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false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  From Huffpost:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obamas-chief-of-staff-rah_n_138240.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rahm Emanuel ACCEPTS Chief Of Staff!</a><br><br><i>For the latest news on the Obama cabinet, visit the Huffpo's Obama Cabinet Big News Page<br><br><b>Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to serve as White House chief of staff, Obama's first selection for the new administration, MSNBC reports.</b><br><br>Emanuel will return to the White House where he served as a political and policy adviser to President Clinton.<br><br>Obama also issued a written statement announcing that his transition team would be headed by John Podesta, who served as chief of staff under Clinton; Pete Rouse, who has been Obama's chief of staff in the Senate; and Valerie Jarrett, a friend of the president-elect and campaign adviser.<br><br>Obama has 10 weeks to build a new administration. But his status as an incumbent member of Congress presents issues unseen since 1960, when John F. Kennedy moved from the Senate to the White House.</i><br><br>YAAAAA!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:24:02", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555334": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>She is crazier than I thought!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:26:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Rhondacoca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554944, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557384": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey TruthSeeker - here's the video about Palin doing that woe-is-me, I didn't cost McCain this election bs...LOL<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/sarah-palin-2012-sounds-s_n_141446.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/sarah-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:10:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3556925, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560459": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm not going to say a word.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:57:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554944, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556365": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  More pics:  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas-victory-on-newspap_n_141311.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas...</a><br><b>Obama's Victory On Newspaper Front Pages (SLIDE SHOW).<br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:18:02", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561488": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey all,<br><br>I am not sure if this has been posted yet - but Nader wants to know if Obama will be an Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom.  Please watch and comment.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgByAtj8eU\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgByAtj8eU</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:13:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3570193": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I had to tamp Andrew Sullivan down when he suggested the same thing.<br><br>He heard me. Because his posts on the matter afterwards have been much more reasonable.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_11:20:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3560902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3568151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with. I couldn't bare listening to him.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_08:53:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Rhondacoca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3562531, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556897": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The MSM in cahoots with the right wing are putting pressure on O to govern from the right...<br><br>All the right wing pundits were pushing the America is a \"center right\" country bullshit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:43:26", "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": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555558, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3562531": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He said something very similar a few days ago too. It was a generic \"racism not an excuse\" without the \"education\" slant. I think the Obama Presidency will certainly be a motivational tool for young and old alike. It does not however erase all of the social and racial ills that plague our communities.<br><br>He is an ass. My husband and I were in the hotel's bar last night up until around Obama got 200. All the tvs were on but I could not hear anything. I did see Bennett and Roland Martin sitting next to each other. I did not need audio to know how he was feeling based on the sour puss he was wearing. I joked with with my husband about the possibility of Bennett and Roland coming to blows last night. But hey, what's the point of Roland getting upset? Our team won.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_20:32:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Honey01", "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": 3559550, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting that you say this. I was reading Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog today and there was a pretty heated post about the fact that 60% or more of black folk here in Cali voted Yes on Prop 8.  It was hot in there.  Black folk were called bigots flat out.<br><br>As someone who voted No, it was depressing to read.<br><br><a href=\"http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/work_to_do.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">Work To Do</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:15:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "db31f0276ac24ac4d7bb797ea36feb8b", "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": 3560902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559983": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh crap!...<br><br>Anybody watching the Oprah show???<br><br>I missed the first half, and I think I might catch the whole thing on time shifting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:26:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3554865": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Looking for video, need help.<br><br>Anyone who can point me in the direction of Michelle Bernard talking about the restoration of Black Manhood last night - I'd appreciate the link to video", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:04:49", "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}, "3555890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "On a human level I feel sorry for McCain because he was just basically an actor in somebody else's play and he showed up and said his lines.  He wasn't in control.<br><br>On a human level I somewhat feel sorry for Palin because she will be blamed for McCain's loss, when it was McCain's fault (as he noted last night).<br><br>On a political level, I don't feel sorry for any of them.<br><br>McCain had six months to study Obama while Obama and Hillary were duking it out and formulate a strategy to defeat him.  Instead he took a page out of Hillary's playbook.<br><br>McCain had six months to properly vet VP candidates and see if they had the right chemistry with him and he didn't do it.  <br><br>He didn't run his campaign on his own terms.<br><br>Sarah Palin, as someone (Stewart?) noted, is a grifter.   She's a con artist and so is her whole family excluding baby Trig and maybe Piper.  She swindled the Republicans out of all that money for the clothing, she swindled the state of Alaska out of money pursuing a vendetta against her ex brother in law, she's repeatedly undermined and backstabbed everyone who's ever helped her sorry behind.<br><br>That's why most women after the initial shock weren't taken in by her.  We know shifty, dangerous women when we see them and we want no parts of them.  We know.<br><br>As far as the Clintons are concerned, Bill can go sit down in the dustbin of history and stay there.  I'm over him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:53:49", "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": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555581, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556403": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For the first time in my life...I really agree with your post. LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:20:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "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": 3555890, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3554871": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey All,<br>I missed you guys last night. It is going to take me a week to get through the all  of the threads. I am so appreciative though. I missed alot of the tv coverage once I left the hotel to stand in line to get in to Grant Park. I can't wait to view the clips B-Serious has up.<br><br>I am still so pysched. I can't believe my DH and I wound up at the same hotel with the Obama campaign! I saw Andy Gibb early this morning when I went out to get newspapers. I keep looking at other people like \"did this really happen\"? <br><br>I am really still smarting over the Bachman win though.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:05:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Honey01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": 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}, "3560507": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Evangelicals Stay Loyal And Lose<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-wicker/evangelicals-stay-loyal-a_b_141289.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-wicker/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:00:16", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "John McCain should do one more \"mavericky\" thing and out Palin.   He should call a press conference and tell ALL her damn business on the 6 o' clock news.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:45:05", "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}, "3561536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A gay guy at my job, who happens to be a staunch Obama supporter, said something to me to the effect of.  Its the Black vote in CA that is going to fail the Prop 8; its a shame that one group gets their rights as another gets theirs taken away.<br><br>I was so taken aback I had to stop talking, sit my ass down and PONDER what he said to us.  I doubt that CA's black population could single handedly (sp) take away that right from the GLB&T community.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:16:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3560902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558470": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No, I noticed something similar as well.  I saw a look of awe/anxiety as he peeked from behind the curtain before first coming out on stage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "60266805bc0d9559a62514e1e769b750", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "the obama campaign rsponse is what intrigues me the most. They have acted as though they are very conversant in OODA loops.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:13:12", "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": 3558026, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3554659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am heartbroken that Madelyn Dunham, Toot, is not pictured above. But, so pleased that Barack showed Mama Robinson love.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_12:54:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560536": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Back in the spring, I was talking with a friend about Obama\u2019s chances of winning the election. I said I was fearful that white Americans might not be willing to vote for a black man for president.<br><br>He replied, \u201cI\u2019ll tell you why white people will vote for Barack Obama. It\u2019s because they know you and they know me.\u201d<br><br>And I got it. So many of us, myself included, underestimate the impact that we as as competent, articulate, professional, honest, decent, and hard-working black people have on the whites we interact with, in the workplace or other settings.<br><br>When white people see Obama, they\u2019re not necessarily associating him with some sorry stereotypical image of black Americans.<br><br>They are also associating him with you and with me.<br><br>And the good will that we\u2019ve created, in turn, created a reservoir of good will among white voters that Barack Obama was able to tap into, in an apparently successful manner.<br><br>So, I want to thank YOU for representing the race, and for making this historic win possible. You deserve those thanks.<br><br>See more of these comments here:<br><a href=\"http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/yes-we-did-congratulations-to-president-elect-barack-obama-and-to-the-black-community-for-representing/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/2008/11/05...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:02:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "a9583b91eb877b01374a39f8f5440cef", "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}, "3556447": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "it took me a while to figure out that that was michelle's mother not valerie jarret. what happpened to her as the possible cheif of staff...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:22:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "cc6569f8cbd4abd6bef53a2f883f8ca5", "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}, "3559527": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks, but there is a website with national papers. Rikyrah posted it when Obama clinched the nomination?<br><br>I loved the cover on your link that clowned Bush...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:55:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "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": 3559028, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556461": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Maybe just a little, and I mean a little.  I do believe he's a man of integrity and compassion, but I also believe he's all too willing to compromise who he is to get what he wants, whether it's his personal or professional life.  <br><br>One can't help but respect and admire a man that could endure 5 years as a prisoner of war (I coudn't endure 5 minutes in the back of a police car), but yet where was that compassion for his first wife?  This woman suffered physically and emotional in silence while he endured captivity only to be told by him his suffering entitled him to a beauty queen with two good legs and seven figure bank account. <br><br>8 years ago he lost the South Carolina primary b/c Karl Rove and his protege Rick Schmidt one of the worse racist campaigns in modern history.  Eight years later rather than telling Rick Schmidt to go to hell, McCain hired him.  What message did that send to his daughter?<br><br>I have the same problem with him that I had with Hillary Clinton, their shared sense of entitlement.  And he chose to turn his campaign into a traveling circus full of freaks.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:22:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555012, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559535": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Still love ya like a play cousin...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:56:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3559293, "depth": 8, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555954": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Speaking of tossing under the bus, I picked up on some posts by gay/Lesbian African American who feel that black people deserted them in the Cali and Arkansas gay marriage and prohibition on gay couples to be foster or adoptive parents (better to send kids to abusive chain smoking rednecks or women like in Antawn Fisher I suppose). TD Jakes & Crew helped with that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:56:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf2c9ce3819616f8ba0ca48c54519c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "World Newspapers<br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/5/04621/2283/311/653622\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/5/04621/2...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:29:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558760, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3576439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Screw Ralph Nader.  He does NOT get a pass just because some see him as a liberal icon.  This is about the third time he's pulled this type of stunt in the past year.  He knows exactly what he's doing.  He just thinks he'll get a pass on some fake a*s <i>\"I'm a revolutionary speaking truth to power\" bs.</i> <br><br>I guess he thinks:  <i>Gee, if I talk about poor people, I can say whatever the hell I want.\"</i>  WRONG!  I don't care how much you talk about big business and the poor . . . you don't get a pass!<br><br>Hell no he doesn't get a pass.  He thinks Obama acts/talks white, calls him an Uncle Tom, makes castrating/emasculating taunts against Obama.  What??? It's supposed to be cute because he's a liberal saying it?  Sorry, but I've known my fair share of race-baiting liberals.  And giving Nader a pass makes just about as much sense as giving Eminem a pass to say \"nigga\" just because he <i>\"keeps it real.\"</i><br><br>Give me a break.<br><br>If Nader took his campaign half as seriously as he takes his rhetoric he might have had an impact as a political leader.  But he's not a serious leader as far as I'm concerned.  If he were serious, he would have had a plan B after the 2000 election.  But he didn't.<br><br>You tellin' me he wasn't popular enough to run for governor in his home state, CT???  How about the House . . . Senate???  Hell, what about frickin' mayor???  No, in truth he's got an ego as big as any of the \"corporate\" politicians he likes to criticize whenever he gets the chance.  A guy with good ideas, but absolutely ZERO leadership to get things done (a problem often seen with third party candidates).<br><br>As for Obama . . .I'll surely hold him accountable.  But I'm gonna hold him to the same standard we've held all our other presidents.  I'm gonna sit down:<br><br>1.  look at his numbers in the house and senate<br>2.  figure in the financial crisis<br>3.  and not hamstring my thinking with some bs ideological purity that sounds good in theory, but has little practical application<br><br>I backed Obama because I want to get things done.  I don't need the ideological wars.  I want to get things done.  <br><br>I'm a liberal and proud of it.  But I'm smart enough to know that we don't always have the answers.  So while Nader's busy talking to the birds (literally, if you saw his campaign ad), I and millions of others will be doing my best to move the country forward under an Obama administration.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_16:47:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "B_Serious", "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": 3561488, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555963": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've been looking at the black turnout state-by-state.  Just like with the primaries, some are reporting that in southern states black turnout was lower or only slightly higher than in 2004.  Are we expected to believe that black folks were more motivated to vote for John Kerry than Barack Obama?  There's an estimate floating around that 6 million voters came to the polls only to find there names missing from voter rolls.  That's a hell of lot of people!  And no doubt the largest percentages will be found in states with large black and Latino populations.  <br><br>Just look at Missouri.  I don't except that McCain won.  If provisional ballots are counted, most of them from St. Louis, Obama will win the state.<br><br>Voter suppression should be priority number one for the next Attorney General.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:57:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559550": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I found this clip on a blog that I was reading:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HicjfBWRfw8\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bill Bennett:Obama Win Means No More Excuses.<a/ rel=\"nofollow\"></a></a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:56:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Rhondacoca", "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}, "3561599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "A countdown would be cool :) Right in the middle column after the advertisements (HINT HINT!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:21:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3560653, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3554944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sarah Palin is dangerous.<br><br>This woman is a pathological liar, and is ethically challenged.    <br><br>Dana Bash just asked her a few questions about why does she think the independents and women, looked at her ticket and voted the other way.  Sarah responded (paraphrase) that she doesn't think anyone will attribute <b>\"John McCain's loss\"</b> to her presence on the ticket!!! (holy shit!).   She went on to say that Sarah Palin couldn't trump the economic crisis that occurred.    If I find a clip of this, I'll post it.<br><br>Can you imagine?   She's trying to suggest she had nothing to do with repelling voters.<br><br>Here's another interesting article.   Today, Bash mentioned that there was still a lot to come out about the shopping spree when people start talking:<br><br>This is on Huffington, follow the links ther to get to the entire article.<br><br><b>Palin Once Greeted McCain Staff Wearing Only A Towel</b><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/palin-once-greeted-mccain_n_141394.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/palin-...</a><br><blockquote><i>At the GOP convention in St. Paul, Palin was completely unfazed by the boys' club fraternity she had just joined. One night, Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter went to her hotel room to brief her. After a minute, Palin sailed into the room wearing nothing but a towel, with another on her wet hair. She told them to chat with her laconic husband, Todd. \"I'll be just a minute,\" she said.</i></blockquote><br><br>I've always had a feeling about Sarah.  She struck me as the kind of woman who used her looks and sexuality to mitigate a mediocre intellect, manipulate men and make her way through life.   I thought about the frequent school transfers, and the things she might have had to do to graduate.   You need to write at a competent level to make it through University...and one would surmise that if you can write competently, you can also speak competently.  Sarah cannot put a sentence together...how did she make it through school?    Clearly, there were many people willing to assist her.  Women sense these things...I've seen women comment that they wouldn't want her near their husbands. :-) <br><br>The towel thing is stunningly inappropriate, but it might be her primary instinct.   The shopping spree, makeup, and sex kitten act seem to confirm my impressions.  Sarah is wolfish and predatory.    She has a strong desire to survive.    She'll do anything to make that happen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:09:11", "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": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556481": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Okay, I submit this song for today. Feeling Good by Nina Simone.<br><br>It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVw0Mb8XR9M\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVw0Mb8XR9M</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:23:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558020": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/election-night-pda-see-th_n_141269.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Election Night PDA with the Obamas and Bidens</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:40:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559558": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hello my people, I am de-lurking to say that my heart is full today and will most certainly post one of my typically lengthy missives later this week. But suffice it say, I am an unapologetically proud, black woman of the Democratic Party today. My Party rose from the ashes last night, led by a man that fills me with immense pride - President Elect Obama, alongside our beautiful and poised First Lady, Michelle. There too was the seasoned man he can confer with in Vice President Biden and a nation filled with hope, after eight years of depair. <br><br>And what of those people that came before him, who fought and died so that he could stand on their shoulders...so that one day my as-yet-conceived-of children could stand on his shoulders, look across the horizon, and see the world as their oyster.<br><br>It's a fucking beautiful day. I'm savoring it so see y'all later.<br><br>T.<br>ps. Democrats, I pray to God that we don't fuck this up! I know y'all think that Christmas has come early and Obama is Santa Claus, after the drought of the last 8 years, and the  damn drama in the latter years of the Clinton Presidency.<br><br>pps. Go Rahm! Chief of Staff?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:57:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3562120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "EVENING THREAD IS UP AND RUNNING.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_20:01:51", "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}, "3559731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi all, What a night!  Glad to be back on JJP.  Celebrated my ass off last night.  Co-signing with Honey01on  and catching up on all the threads.<br><br>We here in Minnesota are Booooooing  Big Time for Bachman.  AL and Norm 's Senate race is still pending.  <br>Here's a little ditty form Geroge Michael and the Queen of Soul <br><br>I Knew Your Were Waiting-- Dedicated to Barack and Michelle Obama!<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuU0cJ_iW8w\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuU0cJ_iW8w</a><br><br>Like a warrior that fights<br>And wins the battle<br>I know the taste of victory<br>Though I went through some nights<br>Consumed by the shadows<br>I was crippled emotionally<br>Somehow I made it through the heartache<br>Yes I did, I escaped<br>I found my way out of the darkness,<br>Kept my faith (I know you did)<br>Kept my faith<br><br>When the river was deep I didn't falter<br>When the mountain was high I still believed<br>When the valley was low it didn't stop me, no no<br>I knew you were waiting <br>I knew you were waiting for me <br><br>With and endless desire I kept on searching<br>Sure in time our eyes would meet<br>Like the bridge is on fire<br>The hurt is over, one touch and you set me free<br>No, I don't regret a single moment<br>No I don't looking back<br>When I think of all those disappointments<br>I just laugh (I know you do), I just laugh<br><br>When the river was deep I didn't falter<br>When the mountain was high I still believed<br>When the valley was low iIt didn't stop me, no no<br>I knew you were waiting <br>I knew you were waiting for me<br><br>So we were drawn together through destiny<br>I know this love we share was meant to be<br>I knew you were waiting, knew you were waiting<br>I knew you were waiting, knew you were waiting for me", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:09:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "spirit_55z", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": 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}, "3558026": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I apologize in advance for the length of this comment. I mean ... I am going to post it but I am sorry it's so long.<br><br>I'm still trying to catch up to this reality being real. It is so outside of what I ever thought I would see in this country, or feel about this country, it's taking me time to actually let it sink in. I love reading people's reactions here because so many of them put into words what I dont' seem to have words for myself. Craig's comment about Michelle Obama for example .... I don't have words, I just don't.<br><br>So what I can actually articulate right now is:<br><br>Last night,  I went over to the Obama website and sent a message of congratulations to President-Elect Obama. I mentioned the part of his speech where he named <b>\"that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one\"</b> -- knowledge and naming of a truth that which moves me at levels I can't even talk about in public.<br><br>Anyway, the real reason I am posting this is to first quote the email President-Elect Obama sent out before his speech last night, then quote the quote the automated reply I got back to my congratulations -- both of which show hints of ongoing communication and organizing the likes of which I never thought I would see:<br><br>From the email before the speech (which I'm surepretty much everyone here received: <i>We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next.</i><br><br>And, from from the automated reply I got last night:<br><br><i>... I am hopeful about the opportunities and clear-eyed about the challenges our nation faces.  I look forward to working with all Americans, regardless of who they voted for, in the great project of American renewal.  Enlisting the energy and ingenuity of the American people is the only way we will create the changes that so many people want to see, so Senator Biden and I hope you will remain active in your community and involved in national policy debates.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Barack Obama<br>---<br>A note from Obama for America: If you have questions, suggestions, or comments about the federal government, policy, or the coming Obama/Biden Administration, please stay tuned for more information and a new website coming soon that will tell you how to get involved.<br><br>If you\u2019re contacting us because you\u2019ve been energized by your participation in our grassroots movement, we want you to remain active in your community and involved in national policy debates.  Please continue to visit <a href=\"http://www.BarackObama.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.BarackObama.com</a> regularly.  We\u2019ve built one of the most comprehensive nationwide organizing networks in history, and our victory on November 4th is only the beginning of the work we will do together.<br><br>If you have other thoughts or business with the campaign, you can continue to reach us toll free at 866-675-2008.  We appreciate hearing from you and hope you\u2019ll continue to work with us as we build America\u2019s future together.</i><br><br>I know they're serious. I know they mean it. I know that they are going to use and build on what they have started building already. I know because I have observed that President-Elect Obama is solid and for real. I am really interested to see what emerges as the next phase of his extraordinary organizing project.<br><br>I know this comment is long already and I am now going to make it longer, and this part is going to be a little self-indulgent.<br><br>Before I knew anything about President-Elect Obama, I was questioning something very very core to my life: my involvement in social movement groups. For more than 20 years, since I was 16, social change efforts have been an intrinsic part of my life one way or another. <br><br>Starting about a year and a half ago, I began to question my involvement and connection to this work. I was coming off of some very painful dynamics in one group that I had been involved with and loved very much, coming off of struggles in that group about the value of truth about what goes on among us -- inside the \"we\" -- and (relatedly) about some apparent helplessness in the face of progressive/liberal white racism. <br><br>The experience, combined with other experiences I had had over time, pushed me to question my relationship to social movements overall based on my epxeriences for more than 2 decades, and conclude that what I meant by \"social change\" had necessary layers that most social change oriented organizations and groups did not feel as necessary. It was like losing one of the core anchors of my whole life.<br><br>There are things I gave up on in that process. Hope for change being one of them. <br><br>I am so much more \"radical\" ideologically than is President-Elect Obama. I am certainly to the left of him on many issues. But in what he has done and is doing, I see the enacted active catalyst of actual change in the actual collective of this nation. Not slogans or symbolic acts, as I so often saw in movements. But speaking with action in a solid way.<br><br>It is outside of my understanding of how things work for this change to come from electoral politics, let alone from electoral politics related to the U.S. President. But I see what I see, and it is true, this is most real wave of change I have ever seen in my life. I'm ... stunned and still trying to adjust my comprehension of the reality of this country to fit what is actually going on.<br><br>Again, sorry for the length of this comment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:40:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ec3c0272b87ba5c8ce3a9168cf4e78a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558540": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You will love this.   I hope they sent a copy to Joe Scarborough.   I'm still laughing!<br><br>from <a href=\"http://www.eaandppub.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.eaandppub.com</a><br><br>\"November 05, 2008<br><br>Mourning Joe<br><br> Maybe they should change the name of the show to Mourning Joe. While Joe the Fumbler has tried to jump on the Obama bandwagon, my search of the MSNBC site discovers a particularly acidic attack on Obama by Scarborough from Dec. 22, 2006. Say it ain't so, Joe! Here is one highlight. <br><br>SCARBOROUGH: \"Even before the final votes were tallied in the 2006 elections, politicians started lining up for the 2008 presidential sweepstakes. Without further ado, let me kill Hamlet in the first act and tell you how your favorite candidate will fare over the next 12 months. <br><br>\"Barack Obama: Forget the fact this guy's middle name is 'Hussein.' Forget the fact he has been in national politics for less than two years. Forget the fact that Hillary Clinton will raise more money than God in 2007. Forget all of that, the Washington press tells us, because Barack Obama is none other than the second coming of JFK.<br><br>\"Yeah, right. Barack Hussein Obama is more Johnny Bravo than John Kennedy. The vest fits and the fans scream while DC's star-maker machinery shifts into overdrive.<br><br>\"Like Peter Brady's Bravo, Obama's shot at the top will be short-lived. But since BHO is young enough, dynamic enough and (just) black enough to whip official Washington into a frenzy, expect this stupid story to stick around for a while. Soon enough though, this year's model will be shouting, 'Please give a warm Chicago welcome to the next President of the United States, Hillary Clinton!'\"<br><br>     Then he went on to his Hillary assessment:  <br><br>\"Cheering for New York's junior senator excites Democratic activists about as much as rooting for General Electric. Regardless of their hand wringing, Hillary Inc. will grind up and spit out any Democratic challenger that gets in its way. <br><br>\"Ms. Clinton has completed six ruthlessly efficient years in the U.S. Senate and avoided even a whiff of scandal since Bubba moved to a separate zip code. But that doesn't mean the problematic ex-president won't be her campaign's chief asset. Time and again throughout the next few years, Bill Clinton will make the difference on fundraising, networking and strategy. And 2007 will show that any politico who dares to cross Team Clinton risks being crushed into dust.\"<br><br>Crushed into dust? Uh, not quite.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:07:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "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}, "3558037": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OK....so now I feel guilty....selfish really...like we're being greedy and depriving the Obamas of something...and truthfully, we are.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:41:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561110": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Slideshow<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas-victory-on-newspap_n_141311.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:43:38", "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": 3559527, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excuse the errrors :-).", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:58:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "freespiritbty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555494, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557061": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is Obama's Victory MLK's Dream?<br><a href=\"http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/is-obamas-victory-mlks-dream/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/is-obamas...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:53:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "BarackMarley", "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}, "3556512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anyone know if you can order the Chicago Tribune Newspaper cover for today? If so, where?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:25:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "JJai", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3554980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sheri Shephard on the View<br><br>While I appreciate the fact that she voted Obama yesterday but I can't understand why she was undecided and leaning Palin up until last Friday just because she had a special needs child. <br><br>javascript:openPopup('http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6189921', 'popup', 800, 635);", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:10:52", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555494": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm not feeling the new meme the media is pushing regarding Obama's presidency: \"How will Obama 'govern' in his new Administration\".  I find the double standard irritating.  We had Bush for 8 long years and the media didn't feel the need to ask those hard hitting questions, nor hold the Bush Administration accountable.  The msm didn't ask the question of how \"Bush will govern\".  From now on I am only Schuster, Rachel, and Olberman from now on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:34:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "freespiritbty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557547": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Chris, why are you surprised TD Jakes was involved?<br><br>He toted water for Bush trying to get a slice of the Faith-Based Money Pie.  To which I claim that any church taking handouts from the Government, ought to lose their tax-exempt status for violating the separation of Church and State.<br><br>Wonder why the United Church of Christ got harassed by the Government for calling them out on their shyt, but TD Jakes, Eddie Long and company can go unmolested by the IRS.  Even Creflo Dollar had to answer to the IRS a few years ago, and probably because he was calling Bush out on his shyt, too.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:18:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "the sad thing is that they are rite...blacks in california didn't support our gay brothers and sisters", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:25:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3561514, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Keep bringing the realness!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:00:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "freespiritbty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557650, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557557": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From the Newsweek Special Election article. This explains A LOT....<br><br><i>On the night she officially lost the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton enjoyed a long and friendly phone conversation with McCain. Clinton was actually on better terms with McCain than she was with Obama. Clinton and McCain had downed shots together on Senate junkets; they regarded each other as grizzled veterans of the political wars and shared a certain disdain for Obama as flashy and callow.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:19:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TruthSeeker:   <i>Sarah Palin is dangerous.<br><br>This woman is a pathological liar, and is ethically challenged. </i><br><br>I cannot CO-SIGN with you MORE!!!  WHew!!!!<br><br>She really NEVER turned off her \"LOOK AT MY LEGS!/BUST!/ARSE!\"  \"PAGEANT\" MENTALITY!!!  <br><br>Annnnnnd, the 1st Dude just let it happen 2!  Shows his \"lack of morality\" and \"lack of respect for HER\"  2!! YES!!<br><br>On ALL your points   -   MAJOR CO-SIGN!!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:35:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554944, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556538": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Have you read the latest from Newsweek?  They are spilling the beans on what was going on behind the scenes of the McCain Campaign.  I'm guessing you won't feel sorry for Palin on any level.   Poor Michelle was distraught by her tactics asking, \"why do they want people to hate us?!\"<br><br>Palin knew exactly what she was doing, especially on the Ayers thing.  She ran with that WITHOUT permission from the campaign.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555890, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557563": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Quick answer:  Hell nawl!!!!<br><br>Obama's victory is no more MLK's \"dream\" than the passage of the civil rights and voting rights acts.  <br><br>I do like what Obama said about \"this is not the change we seek...\"  So, in that sense, Obama himself would probably disagree.  <br><br>This idea of casting Obama's incredible victory as the crowning achievement, the fulfillment of MLK's dream strikes me in the same way people talk about Jim Crow and reduce all that went on then to White and Black drinking fountains and bathrooms.  It is soooooooo not the point, in and of itself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:19:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nquest", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557061, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557052": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The holograms that you saw on CNN last night? <br><br>A radio show mentioned that it takes 35 HD cameras at once to do that.   I know some of us (me included) laughed at it, but it's kinda neat if you think about it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:52:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "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}, "3555012": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Is it possible to feel a little sorry for Mccain? To respect him a tad bit more than Bill Clinton? Not rhetorical questions. I think we can. The concession speech--coupled with what's in Huffington Post on campaign revelations (from the Russians and Chinese hacking Obama and McCain's campaigns to McCain being kept in the dark re: Palin's clothing budget) makes me think McCain's mea cupla was sincere. The joke on the GOp is that between the lines, he blamed Palin and the redneck wingnuts for whom she speaks. Joe the Plumber was outvoted by Sydney the Cubicle Slave, and Sydney could care less about Guns n God. McCain was the man of 2000, not 08. He said I messed up by going rightwing, and going negative, saying silly things. It seemed Barack understands this.<br><br>The revelations on Clinton are telling. John McCain never took Barack for granted; Bill labelled the campaign a \"fairy tale.\" So between my recitations of Lift Every Voice and Sing, I sigh a little for McCain. Sorry. The old man f-d up.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obama-we-cant-solve-globa_n_141358.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obama-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:12:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf2c9ce3819616f8ba0ca48c54519c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 16, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I woke up to that conversation early this morning.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:47:32", "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": 3556897, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561670": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Craig!!   You must have had an amazing evening!!!<br><br>I kinda feel cheated 'cause it happened so fast.   One second they were calling a state then the next thing, I hear the breaking news music and they're saying he's the winner....there were no harps or angels or proclamations...I feel there ought to have been..lol     Today I looked outside, and the sun was on a yellow-leaved maple tree, and the colour was so brilliant and glistening.   Everything was glistening in the sunlight.  It was a happier day.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:27:18", "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": 3560459, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561672": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "London Calling. An appreciation of the Michelle Obama, the new FIRST LADY:<br><a href=\"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5086230.ece\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:27:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3563724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Somebody tell Nader that Obama will be in 47 years what he couldn't be in the 184 years that his ancient azz been here on earth, and that is the most powerful person on it. Nader needs to go sit his azz in a back room and eat some graham crackers while history will still be kind to him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_22:15:18", "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": 3561488, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Maybe JJP can have a continuing 'thread' on the \"Next 76 days\"  - to the inauguration. [kinda like a 'diary' of President-Elect Obama's <b>\"JOURNEY TO JANUARY\"</b>].<br><br>Thank you.  Now I'm going back to 'minding my own bui'ness!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:10:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555025": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's time for John McCain and his loyalists to live up to COUNTRY FIRST and throw her under the bus, drive over her, back the bus up and run over her again and again.  This person must NEVER hold national elective office and should probably not even hold statewide office.  She should never hold as much as a PTA slot.<br><br>The lions and wolves in Alaska need to get at her, as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:12:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554944, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I live in Tulsa, smack in the middle of the buckle that fasten the Bible belt. We were 49th highest in our support for McCain. The shame, the shame . . . <br><br>But on a happier note, I went to get coffee this morning so I could gather up some newspapers (treasuring those front pages with their 72 pt BARACK OBAMA WON!!! headlines) and they were all sold out.<br><br>Clerk told me that people had been coming in a steady stream buying armsful of papers, smiling and laughing and expressing great joy about this historic event. <br><br>I predict the future: 2012, Oklahoma goes purple. 2016, Oklahoma turns blue.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:54:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "bigassbelle", "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}, "3557595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I heard TD's in the closet himself, cause Keith Boykin and Jasmyne Connick were sure speculating about why he and Eddie Long lead the charge against the LGBT community.<br><br>Methinks TD and company protesteth much....?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:20:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3556067, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560161": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Wish I could get FRONT ROW TICKETS!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://video.aol.com/video-detail/obama-the-musical-opens-in-nairobi/2416040406/?icid=VIDURVNWS03\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama:  The Musical, opens in Nairobi, Kenya.</a><br><br>HONORING:  President-Elect Obama!!     YES HE DID!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:39:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just read other snippets from that Newsweek Special Edition......<br><br>OMG!! The level of utter incompetence and complete Stooge-like behavior from the McCain campaign is absolutely breathtaking, it really is. Lord have mercy, not in my wildest imagination would I have thought some of what is coming out now. Geez.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:45:33", "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": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557557, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556067": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You better bet there will be pressure from the LGBT Community to confront the homophobia within the African American Community.  I can't say I'm not embarrassed by the overwhelming black support for the prohibition.  <br><br>Speaking of TD Jakes, I thought it was an insult to Rachel Maddow, eventhough I've been a critic as of late, to have TD Jakes on MSNBC last night knowing the role he played with passing the props.  Rachel is their biggest star second to Keith Olbermann.  Bad form and business!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:02:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was sad about Prop 8. Didn't know about the adoption one though - that sucks too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:02:37", "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": 3555954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555558": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "lol.  freespirit,  I got that.  It was also funny that they are quick to pull out the laundry list to point out what he \"can't\" do.<br><br>It is all good.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:38:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Val2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555494, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3579626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ER was good the first few years.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_20:27:59", "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": 3557092, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Normally, I wouldn't say this, but.....<br><br>How 'bout you liberals/progressives find another black guy to challenge Palin for governor in Alaska?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:21:28", "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": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557374, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "YES!  The latest revelations from Newsweek will confirm your opinion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:29:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554944, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3579634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sherri talks far too freely about past abortions and waking up beside various men - she violates her personal boundaries.   She used to talk guiltily about her son coming to visit her in New York.   Then recently she said that he was living with her now, and it was challenging.   I think as a single mother of a special needs child, who works in New York, Sherri is having to make some tough choices that might leave her feeling guilty from a religious standpoint.   That religious standpoint says you should be married and be a \"good\" mother(which usually means you stay home).  I think she struggles between her human needs, and religious ideals.<br><br>As far as being a \"slave-catcher\" ....yeah, in a sense she is....as a woman, she is bound by religion, and not \"free\".", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_20:28:16", "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": 3557728, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3579635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cool!  Thanks...:-)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_20:28:18", "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": 3557384, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Found some pics/songs:   Whoo!  Hoo!   :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/obama-wins-presidential-election-yes-we-did/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/oba...</a><br>Obama Wins Presidential Election.  YES WE DID!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br><br>GOTTA \"bounce\" for a minute.  Among other things that happened \"AT THE POLLS\",  my Pastor came in to drop off the WED. Bible Outline.   Sooo, I have ta teach this at NOON and at 7:00pm.  Think we ain't gonna sing and shout  -   <b>THANK YOU LORD!!</b><br><br>YES WE ARE!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>L8R.  TRUST!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>LOVE y'all!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:03:24", "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": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know how 6% of the population can be a road block, but the lack of support is very sad.  I moved to Cali 5 years ago from my hometown of NYC and I have to say that Cali is a strange state.  I still can't get my head wrapped around it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:30:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "db31f0276ac24ac4d7bb797ea36feb8b", "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": 3561536, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain made his bed, now he must sleep in it.  Being a leader doesn't mean you don't own up to you actions when it's too late.  Screw that. McCain is not some dottering old fool who doesn't know what's going on.  McCain knew and didn't take responsibility until he lost.  Sorry, I can't muster up \"sympathy\".  The buck stops with McCain.  He isn't a leader and that's the bottom line.  McCain let way too many things slide in order to win.  <br><br>The Clintons, I look forward to them becoming irrelavent..  It's all about Obama now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:39:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "freespiritbty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555012, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He's waiting to see who Obama will nominate as his replacement.  Thurgood Marshall tried to hang on, especially when Bush Sr. paraded Clarence \"the Self-Hating Negro\" Thomas as his replacement.  If his health hadn't failed, Marshall said he'd rather delay his retirement if Clarence the Slave-Catcher was the best the Bush Administration could do in replacing him.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:22:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555609, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "barry4obama:  You just \"stay in your zone\" as looooong as you want!!  :&gt;)<br><br>This is REAL and you will see it when you emerge!  :&gt;)<br><br>IT ain't goin' nowhere!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!  YES HE DID!!  :&gt;)</b>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:14:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3560357, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556103": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "especially when he hadn't been on there. They couldn't find anyone else?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:04:05", "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": 3556067, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I know.  I imagined last night he said, \"'bout damn time!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:04:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555609, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3579659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here is a slideshow linkSlideshow<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas-victory-on-newspap_n_141311.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas...</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_20:29:08", "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": 3559527, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3562764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nickwah22:  Thanks.  :&gt;)   I accidentally left off the word \"countdown\".  Thanks for the catch.  :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama!   YES HE DID!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_20:53:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3561599, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bush had \"political capital\" remember?<br><br>Obama can't even get the Credit Card and they're already telling him how he can use it.<br><br>I think Obama racked up a damned mandate last night - something Bush can't claim even though he lied and said he did.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:23:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555494, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Happiest people in Washington today?<br><br>Among them....<br><br>The left-leaning justices on the SUPREME COURT. <br><br>I don't think John Paul Stevens will make it to March 1, 2009 without putting in his resignation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:39:49", "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}, "3558171": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "CPL:   <b>SHOOT!!</b>   Now I won't get ta see the \"E.H. SMACKDOWN!!\"<br><br>We were  sooooooo close!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama:  YES HE DID!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:48:56", "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": 3557728, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555103": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You left out the moose, Town.  She shoots them from helicopters.  They need to have at her, first, and allow the mountain lions and wolves to take what's LEFT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:16:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555025, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "In my fantasy scenario a really pissed off moose crosses her path...\"This one's for Bullwinkle, beyotch!\"<br><br>EDIT: CPL is on the same wavelength LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:17:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555025, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   NOW   - a WORD from Dr. Condi:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/rice-congratulates-obama_n_141414.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">RICE CONGRATULATES OBAMA</a><br><br>IMHO:  Too late!!  She had the ability, BUT NOT the character, to make some kind of endorsement of his candidacy  -  just like her fellow Republican  -   Gen. Collin Powell.  <br>She just could have \"Cosigned!\"  BUT, from her   - **CRICKETS**, for the most part!!<br><br>Sooo, NOW  -   In the words of that \"egregious/evil ONE\"  -  \"Thanks  - but  - no thanks!\"<br><br>PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA!!  YES HE DID!!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:10:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"in the same way people talk about Jim Crow and reduce all that went on then to White and Black drinking fountains and bathrooms. It is soooooooo not the point, in and of itself.\"<br><br>Damn that's true. Its so sad that so many DO reduce Jim Crow to just the stuff on the surface. I've always hated that the media gets away with painting it that way.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:13:28", "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": 3557563, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2008/11/05/GA2008110500823.html?hpid=topnews\" rel=\"nofollow\">Revelers Swarm the Streets of Washington</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:13:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3554610": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama won that Congressional District in Nebraska.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_12:52:03", "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}, "3555891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Does this song have new meaning to anyone else?<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:53:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "TariqNelson", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": 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}, "3556661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is what I could find on YT....however, I think it cuts off some of Michelle's comment at the end...<br><a href=\"http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cYFNr8sIOw0\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cYFNr8sIOw0</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:30:22", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554865, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So, I thought O seemed like a man with a heavy burden last night.   He always seems to me very nimble and light on his feet....like all baskeball players seem to float slightly off the ground.   Not last night...last night his feet seemed to go \"ka-plunk\" as he walked away from the lectern.   If you don't believe me, watch the tape again...   There seemed to be weights on his ankles.   <br><br> I know the full weight of the task ahead came crashing down on him last night...the weight of everyone's expectations - their desperate needs.    I wondered when I saw that picture of him sitting on the beach with his girls, looking out at the sea...if he was lamenting the loss of the \"simple\" life.    After all, when he leaves that White House, his little girls will be young women.   He must have thought about that with a pang of sadness as he tucked that flower behind Malia's ear.<br><br>Or, maybe I just have an overactive imagination.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:25:54", "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": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557689": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Give me some cash and I'll start recruitment efforts, and I'm sure there's some together ReThug brotha that can challenge Palin and take her Governorship, so she will have a \"trifecta\" in being defeated by African-Americans.<br><br>LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:26:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3557613, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  More pics!!  I'm so enjoying them!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/election-night-pda-see-th_n_141269.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/electi...</a><br><br>President-Elect Obama!!  YES HE DID!!   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:51:06", "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}, "3558206": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BWAH!<br><br>How about finding a Native Alaskan (who is not named Todd Palin) to challenge her?<br><br>Or better yet, how about finding a non-corrupt Alaskan to challenge her?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:51:06", "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": 3557613, "depth": 6, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm sure realizing that this was the first moment in his life his grandmother was not alive for...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:14:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3561792": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice article.  Stupid/ridiculous comments though.  LOL", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_19:36:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "db31f0276ac24ac4d7bb797ea36feb8b", "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": 3561672, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555652": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  Just received this pic from a friend!  Hope it posts!  Whoooo!  Hooo!<br>  <br><br><br><br>-- <br>'No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.' (Alice Walker)<br><br><br>AWWWW!  It di' int!  SORRY&gt;  :&gt;(  I'll try something else.  Tech-Challenged is a \"downer\"!   :&gt;)<br><br>Here's a substitute:  (kinda):<br><br><a href=\"http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-obama-presidential-seal-080624-ht%2C0%2C847467.story\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/oba...</a><br><br><br>Sooooo, President-Elect Obama WAS CORRECT in having HIS PRESIDENTIAL SEAL!!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:42:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560778": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "women will read this and go 'uh-huh - that's what  I thought'<br><br>remember - it was WOMEN who did her in on the polls. <br><br>WOMEN were the ones by the largest margin that thought she was UNQUALIFIED<br><br>WOMEN SAW THRU HER", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:18:28", "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": 3554944, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL! He would redeem himself in my eyes if he did it! In fact, he'd get honored at next year's NAACP Image Awards! LOL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:15:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557288, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558223": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v4qq8w9Usw\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dancing in the Streets - November 4, 2008</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:51:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was awesome Michelle. I am also a bit more liberal than Obama but he brings a willingness to seriously work with everyone that I admire. I've never had so many white people smile at me or give me high fives like today! We are really and FINALLY coming together. Your namesake is the First Lady!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:15:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558026, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557092": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Jurassic Park was amazing.  Could never get into ER.  <br><br>It's sad that he wasn't able to overcome his cancer and keep putting out first class work though.  He was very talented.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:54:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Nate_Wesley", "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": 3555832, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3579741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rachel Maddow there it out there tonight that she could conceivably resign and get the Lt. Governor to appoint her the Senate should they oust Stevens.  Good Lord!&gt; Subject: [jackandjillpolitics] Re: Wednesday Open Thread #2&gt; From: &gt; To: <a href=\"mailto:dtdeskins@msn.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">dtdeskins@msn.com</a>&gt; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:00:20 +0000&gt; &gt; Town (unregistered) wrote:&gt; &gt; Palin decided it was the Palin show and it sounds like she was nasty to the aides provided to her.&gt; &gt; She shouldn't be surprised when they back the bus up on her.&gt; &gt; Link: <a href=\"http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wednesday-open-thread-2-2/#comment-3557374\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wedn...</a>&gt; &gt; --&gt; You may reply to this email to post your response. To turn off notifications, go to your Disqus settings at: <a href=\"http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/</a><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail.<br><a href=\"http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_20:32:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557374, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558239": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!!!<br><br>I'd offer, but I like VA. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:52:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557689, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Deep down, Sherri's acting like she's a slave-catcher.  She should have clocked Hasselbeck weeks ago and sat there on that couch silent as all get out.<br><br>What guilt is she burdened down with regarding motherhood and sexuality?  Either you're a homosexual...or you're not.  Either you're a child of God...or you're not.  Either you're a decent parent, or you're not.<br><br>Game Over.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:28:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555707, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3579747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I know I shouldn't be speculating on folks sexuality, but I've long suspected Eddie Long and wouldn't at all be surprised by TD Jakes.  I suspect anyone that obsessed about other peoples' sex lives.  I just couldn't imagine being called upon by God, with so many problems in the world, and focus my efforts on gays and lesbians unless I was fighting something internally.e a lot os &gt; Subject: [jackandjillpolitics] Re: Wednesday Open Thread #2&gt; From: &gt; To: <a href=\"mailto:dtdeskins@msn.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">dtdeskins@msn.com</a>&gt; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:45:25 +0000&gt; &gt; CPL wrote:&gt; &gt; I heard TD's in the closet himself, cause Keith Boykin and Jasmyne Connick were sure speculating about why he and Eddie Long lead the charge against the LGBT community.&gt; &gt; Methinks TD and company protesteth much....?&gt; &gt; Link: <a href=\"http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wednesday-open-thread-2-2/#comment-3557595\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wedn...</a>&gt; &gt; --&gt; You may reply to this email to post your response. To turn off notifications, go to your Disqus settings at: <a href=\"http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/</a><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail.<br><a href=\"http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_20:32:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "NMP", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557595, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's scary, isn't it. Just think if these losers got into office. YIKES! <br><br>I admit I loved the part when President-elect Obama was cussin'! :-P", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:16:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558114, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558760": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Who knows what the link is for all of newspaper covers?  (I've been away from a computer since 7am!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:16:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "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}, "3557742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL, Ms Kitty.<br><br>You know Bullwinkle's waiting to get in that ass.  ROFL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:28:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555105, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sherri is burdened with guilt regarding motherhood and sexuality....a result of religious indoctrination.     Maybe she felt compelled to give the religious fanatic, supposed quintessential mother, Palin a benefit of the doubt that Sherri would not give, had she been emotionally healthy.<br><br>Deep down, Sherri knows the truth.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:45:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3554980, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3559293": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Virginia went blue without my vote.<br><br>Not that it was needed.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:43:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558879, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557246": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That hologram would have meant more if they were talking to some in say, China, then someone in another room/down the street. Not very practical. Kinda cool = yes, but kinda of a waste b/c the journalistic intergity @ CNN still sucks!<br><br>MSNBC - (mostly) is the best.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:03:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8b9328e61e0094ae18e247c922f9dc7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557052, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558790": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty:   \"We - owww!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Joining the DANCE!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:18:10", "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": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558223, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The ignorance and tragedy of religion.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:34:41", "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": 3555954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3564945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town:  Co-sign!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_00:28:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558206, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560260": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Does anyone know anything about these sites that are selling tickets to the inauguration?  I went on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) website, and they said that tickets would be given to U.S. House of Rep. members and Senators.  They didn't mention that these tickets could be purchased anywhere.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:45:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "jdickenslaw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": 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}, "3559834": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ok? !!!!  Obama's got it on lock.  I'm still in awe that he's PResident.  :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:15:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "freespiritbty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555558, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560357": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I STILL THINK I'M DREAMING!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_17:51:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "barry4obama", "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}, "3558311": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ox54FAf-o\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ox54FAf-o</a><br><br>I love the video saw this posted at Buzzflash & Huffington Post<br><br>\" Beth ArnoldPosted November 4, 2008 | 12:09 PM (EST) <br> <br>Eiffel Tower Sparkles for Obama<br><br>In partnership with the French Committee of Support for Barack Obama, French and European citizens came together with Americans and other nationalities last night on the Esplanade of Trocad\u00e9ro to release a red, white, and blue barrage of balloons in support of the election of Barack Obama. <br><br>The Eiffel Tower sparkled in the background as a special show for Obama. The French capital is abuzz with this American election.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:55:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": 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}, "3557288": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "McCain would need to do a documentary on Palin to expose all of that shyt; a press conference wouldn't give him enough time for full exposure and disclosure.<br><br>And he'd need to do it on C-Span with no commercial interruptions; I'm sure Cindy can fork over the cash to pay for an hour spot.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:04:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3556925, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558829": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with all of your points Town :-).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:20:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "freespiritbty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3555890, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL!! We were laughing at that part in my department at work!! That was the BEST part! He keeps it SOOOO real.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:25:49", "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": 3558758, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560607": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "His grandmother just died.<br><br>He's exhausted.<br><br>I saw it, but that's all I saw about it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:07:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557687, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3560902": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "About that Prop 8 thingy up in CA. I didn't want to touch this one BUT...Look, I'm sad for my peeps that  it wasn't defeated BUT I'm becoming kind of uneasy that there is a movement afoot to place the blame on us, black people - 6% of the CA's population! <br><br> While we may have had the voting power in CA to help defeat this measure, the economic muscle that the Mormons apparently used to uphold it was HUGE. So, I ask myself, what if somebody with similar economic muscle had circumvented the church(assuming that the church is in the way) and organized to educate the black community about the importance of defeating this(assuming again that the black community was pivotal in helping to bring about it's defeat), especially if you expected the black turnout to be higher than normal? Why just assume that because blacks experienced(and still are experiencing) discrimination means that they view the gays being discriminated against in the same way? What about the responsibility that other ethnic groups had here?<br><br>I.m not saying that there may not be a problem with acceptance in our community. Personally, I don't know of any because all the people I associate with are sensitized to the plight of gay America and are very empathetic...but some old school Obama-style organization may work wonders: door-to-door in heavily black communities, internet ads, stuff on black radio, TV etc., might help. Even if you start doing it now, it may yield benefits in the future...I don't live in CA but I will do everything I can to help...Explain why it matters in simple terms. Like what of your hetero-husband or -wife died and you couldn't do X or Y or Z? Know what I mean?<br><br>But, I'm not feeling right about the blame that seems to be shifting onto us...like we are being scapegoated somehow...I don't know...something here doesn't feel right.<br><br>T.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_18:26:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6755b31010b50fc47eac9ee8b3bb319", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3563977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Im from CALI so what you have to understand is that some black pastors and church members were on TV saying that it was their biblical duty to make sure prop 8 passed dont forget that Obama had a famous anti gay black gospel singer singing at one of his rallies this probally helped people form the perception that blacks helped prop 8 pass", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_22:40:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "cf7d11e4205d63b5299e62b974362cff", "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": 3561536, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558357": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Michelle:  IMHO, you neva have to apologize for the \"length of a comment!\"<br><br>Just SPEAK!!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Co-sign on the MAGNITUDE of THIS EVENT on soooo many levels!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Keep sharing!!!  \" 'kay!!\"    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:58:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3558026, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558879": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Umm D.<br><br>Did anyone ask you about YOUR VOTE? Did you help VA go blue?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:22:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "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": 3557613, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557345": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is one time where I'm embarrassed to identify with Christians, because this isn't about doing God's will; IT IS ABOUT DOING GOD'S JOB.<br><br>A True Christian knows when to allow God to be God and not get in His way.  These dogmatic applications of Scripture is what made me turn renegade in my beliefs and my relationship with Jesus.  These fools would crucify Jesus all over again, just because He returned when He wanted to and without THEIR permission.  UGH.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:07:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "CPL", "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": 3555954, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3558886": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He's an idiot who should be in prison!!! That's the great thing about YouTube and archives!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_16:22:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "heartsandflowers", "has_been_anonymized": false, "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": 3558540, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3568111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank You, T. I agree wth you completely. There has to a movement that counteracts what one is taught, for example in church where thye are told<br><br>My issue is that blacks are so complacent in what you said correctly scapegoating. The LGBT community is looking to us now because they believe that we have won some sort of rights. Have they stretched their hands out to the black community (a socially conservative community) and did what I have been telling them to do for the past 4 YEARS? You outtlined what I have been telling to do on a large scale. Black people are told that homosexuality is a sin in their churches and community. I would have voted down the Proposition but some other still have those beliefs that are based in their religious belief. Do some peopl not understand that. I have had my struggles with trying to bridge this and I was also upset about some LGBT organizations being apathetic about the crimes that effect black gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals <br><br>They get a kick out of it because it similar to the whole \"reverse racism\" thing. I am not apart of it because it was voted down in other states. The people who really brought it down at the end of the day were whites because blacks probably could not have shifted it that much. Everyone should get the blame not just blacks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-06_08:49:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Rhondacoca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3560902, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3556848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Pompous, proud, pious, overfed scourge of humanity.   Their words are like knives which they use to make the lives of the innocent, unbearable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_14:40:42", "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": 3556067, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3555832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not to darken the mood (did enough of that offline last night), but Michael Crichton died.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_13:51:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557373": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hehe...maybe when they saw that the whole world didn't end when O was declared the winner.    They woke up this morning and life went on...except the world seemed brighter, fairer and more just, somehow.<br><br>Thanks for the lovely anecdote.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:09:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 3557076, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "3557374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Palin decided it was the Palin show and it sounds like she was nasty to the aides provided to her.<br><br>She shouldn't be surprised when they back the bus up on her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-05_15:09:41", "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": 3556538, "depth": 4, "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": "6666020", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -8695952365575603039}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "wednesday_open_thread_2", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 140, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 6666020, "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.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=wednesday_open_thread_2' +
		'&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/wednesday_open_thread_2/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='	+ 'wednesday_open_thread_2'
			+ '&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/wednesday_open_thread_2/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">140</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/wednesday_open_thread_2/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/wednesday_open_thread_2/">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:6666020" 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/wednesday_open_thread_2/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:6666020" 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:6666020" 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'				: 'wednesday_open_thread_2',
			// 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/wednesday_open_thread_2/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='	+ 'wednesday_open_thread_2'
			+ '&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='	+ 'wednesday_open_thread_2'
			+ '&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='		+ 'wednesday_open_thread_2'
				+ '&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/6666020/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) {
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Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3558311">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3558311" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3558311" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558311">Michigander2</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3558311" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558311" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ox54FAf-o" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ox54FAf-o</a><br><br>I love the video saw this posted at Buzzflash & Huffington Post<br><br>" Beth ArnoldPosted November 4, 2008 | 12:09 PM (EST) <br> <br>Eiffel Tower Sparkles for Obama<br><br>In partnership with the French Committee of Support for Barack Obama, French and European citizens came together with Americans and other nationalities last night on the Esplanade of Trocadéro to release a red, white, and blue barrage of balloons in support of the election of Barack Obama. <br><br>The Eiffel Tower sparkled in the background as a special show for Obama. The French capital is abuzz with this American election."</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3554944">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3554944" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3554944" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3554944">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3554944" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3554944" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah Palin is dangerous.<br><br>This woman is a pathological liar, and is ethically challenged.    <br><br>Dana Bash just asked her a few questions about why does she think the independents and women, looked at her ticket and voted the other way.  Sarah responded (paraphrase) that she doesn\'t think anyone will attribute <b>"John McCain\'s loss"</b> to her presence on the ticket!!! (holy shit!).   She went on to say that Sarah Palin couldn\'t trump the economic crisis that occurred.    If I find a clip of this, I\'ll post it.<br><br>Can you imagine?   She\'s trying to suggest she had nothing to do with repelling voters.<br><br>Here\'s another interesting article.   Today, Bash mentioned that there was still a lot to come out about the shopping spree when people start talking:<br><br>This is on Huffington, follow the links ther to get to the entire article.<br><br><b>Palin Once Greeted McCain Staff Wearing Only A Towel</b><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/palin-once-greeted-mccain_n_141394.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/palin-...</a><br><blockquote><i>At the GOP convention in St. Paul, Palin was completely unfazed by the boys\' club fraternity she had just joined. One night, Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter went to her hotel room to brief her. After a minute, Palin sailed into the room wearing nothing but a towel, with another on her wet hair. She told them to chat with her laconic husband, Todd. "I\'ll be just a minute," she said.</i></blockquote><br><br>I\'ve always had a feeling about Sarah.  She struck me as the kind of woman who used her looks and sexuality to mitigate a mediocre intellect, manipulate men and make her way through life.   I thought about the frequent school transfers, and the things she might have had to do to graduate.   You need to write at a competent level to make it through University...and one would surmise that if you can write competently, you can also speak competently.  Sarah cannot put a sentence together...how did she make it through school?    Clearly, there were many people willing to assist her.  Women sense these things...I\'ve seen women comment that they wouldn\'t want her near their husbands. :-) <br><br>The towel thing is stunningly inappropriate, but it might be her primary instinct.   The shopping spree, makeup, and sex kitten act seem to confirm my impressions.  Sarah is wolfish and predatory.    She has a strong desire to survive.    She\'ll do anything to make that happen.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3555512">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555512" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555512" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555512">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555512" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555512" class="dsq-comment-message">TruthSeeker:   <i>Sarah Palin is dangerous.<br><br>This woman is a pathological liar, and is ethically challenged. </i><br><br>I cannot CO-SIGN with you MORE!!!  WHew!!!!<br><br>She really NEVER turned off her "LOOK AT MY LEGS!/BUST!/ARSE!"  "PAGEANT" MENTALITY!!!  <br><br>Annnnnnd, the 1st Dude just let it happen 2!  Shows his "lack of morality" and "lack of respect for HER"  2!! YES!!<br><br>On ALL your points   -   MAJOR CO-SIGN!!!  :&gt;)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3555025">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555025" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555025" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555025">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555025" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555025" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s time for John McCain and his loyalists to live up to COUNTRY FIRST and throw her under the bus, drive over her, back the bus up and run over her again and again.  This person must NEVER hold national elective office and should probably not even hold statewide office.  She should never hold as much as a PTA slot.<br><br>The lions and wolves in Alaska need to get at her, as well.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3555103">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555103" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555103" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3555103" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555103" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555103" class="dsq-comment-message">You left out the moose, Town.  She shoots them from helicopters.  They need to have at her, first, and allow the mountain lions and wolves to take what\'s LEFT.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3555105">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555105" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555105" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555105">MsKitty</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555105" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555105" class="dsq-comment-message">In my fantasy scenario a really pissed off moose crosses her path..."This one\'s for Bullwinkle, beyotch!"<br><br>EDIT: CPL is on the same wavelength LOL</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3557742">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557742" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557742" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557742" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557742" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557742" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL, Ms Kitty.<br><br>You know Bullwinkle\'s waiting to get in that ass.  ROFL</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3555334">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555334" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555334" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3555334" href="http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rhondacoca</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555334" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555334" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>She is crazier than I thought!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3556590">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556590" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556590" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556590">NMP</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556590" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556590" class="dsq-comment-message">YES!  The latest revelations from Newsweek will confirm your opinion.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3560459">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3560459" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3560459" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3560459" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3560459" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560459" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not going to say a word.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3561670">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561670" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561670" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561670">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561670" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561670" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Craig!!   You must have had an amazing evening!!!<br><br>I kinda feel cheated \'cause it happened so fast.   One second they were calling a state then the next thing, I hear the breaking news music and they\'re saying he\'s the winner....there were no harps or angels or proclamations...I feel there ought to have been..lol     Today I looked outside, and the sun was on a yellow-leaved maple tree, and the colour was so brilliant and glistening.   Everything was glistening in the sunlight.  It was a happier day.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-3560778">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3560778" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3560778" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560778">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3560778" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560778" class="dsq-comment-message">women will read this and go \'uh-huh - that\'s what  I thought\'<br><br>remember - it was WOMEN who did her in on the polls. <br><br>WOMEN were the ones by the largest margin that thought she was UNQUALIFIED<br><br>WOMEN SAW THRU HER</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3554980">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3554980" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3554980" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3554980">Val</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3554980" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3554980" class="dsq-comment-message">Sheri Shephard on the View<br><br>While I appreciate the fact that she voted Obama yesterday but I can\'t understand why she was undecided and leaning Palin up until last Friday just because she had a special needs child. <br><br>javascript:openPopup(\'http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6189921\', \'popup\', 800, 635);</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3555707">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555707" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555707">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555707" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555707" class="dsq-comment-message">Sherri is burdened with guilt regarding motherhood and sexuality....a result of religious indoctrination.     Maybe she felt compelled to give the religious fanatic, supposed quintessential mother, Palin a benefit of the doubt that Sherri would not give, had she been emotionally healthy.<br><br>Deep down, Sherri knows the truth.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-3557728">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557728" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557728" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557728" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557728" class="dsq-comment-message">Deep down, Sherri\'s acting like she\'s a slave-catcher.  She should have clocked Hasselbeck weeks ago and sat there on that couch silent as all get out.<br><br>What guilt is she burdened down with regarding motherhood and sexuality?  Either you\'re a homosexual...or you\'re not.  Either you\'re a child of God...or you\'re not.  Either you\'re a decent parent, or you\'re not.<br><br>Game Over.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558171">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558171" class="dsq-comment-message">CPL:   <b>SHOOT!!</b>   Now I won\'t get ta see the "E.H. SMACKDOWN!!"<br><br>We were  sooooooo close!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama:  YES HE DID!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3579634" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3579634">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3579634" class="dsq-comment-message">Sherri talks far too freely about past abortions and waking up beside various men - she violates her personal boundaries.   She used to talk guiltily about her son coming to visit her in New York.   Then recently she said that he was living with her now, and it was challenging.   I think as a single mother of a special needs child, who works in New York, Sherri is having to make some tough choices that might leave her feeling guilty from a religious standpoint.   That religious standpoint says you should be married and be a "good" mother(which usually means you stay home).  I think she struggles between her human needs, and religious ideals.<br><br>As far as being a "slave-catcher" ....yeah, in a sense she is....as a woman, she is bound by religion, and not "free".</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3554610">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3554610" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3554610" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama won that Congressional District in Nebraska.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3554659">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3554659" class="dsq-comment-message">I am heartbroken that Madelyn Dunham, Toot, is not pictured above. But, so pleased that Barack showed Mama Robinson love.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3554865" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3554865">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3554865" class="dsq-comment-message">Looking for video, need help.<br><br>Anyone who can point me in the direction of Michelle Bernard talking about the restoration of Black Manhood last night - I\'d appreciate the link to video</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556661" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556661">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556661" class="dsq-comment-message">This is what I could find on YT....however, I think it cuts off some of Michelle\'s comment at the end...<br><a href="http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cYFNr8sIOw0" rel="nofollow">http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cYFNr8sIOw0</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3554871">Honey01</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3554871" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey All,<br>I missed you guys last night. It is going to take me a week to get through the all  of the threads. I am so appreciative though. I missed alot of the tv coverage once I left the hotel to stand in line to get in to Grant Park. I can\'t wait to view the clips B-Serious has up.<br><br>I am still so pysched. I can\'t believe my DH and I wound up at the same hotel with the Obama campaign! I saw Andy Gibb early this morning when I went out to get newspapers. I keep looking at other people like "did this really happen"? <br><br>I am really still smarting over the Bachman win though.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555012" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3555012" href="http://www.natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Chambers</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555012" class="dsq-comment-message">Is it possible to feel a little sorry for Mccain? To respect him a tad bit more than Bill Clinton? Not rhetorical questions. I think we can. The concession speech--coupled with what\'s in Huffington Post on campaign revelations (from the Russians and Chinese hacking Obama and McCain\'s campaigns to McCain being kept in the dark re: Palin\'s clothing budget) makes me think McCain\'s mea cupla was sincere. The joke on the GOp is that between the lines, he blamed Palin and the redneck wingnuts for whom she speaks. Joe the Plumber was outvoted by Sydney the Cubicle Slave, and Sydney could care less about Guns n God. McCain was the man of 2000, not 08. He said I messed up by going rightwing, and going negative, saying silly things. It seemed Barack understands this.<br><br>The revelations on Clinton are telling. John McCain never took Barack for granted; Bill labelled the campaign a "fairy tale." So between my recitations of Lift Every Voice and Sing, I sigh a little for McCain. Sorry. The old man f-d up.<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obama-we-cant-solve-globa_n_141358.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obama-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555581" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555581">freespiritbty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555581" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain made his bed, now he must sleep in it.  Being a leader doesn\'t mean you don\'t own up to you actions when it\'s too late.  Screw that. McCain is not some dottering old fool who doesn\'t know what\'s going on.  McCain knew and didn\'t take responsibility until he lost.  Sorry, I can\'t muster up "sympathy".  The buck stops with McCain.  He isn\'t a leader and that\'s the bottom line.  McCain let way too many things slide in order to win.  <br><br>The Clintons, I look forward to them becoming irrelavent..  It\'s all about Obama now.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555890">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555890" class="dsq-comment-message">On a human level I feel sorry for McCain because he was just basically an actor in somebody else\'s play and he showed up and said his lines.  He wasn\'t in control.<br><br>On a human level I somewhat feel sorry for Palin because she will be blamed for McCain\'s loss, when it was McCain\'s fault (as he noted last night).<br><br>On a political level, I don\'t feel sorry for any of them.<br><br>McCain had six months to study Obama while Obama and Hillary were duking it out and formulate a strategy to defeat him.  Instead he took a page out of Hillary\'s playbook.<br><br>McCain had six months to properly vet VP candidates and see if they had the right chemistry with him and he didn\'t do it.  <br><br>He didn\'t run his campaign on his own terms.<br><br>Sarah Palin, as someone (Stewart?) noted, is a grifter.   She\'s a con artist and so is her whole family excluding baby Trig and maybe Piper.  She swindled the Republicans out of all that money for the clothing, she swindled the state of Alaska out of money pursuing a vendetta against her ex brother in law, she\'s repeatedly undermined and backstabbed everyone who\'s ever helped her sorry behind.<br><br>That\'s why most women after the initial shock weren\'t taken in by her.  We know shifty, dangerous women when we see them and we want no parts of them.  We know.<br><br>As far as the Clintons are concerned, Bill can go sit down in the dustbin of history and stay there.  I\'m over him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556403">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556403" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556403" class="dsq-comment-message">For the first time in my life...I really agree with your post. LOL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556538">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556538" class="dsq-comment-message">Have you read the latest from Newsweek?  They are spilling the beans on what was going on behind the scenes of the McCain Campaign.  I\'m guessing you won\'t feel sorry for Palin on any level.   Poor Michelle was distraught by her tactics asking, "why do they want people to hate us?!"<br><br>Palin knew exactly what she was doing, especially on the Ayers thing.  She ran with that WITHOUT permission from the campaign.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557374" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557374">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557374" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557374" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin decided it was the Palin show and it sounds like she was nasty to the aides provided to her.<br><br>She shouldn\'t be surprised when they back the bus up on her.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557613" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557613" class="dsq-comment-message">Normally, I wouldn\'t say this, but.....<br><br>How \'bout you liberals/progressives find another black guy to challenge Palin for governor in Alaska?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3558206" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3558206" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558206">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558206" class="dsq-comment-message">BWAH!<br><br>How about finding a Native Alaskan (who is not named Todd Palin) to challenge her?<br><br>Or better yet, how about finding a non-corrupt Alaskan to challenge her?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3564945" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3564945">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3564945" class="dsq-comment-message">Town:  Co-sign!  :&gt;)  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557689" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557689" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557689" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557689" class="dsq-comment-message">Give me some cash and I\'ll start recruitment efforts, and I\'m sure there\'s some together ReThug brotha that can challenge Palin and take her Governorship, so she will have a "trifecta" in being defeated by African-Americans.<br><br>LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3558239" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3558239" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558239" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!!!<br><br>I\'d offer, but I like VA. :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3558879" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3558879" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558879" class="dsq-comment-message">Umm D.<br><br>Did anyone ask you about YOUR VOTE? Did you help VA go blue?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3559293" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3559293" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3559293" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559293" class="dsq-comment-message">Virginia went blue without my vote.<br><br>Not that it was needed.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3559535" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3559535" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3559535" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559535" class="dsq-comment-message">Still love ya like a play cousin...</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3579741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3579741">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3579741" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel Maddow there it out there tonight that she could conceivably resign and get the Lt. Governor to appoint her the Senate should they oust Stevens.  Good Lord!&gt; Subject: [jackandjillpolitics] Re: Wednesday Open Thread #2&gt; From: &gt; To: <a href="mailto:dtdeskins@msn.com" rel="nofollow">dtdeskins@msn.com</a>&gt; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:00:20 +0000&gt; &gt; Town (unregistered) wrote:&gt; &gt; Palin decided it was the Palin show and it sounds like she was nasty to the aides provided to her.&gt; &gt; She shouldn\'t be surprised when they back the bus up on her.&gt; &gt; Link: <a href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wednesday-open-thread-2-2/#comment-3557374" rel="nofollow">http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wedn...</a>&gt; &gt; --&gt; You may reply to this email to post your response. To turn off notifications, go to your Disqus settings at: <a href="http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/" rel="nofollow">http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/</a><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail.<br><a href="http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008" rel="nofollow">http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3558829" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3558829" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558829">freespiritbty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3558829" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558829" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with all of your points Town :-).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556461" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556461">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556461" class="dsq-comment-message">Maybe just a little, and I mean a little.  I do believe he\'s a man of integrity and compassion, but I also believe he\'s all too willing to compromise who he is to get what he wants, whether it\'s his personal or professional life.  <br><br>One can\'t help but respect and admire a man that could endure 5 years as a prisoner of war (I coudn\'t endure 5 minutes in the back of a police car), but yet where was that compassion for his first wife?  This woman suffered physically and emotional in silence while he endured captivity only to be told by him his suffering entitled him to a beauty queen with two good legs and seven figure bank account. <br><br>8 years ago he lost the South Carolina primary b/c Karl Rove and his protege Rick Schmidt one of the worse racist campaigns in modern history.  Eight years later rather than telling Rick Schmidt to go to hell, McCain hired him.  What message did that send to his daughter?<br><br>I have the same problem with him that I had with Hillary Clinton, their shared sense of entitlement.  And he chose to turn his campaign into a traveling circus full of freaks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555494" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555494" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555494">freespiritbty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555494" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555494" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m not feeling the new meme the media is pushing regarding Obama\'s presidency: "How will Obama \'govern\' in his new Administration".  I find the double standard irritating.  We had Bush for 8 long years and the media didn\'t feel the need to ask those hard hitting questions, nor hold the Bush Administration accountable.  The msm didn\'t ask the question of how "Bush will govern".  From now on I am only Schuster, Rachel, and Olberman from now on.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555558" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555558" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555558">Val</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555558" class="dsq-comment-message">lol.  freespirit,  I got that.  It was also funny that they are quick to pull out the laundry list to point out what he "can\'t" do.<br><br>It is all good.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556897" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556897" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556897">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556897" class="dsq-comment-message">The MSM in cahoots with the right wing are putting pressure on O to govern from the right...<br><br>All the right wing pundits were pushing the America is a "center right" country bullshit.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561157" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561157">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561157" class="dsq-comment-message">I woke up to that conversation early this morning.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559834">freespiritbty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559834" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok? !!!!  Obama\'s got it on lock.  I\'m still in awe that he\'s PResident.  :-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557650" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557650" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557650" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557650" class="dsq-comment-message">Bush had "political capital" remember?<br><br>Obama can\'t even get the Credit Card and they\'re already telling him how he can use it.<br><br>I think Obama racked up a damned mandate last night - something Bush can\'t claim even though he lied and said he did.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559599">freespiritbty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3559599" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559599" class="dsq-comment-message">Keep bringing the realness!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3559578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559578">freespiritbty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3559578" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559578" class="dsq-comment-message">Excuse the errrors :-).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555609" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555609" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555609">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555609" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555609" class="dsq-comment-message">Happiest people in Washington today?<br><br>Among them....<br><br>The left-leaning justices on the SUPREME COURT. <br><br>I don\'t think John Paul Stevens will make it to March 1, 2009 without putting in his resignation.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556105" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556105">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556105" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556105" class="dsq-comment-message">I know.  I imagined last night he said, "\'bout damn time!"</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557632" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557632" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557632" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557632" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s waiting to see who Obama will nominate as his replacement.  Thurgood Marshall tried to hang on, especially when Bush Sr. paraded Clarence "the Self-Hating Negro" Thomas as his replacement.  If his health hadn\'t failed, Marshall said he\'d rather delay his retirement if Clarence the Slave-Catcher was the best the Bush Administration could do in replacing him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3555652" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555652" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555652">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555652" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Just received this pic from a friend!  Hope it posts!  Whoooo!  Hooo!<br>  <br><br><br><br>-- <br>\'No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.\' (Alice Walker)<br><br><br>AWWWW!  It di\' int!  SORRY&gt;  :&gt;(  I\'ll try something else.  Tech-Challenged is a "downer"!   :&gt;)<br><br>Here\'s a substitute:  (kinda):<br><br><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-obama-presidential-seal-080624-ht%2C0%2C847467.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/oba...</a><br><br><br>Sooooo, President-Elect Obama WAS CORRECT in having HIS PRESIDENTIAL SEAL!!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555832" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3555832" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555832" class="dsq-comment-message">Not to darken the mood (did enough of that offline last night), but Michael Crichton died.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557092">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557092" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557092" class="dsq-comment-message">Jurassic Park was amazing.  Could never get into ER.  <br><br>It\'s sad that he wasn\'t able to overcome his cancer and keep putting out first class work though.  He was very talented.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3579626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3579626" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3579626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3579626" class="dsq-comment-message">ER was good the first few years.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555891" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3555891" href="http://www.tariqnelson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TariqNelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555891" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555891" class="dsq-comment-message">Does this song have new meaning to anyone else?<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILIBlQ2D0Q</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555954" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3555954" href="http://www.natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Chambers</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3555954" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555954" class="dsq-comment-message">Speaking of tossing under the bus, I picked up on some posts by gay/Lesbian African American who feel that black people deserted them in the Cali and Arkansas gay marriage and prohibition on gay couples to be foster or adoptive parents (better to send kids to abusive chain smoking rednecks or women like in Antawn Fisher I suppose). TD Jakes & Crew helped with that.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556067" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556067" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556067">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556067" class="dsq-comment-message">You better bet there will be pressure from the LGBT Community to confront the homophobia within the African American Community.  I can\'t say I\'m not embarrassed by the overwhelming black support for the prohibition.  <br><br>Speaking of TD Jakes, I thought it was an insult to Rachel Maddow, eventhough I\'ve been a critic as of late, to have TD Jakes on MSNBC last night knowing the role he played with passing the props.  Rachel is their biggest star second to Keith Olbermann.  Bad form and business!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556103" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556103">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556103" class="dsq-comment-message">especially when he hadn\'t been on there. They couldn\'t find anyone else?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556848" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556848" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556848">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556848" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556848" class="dsq-comment-message">Pompous, proud, pious, overfed scourge of humanity.   Their words are like knives which they use to make the lives of the innocent, unbearable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557595" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557595" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557595" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557595" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557595" class="dsq-comment-message">I heard TD\'s in the closet himself, cause Keith Boykin and Jasmyne Connick were sure speculating about why he and Eddie Long lead the charge against the LGBT community.<br><br>Methinks TD and company protesteth much....?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3579747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3579747">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3579747" class="dsq-comment-message">I know I shouldn\'t be speculating on folks sexuality, but I\'ve long suspected Eddie Long and wouldn\'t at all be surprised by TD Jakes.  I suspect anyone that obsessed about other peoples\' sex lives.  I just couldn\'t imagine being called upon by God, with so many problems in the world, and focus my efforts on gays and lesbians unless I was fighting something internally.e a lot os &gt; Subject: [jackandjillpolitics] Re: Wednesday Open Thread #2&gt; From: &gt; To: <a href="mailto:dtdeskins@msn.com" rel="nofollow">dtdeskins@msn.com</a>&gt; Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:45:25 +0000&gt; &gt; CPL wrote:&gt; &gt; I heard TD\'s in the closet himself, cause Keith Boykin and Jasmyne Connick were sure speculating about why he and Eddie Long lead the charge against the LGBT community.&gt; &gt; Methinks TD and company protesteth much....?&gt; &gt; Link: <a href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wednesday-open-thread-2-2/#comment-3557595" rel="nofollow">http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2008/11/wedn...</a>&gt; &gt; --&gt; You may reply to this email to post your response. To turn off notifications, go to your Disqus settings at: <a href="http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/" rel="nofollow">http://disqus.com/settings/notifications/</a><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail.<br><a href="http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008" rel="nofollow">http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556068" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556068">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556068" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556068" class="dsq-comment-message">I was sad about Prop 8. Didn\'t know about the adoption one though - that sucks too.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556751" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556751">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556751" class="dsq-comment-message">The ignorance and tragedy of religion.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3557345" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557345" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557345" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557345" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557345" class="dsq-comment-message">This is one time where I\'m embarrassed to identify with Christians, because this isn\'t about doing God\'s will; IT IS ABOUT DOING GOD\'S JOB.<br><br>A True Christian knows when to allow God to be God and not get in His way.  These dogmatic applications of Scripture is what made me turn renegade in my beliefs and my relationship with Jesus.  These fools would crucify Jesus all over again, just because He returned when He wanted to and without THEIR permission.  UGH.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557547" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557547" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557547" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557547" class="dsq-comment-message">Chris, why are you surprised TD Jakes was involved?<br><br>He toted water for Bush trying to get a slice of the Faith-Based Money Pie.  To which I claim that any church taking handouts from the Government, ought to lose their tax-exempt status for violating the separation of Church and State.<br><br>Wonder why the United Church of Christ got harassed by the Government for calling them out on their shyt, but TD Jakes, Eddie Long and company can go unmolested by the IRS.  Even Creflo Dollar had to answer to the IRS a few years ago, and probably because he was calling Bush out on his shyt, too.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3555963" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3555963">NMP</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3555963" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve been looking at the black turnout state-by-state.  Just like with the primaries, some are reporting that in southern states black turnout was lower or only slightly higher than in 2004.  Are we expected to believe that black folks were more motivated to vote for John Kerry than Barack Obama?  There\'s an estimate floating around that 6 million voters came to the polls only to find there names missing from voter rolls.  That\'s a hell of lot of people!  And no doubt the largest percentages will be found in states with large black and Latino populations.  <br><br>Just look at Missouri.  I don\'t except that McCain won.  If provisional ballots are counted, most of them from St. Louis, Obama will win the state.<br><br>Voter suppression should be priority number one for the next Attorney General.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556088" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556088" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556088">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556088" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Found some pics/songs:   Whoo!  Hoo!   :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/obama-wins-presidential-election-yes-we-did/" rel="nofollow">http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/oba...</a><br>Obama Wins Presidential Election.  YES WE DID!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br><br>GOTTA "bounce" for a minute.  Among other things that happened "AT THE POLLS",  my Pastor came in to drop off the WED. Bible Outline.   Sooo, I have ta teach this at NOON and at 7:00pm.  Think we ain\'t gonna sing and shout  -   <b>THANK YOU LORD!!</b><br><br>YES WE ARE!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>L8R.  TRUST!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>LOVE y\'all!!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556365" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556365">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556365" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  More pics:  <br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas-victory-on-newspap_n_141311.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas...</a><br><b>Obama\'s Victory On Newspaper Front Pages (SLIDE SHOW).<br><br>ENJOY!!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556447" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556447">NO ID</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556447" class="dsq-comment-message">it took me a while to figure out that that was michelle\'s mother not valerie jarret. what happpened to her as the possible cheif of staff...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556481" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556481" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556481">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556481" class="dsq-comment-message">Okay, I submit this song for today. Feeling Good by Nina Simone.<br><br>It\'s a New Dawn, It\'s a New Day!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVw0Mb8XR9M" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVw0Mb8XR9M</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556512" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556512" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556512">JJai</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556512" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyone know if you can order the Chicago Tribune Newspaper cover for today? If so, where?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3556925" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3556925" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3556925">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3556925" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3556925" class="dsq-comment-message">John McCain should do one more "mavericky" thing and out Palin.   He should call a press conference and tell ALL her damn business on the 6 o\' clock news.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3557288" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557288" href="http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CPL</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3557288" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557288" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain would need to do a documentary on Palin to expose all of that shyt; a press conference wouldn\'t give him enough time for full exposure and disclosure.<br><br>And he\'d need to do it on C-Span with no commercial interruptions; I\'m sure Cindy can fork over the cash to pay for an hour spot.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3558733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558733">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558733" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL! He would redeem himself in my eyes if he did it! In fact, he\'d get honored at next year\'s NAACP Image Awards! LOL!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557384">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557384" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey TruthSeeker - here\'s the video about Palin doing that woe-is-me, I didn\'t cost McCain this election bs...LOL<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/sarah-palin-2012-sounds-s_n_141446.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/sarah-...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3579635">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3579635" class="dsq-comment-message">Cool!  Thanks...:-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557052">Nate_Wesley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557052" class="dsq-comment-message">The holograms that you saw on CNN last night? <br><br>A radio show mentioned that it takes 35 HD cameras at once to do that.   I know some of us (me included) laughed at it, but it\'s kinda neat if you think about it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557246">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557246" class="dsq-comment-message">That hologram would have meant more if they were talking to some in say, China, then someone in another room/down the street. Not very practical. Kinda cool = yes, but kinda of a waste b/c the journalistic intergity @ CNN still sucks!<br><br>MSNBC - (mostly) is the best.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557061">BarackMarley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557061" class="dsq-comment-message">Is Obama\'s Victory MLK\'s Dream?<br><a href="http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/is-obamas-victory-mlks-dream/" rel="nofollow">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/is-obamas...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557563" href="http://nquest2xl.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nquest</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557563" class="dsq-comment-message">Quick answer:  Hell nawl!!!!<br><br>Obama\'s victory is no more MLK\'s "dream" than the passage of the civil rights and voting rights acts.  <br><br>I do like what Obama said about "this is not the change we seek..."  So, in that sense, Obama himself would probably disagree.  <br><br>This idea of casting Obama\'s incredible victory as the crowning achievement, the fulfillment of MLK\'s dream strikes me in the same way people talk about Jim Crow and reduce all that went on then to White and Black drinking fountains and bathrooms.  It is soooooooo not the point, in and of itself.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558703">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558703" class="dsq-comment-message">"in the same way people talk about Jim Crow and reduce all that went on then to White and Black drinking fountains and bathrooms. It is soooooooo not the point, in and of itself."<br><br>Damn that\'s true. Its so sad that so many DO reduce Jim Crow to just the stuff on the surface. I\'ve always hated that the media gets away with painting it that way.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3557076" href="http://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bigassbelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557076" class="dsq-comment-message">I live in Tulsa, smack in the middle of the buckle that fasten the Bible belt. We were 49th highest in our support for McCain. The shame, the shame . . . <br><br>But on a happier note, I went to get coffee this morning so I could gather up some newspapers (treasuring those front pages with their 72 pt BARACK OBAMA WON!!! headlines) and they were all sold out.<br><br>Clerk told me that people had been coming in a steady stream buying armsful of papers, smiling and laughing and expressing great joy about this historic event. <br><br>I predict the future: 2012, Oklahoma goes purple. 2016, Oklahoma turns blue.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557373">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557373" class="dsq-comment-message">hehe...maybe when they saw that the whole world didn\'t end when O was declared the winner.    They woke up this morning and life went on...except the world seemed brighter, fairer and more just, somehow.<br><br>Thanks for the lovely anecdote.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557557">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557557" class="dsq-comment-message">From the Newsweek Special Election article. This explains A LOT....<br><br><i>On the night she officially lost the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton enjoyed a long and friendly phone conversation with McCain. Clinton was actually on better terms with McCain than she was with Obama. Clinton and McCain had downed shots together on Senate junkets; they regarded each other as grizzled veterans of the political wars and shared a certain disdain for Obama as flashy and callow.</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558114">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558114" class="dsq-comment-message">I just read other snippets from that Newsweek Special Edition......<br><br>OMG!! The level of utter incompetence and complete Stooge-like behavior from the McCain campaign is absolutely breathtaking, it really is. Lord have mercy, not in my wildest imagination would I have thought some of what is coming out now. Geez.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558758">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558758" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s scary, isn\'t it. Just think if these losers got into office. YIKES! <br><br>I admit I loved the part when President-elect Obama was cussin\'! :-P</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560885">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560885" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL!! We were laughing at that part in my department at work!! That was the BEST part! He keeps it SOOOO real.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3557687">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3557687" class="dsq-comment-message">So, I thought O seemed like a man with a heavy burden last night.   He always seems to me very nimble and light on his feet....like all baskeball players seem to float slightly off the ground.   Not last night...last night his feet seemed to go "ka-plunk" as he walked away from the lectern.   If you don\'t believe me, watch the tape again...   There seemed to be weights on his ankles.   <br><br> I know the full weight of the task ahead came crashing down on him last night...the weight of everyone\'s expectations - their desperate needs.    I wondered when I saw that picture of him sitting on the beach with his girls, looking out at the sea...if he was lamenting the loss of the "simple" life.    After all, when he leaves that White House, his little girls will be young women.   He must have thought about that with a pang of sadness as he tucked that flower behind Malia\'s ear.<br><br>Or, maybe I just have an overactive imagination.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558037">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558037" class="dsq-comment-message">OK....so now I feel guilty....selfish really...like we\'re being greedy and depriving the Obamas of something...and truthfully, we are.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558470">parker404</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558470" class="dsq-comment-message">No, I noticed something similar as well.  I saw a look of awe/anxiety as he peeked from behind the curtain before first coming out on stage.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3558719" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558719" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m sure realizing that this was the first moment in his life his grandmother was not alive for...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3560607" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560607" class="dsq-comment-message">His grandmother just died.<br><br>He\'s exhausted.<br><br>I saw it, but that\'s all I saw about it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558020">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558020" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/election-night-pda-see-th_n_141269.html" rel="nofollow">Election Night PDA with the Obamas and Bidens</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558026">Michelle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558026" class="dsq-comment-message">I apologize in advance for the length of this comment. I mean ... I am going to post it but I am sorry it\'s so long.<br><br>I\'m still trying to catch up to this reality being real. It is so outside of what I ever thought I would see in this country, or feel about this country, it\'s taking me time to actually let it sink in. I love reading people\'s reactions here because so many of them put into words what I dont\' seem to have words for myself. Craig\'s comment about Michelle Obama for example .... I don\'t have words, I just don\'t.<br><br>So what I can actually articulate right now is:<br><br>Last night,  I went over to the Obama website and sent a message of congratulations to President-Elect Obama. I mentioned the part of his speech where he named <b>"that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one"</b> -- knowledge and naming of a truth that which moves me at levels I can\'t even talk about in public.<br><br>Anyway, the real reason I am posting this is to first quote the email President-Elect Obama sent out before his speech last night, then quote the quote the automated reply I got back to my congratulations -- both of which show hints of ongoing communication and organizing the likes of which I never thought I would see:<br><br>From the email before the speech (which I\'m surepretty much everyone here received: <i>We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I\'ll be in touch soon about what comes next.</i><br><br>And, from from the automated reply I got last night:<br><br><i>... I am hopeful about the opportunities and clear-eyed about the challenges our nation faces.  I look forward to working with all Americans, regardless of who they voted for, in the great project of American renewal.  Enlisting the energy and ingenuity of the American people is the only way we will create the changes that so many people want to see, so Senator Biden and I hope you will remain active in your community and involved in national policy debates.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Barack Obama<br>---<br>A note from Obama for America: If you have questions, suggestions, or comments about the federal government, policy, or the coming Obama/Biden Administration, please stay tuned for more information and a new website coming soon that will tell you how to get involved.<br><br>If you’re contacting us because you’ve been energized by your participation in our grassroots movement, we want you to remain active in your community and involved in national policy debates.  Please continue to visit <a href="http://www.BarackObama.com" rel="nofollow">www.BarackObama.com</a> regularly.  We’ve built one of the most comprehensive nationwide organizing networks in history, and our victory on November 4th is only the beginning of the work we will do together.<br><br>If you have other thoughts or business with the campaign, you can continue to reach us toll free at 866-675-2008.  We appreciate hearing from you and hope you’ll continue to work with us as we build America’s future together.</i><br><br>I know they\'re serious. I know they mean it. I know that they are going to use and build on what they have started building already. I know because I have observed that President-Elect Obama is solid and for real. I am really interested to see what emerges as the next phase of his extraordinary organizing project.<br><br>I know this comment is long already and I am now going to make it longer, and this part is going to be a little self-indulgent.<br><br>Before I knew anything about President-Elect Obama, I was questioning something very very core to my life: my involvement in social movement groups. For more than 20 years, since I was 16, social change efforts have been an intrinsic part of my life one way or another. <br><br>Starting about a year and a half ago, I began to question my involvement and connection to this work. I was coming off of some very painful dynamics in one group that I had been involved with and loved very much, coming off of struggles in that group about the value of truth about what goes on among us -- inside the "we" -- and (relatedly) about some apparent helplessness in the face of progressive/liberal white racism. <br><br>The experience, combined with other experiences I had had over time, pushed me to question my relationship to social movements overall based on my epxeriences for more than 2 decades, and conclude that what I meant by "social change" had necessary layers that most social change oriented organizations and groups did not feel as necessary. It was like losing one of the core anchors of my whole life.<br><br>There are things I gave up on in that process. Hope for change being one of them. <br><br>I am so much more "radical" ideologically than is President-Elect Obama. I am certainly to the left of him on many issues. But in what he has done and is doing, I see the enacted active catalyst of actual change in the actual collective of this nation. Not slogans or symbolic acts, as I so often saw in movements. But speaking with action in a solid way.<br><br>It is outside of my understanding of how things work for this change to come from electoral politics, let alone from electoral politics related to the U.S. President. But I see what I see, and it is true, this is most real wave of change I have ever seen in my life. I\'m ... stunned and still trying to adjust my comprehension of the reality of this country to fit what is actually going on.<br><br>Again, sorry for the length of this comment.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558357">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558357" class="dsq-comment-message">Michelle:  IMHO, you neva have to apologize for the "length of a comment!"<br><br>Just SPEAK!!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Co-sign on the MAGNITUDE of THIS EVENT on soooo many levels!!  :&gt;)<br><br>Keep sharing!!!  " \'kay!!"    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3558742" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558742" class="dsq-comment-message">That was awesome Michelle. I am also a bit more liberal than Obama but he brings a willingness to seriously work with everyone that I admire. I\'ve never had so many white people smile at me or give me high fives like today! We are really and FINALLY coming together. Your namesake is the First Lady!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561485">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561485" class="dsq-comment-message">the obama campaign rsponse is what intrigues me the most. They have acted as though they are very conversant in OODA loops.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558205">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558205" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  More pics!!  I\'m so enjoying them!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/election-night-pda-see-th_n_141269.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/electi...</a><br><br>President-Elect Obama!!  YES HE DID!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558223">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558223" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v4qq8w9Usw" rel="nofollow">Dancing in the Streets - November 4, 2008</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558790">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558790" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:   "We - owww!!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)  Joining the DANCE!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558540">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558540" class="dsq-comment-message">You will love this.   I hope they sent a copy to Joe Scarborough.   I\'m still laughing!<br><br>from <a href="http://www.eaandppub.com" rel="nofollow">www.eaandppub.com</a><br><br>"November 05, 2008<br><br>Mourning Joe<br><br> Maybe they should change the name of the show to Mourning Joe. While Joe the Fumbler has tried to jump on the Obama bandwagon, my search of the MSNBC site discovers a particularly acidic attack on Obama by Scarborough from Dec. 22, 2006. Say it ain\'t so, Joe! Here is one highlight. <br><br>SCARBOROUGH: "Even before the final votes were tallied in the 2006 elections, politicians started lining up for the 2008 presidential sweepstakes. Without further ado, let me kill Hamlet in the first act and tell you how your favorite candidate will fare over the next 12 months. <br><br>"Barack Obama: Forget the fact this guy\'s middle name is \'Hussein.\' Forget the fact he has been in national politics for less than two years. Forget the fact that Hillary Clinton will raise more money than God in 2007. Forget all of that, the Washington press tells us, because Barack Obama is none other than the second coming of JFK.<br><br>"Yeah, right. Barack Hussein Obama is more Johnny Bravo than John Kennedy. The vest fits and the fans scream while DC\'s star-maker machinery shifts into overdrive.<br><br>"Like Peter Brady\'s Bravo, Obama\'s shot at the top will be short-lived. But since BHO is young enough, dynamic enough and (just) black enough to whip official Washington into a frenzy, expect this stupid story to stick around for a while. Soon enough though, this year\'s model will be shouting, \'Please give a warm Chicago welcome to the next President of the United States, Hillary Clinton!\'"<br><br>     Then he went on to his Hillary assessment:  <br><br>"Cheering for New York\'s junior senator excites Democratic activists about as much as rooting for General Electric. Regardless of their hand wringing, Hillary Inc. will grind up and spit out any Democratic challenger that gets in its way. <br><br>"Ms. Clinton has completed six ruthlessly efficient years in the U.S. Senate and avoided even a whiff of scandal since Bubba moved to a separate zip code. But that doesn\'t mean the problematic ex-president won\'t be her campaign\'s chief asset. Time and again throughout the next few years, Bill Clinton will make the difference on fundraising, networking and strategy. And 2007 will show that any politico who dares to cross Team Clinton risks being crushed into dust."<br><br>Crushed into dust? Uh, not quite."</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3558886" href="http://www.actsoffaithblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Acts Of Faith Blog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558886" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s an idiot who should be in prison!!! That\'s the great thing about YouTube and archives!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558628">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558628" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   NOW   - a WORD from Dr. Condi:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/rice-congratulates-obama_n_141414.html" rel="nofollow">RICE CONGRATULATES OBAMA</a><br><br>IMHO:  Too late!!  She had the ability, BUT NOT the character, to make some kind of endorsement of his candidacy  -  just like her fellow Republican  -   Gen. Collin Powell.  <br>She just could have "Cosigned!"  BUT, from her   - **CRICKETS**, for the most part!!<br><br>Sooo, NOW  -   In the words of that "egregious/evil ONE"  -  "Thanks  - but  - no thanks!"<br><br>PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA!!  YES HE DID!!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558705">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558705" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2008/11/05/GA2008110500823.html?hpid=topnews" rel="nofollow">Revelers Swarm the Streets of Washington</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3558760" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558760" class="dsq-comment-message">Who knows what the link is for all of newspaper covers?  (I\'ve been away from a computer since 7am!)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559028">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559028" class="dsq-comment-message">World Newspapers<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/5/04621/2283/311/653622" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/5/04621/2...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3559527" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3559527" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559527" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks, but there is a website with national papers. Rikyrah posted it when Obama clinched the nomination?<br><br>I loved the cover on your link that clowned Bush...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561110">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561110" class="dsq-comment-message">Slideshow<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas-victory-on-newspap_n_141311.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3579659">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3579659" class="dsq-comment-message">Here is a slideshow linkSlideshow<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas-victory-on-newspap_n_141311.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/05/obamas...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3558916">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3558916" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  From Huffpost:<br><br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obamas-chief-of-staff-rah_n_138240.html" rel="nofollow">Rahm Emanuel ACCEPTS Chief Of Staff!</a><br><br><i>For the latest news on the Obama cabinet, visit the Huffpo\'s Obama Cabinet Big News Page<br><br><b>Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to serve as White House chief of staff, Obama\'s first selection for the new administration, MSNBC reports.</b><br><br>Emanuel will return to the White House where he served as a political and policy adviser to President Clinton.<br><br>Obama also issued a written statement announcing that his transition team would be headed by John Podesta, who served as chief of staff under Clinton; Pete Rouse, who has been Obama\'s chief of staff in the Senate; and Valerie Jarrett, a friend of the president-elect and campaign adviser.<br><br>Obama has 10 weeks to build a new administration. But his status as an incumbent member of Congress presents issues unseen since 1960, when John F. Kennedy moved from the Senate to the White House.</i><br><br>YAAAAA!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3559550" href="http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rhondacoca</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559550" class="dsq-comment-message">I found this clip on a blog that I was reading:<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HicjfBWRfw8" rel="nofollow">Bill Bennett:Obama Win Means No More Excuses.<a/ rel="nofollow"></a></a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3562531">Honey01</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3562531" class="dsq-comment-message">He said something very similar a few days ago too. It was a generic "racism not an excuse" without the "education" slant. I think the Obama Presidency will certainly be a motivational tool for young and old alike. It does not however erase all of the social and racial ills that plague our communities.<br><br>He is an ass. My husband and I were in the hotel\'s bar last night up until around Obama got 200. All the tvs were on but I could not hear anything. I did see Bennett and Roland Martin sitting next to each other. I did not need audio to know how he was feeling based on the sour puss he was wearing. I joked with with my husband about the possibility of Bennett and Roland coming to blows last night. But hey, what\'s the point of Roland getting upset? Our team won.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3568151" href="http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rhondacoca</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3568151" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with. I couldn\'t bare listening to him.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559558">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559558" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello my people, I am de-lurking to say that my heart is full today and will most certainly post one of my typically lengthy missives later this week. But suffice it say, I am an unapologetically proud, black woman of the Democratic Party today. My Party rose from the ashes last night, led by a man that fills me with immense pride - President Elect Obama, alongside our beautiful and poised First Lady, Michelle. There too was the seasoned man he can confer with in Vice President Biden and a nation filled with hope, after eight years of depair. <br><br>And what of those people that came before him, who fought and died so that he could stand on their shoulders...so that one day my as-yet-conceived-of children could stand on his shoulders, look across the horizon, and see the world as their oyster.<br><br>It\'s a fucking beautiful day. I\'m savoring it so see y\'all later.<br><br>T.<br>ps. Democrats, I pray to God that we don\'t fuck this up! I know y\'all think that Christmas has come early and Obama is Santa Claus, after the drought of the last 8 years, and the  damn drama in the latter years of the Clinton Presidency.<br><br>pps. Go Rahm! Chief of Staff?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559731">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559731" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi all, What a night!  Glad to be back on JJP.  Celebrated my ass off last night.  Co-signing with Honey01on  and catching up on all the threads.<br><br>We here in Minnesota are Booooooing  Big Time for Bachman.  AL and Norm \'s Senate race is still pending.  <br>Here\'s a little ditty form Geroge Michael and the Queen of Soul <br><br>I Knew Your Were Waiting-- Dedicated to Barack and Michelle Obama!<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuU0cJ_iW8w" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuU0cJ_iW8w</a><br><br>Like a warrior that fights<br>And wins the battle<br>I know the taste of victory<br>Though I went through some nights<br>Consumed by the shadows<br>I was crippled emotionally<br>Somehow I made it through the heartache<br>Yes I did, I escaped<br>I found my way out of the darkness,<br>Kept my faith (I know you did)<br>Kept my faith<br><br>When the river was deep I didn\'t falter<br>When the mountain was high I still believed<br>When the valley was low it didn\'t stop me, no no<br>I knew you were waiting <br>I knew you were waiting for me <br><br>With and endless desire I kept on searching<br>Sure in time our eyes would meet<br>Like the bridge is on fire<br>The hurt is over, one touch and you set me free<br>No, I don\'t regret a single moment<br>No I don\'t looking back<br>When I think of all those disappointments<br>I just laugh (I know you do), I just laugh<br><br>When the river was deep I didn\'t falter<br>When the mountain was high I still believed<br>When the valley was low iIt didn\'t stop me, no no<br>I knew you were waiting <br>I knew you were waiting for me<br><br>So we were drawn together through destiny<br>I know this love we share was meant to be<br>I knew you were waiting, knew you were waiting<br>I knew you were waiting, knew you were waiting for me</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3559983">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3559983" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh crap!...<br><br>Anybody watching the Oprah show???<br><br>I missed the first half, and I think I might catch the whole thing on time shifting.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560161">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560161" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Wish I could get FRONT ROW TICKETS!!  :&gt;)<br><br><a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/obama-the-musical-opens-in-nairobi/2416040406/?icid=VIDURVNWS03" rel="nofollow">Obama:  The Musical, opens in Nairobi, Kenya.</a><br><br>HONORING:  President-Elect Obama!!     YES HE DID!!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560260">jdickenslaw</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560260" class="dsq-comment-message">Does anyone know anything about these sites that are selling tickets to the inauguration?  I went on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) website, and they said that tickets would be given to U.S. House of Rep. members and Senators.  They didn\'t mention that these tickets could be purchased anywhere.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560357">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560357" class="dsq-comment-message">I STILL THINK I\'M DREAMING!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560708">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560708" class="dsq-comment-message">barry4obama:  You just "stay in your zone" as looooong as you want!!  :&gt;)<br><br>This is REAL and you will see it when you emerge!  :&gt;)<br><br>IT ain\'t goin\' nowhere!  :&gt;)<br><br><b>PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!  YES HE DID!!  :&gt;)</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560507">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560507" class="dsq-comment-message">Evangelicals Stay Loyal And Lose<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-wicker/evangelicals-stay-loyal-a_b_141289.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-wicker/...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3560536" href="http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">EarthTone</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560536" class="dsq-comment-message">Back in the spring, I was talking with a friend about Obama’s chances of winning the election. I said I was fearful that white Americans might not be willing to vote for a black man for president.<br><br>He replied, “I’ll tell you why white people will vote for Barack Obama. It’s because they know you and they know me.”<br><br>And I got it. So many of us, myself included, underestimate the impact that we as as competent, articulate, professional, honest, decent, and hard-working black people have on the whites we interact with, in the workplace or other settings.<br><br>When white people see Obama, they’re not necessarily associating him with some sorry stereotypical image of black Americans.<br><br>They are also associating him with you and with me.<br><br>And the good will that we’ve created, in turn, created a reservoir of good will among white voters that Barack Obama was able to tap into, in an apparently successful manner.<br><br>So, I want to thank YOU for representing the race, and for making this historic win possible. You deserve those thanks.<br><br>See more of these comments here:<br><a href="http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/yes-we-did-congratulations-to-president-elect-barack-obama-and-to-the-black-community-for-representing/" rel="nofollow">http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/2008/11/05...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560653">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560653" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Maybe JJP can have a continuing \'thread\' on the "Next 76 days"  - to the inauguration. [kinda like a \'diary\' of President-Elect Obama\'s <b>"JOURNEY TO JANUARY"</b>].<br><br>Thank you.  Now I\'m going back to \'minding my own bui\'ness!   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561599">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561599" class="dsq-comment-message">A countdown would be cool :) Right in the middle column after the advertisements (HINT HINT!)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3562764">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3562764" class="dsq-comment-message">nickwah22:  Thanks.  :&gt;)   I accidentally left off the word "countdown".  Thanks for the catch.  :&gt;)<br><br>President-Elect Obama!   YES HE DID!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3560902">T.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3560902" class="dsq-comment-message">About that Prop 8 thingy up in CA. I didn\'t want to touch this one BUT...Look, I\'m sad for my peeps that  it wasn\'t defeated BUT I\'m becoming kind of uneasy that there is a movement afoot to place the blame on us, black people - 6% of the CA\'s population! <br><br> While we may have had the voting power in CA to help defeat this measure, the economic muscle that the Mormons apparently used to uphold it was HUGE. So, I ask myself, what if somebody with similar economic muscle had circumvented the church(assuming that the church is in the way) and organized to educate the black community about the importance of defeating this(assuming again that the black community was pivotal in helping to bring about it\'s defeat), especially if you expected the black turnout to be higher than normal? Why just assume that because blacks experienced(and still are experiencing) discrimination means that they view the gays being discriminated against in the same way? What about the responsibility that other ethnic groups had here?<br><br>I.m not saying that there may not be a problem with acceptance in our community. Personally, I don\'t know of any because all the people I associate with are sensitized to the plight of gay America and are very empathetic...but some old school Obama-style organization may work wonders: door-to-door in heavily black communities, internet ads, stuff on black radio, TV etc., might help. Even if you start doing it now, it may yield benefits in the future...I don\'t live in CA but I will do everything I can to help...Explain why it matters in simple terms. Like what of your hetero-husband or -wife died and you couldn\'t do X or Y or Z? Know what I mean?<br><br>But, I\'m not feeling right about the blame that seems to be shifting onto us...like we are being scapegoated somehow...I don\'t know...something here doesn\'t feel right.<br><br>T.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561514" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561514" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561514">sdg1844</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561514" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting that you say this. I was reading Ta-Nehisi Coates\' blog today and there was a pretty heated post about the fact that 60% or more of black folk here in Cali voted Yes on Prop 8.  It was hot in there.  Black folk were called bigots flat out.<br><br>As someone who voted No, it was depressing to read.<br><br><a href="http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/work_to_do.php" rel="nofollow">Work To Do</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561646" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561646">barry4obama</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561646" class="dsq-comment-message">the sad thing is that they are rite...blacks in california didn\'t support our gay brothers and sisters</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561536" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561536" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561536">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561536" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561536" class="dsq-comment-message">A gay guy at my job, who happens to be a staunch Obama supporter, said something to me to the effect of.  Its the Black vote in CA that is going to fail the Prop 8; its a shame that one group gets their rights as another gets theirs taken away.<br><br>I was so taken aback I had to stop talking, sit my ass down and PONDER what he said to us.  I doubt that CA\'s black population could single handedly (sp) take away that right from the GLB&T community.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561724" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561724">sdg1844</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561724" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561724" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know how 6% of the population can be a road block, but the lack of support is very sad.  I moved to Cali 5 years ago from my hometown of NYC and I have to say that Cali is a strange state.  I still can\'t get my head wrapped around it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3563977" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3563977" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3563977">aaronraul</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3563977" class="dsq-comment-message">Im from CALI so what you have to understand is that some black pastors and church members were on TV saying that it was their biblical duty to make sure prop 8 passed dont forget that Obama had a famous anti gay black gospel singer singing at one of his rallies this probally helped people form the perception that blacks helped prop 8 pass</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3568111" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3568111" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3568111" href="http://theurbanista2.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rhondacoca</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3568111" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3568111" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank You, T. I agree wth you completely. There has to a movement that counteracts what one is taught, for example in church where thye are told<br><br>My issue is that blacks are so complacent in what you said correctly scapegoating. The LGBT community is looking to us now because they believe that we have won some sort of rights. Have they stretched their hands out to the black community (a socially conservative community) and did what I have been telling them to do for the past 4 YEARS? You outtlined what I have been telling to do on a large scale. Black people are told that homosexuality is a sin in their churches and community. I would have voted down the Proposition but some other still have those beliefs that are based in their religious belief. Do some peopl not understand that. I have had my struggles with trying to bridge this and I was also upset about some LGBT organizations being apathetic about the crimes that effect black gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals <br><br>They get a kick out of it because it similar to the whole "reverse racism" thing. I am not apart of it because it was voted down in other states. The people who really brought it down at the end of the day were whites because blacks probably could not have shifted it that much. Everyone should get the blame not just blacks.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3570193" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3570193" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3570193" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3570193" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3570193" class="dsq-comment-message">I had to tamp Andrew Sullivan down when he suggested the same thing.<br><br>He heard me. Because his posts on the matter afterwards have been much more reasonable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561488" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561488" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561488">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561488" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561488" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey all,<br><br>I am not sure if this has been posted yet - but Nader wants to know if Obama will be an Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom.  Please watch and comment.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgByAtj8eU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgByAtj8eU</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561643" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561643" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3561643" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561643" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561643" class="dsq-comment-message">What a moron.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3563724" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3563724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3563724">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3563724" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3563724" class="dsq-comment-message">Somebody tell Nader that Obama will be in 47 years what he couldn\'t be in the 184 years that his ancient azz been here on earth, and that is the most powerful person on it. Nader needs to go sit his azz in a back room and eat some graham crackers while history will still be kind to him.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3576439" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3576439" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-3576439" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3576439" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3576439" class="dsq-comment-message">Screw Ralph Nader.  He does NOT get a pass just because some see him as a liberal icon.  This is about the third time he\'s pulled this type of stunt in the past year.  He knows exactly what he\'s doing.  He just thinks he\'ll get a pass on some fake a*s <i>"I\'m a revolutionary speaking truth to power" bs.</i> <br><br>I guess he thinks:  <i>Gee, if I talk about poor people, I can say whatever the hell I want."</i>  WRONG!  I don\'t care how much you talk about big business and the poor . . . you don\'t get a pass!<br><br>Hell no he doesn\'t get a pass.  He thinks Obama acts/talks white, calls him an Uncle Tom, makes castrating/emasculating taunts against Obama.  What??? It\'s supposed to be cute because he\'s a liberal saying it?  Sorry, but I\'ve known my fair share of race-baiting liberals.  And giving Nader a pass makes just about as much sense as giving Eminem a pass to say "nigga" just because he <i>"keeps it real."</i><br><br>Give me a break.<br><br>If Nader took his campaign half as seriously as he takes his rhetoric he might have had an impact as a political leader.  But he\'s not a serious leader as far as I\'m concerned.  If he were serious, he would have had a plan B after the 2000 election.  But he didn\'t.<br><br>You tellin\' me he wasn\'t popular enough to run for governor in his home state, CT???  How about the House . . . Senate???  Hell, what about frickin\' mayor???  No, in truth he\'s got an ego as big as any of the "corporate" politicians he likes to criticize whenever he gets the chance.  A guy with good ideas, but absolutely ZERO leadership to get things done (a problem often seen with third party candidates).<br><br>As for Obama . . .I\'ll surely hold him accountable.  But I\'m gonna hold him to the same standard we\'ve held all our other presidents.  I\'m gonna sit down:<br><br>1.  look at his numbers in the house and senate<br>2.  figure in the financial crisis<br>3.  and not hamstring my thinking with some bs ideological purity that sounds good in theory, but has little practical application<br><br>I backed Obama because I want to get things done.  I don\'t need the ideological wars.  I want to get things done.  <br><br>I\'m a liberal and proud of it.  But I\'m smart enough to know that we don\'t always have the answers.  So while Nader\'s busy talking to the birds (literally, if you saw his campaign ad), I and millions of others will be doing my best to move the country forward under an Obama administration.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561672" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561672" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561672">RobM</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561672" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561672" class="dsq-comment-message">London Calling. An appreciation of the Michelle Obama, the new FIRST LADY:<br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article5086230.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3561792" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3561792" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3561792">sdg1844</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3561792" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3561792" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice article.  Stupid/ridiculous comments though.  LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-3562120" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-3562120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-3562120">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-3562120" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-3562120" class="dsq-comment-message">EVENING THREAD IS UP AND RUNNING.</div>\
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