b>Nice imagery!</b>!!   Thanks for the inspiration!!    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254227">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254227" class="dsq-comment-message">Honestly I\'m not that smart. I am old enough to remember when the country was weaned on that kind of imagery.<br>Master and Commander:far side of the world.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254987">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254987" class="dsq-comment-message">Rob M:  Please allow someone else be the judge of that!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>According to  a modern theory of intelligence, there are 7 areas of intelligence!! NOT just test stuff!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://professorlamp.com/ed/TAG/7_Intelligences.html" rel="nofollow">http://professorlamp.com/ed/TAG/7_Intelligences...</a><br><br>Sooooo, <b>YES U   R!!!!</b>   Look at your ability to appropriately use the imagery!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>ENOUGH!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2252127" href="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ChaunceyDevega</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252127" class="dsq-comment-message">from We Are Respectable Negroes--<br><br>To Hell With You: Sarah Palin\'s Religious Views<br><br><a href="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2008/09/to-hell-with-you-sarah-palins-religious.html" rel="nofollow">http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...</a><br><br>An essay examining her extreme religious views as America slouches towards theocracy</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252231">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252231" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill Maher: McCain is not the candidate of change; he\'s the candidate who needs to be changed.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252718">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252718" class="dsq-comment-message">Latest WSJ/NBC Poll<br><br>Obama 47<br>McCain 46</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2252765" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252765">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2252765" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252765" class="dsq-comment-message">now maybe the MSM will shut the freak up!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252891">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252891" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m watching MSNBC w/ Gregory, & they just showed a scathing add stating that the only education bill Obama has ever passed is to teach sex education to kindergarteners. It was quite ugly & very hard hitting. Some spokesperson from O\'s camp called Mc(hand me my)cane a meanie for saying such a thing. That b-word Harold Ford Jr. was laughing.<br><br>I guess they aren\'t going to shut up.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253019">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2253019" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253019" class="dsq-comment-message">Was the Dark Sith laughing at the ad or at the O camp\'s comment?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255068">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255068" class="dsq-comment-message">Come on now....you know the answer even as you typed the question</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253089">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253089" class="dsq-comment-message">Teacher:   Pass the "popcorn"!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>The Obama campaign "shot back" with a statement which said that that piece of legislation was directed to solve a specific problem regarding "PROTECTING CHILDREN!"   :&gt;)   Dang!!  Where\'s my <b>ABILITY</b> to get You Tube Clips??    :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254211">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254211" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe its just me and how I was raised, but I don\'t think there is anything wrong with kids in Kindergarten getting sex education. <br><br>I think teaching sex education younger can help stop some child molestation and young sexually active children (it does happen people).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254852">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254852" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s precisely what the bill DID do.....the McCain ad insinuates that its teaching 5 yr olds the proper way to use a condom.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254862">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254862" class="dsq-comment-message">nichwah22:  <i> It does happen people.</i><br><br>U R absolutely correct!!  As a school and central office administrator, I investigated several incidents involving 3rd grade students!!  That was 5 years ago!<br><br>Can\'t believe things have gotten much better when you consider the challenges facing more households.<br><br>However, as Mr. Obama EXPLAINED to "those with limited cognitive abilities", the intent of that legislation was to PROTECT children!!<br><br>[I\'m going to go to Mr. Obama\'s site to try to get HIS response.]   (Pray for me!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>I found it in the HuffPost.   See up thread - RESPONSE!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252804">Booky</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252804" class="dsq-comment-message">Remember when CNN used to be the most trusted name in news?<br> Is anyone watching the worst political team on TV right now?  Isn\'t it funny how they investigate and report on everything the Obama team says but not the McCain team?  It ought to be against the law for  Ed Henry, Gloria Berger and Candy Cowley  and the rest of that team to commentatefbecause they are doing everything they can to enable the Republicans. <br> Wolf just asked why Obama can\'t "close the deal".  They also did a segment on Biden\'s son working for MNBA.   <br><br>Who trust CNN?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2252828" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2252828">Booky</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2252828" class="dsq-comment-message">This just in from CNN<br>Obama played it safe<br>McCain gambled and it paid off.<br><br>The media is going to make sure the gamble pays off for McCain.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253255">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253255" class="dsq-comment-message">I see that some have already seen this latest ad from the McCain campaign. JJP, this deserves its on special thread. This is disgusting. Maybe a thread dedicated to debunking the lies of every McCain ad that comes out?? Just an idea, but this particular ad is so disturbing and hateful that any person who still has respect for McCain after viewing this is as evil and demonic as he and others of his ilk are. I\'m serious, this speaks volumes more than anything else I have seen this campaign season.<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-obamas-lone-edu_n_125205.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253340">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253340" class="dsq-comment-message">"Public School Monopoly"...<br><br>...as if primary education is a marketable commodity.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253321">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253321" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <br>This is a request from this "TECHNOLOGICALLY-CHALLENGED" one!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Since the <b>"CONTROLLED MEDIA"</b> is not publishing much [especially positive] about Mr. Obama, can JJPers please POST all [O.K. as much  :&gt;)   :&gt;)] clips of HIM -   [speeches, statements, ads, etc.] that we can find!   :&gt;)<br><br>Some of us see different clips and we can pool them together so that we can see what he is saying/doing!!  \'cause the CONTROLLED MEDIA has shut down and shut him out!!   DANG!!<br><br>Thank you for your consideration!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2253879">nea</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2253879" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama reaches out to women voters<br><br>Obama on McCain/Palin: “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig”<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg&eurl=http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/09/obama-on-mccainpalin-you-can-put-lipstick-on-a-pig-but-its-still-a-pig/" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg&eurl...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254592">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254592" class="dsq-comment-message">nea:   To your intent:    ANNNNNDD!!??<br><br>To the video:  :&gt;)     :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Remind me:  "The Gov." said what?? about pigs??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254830">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254830" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, in fairness, the Gov. compared herself to a dog.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254887">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254887" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  <b>POINT!!</b>  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254089">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254089" class="dsq-comment-message">What Obama Needs to Do in the Final Sixty Days: Avoiding President Palin<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/what-obama-needs-to-do-in_b_125051.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/what-...</a><br><br>Too Clever by Half?<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/too-clever-by-half_b_125187.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/to...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254249">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254249" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO!<br><br>"You can put lipstick on a pig," he said to an outbreak of laughter, shouts and raucous applause from his audience, clearly drawing a connection to Palin\'s joke. "It\'s still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change. It\'s still going to stink after eight years."  - <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080910/ap_on_el_pr/obama_lipstick" rel="nofollow">Senator Obama</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255469">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255469" class="dsq-comment-message">No the reference was to McCain saying that he was the change agent</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254305">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254305" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a result of the takeover of FNM and FRE: Peter Orszag, CBO director, said: “It is the CBO view that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be directly incorporated into the federal budget.” <br>The following is how much it is:<br>"The two mortgage companies have between them $5,400bn in liabilities, equal to the entire publicly traded debt of the US, alongside mortgage-related assets of about equal value. "<br>Read the whole thing<br><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e30472a6-7e79-11dd-b1af-000077b07658.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e30472a6-7e79-11dd-b1...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254723">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254723" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   O.K. WHO didn\'t tell Dr. Rachel Maddow that <b>CONTROLLED MEDIA</b> means ERRYBODY!!!     She has put Repugs./"McAncient"/"The Gov." on <br><b>MAJOR BLAST</b>!!!   She has <b>CALLED OUT</b> every word/ statement.  Even challenged any burps!!<br><br>I\'m going to e-mail MSNBC in SUPPORT of her!!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Y\'ALL  can join me.  Thank you.            <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com" rel="nofollow">www.msnbc.msn.com</a>    I hope!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2254997">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254997" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey,<br><br>John McCain and Sarah Palin put out a new TV ad that broadcasts what news organizations are calling “naked lies.” <br><br>The Obama campaign is fighting back with a hard-hitting response ad. Watch the video and join this movement for change:<br><br><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/spreadthetruth" rel="nofollow">http://my.barackobama.com/spreadthetruth</a> <br><br>Thanks</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255628">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255628" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin:  Thank you!!   :&gt;)   A + video on Mr. Obama!!   Yaaaa!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>That\'s what I\'m talking about!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255581">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255581" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Here\'s Mr. Obama\'s <b>RESPONSE</b> to "McAncient\'s" Education ad attack!!<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-obamas-lone-edu_n_125205.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a><br>McCain Sex-Ed Ad Launched; <b>Obama Campaign:  "PERVERSE"</b><br><br><i>And very quickly, the Obama campaign came out with a hard hitting response, pointing to a series of education accomplishments made by Obama, and calling McCain "perverse" for the latest attack.<br><br>"It is shameful and downright perverse for the McCain campaign to use a bill that was written to protect young children from sexual predators as a recycled and discredited political attack against a father of two young girls - a position that his friend Mitt Romney also holds. Last week, John McCain told Time magazine he couldn\'t define what honor was. Now we know why," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255771">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255771" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  OOPS!  "McAncient" didn\'t read to the end of the article.  It hurt him MORE than Mr. Obama!   <b>Dumb!!</b><br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-cites-articles_n_125218.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a><br><b>McCain\'s Ad Cites Articles That RIP HIM Worse than Obama</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2255851">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2255851" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <b>HEAD BOW</b> to victims.  "Ike" is vicious!   God Bless all!!<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/texas-officials-weigh-eva_n_125236.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/texas-...</a><br>Texas Officials Weigh Evacuations As Ike Nears</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2256050">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2256050" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  This comes under the heading - Didn\'t you learn from the other incident with the school??<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-moves-rally-from-f_n_125136.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain...</a><br>McCain Moves Rally From Fairfax School After Outcry!<br><br><i>Fairfax County school officials said that a rally scheduled tomorrow for Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will be moved from Fairfax High School, following protests from some <b>School Board members and parents</b> that the event would violate school system policy.</i><br><br>Just LAST WEEK, a school protested McAncient"\'s using their school as a BACKGROUND during his RNC Convention speech!!<br><br>When will he ever learn??  Oh!  Wait. . . . "McAncient" - Learn - in the SAME sentence???    LMAO!!!!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>In addition:  The McCain Campaign issued a statement that <b>DID NOT QUITE TELL</b> people that the school kicked him out!!  And now that I write that -  let me emphasize  <b>THE SCHOOL KICKED HIM OUT!!</b>  Maybe that explains this:   <b>894/899</b>   LOL!!!     LOL!!!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br><i>The McCain campaign sent out statement that did not address the controversy. "Due to the overwhelming response from voters in Virginia, the space at the field house at Fairfax High School will no longer be able to hold everyone who wants to attend this rally," the statement said. "We have had double the amount of people respond than we originally expected. In order to accommodate everyone, we need to move the event to a location we are working on now."</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2256406">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2256406" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Seems as if LIEberman can NO LONGER come to the Dems Parties!<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/124239/1079" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/9/1242...</a><br>Senate Dems Boot LIEberman From Weekly Party Meetings [i.e., weekly policy luncheons]<br><br><i>The Hill:<br><br>    Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will not attend the Democratic policy lunches in the Senate this month, the latest sign that he is moving away from the party after criticizing Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention.<br><br>    "I think it\'s probably wise for me and for my colleagues in the Democratic caucus to dine somewhere else for the next few weeks," Lieberman said in an interview with The Hill.<br><br>That, my friends, is called damage control. Because we see what really happened, courtesy of the subscription-only Roll Call:<br><br>    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided that Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) — one of Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) top supporters — can no longer attend Democrats’ weekly caucus lunches or the biweekly chairmen’s lunches used to formulate policy, senior Democratic aides said Tuesday.<br><br>    The decision comes in the wake of Lieberman’s attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at the GOP convention last week, and essentially formalizes a deal Reid and Lieberman had cut earlier this year under which Lieberman would not attend meetings that included discussions of sensitive campaign or political issues.<br><br>It\'s true Lieberman had voluntarily avoided the lunches for some time now, but now he has no choice in the matter. Lieberman may talk about "the next few weeks", but this thing is over. It\'s not quite booting him from the caucus, but getting ever closer. Meanwhile, Lieberman lost his legislative director.<br><br>    Lieberman’s legislative director, Joe Goffman, announced his resignation Monday. Although Goffman gave no reason for his departure, Democratic aides familiar with his decision said once work was completed on Lieberman’s climate change bill, combined with Lieberman’s convention speech, Goffman felt that it was time to move on.<br><br>So while Lieberman acolytes like Marshall Whitman and Dan Gerstein may still be loyal to the guy, there are those within his circle that can no longer stomach (like his own constituents) what Joe has become.</i><br><br>Sure there\'s a song:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I</a><br>Hit The Road Jack ,    well Joe :&gt;)   -   Ray Charles<br><br>ENJOY!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244609">ace</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244609" class="dsq-comment-message">Top recipients of Fannie/Freddie donations:<br><br>    #1 Chris Dodd<br>    #2 John Kerry<br>    #3 Barak Obama<br>    #4 HIllary Clinton</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2244888">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244888" class="dsq-comment-message">And so what</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2249793">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249793" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly. It just shows that if you run for President  freddie and fanny give contributions to your campaign.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2244934" class="dsq-comment-message">Link, please.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246380" class="dsq-comment-message">Your link does not work.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246535">ace</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246535" class="dsq-comment-message">It does work. Try again.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245170">ace</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245170" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-sen...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2245303">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2245303" class="dsq-comment-message">I wake up and what do I see--Ace-Hole.</div>\
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	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2254770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2254770" class="dsq-comment-message">I take it you don\'t understand whyFNMA & Freddie would contribute to Democrats.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2246504">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2246504" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246504" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246504">malia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246504" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246504" class="dsq-comment-message">I really think Obama is jealous that Palin has stolen his thunder.  She has taken the media limelight and I think that really gets under his skin.  And that is why he has chosen to go after her.  It sure doesn’t make any political sense.<br><br><a href="http://www.obamascon.com/2008/09/08/i-think-obama-is-jealous/" rel="nofollow">http://www.obamascon.com/2008/09/08/i-think-oba...</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2246563">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2246563" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246563" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246563">T.</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246563" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246563" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you smoking something illegal?<br><br>T.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2246811">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2246811" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246811" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246811">NMP</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246811" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246811" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2246944">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2246944" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2246944" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2246944">Jay</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2246944" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2246944" class="dsq-comment-message">Uh its called campaigning - you\'re suppose to challenge your opponents and their records (or lack thereof). <br><br>@ T - LOL, yes Meth!<br><br><br>McCain/Palin = 10 % Maverick / 90 % Bush. Spread the word.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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