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In almost 50 years of listening to political candidates, I've never heard one cite a source for this sort of background information.<br><br>McCain was not basing any policy prescription on the background information contained in Wikipedia.  McCain has first hand knowledge of the current situation in Georgia, having met with President Saakashvili \"many times, including during several trips to Georgia.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:40:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174662, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175557": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lincoln Chafee is no longer a Republican and has been backing Obama for a while now. Are these three \"Republicans\" the best the Obama campaign could pull together for their big announcement? If so, what a bust.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:20:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175468, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1198598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly. Which is why these emails came out now instead of, say, February. (Remember Bill suggesting he'd wait till next year before telling us his regrets?)<br><br>They give the flamethrowers a sense of credibility and they make Hillary look like a victim.<br><br>I see them.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_07:45:07", "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": 1194380, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, I'm not trying to make excuses for anyone, but it's hard to give up income when you don't have a big reserve &/or when you perceive that there could be some retaliation against you. Yeah, you'd think that they would've said something, but who really knows the intricasies of the relationships? I want to say some things to my principal that I think would not be prudent on my part. I'm trying to get to a different school and I don't want her to block me. She is like a ghetto Hillary in Black face.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:36:59", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169566, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171976": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I scond that as well. From reading the Memo's you got th sense that Bill and Mark were on one side, and Singer aong with Ickes were onthe other..<br>At no time, did she ever contenplate stepping in. Its as if she had NO CONTROL whatsoever. The blame game was played fast , and people lost crediblity and in the Dem. party once the Clinton machine banished you, you were trash..Atleast until PSD  resurfaced...<br><br>Id like to see the emails that detail specificall he nuclear option.And her attempt to weasel he way onto the VP slot...<br>thats when  I'll get my popcorn ready.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:50:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "smoothie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1170355, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From the <i>Our Kind of People</i> File:<br><br>From <a href=\"http://theybf.com/2008/08/12/bill-cosbys-daughter-catches-heat/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Young, Black and Fabulous:</a><br><br><i>So Bill Cosby\u2019s 30-something daughter Evin (Cosby) Harrah talked to the NY Daily News about how she can releate to the criticism Barack Obama is getting from his own community.  She was at her boutique, PB & Caviar, opening in Tribeca NY when she spoke about how she used to catch flack for being a member of the African American \u201celite\u201d:<br><br>\u201cMy own people used to say to me, \u2018You speak like a white woman,\u2019\u201d said the youngest daughter of Bill and at her chic new boutique, PB & Caviar, in Tribeca.<br><br>\u201cWhat does that even mean, anyway? Everyone has their way of speaking and living their life. No one should be judging and assuming that because I\u2019m black, I have to speak in that hip-hop way. That\u2019s something I prefer not to do.\u201d<br><br>The presidential candidate graduated from Harvard Law School - which some people use as an excuse to say he\u2019s out of touch with the African-American poor \u2014 even though he was a community organizer for years.<br><br>\u201cI also went to private schools - Bank Street elementary, so I was surrounded by people like me. Not so much African-American, but privileged. I don\u2019t really have a connection to other people who didn\u2019t have my lifestyle. But my dad is very into helping people from his own community in Philadelphia.\u201d</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:20:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "6b084885420a1b324c72d4ec84afd350", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LMAO!! Its come to this?? Praying for rain...as if that would stop the 75,000 strong from showing up. Those folks are funny.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:18:13", "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": 1176124, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Lily:  To quote a phrase   \"As long as her lips are moving!\"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:11:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169482, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is it that the women are too deluded to get it or is it that they benefit from it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:04:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169818, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168910": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So since the decider has caused hundreds of thousands of lives with his war of aggression should he also hang.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:56:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168736, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  WHAT'S Goin' On???   Mr. Obama goes on a FEW DAYS of VACATION and the WORLD goes ta H#@L!!<br><br>Russia starts smackin' Georgia around!!  \"McAncient\" PLAGIARIZES his grand stand/presidential-like/ha! speech!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)  John Edwards started feelin' the \"tension\" B4 Mr. Obama left - so he started CONFESSIN'!!!!<br><br>LAWD Ha'mercy!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;) Maybe Mr. Obama is a \"celebrity\" or HUGER!!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;) <br><br>I'm jes sayin' . . . . . . <br><br>What's Goin' On?  = Marvin Gaye  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:48:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169168, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171990": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, I know they were criminals.  But, does a foreign nation have the right to invade and act as judge and jury?  At least give the Iraqi's their right to try and convict their own leaders of crimes committed against Iraqi's.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:51:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171766, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1186842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Roland Martin dogs Mark Penn:<br><br>Is Mark Penn That Dumb?<br><br><i>Let\u2019s try to apply some common sense this wacky world of politics.<br><br>You\u2019re the top strategist for the rival for the Democratic nomination, and the guy who eventually wins agrees to help pay off the debt of your former boss.<br><br>Now the bulk of her multi-million debt is owed to\u2026.you!<br><br>So, if you\u2019re owed some $10 million buckaroos, wouldn\u2019t you keep your mouth shut about anything that could be seen as critical of the winning candidate?<br><br>And on top of that, internal emails showing that you wanted to go negative by questioning the American values of the winning candidate during the contentious primary surely makes you persona non grata.<br><br>Then again, we are talking about Mark Penn, who successfully ran the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton into the ground by not fully understanding the Democratic Party rules.<br><br>This guy is truly a piece of work.<br><br>In a piece on <a href=\"http://Politico.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Politico.com</a>, Penn argues that Sen. John McCain was right to attack Sen. Barack Obama as a celebrity by using Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, and argued that the Obama camp should have responded more forcefully.<br><br>Oh yea, I\u2019m sure that has the Obamaites jumping at the chance to send a check to Clinton that will go to Penn.<br><br>Then the emails.<br><br>Joshua Green of The Atlantic got his hand on a ton of emails showing the internal thinking and bickering among the top dogs in the Clinton campaign, and the emails show how negative Penn wanted to go to defeat Obama.<br><br>Trust me, after reading those emails, the Obama camp is likely less enthused to drop a dime on Clinton with Penn running his mouth.<br><br>Dude, when someone owes you upwards of $10 million, the best thing to do is shut your mouth and hope you get a check. But Penn has never been accused of being that smart.<br></i><br><br><a href=\"http://essence.typepad.com/news/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://essence.typepad.com/news/</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:53:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176875": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ha!   Republicans: YOU too can have your very own uterus!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:53:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176752, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But McCain doesn't have a generation gap problem with everybody that can't get a senior discount at Shoney's?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:22:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175345, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169232": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From The Field about Kane:<br><br><a href=\"http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/decency\" rel=\"nofollow\">Decency</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:28:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175077": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Don't waste your time, my friend. It's not worth it.<br><br>Just remain \"fired up!\"....and ready to go", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:37:35", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174636, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177898": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why do I believe reporting on this poll will never make it to the MSM?<br><br>I guess I'm just being a skeptic, aren't I?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:45:28", "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": 1173965, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1184295": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:36:40", "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": 1170716, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Providing another set of DATA for reference/analysis:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/</a><br><br>Use as you wish!  We know that certain data hasn't begun to be collected!  How 'bout those cell phone users, exclusively??    :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:08:41", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176617": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hmmm...  maybe they were removed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:37:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174425, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "People I think its clear....no way in hell we can have a man for POTUS who listens to...................ABBA!!! <br><br>Barack Obama's 10 favorite songs: <br>Ready or Not, Fugees <br>What's Going On, Marvin Gaye <br>I'm On Fire, Bruce Spingsteen <br>Gimme Shelter, Rolling Stones <br>Sinnerman, Nina Simone <br>Touch the Sky, Kanye West <br>You'd Be So Easy to Love, Frank Sinatra <br>Think, Aretha Franklin <br>City of Blinding Lights, U2 <br>Yes We Can,  will.i.am<br><br>John McCain's 10 favorite songs: <br>Dancing Queen, ABBA <br>Blue Bayou, Roy Orbison <br>Take a Chance On Me, ABBA <br>If We Make It Through December, Merle Haggard <br>As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson <br>Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys <br>What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong <br>I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra <br>Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond <br>Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, The Platters <br><a href=\"http://www.blender.com/WhiteHouseDJBattle/articles/39518.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blender.com/WhiteHouseDJBattle/artic...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:37:42", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168392": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Pres. of France is really stepping up in the negotiations between Russia & Georgia. It must be nice to have a president who isn't a moron. I hope & pray that we get an upstanding, smart, diplomatic leader instead of another dullard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:05:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1206835": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LMAO!! Good one. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_09:56:52", "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": 1175581, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172020": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>If you want to keep your psychological status quo intact, you as a PUMA will vote McCain because even though he has a terrible record as far as women are concerned, at least he and his wife look like you.</i><br>co-sign town..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:52:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "smoothie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171701, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176117": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with him too.<br><br>I have an aunt who is housebound. If her husband hadn't of been ahead of the curve with regards to Blacks and Investing, I don't know where my Aunt would be. She needs in-home care, 24/7, and she spends over $50,000 /year for that help. Without her late husband understanding about investing, my Aunt would have been shoved into a nursing home by my cousin (who is a piece of work), and I believe she would have died years ago. I believe it's only being able to stay in her OWN HOME that has made the difference. <br><br>So, yeah, I agree with Obama on this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:14:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/russia-invades-georgia-%e2%80%93-thanks-to-democrats/#more-1112\" rel=\"nofollow\">Russia Invades Georgia \u2013 Thanks to Democrats!</a> My post, but it's loaded with plenty of news and facts links that give the full story, including Obama's lack of experience and flip-flopping.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:27:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1191601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This comes under the heading:  So you wonder where your taxes went??<br><br><a href=\"http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ_CONTRACTORS?SITE=WCNC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAUL\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ_...</a><br>Report:  Iraq Contracts Have Cost At Least $85Billion<br><br>Among a MYRIAD of other things:  \"In May, an internal audit from the Defense Department's inspector general of about $8 Billion paid to the US and Iraqi contracts, found that nearly EVERY TRANSACTION FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS AIMED AT PREVENTING FRAUD.\"<br><br>Ya know, I was WONDERING where my $5,000,000 portion went and whether it was spent fraudulently or not.!!! [shaking my head.]<br><br>Now I can get my righteous sleep on!!!   ZZZZZZZZ   :&gt;)   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_00:50:41", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176124": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "O.K.  I'm going to post this and leave it alone!  It's NOT worth it!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/focus-on-the-family-asks_n_118512.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/focus-...</a><br>Focus On The Family Asks For \"Rain Dance\" on The DNC Convention<br><br>But I am shaking my head!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:14:59", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Did he deny it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:25:18", "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": 1175112, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm so thankful that Russia has decided to stand down. War is bad. Russia is the E. European equivalent of the USA. Putin is the Russian equivalent of Dick Cheney. We have big problems to deal with over here.<br><br>If the pres of Georgia isn't smart enough to know not to listen to W, I pity the fools in his country. Everyone and their grandmother should be able to see that our nation is in rapid decline on many different levels. Like I said yesterday, there is no point in W talking a bunch of ying yang that he can't back up, but he is going to do it anyway, because that's the kind of punk ass MFer that he is. He has looted the coffers of the country and split the spoils among his friends. Actually, he should be executed for treason, or at least impeached. GW bush gave them a wink & a nod because he is a delusional criminal & a pathological liar.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:23:58", "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": 27, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167512, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168962": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No. I knew it was him....just wanted to make sure and not just assume.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:01:24", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168456, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188933": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflation\" rel=\"nofollow\">Conflation</a>  and  <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama\" rel=\"nofollow\">Drama</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:35:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "isonprize", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1170871, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No what is unsettling is McCain is a tool of the very people who has robbed my country of its honor, morality and its treasury.You people take pride in your ignorance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:50:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1173955, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "(sigh)<br><br>Karl Rove. December 2007.<br><br>(bracing for shock)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:12:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168355, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  When I posted this WAY LATE on Monday's Thread, I said huh? too.  I even read it twice.   Still - huh?<br><br>Upon a third read:  As Dionne states:  McCain is trying to turn Obama's populatity against him.   Oh.  O.K.  But it took too long to get there!   Hmmmmm!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.:  GMAFB?  Thank you.   :&gt;)  Still learnin'  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:45:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169109, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169482": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How many times can that poor woman be victimized?<br><br><br>Wait,,,how many times can she sell us that she has been victimized?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:53:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168735, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172555": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "town:  Re \"her black female campaign staffers and surrogates\"<br><br>See, THAT was JUST one of her problems!!  Black, in their cases, ONLY refers to the quantity of melanin that they possessed.  Like the likes of the aforementioned:  Tubbs-Jones, Jackson-Lee, and most recently, The WRONG Rev. Joe Watkins, Tara Wall, etc.<br><br>All o'nem can sit on TV,  stare us in our faces and say what strong and good people billary and \"McAncient\" are!!!  Where's the $$ that they get??<br><br>Wait, they don't take bribes.  They just lack CHARACTER!<br>OHHHHHH!  O.K.  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!  Lowering her head and sighing Deep Breaths!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Teacher is also correct on the \"FEAR FACTOR!\"  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:26:19", "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": 1168837, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"McCain has first hand knowledge of the current situation in Georgia \" is that  because of his lobbyist connection with Georgia?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:26:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175112, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Roy on Dan Abrams:  I missed this show.  <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-tv/roy-sekoff-on-dan-abrams_b_118392.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-tv/roy-sekof...</a><br><br>p.s.  Then there's The WRONG Rev. Joe Watkins!!  Yuck.  Still a \"McAncient\" BELIEVER!!!  Yuck #2.   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:13:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169494": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "just guessing here:  give me a fuckin' break...???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:54:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169420, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1183322": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's back online. They had to take out the Waynes World sgment because Mike Meyers people got on them. <br>It amazes me how people of prominent are so pleased when their bigotry is on public display.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:20:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "e6ff201b15d848b1b0261404221efe43", "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": 1177725, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176335": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sharing:  Some humor!!! :&gt;)   :&gt;) :&gt;)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/stephen-colberts-latest-s_n_118534.html", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:23:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170012": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well Monie, you pretty much laid it all down. Yor post says it all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:47:41", "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": 1169207, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1183325": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "miranda:  Yeah, for a minute.  But like one of those \"bobbin toys that you hit\"  and like the SOUTH   -   She will Rise AGAIN!!  :&gt;)<br>Start counting!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:21:05", "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": 1177695, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168478": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Forgive me, but I'm in shock that someone actually put those terms (\"oil war/war for oil\") in that article.<br><br>Then again, it is Wikipedia......", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:14:25", "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": 1168366, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "s goes running away screaming '\"CURSES....... FOILED AGAIN\"!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:25:34", "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": 1176608, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169168": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92GLGDG0&show_article=1&catnum=2\" rel=\"nofollow\">Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia </a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:22:59", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175227": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now THAT's what I call uppity!!..LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:50:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "tvanel", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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": 1172489, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167973": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain Doubling Down on Stupid<br><a href=\"http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain_clueless.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:27:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "dianne reeves is one person who is holding down the ella-esque genre.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:55:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I read a story that stated that most of her staff members were afraid of Hillary to the point that they would draw straws to decide who would deliver certain information to her. The only person she could receive information from was Maggie whats-her-name. The Clintons have the idea that they are vastly superior to practically everyone. You can't tell someone anything who knows everything. Some people aren;t educable (hard to believe, right?). If they KNEW they had the Black vote in the bank, who is anyone (inferior) to tell them differently?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:05:29", "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": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168837, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Please stop it. Even if Obama helped out museums McCain first thru the Keating five and then his son has robbed the taxpayers billions of dollars from their shady deals in the banking industry.I say it again You in particular take pride in your ignorance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:14:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174097, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "7 Worrisome Signs for Obama<br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12433.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12433...</a><br><br>1. Race<br>2. Obama\u2019s strength in Virginia may be overhyped. <br>3. Michigan\u2019s in play for McCain.<br>4. Bad times could be good for McCain. If anger helps Democrats, fear works to the advantage of  Republicans.<br>5. Where have you gone, Ross Perot, er, Bob Barr? <br>6. The Legacy of LBJ, Jimmy and Bubba.<br>7. Americans may want divided government.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:19:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1187852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I post at several liberal/progressive blogs including JJP.  Over at TPM, I posted the following in response to the following headline: <br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/mccain_campaign_officially_end.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Liberman/McCain: Obama won't put contry first</a><br><br>Like JJP, there are a set group of usual posters.  Lately, as at other liberal blogs, a lot of the comments have been all about second guessing the Obama campaign.  It been getting really tiresome, so here was my response: <br><strong> This has seriously become redundant, not the cheapshot by the McCain campaign and Liberman, but our reactions to it.<br><br>We know what kind of campaign McCain decided to run once he realized he couldn't win with honor, or on the merits.  McCain has finally \"found his voice\", and its the same old, same old.  It's nothing new, but everytime it happens, we all have the same reaction. Based on the headline, I bet we all could write a transcript for how the thread will go and who will say what before anyone even post a response.<br><br>\"Obama needs to hit McSame hard\",  \"This is disgusting...Rove/Bush playbook\",  \"the campaign is too slow\",  \"Obama needs to counterpunch\", \"Why isn't the campaign responding quicker\"  It's like a continuous loop.<br><br>Well no more for me.  I refused to sit here whining about what the Obama campaign is doing wrong, or about how the McCain campaign are slimeballs.  I already donate regularly to the campaign, but now I'm going to become more involved than that.  I'm gonna volunteer, maybe do some canvassing, register voters, or just talk up Obama to my family, friends, coworkers and foes, whatever it takes. No more chicken-littling. <br>Time to get more proactive.<br><br>How 'bout ya'll?</strong><br><br><br>For a more well thought out vaccination against chicken-little-ism than mine, here's a message from Al Girodano at \"The Field\":  <a href=\"http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/the-armchairmen-a-new-diagnosis-advanced-chicken-little-ism\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Armchairmen: A New Diagnosis for Advanced Chicken Little-ism</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:06:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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}, "1174461": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "All righty then.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:07:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172489, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175253": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sharing:  <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-nichanian/polls-obama-leads-in-key_b_118363.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-nichanian/...</a><br><br>Obama Leads In Key Battleground States - Colorado, VA., Iowa, Oregon!<br><br>We'll take it!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:51:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mark Nicholas:  The Media's Problem of \"False Balance\" Showing Itself In Electoral Map Analysis<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/the-medias-problem-of-fal_b_118420.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/the...</a><br><br>This analysis actually reflects what many JJP posters have already stated in some form or another. <br> <br>He said:  \". . .the vested interest that the media has in creating the APPEARANCE of a close race[occurs] since they all depend on INTEREST to drive coverage and HENCE AD REVENUE!!\"<br><br>Arianna Huffington said that analysts create:  \". . .  an ILLUSION of NEUTRALITY INSTEAD of ferreting out the TRUTH.\"<br><br>You mean that they could be LYING/SHADING THE TRUTH/PREVARICATING [where's my Roget's Thesaurus when I need it?  :&gt;)   :&gt;)]   <br><br>Say it isn't so!!!!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:06:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!   good one!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:39:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176022, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169526": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "keith's good.  used to work for the clinton admin. once upon a time???  <br><br>big loss for their side--LOL!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:57:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169175, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1191456": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hmmmmm~  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002937411\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=new...</a><br><br>AG Michael B. Mukasey Won't Charge Former Justice Officials Over Hiring Practice.<br><br>Where's the JUSTICE?    JUSTICE!!!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_00:24:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:<br><br><br>LOL!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:28:28", "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": 1170716, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169343": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  My sister in Detroit continues to say that Mr. Obama's campaign headquarters is very effective!!  We'll see!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:38:36", "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": 1169256, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169532": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ab-so-LUTE-ly !!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:58:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168870, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain removes Obama \"White women\" ad<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/mccain-camp-removes-count-the.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:27:22", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1192213": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow! Now the ooze is seeping in.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_02:23:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Lilytiger", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1191885, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Defend McCain.............................on voting with the Bush Administration 95% of the time. When was he a \"maverick\" in the last 8 years?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:30:30", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175291, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hughley, Cedric and Harvey on Larry King talking about Bernie Mac", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:02:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did McCain plagiarize his Russia/Georgia speech from Wiki?<br><a href=\"http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicalinsider/2008/08/did-mccain-plagarize-his-speec.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicalinsider/20...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:16:07", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171591": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes she did set women back.   All those young up-and-comer males who support Obama have a distasteful view of feminism now.  Now they think it's just a bunch of irrational, bitter old women trying to have their way.   A lot of young women are ticked off too....and older woman...and older men...LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:22:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1170662, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "true enough.  people do tend to get along and have more in common with those who share their SES (socioeconomic status) irrespective of race.  i think it has more to do with the medium...without being able to hear her tone of voice, facial expressions, etc., her words by themselves don't necessarily translate well... and the author's 1st paragraph puts the reader in defensive mode (not sure if that was done deliberately).", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:32:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176751, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169175": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I love Keith.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:23:28", "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": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169074, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "val:   Or because he knows the words to Ray Charles' version of the song??  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I'm just askin' . . .    :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:26:33", "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": 1175631, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "did u see those pics at the jedreport?  in the comments section?  he was at the olympics falling-down drunk!  <br><br>they looked legit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:59:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168801, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1182870": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lamh:  \"presumptuous\"  <br>Does this make \"McAncient\" an \"UPPITY - - - OLD Man!??\"   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I'm ready to roll with a few more adjectives and/or nouns if so!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:16:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1180148, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169559": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "caligirl:  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Thank you.   :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:00:28", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169494, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Now that Russia has stopped their offensive some questions need to be ask. Why did the US give a wink and a nod to Georgia knowing that Russia  was itching to  pimp-smack them to reality? And seeing that Condi claims to be a Russian expert where was she at?On vacation buying some more f*ck- me boots?Thank god this nightmare is almost over for this criminal regime.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_09:42:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 28, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1189531": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/poll_obama_leading_in_deepred.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Poll:  Obama leading in Deep Red Alaska<br><br>Even amid my skepticism of some polls, here are the DATA:  O=45%;  M = 40%<br>Margin of error +/- 4%", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_00:08:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169566": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Then Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Maggie, etc. should have left if they felt her actions were faulty.  They didn't, and that sent a message to her and all the white guys running the campaign that their actions were OK and black people would just overlook it and fall back.  Even last week, somebody from Billary Inc. claimed they weren't racist because they had high ranking black women on their team.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:01:05", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169003, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That pissed off their own fundies so much they had to take the video off the FoF website!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:09:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bcfb68e46ed1c3e91653e7834aa2e5e", "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": 1176124, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180233": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "speaking of books, Obama has one coming out at the beginning of Sept., sure to get us all pumped up for the last leg of this journey :)<br><br> <a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12432.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12432...</a><br><br>and conveniently step on any goodness McCain gets from the convention LOL!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:24:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bcfb68e46ed1c3e91653e7834aa2e5e", "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": 1180078, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, I don't think we are going to agree, so let me respectfully agree to disagree.<br><br>I don't think we have all the data on the Russia/Georgia conflict yet, so it's a little soon to judge. It has lasted 5 days as opposed to 5 years. I think that the USA's actions are way more egregious & reprehensible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:22:08", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168350, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168042": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Russia is the equivalent of <b><i>who?</i></b><br><br>Are you serious?<br><br>Russia just went to war for sport; just to show that they could. When has the US <b><i>ever</i></b> done that?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:33:03", "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": 26, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167937, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188476": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nellcote:   YEP!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Pitiful!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:28:36", "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": 1180101, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't see anything wrong with her statements.  She is privileged and hangs out with other privileged people.  She probably doesn't know anything else.  And while she may be proud an knowledgeable about her culture (not that I know if she is) it does not mean she has to act a certain way, live in a certain area, or have certain friends.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:44:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172489, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not surprising  that John McCain wants to be all up in my uterus. He's a 72 yr old priviledged white male, he thinks every uterus is his.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:44:51", "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": 1176466, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bill didn't mind the caucus system because he won the nomination and then the general. Moving goal posts and bitterness.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:17:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "29f6805818d1f575c4b8e2182a2ac4ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172771, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From the Daily Voice:  Could Kwame Kilpatrick Hurt Obama??<br><br><a href=\"http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/could-kwame-kilpatrick-hurt-ba-001014.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/could-kw...</a><br><br>Keith Boykin says a resounding and from a well-constructed analysis -  I don't think so!!!  People are too smart to play the Repug \"CONNECTION game!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:12:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176502": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "yes, can't forget dee dee!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:31:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171418, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171641": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think they executed him for other reasons.  As for his sons, I think it was a crime to murder them like that.  They should also have been put on trial.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:26:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168696, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "caligirl:  No.  But will check.  Ya know, I like reading the comments for perspective!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta make a run!  C U L8R   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:03:29", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169554, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "May God bless you with the resources you need in order to continue doing what you are doing. You have a beautiful heart.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:45:44", "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": 1175508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:   LOL !!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Good one!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:14:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168882, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  Yeah!  What with umbrellas, raincoats, plastic head caps, etc. and all!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:37:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1180170, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1187906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lahm:  Just to set the record straight about MY heritage - My mother WAS born in Georgia, but she moved to another state when she was 4 years old.  I was BORN in that other state.<br>So am I EXEMPT from being a Georgian or is there a Georgian GENE that I inherited from my mother???  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Now I have ta go and do that ROOTS THING - huh???<br><br>Dang!!!!   All I wanted ta do was to take part in the political process!!!<br><br>Whew!!  Genealogical  Deep Breaths!!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:08:56", "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": 1180148, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1181893": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WOW! Kwame needs to go by any means necessary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:59:13", "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": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176865, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176865": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Skeptical Brotha did an update on Mayor Trifling and Family:<br><br><a href=\"http://skepticalbrotha.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/evidence-mounts-against-kilpatrick-in-murder/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Evidence mounts against Kilpatrick in Murder</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:51:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172170": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/the-bumper-sticker-indicator.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a><br><br>I live in Dallas, TX --- you still see folks with Bush stickers.  But until I read this story I realized I have not seen one John McCain sign or sticker.  Latest polls show him with an eight point lead, but barely over 50% (52 - 44) some of it could be the Ron Paul factor.  I wonder if Ron Paul tried a little harder if he could take enough votes away from McCain and allow for a huge upset and Texas turning blue again.<br><br>OK don't worry I have come down from the clouds and put the glass of kool aid down.  But hey a girl can dream can't she....LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:56:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "ruthdfw", "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}, "1189239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:47:22", "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": 1188933, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1173965": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "One more reason to feel optimistic. <br>Obama Leads McCain Among Christians<br><a href=\"http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/obama_leads_mccain_among_christians.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/ob...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:46:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177464": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama is not like me, and I am not like him....<br><a href=\"http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/obama-is-not-like-me-and-im-no.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:08:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "ruthdfw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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}, "1172771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But, they can't stop, Town. That would mean accepting responsibility, and you know they aren't about that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:30:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "6b084885420a1b324c72d4ec84afd350", "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": 1172443, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169109": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/10/AR2008081001867.html?nav=hcmodule\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama as Incumbent</a><br><br>Huh?<br><br>GMAFB", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:16:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188057": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BP:  Amen!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:13:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167261, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You sure talk about Obama a lot.  Nothing good to say about the melted candle?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:14:32", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176173, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "sorry for the language.   :-/", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:07:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169559, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is it just me or did Hillary actually set women BACK. They have replaced that glass ceiling with the 18 million so-called cracks with the release of these emails. She was indecisive about hard decisions when it came to responding to the strategies of Penn, Ickes and Wolfson...yet her basic staff was afraid to tell her anything because she was colossal bitch. Well you can be a bitch, in fact you need to be one, but you need to be one with the TOP MEN FOLK TOO and not just your low totem poll staffers....and what the hell was Bill Clinton doing signing off on any-damn-thing?? Yeah, I know he's the former president....but ummmm, is that what this was? She was just a figurehead for Bill's third term? What kind of ish is this? If Hillary wanted to show SHE was the one qualified by her own merits to be POTUS, shouldn't the last thing be even the notion that its BILL who's really in charge here? Not that I even think it would have been possible, but damn.  Reading that HE gave the final go-ahead on that 3am commercial just doesn't give the appearance of Hillary as Commander in Chief to me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:44:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1170355, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Give him a break he is OLD and you cannot expect him to come up with thoughts on his own.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:20:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174662, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1191660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "updated 2:42 p.m. CT, Tues., Aug. 12, 2008<br>WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit soared in July, pushed higher by economic stimulus payments and $15 billion in outlays to protect depositors at failed banks.<br><br>The Treasury Department reported that the deficit for July totaled $102.8 billion, nearly triple the $36.4 billion deficit recorded in July 2007.<br><br>The deficit outstripped the $97 billion gap that Wall Street economists had been expecting for July.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_00:58:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1173743": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:  Not to worry.  I put some *&%$# in the TRANSLATION!   :&gt;)   :&gt;:)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:41:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169636, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180276": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why do I get the feeling Rev, Wright was just screwing with their minds with that one?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:30:41", "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": 1180141, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They benefit from it.    None of these PUMAs would need \"catharsis\" and \"healing\" if a white guy was the nominee.  They'd shrug and move on.  Because at the end of the day somebody who looks like them is in power.<br><br>As Geraldine Ferraro said, when she sees Obama saying \"Our time is now!\" she hears him saying \"Your (white people) time is up.\" <br><br>If you want to keep your psychological status quo intact, you as a PUMA will vote McCain because even though he has a terrible record as far as women are concerned, at least he and his wife look like you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:32:50", "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": 1170178, "depth": 8, "points": 2, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq I, Iraq II. Not to mention \"disappearing\" people and torturing them in blatant violation of International law and good common sense. All just because we CAN. No one ever wonders if we should.<br><br>Russia gets no kudos from me (in fact, they frankly scare the heck out of me), but to pretend that the US is blameless in the Georgia/Russia mess or that we are always  on the right side of every issue or every conflict is just FANTASY. <br><br>If the shoe were on the other foot, and Russia was encouraging Mexico to join their alliance and proposing (in a friendly way) to put a missile defense system there or in Canada, we would rightly be outraged, defensive, and to say the least, *worried*. <br><br>Please remove your rose-colored glasses. They only exacerbate your myopia.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:03:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "taritac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168042, "depth": 3, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ReTHUGS are really a piece of work.To fund their lies they turn to fleecing the elderly.<br>You Get What You Pay For<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/you-get-what-you-pay-for_n_118311.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/you-ge...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oops! Looks like Nellcote debunks this one!! <br><br>\"Curses!!! FOlLED AGAN!!\"..........LMAO!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:11:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1177894, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168122": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "WHO READ THE MEMOS????<br>Good Good stuff....you need to get some popcorn or nachos or twizzlers or something, and sit back and enjoy:<br><a href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200808u/clinton-memos\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200808u/clinton-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:41:08", "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": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175291": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obtuse accusations spewed in the face of unpleasant facts about Obama may serve as sufficient rebuttal to those who are committed to Obama, but for many who are looking for proof that Obama is who he claims to be, will do what he claims he can do, the facts speak for themselves.<br><br>Defend Obama, on this issue of earmarks, if you can.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:56:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174086, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "At last some straight talk from the OLD MAN himself<br>Still The One<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgq5I8l6h7E\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgq5I8l6h7E</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What is the objective of the new plan? Same as the objective of the old plan? Is it their passive/aggressive way to exact revenge on Obama? Is it the start of her 2012 campaign?<br><br>One Jennifer Donohue said last night on CNN that O needs to stop letting McCain define him and stop letting the clintons manipulate him.<br><br>My brother is going to the convention. He says that he doesn't think the Clintons will clown because it will hurt  them too much. To me, they would do it thru surrogates.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:20:59", "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": 1168735, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168641": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think we're that far apart on this one, as long as the discussion doesn't turn into a referendum on Iraq.<br><br>I think-based on what we currently know-we would agree that some provocation took place between Russia and Georgia, even though it may be too early to judge who did what first. I think we'd also agree that nothing of the sort took place prior to the US going into Iraq-they didn't provoke us, short of throwing a couple of errant missiles at our planes in the no-fly zones.<br><br>That difference is why I think the actions aren't comparable. I'm not going to delve into the \"my bombardment is morally better than your invasion\" agrument, cause it's really not worth having.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:30:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168551, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168130": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, really. Even with all his international clientele, he probably lives in a very insular world that doesn't include Black people. Otherwise, they TOTALLY underestimated O's appeal in general, and specifically among Black voters. We already know that they thought they had the AA vote in the bank, even to the point of making race-based insults against O.  Here is the result....<br><br>\"Some of Clinton's support was undoubtedly very soft. Between October and November, Obama moved from about 20 points behind among black voters to essentially even with them, as the campaign coverage picked up, Obama had a chance to introduce himself, and Clinton had a few stumbles. There was relatively little negative campaigning during this period. But it was the period in between \"now the fun part starts\" and \"Jesse Jackson won South Carolina\" when the bottom really fell out, with Clinton losing about 60 points' worth of African-American support in a month's time. And things actually got a little bit worse thereafter, with Clinton going from a -60 among black voters in South Carolina and Super Tuesday (a margin that might have allowed her to salvage the nomination) to a -80 in the primaries that followed.<br><br>Overall, Clinton lost 100 points of support among black voters in about 120 days: a truly remarkable achievement. Since black voters make up about 20 percent of the Democratic primary electorate, a 100-point swing among black voters translates to a 20-point swing among all voters. And that, essentially, was how the primary was lost. In national trial heats, Obama was polling about 20 points behind Clinton throughout most of calendar year 2007, and wound up polling about 5 points ahead of her for most of the period after Super Tuesday. That is a 25-point swing, and 20 of those 25 points came from black voters.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:42:00", "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": 38, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167696, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A two for one in the New York Times and the Atlantic--2 great pieces on Race, Crime, Housing Policy, and Section 8..yikes, quite a volatile mix:<br><br><a href=\"http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2008/08/section-8-neighborhoods-in-transition.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:47:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "2cd619a4b8509d007310249979596b71", "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}, "1176324": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "comparing McCain & Obama's voting record in the Senate<br><a href=\"http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/mccainobama-us-senate-votes.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:23:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "ruthdfw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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}, "1169671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "me too.  \"bill w\" linked  the pictures.  can't remember which post of jed's they're under though.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:09:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169595, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1192236": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Earning credits as a McCain troll.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_02:30:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1177541, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169197": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/08/ad_wars_whos_the_celebrity_now.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Duality of Celebrity</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:25:22", "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": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agree with you on that...Esp.since we scream bloddy murder here the moment one of our people are executed by another country. <br><br>I think had we gave them the chance, honestly they probaby wuldve fled. both of them had duaL citizenship to European Countries where they couldnt have gotten extradicted.  The greater good unfortunatly was there eliminaiton.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:02:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "smoothie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171990, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175317": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "-\"And who exactly were the people who were \"bussed in?\" <br><br>Hard working white folks-Billary's base.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:57:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172443, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks, D.<br><br>Interesting.  I'll need to read more and digest it.  But from a cursory review, it seems fairly safe and non-controversial.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_09:54:57", "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": 11, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167240, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You didn't know, friend? Yes, the pres. & W invaded a sovereign nation, overthrew their government and immediately began to siphon their gas out of their ground. So our tax dollars paid for the oil companies to get free gas and then they sold it back to us at inflated prices. Everyone thought oil was going to be so cheap, but it didn't happen.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:33:05", "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": 1168478, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188123": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL, i know!  like we used to say back in the day... mccain is so \"molded\"!!!  <br><br>I LOVE IT!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:16:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1180562, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Karl Rove is black??", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:48:32", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168456, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171418": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dee Dee Bridgewater.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:16:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "87e75d88c7647774003db8905a3e99e6", "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": 1169512, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169182": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92GL2280&show_article=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama's 'no income taxes on seniors' draws critics</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:24:15", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AT&T Loses Racial Discrimination Lawsuit<br><a href=\"http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesopen.aspx/id/4850\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesop...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:04:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you.  Photoshop.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:53:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176522, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1192226": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sharing:  The Barna Group [out of Ventura CA] Surveys Christians/Evangelicals<br><br><a href=\"http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrowPreview&BarnaUpdateID=314\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUp...</a><br><br>1.  via telephone interviews of 1003 adults [ 18+ years]; margin of sampling error  +/-3.2%<br><br>2.  In June:   Obama = 50%      Mccain  = 35%<br><br>3. Present:   Obama = 43%      Mccain  = 34%<br><br>The survey appears to be creditable.   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>We'll take it!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_02:26:19", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1178403": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Word.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:50:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "602d2dab0d55e070836cd5f0edf19f29", "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": 1177589, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The memos only confirm that Hillary wasn't in charge.   Hillary was just a figurehead; the white guys were running things.  That's why all these PUMA women have been sold a bill of goods.  Ferraro and Clinton aren't about women's rights and women's progress unless it's one of them, rich well educated/connected white women doing the progression.  And Sally Ann watching As the World Turns blaming \"sexism\" and Obama for Hillary's loss is being played.  It's always \"sexism\" when these type of women fall down on the job or get caught unawares, just like when Scarlett Johannson started screaming about \"sexism\" when she got busted for making up the whole Obama e-mail saga.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:12:50", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169271, "depth": 4, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Reverend Wright plans an October surprise<br>James Forsyth<br>Tuesday, 12th August 2008<br><br>New York Magazine has done a special issue this week on race and the US election. There\u2019s lot of good stuff in the package but this line from John Heilemann\u2019s cover story stood out to me:<br><br>    \u201cIn October, Obama\u2019s former pastor, Wright, will publish a new book and hit the road to promote it\u201d<br>     <br><br><br>This is a huge problem for Obama. It means that the whole controversy over Wright\u2019s racialist sermons and his friendship with Obama is going to be returning to the news agenda just as undecided voters begin to make up their minds.<br><br>Wright\u2019s performance at the National Press Club back in April showed that Wright revels in the national spotlight and doesn\u2019t care if his performances hurt Obama. If the Obama campaign and mutual friends of the two men couldn\u2019t rein Wright in then, they have little hope of doing so in October considering that following Wright\u2019s National Press Club performance Obama said that Wright\u2019s views \u2018rightly offend all Americans, and should be denounced\u2019.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:45:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Top 10 \"songs\" for each candidate!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/favorite_songs_of_the_candidates.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/fa...</a><br><br>A little old on the article, but still interesting!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  What does their list say about them??  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:34:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Can we say - Money!  Money!   Money!  from Mamma Mia??  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:16:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171626, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168172": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree teacher...the \"really?' was meant as a joke.....in other words Penn doesn't give a crap about people of color,that was obvious from his strategy memo, and just assumed Hillpatine would get the vote no matter what her tactics would be in the primary.  WRONG", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:46:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "gaiilonfong", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168130, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168173": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Iraq? Oh I forgot it was for WMD's , no it was because Saddam tried to get my daddy, no it was because Saddam is a bad man, no it was for freedom, no it was because Saddam and Bin Laden did 911 together,and here is a oldie but goodie according to Condi Saddam has the capacity to load wmd's on propeller planes fly them unmanned from Iraq to the US do you want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:46:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168042, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172783": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Monie:   MAJOR PROPS!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:31:03", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169207, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "tubbs-jones, williams, et al made the mistake in thinking that we ALL  were as self-loathing as they undeniably are.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:13:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169566, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In a Changing Corner of Pa., a Glimpse of Obama's Age Problem<br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102203.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br>\"If the senator from Illinois is going to achieve his goal of bridging the nation's divides, he is going to have to overcome a generation gap with older voters unlike any such split a Democratic presidential nominee has faced in years.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:59:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167666": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow the new Hillpatine/Wolfson rehabilitation tour is getting funny.<br>Those \"memo leaks\" have Hillary and Bill's fingerprints all ovah them.<br>Now that McSame is using Penn;s strategy Hillpatine wants everyone to think she was against it...LMAO....what lengths they will go ...Absolutely Pathetic!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_09:57:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "gaiilonfong", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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}, "1176030": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "in 2006, Senator John McCain, along with fellow Arizona senator Jon Kyl teamed up to request a bill to funnel $10 million toward an academic law center named for the late Supreme Court Justice Willaimn Rehnquist at the University of Arizona..sounds like an earmark to me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:05:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175291, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "TS,<br><br>Uday and  Qusay were nothing more then thugs rding dads co-tails...They had people tortured for failing to bring home gold in the olympics., and political prisoners were killed at the hand of them by the thousands..Every dime Uday and Qusay earned came from the blood of an innocent Iraqi. <br><br>I dont typically go hard right , but those two were the worst. Nothing less then murder would suffice", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:39:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "smoothie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171641, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169207": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The difference is the U.S. administration was/is driven by oil.  As far back as 2001, Cheney was meeting with top oil executives as part of a White House Energy Taskforce.   In Feb. and March 2001, these meetings included discussion of Iraqi pipelines, oilfields and a document was found, obtained by Judicial Watch, t listed the \"Foreign Suitors of Iraqi Oilfields.\"--- two years prior to the invasion of Iraq. <br> In December 2002-April 2003, U.S. State Department Oil and Energy Working Group brought together influential Iraq exiles,U.S. government officials, and international consultants to \"draft framework for Iraq's oil policy\" that would eventually lead to the Iraqi Oil Law.  Make note that this period of planning occcured months before our invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Also , many of the Iraqi members of the group became part of the new Iraqi government later.<br>The Iraqi Oil ministry was one of the few structures protected from looters in the first days of the war.<br>In May 2003, President Bush signed an Executive Order 13303 providing full legal immunity to all U.S. oil companies doing business in Iraq in order to facilitate the country's \"orderly reconstruction.\"<br>Bearing Point, a U.S. consulting firm hired by the U.S. releases \"Options for Developing a Long Term Sustainable Oil Industry\" which is a report on the Iraqi Oil Industry favoring foreign foreign participation as the most efficient way of developing the sector.  This was released December 19, 2003.<br>On August 30,2005, President Bush says U.S.  troops would continue fighting in Iraq in order to protect the country's vast oil fields, which would otherwise fall under the control of  terrorist extremist.<br>In may 2006, Iraq's new oil minister, Hussein al-Sharistani, began drafting legslation to govern Iraq's Oil sector.  Following his appointment, Shahristani annouced that one of this top priorities would be to pass a law allowing privatization through parliament by the end of 2006.<br>All of this leads us to the Iraqi Oil Law, known as the Hydrocarbon Law.  As we all know, Iraqi oil had been nationalized since 1972 and is the main source of revenue for the Iraqi people.  Under the Iraqi Oil Law, the Iraqi Oil ministry would only have exclusive control of only 17 of the 80 known oil fields, leaving 2/3 of the oil open to foreign oil companies,  Through this law, it would allow foreign companies to engage in Production Share Agreements (PSA)which offer huge profits for them, even though PSA's are only used in 12 percent  of oil agreements.  Under this law, foreign comapnies are not required to partner with an Iraqi company or reinvest money into Iraq.  The law wasimmediately a accepted by the Iraqi Cabinet but has faced criticism in the Parliament.<br>Also, it is important to note the no-bid contracts with Exxon-Mobil, Total, BP, and Chevron  for Iraqi oil.<br>It appears more thought has been devoted to the privitazation of the oil industry in Iraq than the strategic suucess of our troops on the ground.  It is amazing the \"major combat \"was over in May 2003, yet the effectiveness of a \"troop surge\" is being debated 5 years later, after the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. troops and coalition forces and upons thousands of Iraqis.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:26:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168254, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I feel you ...<br><br>Kinda like I'm not a fan of bailing out banks for lending money they knew they shouldn't have lent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:47:46", "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": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167781, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169209": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/georgia-conflict-and-case-for-clark.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Georgia Conflict and the Case for Clark</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:26:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/gopers-for-obama-rip-mcca_n_118414.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/gopers...</a><br><br>Former Rep. Jim Leach (R), former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R) and Rita Hauser (R), a national intelligence expert who served in the Bush administration), offered at times sharp lines of criticism for the presumptive Republican nominee. <br><br>\"I served with Sen. McCain, and he and I were the only two to vote against the Bush/Cheney tax cuts,\" recalled Chafee. \"During this campaign it is a different John McCain. He is saying he would make the tax cuts permanent. He is advocating more drilling whereas he voted against drilling in ANWR. It goes to his credibility. And that is such an important issue for this country... plus his foreign policy has been consistently with Bush/Cheney and I know from my perspective that is a huge issue for the United States.\" <br><br>Hauser, meanwhile, pivoted off current events to highlight why Republicans like her viewed McCain's foreign policy as shortsighted and, quiet possibly, at odds with international interests.<br><br>\"I think the little flare up we are witnessing in Georgia is another illustration of the different approach these two men are taking,\" she said. \"McCain is bellicose: threatening to kick Russia out of the G8, use force if it is required. Obama is far more of the traditional position: turn to international institutions, call for reconciliation, call for an end of hostilities, but also be firm in his words. And that's the kind of leadership we need.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:00:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174992, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180562": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Tell me about it. Notice how McCain and his gang try to portray the situation like it was goin.g to be WW III.  It appears that the conflict is about to end.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:35:42", "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": 1180148, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168696": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Since there were no Weapons of Mass Destruction, should Suddam's life have been spared?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:35:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "3366eb80e96fe7a56d7a45e9dd44e0a3", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168192": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Read it last night and I must say it would make a great comic drama movie of the week.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:48:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168122, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, because we bombed Iraq into submission. Been bombing them for the whole five years. Hell, the Russians stole the idea from us.<br><br>As usual, when it comes to military matters, you have no idea what you're talking about. You're consistent in that, so I guess some measure of credit is deserved.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:48:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1177589, "depth": 10, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"if voters really want change, they could elect John McCain\"<br><br>I ain't mad at you for trying to earn your McCain point but psst S . . . . McCain is too old to change.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:31:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174858, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12476.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Enthusiasm gap plagues GOP convention</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:27:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177501": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Poll: Obama Leading In Deep-Red Alaska!<br><br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/poll_obama_leading_in_deepred.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:12:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174858": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "First, after a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, and Donald Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB in its investigation of Lincoln Savings. Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly.<br><br> Barack Obama won momentum and eventually his party\u2019s nomination by casting himself as something new, an outsider who could reform Washington. Unfortunately, as this shows, it looks like Obama feels right at home inside the Beltway. He\u2019s already granting taxpayer money as spoils to his bundlers, and he\u2019s only been in the Senate three years.<br><br>Of course, if voters really want change, they could elect John McCain. He doesn\u2019t earmark funds at all. Obama offers nothing more than cheap sloganeering on top of a well-seasoned Chicago machine politician.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:23:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174636, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Mark Penn Says: Obama Slow On The Draw'<br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12455.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12455...</a><br><br>This is an article by Penn on <a href=\"http://Politico.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Politico.com</a>.  But it was also used as a post on the New <a href=\"http://Republic.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Republic.com</a>.  Here's is my response:<br><br>What I don't think many people realize is that McCain has been essentially advertising online, or sending web ads to media outlet as a way of getting free converage, but don't believe the hype that Obama is not doing his own advertising.  While McCain is advertising on cable news shows, Obama's campaign has been targeting states and particular cities at the state and local level.  They have been systematically releasing pro-obama ads taylor-made to specific issues that pertain the states that they are advertising.  Unlike McCain, the Obama campaign has not really been releasing it's \"negative\" ads to the national press.  The negative ads are targeted to specific issue for specific state, i.e. DHL/McCain/RickDavis/8000jobs lost, or Wiscosin/Harley/anti-trade.  So while McCain's national numbers may be holding steady, if you look underneath at the state polls, Obama is doing better than you would expect a Democrat to do in some really Red States (I think 1 of the latest polls have Obama +5 in ALASKA).<br><br>Basically, remember what the Obama campaign did during the primaries, unlike Clinton, Obama learned the lessons of 2000/2004, you don't win the presidency by the popular vote, you win by electoral college, or state by state. I read an article somewhere that even a small lead in the national head to head, can translate into a landslide in the electoral college.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:02:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "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}, "1174860": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:   YEAH!!!  What YOU said!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:23:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174086, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Well isn't this SPECIAL!???  Was her latte SPIKED????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:02:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172489, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167696": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Nate at \"FiveThirtyEight\" has an interesting post up<br><br>\"Black vote invisible to Penn\"....Really?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vote-was-invisible-to-penn.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vo...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:02:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "gaiilonfong", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 39, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180000": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Naah, not so fast, D.   The Russians bitch-slapped the US this time, because we have become impotent in our demands and responses.  Iraq, bombed into submission? Any errant bombs in that? (You get the joke, D.  You just finished reading it).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:00:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "602d2dab0d55e070836cd5f0edf19f29", "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": 1177922, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1179986": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Iraq was not aggressive to begin with.  Saying you bombed them into submission doesn't make sense.<br><br>Let us all defer to your  posturing.  I think it's all you've got.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:58:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1177922, "depth": 11, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "no need to defend anything.  We will vote Obama<br><br>Go Obama 08!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:03:10", "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": 1175291, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175897": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This comes under the heading;  \"McAncient\" Confesses of His Narcissism!  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/country-first.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/country-first....</a><br><br>In this video, the reporter was relentless in \"Nailing\" \"McAncient\" for VERY SPECIFIC ANSWERS!!!<br><br>Part of what \"M\" said about the display of the Confederate flag on the capital building in South Carolina:<br>1.  First he posited that he has a curse and a gift regarding knowing what is right and what is wrong!  [And he accuses Mr. Obama of \"Moses\" status!  HA!!  :&gt;)<br><br>2.  Then he begins back tracking on his statements regarding the displaying of the flag.    At first I said that it should be decided by the people of South Carolina.  But I knew in my heart that that was wrong.<br><br>3.  That statement was an act of COWARDICE!!<br><br>4.  And I said it because of AMBITION!!!  I knew the flag was offensive to some people.<br><br>Well!  Well!  Well!  Is there ANYTHING ELSE that you have said because of your COWARDICE and your AMBITION?????<br><br>How about - your whole campaign and your ADS!!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:52:04", "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": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "..Then I guess Tubbs Jones and her ilk worked to Barack's benefit.  If they had warned the HillCamp, maybe they'd have been more careful in how they handled the black community, and not lost their votes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:52:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169566, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1173914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ironically, no Iowa residents are complaining about the caucus system...just people who don't actually live in Iowa.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:43:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172443, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is why the memos were leaked.<br><br>So we could talk about the Clintons in the lead up to the convention.<br><br>So that we can see that she was a \"victim\" of her staff's stupidity (as well as her own INABILITY TO LEAD, but that will get lost in the spin cycle), so that her die hard supporters can feel sorry for her and feel entitled to all sorts of conflama in Denver.<br><br>It's all part of the new plan.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:38:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 24, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168130, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169760": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "AHEM...the \"hard working\" white guys were running things.   ;-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:19:15", "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": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169701, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177445": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ha!<br><br>YOU defend YOUR candidate!   We are not trained seals.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:06:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175291, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love Ella. That is all.<br>Thanx Rik!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:04:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169256": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes, in Michigan, if we can't get the Detroit vote out, but outside of that, no.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:30:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169175, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180009": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "from Roland Martin today:<br><br>Daughter: Rev. Wright NOT publishing book in October<br>A New York magazine cover story last week reignited the debate over Rev. Jeremiah Wright when it stated - without attribution - that the former pastor of Sen. Barack Obama was releasing a new book.<br><br>But his daughter, Jeri, told me today that the story is absolutely false.<br><br>\"The only book we're working on is the history of Trinity (United Church of Christ) and I haven't even started editing that,\" Wright told <a href=\"http://Essence.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Essence.com</a>.<br><br>After I reached out to her, she called her father, who is teaching and ministering in Ghana (I ran into him last month when I was in the West African nation) and said he \"laughed\" when she asked about the book.<br><br>\"He said that he also got an email, but was unable to respond since he's in email hell,\" Wright said, meaning in a place in Ghana where it's difficult to send and receive email.<br><br>\"I asked him if he was writing and he said, 'Nope. I'm not publishing anything. I'm not going on any book tours.'\"<br><br>Rumors about a pre-election book by Wright have been surfacing for the last few months, and intensified since the New York article.<br><br>It even has caused a stir among Obama supporters, who were also chasing down the rumor to see if there was any legitimacy to it.<br><br>I even got calls from executives in the publishing world inquiring as to whether the story is true.<br><br>Jeri Wright says when her dad returns to another part of Ghana, he will issue a formal response to the New York article reiterating that what they reported is false.<br><br><a href=\"http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/08/daughter-rev-wr.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/08/daughte...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:01:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bcfb68e46ed1c3e91653e7834aa2e5e", "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": 1177894, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Texas:  CO-SIGNING!!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:04:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175077, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168235": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "LOL. Neither am I.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:52:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168184, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188204": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "he's just trying to pander to the crowd that went and saw that movie based on ABBA's music.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:20:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176619, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168237": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm serious, friend. I know you drink the militaristic koolade, but the war in Iraq  was entered into by false and deceptive pretenses and is an illegal war.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:52:34", "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": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168042, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175919": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bless You Val", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:53:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!! Yes indeed! John Goodman as Mark Penn, Randy Quaid as Harold Ickes, gotta throw Kevin Kline in there somewhere - Lanny Davis maybe...and if you ever saw the movie \"Soap\" from back in the day, then you KNOW Sally Field can pull off Hillary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:52:44", "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": 1168192, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171313": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "None at all.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:09:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169730, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1187698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "s:  I posted this yesterday.    I should have EMPHASIZED that this was a SMALL part of Pennsylvania and that older voters were defined as 65 and older.  The nature of the \"survey\" is also, shall we say, questionable in terms of data collection methods and statistical treatment.  Hmmmm?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:01:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175345, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175923": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You want to know who Obama's running mate is going to be?<br>Forget text-messaging. Keep your eyes on Obama's plane. Obama's vacation would be the right time to put up decals saying Obama-Kaine or Obama-Bayh or whoever, and roll it out along with the new running mate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:54:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jed Said:   Cokie Got Her Kooky Smear From the GOP      Ya think!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>This is just the beginning of a \"blast\" on Cokie, said Jed.  He's going to compile a video.  I'll try to follow this!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)     Anything to get my \"DISS THE DUDE\" on!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/cokie-got-her-k.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/cokie-got-her-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:41:36", "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}, "1169271": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "These memos make Hillary look worse. It looks like she didn't have any influence in her own campaign. She wasn't in charge. Mind you, the rabid PUMA folks will make excuses and ironicaly enough, not see how that, in and of itself makes her look incredibly weak.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:31:26", "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": 17, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168735, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/12brooks.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">\"The West\" = individualism. \"The East\" = collectivism. Individualism good, collectivism bad.</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:14:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Anderkoo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "caligirl:  And they all have run back into their SSSSSSSnake holes!!  Can't say a good word about Mr. Obama!  Unrepentent heif- uh- SSSSSnakes!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:27:28", "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": 1169712, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "val:  CO-SIGNING!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:06:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175380, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1188221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "val:  Bless you/hubby/children!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:23:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168254": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There's fundamental differences between our actions in Iraq and Russia's in Georgia. Anyone with common sense can see that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:53:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168173, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174399": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:  I Will Trust In Da Lawd!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:02:56", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1173965, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176608": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You may want to do a little more research.  In 2006, John McCain along with fellow Arizona senator John Kyl teamed up to request a bill to funnel $10 million toward an academic law center named for the late Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist at the University of Arizona....sounds like an earmark to me.  And better yet, 2006 is when John McCain received a D from the Iraq and Afganistan Veterans for his voting  against veteran legislation (Obama received a B).  MCain also received a 20% rating from Disabled Veterans of America, while Obama received 80%.  So we can clearly see where John McCain's priorities were---and it is such a shame considering the embarassment the public saw over the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed hospital, a place where many of our injured troops go to get well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:36:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174858, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172354": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You ain't lying", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:10:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169818, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/08/obamas_democratic_platform_inc.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama's Democratic Platform Includes New Governance Planks, Emphases On Women, Fatherhood</a><br><br>Don't know if this was posted here or not, but I heard about it last night....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_09:06:47", "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": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1191885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003382\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003382</a><br><br>John Edwards Ends Fling With Anti-Poverty Center<br>By Ken Silverstein<br><br>Once upon a time John Edwards wanted to be president. \u201cPoverty,\u201d he said back then, \u201cis the great moral issue of our century,\u201d he told a group of students at Berkeley in 2005. \u201cPeople living in poverty need you. And another thing: America needs you.\u201d<br><br>To show his own dedication, Edwards \u201ccreated a tax-exempt nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty\u201d, reported the New York Times. Except:<br><br>The organization, the Center for Promise and Opportunity, raised $1.3 million in 2005, and\u2014unlike a sister charity he created to raise scholarship money for poor students\u2014the main beneficiary of the center\u2019s fund-raising was Mr. Edwards himself, tax filings show\u2026<br><br>The organization became a big part of a shadow political apparatus for Mr. Edwards after his defeat as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004 and before the start of his presidential bid this time around. Its officers were members of his political staff, and it helped pay for his nearly constant travel, including to early primary states.<br><br>While Mr. Edwards said the organization\u2019s purpose was \u201cmaking the eradication of poverty the cause of this generation,\u201d its federal filings say it financed \u201cretreats and seminars\u201d with foreign policy experts on Iraq and national security issues. Unlike the scholarship charity, donations to it were not tax deductible, and, significantly, it did not have to disclose its donors\u2014as political action committees and other political fund-raising vehicles do\u2014and there were no limits on the size of individual donations.<br><br>In other words, the Center may have done some good, but its primary purpose was to serve as a vehicle for Edwards\u2019 political career.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_01:36:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1194380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Penn is trying to help Mccain. They don't care about the money only to use it against Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_05:03:21", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1186842, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "no comment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:15:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168962, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175441": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "dj:  Neither does he know enough to correct his speech writers!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:09:03", "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": 1174774, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176466": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Stop kidding yourself: John McCain is a pro-life zealot.<br><a href=\"http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=3483eb20-9228-4700-9557-57a47a676e0b\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=3483e...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:28:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1191783": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sharing this IN TRIBUTE to Bernie Mac and as additional DATA for us all:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-sarcoidosisaug12%2C0%2C5966562.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyl...</a><br>Bernie Mac's Death Puts Sarcoidosis in Spotlight<br><br>There is no cure and it disproportionately affects African-Americans, especially women. <br><br>This is a very informative article!  :&gt;)  <br><br>Rest In Peace in Comedy Heaven!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_01:19:21", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cheating on a Sick Spouse: McCain, Gingrinch, and now Edwards<br><br><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5559242&page=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5559242&p...</a><br><br>Hmmmmm......is this a sign of a character flaw or not?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:29:13", "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}, "1177462": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny how you and Hep-D always re-appear at the same time.  Got your new orders from  the GOP headquarters??", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:07:59", "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": 1174858, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176470": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "this issue is one of the main reasons i support obama.  he is so right on this and education.  some people have said that you can tell a lot about a civilisation by the way it treats its female population--i say, you can tell a lot by the way it treats its elderly...and its children.  the united states is doing a piss poor job on both ends of the spectrum.  we must demand that our leadership to do better!  <br><br>just saw on oprah that healthcare/prescription costs are the #1 reason for bankruptcies in this country!!!  #1 !!!   this madness has to end.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:29:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1175508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174425": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I couldn't find them. I only saw the one with him holding the flag backward.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:05:50", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169554, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169818": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Only in America can a hard working white guy screw things up beyond all recognition and still expect a $4 million dollar pay day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:25:58", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169760, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Which is what's been happening.....happened with Saddam, et al.<br><br>Those two got exactly what they deserved.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:12:20", "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": 1171990, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nooooooooo.....the Keating Five didn't happen..........it never ever happened.....you are getting sleepy.....so sleeeeeeeeepy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:27:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174636, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167261": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In my opinion Ella Fitzgerald stands for greatness. She was a trailblazer in her own rights. She transcended race on so many levels to become a great singer who will be remembered for years to come.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.blackpoliticalthought.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.blackpoliticalthought.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_09:10:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "blackpolitical", "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}, "1168288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Name them", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:56:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168254, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "ownmyown:  How 'bout a OOPS! MY BAD!  from Shrub!?????<br>Ain't gonna happen!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)  He's just gonna slowly SLITHER out of office!!<br><br>Biggest SSSSSSSSnake in the world!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:44:47", "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": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168696, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169826": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i must say, it eerily reminds me of the many false claims of \"he raped me!\" from history.   <br><br>some women just aren't helpful, are they?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:26:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169701, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1182627": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   LOL   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:10:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1177541, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1167781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "First read (and this is just from the story; haven't read the actual platform yet):<br><br>I'm not a fan of paying fathers to do what they should be doing anyway.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_10:10:24", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1167638, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1192358": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This comes under the heading:  Train up a child????<br><br><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/International/China/wireStory?id=5562309\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/International/China/wireS...</a><br><br>Olympic Opening Uses Girl's Voice, Not Face!<br><br>My concern is for both the children!   Hmmmmm???  :&gt;(", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_02:56:44", "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}, "1168811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well, I'm shocked that I agree with most of what  you wrote. If you haven't figured it out, I'm against invasion in general, though I believe in defense.<br><br>I understand your logic & perspective, but I have a different emphasis. I think that big nations that invade little nations are thugs (aside from Isreal-but they aren't totally innocent).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:45:34", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168641, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175468": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-c-rose/republicans-for-obama_b_118417.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-c-rose/re...</a><br>Republicans For Obama<br><br>As I said B4, we'll take any righteous support!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:11:43", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OOPS!!! BUSTED,<br><br>Let's hope next time S will do a little research before trying to spread Repub lies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:07:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "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": 1180009, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175983": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  YEP!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:01:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1170781, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And YOU earn 100 points toward your next reward!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:01:16", "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": 1174858, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169480": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  One \"commenter\" to this article wrote:   reaction to McCain's speech -ZZZZZZ!<br><br>Actually, I'm hopin' that while he is presenting his speech, McAncient doesn't PAUSE and do the same thing -   ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!     :&gt;)   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Trying to make him wake up to finish HIS speech could look a little weird!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:53:04", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169221, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm with Miranda. How can she lead the Free World, if she can't even run her own campaign. Can't have it both ways; either she's in charge, or she's a female version of Shrub, with others pulling her strings. Either way, she's responsible for those clowns.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:21:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "6b084885420a1b324c72d4ec84afd350", "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": 1169271, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176501": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I live in Dallas too, and I've only really seen 2 Obama bumper stickers (when I'm paying attention that is), but you're right, so far no McCain stickers.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:31:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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": 1172170, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1189302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Val, you are a saint. Your parents are truly blessed to have you as a child. I agree with you about some seniors needing help. I think any citizen who needs help should get help. But John McCain makes over $4000,000 a year + his military pension + social security. He also gets free health care financed by our tax dollars and will receive a sweet pension from us yet again due to serving in the senate. I think Ronald Regan collected his Social security as well. If they are rich, they need to pay taxes. <br><br>Public school teachers are fighting to repeal windfall provisions that reduce our SS benefits that we have contributed outside of our teaching jobs. They say we can't collect our full amount because it'd \"double dipping.\" We also have to forfeit any SS contributions left to us by a spouse. Teaching is still largely a pink ghetto (female dominated profession). Those of us that don't have a spousal or parental inheritance, or some kind of financial savy or good fortune will be up ship's creek. They started taking SS from me at the age of 12, yet I won't receive full benefits because I became a teacher. But McCain can collect? That is so wrong. He has a rich wife and probrbly doesn't pay for anything. I will have to move to Mexico in order to retire or I will have to off myself. Pathetic, I know. I hope you can deduct your parents as dependants, and I'm glad that your kids have the benefit of being around their grandparents. May God bless you richly for your generous spirit.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:48:29", "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": 1175508, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170871": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>It's all part of the new plan.</i><br><br>Same war, ...now it's the insurgent phase.<br><br>\"Conflama\" ....I like that word!  That word feels good to me! What the heck does it mean?  I couldn't find it on <a href=\"http://dictionary.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">dictionary.com</a> or the Collins dictionary...too lazy to haul out the Oxford...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:00:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168735, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1177529": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It really is pathetic how McCain is so desperate to be seen as right on something..ANYTHING, that he'd grasp at straws.  <br><br>I mean, who gives a damn, really?  <br><br>You have Obama to thank that McFool is not a complete laughing stock.  I would put out some devastating ad's portraying him as a would-be psychic...looking into people's eyes and seeing things and connecting that to Bush's similar nonsense.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:12:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1174992, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Noit is not proven the intelligence was false, misleading or any other euphemisms you care to come up with.The bush regime went to war knowing there was no wmds.It has been documented read Ron Suskind's book, the downing street memos read what Paul O'neil  said in his book\"from day one bush wanted war with Iraq\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:02:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168350, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1173950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you..there is so much more I could have added to this post, including the pressures our government officials put on the Iraqis for this law, but it would have been too long. However, anyone can google \"Iraqi Oil Law\", \"White House Energy Taskforce\"  or \"Iraqi Energy\" and see a plethora of resources.  So for all those who say the war was not about oil, I say \"Gimme a break--the truth is out there.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:44:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1172783, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169397": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And I understand yours.<br><br>Russia's behavior is thuggish...it's \"shock and awe\" for shock and awe's sake. Ours....well, can't really say that; we are at least trying-with arguable measures of success-to try to clean up the mess we made.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:43:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168811, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thing is, we agree on Russia. The US was caught with its pants down, and there's not a damn thing we can do about it.<br><br>You can't turn Russia's actions into a referendum on Iraq....and that was the point I was making earlier. The two militarily don't compare. <br><br>But of course, the \"blame America first\" chorus has piped up right on cue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:09:08", "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": 1180000, "depth": 12, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169312": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I like the heading presented by Joshua Micah Marshall in TPM:  <br><br>McCain Doubling Down On Stupid  :&gt;)   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>He is, however, covering a well-written analysis by Gregory Djerejian, who further re-inforces that \"McCain has INCREDIBLY POOR REASONING!!!!  :&gt;)  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain_clueless.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain...</a><br><br>\"McCain CLUELESS!!\"    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Ya think!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:35:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1173955": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Barack Obama claims to be a reformer, and even accomplished one particular achievement with the Coburn-Obama bill creating a federal spending database to keep Senators and Representatives accountable for their pork.  Some checking on Obama\u2019s own earmarks reveals some very interesting connections between fundraising and pork.  The Adler Planetarium has found a lot more money since its trustees began bundling for Obama.<br><br>\"The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Frank Clark, stands out amongst Obama supporters. On Sen. Obama\u2019s website, Mr. Clark is listed as a bundler who raised in excess of $200,000 for the Senator\u2019s Presidential campaign. In 2004, Mr. Clark donated $5,000 to the then State Senator Obama\u2019s U.S. Senate bid. In 2005, Mr. Clark became the Chairman of the Board at Adler Planetarium, and in 2006 Sen. Obama earmarked $300,000 to the Planetarium. Then, in the same year that Mr. Clark\u2019s involvement in the Obama campaign skyrocketed to raising an excess of $200,000, Sen. Obama\u2019s earmark for the Adler Planetarium increased tenfold to $3,000,000.\"<br><br>Three ranking members of the Adler Planetarium\u2019s Board donated huge sums of money (at least $200,000) and these enormous contributions came in the same year that Sen. Obama increased their earmark by 900% is truly unsettling.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:45:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168837": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ultimately you can't blame that on Penn, though.  HILLARY should have shut down all of that noise.  And her black female campaign staffers and surrogates should have told her to pump her brakes or risk losing all of the black vote, which she ultimately did.  If Hillary had retained 30% of the black vote she might be the nominee today.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:48:52", "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": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168172, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176522": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "i like your avatar.  looks like a watercolour.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:34:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1176466, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Obama Floods Florida Airwaves<br><br><a href=\"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121850408634131921.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121850408634131...</a><br><br>This article gives a comparison of the Obama v McAncient advertizing!  I'm still amazed at the cost of advertizing!  Whew!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:30:05", "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": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1170381": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>If Hillary had retained 30% of the black vote she might be the nominee today.</i><br><br>There's no MIGHT about it. She would be. Someone did the analysis on <a href=\"http://Salon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Salon.com</a>. But, they couldn't help themselves, and they racebaited and they were punished. There truly is something full of irony that the Black vote did Hillpatine in.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_14:24:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "6b084885420a1b324c72d4ec84afd350", "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": 1168837, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174478": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town:  OOPS!   NO you di'ent!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:08:33", "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": 1169818, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1189419": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/gop_rep_to_environmentalists_j.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br><br>O.K.  A GOP Rep. Said To Environmentalists [especially Nancy Pelosi] that Jesus Already Fixed The Planet.<br><br><br>Watch how I'll make NO comment!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_23:57:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174992": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The Chicago Sun-Times: \u201cMcCain, not Obama, was right about Georgia.\u201d<br><br>McCain's intense interest in foreign policy and military issues, combined with excellent instincts, gives him a huge leg-up in these matters, and not just as compared to the woefully inexperienced Barack Obama. This was evident when it came to the surge in Iraq. It is also evident from the fact that McCain has had the correct line on Russia and the intentions of Putin with respect to Russia's neighbors. Here is McCain discussing this matter in 2007. Watch for his pet line: \"When I looked into Putin's eyes I saw three letters -- a K, a G, and a B.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:33:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168338": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"EMBRACE\"  -  The Same Old Washington Games<br><br><a href=\"http://voices.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/2008/08/whos_the_celebrity_now.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/200...</a><br>Who's The Celebrity Now?<br><br>Mr. Obama's response to the celebrity bashing by McAncient!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>The use of the phrase  \"same OLD politics\" is MORE than telling!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Keep it up Mr. Obama!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:01:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1191891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just in case you were wondering about the \"haps\" in the continuing saga of hte Hip Hop Mayor:<br><br><a href=\"http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/12/judge-rules-detroit-mayor-didnt-violate-bond/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/12/jud...</a><br>Judge Rules Detroit Mayor Didn't Violate Bond<br>by visiting his sister, who is a potential witness for the prosecution!<br><br>Oh well - Ya win some; ya lose some!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_01:37:11", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175508": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rikyah - I agree with Obama.  Simply based on experience.  I take care of my parents.  Initially they had their own place but after paying for medicine etc.  they could not afford payments on their home so I talked to hubby and I paid it.  But the cost of my Dad's medication increased so much he had to choose still between medication, paying bills and buying food.  So I picked up the slack on food, then with the gas price increase etc.  they simply can't afford it.  SS doesn't pay jack if you think about what they earned back then (parents are over 75) so I had to get a bigger house so they can move in with me, my hubby and I have four kids.<br><br>Seniors need a break.  So much so, that I even have to supplement some of my parents best friends income to make sure they have food in their refridgerators.  It is HARD.  They can't afford heating oil, or paying the air conditioning.  Sometimes I have to really juggle to try to meet the needs of everyone and it really gets to me that I can't afford to do more.  If it wasn't for God . . . .I don't know what I would do.  <br><br>So I disagree with the assessment in that post because there are too many Seniors out there who cannot retire with dignity and can't even afford food or bath soap.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:15:54", "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": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169182, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1176022": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Miranda:  Thanks for clarifying.  I've been thinking that billary said that she and her 18Million supporters were    ---- - - - <br><br>      ON CRACK!!!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_19:04:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1170662, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maggie was supposed to be so trusted and beloved by Hillary and Bill, I don't see why she couldn't have taken Hillary to the side and say \"Look, girl, I'm concerned about you.  I want you to win, but I'm telling you now, these tactics you're doing is gonna drive the black vote 100% to Obama and you need a good chunk of those votes to stay alive.  I'm not telling you to stop attacking Obama; get him on his record and his inexperience. But anything vaguely racial will be picked up by black people and you will lose.\"<br><br>Stephanie Tubbs Jones, she didn't have to get on TV and say that Obama should be happy to wear the clothes of his country and that type of nonsense.  Andrew Young didn't have to say \"Bill Clinton is blacker and dated more black women than Obama.\"   Stuff like that is unacceptable.  But, this shows that Hillary's \"groundbreaking\" campaign was all a facade because at the end of the day, she wasn't running things -- inept white dudes were.  So why even bring it up to Hillary when she wasn't even making the decisions to begin with?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:46:10", "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": 1169927, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175002": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda:  \"bill's third term\"  Guess there was not too much/enough attention paid to this concept!  But it's TRUE anyway!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>But bill has changed!  He's LOST his \"game!!\"  So there really couldn't be a fear of his presence NOW!!  He reminds me of a slightly younger version of \"McAncient!\"<br><br>SAD!!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_17:34:24", "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": 1170662, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/clintons-still-want-to-ki_n_118415.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/clinto...</a><br><br>Bill and Hillary want to kill the caucus system.  According to Bill, he heard a rumor that people were \"bussed in from Illinois\" to participate in the Iowa caucus.<br><br>Umm, if people were \"bussed in from Illinois\" to caucus, couldn't they have also been \"bussed in\" from Illinois to vote in the primary?<br><br>Were people \"bussed in\" from North Carolina to help John Edwards, too?<br><br>And who exactly were the people who were \"bussed in?\"  Can't blame black people this time because if a bunch of black people just all of a sudden showed up in Iowa to caucus I think that would have been a major news story.<br><br>Billary needs to stop.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:16:48", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Saddam wasn't executed for WMD.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:16:18", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168696, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1186781": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Teacher:  \". . . by any means necessary&gt;\"<br><br>My question is \"whycome\" an official who breaks the law is NOT immediately removed or removed by some code, etc.  Don't they all take some oath - on a BIBLE- to uphold the Constitution, state laws, county & city ordinances, and the 10 Commandments????  :&gt;)  <br><br>Then, \"whycome\" HE is still in office????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!  Exasperated Deep Breaths!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:52:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1181893, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168350": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'll walk with you, to a point (still don't buy the \"illegal argument):<br><br>We did go into Iraq on intelligence that has now been proven false. That fact is no longer in dispute.<br><br>Russia provoked Georgia into throwing a couple of rockets. When they did, Russia pounced on them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:02:13", "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": 12, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168237, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168351": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah!  Great pic!!!  Nice response!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:02:19", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1192106": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From Black Web Portal - written by The Black Athlete sports Network:<br><br>Cullen Jones Not Michael Phelps Is The Olympic Story<br><a href=\"http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=4051\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?Artic...</a><br><br>First African American to win swimming GOLD!  There was a little bit of tension created with the cite of an athlete whose father is AA and mother -white.  Apparently he was named the first AA athlete to win gold in 2000.  His picture is in the article.  <br><br>This cite also contains a lovely You Tube of Cullen and his mother - Debra Jones!!  This is nice!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>MAJOR PROPS to CULLEN JONES for REPRESENTIN'  :&gt;)   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-13_01:59:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171792": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "read them all last night,<br><br>and Im thinking what nerve does Bill have getting heated when hes painted a racist b/c of his acions, and yet hedecides the best way to paint Barack is as an un-ameican..", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:42:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "smoothie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168122, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1169378": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "From the debates you can see she had that attitude. That was the same attitude that lead to the healthcare debacle.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_12:42:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169003, "depth": 5, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi D,<br><br>Who is the guy in the picture with you?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:02:30", "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": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168235, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1175524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sharing:  Now you KNOW that \"McAncient\" did NOT remember that comment on his own!!The speech writers have billary's file now!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/mccain-attacks-obama-for_n_118457.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/mccain...</a><br>McCain Attacks Obama For Bitter Comments in Pennsylvania.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_18:18:01", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1172009": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Saddam Hussein was hanged for his role in the 1982 Dujail massacre in which 148 Iraqis were killed after a failed assasination attempt on his life...this incident occured 9 years before the first Gulf war/ Operation Desert Storm, and in which Saddam Hussein remained in power and 24 years before his execution in 2006", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:52:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1171420, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168870": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't think we should have invaded a country without provocation, period. I don't think we have the right to kill people's leaders, even when we don't agree with them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:51:54", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168696, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1174097": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In 2007, after he began his presidential campaign, Obama sought a $1 million federal earmark for the Chicago Children\u2019s Museum to build a new facility. The museum, as of the end of fiscal 2007, had revenue in excess of expenses of $23 million, and net assets of $37 million.<br><br>If a museum is sitting on millions in profits, shouldn't they spend some of that before taxpayers nationwide are asked to kick in?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_16:52:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4a5571941439b7f9a5ba7979fd49d96", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168872": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "D i guess you didnt see this when I posted it yesterday.If you have the time you should read it.<br>BATTLE CRY<br>Taunting the bear<br><a href=\"http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/10/europe/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/10/europe/1</a>...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:52:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168641, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168362": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "See my response to Teacher below....was typing it when you responded.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:03:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168288, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180141": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Of course, Rebubs have been salivating ever since Wright said in his Press Club speech that his book would be out in the fall.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:14:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1180009, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168366": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wikipedia:<br><br>The Iraq war, also known as the Oil War or War for Oilis an ongoing conflict which began on March 20, 2003 with the United States-led invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition composed of United States and United Kingdom troops supported by smaller contingents from Australia, Denmark, Poland, and other nations", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:03:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168042, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1187234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:  Thank you for keeping this moment in our minds and hearts!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_22:55:43", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1180011, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No, but we should've stayed out of Iraq.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:39:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "artchess", "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": 1168696, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1168882": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain is OLD, OUT OF TOUCH, and someone needs to upgrade his 8  track to an MP3 player", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_11:54:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168682, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180148": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is it presumptuous for a candidate to speak for \"every American\" when is he not yet President (and hopefully never will be).<br><br>\"John McCain: \"We Are All Georgians\"\"<br><a href=\"http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/mccain_today_we_are_all_georgi.php#comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br><br>But it is definitely presumptuous to speak as \"a citizen of the US, and as a citizen of the world\" in front of a crowd of Germans, right??  Huh...<br><br>Seriously though.  I'm no fan of Bush, but he is still the President.  Yes he was galavanting at the Olympics and shoulda hightailed it home to address this problem, but McCain conducted a press conference before the actual President of the United States did.  He was essentially acting as de facto President.  Where is the presumptuous meme? <br><br>If Obama had done such a thing rethugs would have screamed bloody murder.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:15:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "lamh", "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}, "1177589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Soften that position, D.<br><br>Wrong.  Bush's Iraq invasion was to avenge his Daddy, and for 'Shock and Awe'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_20:19:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169397, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1180150": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They are who we thought they were.<br>Thank you Bill, Geraldine,et al<br><a href=\"http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vote-was-invisible-to-penn.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vo...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_21:15:26", "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}, "1171451": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They didn't name her \"Scarlett\" fer nothin'.....with two 'T's' no less.<br><br>I think what they have an abundance of is ....PRIDE!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:18:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1169701, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "1171626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The MSM has an interest in creating intrigue in order to maximize their profits.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_15:25:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 1168631, "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": "2656109", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -2840547778845639110}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "tuesday_open_thread_92", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 274, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 2656109, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	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";
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	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";
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	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
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	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
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	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
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	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
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	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
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	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
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	this.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) {
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			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
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	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		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_92' +
		'&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_92/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_92'
			+ '&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_92/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">274</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/tuesday_open_thread_92/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_92/">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:2656109" 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_92/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:2656109" 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:2656109" 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_92',
			// 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_92/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_92'
			+ '&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_92'
			+ '&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_92'
				+ '&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/2656109/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');
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175897">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175897" class="dsq-comment-message">This comes under the heading;  "McAncient" Confesses of His Narcissism!  <br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/country-first.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/country-first....</a><br><br>In this video, the reporter was relentless in "Nailing" "McAncient" for VERY SPECIFIC ANSWERS!!!<br><br>Part of what "M" said about the display of the Confederate flag on the capital building in South Carolina:<br>1.  First he posited that he has a curse and a gift regarding knowing what is right and what is wrong!  [And he accuses Mr. Obama of "Moses" status!  HA!!  :&gt;)<br><br>2.  Then he begins back tracking on his statements regarding the displaying of the flag.    At first I said that it should be decided by the people of South Carolina.  But I knew in my heart that that was wrong.<br><br>3.  That statement was an act of COWARDICE!!<br><br>4.  And I said it because of AMBITION!!!  I knew the flag was offensive to some people.<br><br>Well!  Well!  Well!  Is there ANYTHING ELSE that you have said because of your COWARDICE and your AMBITION?????<br><br>How about - your whole campaign and your ADS!!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176619">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176619" class="dsq-comment-message">People I think its clear....no way in hell we can have a man for POTUS who listens to...................ABBA!!! <br><br>Barack Obama\'s 10 favorite songs: <br>Ready or Not, Fugees <br>What\'s Going On, Marvin Gaye <br>I\'m On Fire, Bruce Spingsteen <br>Gimme Shelter, Rolling Stones <br>Sinnerman, Nina Simone <br>Touch the Sky, Kanye West <br>You\'d Be So Easy to Love, Frank Sinatra <br>Think, Aretha Franklin <br>City of Blinding Lights, U2 <br>Yes We Can,  will.i.am<br><br>John McCain\'s 10 favorite songs: <br>Dancing Queen, ABBA <br>Blue Bayou, Roy Orbison <br>Take a Chance On Me, ABBA <br>If We Make It Through December, Merle Haggard <br>As Time Goes By, Dooley Wilson <br>Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys <br>What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong <br>I\'ve Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra <br>Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond <br>Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, The Platters <br><a href="http://www.blender.com/WhiteHouseDJBattle/articles/39518.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.blender.com/WhiteHouseDJBattle/artic...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188204">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188204" class="dsq-comment-message">he\'s just trying to pander to the crowd that went and saw that movie based on ABBA\'s music.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167719">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1167719" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167719" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Ella. That is all.<br>Thanx Rik!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168119">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168119" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168119" class="dsq-comment-message">ReTHUGS are really a piece of work.To fund their lies they turn to fleecing the elderly.<br>You Get What You Pay For<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/you-get-what-you-pay-for_n_118311.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/you-ge...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1167240" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1167240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167240" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/08/obamas_democratic_platform_inc.php" rel="nofollow">Obama\'s Democratic Platform Includes New Governance Planks, Emphases On Women, Fatherhood</a><br><br>Don\'t know if this was posted here or not, but I heard about it last night....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167638">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167638" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, D.<br><br>Interesting.  I\'ll need to read more and digest it.  But from a cursory review, it seems fairly safe and non-controversial.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1167781" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1167781" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167781" class="dsq-comment-message">First read (and this is just from the story; haven\'t read the actual platform yet):<br><br>I\'m not a fan of paying fathers to do what they should be doing anyway.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168184">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168184" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168184" class="dsq-comment-message">I feel you ...<br><br>Kinda like I\'m not a fan of bailing out banks for lending money they knew they shouldn\'t have lent.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168235" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168235" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168235" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168235" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL. Neither am I.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168355">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168355" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi D,<br><br>Who is the guy in the picture with you?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168456" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168456" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168456" class="dsq-comment-message">(sigh)<br><br>Karl Rove. December 2007.<br><br>(bracing for shock)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168962">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168962" class="dsq-comment-message">No. I knew it was him....just wanted to make sure and not just assume.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169730">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169730" class="dsq-comment-message">no comment.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171313" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1171313" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171313" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171313" class="dsq-comment-message">None at all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170716">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170716" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170716" class="dsq-comment-message">Karl Rove is black??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172602">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172602" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:<br><br><br>LOL!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1184295">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1184295" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1184295" class="dsq-comment-message">Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1167261" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1167261" href="http://blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Janet Shan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1167261" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167261" class="dsq-comment-message">In my opinion Ella Fitzgerald stands for greatness. She was a trailblazer in her own rights. She transcended race on so many levels to become a great singer who will be remembered for years to come.<br><br><a href="http://www.blackpoliticalthought.com" rel="nofollow">www.blackpoliticalthought.com</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188057">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188057" class="dsq-comment-message">BP:  Amen!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167512">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167512" class="dsq-comment-message">Now that Russia has stopped their offensive some questions need to be ask. Why did the US give a wink and a nod to Georgia knowing that Russia  was itching to  pimp-smack them to reality? And seeing that Condi claims to be a Russian expert where was she at?On vacation buying some more f*ck- me boots?Thank god this nightmare is almost over for this criminal regime.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167937">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167937" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m so thankful that Russia has decided to stand down. War is bad. Russia is the E. European equivalent of the USA. Putin is the Russian equivalent of Dick Cheney. We have big problems to deal with over here.<br><br>If the pres of Georgia isn\'t smart enough to know not to listen to W, I pity the fools in his country. Everyone and their grandmother should be able to see that our nation is in rapid decline on many different levels. Like I said yesterday, there is no point in W talking a bunch of ying yang that he can\'t back up, but he is going to do it anyway, because that\'s the kind of punk ass MFer that he is. He has looted the coffers of the country and split the spoils among his friends. Actually, he should be executed for treason, or at least impeached. GW bush gave them a wink & a nod because he is a delusional criminal & a pathological liar.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168042" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168042" class="dsq-comment-message">Russia is the equivalent of <b><i>who?</i></b><br><br>Are you serious?<br><br>Russia just went to war for sport; just to show that they could. When has the US <b><i>ever</i></b> done that?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170166">taritac</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170166" class="dsq-comment-message">Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq I, Iraq II. Not to mention "disappearing" people and torturing them in blatant violation of International law and good common sense. All just because we CAN. No one ever wonders if we should.<br><br>Russia gets no kudos from me (in fact, they frankly scare the heck out of me), but to pretend that the US is blameless in the Georgia/Russia mess or that we are always  on the right side of every issue or every conflict is just FANTASY. <br><br>If the shoe were on the other foot, and Russia was encouraging Mexico to join their alliance and proposing (in a friendly way) to put a missile defense system there or in Canada, we would rightly be outraged, defensive, and to say the least, *worried*. <br><br>Please remove your rose-colored glasses. They only exacerbate your myopia.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168173">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168173" class="dsq-comment-message">Iraq? Oh I forgot it was for WMD\'s , no it was because Saddam tried to get my daddy, no it was because Saddam is a bad man, no it was for freedom, no it was because Saddam and Bin Laden did 911 together,and here is a oldie but goodie according to Condi Saddam has the capacity to load wmd\'s on propeller planes fly them unmanned from Iraq to the US do you want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168254" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168254" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168254" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168254" class="dsq-comment-message">There\'s fundamental differences between our actions in Iraq and Russia\'s in Georgia. Anyone with common sense can see that.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169207" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169207">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169207" class="dsq-comment-message">The difference is the U.S. administration was/is driven by oil.  As far back as 2001, Cheney was meeting with top oil executives as part of a White House Energy Taskforce.   In Feb. and March 2001, these meetings included discussion of Iraqi pipelines, oilfields and a document was found, obtained by Judicial Watch, t listed the "Foreign Suitors of Iraqi Oilfields."--- two years prior to the invasion of Iraq. <br> In December 2002-April 2003, U.S. State Department Oil and Energy Working Group brought together influential Iraq exiles,U.S. government officials, and international consultants to "draft framework for Iraq\'s oil policy" that would eventually lead to the Iraqi Oil Law.  Make note that this period of planning occcured months before our invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Also , many of the Iraqi members of the group became part of the new Iraqi government later.<br>The Iraqi Oil ministry was one of the few structures protected from looters in the first days of the war.<br>In May 2003, President Bush signed an Executive Order 13303 providing full legal immunity to all U.S. oil companies doing business in Iraq in order to facilitate the country\'s "orderly reconstruction."<br>Bearing Point, a U.S. consulting firm hired by the U.S. releases "Options for Developing a Long Term Sustainable Oil Industry" which is a report on the Iraqi Oil Industry favoring foreign foreign participation as the most efficient way of developing the sector.  This was released December 19, 2003.<br>On August 30,2005, President Bush says U.S.  troops would continue fighting in Iraq in order to protect the country\'s vast oil fields, which would otherwise fall under the control of  terrorist extremist.<br>In may 2006, Iraq\'s new oil minister, Hussein al-Sharistani, began drafting legslation to govern Iraq\'s Oil sector.  Following his appointment, Shahristani annouced that one of this top priorities would be to pass a law allowing privatization through parliament by the end of 2006.<br>All of this leads us to the Iraqi Oil Law, known as the Hydrocarbon Law.  As we all know, Iraqi oil had been nationalized since 1972 and is the main source of revenue for the Iraqi people.  Under the Iraqi Oil Law, the Iraqi Oil ministry would only have exclusive control of only 17 of the 80 known oil fields, leaving 2/3 of the oil open to foreign oil companies,  Through this law, it would allow foreign companies to engage in Production Share Agreements (PSA)which offer huge profits for them, even though PSA\'s are only used in 12 percent  of oil agreements.  Under this law, foreign comapnies are not required to partner with an Iraqi company or reinvest money into Iraq.  The law wasimmediately a accepted by the Iraqi Cabinet but has faced criticism in the Parliament.<br>Also, it is important to note the no-bid contracts with Exxon-Mobil, Total, BP, and Chevron  for Iraqi oil.<br>It appears more thought has been devoted to the privitazation of the oil industry in Iraq than the strategic suucess of our troops on the ground.  It is amazing the "major combat "was over in May 2003, yet the effectiveness of a "troop surge" is being debated 5 years later, after the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. troops and coalition forces and upons thousands of Iraqis.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170012">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170012" class="dsq-comment-message">Well Monie, you pretty much laid it all down. Yor post says it all.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172783">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172783" class="dsq-comment-message">Monie:   MAJOR PROPS!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1173950">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1173950" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you..there is so much more I could have added to this post, including the pressures our government officials put on the Iraqis for this law, but it would have been too long. However, anyone can google "Iraqi Oil Law", "White House Energy Taskforce"  or "Iraqi Energy" and see a plethora of resources.  So for all those who say the war was not about oil, I say "Gimme a break--the truth is out there.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168288">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168288" class="dsq-comment-message">Name them</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168362" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168362" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168362" class="dsq-comment-message">See my response to Teacher below....was typing it when you responded.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168237">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168237" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m serious, friend. I know you drink the militaristic koolade, but the war in Iraq  was entered into by false and deceptive pretenses and is an illegal war.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168350" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168350" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168350" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll walk with you, to a point (still don\'t buy the "illegal argument):<br><br>We did go into Iraq on intelligence that has now been proven false. That fact is no longer in dispute.<br><br>Russia provoked Georgia into throwing a couple of rockets. When they did, Russia pounced on them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168551" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168551">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168551" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I don\'t think we are going to agree, so let me respectfully agree to disagree.<br><br>I don\'t think we have all the data on the Russia/Georgia conflict yet, so it\'s a little soon to judge. It has lasted 5 days as opposed to 5 years. I think that the USA\'s actions are way more egregious & reprehensible.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168641" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168641" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168641" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think we\'re that far apart on this one, as long as the discussion doesn\'t turn into a referendum on Iraq.<br><br>I think-based on what we currently know-we would agree that some provocation took place between Russia and Georgia, even though it may be too early to judge who did what first. I think we\'d also agree that nothing of the sort took place prior to the US going into Iraq-they didn\'t provoke us, short of throwing a couple of errant missiles at our planes in the no-fly zones.<br><br>That difference is why I think the actions aren\'t comparable. I\'m not going to delve into the "my bombardment is morally better than your invasion" agrument, cause it\'s really not worth having.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168811">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168811" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I\'m shocked that I agree with most of what  you wrote. If you haven\'t figured it out, I\'m against invasion in general, though I believe in defense.<br><br>I understand your logic & perspective, but I have a different emphasis. I think that big nations that invade little nations are thugs (aside from Isreal-but they aren\'t totally innocent).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169397" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1169397" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169397" class="dsq-comment-message">And I understand yours.<br><br>Russia\'s behavior is thuggish...it\'s "shock and awe" for shock and awe\'s sake. Ours....well, can\'t really say that; we are at least trying-with arguable measures of success-to try to clean up the mess we made.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177589">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177589" class="dsq-comment-message">Soften that position, D.<br><br>Wrong.  Bush\'s Iraq invasion was to avenge his Daddy, and for \'Shock and Awe\'</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1177922" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1177922" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177922" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, because we bombed Iraq into submission. Been bombing them for the whole five years. Hell, the Russians stole the idea from us.<br><br>As usual, when it comes to military matters, you have no idea what you\'re talking about. You\'re consistent in that, so I guess some measure of credit is deserved.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1179986" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1179986">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1179986" class="dsq-comment-message">Iraq was not aggressive to begin with.  Saying you bombed them into submission doesn\'t make sense.<br><br>Let us all defer to your  posturing.  I think it\'s all you\'ve got.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180000">Terri</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180000" class="dsq-comment-message">Naah, not so fast, D.   The Russians bitch-slapped the US this time, because we have become impotent in our demands and responses.  Iraq, bombed into submission? Any errant bombs in that? (You get the joke, D.  You just finished reading it).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1180096" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1180096" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180096" class="dsq-comment-message">Thing is, we agree on Russia. The US was caught with its pants down, and there\'s not a damn thing we can do about it.<br><br>You can\'t turn Russia\'s actions into a referendum on Iraq....and that was the point I was making earlier. The two militarily don\'t compare. <br><br>But of course, the "blame America first" chorus has piped up right on cue.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1178403">Terri</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1178403" class="dsq-comment-message">Word.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168872">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168872" class="dsq-comment-message">D i guess you didnt see this when I posted it yesterday.If you have the time you should read it.<br>BATTLE CRY<br>Taunting the bear<br><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/10/europe/1" rel="nofollow">http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/10/europe/1</a>...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168970">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168970" class="dsq-comment-message">Noit is not proven the intelligence was false, misleading or any other euphemisms you care to come up with.The bush regime went to war knowing there was no wmds.It has been documented read Ron Suskind\'s book, the downing street memos read what Paul O\'neil  said in his book"from day one bush wanted war with Iraq"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168366">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168366" class="dsq-comment-message">Wikipedia:<br><br>The Iraq war, also known as the Oil War or War for Oilis an ongoing conflict which began on March 20, 2003 with the United States-led invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition composed of United States and United Kingdom troops supported by smaller contingents from Australia, Denmark, Poland, and other nations</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168478" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168478" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168478" class="dsq-comment-message">Forgive me, but I\'m in shock that someone actually put those terms ("oil war/war for oil") in that article.<br><br>Then again, it is Wikipedia......</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168663">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168663" class="dsq-comment-message">You didn\'t know, friend? Yes, the pres. & W invaded a sovereign nation, overthrew their government and immediately began to siphon their gas out of their ground. So our tax dollars paid for the oil companies to get free gas and then they sold it back to us at inflated prices. Everyone thought oil was going to be so cheap, but it didn\'t happen.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167666">gaiilonfong</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167666" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow the new Hillpatine/Wolfson rehabilitation tour is getting funny.<br>Those "memo leaks" have Hillary and Bill\'s fingerprints all ovah them.<br>Now that McSame is using Penn;s strategy Hillpatine wants everyone to think she was against it...LMAO....what lengths they will go ...Absolutely Pathetic!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167696">gaiilonfong</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167696" class="dsq-comment-message">Nate at "FiveThirtyEight" has an interesting post up<br><br>"Black vote invisible to Penn"....Really?<br><br><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vote-was-invisible-to-penn.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vo...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168130">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168130" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, really. Even with all his international clientele, he probably lives in a very insular world that doesn\'t include Black people. Otherwise, they TOTALLY underestimated O\'s appeal in general, and specifically among Black voters. We already know that they thought they had the AA vote in the bank, even to the point of making race-based insults against O.  Here is the result....<br><br>"Some of Clinton\'s support was undoubtedly very soft. Between October and November, Obama moved from about 20 points behind among black voters to essentially even with them, as the campaign coverage picked up, Obama had a chance to introduce himself, and Clinton had a few stumbles. There was relatively little negative campaigning during this period. But it was the period in between "now the fun part starts" and "Jesse Jackson won South Carolina" when the bottom really fell out, with Clinton losing about 60 points\' worth of African-American support in a month\'s time. And things actually got a little bit worse thereafter, with Clinton going from a -60 among black voters in South Carolina and Super Tuesday (a margin that might have allowed her to salvage the nomination) to a -80 in the primaries that followed.<br><br>Overall, Clinton lost 100 points of support among black voters in about 120 days: a truly remarkable achievement. Since black voters make up about 20 percent of the Democratic primary electorate, a 100-point swing among black voters translates to a 20-point swing among all voters. And that, essentially, was how the primary was lost. In national trial heats, Obama was polling about 20 points behind Clinton throughout most of calendar year 2007, and wound up polling about 5 points ahead of her for most of the period after Super Tuesday. That is a 25-point swing, and 20 of those 25 points came from black voters."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168172" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168172">gaiilonfong</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168172" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree teacher...the "really?\' was meant as a joke.....in other words Penn doesn\'t give a crap about people of color,that was obvious from his strategy memo, and just assumed Hillpatine would get the vote no matter what her tactics would be in the primary.  WRONG</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168837">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168837" class="dsq-comment-message">Ultimately you can\'t blame that on Penn, though.  HILLARY should have shut down all of that noise.  And her black female campaign staffers and surrogates should have told her to pump her brakes or risk losing all of the black vote, which she ultimately did.  If Hillary had retained 30% of the black vote she might be the nominee today.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169003">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169003" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169003" class="dsq-comment-message">I read a story that stated that most of her staff members were afraid of Hillary to the point that they would draw straws to decide who would deliver certain information to her. The only person she could receive information from was Maggie whats-her-name. The Clintons have the idea that they are vastly superior to practically everyone. You can\'t tell someone anything who knows everything. Some people aren;t educable (hard to believe, right?). If they KNEW they had the Black vote in the bank, who is anyone (inferior) to tell them differently?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169378">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169378" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169378" class="dsq-comment-message">From the debates you can see she had that attitude. That was the same attitude that lead to the healthcare debacle.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169566" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169566" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169566">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169566" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169566" class="dsq-comment-message">Then Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Maggie, etc. should have left if they felt her actions were faulty.  They didn\'t, and that sent a message to her and all the white guys running the campaign that their actions were OK and black people would just overlook it and fall back.  Even last week, somebody from Billary Inc. claimed they weren\'t racist because they had high ranking black women on their team.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169712" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169712" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169712">caligirl</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169712" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169712" class="dsq-comment-message">tubbs-jones, williams, et al made the mistake in thinking that we ALL  were as self-loathing as they undeniably are.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1174906" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174906" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174906">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174906" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174906" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  And they all have run back into their SSSSSSSnake holes!!  Can\'t say a good word about Mr. Obama!  Unrepentent heif- uh- SSSSSnakes!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169927" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169927" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169927">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169927" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169927" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I\'m not trying to make excuses for anyone, but it\'s hard to give up income when you don\'t have a big reserve &/or when you perceive that there could be some retaliation against you. Yeah, you\'d think that they would\'ve said something, but who really knows the intricasies of the relationships? I want to say some things to my principal that I think would not be prudent on my part. I\'m trying to get to a different school and I don\'t want her to block me. She is like a ghetto Hillary in Black face.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1171928">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171928" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171928" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171928">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171928" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171928" class="dsq-comment-message">Maggie was supposed to be so trusted and beloved by Hillary and Bill, I don\'t see why she couldn\'t have taken Hillary to the side and say "Look, girl, I\'m concerned about you.  I want you to win, but I\'m telling you now, these tactics you\'re doing is gonna drive the black vote 100% to Obama and you need a good chunk of those votes to stay alive.  I\'m not telling you to stop attacking Obama; get him on his record and his inexperience. But anything vaguely racial will be picked up by black people and you will lose."<br><br>Stephanie Tubbs Jones, she didn\'t have to get on TV and say that Obama should be happy to wear the clothes of his country and that type of nonsense.  Andrew Young didn\'t have to say "Bill Clinton is blacker and dated more black women than Obama."   Stuff like that is unacceptable.  But, this shows that Hillary\'s "groundbreaking" campaign was all a facade because at the end of the day, she wasn\'t running things -- inept white dudes were.  So why even bring it up to Hillary when she wasn\'t even making the decisions to begin with?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1170781" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170781" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170781">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170781" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170781" class="dsq-comment-message">..Then I guess Tubbs Jones and her ilk worked to Barack\'s benefit.  If they had warned the HillCamp, maybe they\'d have been more careful in how they handled the black community, and not lost their votes.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1175983">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175983" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175983" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175983">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175983" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175983" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  YEP!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1170381">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1170381" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170381" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170381">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170381" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170381" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>If Hillary had retained 30% of the black vote she might be the nominee today.</i><br><br>There\'s no MIGHT about it. She would be. Someone did the analysis on <a href="http://Salon.com" rel="nofollow">Salon.com</a>. But, they couldn\'t help themselves, and they racebaited and they were punished. There truly is something full of irony that the Black vote did Hillpatine in.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1172555" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172555" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172555">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172555" class="dsq-comment-message">town:  Re "her black female campaign staffers and surrogates"<br><br>See, THAT was JUST one of her problems!!  Black, in their cases, ONLY refers to the quantity of melanin that they possessed.  Like the likes of the aforementioned:  Tubbs-Jones, Jackson-Lee, and most recently, The WRONG Rev. Joe Watkins, Tara Wall, etc.<br><br>All o\'nem can sit on TV,  stare us in our faces and say what strong and good people billary and "McAncient" are!!!  Where\'s the $$ that they get??<br><br>Wait, they don\'t take bribes.  They just lack CHARACTER!<br>OHHHHHH!  O.K.  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!  Lowering her head and sighing Deep Breaths!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Teacher is also correct on the "FEAR FACTOR!"  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168735" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168735" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1168735" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168735" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168735" class="dsq-comment-message">This is why the memos were leaked.<br><br>So we could talk about the Clintons in the lead up to the convention.<br><br>So that we can see that she was a "victim" of her staff\'s stupidity (as well as her own INABILITY TO LEAD, but that will get lost in the spin cycle), so that her die hard supporters can feel sorry for her and feel entitled to all sorts of conflama in Denver.<br><br>It\'s all part of the new plan.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169151" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169151" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169151">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169151" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169151" class="dsq-comment-message">What is the objective of the new plan? Same as the objective of the old plan? Is it their passive/aggressive way to exact revenge on Obama? Is it the start of her 2012 campaign?<br><br>One Jennifer Donohue said last night on CNN that O needs to stop letting McCain define him and stop letting the clintons manipulate him.<br><br>My brother is going to the convention. He says that he doesn\'t think the Clintons will clown because it will hurt  them too much. To me, they would do it thru surrogates.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1169271">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169271" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169271" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169271">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169271" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169271" class="dsq-comment-message">These memos make Hillary look worse. It looks like she didn\'t have any influence in her own campaign. She wasn\'t in charge. Mind you, the rabid PUMA folks will make excuses and ironicaly enough, not see how that, in and of itself makes her look incredibly weak.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169701">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169701" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169701" class="dsq-comment-message">The memos only confirm that Hillary wasn\'t in charge.   Hillary was just a figurehead; the white guys were running things.  That\'s why all these PUMA women have been sold a bill of goods.  Ferraro and Clinton aren\'t about women\'s rights and women\'s progress unless it\'s one of them, rich well educated/connected white women doing the progression.  And Sally Ann watching As the World Turns blaming "sexism" and Obama for Hillary\'s loss is being played.  It\'s always "sexism" when these type of women fall down on the job or get caught unawares, just like when Scarlett Johannson started screaming about "sexism" when she got busted for making up the whole Obama e-mail saga.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169760" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169760" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169760">Admiral_Komack</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169760" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169760" class="dsq-comment-message">AHEM...the "hard working" white guys were running things.   ;-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169818" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169818" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169818">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169818" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169818" class="dsq-comment-message">Only in America can a hard working white guy screw things up beyond all recognition and still expect a $4 million dollar pay day.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1170178" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170178" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170178">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170178" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170178" class="dsq-comment-message">Is it that the women are too deluded to get it or is it that they benefit from it?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171701">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171701" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171701" class="dsq-comment-message">They benefit from it.    None of these PUMAs would need "catharsis" and "healing" if a white guy was the nominee.  They\'d shrug and move on.  Because at the end of the day somebody who looks like them is in power.<br><br>As Geraldine Ferraro said, when she sees Obama saying "Our time is now!" she hears him saying "Your (white people) time is up." <br><br>If you want to keep your psychological status quo intact, you as a PUMA will vote McCain because even though he has a terrible record as far as women are concerned, at least he and his wife look like you.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1172020" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172020" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1172020" href="http://realpeeplz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">smoothie</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172020" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172020" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>If you want to keep your psychological status quo intact, you as a PUMA will vote McCain because even though he has a terrible record as far as women are concerned, at least he and his wife look like you.</i><br>co-sign town..</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1172354" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172354" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172354">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172354" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172354" class="dsq-comment-message">You ain\'t lying</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1174478" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174478" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174478">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174478" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174478" class="dsq-comment-message">Town:  OOPS!   NO you di\'ent!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169826" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169826" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169826">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169826" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169826" class="dsq-comment-message">i must say, it eerily reminds me of the many false claims of "he raped me!" from history.   <br><br>some women just aren\'t helpful, are they?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171451" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171451" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171451">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171451" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171451" class="dsq-comment-message">They didn\'t name her "Scarlett" fer nothin\'.....with two \'T\'s\' no less.<br><br>I think what they have an abundance of is ....PRIDE!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1170355" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170355">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170355" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m with Miranda. How can she lead the Free World, if she can\'t even run her own campaign. Can\'t have it both ways; either she\'s in charge, or she\'s a female version of Shrub, with others pulling her strings. Either way, she\'s responsible for those clowns.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1170662">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1170662" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170662" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170662">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170662" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170662" class="dsq-comment-message">Is it just me or did Hillary actually set women BACK. They have replaced that glass ceiling with the 18 million so-called cracks with the release of these emails. She was indecisive about hard decisions when it came to responding to the strategies of Penn, Ickes and Wolfson...yet her basic staff was afraid to tell her anything because she was colossal bitch. Well you can be a bitch, in fact you need to be one, but you need to be one with the TOP MEN FOLK TOO and not just your low totem poll staffers....and what the hell was Bill Clinton doing signing off on any-damn-thing?? Yeah, I know he\'s the former president....but ummmm, is that what this was? She was just a figurehead for Bill\'s third term? What kind of ish is this? If Hillary wanted to show SHE was the one qualified by her own merits to be POTUS, shouldn\'t the last thing be even the notion that its BILL who\'s really in charge here? Not that I even think it would have been possible, but damn.  Reading that HE gave the final go-ahead on that 3am commercial just doesn\'t give the appearance of Hillary as Commander in Chief to me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171591" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171591" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171591">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171591" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171591" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes she did set women back.   All those young up-and-comer males who support Obama have a distasteful view of feminism now.  Now they think it\'s just a bunch of irrational, bitter old women trying to have their way.   A lot of young women are ticked off too....and older woman...and older men...LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175002" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175002" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175002">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175002" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175002" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  "bill\'s third term"  Guess there was not too much/enough attention paid to this concept!  But it\'s TRUE anyway!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>But bill has changed!  He\'s LOST his "game!!"  So there really couldn\'t be a fear of his presence NOW!!  He reminds me of a slightly younger version of "McAncient!"<br><br>SAD!!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176022" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176022" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176022">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176022" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176022" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  Thanks for clarifying.  I\'ve been thinking that billary said that she and her 18Million supporters were    ---- - - - <br><br>      ON CRACK!!!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176692" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176692" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176692">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176692" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176692" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!   good one!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1171976">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171976" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171976" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1171976" href="http://realpeeplz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">smoothie</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171976" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171976" class="dsq-comment-message">I scond that as well. From reading the Memo\'s you got th sense that Bill and Mark were on one side, and Singer aong with Ickes were onthe other..<br>At no time, did she ever contenplate stepping in. Its as if she had NO CONTROL whatsoever. The blame game was played fast , and people lost crediblity and in the Dem. party once the Clinton machine banished you, you were trash..Atleast until PSD  resurfaced...<br><br>Id like to see the emails that detail specificall he nuclear option.And her attempt to weasel he way onto the VP slot...<br>thats when  I\'ll get my popcorn ready.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169482" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169482" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169482">Lily</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169482" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169482" class="dsq-comment-message">How many times can that poor woman be victimized?<br><br><br>Wait,,,how many times can she sell us that she has been victimized?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176076" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176076" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176076">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176076" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176076" class="dsq-comment-message">Lily:  To quote a phrase   "As long as her lips are moving!"   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170871" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170871">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170871" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170871" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>It\'s all part of the new plan.</i><br><br>Same war, ...now it\'s the insurgent phase.<br><br>"Conflama" ....I like that word!  That word feels good to me! What the heck does it mean?  I couldn\'t find it on <a href="http://dictionary.com" rel="nofollow">dictionary.com</a> or the Collins dictionary...too lazy to haul out the Oxford...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1188933" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188933">isonprize</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1188933" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188933" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflation" rel="nofollow">Conflation</a>  and  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama" rel="nofollow">Drama</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1189239" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1189239" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1189239">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1189239" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1189239" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1167973" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1167973" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1167973">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1167973" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1167973" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain Doubling Down on Stupid<br><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain_clueless.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168122" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168122">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168122" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168122" class="dsq-comment-message">WHO READ THE MEMOS????<br>Good Good stuff....you need to get some popcorn or nachos or twizzlers or something, and sit back and enjoy:<br><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200808u/clinton-memos" rel="nofollow">http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200808u/clinton-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168192" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168192">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168192" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168192" class="dsq-comment-message">Read it last night and I must say it would make a great comic drama movie of the week.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168240">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168240" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!! Yes indeed! John Goodman as Mark Penn, Randy Quaid as Harold Ickes, gotta throw Kevin Kline in there somewhere - Lanny Davis maybe...and if you ever saw the movie "Soap" from back in the day, then you KNOW Sally Field can pull off Hillary.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171792" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1171792" href="http://realpeeplz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">smoothie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171792" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171792" class="dsq-comment-message">read them all last night,<br><br>and Im thinking what nerve does Bill have getting heated when hes painted a racist b/c of his acions, and yet hedecides the best way to paint Barack is as an un-ameican..</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168338" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168338">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168338" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168338" class="dsq-comment-message">"EMBRACE"  -  The Same Old Washington Games<br><br><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/2008/08/whos_the_celebrity_now.html" rel="nofollow">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/200...</a><br>Who\'s The Celebrity Now?<br><br>Mr. Obama\'s response to the celebrity bashing by McAncient!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br>The use of the phrase  "same OLD politics" is MORE than telling!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Keep it up Mr. Obama!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168351" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168351" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168351">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168351" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168351" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah!  Great pic!!!  Nice response!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168392" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168392" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168392">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168392" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168392" class="dsq-comment-message">The Pres. of France is really stepping up in the negotiations between Russia & Georgia. It must be nice to have a president who isn\'t a moron. I hope & pray that we get an upstanding, smart, diplomatic leader instead of another dullard.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168424" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168424">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168424" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168424" class="dsq-comment-message">Providing another set of DATA for reference/analysis:<br><br><a href="http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/</a><br><br>Use as you wish!  We know that certain data hasn\'t begun to be collected!  How \'bout those cell phone users, exclusively??    :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168465" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168465" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168465">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168465" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168465" class="dsq-comment-message">Roy on Dan Abrams:  I missed this show.  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-tv/roy-sekoff-on-dan-abrams_b_118392.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-tv/roy-sekof...</a><br><br>p.s.  Then there\'s The WRONG Rev. Joe Watkins!!  Yuck.  Still a "McAncient" BELIEVER!!!  Yuck #2.   :&gt;)    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168631">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168631" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama Floods Florida Airwaves<br><br><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121850408634131921.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121850408634131...</a><br><br>This article gives a comparison of the Obama v McAncient advertizing!  I\'m still amazed at the cost of advertizing!  Whew!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171626" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171626">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171626" class="dsq-comment-message">The MSM has an interest in creating intrigue in order to maximize their profits.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1174663" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174663" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174663">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174663" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174663" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Can we say - Money!  Money!   Money!  from Mamma Mia??  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168682" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168682" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168682">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168682" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168682" class="dsq-comment-message">Top 10 "songs" for each candidate!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/favorite_songs_of_the_candidates.html" rel="nofollow">http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/fa...</a><br><br>A little old on the article, but still interesting!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  What does their list say about them??  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168882" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168882" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168882">djchefron</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168882" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168882" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain is OLD, OUT OF TOUCH, and someone needs to upgrade his 8  track to an MP3 player</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169086" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169086" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169086">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169086" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169086" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:   LOL !!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Good one!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168696" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168696" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168696">ownmyown</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168696" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168696" class="dsq-comment-message">Since there were no Weapons of Mass Destruction, should Suddam\'s life have been spared?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168736" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168736">artchess</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168736" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168736" class="dsq-comment-message">No, but we should\'ve stayed out of Iraq.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168910" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168910">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168910" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168910" class="dsq-comment-message">So since the decider has caused hundreds of thousands of lives with his war of aggression should he also hang.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168801" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168801" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168801">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168801" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168801" class="dsq-comment-message">ownmyown:  How \'bout a OOPS! MY BAD!  from Shrub!?????<br>Ain\'t gonna happen!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)  He\'s just gonna slowly SLITHER out of office!!<br><br>Biggest SSSSSSSSnake in the world!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169554" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169554" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169554">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169554" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169554" class="dsq-comment-message">did u see those pics at the jedreport?  in the comments section?  he was at the olympics falling-down drunk!  <br><br>they looked legit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169595" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169595" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169595">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169595" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169595" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  No.  But will check.  Ya know, I like reading the comments for perspective!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Gotta make a run!  C U L8R   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169671" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169671">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169671" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169671" class="dsq-comment-message">me too.  "bill w" linked  the pictures.  can\'t remember which post of jed\'s they\'re under though.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1174425" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174425" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174425">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174425" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174425" class="dsq-comment-message">I couldn\'t find them. I only saw the one with him holding the flag backward.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176617" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176617" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176617">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176617" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176617" class="dsq-comment-message">hmmm...  maybe they were removed.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168870" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168870" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168870">Teacher</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168870" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168870" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think we should have invaded a country without provocation, period. I don\'t think we have the right to kill people\'s leaders, even when we don\'t agree with them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169532" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169532">caligirl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169532" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169532" class="dsq-comment-message">ab-so-LUTE-ly !!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171420" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1171420" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171420" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171420" class="dsq-comment-message">Saddam wasn\'t executed for WMD.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172009" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172009">Monie</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172009" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172009" class="dsq-comment-message">Saddam Hussein was hanged for his role in the 1982 Dujail massacre in which 148 Iraqis were killed after a failed assasination attempt on his life...this incident occured 9 years before the first Gulf war/ Operation Desert Storm, and in which Saddam Hussein remained in power and 24 years before his execution in 2006</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171641" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171641" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171641">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171641" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171641" class="dsq-comment-message">I think they executed him for other reasons.  As for his sons, I think it was a crime to murder them like that.  They should also have been put on trial.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171766" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1171766" href="http://realpeeplz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">smoothie</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171766" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171766" class="dsq-comment-message">TS,<br><br>Uday and  Qusay were nothing more then thugs rding dads co-tails...They had people tortured for failing to bring home gold in the olympics., and political prisoners were killed at the hand of them by the thousands..Every dime Uday and Qusay earned came from the blood of an innocent Iraqi. <br><br>I dont typically go hard right , but those two were the worst. Nothing less then murder would suffice</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171990" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171990">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171990" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171990" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, I know they were criminals.  But, does a foreign nation have the right to invade and act as judge and jury?  At least give the Iraqi\'s their right to try and convict their own leaders of crimes committed against Iraqi\'s.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1172240" href="http://realpeeplz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">smoothie</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172240" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172240" class="dsq-comment-message">i agree with you on that...Esp.since we scream bloddy murder here the moment one of our people are executed by another country. <br><br>I think had we gave them the chance, honestly they probaby wuldve fled. both of them had duaL citizenship to European Countries where they couldnt have gotten extradicted.  The greater good unfortunatly was there eliminaiton.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172379" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1172379" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172379" class="dsq-comment-message">Which is what\'s been happening.....happened with Saddam, et al.<br><br>Those two got exactly what they deserved.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1168758" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1168758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1168758">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1168758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1168758" class="dsq-comment-message">Jed Said:   Cokie Got Her Kooky Smear From the GOP      Ya think!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>This is just the beginning of a "blast" on Cokie, said Jed.  He\'s going to compile a video.  I\'ll try to follow this!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)     Anything to get my "DISS THE DUDE" on!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/cokie-got-her-k.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/cokie-got-her-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169011" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169011">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169011" class="dsq-comment-message">Mark Nicholas:  The Media\'s Problem of "False Balance" Showing Itself In Electoral Map Analysis<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/the-medias-problem-of-fal_b_118420.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-nickolas/the...</a><br><br>This analysis actually reflects what many JJP posters have already stated in some form or another. <br> <br>He said:  ". . .the vested interest that the media has in creating the APPEARANCE of a close race[occurs] since they all depend on INTEREST to drive coverage and HENCE AD REVENUE!!"<br><br>Arianna Huffington said that analysts create:  ". . .  an ILLUSION of NEUTRALITY INSTEAD of ferreting out the TRUTH."<br><br>You mean that they could be LYING/SHADING THE TRUTH/PREVARICATING [where\'s my Roget\'s Thesaurus when I need it?  :&gt;)   :&gt;)]   <br><br>Say it isn\'t so!!!!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169074" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169074" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169074">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169074" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169074" class="dsq-comment-message">From the Daily Voice:  Could Kwame Kilpatrick Hurt Obama??<br><br><a href="http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/could-kwame-kilpatrick-hurt-ba-001014.php" rel="nofollow">http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/could-kw...</a><br><br>Keith Boykin says a resounding and from a well-constructed analysis -  I don\'t think so!!!  People are too smart to play the Repug "CONNECTION game!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169175" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169175" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169175">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169175" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169175" class="dsq-comment-message">I love Keith.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169256" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169256">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169256" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, in Michigan, if we can\'t get the Detroit vote out, but outside of that, no.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169343" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169343">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169343" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  My sister in Detroit continues to say that Mr. Obama\'s campaign headquarters is very effective!!  We\'ll see!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169526" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169526">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169526" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169526" class="dsq-comment-message">keith\'s good.  used to work for the clinton admin. once upon a time???  <br><br>big loss for their side--LOL!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169109" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169109" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169109">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169109" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169109" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/10/AR2008081001867.html?nav=hcmodule" rel="nofollow">Obama as Incumbent</a><br><br>Huh?<br><br>GMAFB</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169420" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169420">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169420" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  When I posted this WAY LATE on Monday\'s Thread, I said huh? too.  I even read it twice.   Still - huh?<br><br>Upon a third read:  As Dionne states:  McCain is trying to turn Obama\'s populatity against him.   Oh.  O.K.  But it took too long to get there!   Hmmmmm!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>p.s.:  GMAFB?  Thank you.   :&gt;)  Still learnin\'  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169494" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169494">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169494" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169494" class="dsq-comment-message">just guessing here:  give me a fuckin\' break...???</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169559" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169559" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169559">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169559" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Thank you.   :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169636" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169636">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169636" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169636" class="dsq-comment-message">sorry for the language.   :-/</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1173743">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1173743" class="dsq-comment-message">caligirl:  Not to worry.  I put some *&%$# in the TRANSLATION!   :&gt;)   :&gt;:)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169168" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169168">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169168" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92GLGDG0&show_article=1&catnum=2" rel="nofollow">Russia\'s Medvedev halts military action in Georgia </a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174036">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174036" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  WHAT\'S Goin\' On???   Mr. Obama goes on a FEW DAYS of VACATION and the WORLD goes ta H#@L!!<br><br>Russia starts smackin\' Georgia around!!  "McAncient" PLAGIARIZES his grand stand/presidential-like/ha! speech!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)  John Edwards started feelin\' the "tension" B4 Mr. Obama left - so he started CONFESSIN\'!!!!<br><br>LAWD Ha\'mercy!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;) Maybe Mr. Obama is a "celebrity" or HUGER!!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;) <br><br>I\'m jes sayin\' . . . . . . <br><br>What\'s Goin\' On?  = Marvin Gaye  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169182">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169182" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92GL2280&show_article=1" rel="nofollow">Obama\'s \'no income taxes on seniors\' draws critics</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175508" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175508">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175508" class="dsq-comment-message">Rikyah - I agree with Obama.  Simply based on experience.  I take care of my parents.  Initially they had their own place but after paying for medicine etc.  they could not afford payments on their home so I talked to hubby and I paid it.  But the cost of my Dad\'s medication increased so much he had to choose still between medication, paying bills and buying food.  So I picked up the slack on food, then with the gas price increase etc.  they simply can\'t afford it.  SS doesn\'t pay jack if you think about what they earned back then (parents are over 75) so I had to get a bigger house so they can move in with me, my hubby and I have four kids.<br><br>Seniors need a break.  So much so, that I even have to supplement some of my parents best friends income to make sure they have food in their refridgerators.  It is HARD.  They can\'t afford heating oil, or paying the air conditioning.  Sometimes I have to really juggle to try to meet the needs of everyone and it really gets to me that I can\'t afford to do more.  If it wasn\'t for God . . . .I don\'t know what I would do.  <br><br>So I disagree with the assessment in that post because there are too many Seniors out there who cannot retire with dignity and can\'t even afford food or bath soap.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175919" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175919">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175919" class="dsq-comment-message">Bless You Val</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176117">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176117" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with him too.<br><br>I have an aunt who is housebound. If her husband hadn\'t of been ahead of the curve with regards to Blacks and Investing, I don\'t know where my Aunt would be. She needs in-home care, 24/7, and she spends over $50,000 /year for that help. Without her late husband understanding about investing, my Aunt would have been shoved into a nursing home by my cousin (who is a piece of work), and I believe she would have died years ago. I believe it\'s only being able to stay in her OWN HOME that has made the difference. <br><br>So, yeah, I agree with Obama on this.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176470" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176470">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176470" class="dsq-comment-message">this issue is one of the main reasons i support obama.  he is so right on this and education.  some people have said that you can tell a lot about a civilisation by the way it treats its female population--i say, you can tell a lot by the way it treats its elderly...and its children.  the united states is doing a piss poor job on both ends of the spectrum.  we must demand that our leadership to do better!  <br><br>just saw on oprah that healthcare/prescription costs are the #1 reason for bankruptcies in this country!!!  #1 !!!   this madness has to end.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176765" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176765" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176765">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176765" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176765" class="dsq-comment-message">May God bless you with the resources you need in order to continue doing what you are doing. You have a beautiful heart.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1188221" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1188221" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188221">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188221" class="dsq-comment-message">val:  Bless you/hubby/children!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1189302" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1189302">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1189302" class="dsq-comment-message">Val, you are a saint. Your parents are truly blessed to have you as a child. I agree with you about some seniors needing help. I think any citizen who needs help should get help. But John McCain makes over $4000,000 a year + his military pension + social security. He also gets free health care financed by our tax dollars and will receive a sweet pension from us yet again due to serving in the senate. I think Ronald Regan collected his Social security as well. If they are rich, they need to pay taxes. <br><br>Public school teachers are fighting to repeal windfall provisions that reduce our SS benefits that we have contributed outside of our teaching jobs. They say we can\'t collect our full amount because it\'d "double dipping." We also have to forfeit any SS contributions left to us by a spouse. Teaching is still largely a pink ghetto (female dominated profession). Those of us that don\'t have a spousal or parental inheritance, or some kind of financial savy or good fortune will be up ship\'s creek. They started taking SS from me at the age of 12, yet I won\'t receive full benefits because I became a teacher. But McCain can collect? That is so wrong. He has a rich wife and probrbly doesn\'t pay for anything. I will have to move to Mexico in order to retire or I will have to off myself. Pathetic, I know. I hope you can deduct your parents as dependants, and I\'m glad that your kids have the benefit of being around their grandparents. May God bless you richly for your generous spirit.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169197" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169197">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169197" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169197" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/08/ad_wars_whos_the_celebrity_now.html" rel="nofollow">The Duality of Celebrity</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169209">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169209" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169209" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/georgia-conflict-and-case-for-clark.html" rel="nofollow">The Georgia Conflict and the Case for Clark</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169221" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169221">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169221" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169221" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12476.html" rel="nofollow">Enthusiasm gap plagues GOP convention</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169480" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169480" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169480">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169480" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169480" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  One "commenter" to this article wrote:   reaction to McCain\'s speech -ZZZZZZ!<br><br>Actually, I\'m hopin\' that while he is presenting his speech, McAncient doesn\'t PAUSE and do the same thing -   ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!     :&gt;)   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br>Trying to make him wake up to finish HIS speech could look a little weird!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169232" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169232">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169232" class="dsq-comment-message">From The Field about Kane:<br><br><a href="http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/decency" rel="nofollow">Decency</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169312" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169312">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169312" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169312" class="dsq-comment-message">I like the heading presented by Joshua Micah Marshall in TPM:  <br><br>McCain Doubling Down On Stupid  :&gt;)   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>He is, however, covering a well-written analysis by Gregory Djerejian, who further re-inforces that "McCain has INCREDIBLY POOR REASONING!!!!  :&gt;)  <br><br><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain_clueless.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.belgraviadispatch.com/2008/08/mccain...</a><br><br>"McCain CLUELESS!!"    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Ya think!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1169512" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1169512" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1169512">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1169512" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1169512" class="dsq-comment-message">dianne reeves is one person who is holding down the ella-esque genre.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1171418" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1171418" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1171418">heartsandflowers</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1171418" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1171418" class="dsq-comment-message">Dee Dee Bridgewater.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176502" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176502">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176502" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176502" class="dsq-comment-message">yes, can\'t forget dee dee!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1170173" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170173" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170173">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170173" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170173" class="dsq-comment-message">At last some straight talk from the OLD MAN himself<br>Still The One<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgq5I8l6h7E" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgq5I8l6h7E</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1170296">Anderkoo</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1170296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170296" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/12brooks.html" rel="nofollow">"The West" = individualism. "The East" = collectivism. Individualism good, collectivism bad.</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1170691" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1170691" href="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ChaunceyDeVega</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1170691" class="dsq-comment-message">A two for one in the New York Times and the Atlantic--2 great pieces on Race, Crime, Housing Policy, and Section 8..yikes, quite a volatile mix:<br><br><a href="http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/2008/08/section-8-neighborhoods-in-transition.html" rel="nofollow">http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1172170" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172170" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1172170" href="http://www.ilivetoshop.typepad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ruthdfw</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172170" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172170" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/the-bumper-sticker-indicator.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a><br><br>I live in Dallas, TX --- you still see folks with Bush stickers.  But until I read this story I realized I have not seen one John McCain sign or sticker.  Latest polls show him with an eight point lead, but barely over 50% (52 - 44) some of it could be the Ron Paul factor.  I wonder if Ron Paul tried a little harder if he could take enough votes away from McCain and allow for a huge upset and Texas turning blue again.<br><br>OK don\'t worry I have come down from the clouds and put the glass of kool aid down.  But hey a girl can dream can\'t she....LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176501" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176501">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176501" class="dsq-comment-message">I live in Dallas too, and I\'ve only really seen 2 Obama bumper stickers (when I\'m paying attention that is), but you\'re right, so far no McCain stickers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1172443" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172443">Town</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172443" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172443" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/clintons-still-want-to-ki_n_118415.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/clinto...</a><br><br>Bill and Hillary want to kill the caucus system.  According to Bill, he heard a rumor that people were "bussed in from Illinois" to participate in the Iowa caucus.<br><br>Umm, if people were "bussed in from Illinois" to caucus, couldn\'t they have also been "bussed in" from Illinois to vote in the primary?<br><br>Were people "bussed in" from North Carolina to help John Edwards, too?<br><br>And who exactly were the people who were "bussed in?"  Can\'t blame black people this time because if a bunch of black people just all of a sudden showed up in Iowa to caucus I think that would have been a major news story.<br><br>Billary needs to stop.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1172771" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172771" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172771">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1172771" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172771" class="dsq-comment-message">But, they can\'t stop, Town. That would mean accepting responsibility, and you know they aren\'t about that.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1174705" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174705">Lily</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174705" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174705" class="dsq-comment-message">Bill didn\'t mind the caucus system because he won the nomination and then the general. Moving goal posts and bitterness.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1173914" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1173914" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1173914">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1173914" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1173914" class="dsq-comment-message">Ironically, no Iowa residents are complaining about the caucus system...just people who don\'t actually live in Iowa.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175317" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175317">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175317" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175317" class="dsq-comment-message">-"And who exactly were the people who were "bussed in?" <br><br>Hard working white folks-Billary\'s base.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1172489" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1172489">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1172489" class="dsq-comment-message">From the <i>Our Kind of People</i> File:<br><br>From <a href="http://theybf.com/2008/08/12/bill-cosbys-daughter-catches-heat/" rel="nofollow">Young, Black and Fabulous:</a><br><br><i>So Bill Cosby’s 30-something daughter Evin (Cosby) Harrah talked to the NY Daily News about how she can releate to the criticism Barack Obama is getting from his own community.  She was at her boutique, PB & Caviar, opening in Tribeca NY when she spoke about how she used to catch flack for being a member of the African American “elite”:<br><br>“My own people used to say to me, ‘You speak like a white woman,’” said the youngest daughter of Bill and at her chic new boutique, PB & Caviar, in Tribeca.<br><br>“What does that even mean, anyway? Everyone has their way of speaking and living their life. No one should be judging and assuming that because I’m black, I have to speak in that hip-hop way. That’s something I prefer not to do.”<br><br>The presidential candidate graduated from Harvard Law School - which some people use as an excuse to say he’s out of touch with the African-American poor — even though he was a community organizer for years.<br><br>“I also went to private schools - Bank Street elementary, so I was surrounded by people like me. Not so much African-American, but privileged. I don’t really have a connection to other people who didn’t have my lifestyle. But my dad is very into helping people from his own community in Philadelphia.”</i></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174461" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174461">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174461" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174461" class="dsq-comment-message">All righty then.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175227" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175227">tvanel</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175227" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175227" class="dsq-comment-message">Now THAT\'s what I call uppity!!..LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175375" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175375" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175375">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175375" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Well isn\'t this SPECIAL!???  Was her latte SPIKED????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176751">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176751" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t see anything wrong with her statements.  She is privileged and hangs out with other privileged people.  She probably doesn\'t know anything else.  And while she may be proud an knowledgeable about her culture (not that I know if she is) it does not mean she has to act a certain way, live in a certain area, or have certain friends.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1188716" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188716">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188716" class="dsq-comment-message">true enough.  people do tend to get along and have more in common with those who share their SES (socioeconomic status) irrespective of race.  i think it has more to do with the medium...without being able to hear her tone of voice, facial expressions, etc., her words by themselves don\'t necessarily translate well... and the author\'s 1st paragraph puts the reader in defensive mode (not sure if that was done deliberately).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1173965" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1173965">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1173965" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1173965" class="dsq-comment-message">One more reason to feel optimistic. <br>Obama Leads McCain Among Christians<br><a href="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/obama_leads_mccain_among_christians.html" rel="nofollow">http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/08/12/ob...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174399" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174399">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174399" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174399" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:  I Will Trust In Da Lawd!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1177898" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177898">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1177898" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177898" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do I believe reporting on this poll will never make it to the MSM?<br><br>I guess I\'m just being a skeptic, aren\'t I?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174662" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174662">RonnieB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174662" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174662" class="dsq-comment-message">Did McCain plagiarize his Russia/Georgia speech from Wiki?<br><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicalinsider/2008/08/did-mccain-plagarize-his-speec.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/politicalinsider/20...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174774">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1174774" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174774" class="dsq-comment-message">Give him a break he is OLD and you cannot expect him to come up with thoughts on his own.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175441" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175441">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175441" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175441" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:  Neither does he know enough to correct his speech writers!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175112" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175112" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175112">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175112" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175112" class="dsq-comment-message">Accusations of wrongdoing by McCain strikes me as ridiculous. The information that the McCain campaign apparently obtained from Wikipedia is simple factual background material. The idea that he should have cited Wikipedia as his source for basic factual information about Georgia is absurd. In almost 50 years of listening to political candidates, I\'ve never heard one cite a source for this sort of background information.<br><br>McCain was not basing any policy prescription on the background information contained in Wikipedia.  McCain has first hand knowledge of the current situation in Georgia, having met with President Saakashvili "many times, including during several trips to Georgia."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175614" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175614">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175614" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175614" class="dsq-comment-message">Did he deny it?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175631">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175631" class="dsq-comment-message">"McCain has first hand knowledge of the current situation in Georgia " is that  because of his lobbyist connection with Georgia?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176428" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176428" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176428">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176428" class="dsq-comment-message">val:   Or because he knows the words to Ray Charles\' version of the song??  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m just askin\' . . .    :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175253" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175253" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175253">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175253" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175253" class="dsq-comment-message">Sharing:  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-nichanian/polls-obama-leads-in-key_b_118363.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-nichanian/...</a><br><br>Obama Leads In Key Battleground States - Colorado, VA., Iowa, Oregon!<br><br>We\'ll take it!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175468" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175468" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175468">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175468" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175468" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-c-rose/republicans-for-obama_b_118417.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-c-rose/re...</a><br>Republicans For Obama<br><br>As I said B4, we\'ll take any righteous support!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175557">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175557" class="dsq-comment-message">Lincoln Chafee is no longer a Republican and has been backing Obama for a while now. Are these three "Republicans" the best the Obama campaign could pull together for their big announcement? If so, what a bust.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175524">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175524" class="dsq-comment-message">Sharing:  Now you KNOW that "McAncient" did NOT remember that comment on his own!!The speech writers have billary\'s file now!!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/mccain-attacks-obama-for_n_118457.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/mccain...</a><br>McCain Attacks Obama For Bitter Comments in Pennsylvania.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176124">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176124" class="dsq-comment-message">O.K.  I\'m going to post this and leave it alone!  It\'s NOT worth it!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/focus-on-the-family-asks_n_118512.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/focus-...</a><br>Focus On The Family Asks For "Rain Dance" on The DNC Convention<br><br>But I am shaking my head!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180101">Nellcote</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180101" class="dsq-comment-message">That pissed off their own fundies so much they had to take the video off the FoF website!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188476">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188476" class="dsq-comment-message">Nellcote:   YEP!    :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Pitiful!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180170">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180170" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO!! Its come to this?? Praying for rain...as if that would stop the 75,000 strong from showing up. Those folks are funny.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188980">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188980" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda:  Yeah!  What with umbrellas, raincoats, plastic head caps, etc. and all!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1176324" href="http://www.ilivetoshop.typepad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ruthdfw</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176324" class="dsq-comment-message">comparing McCain & Obama\'s voting record in the Senate<br><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/mccainobama-us-senate-votes.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176335">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176335" class="dsq-comment-message">Sharing:  Some humor!!! :&gt;)   :&gt;) :&gt;)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/stephen-colberts-latest-s_n_118534.html</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176466">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176466" class="dsq-comment-message">Stop kidding yourself: John McCain is a pro-life zealot.<br><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=3483eb20-9228-4700-9557-57a47a676e0b" rel="nofollow">http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=3483e...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176522">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176522" class="dsq-comment-message">i like your avatar.  looks like a watercolour.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176880">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176880" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you.  Photoshop.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176752">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176752" class="dsq-comment-message">Not surprising  that John McCain wants to be all up in my uterus. He\'s a 72 yr old priviledged white male, he thinks every uterus is his.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176875">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176875" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha!   Republicans: YOU too can have your very own uterus!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176468">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176468" class="dsq-comment-message">Cheating on a Sick Spouse: McCain, Gingrinch, and now Edwards<br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5559242&page=1" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5559242&p...</a><br><br>Hmmmmm......is this a sign of a character flaw or not?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176865">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176865" class="dsq-comment-message">Skeptical Brotha did an update on Mayor Trifling and Family:<br><br><a href="http://skepticalbrotha.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/evidence-mounts-against-kilpatrick-in-murder/" rel="nofollow">Evidence mounts against Kilpatrick in Murder</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1181893">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1181893" class="dsq-comment-message">WOW! Kwame needs to go by any means necessary.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1186781">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1186781" class="dsq-comment-message">Teacher:  ". . . by any means necessary&gt;"<br><br>My question is "whycome" an official who breaks the law is NOT immediately removed or removed by some code, etc.  Don\'t they all take some oath - on a BIBLE- to uphold the Constitution, state laws, county & city ordinances, and the 10 Commandments????  :&gt;)  <br><br>Then, "whycome" HE is still in office????  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>Whew!  Exasperated Deep Breaths!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177399">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177399" class="dsq-comment-message">"Mark Penn Says: Obama Slow On The Draw\'<br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12455.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12455...</a><br><br>This is an article by Penn on <a href="http://Politico.com" rel="nofollow">Politico.com</a>.  But it was also used as a post on the New <a href="http://Republic.com" rel="nofollow">Republic.com</a>.  Here\'s is my response:<br><br>What I don\'t think many people realize is that McCain has been essentially advertising online, or sending web ads to media outlet as a way of getting free converage, but don\'t believe the hype that Obama is not doing his own advertising.  While McCain is advertising on cable news shows, Obama\'s campaign has been targeting states and particular cities at the state and local level.  They have been systematically releasing pro-obama ads taylor-made to specific issues that pertain the states that they are advertising.  Unlike McCain, the Obama campaign has not really been releasing it\'s "negative" ads to the national press.  The negative ads are targeted to specific issue for specific state, i.e. DHL/McCain/RickDavis/8000jobs lost, or Wiscosin/Harley/anti-trade.  So while McCain\'s national numbers may be holding steady, if you look underneath at the state polls, Obama is doing better than you would expect a Democrat to do in some really Red States (I think 1 of the latest polls have Obama +5 in ALASKA).<br><br>Basically, remember what the Obama campaign did during the primaries, unlike Clinton, Obama learned the lessons of 2000/2004, you don\'t win the presidency by the popular vote, you win by electoral college, or state by state. I read an article somewhere that even a small lead in the national head to head, can translate into a landslide in the electoral college.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177602">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177602" class="dsq-comment-message">Yesterday\'s poll results all centered on crucial battleground states:<br><br>    * In Colorado (polling history), PPP finds Obama holding on to his lead from July, 48% to 44%.<br><br>    * In Virginia (polling history), SUSA has the two candidates locked in a toss-up, with McCain at 48% compared to Obama’s 47%. McCain leads among whites by 19% - which means Obama is improving on Kerry’s showing by 5%.<br><br>    * In Iowa, Obama is narrowly ahead in Rasmussen’s latest poll, 46% to 41% (49% to 44% with leaners). Last month, Obama was ahead by 9%.<br><br>    * In Oregon (polling history), Obama holds on to a solid lead in Rasmussen, 47% to 37% (52% to 42% with leaners). He led by 9% last month.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177424">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177424" class="dsq-comment-message">AT&T Loses Racial Discrimination Lawsuit<br><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesopen.aspx/id/4850" rel="nofollow">http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesop...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1177464" href="http://www.ilivetoshop.typepad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ruthdfw</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177464" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama is not like me, and I am not like him....<br><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/obama-is-not-like-me-and-im-no.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177501">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177501" class="dsq-comment-message">Poll: Obama Leading In Deep-Red Alaska!<br><br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/poll_obama_leading_in_deepred.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177725">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177725" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain removes Obama "White women" ad<br><br><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/08/mccain-camp-removes-count-the.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1183322">angee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1183322" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s back online. They had to take out the Waynes World sgment because Mike Meyers people got on them. <br>It amazes me how people of prominent are so pleased when their bigotry is on public display.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177894">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177894" class="dsq-comment-message">Reverend Wright plans an October surprise<br>James Forsyth<br>Tuesday, 12th August 2008<br><br>New York Magazine has done a special issue this week on race and the US election. There’s lot of good stuff in the package but this line from John Heilemann’s cover story stood out to me:<br><br>    “In October, Obama’s former pastor, Wright, will publish a new book and hit the road to promote it”<br>     <br><br><br>This is a huge problem for Obama. It means that the whole controversy over Wright’s racialist sermons and his friendship with Obama is going to be returning to the news agenda just as undecided voters begin to make up their minds.<br><br>Wright’s performance at the National Press Club back in April showed that Wright revels in the national spotlight and doesn’t care if his performances hurt Obama. If the Obama campaign and mutual friends of the two men couldn’t rein Wright in then, they have little hope of doing so in October considering that following Wright’s National Press Club performance Obama said that Wright’s views ‘rightly offend all Americans, and should be denounced’.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180009">Nellcote</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180009" class="dsq-comment-message">from Roland Martin today:<br><br>Daughter: Rev. Wright NOT publishing book in October<br>A New York magazine cover story last week reignited the debate over Rev. Jeremiah Wright when it stated - without attribution - that the former pastor of Sen. Barack Obama was releasing a new book.<br><br>But his daughter, Jeri, told me today that the story is absolutely false.<br><br>"The only book we\'re working on is the history of Trinity (United Church of Christ) and I haven\'t even started editing that," Wright told <a href="http://Essence.com" rel="nofollow">Essence.com</a>.<br><br>After I reached out to her, she called her father, who is teaching and ministering in Ghana (I ran into him last month when I was in the West African nation) and said he "laughed" when she asked about the book.<br><br>"He said that he also got an email, but was unable to respond since he\'s in email hell," Wright said, meaning in a place in Ghana where it\'s difficult to send and receive email.<br><br>"I asked him if he was writing and he said, \'Nope. I\'m not publishing anything. I\'m not going on any book tours.\'"<br><br>Rumors about a pre-election book by Wright have been surfacing for the last few months, and intensified since the New York article.<br><br>It even has caused a stir among Obama supporters, who were also chasing down the rumor to see if there was any legitimacy to it.<br><br>I even got calls from executives in the publishing world inquiring as to whether the story is true.<br><br>Jeri Wright says when her dad returns to another part of Ghana, he will issue a formal response to the New York article reiterating that what they reported is false.<br><br><a href="http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/08/daughter-rev-wr.html" rel="nofollow">http://essence.typepad.com/news/2008/08/daughte...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180078">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180078" class="dsq-comment-message">OOPS!!! BUSTED,<br><br>Let\'s hope next time S will do a little research before trying to spread Repub lies.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180233">Nellcote</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180233" class="dsq-comment-message">speaking of books, Obama has one coming out at the beginning of Sept., sure to get us all pumped up for the last leg of this journey :)<br><br> <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12432.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12432...</a><br><br>and conveniently step on any goodness McCain gets from the convention LOL!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180141">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180141" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course, Rebubs have been salivating ever since Wright said in his Press Club speech that his book would be out in the fall.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180276">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180276" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do I get the feeling Rev, Wright was just screwing with their minds with that one?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180116">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180116" class="dsq-comment-message">Oops! Looks like Nellcote debunks this one!! <br><br>"Curses!!! FOlLED AGAN!!"..........LMAO!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180011">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180011" class="dsq-comment-message">Hughley, Cedric and Harvey on Larry King talking about Bernie Mac</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1187234">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1187234" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:  Thank you for keeping this moment in our minds and hearts!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180148">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180148" class="dsq-comment-message">Is it presumptuous for a candidate to speak for "every American" when is he not yet President (and hopefully never will be).<br><br>"John McCain: "We Are All Georgians""<br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/mccain_today_we_are_all_georgi.php#comments" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br><br>But it is definitely presumptuous to speak as "a citizen of the US, and as a citizen of the world" in front of a crowd of Germans, right??  Huh...<br><br>Seriously though.  I\'m no fan of Bush, but he is still the President.  Yes he was galavanting at the Olympics and shoulda hightailed it home to address this problem, but McCain conducted a press conference before the actual President of the United States did.  He was essentially acting as de facto President.  Where is the presumptuous meme? <br><br>If Obama had done such a thing rethugs would have screamed bloody murder.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180562">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180562" class="dsq-comment-message">Tell me about it. Notice how McCain and his gang try to portray the situation like it was goin.g to be WW III.  It appears that the conflict is about to end.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1188123">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188123" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL, i know!  like we used to say back in the day... mccain is so "molded"!!!  <br><br>I LOVE IT!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1182870">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1182870" class="dsq-comment-message">lamh:  "presumptuous"  <br>Does this make "McAncient" an "UPPITY - - - OLD Man!??"   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m ready to roll with a few more adjectives and/or nouns if so!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1187906">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1187906" class="dsq-comment-message">lahm:  Just to set the record straight about MY heritage - My mother WAS born in Georgia, but she moved to another state when she was 4 years old.  I was BORN in that other state.<br>So am I EXEMPT from being a Georgian or is there a Georgian GENE that I inherited from my mother???  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Now I have ta go and do that ROOTS THING - huh???<br><br>Dang!!!!   All I wanted ta do was to take part in the political process!!!<br><br>Whew!!  Genealogical  Deep Breaths!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1180150">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1180150" class="dsq-comment-message">They are who we thought they were.<br>Thank you Bill, Geraldine,et al<br><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vote-was-invisible-to-penn.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/08/black-vo...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1186842">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1186842" class="dsq-comment-message">Roland Martin dogs Mark Penn:<br><br>Is Mark Penn That Dumb?<br><br><i>Let’s try to apply some common sense this wacky world of politics.<br><br>You’re the top strategist for the rival for the Democratic nomination, and the guy who eventually wins agrees to help pay off the debt of your former boss.<br><br>Now the bulk of her multi-million debt is owed to….you!<br><br>So, if you’re owed some $10 million buckaroos, wouldn’t you keep your mouth shut about anything that could be seen as critical of the winning candidate?<br><br>And on top of that, internal emails showing that you wanted to go negative by questioning the American values of the winning candidate during the contentious primary surely makes you persona non grata.<br><br>Then again, we are talking about Mark Penn, who successfully ran the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton into the ground by not fully understanding the Democratic Party rules.<br><br>This guy is truly a piece of work.<br><br>In a piece on <a href="http://Politico.com" rel="nofollow">Politico.com</a>, Penn argues that Sen. John McCain was right to attack Sen. Barack Obama as a celebrity by using Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, and argued that the Obama camp should have responded more forcefully.<br><br>Oh yea, I’m sure that has the Obamaites jumping at the chance to send a check to Clinton that will go to Penn.<br><br>Then the emails.<br><br>Joshua Green of The Atlantic got his hand on a ton of emails showing the internal thinking and bickering among the top dogs in the Clinton campaign, and the emails show how negative Penn wanted to go to defeat Obama.<br><br>Trust me, after reading those emails, the Obama camp is likely less enthused to drop a dime on Clinton with Penn running his mouth.<br><br>Dude, when someone owes you upwards of $10 million, the best thing to do is shut your mouth and hope you get a check. But Penn has never been accused of being that smart.<br></i><br><br><a href="http://essence.typepad.com/news/" rel="nofollow">http://essence.typepad.com/news/</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1194380">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1194380" class="dsq-comment-message">Penn is trying to help Mccain. They don\'t care about the money only to use it against Obama.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1198598" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1198598" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly. Which is why these emails came out now instead of, say, February. (Remember Bill suggesting he\'d wait till next year before telling us his regrets?)<br><br>They give the flamethrowers a sense of credibility and they make Hillary look like a victim.<br><br>I see them.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1187852">lamh32</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1187852" class="dsq-comment-message">I post at several liberal/progressive blogs including JJP.  Over at TPM, I posted the following in response to the following headline: <br><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/mccain_campaign_officially_end.php" rel="nofollow">Liberman/McCain: Obama won\'t put contry first</a><br><br>Like JJP, there are a set group of usual posters.  Lately, as at other liberal blogs, a lot of the comments have been all about second guessing the Obama campaign.  It been getting really tiresome, so here was my response: <br><strong> This has seriously become redundant, not the cheapshot by the McCain campaign and Liberman, but our reactions to it.<br><br>We know what kind of campaign McCain decided to run once he realized he couldn\'t win with honor, or on the merits.  McCain has finally "found his voice", and its the same old, same old.  It\'s nothing new, but everytime it happens, we all have the same reaction. Based on the headline, I bet we all could write a transcript for how the thread will go and who will say what before anyone even post a response.<br><br>"Obama needs to hit McSame hard",  "This is disgusting...Rove/Bush playbook",  "the campaign is too slow",  "Obama needs to counterpunch", "Why isn\'t the campaign responding quicker"  It\'s like a continuous loop.<br><br>Well no more for me.  I refused to sit here whining about what the Obama campaign is doing wrong, or about how the McCain campaign are slimeballs.  I already donate regularly to the campaign, but now I\'m going to become more involved than that.  I\'m gonna volunteer, maybe do some canvassing, register voters, or just talk up Obama to my family, friends, coworkers and foes, whatever it takes. No more chicken-littling. <br>Time to get more proactive.<br><br>How \'bout ya\'ll?</strong><br><br><br>For a more well thought out vaccination against chicken-little-ism than mine, here\'s a message from Al Girodano at "The Field":  <a href="http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/the-armchairmen-a-new-diagnosis-advanced-chicken-little-ism" rel="nofollow">The Armchairmen: A New Diagnosis for Advanced Chicken Little-ism</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1188408" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1188408" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/russia-invades-georgia-%e2%80%93-thanks-to-democrats/#more-1112" rel="nofollow">Russia Invades Georgia – Thanks to Democrats!</a> My post, but it\'s loaded with plenty of news and facts links that give the full story, including Obama\'s lack of experience and flip-flopping.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1189419">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1189419" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/gop_rep_to_environmentalists_j.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br><br>O.K.  A GOP Rep. Said To Environmentalists [especially Nancy Pelosi] that Jesus Already Fixed The Planet.<br><br><br>Watch how I\'ll make NO comment!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1189531">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1189531" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08/poll_obama_leading_in_deepred.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com...</a><br>Poll:  Obama leading in Deep Red Alaska<br><br>Even amid my skepticism of some polls, here are the DATA:  O=45%;  M = 40%<br>Margin of error +/- 4%</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1191456">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1191456" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmmmm~  <br><br><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002937411" rel="nofollow">http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=new...</a><br><br>AG Michael B. Mukasey Won\'t Charge Former Justice Officials Over Hiring Practice.<br><br>Where\'s the JUSTICE?    JUSTICE!!!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1191601">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1191601" class="dsq-comment-message">This comes under the heading:  So you wonder where your taxes went??<br><br><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ_CONTRACTORS?SITE=WCNC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAUL" rel="nofollow">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRAQ_...</a><br>Report:  Iraq Contracts Have Cost At Least $85Billion<br><br>Among a MYRIAD of other things:  "In May, an internal audit from the Defense Department\'s inspector general of about $8 Billion paid to the US and Iraqi contracts, found that nearly EVERY TRANSACTION FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS AIMED AT PREVENTING FRAUD."<br><br>Ya know, I was WONDERING where my $5,000,000 portion went and whether it was spent fraudulently or not.!!! [shaking my head.]<br><br>Now I can get my righteous sleep on!!!   ZZZZZZZZ   :&gt;)   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1191660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1191660">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1191660" class="dsq-comment-message">updated 2:42 p.m. CT, Tues., Aug. 12, 2008<br>WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit soared in July, pushed higher by economic stimulus payments and $15 billion in outlays to protect depositors at failed banks.<br><br>The Treasury Department reported that the deficit for July totaled $102.8 billion, nearly triple the $36.4 billion deficit recorded in July 2007.<br><br>The deficit outstripped the $97 billion gap that Wall Street economists had been expecting for July.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1191783">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1191783" class="dsq-comment-message">Sharing this IN TRIBUTE to Bernie Mac and as additional DATA for us all:<br><br><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-sarcoidosisaug12%2C0%2C5966562.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyl...</a><br>Bernie Mac\'s Death Puts Sarcoidosis in Spotlight<br><br>There is no cure and it disproportionately affects African-Americans, especially women. <br><br>This is a very informative article!  :&gt;)  <br><br>Rest In Peace in Comedy Heaven!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1191885">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1191885" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003382" rel="nofollow">http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003382</a><br><br>John Edwards Ends Fling With Anti-Poverty Center<br>By Ken Silverstein<br><br>Once upon a time John Edwards wanted to be president. “Poverty,” he said back then, “is the great moral issue of our century,” he told a group of students at Berkeley in 2005. “People living in poverty need you. And another thing: America needs you.”<br><br>To show his own dedication, Edwards “created a tax-exempt nonprofit dedicated to fighting poverty”, reported the New York Times. Except:<br><br>The organization, the Center for Promise and Opportunity, raised $1.3 million in 2005, and—unlike a sister charity he created to raise scholarship money for poor students—the main beneficiary of the center’s fund-raising was Mr. Edwards himself, tax filings show…<br><br>The organization became a big part of a shadow political apparatus for Mr. Edwards after his defeat as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004 and before the start of his presidential bid this time around. Its officers were members of his political staff, and it helped pay for his nearly constant travel, including to early primary states.<br><br>While Mr. Edwards said the organization’s purpose was “making the eradication of poverty the cause of this generation,” its federal filings say it financed “retreats and seminars” with foreign policy experts on Iraq and national security issues. Unlike the scholarship charity, donations to it were not tax deductible, and, significantly, it did not have to disclose its donors—as political action committees and other political fund-raising vehicles do—and there were no limits on the size of individual donations.<br><br>In other words, the Center may have done some good, but its primary purpose was to serve as a vehicle for Edwards’ political career.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1192213">Lilytiger</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1192213" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow! Now the ooze is seeping in.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1191891">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1191891" class="dsq-comment-message">Just in case you were wondering about the "haps" in the continuing saga of hte Hip Hop Mayor:<br><br><a href="http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/12/judge-rules-detroit-mayor-didnt-violate-bond/" rel="nofollow">http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/08/12/jud...</a><br>Judge Rules Detroit Mayor Didn\'t Violate Bond<br>by visiting his sister, who is a potential witness for the prosecution!<br><br>Oh well - Ya win some; ya lose some!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1192106">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1192106" class="dsq-comment-message">From Black Web Portal - written by The Black Athlete sports Network:<br><br>Cullen Jones Not Michael Phelps Is The Olympic Story<br><a href="http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=4051" rel="nofollow">http://www.blackwebportal.com/wire/DA.cfm?Artic...</a><br><br>First African American to win swimming GOLD!  There was a little bit of tension created with the cite of an athlete whose father is AA and mother -white.  Apparently he was named the first AA athlete to win gold in 2000.  His picture is in the article.  <br><br>This cite also contains a lovely You Tube of Cullen and his mother - Debra Jones!!  This is nice!!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>MAJOR PROPS to CULLEN JONES for REPRESENTIN\'  :&gt;)   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1192226">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1192226" class="dsq-comment-message">Sharing:  The Barna Group [out of Ventura CA] Surveys Christians/Evangelicals<br><br><a href="http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrowPreview&BarnaUpdateID=314" rel="nofollow">http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUp...</a><br><br>1.  via telephone interviews of 1003 adults [ 18+ years]; margin of sampling error  +/-3.2%<br><br>2.  In June:   Obama = 50%      Mccain  = 35%<br><br>3. Present:   Obama = 43%      Mccain  = 34%<br><br>The survey appears to be creditable.   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>We\'ll take it!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1192358">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1192358" class="dsq-comment-message">This comes under the heading:  Train up a child????<br><br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/China/wireStory?id=5562309" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/International/China/wireS...</a><br><br>Olympic Opening Uses Girl\'s Voice, Not Face!<br><br>My concern is for both the children!   Hmmmmm???  :&gt;(</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1173955">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1173955" class="dsq-comment-message">Barack Obama claims to be a reformer, and even accomplished one particular achievement with the Coburn-Obama bill creating a federal spending database to keep Senators and Representatives accountable for their pork.  Some checking on Obama’s own earmarks reveals some very interesting connections between fundraising and pork.  The Adler Planetarium has found a lot more money since its trustees began bundling for Obama.<br><br>"The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Frank Clark, stands out amongst Obama supporters. On Sen. Obama’s website, Mr. Clark is listed as a bundler who raised in excess of $200,000 for the Senator’s Presidential campaign. In 2004, Mr. Clark donated $5,000 to the then State Senator Obama’s U.S. Senate bid. In 2005, Mr. Clark became the Chairman of the Board at Adler Planetarium, and in 2006 Sen. Obama earmarked $300,000 to the Planetarium. Then, in the same year that Mr. Clark’s involvement in the Obama campaign skyrocketed to raising an excess of $200,000, Sen. Obama’s earmark for the Adler Planetarium increased tenfold to $3,000,000."<br><br>Three ranking members of the Adler Planetarium’s Board donated huge sums of money (at least $200,000) and these enormous contributions came in the same year that Sen. Obama increased their earmark by 900% is truly unsettling.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174086" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174086">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174086" class="dsq-comment-message">No what is unsettling is McCain is a tool of the very people who has robbed my country of its honor, morality and its treasury.You people take pride in your ignorance.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174860" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174860">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174860" class="dsq-comment-message">dj:   YEAH!!!  What YOU said!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175291">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175291" class="dsq-comment-message">Obtuse accusations spewed in the face of unpleasant facts about Obama may serve as sufficient rebuttal to those who are committed to Obama, but for many who are looking for proof that Obama is who he claims to be, will do what he claims he can do, the facts speak for themselves.<br><br>Defend Obama, on this issue of earmarks, if you can.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175380" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175380">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175380" class="dsq-comment-message">no need to defend anything.  We will vote Obama<br><br>Go Obama 08!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175420">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175420" class="dsq-comment-message">val:  CO-SIGNING!!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175680" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175680">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175680" class="dsq-comment-message">Defend McCain.............................on voting with the Bush Administration 95% of the time. When was he a "maverick" in the last 8 years?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176030" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176030">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176030" class="dsq-comment-message">in 2006, Senator John McCain, along with fellow Arizona senator Jon Kyl teamed up to request a bill to funnel $10 million toward an academic law center named for the late Supreme Court Justice Willaimn Rehnquist at the University of Arizona..sounds like an earmark to me.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1177445" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177445">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1177445" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177445" class="dsq-comment-message">Ha!<br><br>YOU defend YOUR candidate!   We are not trained seals.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174097" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174097">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174097" class="dsq-comment-message">In 2007, after he began his presidential campaign, Obama sought a $1 million federal earmark for the Chicago Children’s Museum to build a new facility. The museum, as of the end of fiscal 2007, had revenue in excess of expenses of $23 million, and net assets of $37 million.<br><br>If a museum is sitting on millions in profits, shouldn\'t they spend some of that before taxpayers nationwide are asked to kick in?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174636" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174636">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174636" class="dsq-comment-message">Please stop it. Even if Obama helped out museums McCain first thru the Keating five and then his son has robbed the taxpayers billions of dollars from their shady deals in the banking industry.I say it again You in particular take pride in your ignorance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175077">Texas_Girl_in_LA</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175077" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175077" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t waste your time, my friend. It\'s not worth it.<br><br>Just remain "fired up!"....and ready to go</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175402" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175402">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175402" class="dsq-comment-message">Texas:  CO-SIGNING!!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175638" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175638">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175638" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175638" class="dsq-comment-message">nooooooooo.....the Keating Five didn\'t happen..........it never ever happened.....you are getting sleepy.....so sleeeeeeeeepy.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1174858" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174858">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174858" class="dsq-comment-message">First, after a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, and Donald Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB in its investigation of Lincoln Savings. Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly.<br><br> Barack Obama won momentum and eventually his party’s nomination by casting himself as something new, an outsider who could reform Washington. Unfortunately, as this shows, it looks like Obama feels right at home inside the Beltway. He’s already granting taxpayer money as spoils to his bundlers, and he’s only been in the Senate three years.<br><br>Of course, if voters really want change, they could elect John McCain. He doesn’t earmark funds at all. Obama offers nothing more than cheap sloganeering on top of a well-seasoned Chicago machine politician.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175691">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175691" class="dsq-comment-message">"if voters really want change, they could elect John McCain"<br><br>I ain\'t mad at you for trying to earn your McCain point but psst S . . . . McCain is too old to change.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175984">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175984" class="dsq-comment-message">And YOU earn 100 points toward your next reward!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176608" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176608">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176608" class="dsq-comment-message">You may want to do a little more research.  In 2006, John McCain along with fellow Arizona senator John Kyl teamed up to request a bill to funnel $10 million toward an academic law center named for the late Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist at the University of Arizona....sounds like an earmark to me.  And better yet, 2006 is when John McCain received a D from the Iraq and Afganistan Veterans for his voting  against veteran legislation (Obama received a B).  MCain also received a 20% rating from Disabled Veterans of America, while Obama received 80%.  So we can clearly see where John McCain\'s priorities were---and it is such a shame considering the embarassment the public saw over the deplorable conditions at Walter Reed hospital, a place where many of our injured troops go to get well.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177695">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177695" class="dsq-comment-message">s goes running away screaming \'"CURSES....... FOILED AGAIN"!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1183325">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1183325" class="dsq-comment-message">miranda:  Yeah, for a minute.  But like one of those "bobbin toys that you hit"  and like the SOUTH   -   She will Rise AGAIN!!  :&gt;)<br>Start counting!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1177462" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177462">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177462" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny how you and Hep-D always re-appear at the same time.  Got your new orders from  the GOP headquarters??</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1174992">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1174992" class="dsq-comment-message">The Chicago Sun-Times: “McCain, not Obama, was right about Georgia.”<br><br>McCain\'s intense interest in foreign policy and military issues, combined with excellent instincts, gives him a huge leg-up in these matters, and not just as compared to the woefully inexperienced Barack Obama. This was evident when it came to the surge in Iraq. It is also evident from the fact that McCain has had the correct line on Russia and the intentions of Putin with respect to Russia\'s neighbors. Here is McCain discussing this matter in 2007. Watch for his pet line: "When I looked into Putin\'s eyes I saw three letters -- a K, a G, and a B."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175355">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175355" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/gopers-for-obama-rip-mcca_n_118414.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/gopers...</a><br><br>Former Rep. Jim Leach (R), former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R) and Rita Hauser (R), a national intelligence expert who served in the Bush administration), offered at times sharp lines of criticism for the presumptive Republican nominee. <br><br>"I served with Sen. McCain, and he and I were the only two to vote against the Bush/Cheney tax cuts," recalled Chafee. "During this campaign it is a different John McCain. He is saying he would make the tax cuts permanent. He is advocating more drilling whereas he voted against drilling in ANWR. It goes to his credibility. And that is such an important issue for this country... plus his foreign policy has been consistently with Bush/Cheney and I know from my perspective that is a huge issue for the United States." <br><br>Hauser, meanwhile, pivoted off current events to highlight why Republicans like her viewed McCain\'s foreign policy as shortsighted and, quiet possibly, at odds with international interests.<br><br>"I think the little flare up we are witnessing in Georgia is another illustration of the different approach these two men are taking," she said. "McCain is bellicose: threatening to kick Russia out of the G8, use force if it is required. Obama is far more of the traditional position: turn to international institutions, call for reconciliation, call for an end of hostilities, but also be firm in his words. And that\'s the kind of leadership we need."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1177529" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177529">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177529" class="dsq-comment-message">It really is pathetic how McCain is so desperate to be seen as right on something..ANYTHING, that he\'d grasp at straws.  <br><br>I mean, who gives a damn, really?  <br><br>You have Obama to thank that McFool is not a complete laughing stock.  I would put out some devastating ad\'s portraying him as a would-be psychic...looking into people\'s eyes and seeing things and connecting that to Bush\'s similar nonsense.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175345" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175345">s</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175345" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175345" class="dsq-comment-message">In a Changing Corner of Pa., a Glimpse of Obama\'s Age Problem<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102203.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a><br><br>"If the senator from Illinois is going to achieve his goal of bridging the nation\'s divides, he is going to have to overcome a generation gap with older voters unlike any such split a Democratic presidential nominee has faced in years."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175581" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175581">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175581" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175581" class="dsq-comment-message">But McCain doesn\'t have a generation gap problem with everybody that can\'t get a senior discount at Shoney\'s?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1206835">carolinagirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1206835" class="dsq-comment-message">LMAO!! Good one. :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1187698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1187698">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1187698" class="dsq-comment-message">s:  I posted this yesterday.    I should have EMPHASIZED that this was a SMALL part of Pennsylvania and that older voters were defined as 65 and older.  The nature of the "survey" is also, shall we say, questionable in terms of data collection methods and statistical treatment.  Hmmmm?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1175923" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1175923" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1175923">s</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1175923" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1175923" class="dsq-comment-message">You want to know who Obama\'s running mate is going to be?<br>Forget text-messaging. Keep your eyes on Obama\'s plane. Obama\'s vacation would be the right time to put up decals saying Obama-Kaine or Obama-Bayh or whoever, and roll it out along with the new running mate.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1176173" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1176173" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1176173">s</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1176173" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1176173" class="dsq-comment-message">7 Worrisome Signs for Obama<br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12433.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12433...</a><br><br>1. Race<br>2. Obama’s strength in Virginia may be overhyped. <br>3. Michigan’s in play for McCain.<br>4. Bad times could be good for McCain. If anger helps Democrats, fear works to the advantage of  Republicans.<br>5. Where have you gone, Ross Perot, er, Bob Barr? <br>6. The Legacy of LBJ, Jimmy and Bubba.<br>7. Americans may want divided government.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1177541">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1177541" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1177541" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1177541">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1177541" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1177541" class="dsq-comment-message">You sure talk about Obama a lot.  Nothing good to say about the melted candle?</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1182627">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1182627" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1182627" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-1182627">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1182627" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1182627" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   LOL   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-1192236">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-1192236" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-1192236" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-1192236" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-1192236" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-1192236" class="dsq-comment-message">Earning credits as a McCain troll.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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