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"is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153659, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "99% Sure:   'Tell The Truth!!\"  [and I'm going \"Field Trippin' for the video!]   :&gt;)      :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks for the sensitive information on the dogs!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:08:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174848, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152969": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Once again--affirmative action for whites at work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Admiral:  Why don't you ratchet up that \"sarcasm\" a notch!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:10:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:  BWAHAHAHAH!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   I love reading some of the \"comments\" on other sites.  I bring the good ones here to share!![complete with quotation marks!   :&gt;) ]", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:12:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174622, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174489": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can't believe anyone would have the nerve to try and dictate WHO the hell Oprah has on her show. If she wants to be blatantly partisan that's her perogative...its her show. Oprah's not losing sleep over viewers or rather non-viewers, mad about her political beliefs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:16:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174411, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153500": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2008-09-02\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Moore</a> gets this right:<br><br>Word comes tonight that McCain's people lied about Palin being vetted -- the FBI has admitted they did NOT vet her. So McCain has dispatched ten operatives and investigators to Alaska to find out if there's anything else that's about to hit the fan regarding his veep pick, a woman he had run into only once in his life and then called her on her cell phone two weeks ago at the Alaska State Fair. That was it before she made the short list and was selected. McCain's radar -- honed perhaps during his own self-admitted indiscretionary phase of his life -- is telling him there's more to the Palin story. You mean things like her support of the Alaska Independence Party or being one of the directors of recently-arrested Sen. Ted Stevens' political action groups? Heck, I dunno. We shall see...<br><br>But before everyone gets all smug and self-righteous about the Palin selection, remember where you live. You live in a nation of gun owners and hunters. You live in a country where one out of three girls get pregnant before they are 20. You live in a nation of C students. Knocking Bush for being a C student only endeared him to the nation of C students. Knock Palin for having kids, for having a kid who's having a baby, for anything that is part of her normalness -- a normalness that looks very familiar to so many millions of Americans -- well, you do this at your own peril. Assuming she's still on the ticket two weeks from now, she will be a much tougher opponent than anyone expects. You live in a country that voted for Dan Quayle.<br><br>I'll close with this report on ABC tonight by investigative reporter Brian Ross. It shows Republicans in St. Paul taking off their Republican hats and putting on their American hats. In the meantime they should keep those hats ready as a new hurricane was announced today. No, not Hannah. She's already on her way to Florida for Friday. The new one is called Ike, scheduled to hit the Gulf early next week. Ike. He's the one who warned us about the \"military-industrial complex.\" <br><br>::<br><br>At least from where I sit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:02:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152992": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I dont understand why this man's family won't seek help for him. That's just wrong,....... ungrateful chaps...know they need to get their grandpappy! Know this man needs around-the-clock care!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:06:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152492, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "exactly.  you hit it right on the head.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:16:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174321, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174862": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Its a shame, but The Daily Show really does have better convention coverage:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=184097\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:55:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174385": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well one things for sure, if it is his, we will know in a few months!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:06:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2166840, "depth": 1, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153001": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorta like when ole Bill propositioned the Clinton-Obama ticket when Obama was the one in the lead the whole time. I tell ya...that priviledge is a biyatch.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:08:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174506": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OK, I didn't know what the angle was - that makes perfect sense.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:18:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174439, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152492": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Slightly off topic but check out Uncle Ruckus in the flesh calling for a boycott of CNN in order to stop Barack...<br><br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-rrdbHo0s\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-rrdbHo0s</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:18:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "BlackAmericanPrincess", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153006": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just now?  He is the most ten-faced back biting weenie I have ever seen.  He wants Barack to lose and I've seen that since February.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:08:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153520": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The moose dresser in a fight with a Rhoades Scholar - I don't think so.  They'll keep her as far away from Rachel Maddow as they can.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:05:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153310, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The birth scene in \"Mandingo\"...yikes! LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:18:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174385, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154036": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hence Lieberman taking his scared ass to the Repubican convention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:35:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153747, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154038": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "my sentiments exactly!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:35:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153420, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174520": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Did you see his interview with Larry King?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:19:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153500, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2175033": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow...raw.  True.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_23:17:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153659, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153018": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "McCain hiring Palin as his running \"date\" would be like Barack Obama hiring Brittany Spears or Paris Hilton. Guess McCain wanted some of that rock star buzz in his campaign,<br>to brighten up his old, boring, greenish puky look.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:09:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "kate03", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154053": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I was quite pleased when I read that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:36:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153031": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Rachel Maddow is breaking it down on Hardball.  She is exposing the McCain/Palin speech lies and calling them lies and explaining why they are lies.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:11:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154056": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If one journalist says it out loud, that's good enough for me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:36:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153310, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180685": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartion:   Been noticing that 2!!  Maybe hosting the Black In America programs had some [positive] affect on her!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:26:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153098, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153040": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She sure is....can't wait for the debut of her show on Monday.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:11:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153031, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154066": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "My mistake.  Here is what they said:<br><br>Vanity Fair editors estimated that McCain's fierce saffron shirt dress with the popped collar, diamond earrings, four-strand pearl necklace, white Chanel watch and strappy shoes totaled up to $313,100.<br><br>Still Unbelievable", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:37:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153717, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152534": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah...and right now, all she's doing on the stump is complimenting John, and repeating almost verbatim, lines from her Convention speech.   She looked bad out there today, but she draws the crowds McCain has been pining for, ever since he challenged Barack to joint town halls.<br><br>Biden was very strong today.  The only way Palin can help Repubs is by creating a smokescreen to try and steal the election.   She gives them the illusion of strong support.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:22:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151805, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174555": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "OT, but under the category of<br><br>You can't make this stuff up.<br><br>From PoliticalInaction.com:<br><br><i>John McCain used a picture of a middle school last night when he walked out on stage.....why? Because his dumb campaign thought it was a picture of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but instead it is Walter Reed Middle School in California.</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:23:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2902970": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is another example of the double standard. The writer objects to Sarah Palin attending a church where a comment is taken out of context on ONE occasion but has nothing to say about Obama attending a church for years with rhetoric that is hate-filled.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-10-06_22:10:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "DrBruce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hope:  I just said these same things to my friends!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Cindy has been all over \"McAncient\"  - my husband who I love very much!!   I, NOW, think that line was for \"The Gov.\"!!! Uh huh!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Oh, I notice that Cindy is wearing the \"cast\" AGAIN!  \"The Gov.\"  better watch out!!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:30:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174403, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153572": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "***Slideshow***<br>Is Cindy copying Michelle? ...the triple strand of pearls, the neon orange and chartreuse..<br><br>Cindy McCain Slideshow: Four Days Of GOP Fashion (PHOTOS)<br><a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/cindy-mccain-slideshow-fo_n_124350.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/cindy-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:12:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153580": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are so right about that.  No matter how appalled the repugs are about their candidates,  they stick by their party line (lies}!  They are ride or die!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:13:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152638, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2217070": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If Palin's husband were black?  Would that bring the country together or tear it apart?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-07_12:44:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd486e35e5ee72b286df838299023741", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2238063": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "VEGAS...everything you said is true...thank u!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-08_18:04:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "kepop", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180395, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153320": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You did better than me, I got through less than 30 seconds.<br><br>Hell, he may be right, maybe we should boycott the MSM because of their biased coverage of my man O!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:44:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153076, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "here is also some information from immoralminority blogspot: \u201cSo Sambo beat the bitch!\u201d This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama\u2019s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up the Democratic Party presidential nomination. According to Lucille, the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used, Gov. Palin was eating lunch with five or six people when the subject of the Democrat\u2019s primary battle came up. The governor, seemingly not caring that people at nearby tables would likely hear her, uttered the slur and then laughed loudly as her meal mates joined in appreciatively. \u201cIt was kind of disgusting,\u201d Lucille, who is part Aboriginal, said in a phone interview after admitting that she is frightened of being discovered telling folks in the \u201clower 48\u201d about life near the North Pole. Then, almost with a sigh, she added, \u201cBut that\u2019s just Alaska.\u201d Racial and ethnic slurs may be \u201cjust Alaska\u201d and, clearly, they are common, everyday chatter for Palin. Besides insulting Obama with a Step-N\u2019-Fetch-It, \u201cdarkie musical\u201d swipe, people who know her say she refers regularly to Alaska\u2019s Aboriginal people as \u201cArctic Arabs\u201d \u2013 how efficient, lumping two apparently undesirable groups into one ugly description \u2013 as well as the more colourful \u201cmukluks\u201d along with the totally unimaginative \u201cf**king Eskimo\u2019s,\u201d according to a number of Alaskans and Wasillians interviewed for this article.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:25:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d9312cd58c7caeb087835daea9d59b6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174535, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Ok...I made it through 2:49 seconds of this and I couldn't take it anymore.  Please...please...please tell me this is a spoof video of the lunacy in this election!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "pcmadison", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152492, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153077": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Craig, I .have been wondering if McCain didn't pick Palin for that very reason.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:17:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "kate03", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152569": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you're white, you're trusted. If you're not, you're not.<br><br>And that's that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:25:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151909, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153082": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Unfortunately,<br>Most people watch CNN & FOX so they will never know!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:17:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153040, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152575": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's a wrap.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:27:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152534, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think Josh Marshall asked this same question. I hope people think before they answer. At the same time, Palin is just a distraction. Polls ( I know I know ) but they do indicate that she solidified the Republican base, but independents and moderates moved toward Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:16:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ce4b11747de386243eb00c84ac93881", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why Rudy is good for the environment.  He recycles.<br><br>For those of you who follow politics closely, I\u2019m sure listening to Rudy rambling on in his usual tirade of ignorance seemed somehow familiar. In this case,  it may have been more familiar than you realized.  The memorable line of the evening from Rudy was in connection with Senator Obama\u2019s BIG ZERO.  And I quote:<br><br>He won and has spent most of his time as a \"celebrity senator.\" No leadership or major legislation to speak of. His rise is remarkable in its own right - it's the kind of thing that could happen only in America. But he's never run a city, never run a state, never run a business.<br>He's never had to lead people in crisis.<br>This is not a personal attack ... .it's a statement of fact - Barack Obama has never led anything.<br>Nothing. Nada. (Source: <a href=\"http://portal.gopconvention2008.com/speech/details.aspx?id=43\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://portal.gopconvention2008.com/speech/deta...</a> )<br><br>Well, let\u2019s look back to LAST YEAR, when good old Rudy was still running that pathetic excuse of a Presidential campaign, in describing his good friend John McCain:<br><br>On Bloomberg Television, Giuliani was asked whether he believed he knew more about torture than McCain.<br><br>\u201cI can\u2019t say that I do,\u201d Giuliani said.  \u201cBut I do know a lot about intensive questioning and intensive questioning techniques.  After all, I have had a different experience than John.  John has never been \u2013 he has never run a city, never run a state, never run a government.  He has never been responsible as a mayor for the safety and security of millions of people, and he has never run a law enforcement agency, which I have done.\u201d  (Source: <a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=3851631&page=3\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?i...</a>)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:27:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "SpartacusLaw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174572": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It's just more race/gender bullshit.<br><br>That's one of the reasons why Sarah is on the ticket.<br><br>The cynics can't handle it that a black man beat a white woman. They want to dare him to beat another one. And give folks a chance to vote for recompense.<br><br>The Legacy of Lynching 101.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:25:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174489, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Soledad has been fighting back lately.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:20:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153082, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "True and you were right, she's a distraction.  But its natural that everyone is talking about someone that literally was thrust upon the national scene overnight. No one can righteously say they know her policy stands on.....on damn near anything other than a few social issues. If Mitt Romney or Huckabee or Tom Ridge were the VP candidate, the conversations would be more issue-oriented. As it is, until all of the cats are out of the bag, she'll be the front and center topic", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:49:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151805, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John is copying Barack. Cindy is copying Michelle.<br><br>That's how they'll win, if they win.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:18:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153572, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2182265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Let's hope they are all valid!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_08:50:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180433, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks Craig, that was great info! The Daily Kos is staying vigilant ... as we all should. <br><br>Yay!<br><br>*cabbage patch, cabbage patch*", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:19:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152927, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2177689": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "From The New Yorker<br><br><i>September 5, 2008<br>G.O.P. P.O.W.<br><br>I wasn\u2019t in St. Paul, but through the filter of the endless chatter on cable news, here\u2019s how the Republican Convention looked: John McCain became a P.O.W. this week, at the hands of his own Party. It was Sarah Palin\u2019s Convention, not McCain\u2019s. His speech last night was so out of sync with the vituperative tone and stale, hard-right cultural populism of the Convention\u2019s other headliners\u2014above all, Palin\u2014that he sounded less like a Presidential nominee than one of those token speakers given a spot on the program just to prove that the Party welcomes diversity. McCain stood before an arena full of stoked conventioneers, who seemed bored or turned-off as often as they seemed pleased by his remarks, and acquitted himself with the decency and honor that he summoned during the ordeal that defines his life.<br><br>This time, though, McCain is collaborating with his captors. By picking Palin he knowingly guided his campaign well over hostile territory and then aimed its nose straight down. Once taken hostage, he refused to speak his captors\u2019 propaganda, but he allowed everyone else to shout it to the rafters. He gambled, all right, but it was in the direction of orthodoxy\u2014for Palin is a creature and an icon of the Republicans\u2019 evangelical base, which came into full possession of the Party this week and completed the G.O.P.\u2019s conversion to identity politics. (See my last post for more on this transformation.) No wonder Pat Buchanan was so fired up on MSNBC, while Mike Huckabee wore the look of a man who missed his train because he was given the wrong departure time.<br><br>In yesterday\u2019s Times profile, several observers suggested that McCain\u2019s whole adult life has been a series of tests, and his shortcomings have been just as decisive as his victories. \u201cHe takes a past failing, hangs it around his neck, and wears it like a medal,\u201d said a former Romney adviser. The psychological pattern with which McCain seems most comfortable holds him initially suspended in perfect tension between principle and ambition; the tension slackens, he slides into a betrayal of his ideals, and then he undergoes a searing period of repentance that ends in a renewed commitment to do what is right regardless of the consequences. It\u2019s almost as if he deliberately sets out to fail himself in order to experience the joy of self-recovery at its fullest. No one would hold against him the fact that he broke, as he said last night, under North Vietnamese torture. His capitulation to the latest group of hard-liners to take him prisoner is a lot harder to justify. But his speech already hinted at the penitent President McCain would be if his current ordeal at the hands of his party\u2019s base takes him to the White House.<br><br><br>Posted by George Packer</i>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:04:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The fact that a lot of folk don't agree with the ONE OF US meme is why Obama is getting tons of donations these past few days. They showed us what is in store if McCain and Caribou Barbie get elected.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:29:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151909, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153115": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "For a laugh take the babypapa poll @ VANITY FAIR<br><br><a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/the-authoritative-trig-palin-conspiracy-time-line.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:22:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "About James.Dobson.In.A.Dress not taking any questions.<br><br>Found this on another blog<br><br><b>Ready to lead on day 1, just not ready to do interviews.</b>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:29:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The intelligent Whites on my job definitely see it in this campaign.  It is so glaring, how could they not even though the MSM rarely brings the topic up.  Others ,who benefit from it,  don't care and will never see it", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:22:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152947, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Regardless of whether she said this or not, we need to all about her true views.  This chick could possibly be in charge of selecting SCOTUS justices, we don't need some extreme wacko appointing people to the SCOTUS that will deprive everyone except her and her buddies of choice.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:29:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174578, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A presidential candidate meeting with the head of a news channel bothers me, especially Fox News. I hope the deal is just more access for both. Obama gets a chance to persuade his most ardent detractors and Fox gets better ratings. But, given a guy like Ailes (who is arguably the most dangerous Atwater associate though everyone thinks its Rove) history I'd be very suspicious. <br><br>I wonder if they just don't think McCain will win - because let's face it nobody likes him - so they are hedging their bets for an Obama administration. Or, they ambush Obama in October to try to sway the election, like they did at Saddleback. <br><br>Whatever the case, I am all for free speech and everything, but i think everyone would agree there is something wrong with having a channel that can lie 24 hours a day. There's got to be a loophole we can close to prevent them from getting away with it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:47:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "61d3c66500cf3ccd265b6da765967673", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If they could do to him what happened to Emmitt Till, they most certainly would...I mean LITERALLY.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:30:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174572, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "He's not like them and this is the problem - he's not white and for some people that's good enough reason.  These type of people want him and the rest of us to be \"different\" so that they can hold on to their feelings of supremacy- they need to. <br><br>You however are superior in your thinking that a new worldview and new people will change things.  Our time is now.  Now is our time.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:31:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151909, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I still haven't gotten over that green dress costing $300,000!<br>Nice color, but at the time, I paid it no attention.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:21:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153572, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153136": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What would be wonderful is if someone put together clips of him since this election began and then everyone would be through with him because he has the attention span of a gnat and the consistency of running water!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:24:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "pcmadison", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Luv it!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:22:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153455, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Damn you @ Black American Princess...LMAO!<br><br>animated Uncle Ruckus would be proud!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:33:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "Jay_Music", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152492, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "that is because the msm knows obama will hand mccasshole his asshat ass when they debate. he has the economic issues way on his side unlike against miss know it all talkingpoints hillady. but most importantly...they love watching the black guy having to tiptoe around the white lady who at any moment might whistle for the cops.....that is how they get their kicks. they love the sadistic sexual tension as the god like obama has to eat shit around nasty hillary or  evil sarah.  now that is what gives chris matthews shivers up his freakin leg. what a doofus. paid to be idiots.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:22:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "andyfrombrooklyn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think what protects Caribou Barbie is the corporate media and the fact that Repubs are hard core. McCain could have picked the spawn of Jack the RIpper and the Repubs would defend the selection  as evidenced by Noonan and her real thoughts on the hot mic. We need to elect Obama but the Dem. party has to be remade.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:33:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "delfinajones", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151784, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Better yet, that middle school served as the backdrop for a scene from \"The West Wing\" when fictional presidential candidate Santos announced his presidency. LOL  <br><br>So the GOP used actors for its scenes in its tribute video, and a backdrop from The West Wing for McCain's speech....but I thought they didn't like Hollywood?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:33:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174555, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2178755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She is a b*tch:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13190.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13190...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:10:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "984cb50a7603c89f6bfde119910897f6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151651, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2177484": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "RIDE OR DIE<br><br>RIDE OR DIE", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:03:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2175166, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MSNBC's numbers have been steadily climbing, but more people watch Fox and CNN because most basic cable packages include Fox and CNN. I know here in Atlanta, MSNBC is only thru digital cable, not basic cable.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:24:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153082, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152153": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yeah, you can say it tell hell freezes over but it isn't changing the dynamic of the race for the presidency. Gov Palin  has done that. The contradiction is what need to be put front and center. Because the MEDIA is not doing its job(give praise to whomever sat through Scarborough to catch the dreck aboout its not the media's job) we have to figure out how to get it to do its job(mass subscriptions by people of color to the National Enquirer?) <br>This is the thread I'd like to see. personally I'm thninking Georgia.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:49:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "RobM", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152666": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No she wants him to serve her.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:35:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "Jay_Music", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152367, "depth": 2, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180320": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good for Obama, and that Ailes guy sounds like an ass with that,  this quote: <br><br>\"it might not have been this way if Obama had more willingly come on the air instead of so often giving Fox the back of his hand.\"<br><br>Blaming Obama for Fox protraying him as a terrorist.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:09:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "malletgirl02", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2151651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "rikyrah:   Can we say:  ANGRY, ELITIST, VITRIOLIC, SARCASTIC, BAD MOTHER [cain't control her children; shoulda been home,etc.], MAD DOG[albeit with lipstick], SHALLOW [in a Beauty Queen Pageant],  SMARMY [my new-found friend :&gt;)], DUPLICITOUS [the religion problem]. . .. . . . . ..     And these are her good points!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:21:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153188": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!!!!!<br><br>The comments are even funnier!<br><br>He's still on the plantation y'all. \"Swing looow, sweet chariot ... coming forth to carry me home .. yessuh massah suh!\"<br><br>LOL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:30:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152492, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174694": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are absolutely right about this, Craig.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:37:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174572, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "paid really well to be idiots", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:27:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "andyfrombrooklyn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152959, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think it was her diamond earrings that cost over 200,000....if I'm not mistaken.  The dress was something like 3,000.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:28:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153647, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154025": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "True courage and dignified resolution.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:34:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174214": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Palin mum on endorsing Stevens  <br>By Manu Raju  <br>Posted: 09/05/08 03:28 PM [ET]  <br>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not saying whether she will vote in November to send the indicted Ted Stevens back to the Senate for a seventh full term.<br><br>The indictment has put Sen. John McCain\u2019s (R-Ariz.) running mate in a tricky position. If Palin endorses Stevens, it will appear that she is undermining her message of taking on the GOP establishment and cleaning up corruption in her state. But should the popular governor oppose his reelection, it could deliver a blow to Stevens\u2019s campaign and give Democrats ammunition as they try to pick up one more Senate seat. <br> <br>Palin\u2019s spokesmen in the McCain campaign have not responded to several inquiries seeking comment on the governor\u2019s position on Stevens. A spokesman for the McCain campaign told the Alaska-based Peninsula Clarion that Palin has yet to endorse Stevens, the paper reported on its website Friday.<br><br>Stevens has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of concealing more than $250,000 of gifts from a now-defunct oil-services company. The trial is slated to begin later this month and could conclude before Election Day.<br><br>Democrats in the state are trying to make an issue out of Palin\u2019s wavering approach to Stevens.<br><br>\u201cGov. Palin can\u2019t have it both ways,\u201d said Bethany Lesser, spokeswoman for the Alaska Democratic Party. \u201cPalin claims to spearhead reform in Alaska, rooting out corruption. But so far she has stood steadfast by indicted Sen. Stevens\u2019s side. Alaskans and the nation deserve to know once and for all \u2013 where does Palin stand on Stevens for Senate?\u201d<br><br><a href=\"http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-on-endorsing-stevens-2008-09-05.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-o...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:52:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "We've seen this before, it will not work.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152534, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2182417": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This persons opinion about why the rumors are false does not impress me.  No factual basis whatsoever.  Could that be because a lot of them are truths?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_09:16:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2179914, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "lol....at least he THOUGHT he was private when he put the beat down on Lieberman.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:31:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153655, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If she were black, we wouldn't have to have this conversation because she wouldn't be John McCain's vp pick.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:42:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2154275": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That was classic!! When I saw that video of him shaking Lieberman's hand and NOT LETTING GO as he guided him to the corner....Oh, my....that was priceless!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:39:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153747, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So true.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:43:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151784, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180395": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The rules aren't the same for Michelle Obama and Palin.  Palin trumps Michelle.  McCain knows it.  You never say anything bad about a white woman.  You can't say or do anything wrong to them.  They can do it to everyone else, but never the other way around.  It's simple, majority rules.  The majority is white.  Now, there are decent white people and then there are lots of not so decent ones.  I think we'll see who out numbers who if McCain wins or if Obama wins.  <br><br>Palin is a racist.  She just hides it really well.  She's a pro.  They know what they're doing.  I'm betting on what Frederick Douglass said...God and one are a majority.  I hope it's standing for Obama.  He's the underdog in all this.  McCain tries to say that he's the underdog, but if you are black in America, you are always lower, everytime.  I know it sounds good and warm and fuzzy to say that everything's equal, etc., but it's not, and republicans know it.  That's why they chose Palin.  <br><br>If we want change and shots at a better life.  If those are our real reasons for voting, then Obama's the man.  McCain is just keeping America the way it was for as long as possible.  They want to hold on to that power as long as they can.  Right now, they are clinging to that power like men hanging over the side of the Grand Canyon by their fingertips.  This time they're so desperate, they're using an unqualified woman to try and hold it.<br><br>Watch out for Palin.  She's dangerous and has ill intent.  I believe she is an extreme right wing nut, who'll hurt anyone that gets in her way.  She isn't like Obama or even McCain.  Do your homework, read up on her.  Study her.  She's a sneak.<br><br>Obama/Biden=Men of the People...they really care.  They feel your pain.  They stay on message and talk about issues.  They want healtcare and they don't want to get rid of women's rights.<br><a href=\"http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%25E2%2580%259Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%25E2%2580%259D/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskan...</a><br><br><a href=\"http://matth614.blogspot.com/2008/09/truth-on-palin.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://matth614.blogspot.com/2008/09/truth-on-p...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:24:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "88e0a967ed299b0a4d578a4a7f30522b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152237": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent piece. I\"ve been writing to journalists and editors about this very issue. I recommend others do so.<br><br>If we can put enough pressure on them, maybe they will start covering her. Maybe.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:54:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "blueberry", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2181941": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If Michelle Obama had the same back ground story as Palin, we'd see the loop over and over again.   But this election is turning out to be about which America will run the nation.<br><br>If either of the Obama girls were pregnant and unmarried, we'd have to take a can of WA and head to the streets to defend them.  There is no doubt in my mind that the fall out about either one of them being a baby's mama would be very U-G-L-Y!  But in this case, Bristol's decision to keep the baby is being lauded.  <br><br>I want to know about the sucession deal in Palin's story.  Pulling out of the Union does not sound like country first to me.  But, I am not a great American Patriot either.  But, isn't that the initial reason for The Civil War?  The attempt to split the union is a serious anti-American motive, IMHO.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_07:44:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "msladydeborah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153281": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "She is putting Palin out there! loveS it", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:40:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153031, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2249542": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I\u2019m a Jewish believer in Jesus. Most blogs and news services have posted the same one paragraph of the six-page transcript of David Brickner\u2019s message, giving the false impression that he is saying that a bulldozer attack by a deranged Palestinian is God\u2019s judgment on the Jewish people. Please read the entire message for yourself at <a href=\"http://wasillabible.org/sermons.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://wasillabible.org/sermons.htm</a> so that you can see Brickner\u2019s remarks in context.  Please also take a look at Mr. Brickner\u2019s comments concerning his message at Wasilla Bible Church at the Jews for Jesus website, <a href=\"http://www.jewsforjesus.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.jewsforjesus.org</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-09_15:08:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "b37d048cbfe7ec7bd734ffb4a8bdf3a7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153289": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "THIS IS EXCELLENT!!!  Seriously, this needs to be mass mailed!  Nice find Craig.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:41:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "SpartacusLaw", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152927, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2179914": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thought this might help - <a href=\"http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/05/palin-rumors/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Palin Rumors</a>.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:22:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "Karmi", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174287": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "SEE! Obama knows how to handle business!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:58:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "noelani", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2179920": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Know Hope.<br><br>I found this over at The Field.<br><br>Some Voter Registration Numbers<br><br>State R.................        D.........      Other............ Period <br>AK 2,836...................      2,628...............       6,825 March-September <br><br>AZ 32,141...............     68,480................      4,359 January-September <br><br>CA 46,497...............     417,793................      117,313 January-May <br><br>CO 13,352...........       66,516.......................       23,437 January-July <br><br>DE 676......................        4,428....................        2,200 July-September <br><br>FL 77,196....................      209,422........................       26,100 January-June <br><br>IA 7,515.....................          69,301 ....................     62,922 January-August <br><br>KS 1,553................         13,159........................      1,704 January-March <br><br>MD 4,260.......................        12,338......................        5,544 January-July <br><br>NV 1,230....................         51,547........................       7,550 January-August <br><br>NH -1,285..............       1,188 .....................       269 June-August <br><br>NY 1,526........................       102,559...........................      164 November-March <br><br>NC 20,363.....................         171,955 ......................      123,605 January-August <br><br>OR -13,349,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,        122,518................... - January-July <br><br>PA 289 ......................              98,137.....................        15,907 April-August <br><br>WY 1,390.................            3,409 .......................          5,892 January-August <br><br><br><br><br>Here is the original post:<br><a href=\"http://edgeofthewest.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/voter-registration-data/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Voter Registration</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:23:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2166840": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I surely dont want to sully the JJP site with baseless rumors, but something about this video won't allow me to ignore it. Maybe the guy is a darn good actor, but this hasn't been taken down by youtube yet, and I would hope the McCain team is not so dumb they aren't scrubbing youtube as much as legally possible at this very moment. Of course you can't stop every fool, but then most of the real foolishness on youtube is so apparent that people dont take it  too seriously (i.e. Pastor Manning)....but this guy, he would have to be a REALLY good actor:<br><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELIG92GDXw\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELIG92GDXw</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_21:46:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2179922": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My thought on this was \"if Michelle Obama was a member of a black separatist movement as recently as 2000, like Palin's spouse appears to have been, would we have seen it....\" hahaha.<br><br>Like we all don't know the answer to that.<br><br>Thanks for being here. Whenever I'm completely furious I know I can come to Jack and Jill and all y'all will be livid right along with me - about the same thing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:23:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "MKW", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153301": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This from <a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/10/wolff200810?currentPage=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vanity Fair</a>:<br><br>Obama...was snubbing Murdoch...It wasn\u2019t until early in the summer that Obama relented and a secret courtesy meeting was arranged. The meeting began with Murdoch sitting down, knee to knee with Obama, at the Waldorf-Astoria. The younger man was deferential\u2014and interested in his story. Obama pursued: What was Murdoch\u2019s relationship with his father? How had he gotten from Adelaide to the top of the world?<br><br>    Murdoch, for his part, had a simple thought to share with Obama. He had known possibly as many heads of state as anyone living today\u2014had met every American president from Harry Truman on\u2014and this is what he understood: nobody got much time to make an impression. Leadership was about what you did in the first six months.<br><br>    Then, after he said his piece, Murdoch switched places and let his special guest, Roger Ailes, sit knee to knee with Obama.<br><br>    <b>Obama lit into Ailes. He said that he didn\u2019t want to waste his time talking to Ailes if Fox was just going to continue to abuse him and his wife, that Fox had relentlessly portrayed him as suspicious, foreign, fearsome\u2014just short of a terrorist.<br><br>    Ailes, unruffled, said it might not have been this way if Obama had more willingly come on the air instead of so often giving Fox the back of his hand.</b><br><br>    A tentative truce, which may or may not have vast historical significance, was at that moment agreed upon.<br><br>::<br><br>So. It seems our guy confronts these fools face-to-face instead of whining about it in public.<br><br>Courage.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:42:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174806": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I would not repeat this rumor because it may be a set up by the Republicans.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:50:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "514ece7311946709a77d340a35a81d09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174535, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin:  I posted the racial/demographic stats in Alaska  -   from Wiki!   :&gt;)   [unscrubbed]<br><br>In response to my oft asked question this week  - <br>\"Where da People Of Color?\", well they ain't in Alaska!!<br><br>75% white; 4.4% Black; 3.4% Hispanic; the rest - indigenous population.<br><br>Soooo, \"The Gov.\" does not appear to have had to address issues of \"DIVERSITY!\"   And I really don't want to hear   --\"Some of my 'Best Friends' . . . . yuk!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:21:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180596, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2178906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Woah.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:10:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2177689, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153310": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Too Bad Rachel Maddow is just speaking to the moonbat crowd .. Sarah would crush her too!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:43:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e5ae376ad5611aebf00ea11b5ff067d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153281, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2151909": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Excellent!<br><br><i>\"It\u2019s as if Blacks are inherently saddled with this constant doubt about their Patriotism\u2026.\"</i><br><br>Exactly.<br><br><i>\"The Race Card? Being White and enjoying the White Privilege that comes with it is the most powerful race card of all. We are seeing the power of White Privilege in action right now\u2026as the media demonstrates its double standard.\"</i><br><br>Love it! <br><br>I was watching Chris Mathews Wednesday night.  Right after Sarah Palin's speech, Mathews turned to the camera and said . . . \"I know that girl.  <b>She's one of us.</b>\" (paraphrasing)  <br><br>First of all, who the hell is \"us\"?<br><br>Secondly . . . No.  He doesn't know a damn thing about that woman.  No one does . . . she won't even talk to the press.  As a matter of fact, besides his POW experience, most Americans don't know a damn thing about John McCain either.<br><br>If people actually stopped to think about it, they'd realize that the average American voter probably knows much more about the Obamas (their lives, history, background) than they know about the McCains.  I wish someone would do a \"man on the street-type of interview\" to see just how much people know about John McCain.  Does the average voter know the name of McCain's church?  His religion?  The names of his children?  His family's history?  His friends/associates?  His upbringing?<br><br>Considering how long he's been around, you'd think we should know a lot more about him.  But we don't.<br><br>You might find some of this info on the internet, but not the mainstream media (any mentioning of this info is scant at best).  <br><br>How telling . . . the average voter probably knows a lot more about the Obamas than the McCains, yet it's Barack and Michelle Obama who <b>\"aren't like 'us.'\"</b>  Michelle and Barack spend 2 years explaining their private lives just to have people plug their ears and say, \"they're not one of us.\"  But some unknown governor from Alaska gives a 30 minute speech and she instantly becomes America's favorite \"girl next door.\"  Unreal.<br><br>The Obamas are basically a real-life rendition of the Cosbys . . . . and that's still not good enough for some people.  I saw a woman (white, older, rural) give an interview and say Obama would literally have to come to her home and have dinner with her before she'd even think of trusting him enough to give him her vote.  Talk about entitlement.  She was dead serious.  Unreal.  That's why voter registration is key.  New people; new worldviews; less excuses.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:44:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "B_Serious", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 1, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174950": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Yup. <br><br>Unless somebody has it on video without any apparent editing, it's worth passing over.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_23:06:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174806, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174310": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Let us see. What if Sarah was Black? Where da norplant at?????????", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:00:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "f1ebafd5fc64d802635b54d4d3963341", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2151784": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "So very true but not news. Unfortunately, Black folks have long known that there is a double standard in play. If you're Black, you better be EXTRA UBER on point because you're under the microscope whereas your white counterparts might not always be. <br><br>This makes me think about all of the talk about white women as minorities. Trust, I understand the (white) women's movement and I can sympathize to a certain extent with their struggles. They too have been under the heel of white patriarchal society for some time. HOWEVER, looking at the treatment of Palin versus that of Obama really hits it home: white women are not minorities in the way that we are. The privilege of \"whiteness\" still protects women, whereas being a woman offered no shield to Michelle Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:32:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "fdd633dce6e359401fa20f76f7dd617f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174439": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "He joined YouTube 1 week ago.  He added that video on Sept 3.  He's got a text message giving his myspace address and inviting people to talk to him there.<br><br>I think it's a scam.  He's trying to make contacts or pick up girls...who knows.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:11:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2166840, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174830": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hmmmmm...<br><br>What if Sarah Palin were BLACK:<br><br>\"Is she REALLY black enough\"<br><br>Her sons would be thugs; her daughter a whore.<br><br>Since she went to six schools, obviously not intelligent, and obviously she used affirmative action (and what did she ACTUALLY do at all these schools, anyway).<br><br>Of course she'd be a enemy of America, a dreadlock-wearing terrorist.<br><br>And she wouldn't wear a flag pin, or say the Pledge of Allegiance. <br><br>She would repeatedly reject and denounce her pastor (because you know you can't  just do it ONCE; you have to do it again and again and again and again and again again and again because there's no pleasing some people).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:52:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "Admiral_Komack", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2294127": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is an amazing post, great job!  It's spot on!  The right-wing males see John McCain and think \"He's just like me!\" or \"He's just like I'm going to be when I get in my 70's!\"  The right-wing females see Sarah Palin and think \"She was just a \"hockey mom\" she's just like me!\" or \"She has 5 kids, she knows what it's like to be a mother, she's just like me!\" and so on.  The right-wing males see Sarah Palin and think \"Wow, she's hot.\"  And so the McCain camp got a whole bunch of people swaying to the right and eating up everything they say or not even really listening and just nodding their heads because they see themselves in those people and why shouldn't they?  The two of them keep making comparisons that make people look at them and see themselves and it's unfair, disgusting and underhanded.<br><br>Obama can't get the media and the right off his back for a minute yet McCain/Palin can say, do, preach and follow whatever they think and no one says a thing because so many media outlets are biased although they won't tell you that (hell, Bill O'Reilly is still getting away with calling his show \"unbiased\" and a \"no spin zone) and they will keep pressuring Obama and letting McCain/Palin slide because that's what they do and now it's up to independent media and bloggers to get the word out to people that McCain/Palin would dig America a deeper grave.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-11_20:19:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "menstrualpoetry", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174321": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yeah, it's like giving the country the finger.  Then think about them mocking community organizing.   Something inside tells me they know they've lost, and this is their final \"fuck you\".    Sort of like what Hillary started doing when she knew it was over.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:01:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2154066, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174326": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Has anyone heard about the dust up over Oprah not inviting Palin on her show?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:01:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180473": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "kerry washington was FANTASTIC!  she's part of a group of black actresses who have been campaigning hard for barack since this thing got started.  <br><br>and yes, she kicked what's-his-names butt!!!   LOL!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:36:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180026, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2151805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "When Sarah was first announed, I called her a distraction.<br><br>And look at us. She's all we can talk about.<br><br>The economy is getting worse and all we can talk about is Sarah Palin.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:34:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174848": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sometimes I really believe I'm living/operating in a parallel universe; the world is indeed, a ghetto.<br><br>Someone please tell me how many black and/or.latino folk the repugs allowed to speak at their 3.5 days of  town hall rally meetings?  Someone please tell me why neither corporate media nor, for that matter, netroots media have covered the shameless police attacks/arrests of protesters and journalists at the repug town hall meetings started on Monday?<br><br>And somebody please tell me why no one is dealing with the fact that that woman is not only unqualified to be a running mate for even McCaint, she is also demonstrably mentally unfit?  She looks cock-eyed off-kilter, and y'all know it.<br><br>As for scurrilous rumors - we don't need to hook up with every rumor out there; there's enough stuff that's been verified to harp on for weeks, and the National Enquirer ain't letting up, probably not even after the election.  She's troubled, troubling and in trouble, and the repugs know it.<br><br>Right now I am watching Dogtown; they are doing amazing work in rehabing the fight dogs Michael Vick and his cousins were running.  It is so sad to see what they did to those dogs but I'm glad they are getting a 2nd chance.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:54:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "99PercentSure", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153358": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Sarah has yet to crush anyone.  Unfortunately for YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE I am educated enough to know that people who talk loud aren't always winning the fight.  I'll say it AGAIN, I <b>still</b> don't know her stances.  And that is because she doesn't have any.  But yet she is fit to be VP??<br><br>She isn't good enough to be my VP.  I wouldn't even send her as a diplomat to the poorest 3rd world country to rep for the USA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:48:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153310, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2182031": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "cindy is a vampire. look at her eyes . the blue is almost white. the orange collar? count dracula is envious.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_08:08:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "andyfrombrooklyn", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180645, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2151832": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "MotorCityBadboys says, \"Yeah, What Greenlady said\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:36:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "MotorCityBadBoy", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151651, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180512": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'll tell you why, because we are that close to living in a police state after republican rule and that is what the rest of the country will look like if we let them retain power.  That's why there hasn't been in reporting on what went on at the RNC.  It's why they played almost every speech in its entirety.  This is why the media is forcing Sarah (nobody, no achievements) down our throats.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:45:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174848, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174960": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If Sarah Palin were black AND A DEMOCRAT...she'd be...HILLARY O'BAMA", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_23:07:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "80a9e4dcb7b57eef7d8aac7c5265c389", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174370": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Has she had a candidate running for any executive office her show?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:05:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174326, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174535": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "New Palin rumor going around:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%25E2%2580%259Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%25E2%2580%259D/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskan...</a><br><br>Palin allegedly called Obama a Sambo and Hillary a bitch.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:21:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "Town", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180524": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Uh, isn't this the truth!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:48:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174830, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No wonder the republicans are so desperate.  They're pulling a Hillary.  When all else fails blow race whistles.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:29:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2179920, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152367": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<blockquote><i>I saw a woman (white, older, rural) give an interview and say Obama would literally have to come to her home and have dinner with her before she'd even think of trusting him enough to give him her vote.</i></blockquote><br>What, does she want to check his table manners first?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:07:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151909, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153032": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just saw clips of her on the stump today...that was AWFUL. Looking down at the index cards....reminded me of my 6th grade 4-H speech.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:11:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "c22bbad359677d681692848d5775fd8b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152534, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174391": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Another distraction.<br><br>Like the guy who claimed he had sex with Barack in a limo.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:06:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2166840, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I didn't know Alaskas were so redneckish and hateful.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:02:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174632, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180026": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I watched Bill Maher tonight. Kelly Washington held her own against Michael Steele who I thought tried to shout her down.<br><br>Anyway, Maher bought up two things about the media.<br><br>1.   If either Michelle or Obama belonged to a fringe secessionist group, how would they be treated by the media.<br><br>2.  If Obama had a teenage unwed pregnant daughter and you know the rest.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:26:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "Michigander2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180545": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "scruncher:   Hey!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Interesting/supportive read and from a real, up-close and personal source!!<br><br>Thanks for sharing!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:52:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2178755, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174403": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think it's fairly obvious that the only thing Sarah has crushed is the teleprompter.  I watched her out on the stump today and she was giving her convention speech verbatim.  It came across as rehearsed and phony (as it did to me the night she gave her speech.)  She even repeated the crack about community organizers with the same pauses and everything.  I hope I'm not offending anyone but her outfit looked like something straight out of Dress Barn.   Nothing wrong with Dress Barn, but she's running for Vice President .  I also noticed that Cindy is not letting the crypt keeper out of her sight.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:08:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "hopee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153358, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174405": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She. And her kit and Would be doing time in a state prison. That is pre America. SERF OR slave. If she was Black. That's what Black rethugligans can't see. I say. give us sarah and john.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:08:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "f1ebafd5fc64d802635b54d4d3963341", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174411": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "No she hasn't and said she wouldn't since she supports Barack.  I mentioned it because of the audacity in the reporting of it in light of fact that she hasn't had anyone on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:08:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174370, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153420": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks.  That's a good one.   I still believe there's much more to this story.  Sometimes people offer one lie, to cover up an even bigger one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:55:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153115, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174925": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Brilliant.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_23:02:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174862, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180046": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "video?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_00:28:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "rikyrah", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180026, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2175166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaUDKejZ_g&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/205019/2546/402/588435\" rel=\"nofollow\">VIDEO: Joe Biden is ON FIRE</a><br><br>He breaks it down to the lowest common denominator. The example of the kids in school is PRICELESS.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_23:37:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2182096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "She looks more like <a href=\"http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/king-hill/photos/100241\" rel=\"nofollow\">Peggy Hill</a> to me.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_08:20:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "494470f0374f57eeb1e9c5c6ab9c1b9f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2182031, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152927": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Here's a diary that needs to be highlighted here:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/04916/71376/372/587456\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/04916/71...</a><br><br>It is a MUST READ and we need to KNOW THE NUMBERS!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_19:58:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180577": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "WOW!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_01:59:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "99bcec632769e483ead5faa515e84132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2179920, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153445": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That is unbelievable and sad.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:56:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "jelana", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152492, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180582": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They are really trying to get at Oprah for supporting Barack and attempting to ruin her ratings by putting this in the air.  <br><br>I know Oprah could care less, she beat the Texas Cattlemen's Association - they're probably still mad about that come to think of it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:00:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "msmartin", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174572, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153447": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "msmartin:  Watching it!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   Whooooo!   Hooo!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:57:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153031, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174445": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It just goes to show that Barack doesn't showboat as much as folks like to think he does.<br><br>When it comes to serious business, he prefers to handle it like a man of integrity, not a man of opportunity.<br><br>He IS the real thing.<br><br>And that's why he's so feared.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_22:12:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153455": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Yes indeed.<br><br>Obama does his ass-kicking in private.<br><br>Think Lieberman.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:58:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "Sombody_took_my_username", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153301, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with you TruthSeeker, but unfortunately, I think the people he was intending to target with the Palin pick are falling right into their silly plan.  Even some of the people at my job with the advanced degrees can't see through this woman's BS.  She still has yet to state any of her stances; she doesn't stand for anything!  People out there who are against Obama for whatever their reasons are, are being turned on and excited by her and its disturbing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:00:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "nickwah22", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2152534, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180594": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "vegas:    Hey!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)    Adding her to the SSSSSSSSSSnake List!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:02:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2180395, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152947": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Excellent post!  It is amazing how this subject doesn't get the attention that it deserves...not Sarah Palin...but the issue of the blatant double standard in our society when it comes to race.  There are those that think that when we speak out on this issue it is considered whining but it is NOT...in actuality it is taking a stand for what is right and just.  <br><br>Black people weren't allowed to openly patronize restaurants, hotels or any other public establishment that had white patrons; there were seperate schools, water fountains, restrooms and we had to ride in the back of the bus as a courtesy to white folks.  Our people took a stand then when those issues were seen as whining and deemed by those white privileged folk to be above our station to do so...why...because IT WAS WRONG!  <br><br>Everytime there is a double standard we need to speak on it.  That is why I am always sending emails and I am sure that that is why we all visit JJP so that we can express our feelings about this and other topics.  Our concerns and thoughts matter and should be expressed for a change to be made and for historical reference (Library of Congress) so that there is never a time when the white privileged can say that we didn't speak out on the hypocrisy in our democracy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:00:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "pcmadison", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2153460": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "nickwah22:   Co-sign!!!    :&gt;)<br><br>Where's my (-) button [for Jib]????   :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:58:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2153358, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2174967": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hate to repost this, but if you haven't seen it already, here you go:<br><br><a href=\"http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/09/klan-rally.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Klan Rally</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_23:08:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2174632, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2180602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "rikyrah:   Way ta \"BRING IT!\" !!!!!   Great post!!!   DATA!!!   Yaaaaaa!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-06_02:05:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2179920, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2151931": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "MCBB:   LOL!    :&gt;)      :&gt;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_18:45:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "GreenLadyHere", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 2151832, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "2152959": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Chris Matthews just lost me for good.<br><br>He said it would be more interesting if we had a debate between McCain and Biden and Obama and Palin.<br><br>I won't be watching him anymore.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-05_20:02:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "CraigHickman", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "4211443", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "21630", "hash": -5308473015547335862}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 152, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 4211443, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "bd6a8bc56f8eb204984f34b6fefe228d", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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





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



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

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

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

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

};

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

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

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

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

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

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

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

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

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

				this._accumMsg = '';

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

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

	if (packetNum === 0) {

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

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

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

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

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

	this._lastSeqno++;

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

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

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

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

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

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


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

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

	var listener = function(e) {

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


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

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

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

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



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


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

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

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

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

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

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

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

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

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

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

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

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

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

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


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



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


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


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

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

	this.packetHandler = null;


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


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

			that._ready = true;
		};

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

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







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

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

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

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


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

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

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


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

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

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

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

};

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

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


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


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

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

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

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

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

		if (msg.username) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=jackandjillpolitics' +
		'&t=what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230' +
		'&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/what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230/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='	+ 'what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230'
			+ '&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/what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

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

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/jackandjillpolitics/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">152</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p><a href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:4211443" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jackandjillpolitics.disqus.com/what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230/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:4211443" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">You must log into your Disqus Profile in order to post comments.</a></p> \n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

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

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

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

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
									<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You must log into an account in order to comment on Jack and Jill Politics" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Required:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:4211443" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jackandjillpolitics',
			't'				: 'what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230',
			// 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/what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230/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='	+ 'what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230'
			+ '&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='	+ 'what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230'
			+ '&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='		+ 'what_if_sarah_palin_were_black8230'
				+ '&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/4211443/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

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

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

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

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

}();

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	return obj;
}();


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





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

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

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

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

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

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





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

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

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2151909">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2151909" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2151909" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2151909" href="http://www.reachblack.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B-Serious</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2151909" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2151909" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent!<br><br><i>"It’s as if Blacks are inherently saddled with this constant doubt about their Patriotism…."</i><br><br>Exactly.<br><br><i>"The Race Card? Being White and enjoying the White Privilege that comes with it is the most powerful race card of all. We are seeing the power of White Privilege in action right now…as the media demonstrates its double standard."</i><br><br>Love it! <br><br>I was watching Chris Mathews Wednesday night.  Right after Sarah Palin\'s speech, Mathews turned to the camera and said . . . "I know that girl.  <b>She\'s one of us.</b>" (paraphrasing)  <br><br>First of all, who the hell is "us"?<br><br>Secondly . . . No.  He doesn\'t know a damn thing about that woman.  No one does . . . she won\'t even talk to the press.  As a matter of fact, besides his POW experience, most Americans don\'t know a damn thing about John McCain either.<br><br>If people actually stopped to think about it, they\'d realize that the average American voter probably knows much more about the Obamas (their lives, history, background) than they know about the McCains.  I wish someone would do a "man on the street-type of interview" to see just how much people know about John McCain.  Does the average voter know the name of McCain\'s church?  His religion?  The names of his children?  His family\'s history?  His friends/associates?  His upbringing?<br><br>Considering how long he\'s been around, you\'d think we should know a lot more about him.  But we don\'t.<br><br>You might find some of this info on the internet, but not the mainstream media (any mentioning of this info is scant at best).  <br><br>How telling . . . the average voter probably knows a lot more about the Obamas than the McCains, yet it\'s Barack and Michelle Obama who <b>"aren\'t like \'us.\'"</b>  Michelle and Barack spend 2 years explaining their private lives just to have people plug their ears and say, "they\'re not one of us."  But some unknown governor from Alaska gives a 30 minute speech and she instantly becomes America\'s favorite "girl next door."  Unreal.<br><br>The Obamas are basically a real-life rendition of the Cosbys . . . . and that\'s still not good enough for some people.  I saw a woman (white, older, rural) give an interview and say Obama would literally have to come to her home and have dinner with her before she\'d even think of trusting him enough to give him her vote.  Talk about entitlement.  She was dead serious.  Unreal.  That\'s why voter registration is key.  New people; new worldviews; less excuses.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2152367">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152367" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152367" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152367">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152367" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152367" class="dsq-comment-message"><blockquote><i>I saw a woman (white, older, rural) give an interview and say Obama would literally have to come to her home and have dinner with her before she\'d even think of trusting him enough to give him her vote.</i></blockquote><br>What, does she want to check his table manners first?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2152666">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152666" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152666" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152666">Jay</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152666" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152666" class="dsq-comment-message">No she wants him to serve her.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2152569">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152569" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152569" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2152569" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152569" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152569" class="dsq-comment-message">If you\'re white, you\'re trusted. If you\'re not, you\'re not.<br><br>And that\'s that.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2152602">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152602" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152602" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152602">delfinajones</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152602" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152602" class="dsq-comment-message">The fact that a lot of folk don\'t agree with the ONE OF US meme is why Obama is getting tons of donations these past few days. They showed us what is in store if McCain and Caribou Barbie get elected.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-2152620">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152620" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152620" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152620">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152620" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152620" class="dsq-comment-message">He\'s not like them and this is the problem - he\'s not white and for some people that\'s good enough reason.  These type of people want him and the rest of us to be "different" so that they can hold on to their feelings of supremacy- they need to. <br><br>You however are superior in your thinking that a new worldview and new people will change things.  Our time is now.  Now is our time.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2151651">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2151651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2151651" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Can we say:  ANGRY, ELITIST, VITRIOLIC, SARCASTIC, BAD MOTHER [cain\'t control her children; shoulda been home,etc.], MAD DOG[albeit with lipstick], SHALLOW [in a Beauty Queen Pageant],  SMARMY [my new-found friend :&gt;)], DUPLICITOUS [the religion problem]. . .. . . . . ..     And these are her good points!!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2151832">MotorCityBadBoy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2151832" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2151832" class="dsq-comment-message">MotorCityBadboys says, "Yeah, What Greenlady said".</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2151931" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2151931">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2151931" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2151931" class="dsq-comment-message">MCBB:   LOL!    :&gt;)      :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2178755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2178755">scruncher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2178755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2178755" class="dsq-comment-message">She is a b*tch:<br><br><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13190.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13190...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180545" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180545">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180545" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180545" class="dsq-comment-message">scruncher:   Hey!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Interesting/supportive read and from a real, up-close and personal source!!<br><br>Thanks for sharing!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2151784" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2151784" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2151784" href="http://bourgieadventures.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">B. Esq.</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2151784" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2151784" class="dsq-comment-message">So very true but not news. Unfortunately, Black folks have long known that there is a double standard in play. If you\'re Black, you better be EXTRA UBER on point because you\'re under the microscope whereas your white counterparts might not always be. <br><br>This makes me think about all of the talk about white women as minorities. Trust, I understand the (white) women\'s movement and I can sympathize to a certain extent with their struggles. They too have been under the heel of white patriarchal society for some time. HOWEVER, looking at the treatment of Palin versus that of Obama really hits it home: white women are not minorities in the way that we are. The privilege of "whiteness" still protects women, whereas being a woman offered no shield to Michelle Obama.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152638" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152638" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152638">delfinajones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152638" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152638" class="dsq-comment-message">I think what protects Caribou Barbie is the corporate media and the fact that Repubs are hard core. McCain could have picked the spawn of Jack the RIpper and the Repubs would defend the selection  as evidenced by Noonan and her real thoughts on the hot mic. We need to elect Obama but the Dem. party has to be remade.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153580" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153580">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153580" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153580" class="dsq-comment-message">You are so right about that.  No matter how appalled the repugs are about their candidates,  they stick by their party line (lies}!  They are ride or die!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152744" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152744" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2152744" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152744" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152744" class="dsq-comment-message">So true.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2151805" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2151805" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2151805" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2151805" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2151805" class="dsq-comment-message">When Sarah was first announed, I called her a distraction.<br><br>And look at us. She\'s all we can talk about.<br><br>The economy is getting worse and all we can talk about is Sarah Palin.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152076" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152076" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152076">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152076" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152076" class="dsq-comment-message">True and you were right, she\'s a distraction.  But its natural that everyone is talking about someone that literally was thrust upon the national scene overnight. No one can righteously say they know her policy stands on.....on damn near anything other than a few social issues. If Mitt Romney or Huckabee or Tom Ridge were the VP candidate, the conversations would be more issue-oriented. As it is, until all of the cats are out of the bag, she\'ll be the front and center topic</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152534" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152534" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152534">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152534" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152534" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah...and right now, all she\'s doing on the stump is complimenting John, and repeating almost verbatim, lines from her Convention speech.   She looked bad out there today, but she draws the crowds McCain has been pining for, ever since he challenged Barack to joint town halls.<br><br>Biden was very strong today.  The only way Palin can help Repubs is by creating a smokescreen to try and steal the election.   She gives them the illusion of strong support.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152575" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152575" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2152575" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152575" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152575" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s a wrap.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152715" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152715" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152715">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152715" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152715" class="dsq-comment-message">We\'ve seen this before, it will not work.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152944" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152944" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152944">nickwah22</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152944" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152944" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with you TruthSeeker, but unfortunately, I think the people he was intending to target with the Palin pick are falling right into their silly plan.  Even some of the people at my job with the advanced degrees can\'t see through this woman\'s BS.  She still has yet to state any of her stances; she doesn\'t stand for anything!  People out there who are against Obama for whatever their reasons are, are being turned on and excited by her and its disturbing.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153032" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153032" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153032">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153032" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153032" class="dsq-comment-message">I just saw clips of her on the stump today...that was AWFUL. Looking down at the index cards....reminded me of my 6th grade 4-H speech.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152153" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152153">RobM</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152153" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152153" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, you can say it tell hell freezes over but it isn\'t changing the dynamic of the race for the presidency. Gov Palin  has done that. The contradiction is what need to be put front and center. Because the MEDIA is not doing its job(give praise to whomever sat through Scarborough to catch the dreck aboout its not the media\'s job) we have to figure out how to get it to do its job(mass subscriptions by people of color to the National Enquirer?) <br>This is the thread I\'d like to see. personally I\'m thninking Georgia.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152237" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152237" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152237">Liza</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152237" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152237" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent piece. I"ve been writing to journalists and editors about this very issue. I recommend others do so.<br><br>If we can put enough pressure on them, maybe they will start covering her. Maybe.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152492" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152492">BlackAmericanPrincess</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152492" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152492" class="dsq-comment-message">Slightly off topic but check out Uncle Ruckus in the flesh calling for a boycott of CNN in order to stop Barack...<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-rrdbHo0s" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz-rrdbHo0s</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152634" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152634" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152634">Jay</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152634" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152634" class="dsq-comment-message">Damn you @ Black American Princess...LMAO!<br><br>animated Uncle Ruckus would be proud!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152992" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152992" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152992">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152992" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152992" class="dsq-comment-message">I dont understand why this man\'s family won\'t seek help for him. That\'s just wrong,....... ungrateful chaps...know they need to get their grandpappy! Know this man needs around-the-clock care!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153076" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153076">BlackButterfly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153076" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153076" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok...I made it through 2:49 seconds of this and I couldn\'t take it anymore.  Please...please...please tell me this is a spoof video of the lunacy in this election!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153320" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153320" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153320">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153320" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153320" class="dsq-comment-message">You did better than me, I got through less than 30 seconds.<br><br>Hell, he may be right, maybe we should boycott the MSM because of their biased coverage of my man O!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153188" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153188" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2153188" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153188" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153188" class="dsq-comment-message">I CAN\'T STOP LAUGHING!!!!!<br><br>The comments are even funnier!<br><br>He\'s still on the plantation y\'all. "Swing looow, sweet chariot ... coming forth to carry me home .. yessuh massah suh!"<br><br>LOL</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153445" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153445" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153445">jelana</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153445" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153445" class="dsq-comment-message">That is unbelievable and sad.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152731" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152731" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152731">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152731" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152731" class="dsq-comment-message">If she were black, we wouldn\'t have to have this conversation because she wouldn\'t be John McCain\'s vp pick.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152927" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152927" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2152927" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152927" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152927" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s a diary that needs to be highlighted here:<br><br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/04916/71376/372/587456" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/04916/71...</a><br><br>It is a MUST READ and we need to KNOW THE NUMBERS!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153289" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153289" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153289">SpartacusLaw</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153289" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153289" class="dsq-comment-message">THIS IS EXCELLENT!!!  Seriously, this needs to be mass mailed!  Nice find Craig.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153624" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153624" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2153624" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153624" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153624" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks Craig, that was great info! The Daily Kos is staying vigilant ... as we all should. <br><br>Yay!<br><br>*cabbage patch, cabbage patch*</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152947" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152947" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152947">BlackButterfly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152947" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152947" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent post!  It is amazing how this subject doesn\'t get the attention that it deserves...not Sarah Palin...but the issue of the blatant double standard in our society when it comes to race.  There are those that think that when we speak out on this issue it is considered whining but it is NOT...in actuality it is taking a stand for what is right and just.  <br><br>Black people weren\'t allowed to openly patronize restaurants, hotels or any other public establishment that had white patrons; there were seperate schools, water fountains, restrooms and we had to ride in the back of the bus as a courtesy to white folks.  Our people took a stand then when those issues were seen as whining and deemed by those white privileged folk to be above our station to do so...why...because IT WAS WRONG!  <br><br>Everytime there is a double standard we need to speak on it.  That is why I am always sending emails and I am sure that that is why we all visit JJP so that we can express our feelings about this and other topics.  Our concerns and thoughts matter and should be expressed for a change to be made and for historical reference (Library of Congress) so that there is never a time when the white privileged can say that we didn\'t speak out on the hypocrisy in our democracy.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153119" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153119" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153119">jelana</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153119" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153119" class="dsq-comment-message">The intelligent Whites on my job definitely see it in this campaign.  It is so glaring, how could they not even though the MSM rarely brings the topic up.  Others ,who benefit from it,  don\'t care and will never see it</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152959" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152959" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2152959" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152959" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152959" class="dsq-comment-message">Chris Matthews just lost me for good.<br><br>He said it would be more interesting if we had a debate between McCain and Biden and Obama and Palin.<br><br>I won\'t be watching him anymore.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2152969" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2152969" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2152969">delfinajones</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2152969" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2152969" class="dsq-comment-message">Once again--affirmative action for whites at work.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153001" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153001" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153001">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153001" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153001" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorta like when ole Bill propositioned the Clinton-Obama ticket when Obama was the one in the lead the whole time. I tell ya...that priviledge is a biyatch.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153006" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153006" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153006">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153006" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153006" class="dsq-comment-message">Just now?  He is the most ten-faced back biting weenie I have ever seen.  He wants Barack to lose and I\'ve seen that since February.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153077" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153077" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153077">kate03</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153077" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153077" class="dsq-comment-message">Craig, I .have been wondering if McCain didn\'t pick Palin for that very reason.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153136" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153136" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153136">BlackButterfly</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153136" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153136" class="dsq-comment-message">What would be wonderful is if someone put together clips of him since this election began and then everyone would be through with him because he has the attention span of a gnat and the consistency of running water!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153659" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153659" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153659">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153659" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153659" class="dsq-comment-message">that is because the msm knows obama will hand mccasshole his asshat ass when they debate. he has the economic issues way on his side unlike against miss know it all talkingpoints hillady. but most importantly...they love watching the black guy having to tiptoe around the white lady who at any moment might whistle for the cops.....that is how they get their kicks. they love the sadistic sexual tension as the god like obama has to eat shit around nasty hillary or  evil sarah.  now that is what gives chris matthews shivers up his freakin leg. what a doofus. paid to be idiots.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2174466" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174466" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174466" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174466" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174466" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s a wrap.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2175033" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2175033" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2175033">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2175033" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2175033" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow...raw.  True.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153710" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153710" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153710">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153710" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153710" class="dsq-comment-message">paid really well to be idiots</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153018" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153018" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153018">kate03</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153018" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153018" class="dsq-comment-message">McCain hiring Palin as his running "date" would be like Barack Obama hiring Brittany Spears or Paris Hilton. Guess McCain wanted some of that rock star buzz in his campaign,<br>to brighten up his old, boring, greenish puky look.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153031" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153031" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153031">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153031" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153031" class="dsq-comment-message">Rachel Maddow is breaking it down on Hardball.  She is exposing the McCain/Palin speech lies and calling them lies and explaining why they are lies.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153040" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153040" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153040">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153040" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153040" class="dsq-comment-message">She sure is....can\'t wait for the debut of her show on Monday.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153082" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153082" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153082">jelana</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153082" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153082" class="dsq-comment-message">Unfortunately,<br>Most people watch CNN & FOX so they will never know!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153098" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153098" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153098">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153098" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153098" class="dsq-comment-message">Soledad has been fighting back lately.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180685" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180685" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180685">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180685" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180685" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartion:   Been noticing that 2!!  Maybe hosting the Black In America programs had some [positive] affect on her!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153687" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153687">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153687" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153687" class="dsq-comment-message">MSNBC\'s numbers have been steadily climbing, but more people watch Fox and CNN because most basic cable packages include Fox and CNN. I know here in Atlanta, MSNBC is only thru digital cable, not basic cable.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153281" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153281" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153281">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153281" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153281" class="dsq-comment-message">She is putting Palin out there! loveS it</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153310" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153310" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153310">Jibreel Riley</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153310" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153310" class="dsq-comment-message">Too Bad Rachel Maddow is just speaking to the moonbat crowd .. Sarah would crush her too!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153358" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153358" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153358">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153358" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153358" class="dsq-comment-message">Sarah has yet to crush anyone.  Unfortunately for YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE I am educated enough to know that people who talk loud aren\'t always winning the fight.  I\'ll say it AGAIN, I <b>still</b> don\'t know her stances.  And that is because she doesn\'t have any.  But yet she is fit to be VP??<br><br>She isn\'t good enough to be my VP.  I wouldn\'t even send her as a diplomat to the poorest 3rd world country to rep for the USA</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153460" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153460" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153460">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153460" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153460" class="dsq-comment-message">nickwah22:   Co-sign!!!    :&gt;)<br><br>Where\'s my (-) button [for Jib]????   :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2174403" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174403" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174403">hopee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174403" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174403" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it\'s fairly obvious that the only thing Sarah has crushed is the teleprompter.  I watched her out on the stump today and she was giving her convention speech verbatim.  It came across as rehearsed and phony (as it did to me the night she gave her speech.)  She even repeated the crack about community organizers with the same pauses and everything.  I hope I\'m not offending anyone but her outfit looked like something straight out of Dress Barn.   Nothing wrong with Dress Barn, but she\'s running for Vice President .  I also noticed that Cindy is not letting the crypt keeper out of her sight.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180703" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180703" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180703">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180703" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180703" class="dsq-comment-message">Hope:  I just said these same things to my friends!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)<br><br>Cindy has been all over "McAncient"  - my husband who I love very much!!   I, NOW, think that line was for "The Gov."!!! Uh huh!!   :&gt;)<br><br>Oh, I notice that Cindy is wearing the "cast" AGAIN!  "The Gov."  better watch out!!!  :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153520" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153520" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153520">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153520" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153520" class="dsq-comment-message">The moose dresser in a fight with a Rhoades Scholar - I don\'t think so.  They\'ll keep her as far away from Rachel Maddow as they can.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2154056" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154056" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154056">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2154056" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154056" class="dsq-comment-message">If one journalist says it out loud, that\'s good enough for me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153447" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153447" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153447">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153447" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153447" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin:  Watching it!!!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)   Whooooo!   Hooo!    :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153115" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153115" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153115">delfinajones</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153115" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153115" class="dsq-comment-message">For a laugh take the babypapa poll @ VANITY FAIR<br><br><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/the-authoritative-trig-palin-conspiracy-time-line.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153420" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153420" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153420">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153420" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153420" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks.  That\'s a good one.   I still believe there\'s much more to this story.  Sometimes people offer one lie, to cover up an even bigger one.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2154038" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154038" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154038">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2154038" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154038" class="dsq-comment-message">my sentiments exactly!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153301" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153301" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2153301" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153301" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153301" class="dsq-comment-message">This from <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/10/wolff200810?currentPage=1" rel="nofollow">Vanity Fair</a>:<br><br>Obama...was snubbing Murdoch...It wasn’t until early in the summer that Obama relented and a secret courtesy meeting was arranged. The meeting began with Murdoch sitting down, knee to knee with Obama, at the Waldorf-Astoria. The younger man was deferential—and interested in his story. Obama pursued: What was Murdoch’s relationship with his father? How had he gotten from Adelaide to the top of the world?<br><br>    Murdoch, for his part, had a simple thought to share with Obama. He had known possibly as many heads of state as anyone living today—had met every American president from Harry Truman on—and this is what he understood: nobody got much time to make an impression. Leadership was about what you did in the first six months.<br><br>    Then, after he said his piece, Murdoch switched places and let his special guest, Roger Ailes, sit knee to knee with Obama.<br><br>    <b>Obama lit into Ailes. He said that he didn’t want to waste his time talking to Ailes if Fox was just going to continue to abuse him and his wife, that Fox had relentlessly portrayed him as suspicious, foreign, fearsome—just short of a terrorist.<br><br>    Ailes, unruffled, said it might not have been this way if Obama had more willingly come on the air instead of so often giving Fox the back of his hand.</b><br><br>    A tentative truce, which may or may not have vast historical significance, was at that moment agreed upon.<br><br>::<br><br>So. It seems our guy confronts these fools face-to-face instead of whining about it in public.<br><br>Courage.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153455" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153455" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153455">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153455" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153455" class="dsq-comment-message">Yes indeed.<br><br>Obama does his ass-kicking in private.<br><br>Think Lieberman.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153655" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153655">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153655" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153655" class="dsq-comment-message">Luv it!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2153747" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153747">TruthSeeker</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2153747" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153747" class="dsq-comment-message">lol....at least he THOUGHT he was private when he put the beat down on Lieberman.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2154036" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154036" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154036">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2154036" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154036" class="dsq-comment-message">Hence Lieberman taking his scared ass to the Repubican convention.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2154275" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154275" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154275">Miranda</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2154275" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154275" class="dsq-comment-message">That was classic!! When I saw that video of him shaking Lieberman\'s hand and NOT LETTING GO as he guided him to the corner....Oh, my....that was priceless!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2154025" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154025" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154025">msmartin</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2154025" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154025" class="dsq-comment-message">True courage and dignified resolution.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2154053" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154053" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154053">rikyrah</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2154053" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154053" class="dsq-comment-message">I was quite pleased when I read that.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174287" href="http://getbad.net/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Noelani</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174287" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174287" class="dsq-comment-message">SEE! Obama knows how to handle business!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174445" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174445" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174445" class="dsq-comment-message">It just goes to show that Barack doesn\'t showboat as much as folks like to think he does.<br><br>When it comes to serious business, he prefers to handle it like a man of integrity, not a man of opportunity.<br><br>He IS the real thing.<br><br>And that\'s why he\'s so feared.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180320">malletgirl02</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180320" class="dsq-comment-message">Good for Obama, and that Ailes guy sounds like an ass with that,  this quote: <br><br>"it might not have been this way if Obama had more willingly come on the air instead of so often giving Fox the back of his hand."<br><br>Blaming Obama for Fox protraying him as a terrorist.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180770">John Henry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180770" class="dsq-comment-message">A presidential candidate meeting with the head of a news channel bothers me, especially Fox News. I hope the deal is just more access for both. Obama gets a chance to persuade his most ardent detractors and Fox gets better ratings. But, given a guy like Ailes (who is arguably the most dangerous Atwater associate though everyone thinks its Rove) history I\'d be very suspicious. <br><br>I wonder if they just don\'t think McCain will win - because let\'s face it nobody likes him - so they are hedging their bets for an Obama administration. Or, they ambush Obama in October to try to sway the election, like they did at Saddleback. <br><br>Whatever the case, I am all for free speech and everything, but i think everyone would agree there is something wrong with having a channel that can lie 24 hours a day. There\'s got to be a loophole we can close to prevent them from getting away with it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153500" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2153500" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153500" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2008-09-02" rel="nofollow">Michael Moore</a> gets this right:<br><br>Word comes tonight that McCain\'s people lied about Palin being vetted -- the FBI has admitted they did NOT vet her. So McCain has dispatched ten operatives and investigators to Alaska to find out if there\'s anything else that\'s about to hit the fan regarding his veep pick, a woman he had run into only once in his life and then called her on her cell phone two weeks ago at the Alaska State Fair. That was it before she made the short list and was selected. McCain\'s radar -- honed perhaps during his own self-admitted indiscretionary phase of his life -- is telling him there\'s more to the Palin story. You mean things like her support of the Alaska Independence Party or being one of the directors of recently-arrested Sen. Ted Stevens\' political action groups? Heck, I dunno. We shall see...<br><br>But before everyone gets all smug and self-righteous about the Palin selection, remember where you live. You live in a nation of gun owners and hunters. You live in a country where one out of three girls get pregnant before they are 20. You live in a nation of C students. Knocking Bush for being a C student only endeared him to the nation of C students. Knock Palin for having kids, for having a kid who\'s having a baby, for anything that is part of her normalness -- a normalness that looks very familiar to so many millions of Americans -- well, you do this at your own peril. Assuming she\'s still on the ticket two weeks from now, she will be a much tougher opponent than anyone expects. You live in a country that voted for Dan Quayle.<br><br>I\'ll close with this report on ABC tonight by investigative reporter Brian Ross. It shows Republicans in St. Paul taking off their Republican hats and putting on their American hats. In the meantime they should keep those hats ready as a new hurricane was announced today. No, not Hannah. She\'s already on her way to Florida for Friday. The new one is called Ike, scheduled to hit the Gulf early next week. Ike. He\'s the one who warned us about the "military-industrial complex." <br><br>::<br><br>At least from where I sit.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174520">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174520" class="dsq-comment-message">Did you see his interview with Larry King?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153572" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153572">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153572" class="dsq-comment-message">***Slideshow***<br>Is Cindy copying Michelle? ...the triple strand of pearls, the neon orange and chartreuse..<br><br>Cindy McCain Slideshow: Four Days Of GOP Fashion (PHOTOS)<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/cindy-mccain-slideshow-fo_n_124350.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/cindy-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153619" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2153619" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153619" class="dsq-comment-message">John is copying Barack. Cindy is copying Michelle.<br><br>That\'s how they\'ll win, if they win.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153647" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153647">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153647" class="dsq-comment-message">I still haven\'t gotten over that green dress costing $300,000!<br>Nice color, but at the time, I paid it no attention.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2153717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153717">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153717" class="dsq-comment-message">I think it was her diamond earrings that cost over 200,000....if I\'m not mistaken.  The dress was something like 3,000.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2154066" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2154066">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2154066" class="dsq-comment-message">My mistake.  Here is what they said:<br><br>Vanity Fair editors estimated that McCain\'s fierce saffron shirt dress with the popped collar, diamond earrings, four-strand pearl necklace, white Chanel watch and strappy shoes totaled up to $313,100.<br><br>Still Unbelievable</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174321" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174321">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174321" class="dsq-comment-message">Yeah, it\'s like giving the country the finger.  Then think about them mocking community organizing.   Something inside tells me they know they\'ve lost, and this is their final "fuck you".    Sort of like what Hillary started doing when she knew it was over.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180645" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180645">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180645" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180645" class="dsq-comment-message">exactly.  you hit it right on the head.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2182031" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2182031">andyfrombrooklyn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182031" class="dsq-comment-message">cindy is a vampire. look at her eyes . the blue is almost white. the orange collar? count dracula is envious.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2182096" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2182096">dilettante</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2182096" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182096" class="dsq-comment-message">She looks more like <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/king-hill/photos/100241" rel="nofollow">Peggy Hill</a> to me.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2153601">Anj</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2153601" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Josh Marshall asked this same question. I hope people think before they answer. At the same time, Palin is just a distraction. Polls ( I know I know ) but they do indicate that she solidified the Republican base, but independents and moderates moved toward Obama.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2166840">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2166840" class="dsq-comment-message">I surely dont want to sully the JJP site with baseless rumors, but something about this video won\'t allow me to ignore it. Maybe the guy is a darn good actor, but this hasn\'t been taken down by youtube yet, and I would hope the McCain team is not so dumb they aren\'t scrubbing youtube as much as legally possible at this very moment. Of course you can\'t stop every fool, but then most of the real foolishness on youtube is so apparent that people dont take it  too seriously (i.e. Pastor Manning)....but this guy, he would have to be a REALLY good actor:<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELIG92GDXw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VELIG92GDXw</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174385" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174385">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174385" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174385" class="dsq-comment-message">Well one things for sure, if it is his, we will know in a few months!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174514">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174514" class="dsq-comment-message">The birth scene in "Mandingo"...yikes! LOL</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174391" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174391" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174391" class="dsq-comment-message">Another distraction.<br><br>Like the guy who claimed he had sex with Barack in a limo.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2174439" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174439" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174439">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174439" class="dsq-comment-message">He joined YouTube 1 week ago.  He added that video on Sept 3.  He\'s got a text message giving his myspace address and inviting people to talk to him there.<br><br>I think it\'s a scam.  He\'s trying to make contacts or pick up girls...who knows.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174506">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174506" class="dsq-comment-message">OK, I didn\'t know what the angle was - that makes perfect sense.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174214">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174214" class="dsq-comment-message">Palin mum on endorsing Stevens  <br>By Manu Raju  <br>Posted: 09/05/08 03:28 PM [ET]  <br>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not saying whether she will vote in November to send the indicted Ted Stevens back to the Senate for a seventh full term.<br><br>The indictment has put Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) running mate in a tricky position. If Palin endorses Stevens, it will appear that she is undermining her message of taking on the GOP establishment and cleaning up corruption in her state. But should the popular governor oppose his reelection, it could deliver a blow to Stevens’s campaign and give Democrats ammunition as they try to pick up one more Senate seat. <br> <br>Palin’s spokesmen in the McCain campaign have not responded to several inquiries seeking comment on the governor’s position on Stevens. A spokesman for the McCain campaign told the Alaska-based Peninsula Clarion that Palin has yet to endorse Stevens, the paper reported on its website Friday.<br><br>Stevens has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of concealing more than $250,000 of gifts from a now-defunct oil-services company. The trial is slated to begin later this month and could conclude before Election Day.<br><br>Democrats in the state are trying to make an issue out of Palin’s wavering approach to Stevens.<br><br>“Gov. Palin can’t have it both ways,” said Bethany Lesser, spokeswoman for the Alaska Democratic Party. “Palin claims to spearhead reform in Alaska, rooting out corruption. But so far she has stood steadfast by indicted Sen. Stevens’s side. Alaskans and the nation deserve to know once and for all – where does Palin stand on Stevens for Senate?”<br><br><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-on-endorsing-stevens-2008-09-05.html" rel="nofollow">http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/palin-mum-o...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174310" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174310">GDAWG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174310" class="dsq-comment-message">Let us see. What if Sarah was Black? Where da norplant at?????????</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174326" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174326">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174326" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174326" class="dsq-comment-message">Has anyone heard about the dust up over Oprah not inviting Palin on her show?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2174370" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174370" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174370" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174370" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174370" class="dsq-comment-message">Has she had a candidate running for any executive office her show?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2174411" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174411" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174411">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174411" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174411" class="dsq-comment-message">No she hasn\'t and said she wouldn\'t since she supports Barack.  I mentioned it because of the audacity in the reporting of it in light of fact that she hasn\'t had anyone on.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174489" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174489">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174489" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t believe anyone would have the nerve to try and dictate WHO the hell Oprah has on her show. If she wants to be blatantly partisan that\'s her perogative...its her show. Oprah\'s not losing sleep over viewers or rather non-viewers, mad about her political beliefs.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174572" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174572" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174572" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174572" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s just more race/gender bullshit.<br><br>That\'s one of the reasons why Sarah is on the ticket.<br><br>The cynics can\'t handle it that a black man beat a white woman. They want to dare him to beat another one. And give folks a chance to vote for recompense.<br><br>The Legacy of Lynching 101.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174632">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174632" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174632" class="dsq-comment-message">If they could do to him what happened to Emmitt Till, they most certainly would...I mean LITERALLY.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174967" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174967" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174967" class="dsq-comment-message">I hate to repost this, but if you haven\'t seen it already, here you go:<br><br><a href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com/2008/09/klan-rally.html" rel="nofollow">A Klan Rally</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180596">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180596" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t know Alaskas were so redneckish and hateful.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180665" class="dsq-comment-message">msmartin:  I posted the racial/demographic stats in Alaska  -   from Wiki!   :&gt;)   [unscrubbed]<br><br>In response to my oft asked question this week  - <br>"Where da People Of Color?", well they ain\'t in Alaska!!<br><br>75% white; 4.4% Black; 3.4% Hispanic; the rest - indigenous population.<br><br>Soooo, "The Gov." does not appear to have had to address issues of "DIVERSITY!"   And I really don\'t want to hear   --"Some of my \'Best Friends\' . . . . yuk!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174694">TruthSeeker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174694" class="dsq-comment-message">You are absolutely right about this, Craig.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180582">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180582" class="dsq-comment-message">They are really trying to get at Oprah for supporting Barack and attempting to ruin her ratings by putting this in the air.  <br><br>I know Oprah could care less, she beat the Texas Cattlemen\'s Association - they\'re probably still mad about that come to think of it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174405">GDAWG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174405" class="dsq-comment-message">She. And her kit and Would be doing time in a state prison. That is pre America. SERF OR slave. If she was Black. That\'s what Black rethugligans can\'t see. I say. give us sarah and john.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174535">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174535" class="dsq-comment-message">New Palin rumor going around:<br><br><a href="http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%25E2%2580%259Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%25E2%2580%259D/" rel="nofollow">http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskan...</a><br><br>Palin allegedly called Obama a Sambo and Hillary a bitch.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174578">Teacher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174578" class="dsq-comment-message">here is also some information from immoralminority blogspot: “So Sambo beat the bitch!” This is how Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin described Barack Obama’s win over Hillary Clinton to political colleagues in a restaurant a few days after Obama locked up the Democratic Party presidential nomination. According to Lucille, the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used, Gov. Palin was eating lunch with five or six people when the subject of the Democrat’s primary battle came up. The governor, seemingly not caring that people at nearby tables would likely hear her, uttered the slur and then laughed loudly as her meal mates joined in appreciatively. “It was kind of disgusting,” Lucille, who is part Aboriginal, said in a phone interview after admitting that she is frightened of being discovered telling folks in the “lower 48” about life near the North Pole. Then, almost with a sigh, she added, “But that’s just Alaska.” Racial and ethnic slurs may be “just Alaska” and, clearly, they are common, everyday chatter for Palin. Besides insulting Obama with a Step-N’-Fetch-It, “darkie musical” swipe, people who know her say she refers regularly to Alaska’s Aboriginal people as “Arctic Arabs” – how efficient, lumping two apparently undesirable groups into one ugly description – as well as the more colourful “mukluks” along with the totally unimaginative “f**king Eskimo’s,” according to a number of Alaskans and Wasillians interviewed for this article.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174624">Town</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174624" class="dsq-comment-message">Regardless of whether she said this or not, we need to all about her true views.  This chick could possibly be in charge of selecting SCOTUS justices, we don\'t need some extreme wacko appointing people to the SCOTUS that will deprive everyone except her and her buddies of choice.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174806">Micheline</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174806" class="dsq-comment-message">I would not repeat this rumor because it may be a set up by the Republicans.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174950" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174950" class="dsq-comment-message">Yup. <br><br>Unless somebody has it on video without any apparent editing, it\'s worth passing over.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174555">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174555" class="dsq-comment-message">OT, but under the category of<br><br>You can\'t make this stuff up.<br><br>From PoliticalInaction.com:<br><br><i>John McCain used a picture of a middle school last night when he walked out on stage.....why? Because his dumb campaign thought it was a picture of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but instead it is Walter Reed Middle School in California.</i></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174657">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174657" class="dsq-comment-message">Better yet, that middle school served as the backdrop for a scene from "The West Wing" when fictional presidential candidate Santos announced his presidency. LOL  <br><br>So the GOP used actors for its scenes in its tribute video, and a backdrop from The West Wing for McCain\'s speech....but I thought they didn\'t like Hollywood?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174599" class="dsq-comment-message">Why Rudy is good for the environment.  He recycles.<br><br>For those of you who follow politics closely, I’m sure listening to Rudy rambling on in his usual tirade of ignorance seemed somehow familiar. In this case,  it may have been more familiar than you realized.  The memorable line of the evening from Rudy was in connection with Senator Obama’s BIG ZERO.  And I quote:<br><br>He won and has spent most of his time as a "celebrity senator." No leadership or major legislation to speak of. His rise is remarkable in its own right - it\'s the kind of thing that could happen only in America. But he\'s never run a city, never run a state, never run a business.<br>He\'s never had to lead people in crisis.<br>This is not a personal attack ... .it\'s a statement of fact - Barack Obama has never led anything.<br>Nothing. Nada. (Source: <a href="http://portal.gopconvention2008.com/speech/details.aspx?id=43" rel="nofollow">http://portal.gopconvention2008.com/speech/deta...</a> )<br><br>Well, let’s look back to LAST YEAR, when good old Rudy was still running that pathetic excuse of a Presidential campaign, in describing his good friend John McCain:<br><br>On Bloomberg Television, Giuliani was asked whether he believed he knew more about torture than McCain.<br><br>“I can’t say that I do,” Giuliani said.  “But I do know a lot about intensive questioning and intensive questioning techniques.  After all, I have had a different experience than John.  John has never been – he has never run a city, never run a state, never run a government.  He has never been responsible as a mayor for the safety and security of millions of people, and he has never run a law enforcement agency, which I have done.”  (Source: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=3851631&page=3" rel="nofollow">http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?i...</a>)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174622">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174622" class="dsq-comment-message">About James.Dobson.In.A.Dress not taking any questions.<br><br>Found this on another blog<br><br><b>Ready to lead on day 1, just not ready to do interviews.</b></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180632">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180632" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:  BWAHAHAHAH!!  :&gt;)    :&gt;)   I love reading some of the "comments" on other sites.  I bring the good ones here to share!![complete with quotation marks!   :&gt;) ]</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174830" class="dsq-comment-message">Hmmmmm...<br><br>What if Sarah Palin were BLACK:<br><br>"Is she REALLY black enough"<br><br>Her sons would be thugs; her daughter a whore.<br><br>Since she went to six schools, obviously not intelligent, and obviously she used affirmative action (and what did she ACTUALLY do at all these schools, anyway).<br><br>Of course she\'d be a enemy of America, a dreadlock-wearing terrorist.<br><br>And she wouldn\'t wear a flag pin, or say the Pledge of Allegiance. <br><br>She would repeatedly reject and denounce her pastor (because you know you can\'t  just do it ONCE; you have to do it again and again and again and again and again again and again because there\'s no pleasing some people).</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180524">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180524" class="dsq-comment-message">Uh, isn\'t this the truth!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180623">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180623" class="dsq-comment-message">Admiral:  Why don\'t you ratchet up that "sarcasm" a notch!!   :&gt;)      :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174848" href="http://peoplepowerforchange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">99 Percent Sure</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174848" class="dsq-comment-message">Sometimes I really believe I\'m living/operating in a parallel universe; the world is indeed, a ghetto.<br><br>Someone please tell me how many black and/or.latino folk the repugs allowed to speak at their 3.5 days of  town hall rally meetings?  Someone please tell me why neither corporate media nor, for that matter, netroots media have covered the shameless police attacks/arrests of protesters and journalists at the repug town hall meetings started on Monday?<br><br>And somebody please tell me why no one is dealing with the fact that that woman is not only unqualified to be a running mate for even McCaint, she is also demonstrably mentally unfit?  She looks cock-eyed off-kilter, and y\'all know it.<br><br>As for scurrilous rumors - we don\'t need to hook up with every rumor out there; there\'s enough stuff that\'s been verified to harp on for weeks, and the National Enquirer ain\'t letting up, probably not even after the election.  She\'s troubled, troubling and in trouble, and the repugs know it.<br><br>Right now I am watching Dogtown; they are doing amazing work in rehabing the fight dogs Michael Vick and his cousins were running.  It is so sad to see what they did to those dogs but I\'m glad they are getting a 2nd chance.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180512">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180512" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll tell you why, because we are that close to living in a police state after republican rule and that is what the rest of the country will look like if we let them retain power.  That\'s why there hasn\'t been in reporting on what went on at the RNC.  It\'s why they played almost every speech in its entirety.  This is why the media is forcing Sarah (nobody, no achievements) down our throats.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180616">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180616" class="dsq-comment-message">99% Sure:   \'Tell The Truth!!"  [and I\'m going "Field Trippin\' for the video!]   :&gt;)      :&gt;)   :&gt;)<br><br>Thanks for the sensitive information on the dogs!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174862">Miranda</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174862" class="dsq-comment-message">Its a shame, but The Daily Show really does have better convention coverage:<br><br><a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=184097" rel="nofollow">http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2174925" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174925" class="dsq-comment-message">Brilliant.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2175166" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2175166" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaUDKejZ_g&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/205019/2546/402/588435" rel="nofollow">VIDEO: Joe Biden is ON FIRE</a><br><br>He breaks it down to the lowest common denominator. The example of the kids in school is PRICELESS.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2177484">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2177484" class="dsq-comment-message">RIDE OR DIE<br><br>RIDE OR DIE</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2177689">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2177689" class="dsq-comment-message">From The New Yorker<br><br><i>September 5, 2008<br>G.O.P. P.O.W.<br><br>I wasn’t in St. Paul, but through the filter of the endless chatter on cable news, here’s how the Republican Convention looked: John McCain became a P.O.W. this week, at the hands of his own Party. It was Sarah Palin’s Convention, not McCain’s. His speech last night was so out of sync with the vituperative tone and stale, hard-right cultural populism of the Convention’s other headliners—above all, Palin—that he sounded less like a Presidential nominee than one of those token speakers given a spot on the program just to prove that the Party welcomes diversity. McCain stood before an arena full of stoked conventioneers, who seemed bored or turned-off as often as they seemed pleased by his remarks, and acquitted himself with the decency and honor that he summoned during the ordeal that defines his life.<br><br>This time, though, McCain is collaborating with his captors. By picking Palin he knowingly guided his campaign well over hostile territory and then aimed its nose straight down. Once taken hostage, he refused to speak his captors’ propaganda, but he allowed everyone else to shout it to the rafters. He gambled, all right, but it was in the direction of orthodoxy—for Palin is a creature and an icon of the Republicans’ evangelical base, which came into full possession of the Party this week and completed the G.O.P.’s conversion to identity politics. (See my last post for more on this transformation.) No wonder Pat Buchanan was so fired up on MSNBC, while Mike Huckabee wore the look of a man who missed his train because he was given the wrong departure time.<br><br>In yesterday’s Times profile, several observers suggested that McCain’s whole adult life has been a series of tests, and his shortcomings have been just as decisive as his victories. “He takes a past failing, hangs it around his neck, and wears it like a medal,” said a former Romney adviser. The psychological pattern with which McCain seems most comfortable holds him initially suspended in perfect tension between principle and ambition; the tension slackens, he slides into a betrayal of his ideals, and then he undergoes a searing period of repentance that ends in a renewed commitment to do what is right regardless of the consequences. It’s almost as if he deliberately sets out to fail himself in order to experience the joy of self-recovery at its fullest. No one would hold against him the fact that he broke, as he said last night, under North Vietnamese torture. His capitulation to the latest group of hard-liners to take him prisoner is a lot harder to justify. But his speech already hinted at the penitent President McCain would be if his current ordeal at the hands of his party’s base takes him to the White House.<br><br><br>Posted by George Packer</i></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2178906" href="http://craighickman.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CraigHickman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2178906" class="dsq-comment-message">Woah.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2179920" class="dsq-comment-message">Know Hope.<br><br>I found this over at The Field.<br><br>Some Voter Registration Numbers<br><br>State R.................        D.........      Other............ Period <br>AK 2,836...................      2,628...............       6,825 March-September <br><br>AZ 32,141...............     68,480................      4,359 January-September <br><br>CA 46,497...............     417,793................      117,313 January-May <br><br>CO 13,352...........       66,516.......................       23,437 January-July <br><br>DE 676......................        4,428....................        2,200 July-September <br><br>FL 77,196....................      209,422........................       26,100 January-June <br><br>IA 7,515.....................          69,301 ....................     62,922 January-August <br><br>KS 1,553................         13,159........................      1,704 January-March <br><br>MD 4,260.......................        12,338......................        5,544 January-July <br><br>NV 1,230....................         51,547........................       7,550 January-August <br><br>NH -1,285..............       1,188 .....................       269 June-August <br><br>NY 1,526........................       102,559...........................      164 November-March <br><br>NC 20,363.....................         171,955 ......................      123,605 January-August <br><br>OR -13,349,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,        122,518................... - January-July <br><br>PA 289 ......................              98,137.....................        15,907 April-August <br><br>WY 1,390.................            3,409 .......................          5,892 January-August <br><br><br><br><br>Here is the original post:<br><a href="http://edgeofthewest.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/voter-registration-data/" rel="nofollow">Voter Registration</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180433" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180433" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180433">msmartin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180433" class="dsq-comment-message">No wonder the republicans are so desperate.  They\'re pulling a Hillary.  When all else fails blow race whistles.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2182265" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2182265" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2182265">jelana</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2182265" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182265" class="dsq-comment-message">Let\'s hope they are all valid!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180577" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180577">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180577" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180577" class="dsq-comment-message">WOW!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180602" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180602" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180602">GreenLadyHere</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180602" class="dsq-comment-message">rikyrah:   Way ta "BRING IT!" !!!!!   Great post!!!   DATA!!!   Yaaaaaa!!!   :&gt;)    :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2179922" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2179922" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2179922">MKW</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2179922" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2179922" class="dsq-comment-message">My thought on this was "if Michelle Obama was a member of a black separatist movement as recently as 2000, like Palin\'s spouse appears to have been, would we have seen it...." hahaha.<br><br>Like we all don\'t know the answer to that.<br><br>Thanks for being here. Whenever I\'m completely furious I know I can come to Jack and Jill and all y\'all will be livid right along with me - about the same thing!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180026" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180026" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180026">Michigander2</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180026" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180026" class="dsq-comment-message">I watched Bill Maher tonight. Kelly Washington held her own against Michael Steele who I thought tried to shout her down.<br><br>Anyway, Maher bought up two things about the media.<br><br>1.   If either Michelle or Obama belonged to a fringe secessionist group, how would they be treated by the media.<br><br>2.  If Obama had a teenage unwed pregnant daughter and you know the rest.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180046">rikyrah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180046" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180046" class="dsq-comment-message">video?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180473" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180473" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180473">caligirl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180473" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180473" class="dsq-comment-message">kerry washington was FANTASTIC!  she\'s part of a group of black actresses who have been campaigning hard for barack since this thing got started.  <br><br>and yes, she kicked what\'s-his-names butt!!!   LOL!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180395" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180395" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180395">Vegas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180395" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180395" class="dsq-comment-message">The rules aren\'t the same for Michelle Obama and Palin.  Palin trumps Michelle.  McCain knows it.  You never say anything bad about a white woman.  You can\'t say or do anything wrong to them.  They can do it to everyone else, but never the other way around.  It\'s simple, majority rules.  The majority is white.  Now, there are decent white people and then there are lots of not so decent ones.  I think we\'ll see who out numbers who if McCain wins or if Obama wins.  <br><br>Palin is a racist.  She just hides it really well.  She\'s a pro.  They know what they\'re doing.  I\'m betting on what Frederick Douglass said...God and one are a majority.  I hope it\'s standing for Obama.  He\'s the underdog in all this.  McCain tries to say that he\'s the underdog, but if you are black in America, you are always lower, everytime.  I know it sounds good and warm and fuzzy to say that everything\'s equal, etc., but it\'s not, and republicans know it.  That\'s why they chose Palin.  <br><br>If we want change and shots at a better life.  If those are our real reasons for voting, then Obama\'s the man.  McCain is just keeping America the way it was for as long as possible.  They want to hold on to that power as long as they can.  Right now, they are clinging to that power like men hanging over the side of the Grand Canyon by their fingertips.  This time they\'re so desperate, they\'re using an unqualified woman to try and hold it.<br><br>Watch out for Palin.  She\'s dangerous and has ill intent.  I believe she is an extreme right wing nut, who\'ll hurt anyone that gets in her way.  She isn\'t like Obama or even McCain.  Do your homework, read up on her.  Study her.  She\'s a sneak.<br><br>Obama/Biden=Men of the People...they really care.  They feel your pain.  They stay on message and talk about issues.  They want healtcare and they don\'t want to get rid of women\'s rights.<br><a href="http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskans-speak-in-a-frightened-whisper-palin-is-%25E2%2580%259Cracist-sexist-vindictive-and-mean%25E2%2580%259D/" rel="nofollow">http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/09/05/alaskan...</a><br><br><a href="http://matth614.blogspot.com/2008/09/truth-on-palin.html" rel="nofollow">http://matth614.blogspot.com/2008/09/truth-on-p...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2180594" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2180594" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2180594">GreenLadyHere</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2180594" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2180594" class="dsq-comment-message">vegas:    Hey!   :&gt;)     :&gt;)    Adding her to the SSSSSSSSSSnake List!!    :&gt;)     :&gt;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2238063" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2238063" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2238063">kepop</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2238063" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2238063" class="dsq-comment-message">VEGAS...everything you said is true...thank u!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2181941" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2181941" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2181941" href="http://msladydeborah.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">msladydeborah</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2181941" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2181941" class="dsq-comment-message">If Michelle Obama had the same back ground story as Palin, we\'d see the loop over and over again.   But this election is turning out to be about which America will run the nation.<br><br>If either of the Obama girls were pregnant and unmarried, we\'d have to take a can of WA and head to the streets to defend them.  There is no doubt in my mind that the fall out about either one of them being a baby\'s mama would be very U-G-L-Y!  But in this case, Bristol\'s decision to keep the baby is being lauded.  <br><br>I want to know about the sucession deal in Palin\'s story.  Pulling out of the Union does not sound like country first to me.  But, I am not a great American Patriot either.  But, isn\'t that the initial reason for The Civil War?  The attempt to split the union is a serious anti-American motive, IMHO.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2217070" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2217070" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2217070">JMCox261</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2217070" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2217070" class="dsq-comment-message">If Palin\'s husband were black?  Would that bring the country together or tear it apart?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2249542" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2249542" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2249542" href="http://www.jewsforjesus.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matt Sieger</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2249542" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2249542" class="dsq-comment-message">I’m a Jewish believer in Jesus. Most blogs and news services have posted the same one paragraph of the six-page transcript of David Brickner’s message, giving the false impression that he is saying that a bulldozer attack by a deranged Palestinian is God’s judgment on the Jewish people. Please read the entire message for yourself at <a href="http://wasillabible.org/sermons.htm" rel="nofollow">http://wasillabible.org/sermons.htm</a> so that you can see Brickner’s remarks in context.  Please also take a look at Mr. Brickner’s comments concerning his message at Wasilla Bible Church at the Jews for Jesus website, <a href="http://www.jewsforjesus.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.jewsforjesus.org</a>.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2294127" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2294127" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2294127" href="http://menstrualpoetry.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">menstrualpoetry</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2294127" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2294127" class="dsq-comment-message">This is an amazing post, great job!  It\'s spot on!  The right-wing males see John McCain and think "He\'s just like me!" or "He\'s just like I\'m going to be when I get in my 70\'s!"  The right-wing females see Sarah Palin and think "She was just a "hockey mom" she\'s just like me!" or "She has 5 kids, she knows what it\'s like to be a mother, she\'s just like me!" and so on.  The right-wing males see Sarah Palin and think "Wow, she\'s hot."  And so the McCain camp got a whole bunch of people swaying to the right and eating up everything they say or not even really listening and just nodding their heads because they see themselves in those people and why shouldn\'t they?  The two of them keep making comparisons that make people look at them and see themselves and it\'s unfair, disgusting and underhanded.<br><br>Obama can\'t get the media and the right off his back for a minute yet McCain/Palin can say, do, preach and follow whatever they think and no one says a thing because so many media outlets are biased although they won\'t tell you that (hell, Bill O\'Reilly is still getting away with calling his show "unbiased" and a "no spin zone) and they will keep pressuring Obama and letting McCain/Palin slide because that\'s what they do and now it\'s up to independent media and bloggers to get the word out to people that McCain/Palin would dig America a deeper grave.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2902970" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2902970" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2902970">DrBruce</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2902970" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2902970" class="dsq-comment-message">This is another example of the double standard. The writer objects to Sarah Palin attending a church where a comment is taken out of context on ONE occasion but has nothing to say about Obama attending a church for years with rhetoric that is hate-filled.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-2179914">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2179914" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2179914" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-2179914" href="http://swamphermit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karmi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2179914" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2179914" class="dsq-comment-message">Thought this might help - <a href="http://explorations.chasrmartin.com/2008/09/05/palin-rumors/" rel="nofollow">Palin Rumors</a>.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2182417" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2182417" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2182417">nickwah22</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2182417" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2182417" class="dsq-comment-message">This persons opinion about why the rumors are false does not impress me.  No factual basis whatsoever.  Could that be because a lot of them are truths?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-2174960" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-2174960" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-2174960">ace</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-2174960" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-2174960" class="dsq-comment-message">If Sarah Palin were black AND A DEMOCRAT...she\'d be...HILLARY O\'BAMA</div>\
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		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');
}

})();




