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Sorry, just can't see it.  On the other hand, Jennifer Hudson or Jill Scott would be good choices.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:21:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114754, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5113859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah, here's the transcript of the segment.  Still tracking the vid.<br><br><a href=\"http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/12/1742558.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/0...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:09:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116936": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!  Ima do my best!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:54:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116804, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118987": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>People need to stop, um, screwing around. </i><br><br>Why is it always black folks' fault when they <i>screw around</i>, when whites more than take up the slack as well?  I'm fed up with that stereotype as well: that whites have all the propriety and self-control, and PoC are just rutting around without values and adding to the welfare rolls.<br><br>Nothing wrong with experimenting, as young people are wont to do once they figure out that sex feels good.  But some young black people are ill-equipped to act responsibly when experimenting. They know nothing about their own bodies.  Some have been sexually messed over by abusive parents, siblings, cousins, friends or guardians.  They don't have access to or knowledge about health care or birth control half the time.  And using hip-hop as the 411 about how to have relationships or sex isn't at all like reading <i>The Joy of Sex.</i><br><br>I have no problem with of-age individuals and above learning about themselves.  But I would like them to have the information that they should be learning in schools or in churches or in their families about its joys and dangers.  I would like them to learn about self-esteem and self-preservation, and to be healed from sexual abuse before they embark on their journey.  Do I think 10-14-year-olds should have sex?  Hell, no, they're too young; but you can't stop some of them.  Do I believe in abstinence?  Hell, no, because it's been proven it doesn't work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:47:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117750, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5113869": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Gaza war is way out of hand. Here's the casualites by the numbers<br><br>Israel vs Gaza: 985 to 13 and Counting<br><a href=\"http://newsone.blackplanet.com/world/israel-vs-gaza-900-to-13-and-counting/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/world/israel-vs-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:08:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "09b97870d7f2bf0e8f2a511733327e4b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5117454": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you, Monie.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:22:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117406, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I cannot help but hope he spends the rest of his natural life in prison. It won't brink Oscar back but these cops need to reigned in.  They need to be taught that they cannot see black lives as disposable.  Being a cop he will have to spend it in solitary confinement as well", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:22:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112484, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115937": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "But we don't have proof of him alive <u>or</u> dead, for that matter.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:58:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115486, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5121578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Since the very beginning of America Black mothers of byracial children have raised them.  This is not a new phenomenon, thus the African American experience (Barack 's mother did a wonderful job raising him to love and claim his heritage).  What is more the issue is when White/other women raise biracial children.  The children say they lack identity and want to claim a biracial classification, thus Tiger Woods.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:40:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "antennaness", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119040, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118501": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bush administration admits torture. She served under Cheney at Dept of Defense and for Reagan:<br><a href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303372.html?nav=hcmodule\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:23:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5117994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why you're being mean, D?<br><br><br>Until you do right by me...everything you touch.... <b>:)</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:54:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117511, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120051": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Condoms. condoms. condoms...will take care of every single one of hose STD's except herpes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:24:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116677, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114935": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Interesting,  usually an antibiotic is recommended before dental work of this nature. It's used prophylactically to keep infections at bay.  the swelling should go down in a day or two.  <br><br>You might consider \"Arnica\" It's a homeopathic for pain and swelling.  It comes in cream  which you can apply on your jaw or in a desolvable tab and doesn't interfere with prescribed meds.<br><br>anyhoo, the nurse is coming out in me.  You take care!!!!!!  Sending you lots of heart love!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:07:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114506, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114424": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "djchefron, brilliantly said.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:40:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113031, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5403707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi Green Lady...thank you for your comments about my son Jaden who was on MSNBC the other day with Tamron Hall.  We are very proud of our 5 year old \"Presidential Whiz Kid\".  <br><br>Phil Wilkins", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-20_14:31:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ce90ef4c3afd5a60d5f6bed1575152d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115496, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115966": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This has been the case for a good long time now. Really we are talking about HIV, gonorrhea and chlamydia, maybe syphillis cause  HPV and herpes are too hard to measure. However, these numbers for sexually transmitted infections (STI) might overestimate the actual picture because blacks often seek care in public settings that are also more likely to report numbers to county and state health departments as compared to private offices.<br><br>Still its clear there is a problem. I think one of the things we must talk about in this moment of calls for health care reform: health disparities. We can talk about universal healthcare but we also need to talk about differences in health outcomes and differences in exposure based on socioeconomic status, education, race and other factors. We cant hope to get to a point of health equity without talking about health inequality.<br><br>As MLK said:   <br>Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:02:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"Mortaud also identifies herself as \u201cblack,\u201d which is rare in France when speaking about someone who is biracial. Presumably, she learned this from her black American mother, along with a worldview deeply influenced by the African-American experience.\"<br><br><br>I have always believed that when black women started to raise biracial children that would be when our world became transracial. Because, it is mothers who give children their sociologic view of the world and as long as it was white women raising biracial children...nothing would change as those children struggle to identity with blackness and can't seem to accept that their claiming blackness does not mean they are rejecting their white parentage.  Folks like McWhorter and Woods and Shelby...suffer from that type of racial ambiguity creating a guilty sense of rejecting one race in order to embrace blackness.<br><br>Black mothers though cut to the quick and say...baby you black...just as Halle's mother eventually told her...you are what the world sees you as.<br><br>Black mothers have the power to rule the world...just intermarry with men of all nationalities and we can turn the entire globe...BLACK<br><br>love it!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:49:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114947": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This is funny and on point.<br>Yo Comments Are Whack!<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tt-WIdmCVQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tt-WIdmCVQ</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:09:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5117511": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>I hope your teeth fall out!!</i><br><br>Said with love, of course.<br><br>Maybe. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:25:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118538": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>Some</i> TV was \"better, smarter\", back then.  What's the diff between <i>Batman</i> and <i>Star Trek</i>?<br><br>Understand that ABC brought in <i>The Avengers,</i> and CBS <i>Secret Agent</i> and later <i>The Prisoner</i> during the height of Brit-o-mania in this country, led famously by the Beatles and the rest of the British Invasion cultural bunch.  The networks were trying to get ratings.<br><br>However, this certainly led to certain segments of the nation to rely on PBS for Brit TV, and miniseries like <i>Prime Suspect</i>, <i>Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy,</i> and <i>The Lathe of Heaven</i> as well as BBC America (which still doesn't show everything that's televised in Britain and if it does, it's a year or two late).  Whatever they seem to do is quality, thinking TV.  Class does tell.<br><br>I'd sure like to watch what is on Grenada TV or Channel 4 one of these days.  Prime time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117610, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117003": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "blksista, I said your comment reminded me of the victimhood meme. But clearly acknowledged in my post that might NOT have been what you were trying to say.<br><br>I see you are in a really pissy mood and cant have a conversation. Maybe we can talk again when you are responding to what I have actually written instead of responding to some internal dialogue, flying off the handle and cussing me out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:58:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116825, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5112396": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "David Bowie's 'back catalogue bonds' may have started the credit crunch <br>He\u2019s always been a trendsetter. But could David Bowie have caused the latest fad sweeping the nation \u2013 the credit crunch?<br><a href=\"http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/12/david-bowie-s-back-catalogue-bonds-may-have-started-the-credit-crunch-115875-21036649/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/12/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_09:07:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5112910": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://bossip.com/73997/jennifer-hudson-to-shine-at-the-super-bowl/\" rel=\"nofollow\">J-HUD to sing at Super Bowl halftime</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_09:59:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5120011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How do you mean that black women are 'most affected'..by STD's?<br><br>STD's are a equal opportunity infestation and affect all femalecarriers alike.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:24:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114451": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Great to see you back so soon.  Hopefully the coming days will continue to be pain free.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:39:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115476": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's like Schoolhouse Rock for the 21st century (LOL)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:37:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114947, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Black men need to do the same as black women. To avoid STIs: wear a condom or abstain from sex. I wasnt talking about black men originally because I was responding to \"the brothers are bringing it to them\".<br><br>I didnt say that women are whores or even meant to imply that. I dont think transactional sex= being a whore.  I think one could argue that all sex is transactional ( especially if you are wearing the hat of a particular kind of feminism). <br><br>I say sex may be transactional because each partner in the sex act is getting something ( pleasure, self gratification, self esteem, feeling of connectedness, feeling loved, end of nagging, room and board, relaxation etc etc that depends on the relationship). But people have sex for a complicated mix of reasons whether you are a man or a woman. <br><br>I did not say ALL women are sexing up a man to keep a roof over their heads. Its not true for all women but it is true for SOME. I have met women who feel this way and worked with them. For them it seems like  it is not a possibility to say no to sex without a condom. There is real fear of the problems (demanding a condom) will cause in the relationship and possible suspicion of cheating ( \"Baby, I'm clean. Why do you need a condom? Unless you have been running around on me...\") If she has kids or a low paying job or one without benefits she may be dependent on her boyfriend (or sometimes husband) for making ends meet. For her it might seem difficult to rock the boat and ask questions, demand a condom because she has to buy food, pay rent and utilities and her man is helping her out.<br><br>I dont think its an insult to speak of the daily realities for some women. I dont think we can chalk this epidemic of STIs up to reckless behavior anymore than we can blame the obesity epidemic on people willfully choosing to eat crap. Most people make health decisions on a rational basis based on what they know, believe and what they see in their daily environment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:56:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117406, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115486": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Osama bin Laden is dead.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:35:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115133, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116515": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  <b>January 14, 2009;  DAY  -6;  On His \"JOURNEY TO JANUARY 20, 2009!\"</b>  Soooo exciting!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>1.  <a href=\"http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/new_official_portrait_released/\" rel=\"nofollow\">New official portrait released</a><br><br><i>Wednesday, January 14, 2009 08:13am EST / Posted by Dave Rochelson<br><br>Today we are releasing the new official portrait for President Barack Obama.<br><br>It was taken by Pete Souza, the newly-announced official White House photographer.<br><br>It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera.<br><br>You can see the portrait below, or click here to download a copy.</i><br><br><b>[Kodak PAPER.  CHECK!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)]</b><br><br>2.  HIS SCHEDULE:      <b> Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009</b><br><br>All Times Eastern<br><br><b>President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will visit the Supreme Court, meeting with justices and taking a tour of the courtroom.<br><br>Biden briefs Obama on his recent trip to southwest Asia.</b><br><br>8:00 AM\t<br>9:00 AM\t<br>9:55 AM\t<br><br>Obama leaves the Hay-Adams in his motorcade and arrives at his transition headquarters in Washington shortly thereafter.<br><br>3.  <a href=\"http://thepage.time.com/2009/01/14/obama-everyone-can-get-involved-in-inauguration/?xid=rss-page\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama: Everyone Can Get Involved in Inauguration (Wednesday, January 14th, 2009)</a><br><br><i>The president-elect releases a message Wednesday letting his soon-to-be constituents know there are a lot of ways to participate in the festivities.<br><br>Lays out next week's activities, explains how those not in D.C. can feel a part of it all.<br><br>Watch video above. Read transcript here.</i><br><br><b>ENJOY!!</b><br><br><br>4.  <a href=\"http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/59627.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Remembering Obama: 'This guy could be president'</a><br><br><i><b> After the Harvard Law Review's annual banquet in 1991, Susan Higgins and her friends walked out of Boston's stately Harvard Club, still mesmerized by the speech of the journal's 29-year-old president.<br><br>This guy, they said, could be president of the United States someday.<br><br>And next week, he will.</b>     <b>YES HE WILL!!  :&gt;)</b><br><br>Higgins, now a homemaker inb Charlotte, N.C., plans to join the throngs in Washington for Barack Obama's inauguration. She worked for him as the law review's editorial assistant.<br><br>\u201cIt's just kind of surreal,\u201d says the 45-year-old mother of two, \u201cthinking that somebody you worked for directly becomes president.\u201d<br><br>Higgins is one of a handful of Obama's former colleagues and fellow students in North Carolina. They recall the incoming president as a boss, classmate or scrappy rival in pick-up basketball games. They knew him as self-assured, unruffled and able to command respect from fractious peers. Many see the same traits now.<br><br>Obama's 1990 election as law review president \u2013 he beat 18 others \u2013 brought his first national exposure. He was the first African American to head the country's most prestigious legal journal. Interview requests poured in the next day from across the country.<br><br>\u201cThe phone was just ringing off the hook,\u201d recalls Higgins, who was one of three full-time staffers at a magazine run by students.<br><br>After a marathon election that started at 8:30 a.m. and went into the wee hours of the next morning, the normally workaholic Obama dragged into the office after lunch.<br><br>\u201cWhere have you been all day?\u201d Higgins joked.<br><br>Law Review<br><br>On a law review where egos and ambitions soared as high as the Greek columns outside, Higgins was surprised that Obama would even run.<br><br>\u201cMost of the people (run) so they can get great clerkships on the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court,\u201d she says. \u201cBut he wasn't interested in a clerkship because he was going back to Chicago to do community work.\u201d<br><br>Some classmates were less surprised.<br><br>\u201cTo me it was almost obvious he would be president of the law review,\u201d says Jennifer Collins, who now teaches law at Wake Forest. \u201cHe just had this ability to bring people together and inspire people, which was important because it was a contentious time in Harvard Law School's history.\u201d</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE.  WHAT A NICE MEMORY!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:32:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5115496": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  Just watching a 5 year-old naming the Presidents.  <b>Jaden Wilkins/Lexington Kentucky.</b><br><br>He started reciting all o' them from George Washington!  AMAZING!!<br><br>Tamron hall asked him for the name of the 21st prez.   He named him!!<br><br>She asked:  How did you learn all of this? Jaden:  I learned all by myself.  My mom brought me books!<br><br>Just 2   ca-ute!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  More \"cheeks\" 2 pinch!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:38:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5119082": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People.<br><br>Not black ones or white ones. Just \"people.\" I used that word because what I said is applicable to everyone.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:50:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118987, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5122157": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whiterosebuddy:   Er-    -um. . . .    I was trying to avoid a \"minor critique\" on that \"SHAVE?\"  :&gt;)<br><br>I'm thinkin' NORELCO, Gillette and Kleen Shave.   <b>RESPECTFULLY!</b> :&gt;)<br><br>I'm just sayin'. . . . .", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:12:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119916, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116021": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "icebergslim:  I just wanna \"HUG\" her!  BUT, I'm sure that she is receiving many of them!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:04:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112910, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Christine was the one with the most descriptive lascivious texts...she is the mother of 2 daughters and that shyt is in the newspaper!!  Her talking about giving head to Kwame...unbeleivable.<br><br>Can we say Christine is raising chickenheads?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:43:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118374, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118075": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I said it with love!!!<br><br>I suppose I could be mean and start an argument with you while you're in an drug-induced haze. But that just wouldn't be....(sigh) fair.<br><br>So get better. :)<br><br>(and I am proud to say that I get your joke, having seen that movie for the first time last year. Don't ask.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:59:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117994, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117564": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Ima try!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:29:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117375, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "TELL IT!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:12:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119296, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117055": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for your concern Admiral!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:00:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116768, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "And he should be tried for MURDER.  <br><br>I'm just sickend that in the 21st century, in order to bring a cop killer to justice is for folks to riot and destroy their own neighborhood!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:12:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112484, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116551": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I will disregard the tone and dig in your post. But take a bit of your own advice and read.<br><br>What I said:<br>But this victimhood thing with \"If only the brothers werent bringing it home\" is tired IMO.<br><br>You may or may not have been saying that in your post. But its a pet peeve of mine especially when trying to educate folks in the community.<br><br><br><br>blksista, if you really were interested in the 2 way street than you would recognize and act on it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:34:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116389, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Spirit,<br><br>No I didn't. And he didn't give me a precription for any yesterday. Just the Vicodin. Hopefully, the swelling will go down soon!<br><br>Thank You everyone!   &lt;&lt;&lt;Hugs&gt;&gt;&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:44:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114196, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117582": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "(responding to myself seems so schizophrenic)<br><br>None of you have said anything that I seriously can take issue to, which is why I haven't said anything.<br><br>Over on the Republican Party of VA page-who I actually wrote this for-they're making the argument that MLK would still be a Republican today. It's interesting seeing the two different dynamics.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:29:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112778, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5112975": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Are you sure that is the right date?  What was the topic?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_10:01:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112302, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5134481": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i'm tired of california and californians getting scapegoated.  that proposition might well have passed in EVERY state in the nation.  we are a homophobic nation, yet suddenly CALIFORNIA is to blame for everything.  please.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-15_00:28:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5121683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Damn!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:48:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116901, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5406356": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mr. Wilkins:  U   R    2   kind!   U should B  proud of your son!   :&gt;)<br><br>Please give him my best wishes!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>God Bless him/family.     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-20_16:19:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5403707, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<i>PS--her mother is an American black woman. What's the message there--can't find a \"good brother\" so go get yourself a wealthy Frenchman? Hey, no argument here. Whatever floats one's boat...</i><br><br>Go for whoever loves you...that's what really floats one's boat.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:00:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117669, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats07/trends.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis</a><br><br>I guess that black racists like Rev. Wright will now show up ... claiming that \"White AmeriKKKa\" and/or the \"U.S. of KKKA\" has been secretly injecting <i>Sexually Transmitted Diseases</i> into the black communities...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:41:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114528": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "MLK wouldnt be a Republican. I dont think he would be a Democrat either (given the way it has sold out many of its principles to big business). I think the party most convergent with King's ideals would be the Green Party.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:43:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114071, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5122721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "sepia, I know that's right.  Santa must of rode off on that norelco shaver.<br><br>You bring out the best visuals and memories!  lol.<br><br><a href=\"http://members.tripod.com/lisacafe/images/santanorelco.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://members.tripod.com/lisacafe/images/santa...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:45:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5121007, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5112484": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Officer Arrested in Oakland BART Killing (Update: Charge is Murder)<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/14/05715/6224/614/683829\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/14/05715/6...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_09:19:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114533": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you, MsKitty!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:45:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114451, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114026": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Talk about bringing a gun to a knife fight. He's bringing a predator w/  Hellfire. I'll bet dollars to donuts if Rev Al is on everynight w/ Hannity he's gone before 20 broadcasts(four weeks)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:19:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119156": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "BBC America sucks, but for the nasty house show and the weight loss show. Gordon Ramsey make me puke...<br><br>But you know, Star Trek was great, and was a launchung pad for the sci fi of tdoay. As for Batman, it was INTENDED to be camp, and was clever. You have on now which people think is making some sort of statement. <br>I'd go as far as to say that I'd stack Gilligan and the happy POWs of Nazi Stalag 13 against Heidi Montag and any and all reality shows, all sitcoms and half the 'dramas\" on network TV (CBS-Fox-ABC-NBC-TBS) now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:56:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf2c9ce3819616f8ba0ca48c54519c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118538, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117109": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Sepia!<br><br>Thank you. I'm lucky to be among such good people here at JJP!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:03:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116659, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Cant disagree with anything you have said here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:59:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116677, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sure it's possible, but clearly the greater threat to America's economic security is not Al-Qaeda right now.  It's Israel.<br><br>Just in the last 24 hours, we learned that:<br>- Israel wanted to attack/bomb Iran, but even BushLucifer wasn't going along with that shyt.  <br>- Israel has killed nearly a 1,000 people in Gaza.  How many Israelis have died from rocket attacks?  Nobody has a statistic for that shit.  Why not???  What's Israel's rationale for destabilizing the region to hunt Hamas so ineffectively with so much collateral damage?<br>- Israel's combined actions are driving the price of gasoline up again.  <br><br>If you ask me, I'm praying that Barack will do two things:  <br>1.  I hope that he will let Osama Bin Laden know that we are coming for him.  Yes, we are really coming for his ass now--no matter where that m***f**ka is.<br>2.  I hope that Israel get's SHUT OUT.  Completely cut off the funds.  I'm absolutely-unequivocally-totally AGAINST MY TAX DOLLARS BEING USED TO KILL INNOCENT CHILDREN.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:42:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "Webb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115133, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115066": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BOXMUSIC 02: SCOTT K. + LAITHIE vs 'O8AMA \"DREAMS of UNITY\" <br><br>A FREE DIGITAL DOWLOAD - PLEASE SHARE LIBERALLY<br>Cut and paste the link into your browser and the download will start<br><a href=\"http://deephousepage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182972\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://deephousepage.com/forums/showthread.php?...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:16:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5118922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You replied to blksista's assertions and I replied to yours.<br><br>But regardless of why men sleep with women, and vice versa.....the back story is that we all need to treat sex and its consequences seriously.  And I think self-esteem and self-worth plays an important part regardless if one is male or female.  Be it, a woman deciding to forgo safe sex methods in an effort to please her partner or a man who deems it necessary to recklessly sleep with as many multiple woman as he can unprotected (excess can also be a self-esteem issue, often those who over-compensate tend to feel that they are lacking).<br><br>My own personal anecdote is that over a decade ago my college friend( and now lifelong buddy) received devastating news.  Her sister, who was graduating college in the next few months, learned that she was HIV positive.   That moment for me was life changing....all of us were young women in college, and yet a person who I personally knew ( and by all accounts was an independent and intelligent young woman) had been told news she never expected.  I remember that we cried, and prayed, and were in disbelief for a while.<br><br>I always knew up to that point that HIV and other diseases were real....but at the moment, the burden she beared was so real because her story could have easily been mine.  The sad part is, it came from one encounter that she thought was harmless....and she actually had an on-again, off-again boyfriend who was found not to be infected.  My point is that a young lady, who prided herself on being independent, ambitious, and intelligent found herself (and could take care of herself btw) found herself dealing with HIV because during that one encounter, she felt inevitable.....like nothing could happen to her, it was harmless....and well he looked healthy.<br><br>That is why each young person I encounter, MALE of FEMALE, I tell them it only takes one encounter to be given the news that my friend received.  Each sexual encounter should be treated as a \"what if\" moment because there honestly is not a better alternative, safety is a must EACH AND EVERY TIME.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:41:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118040, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5132479": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Town<br><br>You are so right.  Confusion begets confusion.  And then the confused want to make their confusion everyone else's problem cause they don't know who they are.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_22:09:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "antennaness", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5123310, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115072": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "djchefron, 4 REALZ! :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:16:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114947, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120194": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Trumystique, you are right..The risky sexual behavior is not of higher incidence. What is of higher incidence is black male incarceration which results in men who sleep with men.  Men who engage in anal receptive sex and then sleep with women are the number one vector for HIV in the black community.  And that male is in far higher incidence in the black community due to mass incarceration of men and even boys at young ages.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:34:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119178, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5113031": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I would say no.Dr.King was about peace.The republican party worships militasim.Dr.King was about education.The republican party celebrates ignorance.Dr.King was against poverty.The republican  party rewards the few at the expense of the many.Dr. King believe in the equality of all people.The republican party believes  certain groups of people needs to be hated.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_10:06:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "djchefron", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112778, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you, Miranda!<br><br><br>Are you still being witty? I miss it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:47:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114317, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119178": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I feel what you are saying. It really hits home when someone you know is personally touched by disease. I have seen way too many people in my personal and professional life affected by STIs including HIV.<br><br>So  I recognize the power of individual agency and personal responsibility. At the same time I understand the power of the environment. Studies have shown that black youth arent necessarily involved in more risky sexual behaviors (number of partners, episodes of unprotected sex) than whites. Since most black people have sex with other black people one hypothesis is that  the number of cases of STIs are higher in the population and as such there is higher probability that a single act of unprotected sex will be with an infected person. So its a vicious cycle...but it can be broken.<br><br>We have to work on both individual factors like personal responsibility, knowledge and attitudes at the same time that we work on environments that promote disease.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:56:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118922, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118668": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "those last segments he has each day with members of the press or commentators. They spoke about Obama's victory, and they played the clip of Cosby on MTP when he spoke about voting for Obama. Dark Sith turned down the haterade, but Bernard was beautiful and eloquent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:32:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112975, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "she. is. so. beautiful. what a magnificent role model for us. a gift.<br><br>the closer we get to the actual day, the more i feel like i'm just going to pop with excitement and joy and pride.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:03:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "bigassbelle", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5119184": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "That comment by Ms. France is radical even for many American biracial folk. And what IS Toger Woods doing these days? LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:59:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf2c9ce3819616f8ba0ca48c54519c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119040, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114066": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The update says he was taken into custody in Nevada. He knows he is guilty. Dead man walking.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:21:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112484, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5133011": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Some realities don't require proof.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_22:43:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115937, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nowadays with so many more black females having college degrees vs black males...typically the man is sexing up the woman for room and board.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:35:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118265, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I hope the Inaugural Committee hooked her up with a couple of good, skrong bras.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:39:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114754, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Umm you can lead a horse to water but you cant force it to drink. Dont blame it on the brothers. If black women dont want to get STIs they need to use condoms or not have sex.<br><br>We all know there are complicated reasons why women ( especially young women) have sex: for emotional comfort, love, transactional reasons like they need rent or want to make their man happy. But this victimhood thing with \"If only the brothers werent bringing it home\" is tired IMO.<br><br>You may or may not have been saying that in your post. But its a pet peeve of mine especially when trying to educate folks in the community.<br><br>We have to work on empowering women with education about STIs and the skills to practice asking about sexual history or negotiating condom use. And we need to educate women so they have skills so they can get jobs and pay their own rent and arent dependent on the man they are having sex with to keep a roof over their heads.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:10:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 21, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115892, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115097": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>anyhoo, the nurse is coming out in me.</i><br><br><br>Good!  So happy we have a nurse on board! Yay!<br><br>I need a nurse's advice!  Thanks, Spirit!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:18:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114935, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5113050": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama official portrait revealed, <a href=\"http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/official-presidential-portrait-video.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">link</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_10:10:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5116636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,  I wish you much success with your studies and endeavors!!  <br><br>GreenLady, Homilist.  Loving the sound of that, Blessings. to you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:39:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115899, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Justice58:      <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruidM0nfUdc\" rel=\"nofollow\">Crowd Cheer And Applause</a><br><br>YOU'RE BACK!!    Yaaaaa!  Continue to take care of yourself,<br><br>Annnnnnnnnd, rest!   Go slowly!  O.K?   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>God Bless!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:45:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116126": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Foul_play_not_suspected_in_GOP_0113.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">New information on the death of Mike Connell, Rove's IT guy who died in a plane crash before he was going to spill the frijoles about the 2004 voter fraud in Ohio.</a><br><br>BIG, long, and involved article.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:11:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5119355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "AFTERNOON THREAD IS UP", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:07:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5117750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Concurring with Monie (but staying out of the argument).<br><br>People need to stop, um, <i>screwing</i> around. And if they're going to (which, of course, some are), they need to do it safely.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:39:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117406, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5122279": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whiterosebuddy:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your ENCOURAGEMENT!!   :&gt;)<br><br><i>Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.</i><br><br>Ima share this annnnnd, keep it in mind/heart!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>At this point,   \"A MEGA-WHISPER!\"   :&gt;)<br><br>Again, THANK YOU!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:21:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119982, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119211": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hacker attacks on liberal blogs?  <br><br><a href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/01/19/090119ta_talk_toobin\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/01/19/090119...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:58:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb90730b238bd2c1f318bc1437a3fc1e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5115117": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My cold heart for Al is melting...<br><br>wow", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:19:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "evita", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5123310": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The problem with Tiger Woods was not his mom, but rather, his dad.  His dad was the one running around saying he was only 1/4th black when he looked like a clean shaven Grady from Sanford & Son.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_19:20:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5121578, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5121266": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's about time!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:24:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "RachelB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112484, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey! Glad to hear you're feeling better! :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:40:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I just read that Black women are the most affected by STDs according to the CDC. Has anyone else seen this? <br><br><a href=\"http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5084.cfm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5084.cfm</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:46:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "a54093f4e94d4f3dbcab64bba20e32b4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 28, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115133": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/14/bin-laden-urges-jihad-aga_n_157755.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Osama Bin Laden Challenges Obama In Tape</a><br><br>As I read this I couldn't help but think, are Osama and his allies responsible for our economic crisis?  Are they pulling out money invested in the markets contributing to the downward spiral of the Dow?  I remember there being threats long ago that Al-Queda would attack us finacially.  Is it possible?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:18:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "pjamma", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-on-inauguration-video.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Obama on the Inauguration - Video</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:50:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "icebergslim", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5117700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Agree, Monie, on all points. <br><br>\"There is much education and prevention practices that need to go around to both MEN and WOMEN.\"<br><br>I can't begin to tell you how many patients, male and female, whom I've professionally cared for who were more than eager to take what information we could provide them to prevent another case of STD from occuring.<br><br>It begins with education, continues self responisbility and maintains itself with affordable health care.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:36:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117406, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "yeah, weve really got to do something about this. our rate in infection is way too high. first thing we must do is stress marriage first and then safe sex. after that we need to stress to our daughters and sons that there is a personally responsibility and a community responsibility to protect yourselves. the last thing that could help is if maybe we stopped cutting education budgets for funding of safe sex programs and community programs. the last 8 years there has been in increase in funding for abstinence only programs and the states that receive this funding are southern states with high populations of blacks and hispanics but vote majority republican. these states have high numbers of teen pregnancies as well as std's and higher concentrations of black women.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:41:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "3da4f68bf4cf2bd15ab3285db21c41ee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Monie:  Co-sign!!  :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:47:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114719, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Great piece.....but you know we are going to have fun with this.<br><br>Basically everything that djchefron said.  Dr. King would be so disappointed to hear the comments of Republicans like Michelle Bachmann claim like \"All cultures are not equal.\"  or that the way you malign a Presidential candidate is to place emphasis on his name from birth with the goal of creating anti-Arab/Muslim sentiment. Dr. King would probably also fing the \"pro-America\" and \"fake America\" comments disgusting.  And with Obama being called a \"communist\" or \"Socialist\", he may have even had a case of deja vu, since his critics called him a \"communist\" too.....isn't if funny how that works?!<br><br>Dr. King would absolutely be ashamed of the hatemongers like Ann \"Adam's-apple\" Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savages and other \"conserative\"  talking dummies.<br><br>But as far as fiscally conservative, I have yet to see a republican President who carried it out.  GWBush sure the hell hasn't, neither his father or Ronald Reagan.  \"Fiscally consevative\"  republicans has been a myth, a folk tale....and basically all we have been left with is deficits and record spending<br><br><br>Dr. King, of course left us with so many eloquent words, which can be so relative today:<br><br>\"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. \"<br><br>This quote to me is very relevant to torture:<br>\"Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.\"<br><br>I don't think there is any way Dr. King would still be a republican.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:19:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112778, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5122349": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  I saw that clip!  It WAS as you described. [Spirit identified the transcript.]   GOOD FIND!!   :&gt;)<br><br> I was pleasantly surprised at DS - - for twice.   :&gt;)  [He had another moment at ONE point in time.]      :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:23:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118668, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114643": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It took long enough!  Make him pay!<br><br>Thank you for the well wishes!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:50:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112484, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120278": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The beginning of the end of BBC America for me was when they stopped showing EastEnders.  But that was a blessing in disguise because that led me to a couple of sites where I am able to, ahem, get a hold of UK programs.  As a result when BBC America adds something new to their lineup, most times I've already seen it months earlier.  For instance I just started watching season 7 of Spooks (aka MI-5), and I think BBC America has only gotten as far as season 4.<br><br>But then again, what happened to BBC America is typical of a lot of the cable channels getting far away from their original purpose (I'm talking about you A&E, Bravo, TVLand and TLC).  So it's not just network TV that's putting out crappy product.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:35:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119156, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120286": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "While I can understand how women should not percieve themselves as victims, and act proactively to protect themselves at all times.<br><br>It is the  male who transmits HIV to woman...not vice versa.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:38:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116551, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120135": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Trumystique.<br><br>It is reckless behavior anytime you do not use a condom, no matter what the reason is. The decision not to wear one is reckless, even if you need food or rent money from some man.<br><br>Not using condoms is reckless, period.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:30:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118040, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116204": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have been saying this for years. Osama is in NYC chilling. He is probably in Jackson Heights or may be in downtown Brooklyn getting his dialysis at the local kidney center and laughing at Bush while he releases his tapes.He be laughing at Obama too.  Thats why there are no videotapes because there wouldnt be any mountains in the background but rather a brownstone or prewar building in the background and he doesnt want anyone closing in on his position. Osama been taking notes from Slobadan Milosevic", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:16:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115486, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5113645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dr. Joseph Lowery said Dr. King was neither a Republican nor a Democrat, he was a Baptist.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_10:55:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112778, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114162": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Keep bringing it, Al!  <br><br>\"There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people's bedrooms and claim that God sent you,\" Sharpton said bluntly.\"<br><br>WORD!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:25:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5112630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hear you, Mrs. O, and my  MLK Day assignment is confirmed!  =)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_09:33:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb90730b238bd2c1f318bc1437a3fc1e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5118265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Actually to be correct-- I didnt mean to IMPLY all women are sexing up a man for room and board.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:08:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118040, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118431": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<A HREF=\"http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/13/a-momentary-pentagon-post-for-michelle-obama/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michelle Obama as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy?</a><br><br>Almost gave me a heart attack this morning.</A>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:19:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5122364": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "spirit:  GOOD FIND!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:26:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113859, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119296": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If you call Massa Tom and Miss Anne going down to the quarters late at night a \"secret\"...then ok.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:04:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116671, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119811": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I always ponder whether those STD's which are associated with higher rates of AIDS are associated with a higher incidence due to the individuals who acquire the higher number of STD's are promiscuous, thus meaning it is moreso promiscuity than the STD itself. Or if there is a vector that enables the HIV virus to penetrate the cell better due to a co-factor relationship between the chlmydia/gonorrhea/syphillis bacterium.<br><br>Chicken or egg type question...STD first or promiscuity first ...which is the culprit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:15:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116671, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115205": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Amen!  <br><br>Action had to be forced!  Shameful.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:22:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115011, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5122379": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:27:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5121007, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118284": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/14/bush-defends-hurricane-re_n_157895.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Awww, Kanye made Bush sad</a>:<br><br><blockquote>\"I think being called a racist because of Katrina was a low point,\" Bush said in an interview with CNN's Larry King.<br><br><br>In the days immediately following the disaster, Bush came under fire for what many characterized as a slow federal response to aiding victims, especially in the heavily African-American, Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. During a live hurricane relief fundraiser on network television, entertainer Kanye West said \"George Bush doesn't care about black people.\"<br><br>snip<br><br>[Bush:]By the way, we have had, that I know of, sitting right here, eight hurricanes, major hurricanes, and seven and a half were dealt with the way everybody expected them to be dealt with.<br><br><br>The Mississippi part of Katrina was dealt with well, even though it was a really horrible hurricane.\"<br><br>\"My brother was governor of Florida, and seven major hurricanes hit there. And the response was always pretty good. It's the response out of New Orleans and Louisiana which was not as good as we would have liked.\"</blockquote><br><br>he's just totally phoning it in at this point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:08:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "Muzikal203", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5120848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Word, blksista, Word!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:04:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118108, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114196": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hi Justice,  sooo glad you got a good night's sleep.   You stay on top of things.  Did you get an antibiotic before the dental work?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:25:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115023": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "True dat!  Preach on!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:13:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113764, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Quite possibly...I was mostly trying to answer D.'s question regarding Dr King as a Republican...surely I am not trumping Democrats or any other political party.....I personally just think Republicans recent tactics have been the most repulsive...but no party is perfect.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:54:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114528, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116768": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I hope you feel better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:45:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117798": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sepia, you mean like this?<br><br><a href=\"http://declubz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/worlds-largest-bra.jpghis:\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://declubz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:42:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116631, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116393": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Aretha looks good in that photo.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:25:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "b579afb848e79a9a9e8ffcb227698dc1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114754, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118328": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BWA HAHAHAHAHA!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:12:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117798, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118299": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sexting. Are you ready for this among your children? I don' think this is an isolated upper middle class phenomena<br><a href=\"http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5516511.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": "2009-01-14_15:09:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116901": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hls8g79toC_XSUxWXSHcbe8n9ergD95N1HBG0\" rel=\"nofollow\">Patrick McGoohan, 80, <i>The Prisoner</i>, has died in L.A.</a><br><br>The guy was a genius.  I remember watching <i>The Prisoner</i> every week.<br><br>Loved him in <i>Secret Agent</i>, too.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:53:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120895": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Im not sure that its chicken-egg. You dont have to be promiscuous to get an STI. All you have to do is have unprotected sex with an infected person. Obviously if  you have more instances of unprotected sex your chances of being infected are higher. But its about exposure.<br><br>The running theory had been that gonorrhea, chlamydia et al were predisposing people to HIV exposure. Basically that these infections allow for microbreaks in the skin through which HIV entered the body. ( One new study suggests that HIV can infect intact skin so maybe other stuff is going on as well). So the idea is that the infections travel together. Or where there is smoke (gonorrhea, chlamydia) there is fire (HIV).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:06:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119811, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Aretha Franklin Lends Her Voice to History at Inauguration<br><br>By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY-Life Section D- January 14, 2009<br><br>If Barack Obama feels like a change of pace after his gig as leader of the free world, he might consider a singing career. That's according to no less an authority than Aretha Franklin.<br>The president-elect \"has a good, melodic voice,\" says Franklin, who heard him croon at a rally in Detroit last year. \"He knew I was there, and he sang a fabulous version of Chain of Fools. Well, he sang the hook. The crowd just loved it.\"<br><br>The Queen of Soul will return the favor Tuesday when she performs on the steps of the Capitol to commemorate Obama's inauguration. She's excited \"to be part of this special moment in American history and in African-American history.\"<br><br>There is more.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01-13-inaugural-aretha_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:57:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116804": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady,<br><br>I wish nothing but success in all you do! You're gonna do just great!<br><br>God Bless You!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:48:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115899, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120390": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It is a little fuzzy isn't it (hee)?  Last I heard though, the Secret Service was still investigating his barber before he can get security clearance to come to the White House.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:43:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119916, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116808": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "spirit:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Ima STUDY real hard!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:46:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116636, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118347": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I blame Kwame Kilpatrick.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:14:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118299, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5134734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "true, true, true.  life is never as simple as some may want to think!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-15_00:46:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118040, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119887": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Stop it hurts. ROTFLMAO", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:17:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118347, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117669": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.theroot.com/views/miss-france-and-new-black\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.theroot.com/views/miss-france-and-ne...</a><br><br>She's very pretty. \"Too pretty\" in that \"mixed-exotic\" sense white folks and marketers love? How does this mix, so to speak, w/the paradigm darker skinned women are staking out w/the new First Lady as their symbol? Interesting. <br><br>PS--her mother is an American black woman. What's the message there--can't find a \"good brother\" so go get yourself a wealthy Frenchman? Hey, no argument here. Whatever floats one's boat...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:34:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "dcf2c9ce3819616f8ba0ca48c54519c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119982": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey GLH...you will do outstanding.  I will share one of my big motivation sayings that would always keep me focused when I needed to perserve.<br><br>Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.<br><br>Hope you find it helpful in those moments when you think you have just taken on too much and can't put in another blearyeyed hour.<br><br>Homiletics, eh?<br><br>Sounds like someone has gotten 'a calling'  ...maybe?<br><br>Did you hear the call, GLH?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:22:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116808, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120407": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ctfu...<br><br>Clinton is to blame for kids believing fellatio ain't sex<br>and Kwame is to blame for sexting.<br><br>gotcha!!<br><br>lol lol lol", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:44:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118347, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116825": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Excuse me, but <i>bitch please.</i><br><br>I said, the brothers are bringing it to them.  Nothing at all about <i>where</i> was implied.  I said the sisters are not asking questions but leaping to the occasion, implying that they aren't thinking about their own sexual health.<br><br>F*ck off on the victimhood stuff.  I said before, <i>you are reading shyt into what I said.</i>  I am not responsible for <i>your</i> problem.<br><br>Ordinarily, I like what you have to say, Trumystique.  But I think that in this case, you really have to BTFU.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:48:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116551, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116828": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The black-gay blame game, and how both sides have implicit misunderstandings of the others and need to come together and unite to fight for equality.<br><br><a href=\"http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-gay-blame-game.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:49:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f99067ef116fcb9550c38f3f800bbe8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5113764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/sharpton-rips-churches-fo_n_157576.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Al Sharpton Puts It Down</a><br><br><i>Over the weekend, Al Sharpton spit some hot fire at the organized faiths that worked to pass California's anti-gay initiative, Proposition 8, castigating them for going to the mat to overturn gay marriage in the Golden State while turning a blind eye to the needs of their communities. \"There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people's bedrooms and claim that God sent you,\" Sharpton said bluntly. He made the remarks as the keynote speaker of the Human Rights Ecumenical Service, which took place Sunday at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta.<br><br>\"It amazes me,\" he said, \"when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing to say when a young black boy was shot while he was wearing police handcuffs, nothing to say when they overturned affirmative action, nothing to say when people were being [relegated] into poverty, yet they were organizing and mobilizing to stop consenting adults from choosing their life partners.\"<br><br><b>\"I am tired,\" he went on, \"of seeing ministers who will preach homophobia by day, and then after they're preaching, when the lights are off they go cruising for trade...</b>We know you're not preaching the Bible, because if you were preaching the Bible we would have heard from you. We would have heard from you when people were starving in California--when they deregulated the economy and crashed Wall Street you had nothing to say. When [accused Ponzi scammer] Madoff made off with the money, you had nothing to say. When Bush took us to war chasing weapons of mass destruction that weren't there you had nothing to say.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:03:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5118374": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "tee hee. Did he ever send pics of his package to his aide? If so I missed that. I thought negro was only doing textsex.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_15:15:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "Trumystique", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118347, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116842": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sepia:   U   R   wild!!   LOL!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:49:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116631, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119916": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "DANG!!....where was the barber?  Didn't he get to the WH in time prior to this official portrait...I have seen Obama's hair loook way better than this on the campaign trail!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:17:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116515, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114800": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "God, I can't wait!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:00:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114754, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MsKitty, I can't see Halle playing ReRe either.  Nothing personal, Halle, but, uh,um, arah, can she even carry a tune?<br><br>I can see Jill Scott, J. Hud or Fantasia.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:45:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117440, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116859": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/black-church-needs-to-start-practicing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Black Church Needs To Start Showing Some Love:</a> A look at the homophobic commentary of Clifton Davis.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/everyone-deserves-roof.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Everyone Deserves A Roof:</a>  Looking at a great program to help the homeless<br><br><a href=\"http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/oscar-grant-police-violence-and-war-on.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oscar Grant, Police Violence and the war on black men</a>:  Looking at the racialized nature of the penal system and the ways in which black lives are considered without value.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:50:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "womanistmusings", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5117375": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "GreenLady, good luck with the studies but no doubt you'll ace the course.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:15:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "MsKitty", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115899, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114304": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THAT WAS THE LINE RIGHT THERE!! WELL SAID REV...WELL SAID", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:31:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5114162, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117890": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BAB:   MAJOR  CO-SIGN!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)     <b>6  MORE  DAYS!!</b>   <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruidM0nfUdc\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruidM0nfUdc</a>", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:45:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117134, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Love you, Michelle!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:31:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "4fd3ca416b455e03c3fa02c8bc744eb4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months 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}, "5112778": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/would-dr-king-still-be-a-republican/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Would Dr. King Still Be a Republican?</a><br><br>Y'all have fun with this one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_09:45:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "Coby_D", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114317": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So glad you're feeling better!! Take care of yourself!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:32:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5113852, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115982": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Justice58:  Glad that you are NOT in pain.   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>The \"ugly\" will go away IN TIME!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   <b>TRUST!</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:03:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115881, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120984": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Miranda, you just go ahead and TELL IT!<br><br>And the House negro mother suckling Miss Anne's white babies while hers were being sold or traded like a baseball card.<br><br>GTFOH!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:08:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "01cd55b5b177f7c1827c08939b7d75f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119296, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5132196": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree you do not have to be promiscuous to get an STD but having an STD is associated with a higher incidence of AIDS...so is that because the majority of people with STDs are promiscuous?  Or is it because the STD creates a better environment for the HIV virus.<br><br>What...intact skin can be infested with HIV?  That sounds highly unreliable, given the fragility of the virus itself.<br><br>So, if the infections are 'traveling together' that goes along with promiscuity.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_21:49:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5120895, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5132763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Co-sign on A&E et al.<br><br>I am sooooo through with reality shows.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_22:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5120278, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117406": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "\"If black women dont want to get STIs they need to use condoms or not have sex.\"<br><br><br>So what do Black men need to do to stop getting STD's as well?  Last time I checked, safe sex practices applied to both sexes....so neither sex holds more of a responsibility than the other when it comes to safe health practices.<br><br>There is much education and prevention practices that need to go around to both MEN and WOMEN.<br><br>And actually, many infections tend to present themselves differently in men than women, for example, men can often be asymptomatic in regards to Chlamydia and/ or Gonorrhea, while women will present with the physical symptons more signicantly.  And I think the ignorance that you can look at someone and determine their sexual health is very damaging. PERIOD.<br><br>And your last paragraph makes it sounds as if women are being whores just for the sake of living ------PLEASE.   Reckless behavior may be caused by emotions, peer pressure, or other extenuating circumstances, but please don't insult women on here by insinuating that they need to sex up a man in order to keep a roof over their heads.....you sound like Ann Coulter with that shyt.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:19:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116120, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5122527": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whenever CPL does any impression of the movie, it cracks me up!<br><br>She's a riot!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_18:35:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5118075, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120229": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i agree.<br><br>But one recurring theme that I find often is that women who engage in risky sexual behavior do it because of low self-esteem (which is true)  but to me that reasoning applies to men as well, but you often never hear it.<br><br>Too often we are told \"men will be men\" and that a man (at least an unmarried one) cannot be in a monogamous relationship.  And we've heard it so much , that in some medical circles, it has become a commonplace truth.<br><br>But my concern is that by accepting that meme, we don't look at the influence of low self-esteem and how it affects male sexual behavior.  So that is why I become defensive when blame is paced unevenly between the two sexes.  To me seeing a reckless and <br>overly sexual man who engages in sex with many different partners holds the same dimension as a female who does the same.  It is just that in society, as a whole we have accepted this behavior as just \"the way it is\" and we don't chalk it to low self-esteem like we are quick to do with women.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:35:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "Monie", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119178, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5116389": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Pronoun trouble.<br><br><i>If black women dont want to get STIs they need to use condoms or not have sex.<br><br>We all know there are complicated reasons why women ( especially young women) have sex: for emotional comfort, love, transactional reasons like they need rent or want to make their man happy. But this victimhood thing with \"If only the brothers werent bringing it home\" is tired IMO.</i><br><br>You don't read, don't you?  <br><br>I said, essentially, that the sisters aren't asking questions, that is, being proactive and thinking about having sex with brothers these days.  This isn't a case of victimhood.  <br><br>We also have to consider how much coercion a man uses to get his needs met, and in certain cases, it sure isn't seduction or consensual at the least.  Young women sometimes confuse and mistake rough treatment with something natural,<i> like it's things as they are</i>, when it is not.  That's a self-esteem issue, which is something that sisters are still working on with other sisters in the community.<br><br>Do yourself a favor.  Read, and then don't read stuff into what I write.  This is a two-way street, which I already recognize.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_13:25:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5116120, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5114342": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "To the guardian bitchplease. Securitization is not the problem. It's what Fannie Mae(FNM), Ginnie Mae(GMNA) did for years before this. It is all an annuity is. The problem was what was securitized. Bowie and his finance people can and did prove he would receive X amount of income from his royalities over Y amount of years plus or minus calculations for increases /decreases  in royalty rates, inflation and the cost of money. They lent him money (issued bonds-securities)based on these calcualtions beause they were real. With 2/28 subprime loan there was no guarantee whatsoever that the people w/ them would be able to refinance at a lower rate or they had the income to do so if they had to refinance at higher rates. The hook was that the value of houses would continue to appreciate providing a cushion. It was totally unrealistic given the machinations you had to go through to get them a loan. The standard mortgage loan having been 30year fixed, 20% down and PROOF of income which people without adequate income  and savings could not have.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:36:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5112396, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117416": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right.<br><br>Still blaming.<br><br>I'm so over this conversation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_14:20:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5117003, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks GreenLady!<br><br>You're such a doll! I am not in pain but my jaw is swollen & it looks ugly! Eww!<br><br>lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:56:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115613, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5119467": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yes, it is transformationally radical in that it asserts pride in blackness and embraces black.  What a revolutionary concept?!<br><br>Tiger is home with his babie(s)trying hard to rehab that knee still...he really tore it up bad to win that Open.<br><br>I just hope he can come back with a knee strong enough to shatter Jack's records.<br><br>Veejay Singh ...saw him at some Golf awards...I think it was the one for the highest paid golfer of the season..of course Veejay won, and was presented the trophy (honor/check) by last year's winner, of course that was Tiger....and Singh turned to him & quipped....'don't hurry back'<br><br><br>roflmao<br><br>Singh know he ain't never as wealthy as when Tiger is out ..whether it is to redesign his swing or rehab a kneee....it is all money to Singh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:10:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5119184, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5112302": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm looking for a clip. Monday, January 12, 2009. Hardball. The segments with the Dark Sith and Michelle Bernard. <br><br>any links would be helpful.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_08:55:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5121007": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Man, you don't keep a brotha from his barber and a sista from her hairdresser! They betta ask somebody!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_17:10:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sepia", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5120390, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5120496": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "O SNAP!!<br>no wonder his cut looks all wrong.<br><br>I pity his barber...man just trying to make a living cutting hair and now all of a sudden his whole life is being investigated cause turns out he cuts a man's head that becomes President.<br><br>Talk about Bitter with the sweet.<br><br>He might be trippin out at what they can discover.<br><br>Lord knows hope he does not have any outstandign anything!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_16:47:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "whiterosebuddy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5120390, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9296369": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LGBT rights<br><a href=\"http://queersunited.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://queersunited.blogspot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-13_16:54:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "queerunity", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "6 months 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}, "5115892": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This has been publicized since the advent of AIDs.  The brothers are bringing it to them, unfortunately.  And they don't want to ask questions that might save their lives.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:57:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "blksista", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 22, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5115642, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5115899": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:  B4 I continue posting, i need to explain that I am taking ta heart the phrase \"LIFE-LONG LEARNING!\"      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I've started a class - -Homiletics-- that is going to consume more of my time.  <br><br>Sooooooo, during this next few months, i gotta STUDY/HOMEWORK!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Ima post as OFTEN as I can, BUT a little LESS than usual.  :&gt;(<br><br>U'ALL pray for me in this endeavor; 'cause Ima NEED them!    :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>THANK YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>NOW, ON TO MY DAILY POSTS!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_12:59:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5113852": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey guys,<br><br>Good Morning!<br><br>Thanks for your well wishes. You guys sure can make a person feel good! I'm lucky to be among you. I'm not in any pain anymore. Just wanna let you know the Vicodin worked last night. It had me out. But when I woke this morning, my jaw is so swollen.It looks bad.(tears) The Doc put in a jell packing and that may be causing the swelling (according to nurse). I am waiting on a call back from the Doc now to see what's going on.<br><br><br>You guys at JJP are the best! Love you!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-14_11:08:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "Justice58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 19, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5117610": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I know I'm dating myself, but I recall my dad and uncle watching The Prisoner (along w/the Avengers) when I was little, then I saw it decades later on PBS. 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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_20' +
		'&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_20/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_20'
			+ '&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_20/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 ' : '') +
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				'<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>'
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	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">166</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/wednesday_open_thread_20/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
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	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
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	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
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	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
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	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/wednesday_open_thread_20/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
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	 <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:9884999" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
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		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
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				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
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				</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_20/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:9884999" 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"> \
							 \
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									<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="" /> \
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								 \
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									<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_20',
			// 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_20/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_20'
			+ '&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_20'
			+ '&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_20'
				+ '&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/9884999/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5112302">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112302" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m looking for a clip. Monday, January 12, 2009. Hardball. The segments with the Dark Sith and Michelle Bernard. <br><br>any links would be helpful.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5112975" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112975" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you sure that is the right date?  What was the topic?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118668">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118668" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118668" class="dsq-comment-message">those last segments he has each day with members of the press or commentators. They spoke about Obama\'s victory, and they played the clip of Cosby on MTP when he spoke about voting for Obama. Dark Sith turned down the haterade, but Bernard was beautiful and eloquent.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5122349">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122349" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  I saw that clip!  It WAS as you described. [Spirit identified the transcript.]   GOOD FIND!!   :&gt;)<br><br> I was pleasantly surprised at DS - - for twice.   :&gt;)  [He had another moment at ONE point in time.]      :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5113859">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113859" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah, here\'s the transcript of the segment.  Still tracking the vid.<br><br><a href="http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/12/1742558.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/0...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5122364">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122364" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  GOOD FIND!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5112396">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112396" class="dsq-comment-message">David Bowie\'s \'back catalogue bonds\' may have started the credit crunch <br>He’s always been a trendsetter. But could David Bowie have caused the latest fad sweeping the nation – the credit crunch?<br><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/12/david-bowie-s-back-catalogue-bonds-may-have-started-the-credit-crunch-115875-21036649/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/12/...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114342">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114342" class="dsq-comment-message">To the guardian bitchplease. Securitization is not the problem. It\'s what Fannie Mae(FNM), Ginnie Mae(GMNA) did for years before this. It is all an annuity is. The problem was what was securitized. Bowie and his finance people can and did prove he would receive X amount of income from his royalities over Y amount of years plus or minus calculations for increases /decreases  in royalty rates, inflation and the cost of money. They lent him money (issued bonds-securities)based on these calcualtions beause they were real. With 2/28 subprime loan there was no guarantee whatsoever that the people w/ them would be able to refinance at a lower rate or they had the income to do so if they had to refinance at higher rates. The hook was that the value of houses would continue to appreciate providing a cushion. It was totally unrealistic given the machinations you had to go through to get them a loan. The standard mortgage loan having been 30year fixed, 20% down and PROOF of income which people without adequate income  and savings could not have.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5112484">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112484" class="dsq-comment-message">Officer Arrested in Oakland BART Killing (Update: Charge is Murder)<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/14/05715/6224/614/683829" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/14/05715/6...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114066">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114066" class="dsq-comment-message">The update says he was taken into custody in Nevada. He knows he is guilty. Dead man walking.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114643">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114643" class="dsq-comment-message">It took long enough!  Make him pay!<br><br>Thank you for the well wishes!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115011">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5115011" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115011" class="dsq-comment-message">And he should be tried for MURDER.  <br><br>I\'m just sickend that in the 21st century, in order to bring a cop killer to justice is for folks to riot and destroy their own neighborhood!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115205">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115205" class="dsq-comment-message">Amen!  <br><br>Action had to be forced!  Shameful.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117457" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117457" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117457" class="dsq-comment-message">I cannot help but hope he spends the rest of his natural life in prison. It won\'t brink Oscar back but these cops need to reigned in.  They need to be taught that they cannot see black lives as disposable.  Being a cop he will have to spend it in solitary confinement as well</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5121266">RachelB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5121266" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s about time!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5112630">Denise</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112630" class="dsq-comment-message">I hear you, Mrs. O, and my  MLK Day assignment is confirmed!  =)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5112778" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5112778" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112778" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/would-dr-king-still-be-a-republican/" rel="nofollow">Would Dr. King Still Be a Republican?</a><br><br>Y\'all have fun with this one.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5113031">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113031" class="dsq-comment-message">I would say no.Dr.King was about peace.The republican party worships militasim.Dr.King was about education.The republican party celebrates ignorance.Dr.King was against poverty.The republican  party rewards the few at the expense of the many.Dr. King believe in the equality of all people.The republican party believes  certain groups of people needs to be hated.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114424">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114424" class="dsq-comment-message">djchefron, brilliantly said.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5113645">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113645" class="dsq-comment-message">Dr. Joseph Lowery said Dr. King was neither a Republican nor a Democrat, he was a Baptist.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114071">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114071" class="dsq-comment-message">Great piece.....but you know we are going to have fun with this.<br><br>Basically everything that djchefron said.  Dr. King would be so disappointed to hear the comments of Republicans like Michelle Bachmann claim like "All cultures are not equal."  or that the way you malign a Presidential candidate is to place emphasis on his name from birth with the goal of creating anti-Arab/Muslim sentiment. Dr. King would probably also fing the "pro-America" and "fake America" comments disgusting.  And with Obama being called a "communist" or "Socialist", he may have even had a case of deja vu, since his critics called him a "communist" too.....isn\'t if funny how that works?!<br><br>Dr. King would absolutely be ashamed of the hatemongers like Ann "Adam\'s-apple" Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savages and other "conserative"  talking dummies.<br><br>But as far as fiscally conservative, I have yet to see a republican President who carried it out.  GWBush sure the hell hasn\'t, neither his father or Ronald Reagan.  "Fiscally consevative"  republicans has been a myth, a folk tale....and basically all we have been left with is deficits and record spending<br><br><br>Dr. King, of course left us with so many eloquent words, which can be so relative today:<br><br>"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. "<br><br>This quote to me is very relevant to torture:<br>"Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek."<br><br>I don\'t think there is any way Dr. King would still be a republican.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114528">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114528" class="dsq-comment-message">MLK wouldnt be a Republican. I dont think he would be a Democrat either (given the way it has sold out many of its principles to big business). I think the party most convergent with King\'s ideals would be the Green Party.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114719">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114719" class="dsq-comment-message">Quite possibly...I was mostly trying to answer D.\'s question regarding Dr King as a Republican...surely I am not trumping Democrats or any other political party.....I personally just think Republicans recent tactics have been the most repulsive...but no party is perfect.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115655">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115655" class="dsq-comment-message">Monie:  Co-sign!!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117582" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5117582" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117582" class="dsq-comment-message">(responding to myself seems so schizophrenic)<br><br>None of you have said anything that I seriously can take issue to, which is why I haven\'t said anything.<br><br>Over on the Republican Party of VA page-who I actually wrote this for-they\'re making the argument that MLK would still be a Republican today. It\'s interesting seeing the two different dynamics.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5112910" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5112910" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5112910" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://bossip.com/73997/jennifer-hudson-to-shine-at-the-super-bowl/" rel="nofollow">J-HUD to sing at Super Bowl halftime</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116021">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116021" class="dsq-comment-message">icebergslim:  I just wanna "HUG" her!  BUT, I\'m sure that she is receiving many of them!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5113050" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113050" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama official portrait revealed, <a href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/official-presidential-portrait-video.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5113764" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5113764" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113764" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/sharpton-rips-churches-fo_n_157576.html" rel="nofollow">Al Sharpton Puts It Down</a><br><br><i>Over the weekend, Al Sharpton spit some hot fire at the organized faiths that worked to pass California\'s anti-gay initiative, Proposition 8, castigating them for going to the mat to overturn gay marriage in the Golden State while turning a blind eye to the needs of their communities. "There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people\'s bedrooms and claim that God sent you," Sharpton said bluntly. He made the remarks as the keynote speaker of the Human Rights Ecumenical Service, which took place Sunday at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta.<br><br>"It amazes me," he said, "when I looked at California and saw churches that had nothing to say about police brutality, nothing to say when a young black boy was shot while he was wearing police handcuffs, nothing to say when they overturned affirmative action, nothing to say when people were being [relegated] into poverty, yet they were organizing and mobilizing to stop consenting adults from choosing their life partners."<br><br><b>"I am tired," he went on, "of seeing ministers who will preach homophobia by day, and then after they\'re preaching, when the lights are off they go cruising for trade...</b>We know you\'re not preaching the Bible, because if you were preaching the Bible we would have heard from you. We would have heard from you when people were starving in California--when they deregulated the economy and crashed Wall Street you had nothing to say. When [accused Ponzi scammer] Madoff made off with the money, you had nothing to say. When Bush took us to war chasing weapons of mass destruction that weren\'t there you had nothing to say.</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114026">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114026" class="dsq-comment-message">Talk about bringing a gun to a knife fight. He\'s bringing a predator w/  Hellfire. I\'ll bet dollars to donuts if Rev Al is on everynight w/ Hannity he\'s gone before 20 broadcasts(four weeks)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114162" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114162">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114162" class="dsq-comment-message">Keep bringing it, Al!  <br><br>"There is something immoral and sick about using all of that power to not end brutality and poverty, but to break into people\'s bedrooms and claim that God sent you," Sharpton said bluntly."<br><br>WORD!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114304" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114304">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114304" class="dsq-comment-message">THAT WAS THE LINE RIGHT THERE!! WELL SAID REV...WELL SAID</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115023" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5115023" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5115023" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115023" class="dsq-comment-message">True dat!  Preach on!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115117" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5115117" href="http://blog.evavegadiversity.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">evita</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5115117" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115117" class="dsq-comment-message">My cold heart for Al is melting...<br><br>wow</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5134481" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5134481">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5134481" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5134481" class="dsq-comment-message">i\'m tired of california and californians getting scapegoated.  that proposition might well have passed in EVERY state in the nation.  we are a homophobic nation, yet suddenly CALIFORNIA is to blame for everything.  please.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5113869" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5113869">BarackMarley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5113869" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113869" class="dsq-comment-message">The Gaza war is way out of hand. Here\'s the casualites by the numbers<br><br>Israel vs Gaza: 985 to 13 and Counting<br><a href="http://newsone.blackplanet.com/world/israel-vs-gaza-900-to-13-and-counting/" rel="nofollow">http://newsone.blackplanet.com/world/israel-vs-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5113852" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5113852">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5113852" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey guys,<br><br>Good Morning!<br><br>Thanks for your well wishes. You guys sure can make a person feel good! I\'m lucky to be among you. I\'m not in any pain anymore. Just wanna let you know the Vicodin worked last night. It had me out. But when I woke this morning, my jaw is so swollen.It looks bad.(tears) The Doc put in a jell packing and that may be causing the swelling (according to nurse). I am waiting on a call back from the Doc now to see what\'s going on.<br><br><br>You guys at JJP are the best! Love you!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114196" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114196">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5114196" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114196" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Justice,  sooo glad you got a good night\'s sleep.   You stay on top of things.  Did you get an antibiotic before the dental work?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114506" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114506">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114506" class="dsq-comment-message">Spirit,<br><br>No I didn\'t. And he didn\'t give me a precription for any yesterday. Just the Vicodin. Hopefully, the swelling will go down soon!<br><br>Thank You everyone!   &lt;&lt;&lt;Hugs&gt;&gt;&gt;</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114935" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114935">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114935" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting,  usually an antibiotic is recommended before dental work of this nature. It\'s used prophylactically to keep infections at bay.  the swelling should go down in a day or two.  <br><br>You might consider "Arnica" It\'s a homeopathic for pain and swelling.  It comes in cream  which you can apply on your jaw or in a desolvable tab and doesn\'t interfere with prescribed meds.<br><br>anyhoo, the nurse is coming out in me.  You take care!!!!!!  Sending you lots of heart love!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115097" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115097">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5115097" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115097" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>anyhoo, the nurse is coming out in me.</i><br><br><br>Good!  So happy we have a nurse on board! Yay!<br><br>I need a nurse\'s advice!  Thanks, Spirit!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114317">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5114317" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114317" class="dsq-comment-message">So glad you\'re feeling better!! Take care of yourself!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114569" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114569">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5114569" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114569" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you, Miranda!<br><br><br>Are you still being witty? I miss it!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114451" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114451">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114451" class="dsq-comment-message">Great to see you back so soon.  Hopefully the coming days will continue to be pain free.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5114533" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114533">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5114533" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114533" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you, MsKitty!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115613">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115613" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:      <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruidM0nfUdc" rel="nofollow">Crowd Cheer And Applause</a><br><br>YOU\'RE BACK!!    Yaaaaa!  Continue to take care of yourself,<br><br>Annnnnnnnnd, rest!   Go slowly!  O.K?   :&gt;)     :&gt;)<br><br>God Bless!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115881" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115881">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115881" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks GreenLady!<br><br>You\'re such a doll! I am not in pain but my jaw is swollen & it looks ugly! Eww!<br><br>lol</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115982">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115982" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  Glad that you are NOT in pain.   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>The "ugly" will go away IN TIME!!  :&gt;)   :&gt;)   <b>TRUST!</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116659" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116659">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5116659" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116659" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey! Glad to hear you\'re feeling better! :-)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117109" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117109">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5117109" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117109" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Sepia!<br><br>Thank you. I\'m lucky to be among such good people here at JJP!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116768" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116768">Admiral_Komack</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5116768" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116768" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope you feel better.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117055" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117055">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5117055" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117055" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for your concern Admiral!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117511" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117511" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5117511" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117511" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>I hope your teeth fall out!!</i><br><br>Said with love, of course.<br><br>Maybe. :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117994" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117994">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5117994" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117994" class="dsq-comment-message">Why you\'re being mean, D?<br><br><br>Until you do right by me...everything you touch.... <b>:)</b></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118075" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5118075" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118075" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118075" class="dsq-comment-message">I said it with love!!!<br><br>I suppose I could be mean and start an argument with you while you\'re in an drug-induced haze. But that just wouldn\'t be....(sigh) fair.<br><br>So get better. :)<br><br>(and I am proud to say that I get your joke, having seen that movie for the first time last year. Don\'t ask.)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5122527">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122527" class="dsq-comment-message">Whenever CPL does any impression of the movie, it cracks me up!<br><br>She\'s a riot!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114754">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114754" class="dsq-comment-message">Aretha Franklin Lends Her Voice to History at Inauguration<br><br>By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY-Life Section D- January 14, 2009<br><br>If Barack Obama feels like a change of pace after his gig as leader of the free world, he might consider a singing career. That\'s according to no less an authority than Aretha Franklin.<br>The president-elect "has a good, melodic voice," says Franklin, who heard him croon at a rally in Detroit last year. "He knew I was there, and he sang a fabulous version of Chain of Fools. Well, he sang the hook. The crowd just loved it."<br><br>The Queen of Soul will return the favor Tuesday when she performs on the steps of the Capitol to commemorate Obama\'s inauguration. She\'s excited "to be part of this special moment in American history and in African-American history."<br><br>There is more.<br><br><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01-13-inaugural-aretha_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip" rel="nofollow">http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-01...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114800">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5114800" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114800" class="dsq-comment-message">God, I can\'t wait!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116393" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116393">Sagittarius</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116393" class="dsq-comment-message">Aretha looks good in that photo.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5116631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116631">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116631" class="dsq-comment-message">I hope the Inaugural Committee hooked her up with a couple of good, skrong bras.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116842">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116842" class="dsq-comment-message">Sepia:   U   R   wild!!   LOL!   :&gt;)       :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117798">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117798" class="dsq-comment-message">Sepia, you mean like this?<br><br><a href="http://declubz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/worlds-largest-bra.jpghis:" rel="nofollow">http://declubz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118328">Sepia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118328" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118328" class="dsq-comment-message">BWA HAHAHAHAHA!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117440">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117440" class="dsq-comment-message">Halle playing Aretha in the biopic?  Sorry, just can\'t see it.  On the other hand, Jennifer Hudson or Jill Scott would be good choices.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117881">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117881" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty, I can\'t see Halle playing ReRe either.  Nothing personal, Halle, but, uh,um, arah, can she even carry a tune?<br><br>I can see Jill Scott, J. Hud or Fantasia.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5114947">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5114947" class="dsq-comment-message">This is funny and on point.<br>Yo Comments Are Whack!<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tt-WIdmCVQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tt-WIdmCVQ</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115072">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115072" class="dsq-comment-message">djchefron, 4 REALZ! :-)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115476">MsKitty</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115476" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s like Schoolhouse Rock for the 21st century (LOL)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115066">djchefron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115066" class="dsq-comment-message">BOXMUSIC 02: SCOTT K. + LAITHIE vs \'O8AMA "DREAMS of UNITY" <br><br>A FREE DIGITAL DOWLOAD - PLEASE SHARE LIBERALLY<br>Cut and paste the link into your browser and the download will start<br><a href="http://deephousepage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182972" rel="nofollow">http://deephousepage.com/forums/showthread.php?...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115133">pjamma</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115133" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/14/bin-laden-urges-jihad-aga_n_157755.html" rel="nofollow">Osama Bin Laden Challenges Obama In Tape</a><br><br>As I read this I couldn\'t help but think, are Osama and his allies responsible for our economic crisis?  Are they pulling out money invested in the markets contributing to the downward spiral of the Dow?  I remember there being threats long ago that Al-Queda would attack us finacially.  Is it possible?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115486" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5115486" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5115486" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115486" class="dsq-comment-message">Osama bin Laden is dead.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115937" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5115937" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115937" class="dsq-comment-message">But we don\'t have proof of him alive <u>or</u> dead, for that matter.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5133011" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5133011" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5133011" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5133011" class="dsq-comment-message">Some realities don\'t require proof.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116204" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116204">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116204" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been saying this for years. Osama is in NYC chilling. He is probably in Jackson Heights or may be in downtown Brooklyn getting his dialysis at the local kidney center and laughing at Bush while he releases his tapes.He be laughing at Obama too.  Thats why there are no videotapes because there wouldnt be any mountains in the background but rather a brownstone or prewar building in the background and he doesnt want anyone closing in on his position. Osama been taking notes from Slobadan Milosevic</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5115577" href="http://www.WEESeeYou.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Webb</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115577" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure it\'s possible, but clearly the greater threat to America\'s economic security is not Al-Qaeda right now.  It\'s Israel.<br><br>Just in the last 24 hours, we learned that:<br>- Israel wanted to attack/bomb Iran, but even BushLucifer wasn\'t going along with that shyt.  <br>- Israel has killed nearly a 1,000 people in Gaza.  How many Israelis have died from rocket attacks?  Nobody has a statistic for that shit.  Why not???  What\'s Israel\'s rationale for destabilizing the region to hunt Hamas so ineffectively with so much collateral damage?<br>- Israel\'s combined actions are driving the price of gasoline up again.  <br><br>If you ask me, I\'m praying that Barack will do two things:  <br>1.  I hope that he will let Osama Bin Laden know that we are coming for him.  Yes, we are really coming for his ass now--no matter where that m***f**ka is.<br>2.  I hope that Israel get\'s SHUT OUT.  Completely cut off the funds.  I\'m absolutely-unequivocally-totally AGAINST MY TAX DOLLARS BEING USED TO KILL INNOCENT CHILDREN.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115496">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115496" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  Just watching a 5 year-old naming the Presidents.  <b>Jaden Wilkins/Lexington Kentucky.</b><br><br>He started reciting all o\' them from George Washington!  AMAZING!!<br><br>Tamron hall asked him for the name of the 21st prez.   He named him!!<br><br>She asked:  How did you learn all of this? Jaden:  I learned all by myself.  My mom brought me books!<br><br>Just 2   ca-ute!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  More "cheeks" 2 pinch!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5403707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5403707" href="http://www.philwilkins.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Phil Wilkins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5403707" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi Green Lady...thank you for your comments about my son Jaden who was on MSNBC the other day with Tamron Hall.  We are very proud of our 5 year old "Presidential Whiz Kid".  <br><br>Phil Wilkins</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5406356">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5406356" class="dsq-comment-message">Mr. Wilkins:  U   R    2   kind!   U should B  proud of your son!   :&gt;)<br><br>Please give him my best wishes!!   :&gt;)  :&gt;)<br><br>God Bless him/family.     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115642">Dhannah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115642" class="dsq-comment-message">I just read that Black women are the most affected by STDs according to the CDC. Has anyone else seen this? <br><br><a href="http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5084.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5084.cfm</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5115892" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115892" class="dsq-comment-message">This has been publicized since the advent of AIDs.  The brothers are bringing it to them, unfortunately.  And they don\'t want to ask questions that might save their lives.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116120">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116120" class="dsq-comment-message">Umm you can lead a horse to water but you cant force it to drink. Dont blame it on the brothers. If black women dont want to get STIs they need to use condoms or not have sex.<br><br>We all know there are complicated reasons why women ( especially young women) have sex: for emotional comfort, love, transactional reasons like they need rent or want to make their man happy. But this victimhood thing with "If only the brothers werent bringing it home" is tired IMO.<br><br>You may or may not have been saying that in your post. But its a pet peeve of mine especially when trying to educate folks in the community.<br><br>We have to work on empowering women with education about STIs and the skills to practice asking about sexual history or negotiating condom use. And we need to educate women so they have skills so they can get jobs and pay their own rent and arent dependent on the man they are having sex with to keep a roof over their heads.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116389" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5116389" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116389" class="dsq-comment-message">Pronoun trouble.<br><br><i>If black women dont want to get STIs they need to use condoms or not have sex.<br><br>We all know there are complicated reasons why women ( especially young women) have sex: for emotional comfort, love, transactional reasons like they need rent or want to make their man happy. But this victimhood thing with "If only the brothers werent bringing it home" is tired IMO.</i><br><br>You don\'t read, don\'t you?  <br><br>I said, essentially, that the sisters aren\'t asking questions, that is, being proactive and thinking about having sex with brothers these days.  This isn\'t a case of victimhood.  <br><br>We also have to consider how much coercion a man uses to get his needs met, and in certain cases, it sure isn\'t seduction or consensual at the least.  Young women sometimes confuse and mistake rough treatment with something natural,<i> like it\'s things as they are</i>, when it is not.  That\'s a self-esteem issue, which is something that sisters are still working on with other sisters in the community.<br><br>Do yourself a favor.  Read, and then don\'t read stuff into what I write.  This is a two-way street, which I already recognize.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116551" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116551">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116551" class="dsq-comment-message">I will disregard the tone and dig in your post. But take a bit of your own advice and read.<br><br>What I said:<br>But this victimhood thing with "If only the brothers werent bringing it home" is tired IMO.<br><br>You may or may not have been saying that in your post. But its a pet peeve of mine especially when trying to educate folks in the community.<br><br><br><br>blksista, if you really were interested in the 2 way street than you would recognize and act on it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116825" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5116825" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116825" class="dsq-comment-message">Excuse me, but <i>bitch please.</i><br><br>I said, the brothers are bringing it to them.  Nothing at all about <i>where</i> was implied.  I said the sisters are not asking questions but leaping to the occasion, implying that they aren\'t thinking about their own sexual health.<br><br>F*ck off on the victimhood stuff.  I said before, <i>you are reading shyt into what I said.</i>  I am not responsible for <i>your</i> problem.<br><br>Ordinarily, I like what you have to say, Trumystique.  But I think that in this case, you really have to BTFU.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117003" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117003">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117003" class="dsq-comment-message">blksista, I said your comment reminded me of the victimhood meme. But clearly acknowledged in my post that might NOT have been what you were trying to say.<br><br>I see you are in a really pissy mood and cant have a conversation. Maybe we can talk again when you are responding to what I have actually written instead of responding to some internal dialogue, flying off the handle and cussing me out.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117416" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117416" class="dsq-comment-message">Right.<br><br>Still blaming.<br><br>I\'m so over this conversation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120286">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120286" class="dsq-comment-message">While I can understand how women should not percieve themselves as victims, and act proactively to protect themselves at all times.<br><br>It is the  male who transmits HIV to woman...not vice versa.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117406">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117406" class="dsq-comment-message">"If black women dont want to get STIs they need to use condoms or not have sex."<br><br><br>So what do Black men need to do to stop getting STD\'s as well?  Last time I checked, safe sex practices applied to both sexes....so neither sex holds more of a responsibility than the other when it comes to safe health practices.<br><br>There is much education and prevention practices that need to go around to both MEN and WOMEN.<br><br>And actually, many infections tend to present themselves differently in men than women, for example, men can often be asymptomatic in regards to Chlamydia and/ or Gonorrhea, while women will present with the physical symptons more signicantly.  And I think the ignorance that you can look at someone and determine their sexual health is very damaging. PERIOD.<br><br>And your last paragraph makes it sounds as if women are being whores just for the sake of living ------PLEASE.   Reckless behavior may be caused by emotions, peer pressure, or other extenuating circumstances, but please don\'t insult women on here by insinuating that they need to sex up a man in order to keep a roof over their heads.....you sound like Ann Coulter with that shyt.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117454" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117454" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you, Monie.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5117700">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117700" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree, Monie, on all points. <br><br>"There is much education and prevention practices that need to go around to both MEN and WOMEN."<br><br>I can\'t begin to tell you how many patients, male and female, whom I\'ve professionally cared for who were more than eager to take what information we could provide them to prevent another case of STD from occuring.<br><br>It begins with education, continues self responisbility and maintains itself with affordable health care.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5117750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117750" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117750" class="dsq-comment-message">Concurring with Monie (but staying out of the argument).<br><br>People need to stop, um, <i>screwing</i> around. And if they\'re going to (which, of course, some are), they need to do it safely.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5118987" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118987" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>People need to stop, um, screwing around. </i><br><br>Why is it always black folks\' fault when they <i>screw around</i>, when whites more than take up the slack as well?  I\'m fed up with that stereotype as well: that whites have all the propriety and self-control, and PoC are just rutting around without values and adding to the welfare rolls.<br><br>Nothing wrong with experimenting, as young people are wont to do once they figure out that sex feels good.  But some young black people are ill-equipped to act responsibly when experimenting. They know nothing about their own bodies.  Some have been sexually messed over by abusive parents, siblings, cousins, friends or guardians.  They don\'t have access to or knowledge about health care or birth control half the time.  And using hip-hop as the 411 about how to have relationships or sex isn\'t at all like reading <i>The Joy of Sex.</i><br><br>I have no problem with of-age individuals and above learning about themselves.  But I would like them to have the information that they should be learning in schools or in churches or in their families about its joys and dangers.  I would like them to learn about self-esteem and self-preservation, and to be healed from sexual abuse before they embark on their journey.  Do I think 10-14-year-olds should have sex?  Hell, no, they\'re too young; but you can\'t stop some of them.  Do I believe in abstinence?  Hell, no, because it\'s been proven it doesn\'t work.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119082" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5119082" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119082" class="dsq-comment-message">People.<br><br>Not black ones or white ones. Just "people." I used that word because what I said is applicable to everyone.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118040">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118040" class="dsq-comment-message">Black men need to do the same as black women. To avoid STIs: wear a condom or abstain from sex. I wasnt talking about black men originally because I was responding to "the brothers are bringing it to them".<br><br>I didnt say that women are whores or even meant to imply that. I dont think transactional sex= being a whore.  I think one could argue that all sex is transactional ( especially if you are wearing the hat of a particular kind of feminism). <br><br>I say sex may be transactional because each partner in the sex act is getting something ( pleasure, self gratification, self esteem, feeling of connectedness, feeling loved, end of nagging, room and board, relaxation etc etc that depends on the relationship). But people have sex for a complicated mix of reasons whether you are a man or a woman. <br><br>I did not say ALL women are sexing up a man to keep a roof over their heads. Its not true for all women but it is true for SOME. I have met women who feel this way and worked with them. For them it seems like  it is not a possibility to say no to sex without a condom. There is real fear of the problems (demanding a condom) will cause in the relationship and possible suspicion of cheating ( "Baby, I\'m clean. Why do you need a condom? Unless you have been running around on me...") If she has kids or a low paying job or one without benefits she may be dependent on her boyfriend (or sometimes husband) for making ends meet. For her it might seem difficult to rock the boat and ask questions, demand a condom because she has to buy food, pay rent and utilities and her man is helping her out.<br><br>I dont think its an insult to speak of the daily realities for some women. I dont think we can chalk this epidemic of STIs up to reckless behavior anymore than we can blame the obesity epidemic on people willfully choosing to eat crap. Most people make health decisions on a rational basis based on what they know, believe and what they see in their daily environment.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118265">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118265" class="dsq-comment-message">Actually to be correct-- I didnt mean to IMPLY all women are sexing up a man for room and board.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120214">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120214" class="dsq-comment-message">Nowadays with so many more black females having college degrees vs black males...typically the man is sexing up the woman for room and board.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118922">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118922" class="dsq-comment-message">You replied to blksista\'s assertions and I replied to yours.<br><br>But regardless of why men sleep with women, and vice versa.....the back story is that we all need to treat sex and its consequences seriously.  And I think self-esteem and self-worth plays an important part regardless if one is male or female.  Be it, a woman deciding to forgo safe sex methods in an effort to please her partner or a man who deems it necessary to recklessly sleep with as many multiple woman as he can unprotected (excess can also be a self-esteem issue, often those who over-compensate tend to feel that they are lacking).<br><br>My own personal anecdote is that over a decade ago my college friend( and now lifelong buddy) received devastating news.  Her sister, who was graduating college in the next few months, learned that she was HIV positive.   That moment for me was life changing....all of us were young women in college, and yet a person who I personally knew ( and by all accounts was an independent and intelligent young woman) had been told news she never expected.  I remember that we cried, and prayed, and were in disbelief for a while.<br><br>I always knew up to that point that HIV and other diseases were real....but at the moment, the burden she beared was so real because her story could have easily been mine.  The sad part is, it came from one encounter that she thought was harmless....and she actually had an on-again, off-again boyfriend who was found not to be infected.  My point is that a young lady, who prided herself on being independent, ambitious, and intelligent found herself (and could take care of herself btw) found herself dealing with HIV because during that one encounter, she felt inevitable.....like nothing could happen to her, it was harmless....and well he looked healthy.<br><br>That is why each young person I encounter, MALE of FEMALE, I tell them it only takes one encounter to be given the news that my friend received.  Each sexual encounter should be treated as a "what if" moment because there honestly is not a better alternative, safety is a must EACH AND EVERY TIME.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119178">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119178" class="dsq-comment-message">I feel what you are saying. It really hits home when someone you know is personally touched by disease. I have seen way too many people in my personal and professional life affected by STIs including HIV.<br><br>So  I recognize the power of individual agency and personal responsibility. At the same time I understand the power of the environment. Studies have shown that black youth arent necessarily involved in more risky sexual behaviors (number of partners, episodes of unprotected sex) than whites. Since most black people have sex with other black people one hypothesis is that  the number of cases of STIs are higher in the population and as such there is higher probability that a single act of unprotected sex will be with an infected person. So its a vicious cycle...but it can be broken.<br><br>We have to work on both individual factors like personal responsibility, knowledge and attitudes at the same time that we work on environments that promote disease.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120194" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120194">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120194" class="dsq-comment-message">Trumystique, you are right..The risky sexual behavior is not of higher incidence. What is of higher incidence is black male incarceration which results in men who sleep with men.  Men who engage in anal receptive sex and then sleep with women are the number one vector for HIV in the black community.  And that male is in far higher incidence in the black community due to mass incarceration of men and even boys at young ages.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120229" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120229">Monie</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120229" class="dsq-comment-message">i agree.<br><br>But one recurring theme that I find often is that women who engage in risky sexual behavior do it because of low self-esteem (which is true)  but to me that reasoning applies to men as well, but you often never hear it.<br><br>Too often we are told "men will be men" and that a man (at least an unmarried one) cannot be in a monogamous relationship.  And we\'ve heard it so much , that in some medical circles, it has become a commonplace truth.<br><br>But my concern is that by accepting that meme, we don\'t look at the influence of low self-esteem and how it affects male sexual behavior.  So that is why I become defensive when blame is paced unevenly between the two sexes.  To me seeing a reckless and <br>overly sexual man who engages in sex with many different partners holds the same dimension as a female who does the same.  It is just that in society, as a whole we have accepted this behavior as just "the way it is" and we don\'t chalk it to low self-esteem like we are quick to do with women.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120135">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120135" class="dsq-comment-message">Trumystique.<br><br>It is reckless behavior anytime you do not use a condom, no matter what the reason is. The decision not to wear one is reckless, even if you need food or rent money from some man.<br><br>Not using condoms is reckless, period.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5134734" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5134734">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5134734" class="dsq-comment-message">true, true, true.  life is never as simple as some may want to think!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5115966" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115966">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115966" class="dsq-comment-message">This has been the case for a good long time now. Really we are talking about HIV, gonorrhea and chlamydia, maybe syphillis cause  HPV and herpes are too hard to measure. However, these numbers for sexually transmitted infections (STI) might overestimate the actual picture because blacks often seek care in public settings that are also more likely to report numbers to county and state health departments as compared to private offices.<br><br>Still its clear there is a problem. I think one of the things we must talk about in this moment of calls for health care reform: health disparities. We can talk about universal healthcare but we also need to talk about differences in health outcomes and differences in exposure based on socioeconomic status, education, race and other factors. We cant hope to get to a point of health equity without talking about health inequality.<br><br>As MLK said:   <br>Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116677" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116677">oz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116677" class="dsq-comment-message">yeah, weve really got to do something about this. our rate in infection is way too high. first thing we must do is stress marriage first and then safe sex. after that we need to stress to our daughters and sons that there is a personally responsibility and a community responsibility to protect yourselves. the last thing that could help is if maybe we stopped cutting education budgets for funding of safe sex programs and community programs. the last 8 years there has been in increase in funding for abstinence only programs and the states that receive this funding are southern states with high populations of blacks and hispanics but vote majority republican. these states have high numbers of teen pregnancies as well as std\'s and higher concentrations of black women.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118135" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118135">Trumystique</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118135" class="dsq-comment-message">Cant disagree with anything you have said here.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120051" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120051">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120051" class="dsq-comment-message">Condoms. condoms. condoms...will take care of every single one of hose STD\'s except herpes.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120011" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120011">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120011" class="dsq-comment-message">How do you mean that black women are \'most affected\'..by STD\'s?<br><br>STD\'s are a equal opportunity infestation and affect all femalecarriers alike.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5115899">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5115899" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  B4 I continue posting, i need to explain that I am taking ta heart the phrase "LIFE-LONG LEARNING!"      :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>I\'ve started a class - -Homiletics-- that is going to consume more of my time.  <br><br>Sooooooo, during this next few months, i gotta STUDY/HOMEWORK!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Ima post as OFTEN as I can, BUT a little LESS than usual.  :&gt;(<br><br>U\'ALL pray for me in this endeavor; \'cause Ima NEED them!    :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>THANK YOU FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>NOW, ON TO MY DAILY POSTS!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116636">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116636" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,  I wish you much success with your studies and endeavors!!  <br><br>GreenLady, Homilist.  Loving the sound of that, Blessings. to you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116808">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116808" class="dsq-comment-message">spirit:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Ima STUDY real hard!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119982" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119982">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119982" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey GLH...you will do outstanding.  I will share one of my big motivation sayings that would always keep me focused when I needed to perserve.<br><br>Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.<br><br>Hope you find it helpful in those moments when you think you have just taken on too much and can\'t put in another blearyeyed hour.<br><br>Homiletics, eh?<br><br>Sounds like someone has gotten \'a calling\'  ...maybe?<br><br>Did you hear the call, GLH?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5122279">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122279" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your ENCOURAGEMENT!!   :&gt;)<br><br><i>Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.</i><br><br>Ima share this annnnnd, keep it in mind/heart!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>At this point,   "A MEGA-WHISPER!"   :&gt;)<br><br>Again, THANK YOU!   :&gt;)   :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5116804">Justice58</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116804" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady,<br><br>I wish nothing but success in all you do! You\'re gonna do just great!<br><br>God Bless You!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116936" class="dsq-comment-message">Justice58:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH!  Ima do my best!  :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117375" class="dsq-comment-message">GreenLady, good luck with the studies but no doubt you\'ll ace the course.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117564" class="dsq-comment-message">MsKitty:  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  :&gt;)     :&gt;)  Ima try!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116126" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Foul_play_not_suspected_in_GOP_0113.html" rel="nofollow">New information on the death of Mike Connell, Rove\'s IT guy who died in a plane crash before he was going to spill the frijoles about the 2004 voter fraud in Ohio.</a><br><br>BIG, long, and involved article.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116515" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  <b>January 14, 2009;  DAY  -6;  On His "JOURNEY TO JANUARY 20, 2009!"</b>  Soooo exciting!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>1.  <a href="http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/new_official_portrait_released/" rel="nofollow">New official portrait released</a><br><br><i>Wednesday, January 14, 2009 08:13am EST / Posted by Dave Rochelson<br><br>Today we are releasing the new official portrait for President Barack Obama.<br><br>It was taken by Pete Souza, the newly-announced official White House photographer.<br><br>It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera.<br><br>You can see the portrait below, or click here to download a copy.</i><br><br><b>[Kodak PAPER.  CHECK!!  :&gt;)      :&gt;)]</b><br><br>2.  HIS SCHEDULE:      <b> Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009</b><br><br>All Times Eastern<br><br><b>President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will visit the Supreme Court, meeting with justices and taking a tour of the courtroom.<br><br>Biden briefs Obama on his recent trip to southwest Asia.</b><br><br>8:00 AM	<br>9:00 AM	<br>9:55 AM	<br><br>Obama leaves the Hay-Adams in his motorcade and arrives at his transition headquarters in Washington shortly thereafter.<br><br>3.  <a href="http://thepage.time.com/2009/01/14/obama-everyone-can-get-involved-in-inauguration/?xid=rss-page" rel="nofollow">Obama: Everyone Can Get Involved in Inauguration (Wednesday, January 14th, 2009)</a><br><br><i>The president-elect releases a message Wednesday letting his soon-to-be constituents know there are a lot of ways to participate in the festivities.<br><br>Lays out next week\'s activities, explains how those not in D.C. can feel a part of it all.<br><br>Watch video above. Read transcript here.</i><br><br><b>ENJOY!!</b><br><br><br>4.  <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/59627.html" rel="nofollow">Remembering Obama: \'This guy could be president\'</a><br><br><i><b> After the Harvard Law Review\'s annual banquet in 1991, Susan Higgins and her friends walked out of Boston\'s stately Harvard Club, still mesmerized by the speech of the journal\'s 29-year-old president.<br><br>This guy, they said, could be president of the United States someday.<br><br>And next week, he will.</b>     <b>YES HE WILL!!  :&gt;)</b><br><br>Higgins, now a homemaker inb Charlotte, N.C., plans to join the throngs in Washington for Barack Obama\'s inauguration. She worked for him as the law review\'s editorial assistant.<br><br>“It\'s just kind of surreal,” says the 45-year-old mother of two, “thinking that somebody you worked for directly becomes president.”<br><br>Higgins is one of a handful of Obama\'s former colleagues and fellow students in North Carolina. They recall the incoming president as a boss, classmate or scrappy rival in pick-up basketball games. They knew him as self-assured, unruffled and able to command respect from fractious peers. Many see the same traits now.<br><br>Obama\'s 1990 election as law review president – he beat 18 others – brought his first national exposure. He was the first African American to head the country\'s most prestigious legal journal. Interview requests poured in the next day from across the country.<br><br>“The phone was just ringing off the hook,” recalls Higgins, who was one of three full-time staffers at a magazine run by students.<br><br>After a marathon election that started at 8:30 a.m. and went into the wee hours of the next morning, the normally workaholic Obama dragged into the office after lunch.<br><br>“Where have you been all day?” Higgins joked.<br><br>Law Review<br><br>On a law review where egos and ambitions soared as high as the Greek columns outside, Higgins was surprised that Obama would even run.<br><br>“Most of the people (run) so they can get great clerkships on the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court,” she says. “But he wasn\'t interested in a clerkship because he was going back to Chicago to do community work.”<br><br>Some classmates were less surprised.<br><br>“To me it was almost obvious he would be president of the law review,” says Jennifer Collins, who now teaches law at Wake Forest. “He just had this ability to bring people together and inspire people, which was important because it was a contentious time in Harvard Law School\'s history.”</i><br><br>THERE IS MORE.  WHAT A NICE MEMORY!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)<br><br>THAT\'S ALL FOR NOW!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119916" class="dsq-comment-message">DANG!!....where was the barber?  Didn\'t he get to the WH in time prior to this official portrait...I have seen Obama\'s hair loook way better than this on the campaign trail!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120390" class="dsq-comment-message">It is a little fuzzy isn\'t it (hee)?  Last I heard though, the Secret Service was still investigating his barber before he can get security clearance to come to the White House.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120496">whiterosebuddy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120496" class="dsq-comment-message">O SNAP!!<br>no wonder his cut looks all wrong.<br><br>I pity his barber...man just trying to make a living cutting hair and now all of a sudden his whole life is being investigated cause turns out he cuts a man\'s head that becomes President.<br><br>Talk about Bitter with the sweet.<br><br>He might be trippin out at what they can discover.<br><br>Lord knows hope he does not have any outstandign anything!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5121007" class="dsq-comment-message">Man, you don\'t keep a brotha from his barber and a sista from her hairdresser! They betta ask somebody!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122379" class="dsq-comment-message">lol</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5122721">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122721" class="dsq-comment-message">sepia, I know that\'s right.  Santa must of rode off on that norelco shaver.<br><br>You bring out the best visuals and memories!  lol.<br><br><a href="http://members.tripod.com/lisacafe/images/santanorelco.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://members.tripod.com/lisacafe/images/santa...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5122157" class="dsq-comment-message">whiterosebuddy:   Er-    -um. . . .    I was trying to avoid a "minor critique" on that "SHAVE?"  :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m thinkin\' NORELCO, Gillette and Kleen Shave.   <b>RESPECTFULLY!</b> :&gt;)<br><br>I\'m just sayin\'. . . . .</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116828" class="dsq-comment-message">The black-gay blame game, and how both sides have implicit misunderstandings of the others and need to come together and unite to fight for equality.<br><br><a href="http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-gay-blame-game.html" rel="nofollow">http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5116885" href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">icebergslim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116885" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-on-inauguration-video.html" rel="nofollow">Obama on the Inauguration - Video</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5116859" href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">womanistmusings</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116859" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/black-church-needs-to-start-practicing.html" rel="nofollow">The Black Church Needs To Start Showing Some Love:</a> A look at the homophobic commentary of Clifton Davis.<br><br><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/everyone-deserves-roof.html" rel="nofollow">Everyone Deserves A Roof:</a>  Looking at a great program to help the homeless<br><br><a href="http://www.womanist-musings.com/2009/01/oscar-grant-police-violence-and-war-on.html" rel="nofollow">Oscar Grant, Police Violence and the war on black men</a>:  Looking at the racialized nature of the penal system and the ways in which black lives are considered without value.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5116901" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116901" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hls8g79toC_XSUxWXSHcbe8n9ergD95N1HBG0" rel="nofollow">Patrick McGoohan, 80, <i>The Prisoner</i>, has died in L.A.</a><br><br>The guy was a genius.  I remember watching <i>The Prisoner</i> every week.<br><br>Loved him in <i>Secret Agent</i>, too.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117610" href="http://www.natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">chris chambers</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117610" class="dsq-comment-message">I know I\'m dating myself, but I recall my dad and uncle watching The Prisoner (along w/the Avengers) when I was little, then I saw it decades later on PBS. So am I an old jerk if I say yeah, TV WAS better, smarter back then?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118538" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>Some</i> TV was "better, smarter", back then.  What\'s the diff between <i>Batman</i> and <i>Star Trek</i>?<br><br>Understand that ABC brought in <i>The Avengers,</i> and CBS <i>Secret Agent</i> and later <i>The Prisoner</i> during the height of Brit-o-mania in this country, led famously by the Beatles and the rest of the British Invasion cultural bunch.  The networks were trying to get ratings.<br><br>However, this certainly led to certain segments of the nation to rely on PBS for Brit TV, and miniseries like <i>Prime Suspect</i>, <i>Tinker, Tailer, Soldier, Spy,</i> and <i>The Lathe of Heaven</i> as well as BBC America (which still doesn\'t show everything that\'s televised in Britain and if it does, it\'s a year or two late).  Whatever they seem to do is quality, thinking TV.  Class does tell.<br><br>I\'d sure like to watch what is on Grenada TV or Channel 4 one of these days.  Prime time.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5119156" href="http://www.natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">chris chambers</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119156" class="dsq-comment-message">BBC America sucks, but for the nasty house show and the weight loss show. Gordon Ramsey make me puke...<br><br>But you know, Star Trek was great, and was a launchung pad for the sci fi of tdoay. As for Batman, it was INTENDED to be camp, and was clever. You have on now which people think is making some sort of statement. <br>I\'d go as far as to say that I\'d stack Gilligan and the happy POWs of Nazi Stalag 13 against Heidi Montag and any and all reality shows, all sitcoms and half the \'dramas" on network TV (CBS-Fox-ABC-NBC-TBS) now.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120278" class="dsq-comment-message">The beginning of the end of BBC America for me was when they stopped showing EastEnders.  But that was a blessing in disguise because that led me to a couple of sites where I am able to, ahem, get a hold of UK programs.  As a result when BBC America adds something new to their lineup, most times I\'ve already seen it months earlier.  For instance I just started watching season 7 of Spooks (aka MI-5), and I think BBC America has only gotten as far as season 4.<br><br>But then again, what happened to BBC America is typical of a lot of the cable channels getting far away from their original purpose (I\'m talking about you A&E, Bravo, TVLand and TLC).  So it\'s not just network TV that\'s putting out crappy product.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5132763" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5132763" class="dsq-comment-message">Co-sign on A&E et al.<br><br>I am sooooo through with reality shows.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5121683" class="dsq-comment-message">Damn!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117134" href="http://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bigassbelle</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117134" class="dsq-comment-message">she. is. so. beautiful. what a magnificent role model for us. a gift.<br><br>the closer we get to the actual day, the more i feel like i\'m just going to pop with excitement and joy and pride.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117890" class="dsq-comment-message">BAB:   MAJOR  CO-SIGN!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)     <b>6  MORE  DAYS!!</b>   <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruidM0nfUdc" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruidM0nfUdc</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117642" class="dsq-comment-message">Love you, Michelle!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5117669" href="http://www.natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">chris chambers</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5117669" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.theroot.com/views/miss-france-and-new-black" rel="nofollow">http://www.theroot.com/views/miss-france-and-ne...</a><br><br>She\'s very pretty. "Too pretty" in that "mixed-exotic" sense white folks and marketers love? How does this mix, so to speak, w/the paradigm darker skinned women are staking out w/the new First Lady as their symbol? Interesting. <br><br>PS--her mother is an American black woman. What\'s the message there--can\'t find a "good brother" so go get yourself a wealthy Frenchman? Hey, no argument here. Whatever floats one\'s boat...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118108" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118108" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5118108" href="http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blksista</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118108" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118108" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>PS--her mother is an American black woman. What\'s the message there--can\'t find a "good brother" so go get yourself a wealthy Frenchman? Hey, no argument here. Whatever floats one\'s boat...</i><br><br>Go for whoever loves you...that\'s what really floats one\'s boat.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5120848" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120848" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120848">spirit_55z</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5120848" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120848" class="dsq-comment-message">Word, blksista, Word!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119040" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119040" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119040">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119040" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119040" class="dsq-comment-message">"Mortaud also identifies herself as “black,” which is rare in France when speaking about someone who is biracial. Presumably, she learned this from her black American mother, along with a worldview deeply influenced by the African-American experience."<br><br><br>I have always believed that when black women started to raise biracial children that would be when our world became transracial. Because, it is mothers who give children their sociologic view of the world and as long as it was white women raising biracial children...nothing would change as those children struggle to identity with blackness and can\'t seem to accept that their claiming blackness does not mean they are rejecting their white parentage.  Folks like McWhorter and Woods and Shelby...suffer from that type of racial ambiguity creating a guilty sense of rejecting one race in order to embrace blackness.<br><br>Black mothers though cut to the quick and say...baby you black...just as Halle\'s mother eventually told her...you are what the world sees you as.<br><br>Black mothers have the power to rule the world...just intermarry with men of all nationalities and we can turn the entire globe...BLACK<br><br>love it!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119184" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119184" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5119184" href="http://www.natturnersrevenge.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">chris chambers</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119184" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119184" class="dsq-comment-message">That comment by Ms. France is radical even for many American biracial folk. And what IS Toger Woods doing these days? LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119467" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119467" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119467">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119467" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119467" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes, it is transformationally radical in that it asserts pride in blackness and embraces black.  What a revolutionary concept?!<br><br>Tiger is home with his babie(s)trying hard to rehab that knee still...he really tore it up bad to win that Open.<br><br>I just hope he can come back with a knee strong enough to shatter Jack\'s records.<br><br>Veejay Singh ...saw him at some Golf awards...I think it was the one for the highest paid golfer of the season..of course Veejay won, and was presented the trophy (honor/check) by last year\'s winner, of course that was Tiger....and Singh turned to him & quipped....\'don\'t hurry back\'<br><br><br>roflmao<br><br>Singh know he ain\'t never as wealthy as when Tiger is out ..whether it is to redesign his swing or rehab a kneee....it is all money to Singh.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5121578" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5121578" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5121578">antennaness</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5121578" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5121578" class="dsq-comment-message">Since the very beginning of America Black mothers of byracial children have raised them.  This is not a new phenomenon, thus the African American experience (Barack \'s mother did a wonderful job raising him to love and claim his heritage).  What is more the issue is when White/other women raise biracial children.  The children say they lack identity and want to claim a biracial classification, thus Tiger Woods.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5123310" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5123310" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5123310">Town</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5123310" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5123310" class="dsq-comment-message">The problem with Tiger Woods was not his mom, but rather, his dad.  His dad was the one running around saying he was only 1/4th black when he looked like a clean shaven Grady from Sanford & Son.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5132479" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5132479" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5132479">antennaness</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5132479" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5132479" class="dsq-comment-message">Town<br><br>You are so right.  Confusion begets confusion.  And then the confused want to make their confusion everyone else\'s problem cause they don\'t know who they are.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5118284">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118284" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118284" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5118284" href="http://muzikalthoughts.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Muzikal203</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118284" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118284" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/14/bush-defends-hurricane-re_n_157895.html" rel="nofollow">Awww, Kanye made Bush sad</a>:<br><br><blockquote>"I think being called a racist because of Katrina was a low point," Bush said in an interview with CNN\'s Larry King.<br><br><br>In the days immediately following the disaster, Bush came under fire for what many characterized as a slow federal response to aiding victims, especially in the heavily African-American, Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. During a live hurricane relief fundraiser on network television, entertainer Kanye West said "George Bush doesn\'t care about black people."<br><br>snip<br><br>[Bush:]By the way, we have had, that I know of, sitting right here, eight hurricanes, major hurricanes, and seven and a half were dealt with the way everybody expected them to be dealt with.<br><br><br>The Mississippi part of Katrina was dealt with well, even though it was a really horrible hurricane."<br><br>"My brother was governor of Florida, and seven major hurricanes hit there. And the response was always pretty good. It\'s the response out of New Orleans and Louisiana which was not as good as we would have liked."</blockquote><br><br>he\'s just totally phoning it in at this point.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118299" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118299" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118299">RobM</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118299" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118299" class="dsq-comment-message">Sexting. Are you ready for this among your children? I don\' think this is an isolated upper middle class phenomena<br><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5516511.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118347" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118347" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118347">Sepia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118347" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118347" class="dsq-comment-message">I blame Kwame Kilpatrick.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118374" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118374" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118374">Trumystique</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118374" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118374" class="dsq-comment-message">tee hee. Did he ever send pics of his package to his aide? If so I missed that. I thought negro was only doing textsex.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5120443" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120443">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5120443" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120443" class="dsq-comment-message">Christine was the one with the most descriptive lascivious texts...she is the mother of 2 daughters and that shyt is in the newspaper!!  Her talking about giving head to Kwame...unbeleivable.<br><br>Can we say Christine is raising chickenheads?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5119887">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119887" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119887" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119887">RobM</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119887" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119887" class="dsq-comment-message">Stop it hurts. ROTFLMAO</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5120407">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5120407" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120407" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120407">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5120407" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120407" class="dsq-comment-message">ctfu...<br><br>Clinton is to blame for kids believing fellatio ain\'t sex<br>and Kwame is to blame for sexting.<br><br>gotcha!!<br><br>lol lol lol</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118501" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118501" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5118501">RobM</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118501" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118501" class="dsq-comment-message">Bush administration admits torture. She served under Cheney at Dept of Defense and for Reagan:<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303372.html?nav=hcmodule" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119211" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119211" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119211">Denise</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119211" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119211" class="dsq-comment-message">Hacker attacks on liberal blogs?  <br><br><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/01/19/090119ta_talk_toobin" rel="nofollow">http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/01/19/090119...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119355" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119355" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119355">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119355" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119355" class="dsq-comment-message">AFTERNOON THREAD IS UP</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9296369" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9296369" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9296369">queerunity</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9296369" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9296369" class="dsq-comment-message">LGBT rights<br><a href="http://queersunited.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://queersunited.blogspot.com</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5118431" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5118431" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5118431" href="http://dillarddoctrine.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">D.</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5118431" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5118431" class="dsq-comment-message"><A HREF="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/13/a-momentary-pentagon-post-for-michelle-obama/" rel="nofollow">Michelle Obama as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy?</a><br><br>Almost gave me a heart attack this morning.</A></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5116671" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5116671" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5116671" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5116671" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5116671" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats07/trends.htm" rel="nofollow">National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis</a><br><br>I guess that black racists like Rev. Wright will now show up ... claiming that "White AmeriKKKa" and/or the "U.S. of KKKA" has been secretly injecting <i>Sexually Transmitted Diseases</i> into the black communities...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119296" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119296" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119296">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119296" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119296" class="dsq-comment-message">If you call Massa Tom and Miss Anne going down to the quarters late at night a "secret"...then ok.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119613" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119613">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119613" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119613" class="dsq-comment-message">TELL IT!!</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5120984">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5120984" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120984" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120984">spirit_55z</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5120984" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120984" class="dsq-comment-message">Miranda, you just go ahead and TELL IT!<br><br>And the House negro mother suckling Miss Anne\'s white babies while hers were being sold or traded like a baseball card.<br><br>GTFOH!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5119811" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5119811" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5119811">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5119811" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5119811" class="dsq-comment-message">I always ponder whether those STD\'s which are associated with higher rates of AIDS are associated with a higher incidence due to the individuals who acquire the higher number of STD\'s are promiscuous, thus meaning it is moreso promiscuity than the STD itself. Or if there is a vector that enables the HIV virus to penetrate the cell better due to a co-factor relationship between the chlmydia/gonorrhea/syphillis bacterium.<br><br>Chicken or egg type question...STD first or promiscuity first ...which is the culprit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5120895" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5120895" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5120895">Trumystique</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5120895" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5120895" class="dsq-comment-message">Im not sure that its chicken-egg. You dont have to be promiscuous to get an STI. All you have to do is have unprotected sex with an infected person. Obviously if  you have more instances of unprotected sex your chances of being infected are higher. But its about exposure.<br><br>The running theory had been that gonorrhea, chlamydia et al were predisposing people to HIV exposure. Basically that these infections allow for microbreaks in the skin through which HIV entered the body. ( One new study suggests that HIV can infect intact skin so maybe other stuff is going on as well). So the idea is that the infections travel together. Or where there is smoke (gonorrhea, chlamydia) there is fire (HIV).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5132196" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5132196" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5132196">whiterosebuddy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5132196" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5132196" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree you do not have to be promiscuous to get an STD but having an STD is associated with a higher incidence of AIDS...so is that because the majority of people with STDs are promiscuous?  Or is it because the STD creates a better environment for the HIV virus.<br><br>What...intact skin can be infested with HIV?  That sounds highly unreliable, given the fragility of the virus itself.<br><br>So, if the infections are \'traveling together\' that goes along with promiscuity.</div>\
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	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

	
	if((typeof OB_Script != 'undefined') && (typeof OB_versionNum != 'undefined')) {
		if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox") != -1) {
			if(window.frames['dsq-reply-frame']) {
				window.frames['dsq-reply-frame'].location = Dsq.Urls.REPLY + (new Date()).getTime() + '&f=jackandjillpolitics&t=wednesday_open_thread_20&to_redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(window.location) + '&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
			}
		}
	}

	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			Dsq.Realtime.initialize();
		}
	}

	



	window.ExecuteWhen = (function () {
	var obj = {}
	
	// Private
	var running = false;
	var timer = null;
	var pending = [];
	var startTimer = function() {
		running = true;
		timer = setInterval(obj.heartBeat, 100);
	};
	var stopTimer = function() {
		running = false;
		clearInterval(timer);
	};
	
	// Public
	obj.add = function (condition, code) {
		pending.push([condition,code]);
		this.heartBeat(); //!
		if (!running) {
			startTimer();
		}
	};
	obj.heartBeat = function() {
		if (!pending.length) {
			stopTimer();
		}
		var newPending = [];
		for (var i=0; i<pending.length; i++) {
			var cond = pending[i][0];
			var code = pending[i][1];
			// FIXME: if cond or code throw an error, they never get removed from pending
			if (cond()){
				code();
			}
			else {
				newPending.push([cond, code]);
			}
		}
		pending = newPending;
	};
	return obj;
})();

// also used in embed_thread.js:
window.fbIsReady = function () {return window.FB && FB.init;};
// NOTE: This script gets executed again without threadEl
//       set when we are loaded again as the fbc_receiver.
//       In this case, we don't need the hidden container.

if(!window.FB || !FB.init) {
	if(window.Dsq && Dsq.container) {
		// container is not present when init.js is loaded from an xd-receiver iframe; in this case,
		// we don't need the FB_HiddenContainer anyway.
		var fbDiv = document.createElement('div');
		fbDiv.id = "FB_HiddenContainer";	// Required or else FeatureLoader will execute a document.write.
		fbDiv.style.position = 'absolute';	// This is intentionally not setting display to none as this breaks
		fbDiv.style.top = '-10000px';		// Flash in Safari.
		fbDiv.style.left = '-10000px';
		fbDiv.style.width = '0px';
		fbDiv.style.height = '0px';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(fbDiv);
	}
	var fbJS = document.createElement('script');
	fbJS.type = "text/javascript";
	fbJS.src = "http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php";
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(fbJS);

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = 'bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

			FB.init(facebook_api_key, window.facebookXdReceiverPath || null,
				{fetchSignedPublicSessionData: true});
		});
}


	


if(typeof(disqus_callback) == 'function') {
	var callback_params = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams()['dsq_cbp'] || null;

	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

})();




