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We need to put our money to good use and insure food coming into our country is safe for eating.<br><br>Thanks for the info.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-11_15:47:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "3281b4af938083973e6b6911111c70a5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489060": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Alright, this is gov-corp totalitarianism. This isn't just bad legislation, this is a DEATH TREAT. If you think I'm exaggerating, look up what Stalin did to the Ukranians. By controlling the food supply, exactly as this bill propses, he STARVED an estimated six to seven MILLION. Stalin is just one example.<br><br>There is no way in hell, if this bill passes, we won't have war - the states, We the People, against the federal government and the corporate slime who bankroll the District of Corruption. Look around the world and all of the things that people are willing to DIE for. Have you ever wondered what would make YOU draw that line in the sand? If being able to FEED YOURSELF and YOUR LOVED ONES  isn't it, nothing is.<br><br>Call your congress thing and your senate things and tell them how you feel. DON'T SUGAR COAT IT. These crooks have stolen our country and now they want control over the food supply. When hell freezes over, I say. And, while you're at it, let them know that Monsanto can shove their terminator seeds and poisons right down their own damn throats.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-11_23:31:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e40b64e6ef9f65d1119b48f5f2f0f37", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489061": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Don't like the bill one bit, will be sending e-mail and calling today!   But the \"jobless Americans live in tent cities\"?  Please send me some details on that one, as you make it sound as if it is commonplace and I'm not seeing it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-12_07:55:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f4e0012f982d4fb485d6ddf0bc93aa8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489062": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Excellent blog post. Patriots: the writing is on the wall. How much more can we take? We shall see...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-12_07:56:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "5aa2b85649743ba6f7d5850694c52313", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489064": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The facts have been lining up one after the other since 1960 to suggest some sort of full blown authoritarian socialist government will take control of the US. There have been facts lining up since 1980 suggesting some sort of institutionalised slavery may be about to be forced upon the american population. What am I talking about here? I am talking about socialism where it is against the law for people to own property, grow food, etc. I am talking about a system of slave/concentration camps being established to force the population to produce for the world market. just keep this fact in mind: The US will have to produce goods once more for this economic crisis to resolve it self. How are the people going to willingly work to produce when they are payed in worthless currency?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-13_09:58:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "28284b96d158dc9872660156e56723b1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489065": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Karl, <br><br>You wanted details. Here's a few links: <a href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/03/06/Tent_City.DTL&amp;o=0\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=...</a> <a href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1159677/Pictured-The-credit-crunch-tent-city-returned-haunt-America.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/artic...</a> <a href=\"http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/11/america/homeless.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/11/america/...</a> <a href=\"http://rawstory.com/news/afp/One_in_50_US_kids_is_homeless_repor_03102009.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://rawstory.com/news/afp/One_in_50_US_kids_...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-13_14:22:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489066": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Funny how when this piece was posted your site went wiggy! None of the links worked. Glad to see it back to normal. No coincidence, imo.<br><br>BTW, though it doesn't pertain to food, aren't these the same people (DeLauro and Greenberg) the same ones who gave Rahm Emaneul free housing (tax free) for years?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-13_16:04:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e40b64e6ef9f65d1119b48f5f2f0f37", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489067": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You need to post some sort of link where we can express our disgust with this bill. Most people don't know how or even know who to write. If somoene drafts a petition it can be posted pn a website and just by giving their name and web address and then clicking, they can sign the petition. I know that sounds like people are too lazy to do it on their own, but most of them feel it's too difficult.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-14_00:45:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "9111567151730b74441e2c8f0e0e8de1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If <a href=\"http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2009/02/social-collapse-best-practices.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dmitry Orlov's predictions are anywhere near correct</a>, independent local production may be the last thing between us and mass starvation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-14_02:02:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "f4a3d49734dc5c79b9f0c095a183f754", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489070": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wayne,<br><br>H.R. 875 is still being reviewed and no specific time has been established for an official vote yet. As you point out, this is the perfect time to make your objections known.<br><br>Contact the House Committee on Energy and Commerce<br><a href=\"http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=24&amp;Itemid=53\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?optio...</a><br><br>The House Committee on Agriculture<br><a href=\"http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/members.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/members.html</a><br><br>And your representatives<br><a href=\"https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-14_04:01:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489071": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This article is extremely troubling...There is going to be hell to pay if this bill passes....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-14_05:07:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "98a778fadf31eeab32fc98a28a79f072", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489072": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for alerting everyone about this bill. Everyone needs to contact their congressmen, farm bureau, 4h band converned groups to stop this bill stone cold!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-15_05:07:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "2de5831eb4b59277f9faaa1e1282785b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "hmm this seems to remind me of what happened in the ukrain from Government interventionest policy.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.faminegenocide.com/resources/ukraine_famine.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.faminegenocide.com/resources/ukraine...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-15_05:13:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "494e56f0eead5f49f41a1cf911c402a9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489074": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You guys are whacked!  This article is so full of lies, misinformation, wild exaggeration, innuendo and stuff taken out of context, it's not even funny how you are jumping up in righteous indignation.  Inform yourselves through something more than someone's blog!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_20:08:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "566c147d361814942287e85e1f184754", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489075": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anyone can post blanket accusations in a comment. If you disagree with the article's content, be specific. Tell us what you take issue with -- otherwise, you just come of as a hysterical, knee-jerk reactionary and the country's full of those.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-18_21:27:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489076": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think Bigfoot has a legitimate claim.  The first red-flag I found in Spence Cooper's article is that there is no record on-line of Stan Greenberg ever working for Monsanto.  So if Mr. Cooper has some valid information to substantiate this claim he owes it to his readers to present it.  Mr. Cooper also misleads readers into thinking that Greenburg's wife, Congresswoman Rosa Delauro was the sole introducer of the bill when actually she was just one of 30.  Did Mr. Cooper think no one would click onto the link he provided that presented the Bill in its entirety?<br><br>A cursory glance at the actual bill H. R. 875, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 doesn't indicate ANYTHING that would subject private gardens growing food for personal consumption to the restrictions or guidelines of this bill.  This bill is aimed at the production and processing of food sold to the general public.  Considering the problems we have had with this process in recent years I do not think it too much to ask that the FDA do what it has failed to do over the last 8-10 years and which it was establsihed to do back in the 1920's - protect the public food supply from contamination.  <br><br>I personally think Spence Cooper is a zealot of sorts that simply doesn't like government regulation of any sort and is trying to spin this Bill as one more example of the \"Socialist\" endeavors of Democrats and Liberals.   Perhaps Mr. Cooper could erase this impression by stating his politcal views on government regulations of any kind.  Was he a supporter along with every Republican and a few of Democrats who sought to DE-regulate all industries in the U.S.,  including the financial behemoths that have recently wreaked havoc on our economy.<br><br>At the bare minimum Mr. Cooper should point out exactly where in the Bill  HR 875 he draws the conclusion that people growing their own fruit and vegetables for personal consumption MAY be arrested for doing so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_10:07:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "c704ca4b5caa1f2e178f02e4fd46157e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489077": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I so totally ALSO agree with Bigfoot, <br>Great comment, Larry! Kuddos<br>Good to have someone who can take a step back and look at things with intelligence. Too many sheeple following the latest fear-factor-LOL...and there are MANY of those, I get 3 or 4 in my inbox daily. I'm surprised all the disappointed voters haven't started a civil war by now. <br>I do believe that's what they're working towards...<br>too bad, not what our country needs (a continuation of the fear mongering and lies of the illicit 2000-2008 administration)<br><br>Isn't it time we worked as hard towards SAVING what's left of our country after the past 8 years????", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_11:34:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "638ee999479a3c75be67f2fc64e100fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, Larry you didn\u2019t look very hard. It\u2019s all over the web. Greenberg is on Monsanto payroll as a consultant, or more to the point a strategist. He\u2019s no doubt paid to gage and/or mold public opinion; nevertheless, that\u2019s means he works for them.<br><br>Rosa DeLauro\u2019s name appears as the lead sponsor of the bill, citing 39 Co-Sponsors. You\u2019re nitpicking. <br><a href=\"http://www.opencongress.org/bill/1/111-h875/show\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.opencongress.org/bill/1/111-h875/show</a><br><br>Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009<br><br>Food Production Facility is defined as:<br><br>(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term \u2018food production facility\u2019 means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>Let\u2019s see, an orchard is a garden. ANY farm, ranch etc., is pretty much self explanatory.<br><br>Food Production Facility is defined as:<br><br>(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term \u2018food production facility\u2019 means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>Let\u2019s see, an orchard is a garden. ANY farm, ranch etc., is pretty self explanatory.<br><br>Anyone who grows food in a Food Production Facility is subject to the following:<br><br><br>Section 206 (a) Authorities- In carrying out the duties of the Administrator and the purposes of this Act, the Administrator shall have the authority, with respect to food production facilities, to--<br><br>(1) visit and inspect food production facilities in the United States and in foreign countries to determine if they are operating in compliance with the requirements of the food safety law;<br><br>(2) review food safety records as required to be kept by the Administrator under section 210 and for other food safety purposes;<br><br>(3) set good practice standards to protect the public and animal health and promote food safety;<br><br>(4) conduct monitoring and surveillance of animals, plants, products, or the environment, as appropriate; and<br><br>(5) collect and maintain information relevant to public health and farm practices<br><br>(Definition of FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term \u2018food production facility\u2019 means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.)<br><br>SEC. 402. FOOD DETENTION, SEIZURE, AND CONDEMNATION.<br><br>(a) Administrative Detention of Food-<br><br>(1) EXPANDED AUTHORITY- The Administrator shall have authority under section 304 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 334) to administratively detain and seize any food regulated under this Act that the Administrator has reason to believe is unsafe, is adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of the food safety law.<br><br>Do you see the word \u201cSale\u201d listed anywhere under Section 405?<br><br>Section 405 Civil and Criminal Penalties<br>IN GENERAL- Any person that commits an act that violates the food safety law (including a regulation promulgated or order issued under the food safety law) may be assessed a civil penalty by the Administrator of not more than $1,000,000 for each such act.<br><br>(b) Criminal Sanctions-<br><br>(1) OFFENSE RESULTING IN SERIOUS ILLNESS- Notwithstanding section 303(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)), if a violation of any provision of section 301 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 301) with respect to an adulterated or misbranded food results in serious illness, the person committing the violation shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or both.<br><br>(2) OFFENSE RESULTING IN DEATH- Notwithstanding section 303(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)), if a violation of any provision of section 301 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 331) with respect to an adulterated or misbranded food results in death, the person committing the violation shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or both.<br><br>\fIf the state has the power to seize your property, conduct warrantless government entry, impose absurd Million dollar fines, broad interpretation of the criminal section for non compliance is just within reach. And the bill\u2019s language is still under construction.  <br><br>These bills, like the National Animal ID System (NAIS), are designed to benefit agribusiness and eliminate the viability of small farmers. Corporations like Monsanto want ro monopolize everything, all our land, seeds, animals, and water. You'd pretty much have to be living under a rock not to know how insidious Monsanto is, with things like DDT, Agent Orange, and Terminator Seeds.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_12:21:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489079": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LOL! The only sheeple I know are the ones that don't question authority, regardless of the political party. I find it amusing that becasue I oppose a democratically sponored bill, it's assumed I'm a republican.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_12:33:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489080": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sheeple..Great word.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_14:52:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "666910b5bfcf86ee9d4410740f8c37c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489081": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What I would really like to see, and I suppose I'll have to do it myself, is a post showing the wording of the bill that has so many garden bloggers posting alarmist messages. You should copy and paste the exact wording of the bill in your post, then state your reasoning for opposing.<br><br>I'm sure it'll be a big hassle when I read through the bill, but before I post on my blog about it, I'll find the part(s) showing how it will affect backyard market gardeners before I start making claims or alluding to draconian practices.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_15:16:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "c9e67813fb3c2a5f221317b265f2f181", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489082": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One more thing, I don't think Mrs. Obama would be touting a brand new soon-to-be in production People's Garden at The White House if she was worried about this bill. <br><br>See this USDA news release about The People's Garden:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/0/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2009%252F02%252F0042.xml&amp;PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&amp;PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_15:21:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "c9e67813fb3c2a5f221317b265f2f181", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489083": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "EXCELLENT points, TC-", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_15:32:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "638ee999479a3c75be67f2fc64e100fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489084": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, and Spence, I DO question authority, have been, daily, on some days, hourly,  for the past 8 years I've been working OVERTIME- (and to think I USED to be a repub!)<br>I'm finally FREE of the crap addiction!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_15:37:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "638ee999479a3c75be67f2fc64e100fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489085": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "another example of costly, needless, government intrusion----how many more federal workers will be needed to manage this boondoggle?------with global crisis upon us in all forms and fashion, EVERY POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE WILL BE CRITICAL IN YEARS AHEAD !!!-----just read this month's issue of National Geographic about the global drought conditions sweeping the planet-----we need to encourage, not discourage, all avenues of food production, especially at the local level-----to consolidate food production in fewer hands makes the same mistakes as allowing financial firms to get \"too big to fail\"----that philosophy has brought the banking system to collapse-----we cannot allow the same mistake allowing the likes of Monsanto to grow to monsterous size----WAKE UP AMERICA  !!!----you need a reliable source of food far more than Citigroup or AIG.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_16:18:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "ee1451499905a324585e9cbe301ca1c9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"See this USDA news release about The People\u2019s Garden\"<br><br>LOL! Too funny. Just a wild guess, but something tells me The Commander In Chief 's garden would be off limits to the federal agencies he's in charge of. I can see Don Knotts now with his citation pad, trying to cite the president's wife, kids, or the White House Chef  for violation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-19_19:05:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489087": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey guys,<br><br>There are 6 food safety bills being circulated in Congress, but only this one seems to be receiving a lot of attention.  HR 875 would overhauling the totally dysfunctional Food and Drug Administration.  But the rumor mill has this legislation pegged as something entirely different.  It\u2019s time to set the record straight.  Here are a few things that H.R. 875 DOES do:<br><br>-\tIt addresses the most critical flaw in the structure of FDA by splitting it into two new agencies \u2013one devoted to food safety and the other devoted to drugs and medical devices.<br>-\tIt increases inspection of food processing plants, basing the frequency of inspection on the risk of the product being produced \u2013 but it does NOT make plants pay any registration fees or user fees.<br>-\tIt does extend food safety agency authority to food production on farms, requiring farms to write a food safety plan and consider the critical points on that farm where food safety problems are likely to occur.<br>-\tIt requires imported food to meet the same standards as food produced in the U.S.<br><br>And just as importantly, here are a few things that H.R. 875 does NOT do:<br><br>-\tIt does not cover foods regulated by the USDA (beef, pork, poultry, lamb, catfish.)<br>-\tIt does not establish a mandatory animal identification system.<br>-\tIt does not regulate backyard gardens.<br>-\tIt does not regulate seed.<br>-\tIt does not call for new regulations for farmers markets or direct marketing arrangements.  <br>-\tIt does not apply to food that does not enter interstate commerce (food that is sold across state lines).<br>-\tIt does not mandate any specific type of traceability for FDA-regulated foods (the bill does instruct a new food safety agency to improve traceability of foods, but specifically says that recordkeeping can be done electronically or on paper.)<br><br>So basically, the Obama's new garden is safe!  And so is yours!<br><br>BUT several of the other bills DO include provisions that should worry small farmers \u2013 like H.R. 814, which calls for a mandatory animal identification system, or H.R. 759, which is more likely to move through Congress than H.R. 875 and calls for electronic recordkeeping on farms and registration fees for processing plants.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_10:54:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "6edb077c543609ee8d21aac41157c978", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489088": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for your post, Hayley. <br><br>Three things:<br><br>1) The article you're addressing does not take issue with most of the items listed in your comment, e.g., seed, animal identification system, USDA (beef, pork, poultry, lamb, catfish, etc...<br><br>2)  The Bill does NOT address the most critical flaw in the structure of FDA by splitting it into two new agencies; on the contrary, the bill creates yet another agency whose creation will undoubtedly generate even more flaws, or as many flaws as the first, costing the tax payer even more money for the creation of an additional agency staffed by yet more bugling idiots. <br><br>3)  You claim the bill It does not regulate backyard gardens. The term FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- as defined in the bill means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>A \"back yard\" easily qualifies as defined under bill's terms; the rest of the information mentioned in my article is subject to how one interprets the bill.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_11:39:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dear Spence,<br><br>Anybody who uses the term \"sheeple\" to deride their critics is simply using a smear tactic to discredit legitimate criticism.  Grow up.<br><br>Now as for your response about how \"It\u2019s all over the web. Greenberg is on Monsanto payroll as a consultant, or more to the point a strategist\"  - I concur.  It IS all over the web BUT  more in gossip form that only the blogosphere can cover rather than any authoritative fashion. <br><br>There was a note on Mr. Greenberg's page on Wikipedia and when I clicked the source it led me to this site - <br><br><a href=\"http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=109\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=109</a> - <br><br>Monsanto is just one of his many clients for his Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research firm, a polling and consulting firm he is co-founder of with James Carville and Bob Shrum.  So now that we have established this are we to assume that what you have conjectured about private gardens, i.e. people \"being arrested for growing tomatoes\", is a truth based on fact and hard evidence or merely some notion of guilt by association?<br><br>And good god man - you copied and pasted all that information from the Open Congress website, which most of it I reviewed, but which fails to demonstrate how this specifically is aimed at gardens growing food for PRIVATE CONSUMPTION.  To assume that the definitions in this bill are also aimed at  \"gardens growing food for PRIVATE CONSUMPTION\" is unfounded and is merely conjecture on your part.  However, if you will please copy and paste that specific statement in the bill that pin points  \"gardens growing food for PRIVATE CONSUMPTION\" then I will retract my criticism of your assumption.   I mean your article even implies that this legislation affects businesses or did you mean something else when you said  \"This bill is designed to allow corporations, with the help of their hired government guns, to force small competitors (you and me) out of business. \"  Are people who grow tomatoes for private consumption classified as a businesses in your nomenclature of things?<br><br>Let me emphasize that I am NOT saying your assumption isn't true;  I am merely pointing out that you seem to be basing this on specious evidence.  PLEASE, correct me if I'm wrong.   My challenge to you is to show me where this legislation is outside the auspices of the FDA to do what it was designed to do years ago - protect the public food supply from contamination.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>The Larry", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_12:34:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "c704ca4b5caa1f2e178f02e4fd46157e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489090": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Larry,<br><br>Don't give me that copy and past crap. You just pasted everything you copied about the Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research firm in your comment. That backroom bully routine has been used in every political forum from New York to LA. And FYI, I've assumed nothing I didn't extrapolate from the bill. If you've reviewed the bill's language, as I have, and still fail to see any repressive measures that's your problem. <br><br>If you feel my article sensationalizes this issue, and creates exaggerated alarm, I suggest any alarm you feel be directed where it belongs: within this bill\u2019s oppressive, unnecessary and restrictive measures whose language is broad enough to be interpreted in such a way as to severely, and negatively impact the nation\u2019s organic food movement. Those who so vehemently oppose this bill are not fearmongering reactionaries; those like you who use party politics as an excuse to mitigate this bill\u2019s clear intent are the ones to be feared. There are plenty of other similar bills just as repressive, such as H.R. 814, or H.R. 759, take your pick.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_12:58:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489091": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term \u2018food production facility\u2019 means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br><br>What part of the word \"any\" escapes the comprehension of some people? The language is broad and vague, for a reason, and that makes it dangerous.<br><br>I live in a rural community and this legislation would, indeed, cover the small farmers and growers with road side stands and our local farmer's market.<br><br>I looked up Mr. Greenberg and Monstanto lobbyist is on his resume. I wasn't difficult to find. Do we have Mosanto people, here, doing some damage control?<br><br>I'm not sure why anyone would try to make this about one party or the other. This is not a one party issue. This has been going on for decades! It's only getting worse.<br><br>Please look up \"The World According to Monsanto\", on Google videos or Youtube. They are just ONE of  the monsters in agri biz. Between agri, big pharma and the Codex Alimentarius people, our food supply and natural health are in danger.<br><br>Amazing how Nature has gotten us this far without regulatory agencies to do our thinking and make our choices for us. It is big agra and chemical companies that need to be brougt to account, NOT NATURE.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_13:00:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e40b64e6ef9f65d1119b48f5f2f0f37", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489092": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Spence,<br><br>Found this information on a site I subscribe to;  The  Organic Consumers Association:<br><br>The Organic Consumers Association is not taking a position for or against this bill, but encouraging its members to write to Congress to urge it to enact food safety legislation that addresses the inherent dangers of our industrialized food system without burdening certified organic and farm-to-consumer operations.<br><br><br>Certified organic farms and farms that sell directly to consumers are oases in a food system gone wrong. Unfortunately, the \"food safety\" system as we know it has been created largely by the corporations it was supposed to regulate. That's why it takes 9 months to locate and shut down a peanut factory that killed 9 people and sickened 22,500, but a raw milk producer can be raided and arrested without ever harming a soul.<br><br><br>We agree with the Pew Food Safety Initiative, which supports the bill, that:<br><br><br>\"The FSMA contains key improvements that will enable federal authorities to better ensure the safety of the food supply-by requiring food companies to implement preventive plans and meet performance standards for contaminants in food; creating a system for certifying the safety of imported foods; establishing a strong risk-based inspection regime for food companies; and granting the government explicit authority over all food-production facilities. The legislation also provides essential enforcement tools such as mandatory recall and civil penalties.\"<br><br><br>However, we also feel compelled to urge Congress to avoid one-size-fits all legislation. Congress should pay attention to organic and local food advocates like the Northest Organic Farming Association's Leafy Greens Working Group and the Community Alliance with Family Farm's Family Farm Food Safety Campaign. Congress should draw on their expertise in food safety systems that are scale-appropriate and compatible with organic system plans. We share the concerns of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, which opposes the bill because it could be interpreted to impose onerous regulations on small farms, especially raw milk producers who are already unfairly targeted by state food-safety regulators.<br><br><br>Hopefully, this bill will enhance the public debate over why our food production system is so unsafe. The number one thing we could do to increase food safety is to stop the factory farming of animals:<br><br>Source: <a href=\"http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/bills/?bill=12878051\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/bil...</a><br><br><br><br>Perhaps this will enable you to better understand why I am not jumping on the band wagon with with you in your apparent blanket denunciation of HR 875.<br><br>Larry", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_13:08:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "c704ca4b5caa1f2e178f02e4fd46157e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489093": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Larry,<br><br>Thanks for the information. How do figure The Organic Consumers Association is not taking a position when they share the concerns of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, who opposes the bill?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_13:22:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489094": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Spence says \"this bill\u2019s oppressive, unnecessary and restrictive measures whose language is broad enough to be interpreted in such a way as to severely, and negatively impact the nation\u2019s organic food movement.\"<br><br>Thanks Spence for pointing out that ANYONE can interpret this bill to mean ANYTHING they want it to.  NOW, please try and direct your energy at the other  part of my question and not my mild assault on your verbosity.  How Does this bill prevent the FDA from doing what it was  designed to do when founded in the early part of the 20th Century?<br><br>\"Don\u2019t give me that copy and past crap. You just pasted everything you copied about the Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research firm in your comment. That backroom bully routine has been used in every political forum from New York to LA. And FYI, I\u2019ve assumed nothing I didn\u2019t extrapolate from the bill. If you\u2019ve reviewed the bill\u2019s language, as I have, and still fail to see any repressive measures that\u2019s your problem. \"  <br><br>I presume this means you don't have a mature, civil and cogent response to my questions.  Also, I merely copied and pasted the URL for the information I referred to in the post.  How is that similar to what you did?  <br><br>Man, for someone who is supposed to influence people on important issues you sure are displaying something akin to a child's temper tantrum.<br><br>-Larry", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_13:35:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "c704ca4b5caa1f2e178f02e4fd46157e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489095": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Spence, why would you ask ME \"How do figure The Organic Consumers Association is not taking a position when they share the concerns of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, who opposes the bill?\"<br><br>I merely quoted the source from the site at the Organic Consumers Association.  They, NOT ME, said they are NOT taking a position on this bill.  Do you really read anything I send you?  <br><br>And besides,  the fact that the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund opposes this bill means little to me because I am not up on what each and every entity that opposes or supports this bill represents.  I have simply explained to you why I think your position is over-inflated, however righteous you may think it to be, based on the concrete and definable information we have at our disposal.  Based on factual analysis you have some reason to be concerned but are out of line, IMO, for creating a blanket denunciation of HR 875.<br><br>-Larry", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_13:44:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "c704ca4b5caa1f2e178f02e4fd46157e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489096": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Thanks Spence for pointing out that ANYONE can interpret this bill to mean ANYTHING they want it to\u2026\"<br><br>Precisely. <br><br>:-) Come on, Larry. I think we both know you're not interested in being influenced.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_13:47:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489097": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But, but ,but, Spence, you still haven't answered Larry's question, I too, am interested in your answer.<br><br>Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_14:28:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "638ee999479a3c75be67f2fc64e100fa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489098": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\u201cThanks Spence for pointing out that ANYONE can interpret this bill to mean ANYTHING they want it to\u2026\u201d<br><br>And, therein lies the rub. That is exactly why the language is so broad and vague. These kinds of bills are not for the benefit of anyone except the corporations who are positioning themselves to control the food supply. Politicians dance with those that brung 'em - multinationals whose one interst is MONEY. The marriage of business and government is FASCISM, in it's original definition (Mussolini). No thanks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-20_23:12:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e40b64e6ef9f65d1119b48f5f2f0f37", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489099": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\" Come on, Larry. I think we both know you\u2019re not interested in being influenced.\"<br><br>With factual data I am.  Not alarmist rhetoric", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-22_18:17:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "c704ca4b5caa1f2e178f02e4fd46157e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489100": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My guess is that the people writing here are getting what they voted for in the last election.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-23_12:38:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "d496617acc535a6e7557905c5eb8f0c5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489101": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This bill is specifically related to food produced for commercial sale not private use. And the standards for fertilizer use sound like they regulate quality/content as related to the safe production of food and not the specific kind or source per se. At this point, having read the whole bill, I don't yet see how this infringes on our civil liberties or targets organic farmers in any way.<br><br>Organic farming is overseen by the National Organic Program (<a href=\"http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/</a>) which enforces regulations and standards developed by the National Organic Standards Board which was created by the National Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 which was a part of the 1990 Farm Bill.<br><br>At this point, having done the research you suggest, you come off as a ranting reactionary. But please, do prove me wrong.<br><br>National Organic Standards Board - <a href=\"http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateQ&amp;navID=NOSBHomeNOPNationalOrganicProgramHome&amp;rightNav1=NOSBHomeNOPNationalOrganicProgramHome&amp;topNav=&amp;leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&amp;page=NOSBHome&amp;description=NOSB&amp;acct=nosb\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTempla...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-24_18:34:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a19b1a8ab653c9bdcc85fd516034ed7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489102": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you had read the bill as you claim you'd know neither the National Organic Program nor the National Organic Standards Board are relevant to this discussion since the Food Safety Modernization Act would establish within the Department of Health and Human Services, a Food Safety Administration which in turn would assign all the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to food safety to the new Administrator of Food Safety.<br><br>as well as...<br><br>Transfer to the Administration all functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws. The Food Safety Administration would be empowered to regulate what the bill outlined as \"food production facilities\" which are defined as:<br><br>14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term \u2018food production facility\u2019 means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>Clearly organic farms fall within the FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY guidelines. As far as addressing the bill's broad language and the inherent implied interpretations, I've discussed all that. You're invited to read the comments posted above.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-24_20:32:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489103": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"They can have my Tiller when they pry it from my cold dead hands!!!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-28_01:15:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "e3e97c522933d4b53893cc7849ce02a9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489104": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is a hoax.  The bill is about not knowingly allowing bad food into trade.  There is nothing about organic farming, home farming, or forced use of pesticides.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-29_09:17:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "4fce59ceddfe446d974a84196418e8ca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489105": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And this Rosa Delaura is a member of Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, well she should be ashamed of herself.... No mercy for all things natural in our beautiful world... she a monster to the human race...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-30_06:05:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "59e82da89f8a9aaf6d532c83b9498561", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489106": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow.. HasABrain, is your surname HasNoEyes? Or did you just not read the bill? Because I did read it, as soon as i heard about it, and YES there is a lot having to do with organic farming(because they do not use conventional pesticides, for one) Home farming, Because as this blog says, the government will have complete control over any food grown in the country, and they will have the ability to tell someone with a garden \"That food is unsafe, we are seizing it and fining you.(up to one million dollars) It is all in the bill.. And I'll give you a tip that might help you here.. Step one: read the bill. Step two: comprehend what you read. Repeat as necessary until you fully grasp what is being said in the bill, because to anyone that reads and understands this bill, it is very, very scary.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-30_14:03:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "a9042430f62d5873e0753c2afe6c5e57", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489107": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is related to CODEX ALIMENTARIUS.  Look it up on youtube.  Watch Alex Jones' ENDGAME.  The goal is 80% global depopulation.  That probably includes you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-31_01:23:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "e45c9f321e1c7524992a19886236da5b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The inbred \"elites\" have gone insane once again.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-02_11:29:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "e45c9f321e1c7524992a19886236da5b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489109": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ADM is owned by PRINCE CHARLES.... GD THEM ALL....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-02_21:58:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "4a8fd41d765682094a0accf896c7b663", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489110": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "With no new America to escape to we will succumb to the evil we left Europe to escape, save for the Chinese fact - they own and operate our Uber-rich upper class and they hate them with communist fervor and will do everything in their power to eliminate them! Saved by the Chinese communists the first time they hesitate to lend the U.S. Ponzie Scheme Fiat money bullshit system any more money and stall the U.S. economy cold - or the day they OK even larger loans, destabilizing and devaluing the \"Almighty Dollar\" to toilet paper values - either way the Uber -Rich go away with no game- board to play on!  Proof of this cockamamie logic? China took GM down and they don't even know it yet! SEE:<br>\u201cThe astounding Chinese have epoched the great GM, of U.S.A. in producing an Electric/gas/plug-in car! They are driving them in the streets of China as we speak, they will be retailed in the U.S.A. by 2011, they will cost half the price of a \"Volt\" and they are \"On Order\" for Israel! GM, take a deep breath, your naughty parts have just been cut off by a Chinese high-tech competitor, and the \"Volt\" is still \"Vapor-ware\"!\u201d    See:http://www.cleantech.com/news/3983/chinas-byd-sells-first-mass-produced-plug-cars<br>The Chinese will never \"bow down\" to American corporate bullshit, they will, as they did the 'milk tainters' in their own country, line them up, blood type them for organ transplant, and kill them on the spot, something we in America should be doing on Wall Street to anyone convictable of aiding and abetting the downfall of the greatest nation in the world for personal profit - we need to bring out Treason laws and apply them liberally to the corporate crews that do our nation harm, Monsanto included - When the Anarchy breaks, expect lynch mobs, and the Uber Rich  blood to flow in the streets! It is Historical, the oppressed rise up against all odds when the insult is big enough, and \"string up\" their oppressors! In darker corners of America today there are \"List-Makers\" keeping track of the offenders, and when the sh*t hits the fan, they will not go unpunished!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-07_07:37:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "75f136fba05aeee42b1691d023dafc5e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489111": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": ":-) Wow. Don't start the revolution without me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-07_10:14:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489112": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People were around before there was government.  <br>Therefore if all the people ignore a law, it in fact doesn't exist.<br>Examples; the tea tax, the 55mph speed limit, prohibition.<br><br>If we're so stupid in the aggregate to elect petty tyrants, what can be said?  Don't blame the politicians for doing what they said they would do.<br><br>Freedom requires self reliance.  Self reliance means doing what's needed at the individual and community level to survive and thrive regardless of the \"rules\".  Because there is an overriding rule (refer to the declaration of Independence).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-07_13:40:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "49de0166e9d5b242b970ad961943a288", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489113": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tim,<br><br>Well said. At this point I think an aggregate ignorance of federal income tax is called for -- stop feeding the beast. Recent Poll: 74 Percent support higher taxes on the rich, and a growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money.  You can't vote out anyone in a two-party monopoly system where all of congress is bought and sold to the highest corporate bidder. And the days of an organized militia to exercise our Declaration of Independence right to replace the government are over.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-09_17:07:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "567d8c4ceef8204107777b35bd56b2c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Rosa DeLauro whose husband Stanley Greenburg works for Monsanto\"<br><br>Wow.. This just isn't right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-20_08:38:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "c6e9ec82d689ceb46f824c340588a6fc", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489115": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Safe food is wonderful but are they going to test all the imported food?  This is what I worry about.  Don't hold us to standards the rest of the world won't follow and then let that food into our country.  They don't have many of the laws against pesticides we do.  Why do you think many of the large fruit and vegetable companies grow their produce in foreign countries?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-26_00:19:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "f742ce81374399931bf215df36c8f87e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489116": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I thought I read, somewhere, around two weeks ago, that delauro said this bill would not affect small farmers or citizens backyard gardens.  Maybe I was wrong.  When delauro says she doesnt have anything to do with MOnsanto she is lying as her husband works for them, I think, as a vice president.  I dont know that I would believe anything she says.  I have made it a point to stop buying Canola oil, as it is made from corn grown from seed, genetically engineered by Monsanto.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-04-29_19:11:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "29675abc55640053277111b53703c195", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489117": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This article does seem a bit hysterical - it's entirely possible that this bill is an evil, evil thing, but the over-the-top rhetoric (\"You'll be arrested for growing your own food!\") seems a bit unnecessary. It doesn't help to be so misinformed: Stan Greenberg does not work for Monsanto. <br><br><a href=\"http://crooksandliars.com/nonny-mouse/monsanto-and-hr-875-take-two\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://crooksandliars.com/nonny-mouse/monsanto-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-01_14:39:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "24185a7cd9f4c50d2db0169c6ada6304", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "7 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489118": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hasabrain intimates this does not affect small farms or organic seed availability.  Do your research brain.  Monsanto, Burpee, Et al have instituted and won a number of lawsuits restricting people from harvesting crops that \"..may or may not have been cross pollinated..\" by bees and other insects that are in the vacinity of fields where their genetically engineered seed crops are growing...\".  If this isn't about control...well as someone told me a long time ago...I have some land on the moon I'll gladly sell you...with just a million or two down payment... <br>Get a Clue you Progressive Nimrod...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-12_17:36:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "346ecc536fadbe9b055774dd037f2e99", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489119": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "DeLauro's husband is Stan Greenburg who just happens to be a lobbyist for Monsanto and other food and seed corporations.  They are also friends with Rahm Emmanuel and there is an investigation into illegal IRS tax evasion over a room she provided Rahm for over five years.  Still in investigation.  So will this be covered up as well?  How naive are all of us who have small organic or just small garden plots for Farmers Markets. <br><br>Propaganda says this is just to \"..Protect the Masses..\". <br><br> As Hitler once said ... \"All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.\"-Adolf Hitler", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-12_17:42:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "346ecc536fadbe9b055774dd037f2e99", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9489120": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Andrea - Stan Greenburg draws a paycheck, and a very substantial one at that by being a lobbyist.  Now Who works for Whom?  Parents of my high school and college friends, who just happen to have survived the Holocost were hysterical when their parents were killed as well.  When they talked about it they always said over and over...\"We just kept believing it wouldn't happen to us...they needed us...\".  Will you wait to decide like they did and then have lifelong regrets or maybe be in the same position their parents were in, dead.  I hardly think this is hysterical it is absolutely Historical, and sadly seems to be repeating itself.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-05-12_17:50:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "346ecc536fadbe9b055774dd037f2e99", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "21683408": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Type all the comments you want...if the people of the United States of America don't stand up and speak up this is total government control. We are now live in a communist/fascist nation. There is still time to do what needs to be done. Scream people at your representatives and get them out of office. 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	/* */ 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 = '4f0bfca82e06c976a1efdd7c783a5fd0';
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;



// 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://disqus.com/forums/friendseatblog/you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato/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/friendseatblog/_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">64</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/friendseatblog/you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato/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://disqus.com/forums/friendseatblog/you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato/">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">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		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.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://disqus.com/forums/friendseatblog/you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato/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 '';
	};

	//
	// 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 are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on FriendsEAT&#39;s Blog" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</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:18530632" 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'				: 'friendseatblog',
			't'				: 'you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato',
			// 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/friendseatblog/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/friendseatblog/you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato/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/friendseatblog/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato'
			+ '&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/friendseatblog/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato'
			+ '&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/friendseatblog/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'you_may_be_arrested_soon_for_growing_a_tomato'
				+ '&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/friendseatblog/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/18530632/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
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Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489057">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489057" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489057" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489057" href="http://naturalbias.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vin | NaturalBias.com</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489057" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489057" class="dsq-comment-message">This is truly disgraceful toward anyone who has any regard for their health and well being. It will be a very sad day if this bill passes. Thank you for helping to spread the word!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489058">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489058" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489058" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489058" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Antonio</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489058" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489058" class="dsq-comment-message">"allow government officials to mandate the use of chemical pesticides" whooooa.... that\'s very troubling.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489059">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489059" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489059" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489059" href="http://www.norvax.com/uspc/mullins263" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BettyLM</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489059" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489059" class="dsq-comment-message">I am forwarding this info to my brother in Colorado who raises vegetables for his many friends and customers at the Farmers\' Market.    We need to put our money to good use and insure food coming into our country is safe for eating.<br><br>Thanks for the info.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489060">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489060" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489060" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489060">susano</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489060" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489060" class="dsq-comment-message">Alright, this is gov-corp totalitarianism. This isn\'t just bad legislation, this is a DEATH TREAT. If you think I\'m exaggerating, look up what Stalin did to the Ukranians. By controlling the food supply, exactly as this bill propses, he STARVED an estimated six to seven MILLION. Stalin is just one example.<br><br>There is no way in hell, if this bill passes, we won\'t have war - the states, We the People, against the federal government and the corporate slime who bankroll the District of Corruption. Look around the world and all of the things that people are willing to DIE for. Have you ever wondered what would make YOU draw that line in the sand? If being able to FEED YOURSELF and YOUR LOVED ONES  isn\'t it, nothing is.<br><br>Call your congress thing and your senate things and tell them how you feel. DON\'T SUGAR COAT IT. These crooks have stolen our country and now they want control over the food supply. When hell freezes over, I say. And, while you\'re at it, let them know that Monsanto can shove their terminator seeds and poisons right down their own damn throats.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489061">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489061" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489061" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489061">Karl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489061" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489061" class="dsq-comment-message">Don\'t like the bill one bit, will be sending e-mail and calling today!   But the "jobless Americans live in tent cities"?  Please send me some details on that one, as you make it sound as if it is commonplace and I\'m not seeing it.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489062">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489062" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489062" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489062" href="http://www.barbedwiresmile.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">barbedwiresmile</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489062" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489062" class="dsq-comment-message">Excellent blog post. Patriots: the writing is on the wall. How much more can we take? We shall see...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489064">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489064" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489064" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489064">hdowless</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489064" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489064" class="dsq-comment-message">The facts have been lining up one after the other since 1960 to suggest some sort of full blown authoritarian socialist government will take control of the US. There have been facts lining up since 1980 suggesting some sort of institutionalised slavery may be about to be forced upon the american population. What am I talking about here? I am talking about socialism where it is against the law for people to own property, grow food, etc. I am talking about a system of slave/concentration camps being established to force the population to produce for the world market. just keep this fact in mind: The US will have to produce goods once more for this economic crisis to resolve it self. How are the people going to willingly work to produce when they are payed in worthless currency?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489065">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489065" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489065" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489065" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489065" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489065" class="dsq-comment-message">Karl, <br><br>You wanted details. Here\'s a few links: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/03/06/Tent_City.DTL&amp;o=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=...</a> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1159677/Pictured-The-credit-crunch-tent-city-returned-haunt-America.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/artic...</a> <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/11/america/homeless.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/11/america/...</a> <a href="http://rawstory.com/news/afp/One_in_50_US_kids_is_homeless_repor_03102009.htm" rel="nofollow">http://rawstory.com/news/afp/One_in_50_US_kids_...</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489066">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489066" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489066" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489066">susano</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489066" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489066" class="dsq-comment-message">Funny how when this piece was posted your site went wiggy! None of the links worked. Glad to see it back to normal. No coincidence, imo.<br><br>BTW, though it doesn\'t pertain to food, aren\'t these the same people (DeLauro and Greenberg) the same ones who gave Rahm Emaneul free housing (tax free) for years?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489067">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489067" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489067" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489067" href="http://reddit.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Wayne from Fullerton, CA</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489067" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489067" class="dsq-comment-message">You need to post some sort of link where we can express our disgust with this bill. Most people don\'t know how or even know who to write. If somoene drafts a petition it can be posted pn a website and just by giving their name and web address and then clicking, they can sign the petition. I know that sounds like people are too lazy to do it on their own, but most of them feel it\'s too difficult.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489068">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489068" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489068" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489068">damaged justice</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489068" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489068" class="dsq-comment-message">If <a href="http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2009/02/social-collapse-best-practices.html" rel="nofollow">Dmitry Orlov\'s predictions are anywhere near correct</a>, independent local production may be the last thing between us and mass starvation.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489070">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489070" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489070" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489070" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489070" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489070" class="dsq-comment-message">Wayne,<br><br>H.R. 875 is still being reviewed and no specific time has been established for an official vote yet. As you point out, this is the perfect time to make your objections known.<br><br>Contact the House Committee on Energy and Commerce<br><a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=24&amp;Itemid=53" rel="nofollow">http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?optio...</a><br><br>The House Committee on Agriculture<br><a href="http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/members.html" rel="nofollow">http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/members.html</a><br><br>And your representatives<br><a href="https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml" rel="nofollow">https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489071">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489071" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489071" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489071">Krn_artist</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489071" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489071" class="dsq-comment-message">This article is extremely troubling...There is going to be hell to pay if this bill passes....</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489072">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489072" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489072" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489072">Richard</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489072" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489072" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for alerting everyone about this bill. Everyone needs to contact their congressmen, farm bureau, 4h band converned groups to stop this bill stone cold!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489073">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489073" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489073" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489073">Michael</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489073" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489073" class="dsq-comment-message">hmm this seems to remind me of what happened in the ukrain from Government interventionest policy.<br><br><a href="http://www.faminegenocide.com/resources/ukraine_famine.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.faminegenocide.com/resources/ukraine...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489074" class="dsq-comment-header">\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489074">Bigfoot</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489074" class="dsq-comment-message">You guys are whacked!  This article is so full of lies, misinformation, wild exaggeration, innuendo and stuff taken out of context, it\'s not even funny how you are jumping up in righteous indignation.  Inform yourselves through something more than someone\'s blog!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489075" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489075" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyone can post blanket accusations in a comment. If you disagree with the article\'s content, be specific. Tell us what you take issue with -- otherwise, you just come of as a hysterical, knee-jerk reactionary and the country\'s full of those.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489076">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489076" class="dsq-comment-message">I think Bigfoot has a legitimate claim.  The first red-flag I found in Spence Cooper\'s article is that there is no record on-line of Stan Greenberg ever working for Monsanto.  So if Mr. Cooper has some valid information to substantiate this claim he owes it to his readers to present it.  Mr. Cooper also misleads readers into thinking that Greenburg\'s wife, Congresswoman Rosa Delauro was the sole introducer of the bill when actually she was just one of 30.  Did Mr. Cooper think no one would click onto the link he provided that presented the Bill in its entirety?<br><br>A cursory glance at the actual bill H. R. 875, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 doesn\'t indicate ANYTHING that would subject private gardens growing food for personal consumption to the restrictions or guidelines of this bill.  This bill is aimed at the production and processing of food sold to the general public.  Considering the problems we have had with this process in recent years I do not think it too much to ask that the FDA do what it has failed to do over the last 8-10 years and which it was establsihed to do back in the 1920\'s - protect the public food supply from contamination.  <br><br>I personally think Spence Cooper is a zealot of sorts that simply doesn\'t like government regulation of any sort and is trying to spin this Bill as one more example of the "Socialist" endeavors of Democrats and Liberals.   Perhaps Mr. Cooper could erase this impression by stating his politcal views on government regulations of any kind.  Was he a supporter along with every Republican and a few of Democrats who sought to DE-regulate all industries in the U.S.,  including the financial behemoths that have recently wreaked havoc on our economy.<br><br>At the bare minimum Mr. Cooper should point out exactly where in the Bill  HR 875 he draws the conclusion that people growing their own fruit and vegetables for personal consumption MAY be arrested for doing so.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489077">Janice M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489077" class="dsq-comment-message">I so totally ALSO agree with Bigfoot, <br>Great comment, Larry! Kuddos<br>Good to have someone who can take a step back and look at things with intelligence. Too many sheeple following the latest fear-factor-LOL...and there are MANY of those, I get 3 or 4 in my inbox daily. I\'m surprised all the disappointed voters haven\'t started a civil war by now. <br>I do believe that\'s what they\'re working towards...<br>too bad, not what our country needs (a continuation of the fear mongering and lies of the illicit 2000-2008 administration)<br><br>Isn\'t it time we worked as hard towards SAVING what\'s left of our country after the past 8 years????</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489078" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489078" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, Larry you didn’t look very hard. It’s all over the web. Greenberg is on Monsanto payroll as a consultant, or more to the point a strategist. He’s no doubt paid to gage and/or mold public opinion; nevertheless, that’s means he works for them.<br><br>Rosa DeLauro’s name appears as the lead sponsor of the bill, citing 39 Co-Sponsors. You’re nitpicking. <br><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/1/111-h875/show" rel="nofollow">http://www.opencongress.org/bill/1/111-h875/show</a><br><br>Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009<br><br>Food Production Facility is defined as:<br><br>(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>Let’s see, an orchard is a garden. ANY farm, ranch etc., is pretty much self explanatory.<br><br>Food Production Facility is defined as:<br><br>(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>Let’s see, an orchard is a garden. ANY farm, ranch etc., is pretty self explanatory.<br><br>Anyone who grows food in a Food Production Facility is subject to the following:<br><br><br>Section 206 (a) Authorities- In carrying out the duties of the Administrator and the purposes of this Act, the Administrator shall have the authority, with respect to food production facilities, to--<br><br>(1) visit and inspect food production facilities in the United States and in foreign countries to determine if they are operating in compliance with the requirements of the food safety law;<br><br>(2) review food safety records as required to be kept by the Administrator under section 210 and for other food safety purposes;<br><br>(3) set good practice standards to protect the public and animal health and promote food safety;<br><br>(4) conduct monitoring and surveillance of animals, plants, products, or the environment, as appropriate; and<br><br>(5) collect and maintain information relevant to public health and farm practices<br><br>(Definition of FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.)<br><br>SEC. 402. FOOD DETENTION, SEIZURE, AND CONDEMNATION.<br><br>(a) Administrative Detention of Food-<br><br>(1) EXPANDED AUTHORITY- The Administrator shall have authority under section 304 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 334) to administratively detain and seize any food regulated under this Act that the Administrator has reason to believe is unsafe, is adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of the food safety law.<br><br>Do you see the word “Sale” listed anywhere under Section 405?<br><br>Section 405 Civil and Criminal Penalties<br>IN GENERAL- Any person that commits an act that violates the food safety law (including a regulation promulgated or order issued under the food safety law) may be assessed a civil penalty by the Administrator of not more than $1,000,000 for each such act.<br><br>(b) Criminal Sanctions-<br><br>(1) OFFENSE RESULTING IN SERIOUS ILLNESS- Notwithstanding section 303(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)), if a violation of any provision of section 301 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 301) with respect to an adulterated or misbranded food results in serious illness, the person committing the violation shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or both.<br><br>(2) OFFENSE RESULTING IN DEATH- Notwithstanding section 303(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)), if a violation of any provision of section 301 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 331) with respect to an adulterated or misbranded food results in death, the person committing the violation shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or both.<br><br>If the state has the power to seize your property, conduct warrantless government entry, impose absurd Million dollar fines, broad interpretation of the criminal section for non compliance is just within reach. And the bill’s language is still under construction.  <br><br>These bills, like the National Animal ID System (NAIS), are designed to benefit agribusiness and eliminate the viability of small farmers. Corporations like Monsanto want ro monopolize everything, all our land, seeds, animals, and water. You\'d pretty much have to be living under a rock not to know how insidious Monsanto is, with things like DDT, Agent Orange, and Terminator Seeds.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489079" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489079" class="dsq-comment-message">LOL! The only sheeple I know are the ones that don\'t question authority, regardless of the political party. I find it amusing that becasue I oppose a democratically sponored bill, it\'s assumed I\'m a republican.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489080" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Antonio</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489080" class="dsq-comment-message">Sheeple..Great word.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489081" href="http://thewritegardener.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TC</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489081" class="dsq-comment-message">What I would really like to see, and I suppose I\'ll have to do it myself, is a post showing the wording of the bill that has so many garden bloggers posting alarmist messages. You should copy and paste the exact wording of the bill in your post, then state your reasoning for opposing.<br><br>I\'m sure it\'ll be a big hassle when I read through the bill, but before I post on my blog about it, I\'ll find the part(s) showing how it will affect backyard market gardeners before I start making claims or alluding to draconian practices.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489082" href="http://thewritegardener.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TC</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489082" class="dsq-comment-message">One more thing, I don\'t think Mrs. Obama would be touting a brand new soon-to-be in production People\'s Garden at The White House if she was worried about this bill. <br><br>See this USDA news release about The People\'s Garden:<br><br><a href="http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/0/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2009%252F02%252F0042.xml&amp;PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&amp;PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM" rel="nofollow">http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489083">Janice M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489083" class="dsq-comment-message">EXCELLENT points, TC-</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489084">Janice M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489084" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, and Spence, I DO question authority, have been, daily, on some days, hourly,  for the past 8 years I\'ve been working OVERTIME- (and to think I USED to be a repub!)<br>I\'m finally FREE of the crap addiction!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489085">Kenneth Daigle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489085" class="dsq-comment-message">another example of costly, needless, government intrusion----how many more federal workers will be needed to manage this boondoggle?------with global crisis upon us in all forms and fashion, EVERY POSSIBLE FOOD SOURCE WILL BE CRITICAL IN YEARS AHEAD !!!-----just read this month\'s issue of National Geographic about the global drought conditions sweeping the planet-----we need to encourage, not discourage, all avenues of food production, especially at the local level-----to consolidate food production in fewer hands makes the same mistakes as allowing financial firms to get "too big to fail"----that philosophy has brought the banking system to collapse-----we cannot allow the same mistake allowing the likes of Monsanto to grow to monsterous size----WAKE UP AMERICA  !!!----you need a reliable source of food far more than Citigroup or AIG.....</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489086" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489086" class="dsq-comment-message">"See this USDA news release about The People’s Garden"<br><br>LOL! Too funny. Just a wild guess, but something tells me The Commander In Chief \'s garden would be off limits to the federal agencies he\'s in charge of. I can see Don Knotts now with his citation pad, trying to cite the president\'s wife, kids, or the White House Chef  for violation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489087">Hayley</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489087" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey guys,<br><br>There are 6 food safety bills being circulated in Congress, but only this one seems to be receiving a lot of attention.  HR 875 would overhauling the totally dysfunctional Food and Drug Administration.  But the rumor mill has this legislation pegged as something entirely different.  It’s time to set the record straight.  Here are a few things that H.R. 875 DOES do:<br><br>-	It addresses the most critical flaw in the structure of FDA by splitting it into two new agencies –one devoted to food safety and the other devoted to drugs and medical devices.<br>-	It increases inspection of food processing plants, basing the frequency of inspection on the risk of the product being produced – but it does NOT make plants pay any registration fees or user fees.<br>-	It does extend food safety agency authority to food production on farms, requiring farms to write a food safety plan and consider the critical points on that farm where food safety problems are likely to occur.<br>-	It requires imported food to meet the same standards as food produced in the U.S.<br><br>And just as importantly, here are a few things that H.R. 875 does NOT do:<br><br>-	It does not cover foods regulated by the USDA (beef, pork, poultry, lamb, catfish.)<br>-	It does not establish a mandatory animal identification system.<br>-	It does not regulate backyard gardens.<br>-	It does not regulate seed.<br>-	It does not call for new regulations for farmers markets or direct marketing arrangements.  <br>-	It does not apply to food that does not enter interstate commerce (food that is sold across state lines).<br>-	It does not mandate any specific type of traceability for FDA-regulated foods (the bill does instruct a new food safety agency to improve traceability of foods, but specifically says that recordkeeping can be done electronically or on paper.)<br><br>So basically, the Obama\'s new garden is safe!  And so is yours!<br><br>BUT several of the other bills DO include provisions that should worry small farmers – like H.R. 814, which calls for a mandatory animal identification system, or H.R. 759, which is more likely to move through Congress than H.R. 875 and calls for electronic recordkeeping on farms and registration fees for processing plants.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489088" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489088" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for your post, Hayley. <br><br>Three things:<br><br>1) The article you\'re addressing does not take issue with most of the items listed in your comment, e.g., seed, animal identification system, USDA (beef, pork, poultry, lamb, catfish, etc...<br><br>2)  The Bill does NOT address the most critical flaw in the structure of FDA by splitting it into two new agencies; on the contrary, the bill creates yet another agency whose creation will undoubtedly generate even more flaws, or as many flaws as the first, costing the tax payer even more money for the creation of an additional agency staffed by yet more bugling idiots. <br><br>3)  You claim the bill It does not regulate backyard gardens. The term FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- as defined in the bill means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>A "back yard" easily qualifies as defined under bill\'s terms; the rest of the information mentioned in my article is subject to how one interprets the bill.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489089">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489089" class="dsq-comment-message">Dear Spence,<br><br>Anybody who uses the term "sheeple" to deride their critics is simply using a smear tactic to discredit legitimate criticism.  Grow up.<br><br>Now as for your response about how "It’s all over the web. Greenberg is on Monsanto payroll as a consultant, or more to the point a strategist"  - I concur.  It IS all over the web BUT  more in gossip form that only the blogosphere can cover rather than any authoritative fashion. <br><br>There was a note on Mr. Greenberg\'s page on Wikipedia and when I clicked the source it led me to this site - <br><br><a href="http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=109" rel="nofollow">http://www.greenbergresearch.com/index.php?ID=109</a> - <br><br>Monsanto is just one of his many clients for his Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research firm, a polling and consulting firm he is co-founder of with James Carville and Bob Shrum.  So now that we have established this are we to assume that what you have conjectured about private gardens, i.e. people "being arrested for growing tomatoes", is a truth based on fact and hard evidence or merely some notion of guilt by association?<br><br>And good god man - you copied and pasted all that information from the Open Congress website, which most of it I reviewed, but which fails to demonstrate how this specifically is aimed at gardens growing food for PRIVATE CONSUMPTION.  To assume that the definitions in this bill are also aimed at  "gardens growing food for PRIVATE CONSUMPTION" is unfounded and is merely conjecture on your part.  However, if you will please copy and paste that specific statement in the bill that pin points  "gardens growing food for PRIVATE CONSUMPTION" then I will retract my criticism of your assumption.   I mean your article even implies that this legislation affects businesses or did you mean something else when you said  "This bill is designed to allow corporations, with the help of their hired government guns, to force small competitors (you and me) out of business. "  Are people who grow tomatoes for private consumption classified as a businesses in your nomenclature of things?<br><br>Let me emphasize that I am NOT saying your assumption isn\'t true;  I am merely pointing out that you seem to be basing this on specious evidence.  PLEASE, correct me if I\'m wrong.   My challenge to you is to show me where this legislation is outside the auspices of the FDA to do what it was designed to do years ago - protect the public food supply from contamination.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>The Larry</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489090" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489090" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Larry,<br><br>Don\'t give me that copy and past crap. You just pasted everything you copied about the Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research firm in your comment. That backroom bully routine has been used in every political forum from New York to LA. And FYI, I\'ve assumed nothing I didn\'t extrapolate from the bill. If you\'ve reviewed the bill\'s language, as I have, and still fail to see any repressive measures that\'s your problem. <br><br>If you feel my article sensationalizes this issue, and creates exaggerated alarm, I suggest any alarm you feel be directed where it belongs: within this bill’s oppressive, unnecessary and restrictive measures whose language is broad enough to be interpreted in such a way as to severely, and negatively impact the nation’s organic food movement. Those who so vehemently oppose this bill are not fearmongering reactionaries; those like you who use party politics as an excuse to mitigate this bill’s clear intent are the ones to be feared. There are plenty of other similar bills just as repressive, such as H.R. 814, or H.R. 759, take your pick.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489091">snaby</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489091" class="dsq-comment-message">(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br><br>What part of the word "any" escapes the comprehension of some people? The language is broad and vague, for a reason, and that makes it dangerous.<br><br>I live in a rural community and this legislation would, indeed, cover the small farmers and growers with road side stands and our local farmer\'s market.<br><br>I looked up Mr. Greenberg and Monstanto lobbyist is on his resume. I wasn\'t difficult to find. Do we have Mosanto people, here, doing some damage control?<br><br>I\'m not sure why anyone would try to make this about one party or the other. This is not a one party issue. This has been going on for decades! It\'s only getting worse.<br><br>Please look up "The World According to Monsanto", on Google videos or Youtube. They are just ONE of  the monsters in agri biz. Between agri, big pharma and the Codex Alimentarius people, our food supply and natural health are in danger.<br><br>Amazing how Nature has gotten us this far without regulatory agencies to do our thinking and make our choices for us. It is big agra and chemical companies that need to be brougt to account, NOT NATURE.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489092">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489092" class="dsq-comment-message">Spence,<br><br>Found this information on a site I subscribe to;  The  Organic Consumers Association:<br><br>The Organic Consumers Association is not taking a position for or against this bill, but encouraging its members to write to Congress to urge it to enact food safety legislation that addresses the inherent dangers of our industrialized food system without burdening certified organic and farm-to-consumer operations.<br><br><br>Certified organic farms and farms that sell directly to consumers are oases in a food system gone wrong. Unfortunately, the "food safety" system as we know it has been created largely by the corporations it was supposed to regulate. That\'s why it takes 9 months to locate and shut down a peanut factory that killed 9 people and sickened 22,500, but a raw milk producer can be raided and arrested without ever harming a soul.<br><br><br>We agree with the Pew Food Safety Initiative, which supports the bill, that:<br><br><br>"The FSMA contains key improvements that will enable federal authorities to better ensure the safety of the food supply-by requiring food companies to implement preventive plans and meet performance standards for contaminants in food; creating a system for certifying the safety of imported foods; establishing a strong risk-based inspection regime for food companies; and granting the government explicit authority over all food-production facilities. The legislation also provides essential enforcement tools such as mandatory recall and civil penalties."<br><br><br>However, we also feel compelled to urge Congress to avoid one-size-fits all legislation. Congress should pay attention to organic and local food advocates like the Northest Organic Farming Association\'s Leafy Greens Working Group and the Community Alliance with Family Farm\'s Family Farm Food Safety Campaign. Congress should draw on their expertise in food safety systems that are scale-appropriate and compatible with organic system plans. We share the concerns of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, which opposes the bill because it could be interpreted to impose onerous regulations on small farms, especially raw milk producers who are already unfairly targeted by state food-safety regulators.<br><br><br>Hopefully, this bill will enhance the public debate over why our food production system is so unsafe. The number one thing we could do to increase food safety is to stop the factory farming of animals:<br><br>Source: <a href="http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/bills/?bill=12878051" rel="nofollow">http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/bil...</a><br><br><br><br>Perhaps this will enable you to better understand why I am not jumping on the band wagon with with you in your apparent blanket denunciation of HR 875.<br><br>Larry</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489093" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489093" class="dsq-comment-message">Larry,<br><br>Thanks for the information. How do figure The Organic Consumers Association is not taking a position when they share the concerns of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, who opposes the bill?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489094">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489094" class="dsq-comment-message">Spence says "this bill’s oppressive, unnecessary and restrictive measures whose language is broad enough to be interpreted in such a way as to severely, and negatively impact the nation’s organic food movement."<br><br>Thanks Spence for pointing out that ANYONE can interpret this bill to mean ANYTHING they want it to.  NOW, please try and direct your energy at the other  part of my question and not my mild assault on your verbosity.  How Does this bill prevent the FDA from doing what it was  designed to do when founded in the early part of the 20th Century?<br><br>"Don’t give me that copy and past crap. You just pasted everything you copied about the Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research firm in your comment. That backroom bully routine has been used in every political forum from New York to LA. And FYI, I’ve assumed nothing I didn’t extrapolate from the bill. If you’ve reviewed the bill’s language, as I have, and still fail to see any repressive measures that’s your problem. "  <br><br>I presume this means you don\'t have a mature, civil and cogent response to my questions.  Also, I merely copied and pasted the URL for the information I referred to in the post.  How is that similar to what you did?  <br><br>Man, for someone who is supposed to influence people on important issues you sure are displaying something akin to a child\'s temper tantrum.<br><br>-Larry</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489095">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489095" class="dsq-comment-message">Spence, why would you ask ME "How do figure The Organic Consumers Association is not taking a position when they share the concerns of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, who opposes the bill?"<br><br>I merely quoted the source from the site at the Organic Consumers Association.  They, NOT ME, said they are NOT taking a position on this bill.  Do you really read anything I send you?  <br><br>And besides,  the fact that the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund opposes this bill means little to me because I am not up on what each and every entity that opposes or supports this bill represents.  I have simply explained to you why I think your position is over-inflated, however righteous you may think it to be, based on the concrete and definable information we have at our disposal.  Based on factual analysis you have some reason to be concerned but are out of line, IMO, for creating a blanket denunciation of HR 875.<br><br>-Larry</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489096" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489096" class="dsq-comment-message">"Thanks Spence for pointing out that ANYONE can interpret this bill to mean ANYTHING they want it to…"<br><br>Precisely. <br><br>:-) Come on, Larry. I think we both know you\'re not interested in being influenced.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489097">Janice M</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489097" class="dsq-comment-message">But, but ,but, Spence, you still haven\'t answered Larry\'s question, I too, am interested in your answer.<br><br>Thanks!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489098">snaby</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489098" class="dsq-comment-message">“Thanks Spence for pointing out that ANYONE can interpret this bill to mean ANYTHING they want it to…”<br><br>And, therein lies the rub. That is exactly why the language is so broad and vague. These kinds of bills are not for the benefit of anyone except the corporations who are positioning themselves to control the food supply. Politicians dance with those that brung \'em - multinationals whose one interst is MONEY. The marriage of business and government is FASCISM, in it\'s original definition (Mussolini). No thanks.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489099">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489099" class="dsq-comment-message">" Come on, Larry. I think we both know you’re not interested in being influenced."<br><br>With factual data I am.  Not alarmist rhetoric</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489100">Mark</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489100" class="dsq-comment-message">My guess is that the people writing here are getting what they voted for in the last election.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489101">Soobs</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489101" class="dsq-comment-message">This bill is specifically related to food produced for commercial sale not private use. And the standards for fertilizer use sound like they regulate quality/content as related to the safe production of food and not the specific kind or source per se. At this point, having read the whole bill, I don\'t yet see how this infringes on our civil liberties or targets organic farmers in any way.<br><br>Organic farming is overseen by the National Organic Program (<a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/</a>) which enforces regulations and standards developed by the National Organic Standards Board which was created by the National Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 which was a part of the 1990 Farm Bill.<br><br>At this point, having done the research you suggest, you come off as a ranting reactionary. But please, do prove me wrong.<br><br>National Organic Standards Board - <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateQ&amp;navID=NOSBHomeNOPNationalOrganicProgramHome&amp;rightNav1=NOSBHomeNOPNationalOrganicProgramHome&amp;topNav=&amp;leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&amp;page=NOSBHome&amp;description=NOSB&amp;acct=nosb" rel="nofollow">http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTempla...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489102" href="http://FriendsEAT.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489102" class="dsq-comment-message">If you had read the bill as you claim you\'d know neither the National Organic Program nor the National Organic Standards Board are relevant to this discussion since the Food Safety Modernization Act would establish within the Department of Health and Human Services, a Food Safety Administration which in turn would assign all the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services related to food safety to the new Administrator of Food Safety.<br><br>as well as...<br><br>Transfer to the Administration all functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws. The Food Safety Administration would be empowered to regulate what the bill outlined as "food production facilities" which are defined as:<br><br>14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.<br><br>Clearly organic farms fall within the FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY guidelines. As far as addressing the bill\'s broad language and the inherent implied interpretations, I\'ve discussed all that. You\'re invited to read the comments posted above.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489103">Larry</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489103" class="dsq-comment-message">"They can have my Tiller when they pry it from my cold dead hands!!!"</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489104">HasABrain</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489104" class="dsq-comment-message">This is a hoax.  The bill is about not knowingly allowing bad food into trade.  There is nothing about organic farming, home farming, or forced use of pesticides.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489105">Tave</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489105" class="dsq-comment-message">And this Rosa Delaura is a member of Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, well she should be ashamed of herself.... No mercy for all things natural in our beautiful world... she a monster to the human race...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489106">Mabius</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489106" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow.. HasABrain, is your surname HasNoEyes? Or did you just not read the bill? Because I did read it, as soon as i heard about it, and YES there is a lot having to do with organic farming(because they do not use conventional pesticides, for one) Home farming, Because as this blog says, the government will have complete control over any food grown in the country, and they will have the ability to tell someone with a garden "That food is unsafe, we are seizing it and fining you.(up to one million dollars) It is all in the bill.. And I\'ll give you a tip that might help you here.. Step one: read the bill. Step two: comprehend what you read. Repeat as necessary until you fully grasp what is being said in the bill, because to anyone that reads and understands this bill, it is very, very scary.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489107">bill getas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489107" class="dsq-comment-message">This is related to CODEX ALIMENTARIUS.  Look it up on youtube.  Watch Alex Jones\' ENDGAME.  The goal is 80% global depopulation.  That probably includes you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489108">bill getas</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489108" class="dsq-comment-message">The inbred "elites" have gone insane once again.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489109">Kelly</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489109" class="dsq-comment-message">ADM is owned by PRINCE CHARLES.... GD THEM ALL....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489110">Uncle B</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489110" class="dsq-comment-message">With no new America to escape to we will succumb to the evil we left Europe to escape, save for the Chinese fact - they own and operate our Uber-rich upper class and they hate them with communist fervor and will do everything in their power to eliminate them! Saved by the Chinese communists the first time they hesitate to lend the U.S. Ponzie Scheme Fiat money bullshit system any more money and stall the U.S. economy cold - or the day they OK even larger loans, destabilizing and devaluing the "Almighty Dollar" to toilet paper values - either way the Uber -Rich go away with no game- board to play on!  Proof of this cockamamie logic? China took GM down and they don\'t even know it yet! SEE:<br>“The astounding Chinese have epoched the great GM, of U.S.A. in producing an Electric/gas/plug-in car! They are driving them in the streets of China as we speak, they will be retailed in the U.S.A. by 2011, they will cost half the price of a "Volt" and they are "On Order" for Israel! GM, take a deep breath, your naughty parts have just been cut off by a Chinese high-tech competitor, and the "Volt" is still "Vapor-ware"!”    See:http://www.cleantech.com/news/3983/chinas-byd-sells-first-mass-produced-plug-cars<br>The Chinese will never "bow down" to American corporate bullshit, they will, as they did the \'milk tainters\' in their own country, line them up, blood type them for organ transplant, and kill them on the spot, something we in America should be doing on Wall Street to anyone convictable of aiding and abetting the downfall of the greatest nation in the world for personal profit - we need to bring out Treason laws and apply them liberally to the corporate crews that do our nation harm, Monsanto included - When the Anarchy breaks, expect lynch mobs, and the Uber Rich  blood to flow in the streets! It is Historical, the oppressed rise up against all odds when the insult is big enough, and "string up" their oppressors! In darker corners of America today there are "List-Makers" keeping track of the offenders, and when the sh*t hits the fan, they will not go unpunished!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489111" href="http://friendseat.com/foodie/37060/Spence" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489111" class="dsq-comment-message">:-) Wow. Don\'t start the revolution without me.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489112">Tim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489112" class="dsq-comment-message">People were around before there was government.  <br>Therefore if all the people ignore a law, it in fact doesn\'t exist.<br>Examples; the tea tax, the 55mph speed limit, prohibition.<br><br>If we\'re so stupid in the aggregate to elect petty tyrants, what can be said?  Don\'t blame the politicians for doing what they said they would do.<br><br>Freedom requires self reliance.  Self reliance means doing what\'s needed at the individual and community level to survive and thrive regardless of the "rules".  Because there is an overriding rule (refer to the declaration of Independence).</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489113" href="http://friendseat.com/foodie/37060/Spence" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spence Cooper</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489113" class="dsq-comment-message">Tim,<br><br>Well said. At this point I think an aggregate ignorance of federal income tax is called for -- stop feeding the beast. Recent Poll: 74 Percent support higher taxes on the rich, and a growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money.  You can\'t vote out anyone in a two-party monopoly system where all of congress is bought and sold to the highest corporate bidder. And the days of an organized militia to exercise our Declaration of Independence right to replace the government are over.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489114" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9489114" href="http://www.infowars.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alex Jones</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489114" class="dsq-comment-message">"Rosa DeLauro whose husband Stanley Greenburg works for Monsanto"<br><br>Wow.. This just isn\'t right.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489115">Barbara H.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489115" class="dsq-comment-message">Safe food is wonderful but are they going to test all the imported food?  This is what I worry about.  Don\'t hold us to standards the rest of the world won\'t follow and then let that food into our country.  They don\'t have many of the laws against pesticides we do.  Why do you think many of the large fruit and vegetable companies grow their produce in foreign countries?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489116" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489116">marla adams</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489116" class="dsq-comment-message">I thought I read, somewhere, around two weeks ago, that delauro said this bill would not affect small farmers or citizens backyard gardens.  Maybe I was wrong.  When delauro says she doesnt have anything to do with MOnsanto she is lying as her husband works for them, I think, as a vice president.  I dont know that I would believe anything she says.  I have made it a point to stop buying Canola oil, as it is made from corn grown from seed, genetically engineered by Monsanto.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489117">Andrea</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489117" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489117" class="dsq-comment-message">This article does seem a bit hysterical - it\'s entirely possible that this bill is an evil, evil thing, but the over-the-top rhetoric ("You\'ll be arrested for growing your own food!") seems a bit unnecessary. It doesn\'t help to be so misinformed: Stan Greenberg does not work for Monsanto. <br><br><a href="http://crooksandliars.com/nonny-mouse/monsanto-and-hr-875-take-two" rel="nofollow">http://crooksandliars.com/nonny-mouse/monsanto-...</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489118">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489118" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489118" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489118">PaladinWyo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489118" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489118" class="dsq-comment-message">Hasabrain intimates this does not affect small farms or organic seed availability.  Do your research brain.  Monsanto, Burpee, Et al have instituted and won a number of lawsuits restricting people from harvesting crops that "..may or may not have been cross pollinated.." by bees and other insects that are in the vacinity of fields where their genetically engineered seed crops are growing...".  If this isn\'t about control...well as someone told me a long time ago...I have some land on the moon I\'ll gladly sell you...with just a million or two down payment... <br>Get a Clue you Progressive Nimrod...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489119">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489119" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489119" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489119">PaladinWyo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489119" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489119" class="dsq-comment-message">DeLauro\'s husband is Stan Greenburg who just happens to be a lobbyist for Monsanto and other food and seed corporations.  They are also friends with Rahm Emmanuel and there is an investigation into illegal IRS tax evasion over a room she provided Rahm for over five years.  Still in investigation.  So will this be covered up as well?  How naive are all of us who have small organic or just small garden plots for Farmers Markets. <br><br>Propaganda says this is just to "..Protect the Masses..". <br><br> As Hitler once said ... "All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach."-Adolf Hitler</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9489120">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9489120" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9489120" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9489120">PaladinWyo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9489120" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9489120" class="dsq-comment-message">Andrea - Stan Greenburg draws a paycheck, and a very substantial one at that by being a lobbyist.  Now Who works for Whom?  Parents of my high school and college friends, who just happen to have survived the Holocost were hysterical when their parents were killed as well.  When they talked about it they always said over and over..."We just kept believing it wouldn\'t happen to us...they needed us...".  Will you wait to decide like they did and then have lifelong regrets or maybe be in the same position their parents were in, dead.  I hardly think this is hysterical it is absolutely Historical, and sadly seems to be repeating itself.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-16319404">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-16319404" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-16319404" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-16319404" href="http://www.teeshirtsoup.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Soupy</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-16319404" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-16319404" class="dsq-comment-message">This always happens when a beautiful woman tries to do something productive and get ahead.  You are all a bunch of haterz!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-21683408">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-21683408" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-21683408" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-21683408">yff</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-21683408" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-21683408" class="dsq-comment-message">Type all the comments you want...if the people of the United States of America don\'t stand up and speak up this is total government control. We are now live in a communist/fascist nation. There is still time to do what needs to be done. Scream people at your representatives and get them out of office. Tomorrow we have a choice. you get to vote all those who are power hungry out of office!!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
';

(function() {
	
	





Dsq.Debug.profile(function() {
	if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page == 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.is_initial_load) {
		Dsq.container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.header() + Dsq.container.innerHTML + Dsq.Templates.footer();
	}
	Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML = Dsq.$(Dsq.curPageId).innerHTML.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
}); // Dsq.Debug.Profile

// HACK: Resetting cache because we're done with.
Dsq.Utils.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = null;


	
	
	var dsq_styleEl = document.getElementById(disqus_container_id);
	var dsq_anchorEl = document.getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
	
	Dsq.Thread.fc = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, 'color');
	if(dsq_anchorEl) { Dsq.Thread.ac = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_anchorEl, 'color'); }
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Utils.getStyle(dsq_styleEl, (Dsq.Utils.ie || window.opera ? 'fontFamily' : 'font-family'));
	// For Safari / Opera: strip quotes.
	Dsq.Thread.ff = Dsq.Thread.ff.replace(/['"]/g, '');
	Dsq.Thread.fc = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.fc);
	Dsq.Thread.ac = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ac);
	Dsq.Thread.ff = encodeURIComponent(Dsq.Thread.ff);

	
	
	
	if(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer)) {
		// TODO: Check to see if theme uses postmessage.
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.textareaContainer));
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].init(function() {
				// Use fallback iframe
				Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer).innerHTML = '';
				var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$(Dsq.Templates.addPostContainer), null, {theme: theme});
				// if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
			});
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-post-add'));
		}
	}

	
	

	
	if(document.location.hash != '') {
		document.location.hash = document.location.hash.substring(1);
	}

	Dsq.Popup.showCookieMsgs();

	
	if(document.location.search != '' && location.hash != '#disqus_thread') {
		var reply_id = Dsq.Utils.getRequestParams().dsq;
		if(reply_id) { document.location.hash = 'comment-' + reply_id; }
	}

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

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

	



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

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

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

	ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
		function () {
			// HACK: This is a workaround FBC's single domain limitation by
			//		 allowing sites to create multiple forums with different
			//		 Facebook API keys.  This must be used in conjunction with
			//		 disqus_facebook_forum (see authenticateFacebook).
			var facebook_api_key = 'adc97433031c6d143385a35f665d2947';
			if (typeof disqus_facebook_api_key != 'undefined') {
				facebook_api_key = disqus_facebook_api_key;
			}

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


	
		Dsq.Debug.log('Loading fbc');
		window.DisqusFbcParentController = (function (){
	var obj = {};
	
	// Private
	var rpcServer = null;
	var initted = false;
	var onInit = [];
	var user = null;
	var defaultRpcClient = null;
	var receiverUrl = "http://disqus.com/facebook-connect/xd_receiver.htm";
	var loginNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-login');
	var authenticatedNode = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-authenticated');
	var fbName = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-name');
	var fbPic = document.getElementById('dsq-fbc-profilepic');
	var iframes = { 
		// Map of rpcServerName -> (rpcClient, iframeDomNode) pairs
		// Main Disqus iframe is added by init()
	};
	var makeRpcServerName = function(opt_postId) {
		// this method should be identical here and in iframeController factored out 
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer';
		} else {
			return 'disqusIframeFbcRpcServer-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var makeRpcClientName = function(opt_postId) {
		if (opt_postId === undefined) {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient';
		} else {
			return 'disqusParentFbcRpcClient-' + opt_postId;
		}
	};
	var updateFrame = function(rpcServerName) {
		var rpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		var iframeNode = iframes[rpcServerName][1];
		rpcClient.send('setConnected', user);
		iframeNode.className = user ? 'dsq-post-reply-authenticated' : 'dsq-post-reply';
	};
	var setUser = function(userNow) {
		user = userNow;
		// pass null user data to signify logout
		var rpcServerName = null;
		for (rpcServerName in iframes) {
			updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		}
	};
	var createRpcClient = function(frameNode, opt_postId) {
		// Creates an XdRpcClient for communication with the iframe frameNode with parent comment 
		// equal to opt_postId. If this argument is undefined, creates a client for communicating with 
		// the main Disqus iframe. The XdRpcClient and frameNode are added to the "iframes" array.
		//
		// Returns the rpcServerName that the client is accessing. This name is also the index into
		// the "iframes" array.
		var ifName = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId);
		var rpcServerName = makeRpcServerName(opt_postId);
		var rpcClientName = makeRpcClientName(opt_postId);
		var endpoint = new FB.XdComm.EndPoint(ifName, FB.XdComm.PageRelation.child, receiverUrl);
		var rpcClient = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcClient(rpcServerName, rpcClientName, endpoint, receiverUrl);
		iframes[rpcServerName] = [rpcClient, frameNode];
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// TODO: does this belong here?
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			rpcClient.send('createRpcClient', FB.XdComm.Server.singleton.get_receiverUrl());
		}
		return rpcServerName;
	};
	var postToNewsfeed = function(opt_result) {
		// Argument opt_result is an object containing values of the fb_connect_newsfeed cookies. 
		// These are `postId`, the id of the comment just posted, and `url`, the shortened link to it
		if (!opt_result) {
			return;
		}
		var activeComment = Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId();
		if (activeComment != opt_result.postId) {
			return;
		}
		var comment = Dsq.jsonData.posts[activeComment];
		params = {
			'site_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name,
			'comment_url': opt_result.url,
			'message': Dsq.Utils.stripTags(comment.message)
			};
		FB.Connect.showFeedDialog(83035958976, params, null, null, null, FB.RequireConnect.require);
	};
	var requireSession = function() {
		// Used when the iframe wants to initiate an FB Connect session
		FB.Connect.requireSession(obj.onLogin);
	};
	
	var onCreateReplyIframe = function(value) {
		if (value.xtype) {
			return;
		}
		var postId = value['postId'];
		if (!postId) {
			// We handle the main iframe separately, so in case somehow this gets called, skip it
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = value['node'];
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode, postId);
		updateFrame(rpcServerName);
		if(user && postId) {
			var node = document.getElementById('dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + postId);
			if (node) { // Not present in Mashable
				node.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	// Public
	obj.onLogin = function() {
		// This is triggered either when the user connects or when they're already connected on visit
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'none'; }
		loginNode.style.display = 'none';
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='block';
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.ProfilePic(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-profilepic')));
		FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.Name(Dsq.$('dsq-fbc-name')));
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(setUser);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'none';
		}

		
		if(typeof(fbcLoginCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLoginCallback();
		}
	};
	obj.logout = function() {
		var dsqReplyAuth = Dsq.Utils.getElementsByClassName(document, 'div', 'dsq-reply-bar-auth');
		var noAnonMsg = document.getElementById('dsq-no-anon-msg');
		
		FB.Connect.logout();
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			loginNode.style.display='inline';
		}
		
		if(noAnonMsg) { noAnonMsg.style.display = 'block'; }
		
		for(var i=0; i<dsqReplyAuth.length; i++) {
			dsqReplyAuth[i].style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		authenticatedNode.style.display='none';
		// Passing null user data to signify logout
		setUser(null);
		
		if(document.getElementById('dsq-login-message')) {
			document.getElementById('dsq-login-message').style.display = 'block';
		}
		
		if(typeof(fbcLogoutCallback) == 'function') {
			fbcLogoutCallback();
		}

		return false;
	 };
	obj.ensureInit = function(callback) {
		// If the controller hasn't already been initted, will wait until it has been before calling
		// callback; otherwise, calls it immediately. Does not attempt to call init.
		if (initted) {
			callback();
		} else {
			onInit.push(callback);
		}
	};
	obj.init = function() {
		// This method should be called after the FB scripts have loaded, FB.init has been called, 
		// and XdComm loaded.
		if (initted) {
			// I think this double init is caused by a bug with FB.ensureInit
			return;
		}
		var frameNode = Dsq.$(Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId());
		var rpcServerName = createRpcClient(frameNode);
		defaultRpcClient = iframes[rpcServerName][0];
		if (!window.isMashable) {
			FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(new FB.XFBML.LoginButton(loginNode));
		}
		Dsq.Events.addHandler(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, onCreateReplyIframe);
		if (Dsq.Thread.getActiveCommentId()) {
			// If there's a highlighted comment, we may have just posted, so check the cookie
			// to see if we should post to newsfeed.
			defaultRpcClient.send('queryNewsfeed', null, postToNewsfeed);
		}
		if (window.isMashable) {
			// Right now only Mashable needs this, because only they have a Connect button
			// inside the iframe, and that's the only iframe-> server communication
			var exportedMethods = {
				requireSession : {'method': requireSession}
			};
			rpcServer = new FB.XdComm.XdRpcServer('disqusParentFbcRpcServer', exportedMethods);

		}
		initted = true;
		for (var i=0; i<onInit.length; i++) {
			onInit[i]();
		}
	};

	return obj;
})();

		ExecuteWhen.add(window.fbIsReady,
			function() {
				FB.ensureInit(function () {
					DisqusFbcParentController.init();
					FB.Connect.ifUserConnected(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin);
				});
			});
	


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

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

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

})();




